As Yue Ji's figure vanished into thin air, the waning moon overhead suddenly became full. Her sword grew several times more powerful, too.
She shot forward with her sword, like a Flying Immortal Beyond the Heavens, aiming straight for Wang Yue's throat.
Faced with such a swift strike, Wang Yue merely sidestepped to the left and reached out with two fingers to tap Yue Ji's acupoint.
But although his fingers clearly touched her, the figure he had struck suddenly vanished like smoke. Yue Ji reappeared atop the courtyard wall, where one figure had become three.
Almost as soon as Wang Yue saw the three figures, they charged at him from different directions, swords thrusting.
Wang Yue knew this was a sword technique based on a formation. He stamped his right foot hard against the ground, and a Tai Chi Bagua Formation spread out beneath him, instantly enveloping the entire courtyard.
Yue Ji's three figures clearly struck Wang Yue, yet they found that his position had somehow changed.
Yue Ji was stunned. She had never imagined anyone could set up another formation within her Moon Shadow Sword technique, rendering all her subsequent moves useless in an instant.
By then, Ming Hou had managed to leap out of the rubble. Seeing Yue Ji at a disadvantage, he hurried over to help.
Unfortunately, Wang Yue was now using something akin to Feng Hou Qi Men. Their attacks had no effect on him and only wasted their inner energy.
While Wang Yue toyed with the two of them, Xiao Se suddenly turned to Tang Lian and asked, "Big brother, did you leave something in the back courtyard? Someone just sneaked in there."
At Xiao Se's reminder, Tang Lian flashed out of sight. From the direction he went, he was clearly heading to the back