“Hm?” Xiao Xiao turned her head, only to discover a flower-armed man standing behind her with a trace of a smile.

“Everyone hold on, listen to me first.” Qiao Jiajin waved toward the distance. “Hey, you there, kick those stones down first so no one trips.”

“Get lost.” Xiao Xiao ignored Qiao Jiajin and reached out to shove him hard.

But unexpectedly, the moment she extended her hand, it was suddenly gripped at the forearm by her opponent. Then she felt herself being pulled forward a step, and a palm came whistling through with fierce wind, stopping in front of her chin.

This palm was still several centimeters away from her chin, but the enormous wind from the palm had already swept across her face.

If the opponent hadn’t stopped, Xiao Xiao should have already been knocked down.

The whistling wind blew across the rooftop. The atmosphere was somewhat quiet.

Qiao Jiajin smiled slightly and slowly withdrew his hand, saying with a troubled expression, “How troublesome… the first opponent is a girl. I made a vow to Guan Erye that I would never strike the elderly, weak, women, or children.”

Xiao Xiao’s expression darkened as she pulled her hand back.

What the hell was that palm strike just now?

If such an enormous palm wind had struck her chin, wouldn’t she have died instantly?

Was it a coincidence?

This man who looked like a scoundrel had casually swung a palm but hadn’t followed through. Was he just bluffing?

Countless thoughts passed through Xiao Xiao’s mind, making her expression complicated.

She slowly lowered her stance and stretched her legs.

Regardless of whether the man before her was bluffing, the next strike had to make him fall from the bridge. Otherwise, the encirclement couldn’t form, and her two teammates would be in danger too.

Qiao Jiajin spoke up, “Big Girl, if you don’t want to get hurt, step back a bit. In a moment, let our team’s Kung Fu Girl practice with you. I’ll go deal with those two losers first.”

“You won’t get the chance.” Xiao Xiao finished stretching her legs, then stood up and flexed her knuckles. “If you can’t even knock me down, don’t think about crossing the bridge.”

“Mm… why are you so stubborn?”

Xiao Xiao didn’t answer again. Instead, she rushed forward, trying to grapple Qiao Jiajin.

She knew her body weight exceeded Qiao Jiajin’s. If she could execute a body slam, the opponent definitely wouldn’t be able to resist.

In just the blink of an eye, Xiao Xiao had lowered her center of gravity and arrived in front of Qiao Jiajin. Her hands reached like pincers from both sides toward his waist.

Qiao Jiajin’s expression turned cold. Both legs simultaneously stepped backward, preventing the opponent from grabbing his waist for the moment. Then his upper body pressed down hard, and his right hand smoothly locked around Xiao Xiao’s neck.

At this moment, Qiao Jiajin was pressing down on his opponent at a forty-five-degree angle. Both sides stood at diagonal angles simultaneously, their strength mutually locked.

Xiao Xiao hadn’t expected the opponent to be so proficient in combat. She immediately changed tactics, no longer trying to grab his waist but instead striking her hand toward his armpit.

Qiao Jiajin changed his palm to a fist, using a straight punch to strike her forearm and intercept this attack. Then his center of gravity continued moving backward. After retreating two large steps, he pulled Xiao Xiao down to the ground.

Xiao Xiao fell forward face-first, feeling herself hit painfully. But what was even more troublesome was that Qiao Jiajin kept pressing on the area above her neck, making breathing somewhat difficult.

She continuously threw swing punches, striking at Qiao Jiajin from the right side.

But the man before her had far too much combat experience. Every single time, just before her fist was about to land, he intercepted the attack.

After over ten swings, Xiao Xiao only felt her stamina rapidly draining, and even her vision was becoming somewhat dark.

“Big Girl, do you submit?” Qiao Jiajin asked.

Xiao Xiao gritted her teeth. “I don’t.”

“Why won’t you listen?” Qiao Jiajin looked at her strong back and said, “Your muscles are so impressive, why not use them to do some chivalrous deeds?”

“Chivalrous deeds… are you sick?” Xiao Xiao pushed hard against Qiao Jiajin but still couldn’t free herself.

Qiao Jiajin was about to say something when he suddenly felt something lock around his neck, and his vision went dark.

He coughed once and immediately released his grip, then swung his arms around. He thought someone had attacked him from behind, but after swinging his arms several times, he found there was no enemy behind him at all.

What was that sensation of having his neck locked just now?

Seeing her Scapegoat ability successfully activate, Xiao Xiao’s mouth curled up. She immediately stood up and executed a Front Kick, viciously kicking toward Qiao Jiajin’s abdomen.

She had thought this strike should undoubtedly knock the opponent down, but unexpectedly, although Qiao Jiajin had his eyes closed, he caught her foot even as he took the hit.

Based on the foot he held, Qiao Jiajin determined Xiao Xiao’s position. He immediately extended his leg and executed a Low Side Kick, kicking at the knee of Xiao Xiao’s other shin. Then he lifted the foot in his hand upward and pushed forward.

With both legs unable to stabilize, the massive-bodied Xiao Xiao lost her center of gravity for a moment and tumbled to the ground.

Qiao Jiajin’s eyes only then slowly saw the nearby environment clearly.

He knew he had just entered a state of oxygen deprivation, but that state was fleeting and he could already adapt to it.

“Is this your special ability?” Qiao Jiajin moved his neck. “Pretty impressive.”

“I’ve also discovered I underestimated you…” Xiao Xiao slowly stood up. “Next, I’m prepared to properly exchange a few moves with you.”

After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin took off his shirt with an expressionless face, revealing his dragon and phoenix tattoos.

“As the saying goes, all things come in threes.” Qiao Jiajin tossed his shirt aside. “You’ve issued multiple challenges to a duel. I shouldn’t continue treating you as a girl anymore.”

“Very good.” Xiao Xiao stood up and rubbed her knee that had been kicked painfully. “What I’ve hated most since childhood is being treated as a weak woman. Your current state satisfies me greatly.”

“Satisfied now, you’ll regret it later.” Qiao Jiajin separated his feet front and back, bounced a few times, then varied his footwork, seemingly testing the range of movement the steel beam beneath his feet could accept.

“Win or lose, I won’t regret it.” Xiao Xiao replied. “To be able to fight with someone this formidable, I’m fortunate beyond measure.”

After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin nodded. “Then let’s match fists.”

…

Old Sun and the tall man had already been in a standoff here for a while. Zhang Shan blocked their line of sight, and they had no idea what was happening on the other end of the bridge.

“What’s going on with Xiao Xiao?” Old Sun wanted to lean over to look, but Zhang Shan shifted one step to the side again.

“Hey, your opponents are us.” Zhang Shan said. “If you don’t want to die, clear the way early.”

“Clearing the way is impossible.” Old Sun shook his head and turned to say to the tall man, “Luo Shiyi, let’s do this.”

The young man called Luo Shiyi nodded, then closed his eyes as a bell sound rang out.

“What price level of service do you want?” Luo Shiyi asked.

“Aren’t you asking an obvious damn question?!” Old Sun cursed. “All of it! Full firepower service!”