"How could I not dare!"

Seeing Xu Fan provocatively looking her way, Gongsun Qin didn't hesitate to respond in kind.

Even though she hadn't seen Xu Fan's swordplay, Gongsun Qin had absolute confidence in her victory over her own sword skills!

If this guy wanted to show off in front of her, she certainly wasn't going to be polite!

It was a good opportunity to avenge the grudge from yesterday when he had tricked her!

"Not bad, not bad."

Xu Fan, now smiling, looked at Gongsun Qin and said, "Then, Qin Er, if you lose, what will you do?"

"Don't call me Qin Er! I'm not familiar with you!"

Ever since she was young, the only person who had called her Qin Er was her master. This guy was really taking liberties, using the nickname as if he were already well acquainted with her.

Gongsun Qin, hearing this, couldn't help feeling somewhat irritated.

This shameless jerk.

"If I lose, then... then I'll owe you four pieces of Jiuyang Warm Jade!"

"..."

Hearing Gongsun Qin's response, Xu Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

This straightforward woman really had the nerve to say that, as her tone made it clear she didn't even have the Jiuyang Warm Jade on her.

Xu Fan wouldn't accept such an empty promise.

Xu Fan, still smiling, glanced at Gongsun Qin and said, "Don't mention such useless things."

"If you lose, just wear the bra I bought for you yesterday and show me, how about..."

Before Xu Fan could finish, Gongsun Qin's face changed, and she slashed at him with her sword.

So the woman resorts to a sneak attack?

Luckily, Xu Fan reacted quickly enough; otherwise, she really would have killed him with that strike.

"You despicable scoundrel!"

One slash wasn't enough to vent her anger, and now Gongsun Qin glared at Xu Fan, grinding her teeth.

That guy even dared to bring it up!

She wanted to throw away the thing he bought, but thinking about the price, Gongsun Qin felt it was a waste.

How dare he ask her to wear something like that for him to see?

He wasn't her husband! No way!

"Ah, it seems Qin Er already knows she can't beat me and is feeling shy."

"You!"

Xu Fan kept calling her Qin Er; the way he said it was excessively sweet. Gongsun Qin, upon hearing it, nearly went mad!

"Ridiculous! When it comes to swordsmanship, how could you be my match!"

She must deal with this blabbermouth properly! Gongsun Qin glared at Xu Fan and said firmly, "Let's do it then!"

"But I have another condition! If you lose, you're never allowed to call me Qin Er again!"

"Alright, alright, it's a deal. You go out first and wait, I'll go get my sword."

Not calling her Qin Er was negotiable enough. Sweetheart, dear, whatever—I'm indifferent to all of them.

After giving instructions to Gongsun Qin, Xu Fan went back to his room to fetch his Yanluo Sword.

Upon leaving the Cloud Villa, he could see Gongsun Qin waiting for him in the villa's square.

"Can we start now?"

Clearly, the girl had been nursing her resentment for a long time and was impatient to teach him a lesson.

Xu Fan glanced at the Yanluo Sword in his hand and frowned.

"Let's swap swords."

Now that his cultivation level had surpassed Gongsun Qin's, using a deadly weapon like the Yanluo Sword, Xu Fan worried that within three moves, she would be at a disadvantage.

That way, it would be difficult to gauge the extent of his own improvement.

If she used the Yanluo Sword, she should be able to hold her ground for a few more rounds against him.

"Humph, humph!"

Gongsun Qin seemed to have thought of something, her face lighting up with an air of self-satisfaction as she tilted her chin up slightly.

"You think you can still deceive me? I am not as foolish as you think!"

The experiences of the previous day had cast a substantial shadow over Gongsun Qin's heart; now, even if Xu Fan so much as scratched his nose, she would suspect that he was planning to destroy the world.

Not to mention exchanging swords with him.

Her gaze fixed on the sword in Xu Fan's hand, Gongsun Qin immediately solidified her suspicion!

There must be something wrong with that sword!

Should she be duped into swapping swords, she feared that within a single move, that sword would break!

By then, she would essentially have lost, no… wouldn't she be forced to wear those ** that he bought!

She wouldn't fall for it! Absolutely not!

"No, Qin Er, my sword isn't that simp…"

"Xu Fan! No need to explain! I won't switch! And you're not allowed to either!"

Xu Fan wanted to explain, but Gongsun Qin gave him no chance.

With a wave of her hand, she drew her sword directly.

It's like hunting every year only to be pecked blind by the eagle in the end.

Did this guy still want to trick her? Today, the clever Qin Er would make him reap his own sowing!

Humph, humph!

The more Gongsun Qin thought about it, the more complacent she felt, and her chin was just short of pointing skyward. Xu Fan, watching her self-congratulatory expression, couldn't help but shake his head.

This time, he really hadn't planned to trick her…

It was instead to preserve Gongsun Qin's innocence; however, Xu Fan guessed that even if he talked himself hoarse, she wouldn't believe him.

With no other choice, Xu Fan sighed and had to draw his Yanluo Sword from its sheath.

"Make your move."

It seemed it was the only thing that might convince Gongsun Qin. Xu Fan now stood with sword in hand, giving her the first move.

"Be prepared!"

Immediately, Gongsun Qin drew her longsword, leaped with the speed of lightning, and rushed toward Xu Fan!

The sound of the sword whistled through the air! Gongsun Qin's longsword cut through the mountaintop's mist, in an instant, like a streak of blue lightning, it struck in front of Xu Fan!

Her swordsmanship was indeed extraordinary, but her good habit of warning her opponent before making a move was a bit of a drawback.

With a "ding", in the blink of an eye, Xu Fan placed the Yanluo Sword horizontally in front of him!

Blocking the incoming sword edge, the blood-red Yanluo Sword surged with a brilliant blood-light under Xu Fan's command!

Even Gongsun Qin, locked in the stalemate, nearly lost grip of her longsword.

This guy…

So different from his former carefree demeanor, Gongsun Qin, looking at Xu Fan through the bloody glow of the sword, felt his aura was no less sharp than that of the longsword in his hand.

Having experienced this feeling once before at Yuehua Nunnery, Gongsun Qin did not dare to be careless and quickly retreated, pulling back her sword.

"Sword Sweep of the Universe!"

Despite her quick reaction, she was still a step too late!

Xu Fan's Yanluo Sword burst forth with a blinding red radiance! What followed was an unparalleled sweeping strike!

Under the augmentation of the blood-colored Sword Radiance, the Yanluo Sword emanated a deadly aura! One would be mistaken to think that with one sweep, even ghosts and deities would vanish into smoke!

An oppressive force accompanied the Sword Radiance; there was nowhere to hide!

For a moment, Gongsun Qin's face turned pale!

This man's strength couldn't possibly be much higher than her own, so why did this one strike possess such tremendous power!

Caught off guard, the Sword Radiance bore down on her, with no place to run, in her panic, Gongsun Qin could only place her longsword horizontally in front of her chest!

In an instant, a brilliant azure Sword Radiance stirred up, enveloping her within its protective glow.

But the domineering aura seeping from the Yanluo Sword was unstoppable! Unable to hold it for more than ten seconds, Gongsun Qin's Protective True Qi was completely depleted!

With a "ping", the longsword in front of her chest snapped into pieces!

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