The force that had shoved me stopped there too,
My body spun twice, and the moment I landed, my heel had already reached the threshold.
I dropped to one knee and steadied myself.
He was an old man, just one person. If I used Tuanzi's power, I could guarantee I'd take him out in an instant, but that would be cheating. Since he was using nothing but strength and techniques an ordinary person could use, I wouldn't use Tuanzi.
I landed and hadn't yet regained my footing when suddenly a huge shadow filled my vision. Realizing what was coming, I raised my hand almost instinctively and grabbed the enormous foot kicking toward me. Then I spun around, swept my heel low, and slid forward, aiming at the old man's foot still planted on the ground.
The old man wasn't afraid in the slightest. He leaped into the air and spun, evading my sweep with a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree sideways turn. At the same time, he pulled his foot free from my grasp, landing and taking two steps back.
I didn't just let him go. I chased after him, and put away my knife. With my left hand clenched into a fist, I aimed straight for the old man's face and struck just as he finished turning around.
"You're still not done?!"
The old man roared and raised his hand to block my punch. He swept his hand outward, knocking my left hand aside, then raised his fist and swung at me.
That was a pretty good move, huh?
What kind of martial arts did this old man practice? His moves were all quite disciplined.
My right hand paused, then let go of the knife handle. The knife spun in midair as I pulled my right hand back and caught the old man's