CHAPTER 463: CHAPTER 462 MY WHIP, NEEDS NO SACRIFICE

"Girl, if you surrender now, things will be easier. Once the fight really starts, I won’t hold back, and it would be a pity to smash your pretty little face to a pulp," the burly man said with a vile smile, revealing his yellow teeth.

This revealed what the residues on the Wolf Sheep Club really were.

Yan Hongzhao flung her long whip through the air with force, producing a sharp, loud crack.

Expressionless, she looked at the burly man, "Or would you like to surrender and spare yourself a death?"

Seeing Yan Hongzhao daring to provoke him, the burly man grew furious, "You little brat, you think you can refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! Since you’re clueless about what’s good for you, you’ll become the three hundred and twenty-fourth soul to sanctify my precious!"

Three hundred and twenty-four sacrifices?!

Had this man really killed that many people?

Everyone shuddered at the thought; no wonder he had such a terrifying presence entering the arena. Chu Kingdom was clearly not showing any mercy this time.

There stood Yan Hongzhao, slender in her red attire, certainly pretty but seemingly no match for a murderous demon!

As the Wolf Fang Club was raised high and the burly man charged towards Yan Hongzhao, many women in the crowd couldn’t help but cover their eyes with their hands.

Miss Chen’s eyes gleamed with excitement, and she stared wide-eyed.

Look, Yan Hongzhao, you’re about to die!

When you die, your older sister will be to blame. Then, watch as all the court officials discuss how to deal with her!

"How can this be!" Just as Miss Chen thought Yan Hongzhao was done for.

All they saw was Yan Hongzhao, who had stood her ground, lightly tap her toes and rise up, stepping directly on the burly man’s shiny forehead, as light as a swallow.

The burly man, red with rage, yelled, "How dare you mock me! I’ll make you pay with your life!"

He reached out to grab Yan Hongzhao’s leg, flinging her away, but she used the momentum to leap far and land firmly on the ground.

In short order, the burly man was drenched in sweat, whereas Yan Hongzhao still looked spirited, her hair unfazed.

"You signed a life-and-death contract, and this is all you’ve got? And about those three hundred and twenty-four sacrifices... Are you sure you weren’t just bragging?" Yan Hongzhao scoffed.

"Enough with your petty provocations; let’s see if you’re a mule or a horse in what comes next. If you’re really capable, keep dodging like this," the burly man said with a cold and deadly glare.

He wanted this insolent woman to die a gruesome death right here!

He wanted all of Dawei’s hypocrites to witness the consequences of offending someone from Chu Kingdom!

Of course, Yan Hongzhao would not keep dodging.

Nor would her whip.

The earlier moves were just a warm-up; now the real battle began.

The burly man charged at Yan Hongzhao like a mad bull. This time, she didn’t remain stationary; she charged right back at him!

She was even faster!

On the training field, she was like a streak of crimson lightning, leaving only a blurred red silhouette that the naked eye could scarcely follow. By the time one could see clearly, the two were already entangled in combat.

Yan Hongzhao’s moves were not flashy, but she struck with vicious speed. Having signed a life-and-death agreement, every blow was intended to be lethal before victory was decided.

The burly man was not undeserving of his reputation as an iron-blooded assassin who had killed three hundred and twenty-four people.

Facing Yan Hongzhao’s onslaught, he managed to hold his ground, but as time went on, the certainty in his eyes began to waver.

This little wench was obviously not simple!

Knowing her injured spot was on the right shoulder, he focused his attacks on her right arm.

However, Yan Hongzhao was still able to fend off his blows effortlessly, retaliating with even more ferocious movements.

Back and forth they went, the burly man becoming more strained.

Yet Yan Hongzhao looked as if she were in a frenzy, sneering, "Is that all the strength you have? Such a proud warrior of Chu Kingdom, and you’re not even as good as a nobody who serves around me! He could last twenty moves under my hands!"

"Now we’ve barely gone ten moves, and you’ve already lost faith?" Her red whip, like a fiery serpent flicking its tongue, wrapped around the burly man’s neck, leaving him no chance to escape—it coiled around him tightly!

This scene, seen by Chu Qi, darkened his eyes with shadow.

Who could have imagined, Yan Hongzhao was this fierce and swift?

No wonder Yan Wanqing had immediately insisted on a life-and-death contract at the start. Chu Qi had been too complacent and underestimated her—now he was likely to lose a formidable general.

Others might not see Yan Hongzhao’s capabilities, but he could.

Her right shoulder was indeed injured, yet this woman was still able to perform above her level, each move could only be executed without having gone through countless refining.

Under her red garment, the wound on her shoulder must have split open.

It’s no wonder she could accomplish great things with such harshness towards herself.

This time, there’s no injustice in our commander’s loss.

Chu Qi glanced at Yan Wanqing, only to see her looking back as if sensing his gaze, then she curved her peach-blossom eyes, her expression full of disdain.

He almost heard her say,

"Is that all?"

Complete provocation.

Yan Hongzhao did not ruthlessly take his life.

At the last moment, the whip was not forcefully used, she looked at the beads of sweat on the strong man’s forehead, "Why the panic, General won’t take your life, know when to stop."

After she retracted her whip, the stage was met with enthusiastic applause!

Who could have thought that Yan Hongzhao, initially doubted by everyone, could win so beautifully!

"Bravo! General Rujin is mighty!"

"Yes, despite being injured, to still exert such strength, truly a fortuitous event for Dawei!"

"I take back my previous words, General Rujin, you are my idol!"

...

Praises like songs flowed from the stands down to the ground; where there was praise, naturally there was also criticism.

Praise was given to the victorious Yan Hongzhao.

The criticism naturally went to those Chu Kingdom commanders who had looked down on her from the beginning.

Only to see him holding the Wolf Fang Club, standing in place like a downcast ghost, the sweat on his forehead dripping down his cheeks drop by drop.

"...Wait." He suddenly spoke up to Yan Hongzhao, who was leaving.

Yan Hongzhao stopped in her tracks, looking back and raising an eyebrow.

Was there something else?

The strong man’s eyes were pitch-black as he clenched the Wolf Fang Club in his hand, "We agreed on a fight to the death at the beginning. As long as I’m not dead, this match isn’t over."

At those words, the crowd was shocked.

Is this still to be a match to the death?!

Yan Wanqing instantly turned her gaze toward Chu Qi.

It was him!

What had he told this commander?!

Chu Qi sat composed in his seat, holding up a glass of fine wine to toast Xiao Pingfeng, "Crown Prince, Crown Princess Consort, please, it seems the play is not over yet."

As long as no one dies, this fight isn’t considered over.

When Yan Hongzhao heard the strong man say this, she was somewhat puzzled, "If you don’t cherish your life, you can hang yourself, my whip doesn’t need a sacrificial offering."

At her words, the crowd in the stands burst into laughter.

Everyone remembered the braggadocio spoken by the strong man at the beginning.

The strong man, laughed at, felt an itching on his back, his whole person became even more murderous, "Cut the crap, continue!"

"You’re sick." Yan Hongzhao shot him a disdainful look and turned away, not looking back as she left.

Unexpectedly infuriated by being ignored, the strong man roared angrily, "I said continue!"

The Wolf Fang Club slipped from his hands, smashing violently towards the back of Yan Hongzhao’s head...

At the same time, in the stands, Xiao Pingfeng only felt his hand being fiercely gripped!