Yang Liuqing’s body sank slightly, her feet cracking the floor tiles.
The Red Hound was dumbfounded at the sight.
‘What kind of body is this?’
‘And that sword—is it too sharp?’
His large curved blade was made of super-alloy, yet it was chipped…
Shocked.
Stunned.
Unbelievable.
It felt like a strange dream.
No sense of reality.
‘I shouldn’t be asleep, right?’
‘So how do I explain everything happening now?’
As a senior veteran, the Red Hound had extensive combat experience. When in doubt, just cut first!
He kept accelerating, unleashing the Hound Body Movement with wild fury.
Yang Liuqing felt immense pressure.
But she blocked high and low, defusing the crisis with narrow escapes.
After a wave of attacks, the Red Hound was numb.
He felt like a training dummy, constantly adding to the opponent’s combat experience.
As time passed, Yang Liuqing’s responses grew steadier, watertight.
“Have you been faking it all along?” the Red Hound couldn’t help asking.
For him, this was quite humiliating.
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Yang Liuqing blinked. “You come at me with a flurry of cuts, and now you say I’m faking?”
‘Are you sick?’
She was about to laugh in anger.
‘These Transcendents—are they all not right in the head? Or am I just too kind, destined to be bullied?’
The more she thought, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Her body bent slightly, and she took a step with her left foot.
Instantly, the Red Hound lost sight of his target, horrified.
Turning his gaze, he caught a dark shadow.
‘Isn’t this his own signature technique, [Hound Body Movement]?!’
Now he was sure—she really wasn’t faking.
She was simply a monster!
‘Is this little game trying to use them as expendables, or to screw them over?’
Hard to say.
Now the Red Hound’s mind went blank. His body instinctively retreated, holding the knife horizontally in front of his chest, pressing his left hand on the blade.
Clang!
The next moment, the large curved blade snapped in two. The Huayue Zimu Sword left a line of blood on his chest.
Yang Liuqing’s sudden strike was heavy and sharp, its edge fully exposed.
If the Red Hound hadn’t retreated in time, his body would have been split in two.
As soon as he came to, he decided to retreat.
‘This monster is the greatest trap in the little game!’
“Xiao Qingqing, don’t let him escape!” Seeing the Red Hound’s figure quickly disappearing, Ke Li urgently reminded.
This was likely a new ability he had been hiding.
Upon hearing that, Yang Liuqing didn’t move at all.
She let the Red Hound vanish into the darkness, disappearing without a trace.
“Master?” Ke Ling floated over and saw that her body was trembling, barely able to stand.
“…Can’t move. So hungry. No strength.”
Hearing this, the two sisters were stunned.
So it wasn’t that Yang Liuqing was merciful and let him go.
It was simply too much exertion, putting her already starving body into a state close to shutdown.
If the Red Hound hadn’t been scared out of his wits and fled, he actually had a small chance.
For a first official battle, it could be rated highly.
“Xiao Qingqing, aah~” Ke Li found Meijiayi’s shopping bag, took out a bread roll, tore open the bag, and brought it to her mouth.
The top priority was to restore Yang Liuqing’s strength.
Ke Ling prowled around to guard against new enemies.
After Yang Liuqing finished eating and regained some energy, the three immediately moved to flee.
This place was not suitable for a long stay.
With the Red Hound escaping, trouble would surely follow.
His giving up capture meant he might sell the information.
Or even lead a team to capture her.
This was a situation they had anticipated earlier.
They were just a bit short of eliminating the crisis early.
Regrettable, but helpless.
However, the gains were not small.
Through the Red Hound’s “training,” Yang Liuqing’s combat skills had improved significantly.
Moreover, she had also learned his signature technique, [Hound Body Movement].
Although it couldn’t be used to escape, it could save her life in battle.
As long as you were fast enough, others would find it hard to kill you.
In martial arts under heaven, nothing is indestructible; only speed is unbeatable.
“Ke Ling, Ke Li, am I a pro now?”
“…Xiao Qingqing, you get easily full of yourself, don’t you?” Ke Li gave a disdainful look.
“Master, the Red Hound only suffered from an information disadvantage—caught off guard. It doesn’t mean he’s actually weak,” Ke Ling said indirectly.
“Fine, I knew I couldn’t become a sword pro overnight,” Yang Liuqing said with relief.
She just wanted to confirm how much she had improved.
An ordinary person, in one night—no, not even one night—improving so rapidly and repelling a senior veteran—that was an incredible feat anywhere.
Ke Ling and Ke Li were afraid she would get cocky, so they deliberately held her down.
Precisely because she was still ignorant, she couldn’t afford to be complacent and lose herself.
That would lead to cognitive bias and being taken down by a real strong enemy.
In their view, the Blood Hound was at most upper-mid level, not really that formidable.
He was good enough as a whetstone, but fell short as a real opponent.
“The trouble is still ahead,” Ke Ling sighed softly.
Once the Red Hound ran off, news about Yang Liuqing in Xiaoya Bay would soon spread throughout the city.
“Sis, maybe it was a big mistake that we didn’t step in back then,” Ke Li whispered.
It was certainly important to let Master grow.
But letting Master fall into crisis because of it was putting the cart before the horse.
“Think deeper—maybe it’s not a bad thing.” Ke Ling felt that as long as the crisis was handled properly, it could turn into an opportunity.
Their master’s terrifying growth potential might be able to reverse the situation.
“I hope so,” Ke Li said, less optimistic.
After all, Yang Liuqing had only been a Transcendent for a very short time.
High growth potential was one thing; whether a person could withstand it was another.
“What are you two whispering about?” Yang Liuqing asked as she ran, carrying convenience store food, looking at the little ones beside her.
“We’re studying how to ensure Master survives until the end of this game,” Ke Ling said calmly.
“Xiao Qingqing, tonight—no, for the time ahead—you might not be able to rest. Be mentally prepared,” Ke Li warned.
Xiaoya Bay was no longer a suitable hiding place.
Instead, it was like a powder keg.
Without a doubt, forces from all sides would swarm in.
To fight for the Legendary Magic Potion.
“As long as I recover my stamina fast enough, I think it’s no big problem.” Yang Liuqing could clearly feel her body recovering quickly.
“You don’t think we just need to run, do you?” Ke Li rolled her eyes.
“In a little while, the outskirts of Xiaoya Bay might be full of people.”
Running anywhere would be useless.
“What can I do?” Yang Liuqing wasn’t giving up.
She really couldn’t think of a way to break the situation.
Even if she found a hiding spot, she would be discovered by trackers like the Red Hound.
Don’t be fooled by the empty streets now.
It would definitely be lively later.
She single-handedly revived the entire Xiaoya Bay.
As the three had predicted, the Red Hound, having escaped successfully, was selling information about the magic potion at a high price on the Dark Web.
He had to recoup the cost of his medical treatment, didn’t he?
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