Wang Hai took the initiative to greet Zhao Dehua, who stood up and responded warmly.
On one side was the old Embroidered Uniform Guard, experienced and knowledgeable, accustomed to handling matters of greeting and farewell with Li Miao. On the other side was the head escort from the Jianghu, worldly-wise, deliberately trying to ascertain the details of Li Miao and the other two.
The two chatted enthusiastically, and Zhao Dehua invited Li Miao to join them for a meal, which Li Miao didn't refuse.
After the meal, both sides roughly understood each other.
Li Miao's side was the Embroidered Uniform Guard, so of course, they couldn't tell the truth. Wang Hai said that the three of them were sworn siblings, and this trip was to visit relatives in Mount Tai.
Zhao Dehua didn't hear any weaknesses and was somewhat relieved.
The meal lasted until it was dark outside, and the two groups went back to their rooms to rest.
Li Miao and the other two's rooms were next to each other. The three walked to the door, and Wang Hai was about to push the door open to rest when Li Miao stopped him.
“Little Hai, you go sleep with Little Four tonight.” Li Miao suddenly said.
“Ah!? Commander. I, I...” Wang Hai's face immediately turned red to his ears when he heard this. Even though he was an Embroidered Uniform Guard, he was still a novice who had never experienced such things, and he had some affection for Little Four.
Hearing Li Miao say this so suddenly, he was stunned and couldn't speak clearly.
“What are you thinking?” Li Miao laughed, “Little Four is someone I picked up and raised from the age of four or five. You want to do things without a betrothal gift?”
“I'm asking you to protect her. I have something to do tonight and can't take care of this side.”
Wang Hai immediately calmed down.
After all, he had been an Embroidered Uniform Guard for many years and had been with Li Miao for many years. When he heard it was serious business, he entered the state.
“Yes.” He answered and entered Little Four's room.
Li Miao returned to his room, first slowly drank a cup of tea, and then lay on the bed for a while.
Outside, the watchman's three gongs sounded, indicating that it was the third watch. Only then did he get up, open the window, and disappear in a flash.
The autumn wind was bleak, and the moonlight was covered by clouds.
Not far from the inn where Li Miao and the others were resting, a person was squatting on a civilian house.
It was the Masked Woman who had ambushed Zhao Dehua last night.
At this time, she was in night attire, still wearing a mask.
She hadn't left after leaving last night and had been secretly following Zhao Dehua's group. When it was late at night, she estimated that Zhao Dehua should be resting, and she was about to get up and take revenge again.
Just as her toes were about to leave the ground and jump up.
Suddenly, she heard someone speaking behind her.
“You can't win against him like this.”
“！！！”
The Masked Woman's pupils suddenly constricted.
Who was speaking? She had been on high alert, who could have approached her without her noticing!?
At this time, her feet were off the ground, and she couldn't change direction, which was the most dangerous time!
In a moment of desperation, the Masked Woman no longer had many concerns and reached into the package behind her to pull out a short sword.
Her waist exerted force, and she twisted half a circle in mid-air, thrusting the sword directly behind her!
Ding!
The Masked Woman couldn't help but reveal a look of shock and horror.
Because the short sword she thrust out was now clamped between a person's two fingers, not moving at all.
At this time, the Masked Woman's feet landed, and she immediately used the force to thrust directly, using all her cultivation base, to try to force the sword between those two fingers and stab the person speaking.
However, no matter how hard she tried, the short sword was like being inserted into a giant stone, not moving at all.
“That's right.”
The person said.
“I felt something was off when I saw you act last night. Your hand skills were good, but your footwork seemed like you were just starting to practice, not like the style of close-quarters combat.”
“It's much better to take out the sword. This is your Martial Arts.”
“Huashan Swordplay, direct transmission. Are you a Mount Hua Disciple? Why are you hiding your identity to deal with a head escort?”
The Masked Woman's Sect inheritance was revealed, her eyes turned cold, and she let go of the short sword.
She retreated a few steps and pulled out a long sword from her package, looking coldly at the person speaking.
She had a private feud with Zhao Dehua, and she didn't want to involve her Sect, so she hadn't used her swordplay to fight. Even when she was startled, she used the short sword to fight and didn't immediately draw her most familiar long sword.
Since her Sect inheritance had been seen through, there was no need to pretend anymore, and she naturally used the most familiar long sword.
The Masked Woman saw the person speaking clearly and said in surprise, “It's you? Who exactly are you?”
“Now I'm asking you.” The person said calmly, it was Li Miao.
The Masked Woman snorted coldly and said, “After a while, after I stab you a few times, then I'll ask you.”
“Don't think that you can take me down just because you saw me fight a few moves with that old dog without using a sword.”
“You can clamp my short sword, but you may not be able to clamp my long sword!”
After saying that, she held her sword in front of her, ready to fight.
In an instant.
Only to hear a “whoosh!”
Buzz——
The sword in her hand was instantly broken in two!
The fractured Sword Body fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.
The Masked Woman cried out in pain, holding her Left Hand with her Right Hand, and blood kept seeping out of her fingers.
In that instant, she only felt a huge shock from the Sword Body, which directly shattered her palm.
At this time, Li Miao's voice came, “Palm Technique, finger technique, short sword, long sword.”
“It doesn't matter to me what Martial Arts you use or what weapons you use.”
The Masked Woman looked up, and Li Miao was holding the short sword taken from her in his Right Hand. The sword tip of the short sword was missing a piece, and his Left Hand had just fallen from in front of him.
She couldn't help but be shocked: “You used the sword tip!?”
Li Miao had actually broken her short sword in that instant and then flicked the sword tip over, breaking her long sword!
What Martial Arts is this!?
Mount Hua is a famous sect, with a large family and a large business. She is a direct transmission disciple of Mount Hua, and the sword she uses is naturally not an ordinary one.
If it were a clash with a master, it would be understandable for the weapons to break under the impact.
But who can use Hidden weapon techniques to shatter a hundred refined iron sword?
A sword is not a knife, and Huashan Swordplay doesn't use a heavy sword, but a flexible, light sword. It can be bent and has resilience! As a result, it was broken in two.
Not to mention that the person used the short sword's sword tip, not to mention breaking it with bare hands, the sword tip is light and thin. It's okay to say it can cut people, but how can it be thrown out by this person like a battering ram!?
She had Internal Energy protecting her body, but as a result, her Right Hand was only shaken by the Aftermath from the Sword Body, and her hand was full of blood.
Is this still a person?
Must escape! Run! This person's Martial Arts is unheard of, she is definitely not a match!
The Masked Woman got up and was about to escape when she heard a “whoosh” again.
A strand of hair drifted down in front of her, and the mask also fell off.
Li Miao said slowly, “This short sword of yours, excluding the sword tip, I can break it at least seven or eight more times.”
“How do you think you can leave?”
“Behave yourself, I have something to ask you.”