Chapter 429: Only Defend, No Attack
Bai Xue's thoughts at this moment were simple: since the slovenly man had appeared, she had to reclaim the face she had lost back then.
The reason she had been utterly helpless against the slovenly man back then was that her strength had not yet returned to its peak. Now, not only had her injuries long since healed, but she had also obtained numerous rare treasures from the Spirit Police organization. Moreover, she had been fortunate enough to acquire and refine a Demon Pill, making her current strength far surpass her past self. Thus, she was filled with confidence.
Meanwhile, the slovenly man’s expression was serious, his brows tightly furrowed. He had just swung his sword, successfully drawing blood from Bai Xue, yet no hint of a smile appeared on his face. Instead, a trace of struggle flickered in his eyes, as if something was causing him great internal conflict at this moment.
Wielding his longsword, he didn't seize the opportunity to continue attacking Bai Xue. Bai Xue, however, was the exact opposite. At this moment, she only wanted to devour the Demon Hunter to vent her rage; how could she care if something was amiss with the Demon Hunter?
"Since you dared to show your face here today, don't even think about leaving this place alive!"
Bai Xue spoke coldly, then her massive body swayed, and she lunged at the slovenly man once more.
The slovenly man's brows knitted tightly. He swung the longsword in his hand again, but this time, he wasn't focused on attacking; instead, he prioritized defense.
Yang Haoran observed everything. He said nothing, but with a wave of his hand, he set up a restrictive barrier array here.
The scope of this restrictive barrier array was considerable; it not only enveloped the villa but also the area where Bai Xue and the slovenly man were fighting.
After all, the slovenly man and Bai Xue's battle was quite an uproar. If ordinary people were to witness such a shocking spectacle, his villa would certainly become a busy attraction from then on.
Yang Haoran certainly didn't want such a thing to happen, so setting up a restrictive barrier array here seemed highly necessary to him.
With the restrictive barrier array as a concealment, as long as the barrier remained unbroken, even if chaos erupted inside, there would be no disturbance outside. Ordinary people wouldn't notice anything amiss, save for those with genuine abilities.
"Keep your distance and just guard the vicinity of the barrier, to avoid being caught in the crossfire," Yang Haoran ordered the Night Watchers present.
Aside from Old Master Wu, the other Night Watchers present did not hesitate. They immediately retreated to the edge of the restrictive barrier array as Yang Haoran had instructed, both to avoid being affected by the great battle and to exert their utmost strength to protect the barrier should any unforeseen circumstances arise.
Yang Haoran redirected his gaze to the ongoing battle between Bai Xue and the slovenly man. Bai Xue's momentum was like a rainbow, her body radiating a strong green light of Demon Power. Her massive form, as if forged from steel, ceaselessly launched attacks against the slovenly man.
The slovenly man, however, remained as before, only defending and not attacking.
This scene couldn't help but pique Yang Haoran's curiosity.
"Only defending and not attacking, what kind of trick is this guy playing? " Yang Haoran murmured.
Old Master Wu, standing beside him, pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then spoke, "I feel like this Demon Hunter isn't here for revenge today."
"Oh? " Old Master Wu's words piqued Yang Haoran's interest. He then asked with a smile, "Old Wu, why do you think so?"
Hearing this, Old Master Wu recounted everything the slovenly man had done since his appearance, particularly some details, which Old Master Wu not only explained with meticulous specificity but also shared his own conjectures.
"If this Demon Hunter's main purpose in coming today was revenge, then Xiujuan and I wouldn't have even been able to wait for you, Boss, to return. We might have already been Soul Transformation. He didn't intend to kill us, and in the end, he didn't even have the thought of attacking. His purpose seems to have simply been to see you."
At this point, Old Master Wu looked at Bai Xue and the slovenly man, who were still fiercely battling, paused for a moment, and then continued.
"Just now, when Bai Xue burst out of the spatial rift and suddenly attacked the slovenly man, his counterattack was entirely an unconscious reaction. But once he realized what was happening, he didn't retaliate even once. He's been on the defensive ever since, and it's still like that now. What does this signify? In my opinion, it means he doesn't want to fight."
What had happened before, Yang Haoran wasn't entirely clear on. However, the situation he witnessed after rushing back from Ancheng was almost identical to what Old Master Wu described, so he largely agreed with Old Master Wu's analysis.
"Given the animosity between us, if he's not here for revenge, then what could he be looking for me for? " Yang Haoran asked with a smile.
Old Master Wu gently shook his head, indicating that he, too, was unsure of the reason.
"From the current situation, it indeed doesn't seem like this Demon Hunter's purpose in coming here today is revenge. However, what his true intention is, he hasn't revealed a single bit since he appeared, so I have no way of knowing either," Old Master Wu said.
"It doesn't matter if we can't figure out his purpose now," Yang Haoran said with a smile. "But once he's dead, it shouldn't be difficult for me to understand what this is all about."
Old Master Wu naturally understood the meaning of Yang Haoran's words: if the Demon Hunter were to die today, his soul would certainly fall into Yang Haoran's hands. Then, with the special ability of his Ghost Eye, it wouldn't be difficult at all for Yang Haoran to extract information from the Demon Hunter's soul.
For the remainder of the time, Yang Haoran remained silent. He watched the battle before him with a smile on his face, like an indifferent spectator.
Old Master Wu, beside him, also said little. He stood dutifully beside Yang Haoran, watching the battle between Bai Xue and the slovenly man intently, seemingly hoping to glean some useful information from the details of their fight.
Xiujuan, like Old Master Wu, stood obediently beside Yang Haoran. However, she didn't have as many thoughts as Old Master Wu; she was simply in a state of readiness, absolutely capable of launching an attack on the target the moment Yang Haoran gave the order.
Half an hour passed. Under Bai Xue's fierce attacks, the ground had become pockmarked and uneven. Some ornamental vegetation had suffered devastating damage, and arm-thick cracks crisscrossed the ground everywhere.
Under Bai Xue's continuous fierce onslaught, the slovenly man had sustained multiple wounds across his body. These injuries were not fatal to him, but they made him appear somewhat dishevelled.
Bai Xue, on the other hand, had not gained a single new wound after the initial cut from the slovenly man's longsword. However, her continuous fierce attacks against the slovenly man had led to a significant depletion of her Demon Power.
With a deafening crash, the two collided once more. The slovenly man, along with his sword, was brutally slammed into the ground by Bai Xue's tail, sending shattered rock flying. His body had created a large crater in the earth.
This time, Bai Xue didn't relentlessly pursue him as before. Her body hovered in the air, a pair of snake eyes the size of brass bells coldly scrutinizing the slovenly man in the crater below.
"Why aren't you fighting back?"
Bai Xue spoke with a cold voice, a suppressed rage seething within it. The slovenly man's actions had stirred a sense of humiliation and indignation in her.
Even outsiders could see that the slovenly man had only been defending without attacking. Having fought him until now, how could she not have noticed this?
However, the slovenly man's behavior, while raising questions in her mind, also felt like a personal insult.
From within the large crater, the slovenly man coughed out a mouthful of blood. Then, clutching his longsword, he stood up from the pit. After a glance at Bai Xue, he surprisingly shifted his gaze to Yang Haoran.
"I came here to find him today, not you," the slovenly man stated indifferently. From his expression, it seemed he had no interest in Bai Xue whatsoever.
Bai Xue's eyes glinted with cold light. The slovenly man's words and actions instantly fueled her anger even further. She let out a cold snort, then her body swayed, and with a dive, she attacked the slovenly man once more!
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