Xiao Wu was the first to run out of patience.
If she kept dragging this out, she'd be the one who suffered.
She'd been too lazy in the past. Her stamina reserves were better than most people's, but compared with Xiao Jiu's, they became her weakness.
In a short match, the difference didn't show. But the longer it went on, the more her small disadvantage grew. The moment her strength began to fade, Jiang Jiu could seize the opening and turn the tables in an instant, leaving Xiao Wu unable to fight back.
She had to break free of this situation.
Xiao Wu drew a sharp breath. Since she was pinned underneath, she put all her strength into her legs and waist, bending her body into a bow as if she meant to fling Jiang Jiu into the sky.
But that was impossible. Jiang Jiu, who was just as skilled in Soft Technique, quickly neutralized the force of Xiao Wu's resistance. The two of them merely shifted positions.
Still, that was enough. A flash of purple light, and Xiao Wu vanished, reappearing in an open space nearby.
At last, she'd gotten away!
Xiao Wu shook her head. She'd taught Xiao Jiu too well, and now she was the one paying for it!
Watching Jiang Jiu spring back to his feet, Xiao Wu quietly grabbed her braid. If she didn't come up with something new, she really wouldn't stand a chance.
"Again!"
Xiao Wu didn't want to lose just like this. At the very least, she couldn't let herself, his master, get worn down so easily.
She untied her braid. Her scorpion braid, which had hung down to her ankles, unfurled, her long hair cascading like a waterfall. Then it split into several strands, each one darting precisely toward a different