A streak of iciness abruptly flitted across the middle-aged man’s eyes. His form suddenly changed, his figure launching off towards the sky. The sword in his hand became a web of silver wires, instantaneously ensnaring Lu Cang within.
Lu Cang gave a mental cry of alarm—this was definitely this man’s exclusive killing attack. It seemed that the man had grown impatient and wanted to speedily finish him off. Lu Cang’s chest burned with anxiety. A stream of strength from who knew where lead him to raise his sword, leaping off the ground as if his body had a separate consciousness...
Fly and turn, drive the sword, stir the qi—
That afternoon in the yard, that pair of hands that gripped his own...flew across Lu Cang’s mind like lightning. He executed the move that Jing taught him without thinking.
His sword, as if an invincible force, broke into the tight web of sword strokes, and in the instant that Lu Cang lost focus of his senses, victory was sealed. Luo Dong Xia let out a pained scream; his right arm had already been stabbed through by the sword’s qi . His own weapon fell to the ground with a clang.
The arena was silent. Nobody could clearly discern how exactly Lu Cang turned defeat into victory, flipping the tables around when all seemed lost.
The presiding officer and Luo Dong Xia’s faces were whiter than paper...
“...This round...goes to...goes to Lu Cang...” The officer’s voice trembled dangerously, unable to fathom this turn of events. The two’s match had been pre-planned; this sort of outcome was unexpected indeed.
Behind the curtains.
A chill flickered across Jing’s beautiful, piercing eyes. Yet he suddenly began to laugh, his laughter ringing loudly, completely devoid of any disappointment or failure.
“Your Majesty, your humble servant miscalculated and used an unfitting person—please punish me, Your Majesty...” Mu Yue felt as if his heart froze over with Jing’s laughter, and quickly knelt down to beg his own punishment.
But Jing shook his head.
“Then...how should Luo Dong Xia be punished?” With Jing’s personality, this Luo Dong Xia probably won’t escape with his life.