Capítulo 1548: Chapter 1748: Battle!

The small knife was pressed evenly against his neck. Ye Yiyun believed, if he moved just slightly, Hao Jian could instantly cut open his throat. The neck is a vital area, and if it were cut open, there would be no chance for treatment, leading to an instant demise. So with one move, Hao Jian immediately scared him into not daring to make any movements.

Hao Jian pressed the knife against his neck without speaking.

Ye Yiyun had already planned his argument in his mind. If Hao Jian truly wanted to act, he naturally had numerous reasons to make Hao Jian obediently put down the knife from his neck.

Ye Yiyun raised both hands to suggest Hao Jian relax and not take action. He wouldn’t fight back, seeing that Hao Jian wouldn’t act impulsively. It was then that he adjusted his posture, no longer half-standing, half-squatting. That position was quite tiring, and in case of needing to react, the speed and ability would be greatly reduced.

At this point, he looked at Hao Jian and said, “Do you dare to take action?”

Hao Jian did not speak, pressing the knife lightly against his neck, pushing it in a bit. If he used a bit more force, it would bleed, and a bit more force at once could instantly take Ye Yiyun’s life.

Ye Yiyun’s face turned pale with fright, but he quickly regained his composure. He had been through great trials, if he was frightened by this little threat, it would simply be laughable to speak of it.

Ye Yiyun fearlessly said, “If you have the guts, just kill me. If you kill me, your cherished Moon will never wake up, she’ll remain in a coma. Even if you get her, what’s the point? It’s as if facing a corpse. And if I die, you won’t be able to get the antidote, if Moon isn’t detoxed within seven days, she will perish and never wake again, haha…”

As he spoke, Ye Yiyun suddenly burst into laughter.

Hao Jian did not know exactly what Moon’s situation was at this moment, what Ye Yiyun did to her, but seeing Moon in her current state meant she was in a deep sleep, far from normal sleep, with no consciousness at all. This meant Ye Yiyun must have done something to her, and now Hao Jian didn’t know what else was done, so Ye Yiyun’s words posed a great threat to him.

He could actually kill Ye Yiyun directly, but hasn’t acted for this reason.

Seeing his words had an effect on Hao Jian, Ye Yiyun became even more reckless.

“Do you still want to keep the knife on my neck? Do you believe you’ll never get the antidote?” Ye Yiyun threatened Hao Jian.

If someone normally threatened him like this, Hao Jian would naturally make that person immediately know the consequences and fate of threatening him. But now Ye Yiyun held Moon, she was his weak spot, the reason for Moon’s amnesia was yet unclear, if Moon were to suffer harm again, Hao Jian would feel even more uneasy and guilty.

So, hearing Ye Yiyun’s threat, the always-uncompromising Hao Jian, although his face was furious, silently put down the knife against Ye Yiyun’s neck and quietly took it back.

But in that instant, as Hao Jian’s attention was directed elsewhere, Ye Yiyun’s eyes shifted, his hand moved, and suddenly another small knife gleamed in his hand, swiftly aiming to stab Hao Jian.

When Hao Jian came back to his senses, the knife was only a small distance away from him, he immediately dodged. Although he wasn’t directly stabbed, a cut mark was left on his arm nonetheless.

Hao Jian quickly backed away, glancing at his arm, where a bloody wound appeared. Though the wound wasn’t large, it was deep, letting fresh blood flow out.

Now already gravely injured, losing too much blood, increasing bleeding could lead to excessive blood loss. So he quickly used his mouth to tear open his sleeve and used the torn cloth to simply bandage the wound, stopping it from bleeding out. At the same time, with this lesson, Hao Jian kept his attention firmly on Ye Yiyun, fearing he would take advantage of his inattention to attack again or harm Moon.

Ye Yiyun looked at Hao Jian’s injury, then laughed, saying, “Haha… You’re just that capable. I thought you were so formidable, yet you were injured by me! If I was just a little quicker, I could’ve taken your life!”

Hao Jian said nothing, ignoring Ye Yiyun’s words completely. One who could utter such words was indeed shameless. If Hao Jian truly wanted to take Ye Yiyun’s life, though he was now gravely injured, with severe internal injuries, taking Ye Yiyun’s life wasn’t impossible, even could be said to be quite easy.

