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Chapter 423 - Chapter 423 Chapter 149 Breaking the Situation

Chapter 423: Chapter 149 Breaking the Situation Chapter 423: Chapter 149 Breaking the Situation Taotie knew things were amiss and hastily backed away.

At that moment, the long banner fell to the ground.

Behind it revealed Xie Bi’an, wearing a sinister smile, and a spear blade gleaming coldly.

The spear blade aimed straight for Taotie’s brow.

In panic, Taotie swung his two-handed sword, parrying the spear.

Xie Bi’an pulled back his spear and thrust again with ferocity.

Heading straight for Taotie’s hands.

It was the sequence from the Spear Technique Mantra: “First stab the brow, then the hands, next the shoulders, last the elbows…”

Nine continuous stabs, Xie Bi’an applied the entire Spear Technique Mantra on Taotie, finishing with a move called Nodding Randomly.

A sequence of spear movements as fluid as flowing water had Taotie retreating step by step, ultimately ending with his left chest grazed by Xie Bi’an’s spear tip, leaving a bloody trace and finally freeing himself from Xie Bi’an’s barrage of attacks.

Taotie quickly backed off, creating distance.

He warily watched Xie Bi’an, who was tricky with his spear.

At this time, blood flowed from the wound on Taotie’s left chest, with several more cuts from Xie Bi’an’s spear across his body.

Luckily, except for the chest wound, the other wounds, though bloody, were not deep.

“I underestimated you,” Taotie said coldly.

Xie Bi’an slightly smiled, “The fact that you aren’t dead surprises me.”

“But…”

“There won’t be a next time!”

Before he finished speaking, Xie Bi’an moved.

He lunged at Taotie with a stride.

Swinging his spear, he hooked the fallen long banner off the ground, flicking the spear shaft, and once again the banner swooped down on Taotie.

Taotie frowned tightly and quickly retreated, seeking a way to break through.

Seeing Taotie avoiding his own attack, Xie Bi’an again manipulated the banner: “You’re scared just like that? It seems you’re all bark and no bite.”

Xie Bi’an taunted Taotie with a sneer.

Taotie ignored Xie Bi’an.

Continually keeping a vigilant watch on him.

Seeing Taotie cower, Fang Xiaocao wanted several times to throw the Hidden Weapon in her hand, but Xie Bi’an’s speed was too fast for her to take the risk.

Moreover, Fang Xiaocao feared that acting rashly would provoke the other two Store Managers and incite a collective assault, potentially spelling doom for her and Taotie.

Now, all Fang Xiaocao could do was pray. She hoped that Taotie would kill Xie Bi’an first, making it two against two, giving them a fighting chance.

Fang Xiaocao calculated for quite a while, knowing that given the skills of Xie Bi’an and the other two, even using the Blood Jade Ring, she could at most tackle one.

But in controlling one, she would be utterly defenseless, highly vulnerable to sneak attacks from the other two Store Managers.

Given Xie Bi’an’s demonstrated prowess, it wasn’t certain that Taotie could hold off two, so for safety, Fang Xiaocao hesitated to join the fight.

While Fang Xiaocao worried for Taotie, Xie Bi’an launched several more attacks, all actively evaded and neutralized by Taotie.

“The famous Taotie from Jianghu, only knows how to run?”

Xie Bi’an mocked, manipulating the long banner.

Taotie just grinned, “You worry about me?”

“If there’s a way, go for it, if not, keep at it.”

Taotie, this reckless man, didn’t fall for Xie Bi’an’s provocation to charge like a wild bull, which reassured Fang Xiaocao.

If Taotie had taken the bait and fiercely clashed with Xie Bi’an, Fang Xiaocao would have risked intervening to help Taotie kill Xie Bi’an.

As for whether she would be attacked by the other two Store Managers, that would be left to chance.

Fortunately, Taotie didn’t lose his mind.

He was even calmer than Fang Xiaocao had expected.

