Chapter 3881 — Defeat
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Xiao Che had been extremely careful, watching her position and movements at every moment even as he circled with the Lost Trace Step. Yet in that single instant of distraction, a dazzling flash traced from Murong Zhen's fingertips: one moment she was clearly five zhang away, and the next instant, in the blink of an eye, she was behind him.
Bang! Amid the stunned silence of the entire crowd, Xiao Che went down straight off the edge of the arena.
Wei Zhao and the others came to their senses and hurried forward, helping him up and checking his injuries. "Are you all right? How badly are you hurt?" they asked with concern.
Before Xiao Che could speak, Murong Zhen answered for him from the stage, half astonished and half regretful: "Of course he's fine. To dodge this beauty's Phantom Finger at the early Foundation Establishment stage—Brother Xiao Che, you are the first. You may well be proud!"
Supported by his long-suffering senior brother and Qiao Hongcai, Xiao Che slowly rose to his feet, his face somewhat grim: "Thank you for your instruction, Miss Murong. If the chance comes again, I shall be sure to repay it!"
That strike just now—he could be certain Murong Zhen had held nothing back. She had truly meant to kill him. Sweet as honey with her words, yet the instant she lured him into distraction she struck with lethal ruthlessness. This woman was indeed, as Leader Wei Zhao had said, viper-hearted!
Had he not been vigilant by nature and constantly on his guard, that strike would likely have caught him even with the Lost Trace Step—and he had also made use of the arena's edge, diving straight off it to concede of his own accord. Otherwise, even if he had侥幸 dodged it, Murong Zhen surely had a follow-up killing move.
"Brother Xiao Che, what you said frightens this beauty so. How about we do it another way—next time come play at this beauty's little wooden hut, hmm? I'm so looking forward to it!" Murong Zhen's pair of captivating eyes kept casting amorous glances, her admiration written all over her face, as though she had not just tried to kill Xiao Che at all.
She turned her face faster than flipping a page—this woman was truly the very best at it!
Wei Zhao and the others shook their heads speechlessly, their understanding of Murong Zhen deepening another layer. This woman was indeed no simple lamp; she was not one whit easier to deal with than Meng Jueming, the steward senior brother.
Seeing Xiao Che ignore her, Murong Zhen had no choice but to give up her notion of further teasing with a bored air, and cooed: "Brother Xiao Che, though this beauty won, Cave Dwelling No. 3 at the foot of the mountain is still yours to keep living in. Don't forget to come play at the little wooden hut—I'll be waiting for you."
With that, Murong Zhen finally swayed her alluring waist and, under the greedy gazes of the whole crowd, walked gracefully down off the arena.
"Hongcai, barring accidents this woman will surely challenge you next round. When the time comes, don't try to play the hero—just concede outright," Wei Zhao warned Qiao Hongcai with a stern face.
"Quite right. This woman is truly dangerous. Though I saw that move just now, I simply couldn't react in time. I only got lucky today that I happened to be at the arena's edge—otherwise I'd be a corpse by now," Xiao Che said, still shaken.
In fact, before he went up, Wei Zhao had told him he could concede of his own accord, but to test just what his strength amounted to now, Xiao Che had decided to circle a while with so rare an opponent as Murong Zhen. And so the scene just now had unfolded—one slip, and it would have been death on the spot. (To be continued..)
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