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Seeing Chu Jiang Tian's twin blades swinging towards her head, Zhang Yuru calmly stepped back. Everyone present held their breath for Zhang Yuru, except for Liu Guanfeng, who was an exception. Liu Guanfeng could tell from Zhang Yuru's retreat that she was using the Seven Star Step he had taught her. With a slight movement of her toes, Zhang Yuru's body floated backward, evading Chu Jiang Tian's attack. After regaining her balance, she dashed to the left front. Before the crowd below the Arena could comprehend what had happened, Zhang Yuru had already circled behind Chu Jiang Tian. She struck at Chu Jiang Tian's back with a palm, causing him to stagger due to the force of the blow.
The person most satisfied to see Chu Jiang Tian hit was not Zhang Yuru, who had delivered the blow, but rather Liu Guanfeng, who dared to watch from below the Arena. Earlier, when they had not yet engaged in battle and heard Chu Jiang Tian's words, Liu Guanfeng had already sentenced him to death in his heart. Even if Chu Jiang Tian won this match and became the Big Leader, Liu Guanfeng would personally take him down. He could tolerate a rival, but he would not allow anyone to publicly tease his designated partner.
In this regard, Liu Guanfeng was quite domineering, as he believed that a man should have principles and boundaries. If he couldn't even protect the woman he admired, what right did he have to love her?
Thus, after witnessing Zhang Yuru strike Chu Jiang Tian, his previously furrowed brow began to relax.
In the Arena, after being hit by Zhang Yuru, Chu Jiang Tian also calmed down. He noticed that this time, Zhang Yuru seemed different; she was not only composed but also possessed a strange footwork technique. This technique was peculiar; although he had locked onto her, she seemed to vanish from his sight with just a slight movement.
Turning his body, Chu Jiang Tian crossed his twin blades over his chest and said, "I didn't expect that after not seeing you for some time, Miss's skills have improved. May I ask what footwork you just used?"
Zhang Yuru replied coldly with a smile, "You are not qualified to know; just wait for your defeat."
Meanwhile, Chu Jiang Tian thought to himself: "Little Girl, once I become the Big Leader, I will make you submit."
With that thought in mind, Chu Jiang Tian continued to swing his twin blades towards Zhang Yuru. He executed another powerful slash. In response, Zhang Yuru continued to retreat. Seeing her back away, Chu Jiang Tian immediately spread his arms wide with his blades extended. He stepped lightly and spun around continuously. At that moment, he resembled a windmill made of blades turning towards Zhang Yuru.
Zhang Yuru intended to continue her previous sneak attack; however, when she circled to the side of Chu Jiang Tian, she suddenly realized that he had changed tactics. In a moment of carelessness, she saw one of his greatswords slicing towards her waist. She exclaimed, "Not good."
Quickly exerting force in her legs, she altered her trajectory just in time. However, it was still slightly late; fortunately, she was wearing silk gloves. Using both hands, she managed to block the blade of Chu Jiang Tian.
Below in the Arena, Zhang Diba felt a tightness in his chest and silently thought "It's over."
If that strike had truly hit Zhang Yuru, it would have either killed or severely injured her. Moreover, neither he nor anyone else knew if the gloves she wore could withstand the sharpness of the greatsword. When everyone opened their eyes again, they realized that Zhang Yuru still wore her gloves and bore no injuries whatsoever.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yuru was drenched in cold sweat and silently thought how close she had come to danger.
At this moment, Chu Jiang Tian sheathed his sword and looked at Zhang Yuru with concern, asking, "Did I hurt you, Miss? You should just admit defeat; I'm really worried about injuring you since swords have no eyes."
Zhang Yuru coldly replied, "I'm not worried about hurting you." After saying this, she patted her back, and the Water Piercer shot up from its sheath behind her. Without even looking, Zhang Yuru raised her hands and accurately caught the Water Piercer.
Suddenly, the temperature in the Arena dropped by a few degrees, and a faint blue light emanated from Zhang Yuru's Water Piercer. Upon seeing this weapon, Ma Xianglong turned his gaze to Liu Guanfeng, who was smiling as he watched the Arena. Ma Xianglong understood that this weapon must have been given to Zhang Yuru by Liu Guanfeng. He was very familiar with the appearance of this pair of weapons, having once entertained thoughts of seizing them.
Chu Jiang Tian was also taken aback upon seeing Zhang Yuru's weapon and exclaimed, "Miss, what a fine weapon!"
Zhang Yuru shook her head and said, "The weapon is good; it's just a bit of a waste to use it against you."
"Your words have become quite sharp as well. Let's see what your tiny weapons can do," he retorted.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Jiang Tian swung his dual blades at Zhang Yuru in a move called Twin Peaks Piercing Ears, aiming for her neck. Seeing the blades coming at her, Zhang Yuru extended her dual daggers to parry. When their weapons clashed, there was no sound of metal striking metal; instead, there was a sound of "chop!"
The dazzling blue light vanished. When everyone focused again on the Arena, they saw Zhang Yuru standing with her arms wide open, her Water Piercer still glowing faintly blue. In contrast, Chu Jiang Tian stood frozen in place with both knife handles in hand, while two unhandled Steel Blades lay quietly on the ground beside him.
Zhang Yuru retracted the Water Piercer and pointed its tips towards Chu Jiang Tian. "Young Master Chu, what happened to your weapon? Do you need me to wait while you get another one?"
Chu Jiang Tian threw down the knife handles and gritted his teeth, saying, "Thank you for your kind offer, but I can defeat you with my bare fists."
