The blind girl is called a saint with a sword!

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The open tide is surging, while the undercurrents are turbulent.

Everyone is waiting.

The fifth day of the fifth lunar month has finally arrived.

……

"Don't feel any psychological burden, just believe in yourself."

Lan Xiaogu looked at the fair arm so close to her and nodded vigorously.

"I understand. After fixing the flaws in my moves, I will never lose to Gongsun Hongdie!"

An Qingwan smiled and flicked Lan Xiaogu's forehead.

"It's not that we won't lose, it's that we're sure to win!"

Are we guaranteed to win?

Lan Xiaogu looked at An Qingwan, then at Jin Xueyi, then at Sikong Tingxue.

When you close your eyes.

She thought of the hard training she had done these past few days.

She recalled her experiences over the past month.

She recalled the years of hard work and travel she had endured over the past decade.

She recalled the feud between the two generations.

When she opened her eyes again, she had washed away the gloom in her heart after learning the truth.

She's already stumbled through more than a decade of hatred, so why should she be trapped by this extra bit of truth?

"I will definitely win!"

Lan Xiaogu said.

It wasn't for any grudges or affections, not for the face of being the world's number one assassin, and not for the older sister having to surpass the younger sister.

Simply because many people support her.

Simply because she always wanted to win.

"If I didn't want to win, why would I even enter the martial arts world?"

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, at Shenshi (3-5 PM), as the summer rain, sharp as a blade of grass, swept across the river, Lan Xiaogu arrived at the river island outside Yufu City on a bamboo raft.

That's where the duel will take place.

The area was already crowded with people.

"coming!"

The crowd made way for Lan Xiaogu and An Qingwan, who was holding an oil-paper umbrella.

But Lan Xiaogu has arrived, so where is Gongsun Hongdie?

Gongsun Hongdie was still sitting cross-legged in meditation.

She loves listening to the rain.

The sound of rain calms her down.

But today's rain is different.

Such fierce rain was the only thing she had ever seen.

Uncle Yang said, "Miss, it's almost time."

Gongsun Hongdie opened her eyes and looked at the sword on her lap: "Yes, it's almost time."

Her sword was still cold, but she had to leave.

"Prepare the carriages and horses."

A horse and a carriage sped past on the long bluestone street.

This is no ordinary carriage; it bears the emblem of Moyu Valley.

Everyone knew that person had arrived.

Like a light boat entering the water, the carriage broke through a thousand layers of waves and left the city with a roar like a tsunami.

"She is coming."

Lan Xiaogu tilted her head back.

Gongsun Hongdie has arrived.

A small boat is moored outside the island in the middle of the river. She is like a purple dragonfly skimming the water, drifting in on the ripples and sloping cliffs.

The sheer skill in lightness of his body amazed everyone present.

Dusk was falling, and it was almost 7 p.m.

By the light embedded in the rock wall, everyone could see Lan Xiaogu and Gongsun Hongdie clearly.

Lan Xiaogu is thin and frail.

Her body was thin, her hands and feet were thin, and even her face looked exceptionally delicate.

Gongsun Hongdie, on the other hand, was completely different.

Even her magnificent purple robe couldn't conceal her tall stature; she stood there, a full half-head taller than Lan Xiaogu.

When their eyes met, the wind seemed to stop, and the rain seemed to stop too.

They had nothing else in their eyes but each other.

"I am coming."

Gongsun Hongdie stared at Lan Xiaogu expressionlessly.

Lan Xiaogu said, "You are different from what I imagined."

Gongsun Hongdie said, "How is it different?"

Lan Xiaogu asked, "How can you be so big?"

Gongsun Hongdie: "..."

Lan Xiaogu said, "You are clearly a year younger than me, but you look like an older sister who is several years older than me."

Gongsun Hongdie said coldly, "A pointless question."

Lan Xiaogu laughed: "This question is not boring at all."

Gongsun Hongdie remained silent.

Lan Xiaogu continued, "Because it at least made you relax a little. Your sword was too tight; it shouldn't have been so tight."

Gongsun Hongdie said, "That's enough to deal with you. Make your move."

Lan Xiaogu shook her head and said, "It's not the right time yet."

Gongsun Hongdie said, "Why be so bound by time?"

Lan Xiaogu said, "It's not time, it's you. You still haven't completely calmed down."

Gongsun Hongdie coldly replied, "How do you know I haven't calmed down?"

Lan Xiaogu did not answer the question directly.

"I want to win fair and square, so I will wait for you. I have already waited for a long time, and I don't mind waiting a little longer."

Gongsun Hongdie remained silent.

Lan Xiaogu said, "If you don't want to lose, then you should think even more clearly about why you came here in the first place."

The two stood there quietly.

When the appointed hour of Xu (7-9 PM) arrived, he was still standing.

Despite the surrounding chatter, he remained standing.

"They haven't started yet?"

In a private room in the Duke's mansion, Ran Ping listened to a report from his trusted subordinate.

Where is An Qingwan?

“An Qingwan was standing to the side with an umbrella, and she had been standing there for quite a while.”

Ran Ping smiled and said, "That's good."

But he still couldn't completely put his mind at ease.

If An Qingwan didn't cause any trouble, could someone else take the opportunity to cause trouble?

Indeed, there are.

Not long after, Ran Ping received the report.

"A group of bandits broke into the treasury intending to set it on fire, but they have been captured alive."

"A Sword Chaser secretly sneaked into your bedroom, brother, intending to assassinate you. He is now surrounded."

"Deng Yue sent a message saying that Chen Shida was colluding with the fake Liang and was even trying to conspire with him. Now, Chen Shida and the spies sent by the fake Liang have been captured by him."

Ran Ping smiled and shook his head.

"How could they think I would let my guard down because of a duel?"

He gently stroked the gold and silver treasures beneath him.

"Go and bring all those people over here."

The trusted confidant left in a hurry and within a quarter of an hour, he had captured all the troublemakers.

In a brightly lit, secret room.

Those who caused the disturbance were all bound hand and foot with chains, and their eyes were also covered with black cloth.

Ran Ping looked at Chen Shida expressionlessly.

Have I ever mistreated you?

Chen Shida said with a stern face, "No."

Ran Ping said, "If that's the case, why do you want to kill me?"

Chen Shida said, "I only have myself to blame for misjudging you; I never imagined you were such a man-eating demon."

Ran Ping said, "You don't eat people?"

Chen Shida said, "I won't eat."

Ran Ping sneered, "Then I'll make you eat it. If you don't, I'll chop your son and daughter-in-law into pieces right in front of you and turn them into meat to be distributed to everyone in the city!"

Chen Shida's face turned deathly pale: "You really are no longer human."

Ran Ping looked down at Chen Shida: "Have you ever regretted disobeying me?"

Chen Shida said, "I just regret that I shouldn't have opened the city gates for you back then."

Ran Ping snorted coldly: "It seems you're still not afraid. Then I'll let your son eat your daughter-in-law right in front of you."

"Of course he has nothing to be afraid of."

A voice suddenly rang out from the secret room. It was Liang's spy who had been captured along with Chen Shida.

Ran Ping frowned: "Why?"

"Because you're about to die."

The spy twisted his body, shattering the chains binding his hands and feet.

His voice became her voice.

Ran Ping shouted, "Who are you?"

He already knew the answer when he asked the question.