Chapter 88

Mengxi, I see the hope of building a group. By the way, how do we build a group? I estimate there will be ten thousand collections by this afternoon...

Ganning, enveloped in a layer of qi, leaned against the wall of a shop, fantasizing about the benefits his boatload of sponsors would bring to Liu Bei, unaware that Xu Chu was already prepared inside the house behind him.

"Lord, please step back a bit!" Xu Chu, seeing Ganning's movements through the window crack, revealed a look of seriousness.

"Zhongkang, is the enemy very strong?" Liu Bei was taken aback; he had never seen Xu Chu so solemn since he joined him.

"He is already a top expert in terms of inner qi! However, Lord, just step back a bit, and watch me take him down!" Saying this, Xu Chu slung his large saber onto his back.

"Die, villain!" Seeing Liu Bei step back, Xu Chu quietly approached the window next to the wall Ganning was leaning against. He then gathered his qi in his dantian, let out a loud roar, and pounced like a tiger, pressing Ganning's shoulders with both hands and flying out with him before he could react.

As a guard, Xu Chu was very cautious, especially when his lord was nearby. Xu Chu did not use his large saber, as attacks relying on external objects were always a step slower. Plus, his speed was already slow, and he feared that any delay would allow the villain to react and accidentally harm Liu Bei. So he used the simplest attack, pouncing and taking Ganning away directly!

"Bang!" Xu Chu grabbed Ganning's shoulders and dragged him over ten meters, then turned his back, preparing to embed Ganning into the ground. However, Ganning, who had been stunned, finally reacted at this moment. A green light enveloped his body, and as Xu Chu released his grip, Ganning stomped his foot and transformed into a green light, escaping the attack.

He then flipped and stopped his descent, landing steadily on the ground. Before Ganning could ask, Xu Chu, wielding his large saber, charged over like a bear, slashing down as if to cut Ganning in two.

Cursing his bad luck, Ganning knew this was not the time for explanations. He drew his saber, and his inner qi, like ripples, covered the blade, slashing directly at Xu Chu.

"Clang!" A loud noise rang out, and Ganning was pushed back. Xu Chu, however, charged forward indifferently, confirming that his opponent was weak, with a huge disparity in strength!

Sliding back from the first strike, Ganning was not particularly afraid. Although he was shocked by the opponent's strength, his chest was filled with boiling blood. How long had it been since he encountered such an opponent? Apart from a white-haired man who had shown him his true depth in five moves, no one else on the Yangtze River could match him, except for Zhou Tai. As for the others, Ganning never took them seriously.

Now he had another opponent, this brute. Ganning's evaluation of Xu Chu's astonishing strength was just that.

As the clashes continued, Xu Chu also discovered a problem. The opponent was not as weak as he thought; on the contrary, he was very strong. Each slash made Xu Chu feel layers of force like ripples continuously weakening his attacks, which was why Ganning, despite his average strength and speed, had not been at a disadvantage for so long.

Realizing this, Xu Chu did not change his attack method. He only had strength, and as long as it was powerful enough, he could defeat the opponent no matter how many layers of weakening there were. His lord was still watching!

The muscles on Xu Chu's arms trembled and swelled with each strike, making Ganning's defense increasingly difficult. He found that even though his qi weakened the opponent's strength, the remaining force was still too much for him to handle!

"Ha!" Ganning suddenly pulled the chain around his body, transferring the force from his waist to his wrist, and instantly straightened the chain. The last link struck Xu Chu's saber, deflecting his slash.

In the next moment, Ganning lunged forward, his right hand's saber aiming for Xu Chu's stomach, while his left hand dragged the chain, ready for the next strike.

Xu Chu parried Ganning's saber, calmly meeting the chain that swung from the side. This time, however, the chain did not retreat; instead, its base struck Xu Chu's face!

Xu Chu's saber horizontally cut through the iron chain with sheer force, and he no longer underestimated his opponent. The man in front of him was a top expert!

Ganning looked at Xu Chu, who had relied on brute force to counter his ultimate move, and instantly pulled the chain back. Sparks flew as the saber and chain clashed.

No longer underestimating Ganning, Xu Chu naturally did not think about quickly taking him down. A steady and solid approach was the best strategy for such a high-level expert!

Soon, Ganning began to struggle. Xu Chu's combat experience was extremely rich. Liu Bei had various types of experts, and after facing each one, Xu Chu understood that as long as he maintained a hard-hitting approach, he would never lose to anyone!

Ganning's movements became stiff, and Xu Chu saw this clearly. He gripped his saber with both hands and slashed with all his might, discarding all flashy techniques. The simplest and most straightforward moves best demonstrated his strength!

Slash, slash, slash! Each strike was more powerful than the last, leaving Ganning no chance to catch his breath. The inner qi that had been like flowing water was torn apart by Xu Chu's powerful strikes, which was a severe blow to Ganning!

A powerful strike severed the chain Ganning used for secondary force dissipation, and the subsequent attack heavily struck Ganning's broad saber. Blood immediately appeared at the corner of Ganning's mouth. With ten more strikes, Xu Chu could split Ganning and his saber in two!

"Zhongkang, stop!" Chen Xi, hearing the cry of "Die, villain!" followed by several loud noises and a series of metallic clashes, knew that anyone who could withstand so many moves from Xu Chu must be a top general. In the entire Three Kingdoms, top generals did not come from noble families but from commoners and powerful clans, meaning that as long as they were skilled, they could be recruited!

Thinking this, Chen Xi rushed toward the source of the sounds. The chaotic metallic clashes had turned into rhythmic impacts. If this continued, unless it was a muscle man like Zhang Fei, no one could withstand Xu Chu's brute force!

When Xu Chu heard Chen Xi's shout, he had already habitually delivered the final strike. Ganning's eyes revealed despair, his unfulfilled ambitions and boiling blood flowing in vain. This was not the outcome he wanted, but he had no strength left to resist such brute force.

With no room for change in the momentum of the strike, even a fierce man like Xu Chu could not control it. So, while turning his saber, he kicked Ganning, forcefully pushing him out of the saber's range just as it was about to strike.

Xu Chu, to save Ganning, did not have time to calculate the force of his kick. The powerful kick struck Ganning's chest, and blood spurted from his mouth, but at least his life was saved.

"Clang, clang, clang..." The golden bell Ganning had in his pocket flew out and landed at Chen Xi's feet, splashing water onto his shoes. Looking at the bell, Chen Xi bitterly smiled. A top general had almost been killed due to his caution!

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