Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 759: Chapter 760 Injured_1

However, her husband had taught her quite a bit of swordsmanship, and she genuinely wanted to see if her skills were just for show—pretty to look at but impractical in use.

So, An Jing smiled and agreed, ”That’s fine. However, if I lose to you in swordsmanship, you can’t laugh at me.”

Gong Juese heard An Jing say this and laughed as well, ”Why would I laugh at you? I consider my swordsmanship to be top-notch. If I win over you, it doesn’t add much prestige for me. Why should I laugh at you? If you do win against me, then I can’t strut around as I did before. If that happens, feel free to laugh at me for being too arrogant and not knowing there are always people better than oneself.”

Without further ado, both of them took up their longswords and began to spar again.

An Jing’s sword skills were personally and patiently taught by the extraordinary genius, Xiao Changyi. Even though it had only been about half a year, her swordsmanship was still quite advanced.

Moreover, An Jing had a nimble mind, able to apply what she learned flexibly.

But even so, she was no match for Gong Juese, a master of the sword.

Gong Juese’s swordsmanship was truly superb, and after exchanging more than sixty strokes, An Jing began to struggle with defending herself, being forced to retreat step by step.

However, the fact that An Jing could exchange more than sixty moves with Gong Juese earned her a newfound respect from those watching.

Seeing that she was about to be driven back against the surrounding wall, An Jing thought of admitting defeat. Even if she didn’t, her defeat was certain. To continue fighting didn’t seem to have much point, as she was bound to lose anyway.

However, she felt quite pleased and satisfied on the inside. It was worth it that she had always made time to practice swordplay with her husband over this past half-year and was able to exchange so many moves with a master swordsman like Gong Juese.

Gong Juese, on the other hand, was exhilarated by the fight, more excited than the unarmed bout they had earlier. This was the first time someone had managed to parry with her for so many moves!

But because she was too excited, Gong Juese forgot to hold back and her attacks became fiercer. An Jing, who had been about to concede and retract her sword, couldn’t react in time and got cut on the back of her hand by Gong Juese’s blade.

Blood instantly welled up from the cut on An Jing’s hand.

The moment Xiao Changyi saw the bright red, his cold eyes narrowed in a flash. He drew the sword hanging from Meng Zhuqing’s waist, who was not far beside him, and lunged at Gong Juese.

Gong Juese had not expected Xiao Changyi to attack her and instinctively defended with her sword. However, even with her exceptional sword skills, she failed to withstand even three of Xiao Changyi’s moves before being defeated.

Not only was her soft sword flicked away by Xiao Changyi, but the sword in his hand also thrust straight towards her throat, almost piercing through it.

It was at this critical moment that Meng Lanqing suddenly pushed Gong Juese out of the way, but Meng Zhuqing himself was unable to evade in time and Xiao Changyi’s sword pierced through his left shoulder.

This showed just how ruthless Xiao Changyi’s strike was, clearly intended to claim Gong Juese’s life.

”Husband!” This cry came from Gong Juese, who turned pale the moment she saw Meng Lanqing’s shoulder impaled.

”Husband!” This cry came from An Jing. It was her trying to stop Xiao Changyi from taking a life.

An Jing’s hand had been injured by Gong Juese, and she had been covering the wound to stop the bleeding, never expecting that Xiao Changyi would harbor a killing intent towards Gong Juese.

By the time An Jing realized that Xiao Changyi wanted to kill Gong Juese and tried to intervene, it was too late due to Xiao Changyi’s swift movements. Even though Gong Juese had been saved in the end, Meng Lanqing had his shoulder pierced through.