Disappointment showed on the King of Bohai's face. He had originally intended to seize the opportunity to have Hu Xiaotian teach Zou Yong a lesson and humiliate him, but now it had turned into a duel between Hu Xiaotian and Li Chenzhou.
Fu Yanshou gave a meaningful glance, and two palace attendants brought up wooden swords.
Xue Lingjun added, "General Li and Hu Dafu are both experts. Their sword techniques have already reached the point where they can unleash or restrain them at will. There's no need for wooden swords. Replace them with ordinary Greensteel Swords!"
Hu Xiaotian grinned, baring his teeth. Xue Lingjun could certainly feel the chilling menace behind that grin, but she merely pursed her cherry-red lips and answered with a charming smile.
She'd dig a pit deep enough to kill you and never pay with her own life! Hu Xiaotian thought. Since he was already riding a tiger and could not get off, he could only face the fight head-on.
The two palace attendants exchanged the weapons for Greensteel Swords and presented one to each man. Li Chenzhou took a sword and smiled. "Hu, we're merely performing a sword dance to entertain everyone. Let's stop short of hurting each other."
"Of course!" Hu Xiaotian replied with a smile. Since Li Chenzhou understood the arrangement, things would be much easier. They could casually exchange a few moves and get it over with.
"Swords and blades have no eyes, and injuries are hard to avoid," Li Chenzhou said. "To keep us from hurting each other, how about we compete in moves alone, without using internal arts?"
Hu Xiaotian inwardly cursed the fellow's cunning. Knowing that his internal arts were inferior, Li Chenzhou had proposed competing solely in moves, playing to his strengths while avoiding his weaknesses. Hu Xiaotian's