Chapter 139 - Escort Office

Chapter 139 - Escort Office

Puppy was upset when he heard Chun Xiaoman’s remark. “So what if I only know one move? Haven’t you heard of a thing called specialization? I could still kill someone with just a single downward slash!”

Xiaoman scoffed. Then, she stepped forward with her right foot and unsheathed her sword, thrusting it toward Puppy in one fluid motion.

Puppy wasn’t able to react in time as the sword stopped just inches away from his nose.

Jiang~

Then, Chun Xiaoman sheathed her sword and left.

Puppy was left embarrassed. He glanced at Yang Xiaohai who had been watching them. “That doesn’t count. She launched a sneak attack. If it was a real fight, then she might’ve lost to me.”

Yang Xiaohai stared at Xiaoman who had just left the inn as he nodded and glossed over Puppy’s words. “Yeah, yeah. Senior Cao Cao is correct.”

After Yang Xiaohai saw Puppy walking away with a happy smile, he decided to follow after Chun Xiaoman. When he finally caught up to her, she was already in front of a gate. The gate had a flag with the character for “escort” on it, while behind the gates was a large courtyard.

He quickly followed her into the place.

Chun Xiaoman glanced at Yang Xiaohai. “Don’t run out of the inn by yourself if you don’t have any urgent issues. The world is very chaotic right now and there are many people who might want to abduct you for money.”

“Alright! I will remember that. Senior, can I follow you this time? I just want to watch. I swear I will be good.”

Seeing his sincerity, Chun Xiaoman chose to remain silent.

The escort office was quite big yet crowded. There were many ox carts and carriages within the large courtyard.

“There are so many people inside,” exclaimed Yang Xiaohai as he walked over a pile of horse excrement.

“This is normal. The more chaotic the world is, the more money the escort services make. If the land was unified and in peace, then we would no longer need escorts,” remarked Xiaoman.

“Hello!” said another.

“Have you eaten?” asked another.

Wang Chengxing stared at them for a moment before pointing to a silent youth. “Tian Ci, come here and spar with this young lady. Remember, this is a spar. Don’t go overboard.”

After instructing him, Wang Chengxing told another person to guard the entrance, making sure that no one got in.

This was a win-win situation for him. If they lost, then no one would know and it wouldn’t affect their reputation. Additionally, if someone were to spread the rumor, they could also justify it by saying that it was a spar against a youth, especially one who was not yet an official escort. It was normal for him to lose. And this wasn’t a lie either. Tian Ci was someone who was quite talented and had received extensive training, to the point that he was even stronger than some of the escorts; however, in terms of seniority he was still a junior. He had not yet graduated to become an official escort.

Meanwhile, Chun Xiaoman was not someone picky either. She stared at the youth who was sizing her up. She needed a sparring partner to determine her training progress.

She was just about to unsheath her sword when she realized it might not be suitable in this situation. This was nothing but a spar. It would be bad if either of them got hurt.

Luckily there were plenty of training weapons in the courtyard. She went ahead and picked up a polished bamboo sword.

On the other hand, Tian Ci did not pick a blade. Instead, he picked up a wooden shield. It had quite a bizarre design, with an elongated top and tapered bottom. There were even two sharp wooden spikes at the front that were akin to a boar’s tusks.

After they had picked their weapons, Tian Ci stood in front of Xiaoman in an odd stance as he held the shield.

Meanwhile, Xiaoman frowned and raised her sword. She wanted to try probing her opponent’s strength by lunging forward with a stab.

Tok!

The bamboo sword hit the shield directly, producing a muffled sound.

Immediately after, Tian Ci lowered his shield and charged forward, ramming Xiaoman’s sword out of position. The moment he saw an opening, he lunged forward and charged, the spikes of the wooden shield approaching Xiaoman’s neck.

Xiaoman had never encountered such a situation before. She hurriedly tried to block with her sword.

However, her sword was only halfway there by the time the wooden spikes had touched her neck.

At that moment, Tian Ci stopped and placed the wooden shield down. Then, he cupped his fists as he said, “Thank you for letting me win.”