Lin Wan started in alarm. In that brief moment of hesitation, Hu Xiaotian seized his opening and drove a vicious kick into her lower abdomen. It was not that he lacked tenderness toward beautiful women, but he absolutely could not afford to show this one mercy. Lin Wan grunted in pain and staggered back more than ten feet, then immediately lunged at him again. Her hands swept apart and together, sending the Steel Finger Guards on her fingers shooting toward him.
Seeing the finger guards hurtling toward him, Hu Xiaotian hurriedly ducked behind a pillar. Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! The impacts rang out as the Steel Finger Guards embedded themselves deep in the wood. Cold sweat broke out all over him. This woman was a wild delicacy no ordinary man could stomach. He shouted, "Wait! I have something to say!"
Lin Wan snapped, "Then spit it out! If you've got a fart brewing, let it rip!"
Hidden behind the pillar, Hu Xiaotian laughed. "You are a consort of Great Kang, after all. You really ought to consider your image. You need to speak gently and gracefully to win His Majesty's favor. Surely I don't need to teach you that? Every other word out of your mouth is 'fart.' No wonder His Majesty banished you to the cold palace!"
Lin Wan ground her teeth. "Today, I'll grind your bones to dust and scatter your ashes, you eunuch scum! Only then will my hatred be satisfied."
"If you kill me, you may never clear the poison from your body for the rest of your life," Hu Xiaotian said. "Besides, your fighting skills aren't enough to kill me."
Although Lin Wan's words were venomous, she did not attack again. Hu Xiaotian had not exaggerated. In a fight, she held a slight advantage, but