Outside the city, at night.
A chill wind stirred, and the shadows of the trees loomed ominously.
Although everything around him was silent, with only the faint sound of the chill wind brushing past his ears, Chu Ge still felt as if background music were playing-the sort of opening theme from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.
The surrounding tree shadows abruptly spread open. Chu Ge could even imagine the "whooo" sound effect.
There was nowhere to dodge. The next moment, the tree shadows enveloped Chu Ge and captured him.
Moon Shadow glanced hesitantly at Qiu Wuji, as if to ask whether they really ought to keep fighting when he was this weak.
Qiu Wuji stood with her arms folded and smiled faintly without speaking.
Moon Shadow figured she could end things by dragging this black ball over and tossing it in front of Sister Qiu. She beckoned, and the shadows carried Chu Ge over to her.
Just as she was about to toss the black ball to Qiu Wuji, her expression suddenly changed.
The black ball abruptly swelled, rays of golden light bursting out from within. With a bang, the tree shadows enveloping Chu Ge shattered completely, and a gleaming golden fist slammed toward Moon Shadow's chest.
Moon Shadow tensed inwardly.
She really had not been able to see anything special about Chu Ge's abilities before. Although she had heard he was impervious to blades and spears, she had assumed his skin was merely a little tougher and had paid it no mind. She had never expected such a powerful punch, seemingly no weaker than that of the fighter who had nearly beaten her to death in the ring.
With Moon Shadow's wealth of fighting experience, a slight twist of her waist was enough to evade the punch.
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