Shen Xiaoyan did not answer, but quickly attacked Baili Hao.
The two fought back and forth for a long time, but no winner emerged.
Shen Xiaoyan felt a little irritable. At this rate, she didn't know how long it would take to finish. Her goal was not to have a martial arts competition with Baili Hao.
Just as Shen Xiaoyan was thinking this, a cold glint flashed from Baili Hao's sleeve, caught in her peripheral vision.
Shen Xiaoyan's heart tensed, and she quickly retreated a few steps.
But Baili Hao pressed hard, and the object in his sleeve was already in his hand.
Shen Xiaoyan then saw clearly that it was a short sword.
The short sword gleamed coldly, its tip aimed directly at Shen Xiaoyan's forehead.
"Let's see how you dodge this time," Baili Hao's voice became sharp, probably due to excitement, thinking he was about to succeed.
Shen Xiaoyan let out a mocking laugh, a hint of sarcasm rising in her eyes. At the same time, she activated her super abilities, and with the cover of her sleeve, a long green vine instantly appeared in her hand.
Shen Xiaoyan was conveniently wearing a green dress that day, so the moment Baili Hao saw the vine, he instinctively thought it had been in Shen Xiaoyan's sleeve all along.
Then, in the next second, he burst into arrogant laughter.
Shen Xiaoyan was at her wit's end, using a random vine to block his short sword.
The short sword was incredibly sharp. As Baili Hao flicked his wrist, spinning a few sword flowers, the vine was cut inch by inch and fell to the ground.
However, slowly, Baili Hao began to notice something was wrong. No matter how many times he cut it, the vine in Shen Xiaoyan's hand remained just as long, without any change.
"What's going on?" Baili Hao cut off another section and, seeing the vine still the same, asked in surprise.
"Stop making a fuss over nothing," Shen Xiaoyan said coolly. "Are you done playing? It's my turn next."
After speaking, Shen Xiaoyan stopped dodging and retreating. Instead, she used the vine as a sword and lunged at Baili Hao.
Although Baili Hao was astonished by the situation, he didn't take a mere vine seriously.
Facing the vine thrust at him by Shen Xiaoyan, Baili Hao didn't dodge at all. He continued to lunge at Shen Xiaoyan with his short sword.
However, in terms of reach, the short sword was at a definite disadvantage compared to the vine, which was over a meter long.
When Baili Hao's short sword was still an arm's length away from Shen Xiaoyan, the vine had already pierced his body.
"Ugh..."
Baili Hao felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He looked down and saw that the vine had already pierced his stomach, and blood was flowing out.
The vine, which had seemed so fragile moments ago, now felt like a sharp long sword, effortlessly piercing his body and leaving him unable to resist.
"What is this?" Baili Hao asked, his eyes wide, looking at Shen Xiaoyan.
Shen Xiaoyan didn't answer. She tightened her arm, pulling the vine back.
As the vine left his body, blood spurted out instantly. Baili Hao could no longer hold on and collapsed limply to the ground.
"Hao..."
Zande, the Grand Princess, ran over from afar, her mournful cry almost piercing the eardrums of everyone present.
"Father..."
Baili Ziyun followed close behind Zande, the Grand Princess, and also rushed over.
Seeing the grief on her face, Shen Xiaoyan, who had seemed utterly devastated and heartbroken just moments ago, immediately understood.
Earlier, their family of three had been acting, all to get her to agree to a match with Baili Hao?
If she hadn't had defensive capabilities, the one who would have ended up on the ground would have been her.
Shen Xiaoyan cast a contemptuous glance at Baili Hao. He was a grown man, yet he resorted to such despicable tricks against a young girl. Truly shameless.
But then again, the three of them were a family, so shamelessness was normal.
If Baili Hao had truly shown righteousness and upheld justice, Shen Xiaoyan would have thought she had transmigrated into a story about saints and saviors.
"Hao, how are you? How are you?"
Zande, the Grand Princess, held Baili Hao in her arms, pressing her hand against the wound on his abdomen, tears streaming down her face.
"Don't worry, he won't die."
Shen Xiaoyan held the vine in one hand and a short knife in the other, sharpening the vine with each cut.
If one looked closely, they would notice that the short knife in Shen Xiaoyan's hand was the very one Baili Hao had dropped on the ground earlier.
"You poisonous woman," Baili Ziyun said hatefully.
"The most poisonous heart is a woman's, but even if I were poisonous, I wouldn't be as poisonous as you. You dug up graves, didn't you?" Shen Xiaoyan raised her eyebrows.
"You... what are you all standing there for? Come on, attack!" Baili Ziyun yelled at the crowd.
"Enough, shut up," Zande, the Grand Princess, rebuked sternly.
And of the over 800 people present, none moved.
It was no joke. Jiang Hong and Baili Hao had been beaten to the point of being unable to get up. They didn't want to die, so why would they rush forward to get beaten?
"Quick, go find a doctor and bring me the spare medical kit," Zande, the Grand Princess, ordered Jiang Yi.
Before Jiang Yi could move, Jiang Hong scrambled over, holding the medical kit.
"Master, the medicine, the medical kit is here," Jiang Hong knelt beside Zande, the Grand Princess, and opened the kit, taking out a porcelain bottle and handing it over.
Zande, the Grand Princess, said nothing. She took the bottle, uncorked it, and poured the powder inside onto Baili Hao's wound.
"Hao, Hao, it's alright, it's alright. It'll be fine in a moment."
Zande, the Grand Princess, nervously comforted Baili Hao while tending to his wound.
Zheng Wei and the other two also walked over, standing beside Shen Xiaoyan.
The four of them said nothing, just coolly watched Zande, the Grand Princess, treat Baili Hao's wound.
Only when the wound stopped bleeding did Shen Xiaoyan speak, "Baili Hao, you lost."
"What was that weapon you used just now?" Baili Hao, leaning in Zande's arms, trembled slightly, but he still gritted his teeth and looked at Shen Xiaoyan, asking about his confusion.
"It's nothing. You all saw it, just a branch."
The piece of vine in Shen Xiaoyan's hand had been completely used up. She threw the short knife to the ground and clapped her hands.
"I don't believe it..." Baili Hao's eyes widened, and he used all his strength to support himself.
"Believe it or not."
Shen Xiaoyan shrugged indifferently. Whether he believed it or not was none of her business.
"You lost, Baili Hao. You're not going to renege on your word, are you?" Shen Xiaoyan raised her eyebrows and looked at Baili Hao.
"So what if we go back? You're just a village woman with no power or influence. What more can you do to us?" Baili Ziyun said hatefully, her words seeming to be squeezed from her throat.
Shen Xiaoyan looked at her bloodshot eyes. It seemed her feelings for Baili Hao were quite deep.