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Chapter 5313: A Dull Knife Slicing Flesh

After a hundred moves, Kang Yaofa was at a disadvantage, struggling to fend for himself. He saw a sharp blade from a Ghost Court Guard cleaving straight towards his chest.

Mu Xiaoxue shrieked, quickly pushing Kang Yaofa away, then scrambling to get away from him. She wasn't looking where she was going and slammed her head against the alley wall, leaving her dizzy, seeing stars, and with blood seeping from her forehead.

Mu Xiaoxue cried out in fear and horror, unable to stop screaming.

Gu Yixuan also grew anxious, shouting "Junior Sister!" and rushing forward a few steps, only to be forced back by the Ghost Court Guards' blades.

"Brother Kang, Senior Brother Gu," Mu Xiaoxue tearfully sought protection, but then she saw a tall Ghost Court Guard raise his blade and bring it down towards her head.

Mu Xiaoxue wailed, "My life is over!" She closed her eyes and fainted instantly.

As she fell, a Ghost Court Guard, unable to stop in time, heavily stepped on her. A sharp "crack" echoed from her calf. Mu Xiaoxue trembled in pain but forced herself not to open her eyes.

The whooshing of wind and the sounds of fighting from both sides filled her ears. At this point, Mu Jinghong and the others could only fight for their lives.

However, compared to the well-rested and heavily armed Ghost Court Guards, Mu Jinghong's group, having traveled and fled in constant fear, were already exhausted. After the ambush, more than half of Shadow City's disciples ultimately died at the hands of the Ghost Court Guards. The remaining few dodged and weaved, desperately fending off attacks.

Mu Jinghong was forced into a corner, enduring two slashes from Ghost Court Guards. His saber naturally slipped from his grasp and clanged to the ground.

Mu Xiaoxue lay on the ground, playing dead, silently weeping and not daring to open her eyes. Suddenly, she felt a gust of wind across her face. The next second, a heavy corpse violently landed on top of her. The corpse's face smashed directly onto her own small face, its cold nose pressed against hers, almost crushing Mu Xiaoxue's heart.

She suppressed the nausea and dizziness, her eyes wide with horror, just in time to see the dead man with half-closed eyelids resting on her face. This time, Mu Xiaoxue genuinely fainted, completely from fright.

"Pfft." In the private room of the teahouse across the alley, Princess Wushuang almost spat out her tea. She quickly pulled out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, then said with a teasing look, "My elder brother is really devious, kicking a dead person onto Miss Mu. Look how terrified that pale-faced Miss Mu is, hahaha."

Qiao Mu held a warm cup, glancing at the chaotic alley opposite. "For someone as shrewd as Mu Jinghong to stumble over Mu Qingya, it just goes to show that there's always someone who can counter another."

If Mu Jinghong hadn't courted death himself, he might not have ended up so miserably. But since he had gotten involved with Heavenly Fate, he deserved to die.

"Sister-in-law, how do you plan to deal with Miss Mu?" Princess Wushuang asked with keen interest. She noticed that the Ghost Court Guards hadn't laid a hand on Mu Xiaoxue, understanding that they had received specific instructions, indicating her sister-in-law had some other unusual plan.

Qiao Mu was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "If I were to slice someone open inch by inch with a dull knife, they wouldn't feel pain. But if I were to slice open that person's most beloved possession inch by inch with a dull knife..."

She probably wouldn't be able to bear it, Qiao Mu thought to herself.

Princess Wushuang suddenly closed her mouth, secretly shivering.