“Heh, heh…”

“Coward!”

Xie Bi’an scoffed disdainfully.

Swish-swish–

Xie Bi’an flicked his spear, and the long banner soared up again, swooping toward Taotie.

This time, Taotie did not move.

But instead, he stared intently at Xie Bi’an’s feet.

“Seven steps!”

Taotie murmured, stepping back twice.

Then, under the amazed eyes of Fang Xiaocao and the other two Store Managers, Taotie suddenly crouched down, raising his two-handed sword, ready to swing at any moment.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiaocao was flabbergasted; she couldn’t understand what Taotie was up to.

“Not good!”

“Third brother is in danger!”

At that moment, the store manager from inside shouted a warning to Xie Bi’an. Before his words were even finished, he rushed towards Taotie with extreme speed.

Without any hesitation, Xiaocao instinctively flicked her wrist, and the hidden weapons she was holding flew out.

At the same time, Taotie sneered with a grin, “Too late, die for me!”

The next second!

Taotie’s sword fiercely swung.

Puchi–

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere.

Hearing the store manager’s warning and having no time to react, Xie Bi’an’s legs were severed by the two-handed sword.

Thump–

Xie Bi’an, having lost his legs, fell to the ground, a large amount of blood spurting from his wounds, pooling beneath him.

Taotie suddenly stood up, raised the two-handed sword high, and slashed down at Xie Bi’an.

At that moment, the store manager reached him and kicked at Taotie, attempting to save Xie Bi’an.

Just then…

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh–

Several hidden weapons flew through the air, heading straight for the store manager.

The store manager furrowed his brows and immediately retracted his leg to dodge.

If he didn’t dodge, he would definitely be hit by the hidden weapons.

To trade himself for a cripple, he thought it was not worth it and decisively gave up.

As Taotie’s two-handed sword came down, amid the sudden flash of blood, Xie Bi’an’s head rolled away.

“Hahaha…”

“Fool, don’t you know that blocked vision goes both ways?”

“In a battle between masters, using the same move over and over, you’re practically asking for death.”

Taotie picked up Xie Bi’an’s head, sneered coldly, and said.

After speaking, he looked up at the store manager.

His crimson eyes were full of ferocity and murderous intent.

“Are you here to die too?”

Taotie sneered as he asked.

“What’s your name?”

“I don’t kill nameless ghosts.”

Taotie pointed his sword at the store manager and asked coldly.

“I am the pawnshop manager, Judge Promoter.”

Saying this, the Judge Promoter flicked his hand, and a metallic Judge Pen fell into his hand.

The Judge Pen is one of the Qimen weapons.

“Judge Promoter?”

“I thought you were Fan Wujiu.”

Taotie mocked with a sneer.

He tossed Xie Bi’an’s head towards the Judge Promoter.

At the same time, he took a quick step forward, swinging his sword straight at the Judge Promoter’s throat.

Expressionless, the Judge Promoter swung his hand to send Xie Bi’an’s head flying and with another flick of his hand, another Judge Pen slid out from his sleeve.

With a pen in each hand, the Judge Promoter faced Taotie. Though he was at a disadvantage with shorter weapons, his elegant movement technique and tricky attack method prevented Taotie from gaining the upper hand.

“Second brother, kill Fang Xiaocao!”

The Judge Promoter shouted to the second brother.

“Yes!”

The short and chubby second brother responded and darted toward Fang Xiaocao like a ball.

Immediately on alert, Xiaocao continuously flicked her wrist, shooting one hidden weapon after another directly at the second brother.

The second brother waved his hand, and a pitch-black iron chain flew out from his sleeve, winding and coiling in the air like a living monster.

As Xiaocao’s hidden weapons approached, the second brother shook his hand, and the iron chain rattled as it danced, whipping all the hidden weapons away while charging straight at Xiaocao.

Xiaocao was horrified and turned to run.

But she felt a tightness around her waist and looked down to see the black iron chain already wrapped around her waist…