"Perfect! We've switched places; you had weapons while I was unarmed before. Now it's my turn to wield a weapon while you're unarmed. Shall we continue our battle?"
Without waiting for Zhang Yuru to finish speaking, Chu Jiang Tian charged forward with his fists raised. Zhang Yuru responded with ease. She quickened her pace around Chu Jiang Tian, running back and forth while he threw punches and kicks that never managed to hit her.
In contrast, Zhang Yuru simply circled around him and struck whenever she saw an opening. Each thrust left a trail of blood on Chu Jiang Tian's body; however, none were serious injuries or life-threatening.
Chu Jiang Tian continued to grit his teeth and endure, but below in the stands, Chu Hanlu could no longer sit still. With a sudden movement, he stood up and shouted loudly at the Arena: "Miss, please show mercy! We concede!"
Upon hearing Chu Hanlu's voice, Zhang Yuru jumped back out of the ring and separated her daggers to look inside. At that moment, she saw Chu Jiang Tian standing in the center covered in blood, swaying as if he could fall at any moment.
At this moment, Chu Hanlu jumped up from the Arena and embraced Chu Jiang Tian. He also glanced at Zhang Yuru and gritted his teeth as he said to her, "Thank you, Miss, for showing mercy." After saying that, he jumped down from the Arena with Chu Jiang Tian in his arms.
Once they were off the Arena, he immediately placed Chu Jiang Tian on a platform. At this time, all the doctors had gathered around Chu Jiang Tian to bandage his wounds. Chu Hanlu kept asking, "Doctor, how is Tian'er? Is he in any danger?"
After a while, one of the doctors stood up and said to Chu Hanlu, "Leader Chu, Young Master is not in any life-threatening danger. He only has superficial wounds, and they are not very deep. It seems Miss was quite measured in her actions."
"Then why is Tian'er in this condition?"
"It seems that the young master was exhausted and became overly agitated, which caused his body to react this way. Please rest assured, Leader Chu."
Hearing that her child was fine, Chu Hanlu let out a sigh of relief but did not forget to shoot Zhang Yuru a fierce glare.
At this moment, Ma Xianglong officially announced from the Arena: "After a day and a half of effort, we have determined the winner of the individual competition today. She is none other than our Big Leader Zhang Diba's daughter, Miss Zhang Yuru. Due to Chu Jiang Tian's serious injuries during the competition for first and second place, Big Leader has decided that the knight duel will take place the day after tomorrow. We ask all participating teams to return and rest well."
Everyone returned to their rooms. Elder Yu came to Chu Hanlu's room after receiving orders from Zhang Diba, bringing some nutritional supplements and healing medicines. He handed everything over to Chu Hanlu along with Zhang Diba's apologies.
After Elder Yu left the room and returned to Zhang Diba's quarters, he found Zhang Yuru and Liu Guanfeng waiting there. Everyone in the room was in high spirits because Zhang Yuru had won first place today and had also given Chu Jiang Tian a good beating. The happiest among them was Liu Guanfeng; seeing Zhang Yuru injure Chu Jiang Tian made him genuinely pleased.
Zhang Diba smiled at Zhang Yuru and said, "I didn't expect our Xiaoru to grow so much in just a few days; even Chu Jiang Tian is no match for you now."
Zhang Yuru pouted her lips and replied, "What do you expect? Just look at who my father is."
"If it weren't for Liu Guanfeng here today, would you have won so easily?"
Zhang Yuru glanced at Liu Guanfeng beside her and defiantly said, "I could have won without him. Right?" Liu Guanfeng found it hard to respond; after all, this girl was someone he had fallen for at first sight.
Liu Guanfeng could only awkwardly smile and say, "Miss is right; everything is due to your brilliance."
"Father, did you see that? He said so too."
Zhang Diba shook his head and said, "So that's how it is. You should return everything that Liu Guanfeng gave you, and then find Chu Jiang Tian for a match. How does that sound?"
"I could win against Chu Jiang Tian even if I just grabbed two iron rods."
"I'm talking about everything, not just the weapons, but also that strange footwork and martial arts he taught you."
"Then what am I supposed to fight with?"
"Are you still saying it has nothing to do with him? If it weren't for Liu Guanfeng's strong support, would you have won so easily today? Besides, I can see that Liu Brother has armed you to the teeth; that pair of gloves must have been a gift from him. Without those gloves, you might not have made it through today."
"Alright, alright. I get it, it's all his credit. I really don't know whose father you are, always siding with outsiders." The voice at the back was Zhang Yuru mumbling, but everyone in the room was skilled enough to hear her clearly.
Liu Guanfeng, Zhang Diba, and Elder Yu could only smile helplessly; they really didn't know what else to say to this child who never seemed to grow up.
"Xiaoru, the knight duel is the day after tomorrow. There can't be any mistakes this time, understand? Only then can I pass on the Leader position to you before I die."
Zhang Yuru chuckled and grabbed Zhang Diba's arm, saying, "You can rest assured about this, Father. I dare say that right now there won't be more than ten people in the entire continent who can defeat me in a knight battle."
"The more you say, the more confident you get. So you're saying even I wouldn't be your opponent in a knight duel?" Zhang Diba asked.
"Father, it's not that I'm trying to put you down. If your Sixth Tier Sea Lion were still alive, you wouldn't be my opponent."
Upon hearing Zhang Yuru's words, both Zhang Diba and Elder Yu were stunned. If this had been said in the past, they would have thought she was boasting. But now that Zhang Yuru had easily defeated Chu Jiang Tian, it showed Liu Guanfeng's capabilities as well. For a moment, the two elders really couldn't tell if she was bragging or not.
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