Three people, two chasing one fleeing, quickly left the area.
Mu Jinyu followed behind San Liu, feeling a pang of regret.
If San Liu hadn't decided to change the venue and instead had the duel right in the Su Family Courtyard, Wu Shisan and the Seven Dragon Guards, as well as the Twenty-Eight Constellations, would have arrived swiftly.
By that time, why would he still engage in a one-on-one duel with San Liu?!
He could simply have him face off against everyone from Dragon King Hall alone!
Unfortunately, San Liu probably sensed his intentions and didn't dare stay too long to avoid a beating, so he quickly decided to change the location.
Meanwhile, Mu Jinyu also guessed some of his thoughts.
San Liu's movement technique was much stronger than they had imagined; the fact that he and Xiang Mantang could keep up was likely because he was holding back.
Since that was the case, once they reached the location San Liu chose for the decisive battle, San Liu probably hadn't exhausted much inner strength, whereas they had depleted a lot in their efforts to catch up with him.
This way, San Liu's chances of winning had just increased significantly.
Mu Jinyu thought to himself, who said San Liu was a dumb brute? To be a top-tier assassin, none would be a fool; this guy's cunning was truly not inferior to Nameless!
Half an hour later.
Mu Jinyu felt somewhat tired.
The San Liu ahead finally created a trail of afterimages and steadied himself inside an abandoned factory.
Then, San Liu stopped, looked at Mu Jinyu and Xiang Mantang with a smile, and said, "Alright, no one will disturb us here, and there are no flowers or grass to get trampled. Let's have our duel here."
Although Mu Jinyu and Xiang Mantang concealed it well, San Liu still saw that they were quite exhausted.
After all, their qinggong could never be more professional than his.
And now that they were here, San Liu also knew they must have tracking devices on them. People from Dragon King Hall would probably arrive soon, but San Liu didn't care at all.
Since he had randomly chosen his escape routes, sometimes heading east, sometimes west, the members of Dragon King Hall could never guess his destination from roadside surveillance.
And later, as he rampaged through the wilds, he also scrambled randomly, so they couldn't plan his destination or set up an ambush ahead of time.
Therefore, it would take at least five minutes for the people from Dragon King Hall to arrive.
Five minutes was enough for him to deal with Mu Jinyu.
If he couldn't defeat Mu Jinyu in five minutes even after going all out in Unparalleled mode, there was no need for the people from Dragon King Hall to gang up on him; he would have to run away himself.
"Let's... take a break first," San Liu suggested.
Seeing San Liu eager to start, Mu Jinyu couldn't hide it and took a few deep breaths, bending over and showing a face full of fatigue.
"You like a fair duel, don't you? I'm tired from running; let me rest before we start," Mu Jinyu gasped to San Liu.
Tossing the kitchen knife in his hand and scoffing, San Liu said, "You're quite the cunning one, huh? Stop playing tricks, and face your doom!"
As soon as the words fell, San Liu, like an arrow shot from a string, suddenly rushed toward Mu Jinyu, his clothes fluttering wildly in the wind, producing a fierce whooshing sound.
Xiang Mantang stood aside, his eyes flickering briefly, really wanting to intervene, but remembering San Liu's threat, he ultimately forced down the impulse to act.
"Ha!"
When San Liu had closed in to within three meters of Mu Jinyu, he suddenly shouted loudly and dramatically released the grip of the knife, throwing it at Mu Jinyu.
"Whoosh!"
The flying knife, with its glaring blade, shot towards Mu Jinyu's chest with terrifying force.
Mu Jinyu no longer pretended to be tired, swiftly dodging San Liu's knife.
"Boom!!"
As Mu Jinyu dodged, a wall behind him was immediately struck by a cleaver, collapsing instantly as rocks flew chaotically and dust filled the air.
At that moment, San Liu had already charged close to Mu Jinyu. His hand formed a Fist Seal, shimmering with a moist gloss, emanating an indescribably terrifying energy, and he smashed it towards Mu Jinyu's head!
"Bang!"
Mu Jinyu also clenched his fist and fiercely raised his Inner Strength, channeling it into his right fist. Without any fancy moves, it was a sheer clash of force as his fist collided with San Liu's!
"Boom!"
Their fists met, like thunder exploding, causing an unparalleled blast of wind that made Mu Jinyu and San Liu's clothes and hair whip wildly.
"Rock, scissors…"
At that time, San Liu's lips curved slightly, revealing a quirky smile as he spoke softly, making his move.
He abruptly pulled back his fist, turning it swiftly into a two-fingered poke, and then he thrust towards Mu Jinyu's eye sockets!
Mu Jinyu simultaneously shouted, "Capturing Tiger Triple Styles: Twin Dragons Go to Sea!"
As his words fell, he spread his arms, and with both fingers joined like swords, he poked towards San Liu's eye sockets, one to the left and one to the right!
The two men unexpectedly used the same disgraceful move, aiming for the eyes!
San Liu hadn't expected that Mu Jinyu, as the Tiance True Dragon of Dragon King Hall, would resort to such a despicable technique. While he only used a "scissors" gesture to poke at Mu Jinyu's eyes, Mu Jinyu used both hands, which was hugely unfair.
But it was too late to complain now. Mu Jinyu turned one of his pointing hands into a claw, instantly grabbing San Liu's "scissors hand," while his other hand, without changing technique, rushed towards his eye with unstoppable force.
San Liu couldn't focus on the intense pain in his captured hand and hurriedly shook his head. In the end, Mu Jinyu's fingers did not hit his eyes or temples but poked his forehead instead.
"Hiss!"
San Liu sucked in a breath of cold air, feeling like his head was about to explode.
Though he wasn't struck fatally and didn't turn into a blind man or die on the spot, being hit on the forehead was nonetheless extremely painful; he felt as if his forehead was about to burst open.
"Hiss… Cloth!"
San Liu, enduring the severe pain, took a swipe with his palm, aiming a slap at Mu Jinyu's face.
Mu Jinyu also shouted, "Capturing Tiger Triple Styles: Twin Dragons Play with Pearls!"
As he spoke, Mu Jinyu released the hand gripping San Liu's and instead used both hands, changing to claws, going directly for San Liu's chest!
"Hiss!"
San Liu took a sharp intake of cold air, feeling that Mu Jinyu, this guy, whatever Dragon King he claimed to be, was even more despicable than him.
And the slap that he managed to throw out, as Mu Jinyu squeezed, lost most of its force immediately, and although it finally struck Mu Jinyu's face, it only left a red mark and did not shatter his skull!
Thus, San Liu's "Rock, Paper, Scissors" combo, after a direct clash of "Rock" with Mu Jinyu, failed in both "Scissors" and "Paper" to either blind Mu Jinyu or shatter his skull.
It was a complete and utter failure.
As for Mu Jinyu's "Capturing Tiger Triple Styles," it was proving remarkably effective.
San Liu cursed Mu Jinyu's underhandedness in his heart for not playing by the rules. Then, enduring the sharp pain in his head and chest, he turned around to flee!
If he didn't escape now, he feared he might really be left behind by Xiang Mantang and Mu Jinyu working together.
Just as he turned,
Mu Jinyu shouted, "Capturing Tiger Triple Styles: Fierce Dragon Crosses the River!"
As the words fell,
San Liu felt a rush of qi sweeping from behind.
And then, he felt a sharp pain in his groin!
His vision went dark, and he passed out completely.