'This spot works. Flat, wide open, perfect for a duel.'
Yanqing led the group to an extremely open, level stretch of ground. He turned back and smiled at Clara and Firefly.
In his eyes, the two of them looked less like people and more like walking sacks of money.
'Little brother, I want to change our wager.' Jingliu spoke calmly, her expression just as even.
'Oh? How do you want to change it?'
'If you win, I will give you a sword worth the equivalent of one hundred thousand Credits.'
'If I win, you agree to do one thing for me.'
Jingliu spoke slowly, her tone revealing nothing of her thoughts.
Yanqing mulled it over for a moment, unable to see the point of this sudden change.
Agreeing to one thing… it sounded simple, but it could just as easily be impossible.
If she asked him to harm the Xianzhou Luofu or anything like that, there was no way he would ever agree.
But still…
Yanqing had no objections to Jingliu's sudden proposal, because…
He would not lose.
Yanqing smiled faintly and nodded, accepting her new terms.
'Mm… fine.'
'Then Miss Clara, would you like to change your conditions as well?'
Yanqing turned his gaze to Clara and asked.
'No need. Let's start quickly.'
'The match itself won't take long, but if Blade escapes because of this delay, that would be a waste.'
Clara shook her head and gave Yanqing a gentle reminder. The duel was secondary. Their real objective was capturing the Stellaron Hunter Blade.
'You don't need to worry about that. I know where Blade is.' Jingliu replied after hearing Clara's words.
'After the match, I'll take you to him.'
'We might not find him immediately, but he will definitely go there.'
'Listening to your tone, don't tell me you're familiar with Blade?' Jingliu sounded flat as ever, but Yanqing still caught something underneath it.
Suspicion immediately filled his expression.
Seeing his reaction, Jingliu shook her head.
'I don't know Blade. But I know he will go to that place.'
'Why are you so certain?' Yanqing narrowed his eyes, his aura sharpening as he stared at her.
You've said this much already. That means you understand him extremely well.
And if you understand him so well, how can you say you don't know him?
Yanqing did not believe her.
He trusted Clara and Firefly about ninety percent, after all, this was on the general's authority.
But the woman before him, this Jingliu, had long struck him as someone dangerous.
And what Clara had mentioned earlier was merely a single brief encounter. She did not know this woman's true identity.
'Whether I know him and whether I understand him do not conflict with each other.' Jingliu's expression did not change in the slightest, still as calm as ever.
'Is that so?' Yanqing stared at her for a moment, then withdrew his gaze.
'Then I'll believe you.'
He did not ask further, but he had already made up his mind.
When fighting Miss Clara later, he would hold back a little.
As for Jingliu, he would hit her as hard as he possibly could.
'Are we fighting or not?' Clara called out, watching Yanqing hesitate and fuss about.
'Let's go.' Yanqing nodded, then walked to a short distance away from them. His sword appeared in his hand.
'Then, begin.'
…
'Hmm, let me look around, let me look around~'
'This spot works. Flat, wide open, perfect for a duel.'
Yanqing led the group to an extremely open, level stretch of ground. He turned back and smiled at Clara and Firefly.
In his eyes, the two of them looked less like people and more like walking sacks of money.
'Little brother, I want to change our wager.' Jingliu spoke calmly, her expression just as even.
'Oh? How do you want to change it?'
'If you win, I will give you a sword worth the equivalent of one hundred thousand patrol tokens.'
'If I win, you agree to do one thing for me.'
Jingliu spoke slowly, her tone revealing nothing of her thoughts.
Yanqing mulled it over for a moment, unable to see the point of this sudden change.
Agreeing to one thing… it sounded simple, but it could just as easily be impossible.
If she asked him to harm the Xianzhou Luofu or anything like that, there was no way he would ever agree.
But still…
Yanqing had no objections to Jingliu's sudden proposal, because…
He would not lose.
Yanqing smiled faintly and nodded, accepting her new terms.
'Mm… fine.'
'Then Miss Clara, would you like to change your conditions as well?'
Yanqing turned his gaze to Clara and asked.
'No need. Let's start quickly.'
'The match itself won't take long, but if Blade escapes because of this delay, that would be a waste.'
Clara shook her head and gave Yanqing a gentle reminder. The duel was secondary. Their real objective was capturing the Stellaron Hunter Blade.
'You don't need to worry about that. I know where Blade is.' Jingliu replied after hearing Clara's words.
'After the match, I'll take you to him.'
'We might not find him immediately, but he will definitely go there.'
'Listening to your tone, don't tell me you're familiar with Blade?' Jingliu sounded flat as ever, but Yanqing still caught something underneath it.
Suspicion immediately filled his expression.
Seeing his reaction, Jingliu shook her head.
'I don't know Blade. But I know he will go to that place.'
'Why are you so certain?' Yanqing narrowed his eyes, his aura sharpening as he stared at her.
You've said this much already. That means you understand him extremely well.
And if you understand him so well, how can you say you don't know him?
Yanqing did not believe her.
He trusted Clara and Firefly about ninety percent, after all, this was on the general's authority.
But the woman before him, this Jingliu, had long struck him as someone dangerous.
And what Clara had mentioned earlier was merely a single brief encounter. She did not know this woman's true identity.
'Whether I know him and whether I understand him do not conflict with each other.' Jingliu's expression did not change in the slightest, still as calm as ever.
'Is that so?' Yanqing stared at her for a moment, then withdrew his gaze.
'Then I'll believe you.'
He did not ask further, but he had already made up his mind.
When fighting Miss Clara later, he would hold back a little.
As for Jingliu, he would hit her as hard as he possibly could.
'Are we fighting or not?' Clara called out, watching Yanqing hesitate and fuss about.
'Let's go.' Yanqing nodded, then walked to a short distance away from them. His sword appeared in his hand.
'Then, begin.'
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