Old Ox appeared behind Huyan Zhuo and caught the Staff-Sword Li Ping'an sent flying over.
Then smoothly drove it into Huyan Zhuo's body.
Huyan Zhuo turned his head in disbelief, staring at the great black ox he had never paid any attention to.
"I... you..."
The corners of Old Ox's mouth lifted slightly, and he tossed the Staff-Sword to Li Ping'an.
This was their blood-pumping combination move!
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Li Ping'an held the blade, looking thoroughly bedraggled.
Ice chips clung to his hair, and he was soaked all over.
Though the bleeding had stopped, the bloodstains remained.
His once-spotless blue robes now looked like a beggar's rags.
"...Wait..."
Huyan Zhuo simply could not accept losing like this.
Li Ping'an swung his blade and cleanly severed his opponent's head.
Li Ping'an had never forgotten the rule that villains died from talking too much.
Huyan Zhuo probably died without ever figuring out just how he had lost to Li Ping'an.
After Huyan Zhuo died, the bearded man he had controlled with a secret art returned to normal as well.
In case his opponent had reinforcements, Li Ping'an quickly began stripping Huyan Zhuo's corpse.
But Huyan Zhuo carried so many things that he had no idea which were valuable and which were useless.
So, after a moment's hesitation, Li Ping'an simply shouldered Huyan Zhuo's corpse and ran.
He figured he would get to work once they reached somewhere safe.
"Brother Li, are you all right?"
Seeing Li Ping'an's bedraggled state, Zhao Mu could not help asking.
"It's nothing."
He was not putting on a brave face. Though Li Ping'an looked a complete mess,
none of his injuries were actually fatal.
With the restorative abilities of the Turtle Breath Technique and the mud pellet, his bleeding had soon stopped.
He was still a little