Xia Yi struck her opponent's wrist with a hairpin, breaking the sword in his hand.
Then she swiftly kicked him over, picked up the sword from the ground, and lunged forward.
The opponent tried to block, but he was already at a disadvantage.
Xia Yi was a Hidden Guard by the Emperor's side, and her opponent was merely one of the black market's fifth steward's subordinates. No matter how skilled he was, he could never be a match for Xia Yi. Within a few moves, she had pierced his chest with her sword.
On the other side, Meng Yunzheng had also taken down one person. Seeing the situation turn bad, another, slightly injured, tried to escape to the side.
Meng Yunzheng kicked him back and said to Xia Yi, "I'll leave him to you; I'm going after Fifth Guo."
"Alright."
Meng Yunzheng ran quickly towards the door, stabbing two mountain bandits who were trying to open an iron cage to release the beasts inside as he passed.
