Grand Ambition

The bandit leader's combat experience was clearly far beyond Xiao Jing's. He wielded his qi force with perfect control, reining it in when needed and unleashing it when needed.

As a result, although his qi force reserves were inferior to Xiao Jing's, he could sustain a fight far longer than she could.

Meanwhile, Xiao Jing was being forced back step by step. The more she found herself outmatched, the more recklessly she poured out her qi force.

At this rate, before the bandit leader could defeat her, the qi force within her would be exhausted.

The bandit leader was in no hurry to defeat Xiao Jing. He seemed to be treating her like a cat toying with a mouse.

Xiao Jing's mind raced. At this point, it was no longer about whether she could avenge Jiang Feng—it was about saving her own life first.

She lacked combat experience, but that did not mean she lacked brains!

At this moment, over a hundred bandits had surrounded her and their leader in a tight ring, clearly to prevent her from escaping.

As she fought and retreated, Xiao Jing seemingly inadvertently moved toward a relatively weak point in their defenses.

When the bandit leader swept his great halberd sideways, Xiao Jing knocked her longsword against it and borrowed the force to shoot backward, darting toward that opening.

Three sixth-level Meridian Opening Realm bandits guarded that spot. Seeing Xiao Jing trying to break through in their direction, they immediately reacted, raising their weapons and charging forward together.

"Get lost!"

Xiao Jing gave a muffled grunt. With a sweep of her longsword, she unleashed her qi force and directly knocked all three men back.

In the blink of an eye, she had broken free of the encirclement.

The bandit leader snorted. "Trying to run? It