Chapter 48

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Tian Kai's confidence was completely shattered, and he desperately called out to Liu Bei for help.

Seeing Tian Kai being beaten so miserably by Yuan Fang, Liu Bei was secretly alarmed: "How could this boy's martial arts have advanced so rapidly, to the point where even Tian Kai is no match for him!"

As he was surprised, on the other side, under Yuan Fang's heavy cudgel, Tian Kai was already in a panic, showing signs of defeat, and repeatedly calling for help.

Liu Bei's brows furrowed, hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth, brandished his twin swords, and spurred his horse forward.

In an instant, Liu Bei charged in, his twin swords cutting through the air, attacking Yuan Fang from both sides.

Yuan Fang, who was about to take Tian Kai's head, suddenly felt a killing intent from the side. A quick glance revealed a general wielding twin swords, attacking from the side.

No need to guess, this must be Liu Bei.

"Big-eared thief, dare to sneak attack!" Yuan Fang roared, forcing Tian Kai back with his skull-crushing cudgel, and swung it back like a wheel.

Clang!

The 92-pound iron cudgel collided heavily with the twin swords, causing Liu Bei's hands to go numb and his chest to feel a surge of blood.

"This boy's weapon weighs at least 90 pounds, even heavier than Guan Yu's Green Dragon Saber. I've never seen anyone use such a heavy iron cudgel as a weapon before. This boy is truly a freak..."

Liu Bei was startled again, took a deep breath to calm his blood, and wove his twin swords into a net, enveloping Yuan Fang in a torrent of sword strikes.

Seeing the reinforcements arrive, Tian Kai was secretly delighted, quickly rallied his spirits, and wielded his saber to counterattack.

The two of them joined forces to attack Yuan Fang.

Tian Kai's martial arts were only slightly inferior to Gong Sun Xun, while Liu Bei's martial arts had reached the initial stage of condensation, a full level higher than Yuan Fang's sinew-shrinking stage.

Their combined efforts immediately put great pressure on Yuan Fang, forcing him to defend himself, leaving him only able to parry.

After more than ten moves, the pressure on Yuan Fang increased, and his moves began to show more and more flaws, on the verge of defeat.

"Liu Bei can fight alongside Guan and Zhang against Lu Bu. I underestimated him. This battle is not favorable, I need to retreat quickly..."

With this thought, Yuan Fang planned to launch a few strong attacks and then retreat.

At this moment, Liu Bei suddenly increased his strength, his twin swords enveloping Yuan Fang like a heavy rain.

In the rapid sword light, Yuan Fang failed to dodge in time, and his upper right arm was struck by a heavy blow, blood spurting out immediately.

Yuan Fang grunted, his arm in pain, making it difficult to wield the skull-crushing cudgel. He quickly turned his horse and retreated, covering his wound and heading north.

Seeing Yuan Fang injured by the sword, Tian Kai's confidence soared, and he shouted, "Fang family scoundrel, where are you running? This governor will take your life—"

In his roar, Tian Kai was no longer the disheveled and panicked figure from before. Taking advantage of Yuan Fang's injury, he wielded his saber and pursued him relentlessly.

Liu Bei was also overjoyed, closely following Tian Kai, determined to kill this Yuan family boy who had repeatedly humiliated him, to turn the tide of the battle.

Tian Kai spurred his horse forward, and in a moment, he was only three steps away.

Yuan Fang glanced back, seeing Tian Kai arrogantly pursuing him. Not only was there no fear in his eyes, but a cold and sinister smile appeared on his lips.

"Hmph, this sword strike was just right, Tian Kai, you will pay with your blood for your arrogance..."

As his thoughts raced, the pain in his tightly held arm had already disappeared.

The super regenerative ability of his bio-enhanced body had completely repaired the deep sword wound in just a few breaths.

Yuan Fang continued to pretend to be seriously injured, deliberately slowing down his horse, allowing Tian Kai to catch up.

In a moment, Tian Kai was only one horse length behind.

"Scoundrel, I will take your life—"

The excited Tian Kai, his eyes bloodshot, shouted and thrust his long saber, intending to take advantage of Yuan Fang's inability to fight back and kill him in one move.