But now, with Moon still not awake, Hao Jian dared not act recklessly.

Ye Yiyun looked at Hao Jian, who didn’t dare to strike him, and laughed, gazing at Hao Jian as if watching a monkey on display.

Then, suddenly, he launched an attack on Hao Jian.

Hao Jian responded calmly.

Ye Yiyun suddenly charged at Hao Jian, with a dagger in his left hand and another one in his right hand. It seemed like he had daggers hidden everywhere on him; not only in the soles of his shoes but even inside his clothes. Clearly, he excelled at surprise attacks.

However, Hao Jian appeared to be thoroughly familiar with Ye Yiyun’s tactics, so naturally, he understood Ye Yiyun’s tricks. When a strike came, Hao Jian dodged immediately. As expected, Ye Yiyun’s attack focused on the next move; this strike was merely a feigned strike, distracting one’s attention to defense or blocking, but the real attack was about the next one. The crossover between the two attacks lasted merely a second: the first block and before one could react, one would be stabbed instantly. Ye Yiyun found this move unswervingly effective.

But the opponent was Hao Jian, who had already seen through all of his tricks, so when Ye Yiyun launched his first attack, he dodged right away. When Ye Yiyun moved for the second attack, Hao Jian was already moving forward with his dagger, attacking Ye Yiyun.

Ye Yiyun’s eyes flickered; he had some discernment and realized this move was ineffective. Instantly, he shifted from offense to defense, but Hao Jian’s speed, coupled with initiating the attack first, left Ye Yiyun deeply wounded by Hao Jian’s dagger.

This stab was far more serious than his previous attempt at stabbing Hao Jian; it penetrated deep into the bone, causing such pain that he dropped the dagger from his right hand and immediately retreated.

He clutched his arm and glared furiously at Hao Jian, but he didn’t bandage the wound like Hao Jian did. First, because he hadn’t bled profusely like Hao Jian from heavy injuries, there was no risk of excessive bleeding from losing just a bit more blood. Secondly, although the wound penetrated the bone, it didn’t injure the nerves, so despite the severe pain, the bleeding was limited and gradually stopped.

At this moment, Ye Yiyun glared venomously at Hao Jian, not expecting him to so easily perceive and analyze his next moves, and react swiftly.

Clearly, he had underestimated Hao Jian; even injured, Hao Jian’s capability was still formidable.

However, deep down, he still disdainfully viewed Hao Jian as though he were a plaything, feeling he could easily crush Hao Jian at any moment.

This time, without waiting for an attack, Hao Jian was the first to launch an offensive against him.

“Whoosh!” With the sound, Hao Jian rushed towards Ye Yiyun like a gust of wind. Ye Yiyun first sensed amazing speed, then within a blink, Hao Jian was in front of him. He had only managed to retreat, anxiously blocking Hao Jian’s attack, but he was far too late to defend, and Hao Jian created several bloody marks on his arm.

He looked at Hao Jian resentfully, yet before he could speak, new marks appeared on his chest, quickly followed by intense pain as blood began streaming. Wearing white clothes, the blood stains were particularly prominent.

Within such a short period, Hao Jian not only wounded his arm but also directly stabbed his chest, leaving several deep wounds.

Ye Yiyun was beyond just angry at this point; he wanted to kill Hao Jian.

Realizing he couldn’t compete with Hao Jian, his eyes brightened with some insight; he wasn’t so arrogant as to not recognize the situation. He then caught sight of Moon who was behind him.

If he couldn’t deal with Hao Jian, he would target Moon.

In an instant, Ye Yiyun charged at Moon, moving so swiftly that it was difficult for anyone to react. Before his hand could reach Moon, a dagger flew through the air; if delayed by a second, his entire hand would have been severed.

Ye Yiyun felt a wave of fear, and when he looked again, Hao Jian was already in front of him, faster than imaginable, several times quicker than Ye Yiyun. Before Ye Yiyun could react, a large, fresh footprint was stamped on his chest.

“Thud!” Repeated tactics, Ye Yiyun was kicked hard by Hao Jian, flying a great distance before crashing onto the ground.