Life and death, a thin line.

"Dare to insult your grandfather, go to hell!"

Yuan Fang, who had his back to Tian Kai, suddenly roared in anger. The muscles in his "injured" right arm swelled, and the 92-pound skull-crushing cudgel, carrying the force of a tidal wave, swung back 180 degrees like a wheel.

Tian Kai, who had not yet drawn his saber, was greatly startled, never expecting that Yuan Fang, with such a severe sword wound on his arm, could still wield the heavy cudgel.

"Scoundrel, even if you endure the pain to strike, how much strength can you have with your injured arm!" Tian Kai steadied his nerves and quickly raised his saber to block.

The heavy cudgel struck like the wind, colliding instantly.

Clang~

A fierce clash, sparks flying.

With all his might, Tian Kai let out a惨叫, and both he and his saber were knocked off his horse, landing heavily on the ground.

The moment he hit the ground, Tian Kai felt his ribs break, the pain unbearable, and he spat out three mouthfuls of blood.

"How is this possible... the scoundrel was clearly injured... how could he have such strength..."

Tian Kai, spitting blood, his face full of pain and horror, could not understand what had happened, struggling to get up.

At this moment, Yuan Fang had already turned his horse around, dragging his blood-dripping skull-crushing cudgel, and charged toward Tian Kai with a fierce and deadly aura.

Yuan Fang intended to take his life while he was down.

Tian Kai, lying on the ground with severe injuries, had no way to dodge. Seeing Yuan Fang charging at him, he desperately called out to Liu Bei, "Xuande, save me, save me..."

Liu Bei, a few steps away, could have intercepted Yuan Fang in time if he had spurred his horse forward, but Yuan Fang's unexpected and incomprehensible strike had completely stunned him.

His thoughts were in chaos, his mind full of shock and confusion, unable to understand where Yuan Fang, with a sword wound on his arm, had gotten such strength.

Seeing Yuan Fang charging back, Liu Bei's face turned pale with fear. Ignoring Tian Kai's cries for help, he turned his horse and fled.

Seeing Liu Bei abandon him, Tian Kai was even more terrified and screamed, "Liu Xuande, don't leave me, save me—"

Liu Bei ignored his superior's cries for help, fleeing like a frightened lamb.

Seeing Liu Bei flee, Yuan Fang smiled.

As he had expected, Liu Bei was probably the most skilled at fleeing among the heroes of this era. He could even abandon his wife and children in a crisis, let alone a superior like Tian Kai.

Tian Kai, lying on the ground, was both shocked and angry to see Liu Bei abandon him. Turning his head, he saw Yuan Fang already wielding his cudgel, charging toward him.

"Those who insult me must die, Tian Kai, hand over your head!" Roaring, Yuan Fang raised his skull-crushing cudgel high.

"No, wait, wait..." At the brink of life and death, Tian Kai, terrified to the extreme, had the thought of surrendering.

Yuan Fang gave him no chance, and the skull-crushing cudgel came down mercilessly.

Bang!

A dull thud, and Tian Kai's head shattered like a melon, brains splattering everywhere.

Gong Sun Zan's capable general, the Inspector of Qingzhou, Tian Kai, was killed by Yuan Fang.

After killing Tian Kai, Yuan Fang drove his troops to pursue and slaughter the fleeing enemy.

On the other side, Liu Bei fled, urgently calling Zhang Fei and Taishi Ci to retreat. The two generals, seeing the situation was hopeless, could only swallow their anger and follow Liu Bei eastward.

Yuan Fang pursued them relentlessly, chasing for over twenty miles before calling off the pursuit.

The sun was setting, and the vast plain east of Gaotang was littered with bodies, blood flowing like a river.

Flocks of crows that had been circling in the sky landed, beginning to feast on their meal.

Yuan Fang stood on the bloody battlefield, his eagle-like eyes scanning the cruel scene, his gaze extending to the east where the enemy had fled, his face filled with excitement and confidence.

"Liu Bei has fled to the north, likely to seek refuge with Kong Rong in Beihai. I will take advantage of this to advance eastward. Once I capture Beihai, all of Qingzhou will be mine."

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