Up until the very end...
As the young girl’s face turned a pale green and her body quaked, she stuffed a handful of pills into her mouth, rose to her feet, and was about to rush into the house when she saw Witch Liu come out with an indifferent look on her face.
Witch Liu touched her shoulder, then grasped her dislocated arm and, with a crack, reset it into place.
Afterwards, Witch Liu said with a look of helplessness, "I must admit, when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, I am certainly no match for you. And you possess immense strength, that’s your advantage. But in terms of The Arts of Witch Gu, despite your young age and impressive accomplishments, when compared to me, you are still too green."
Having said that, Witch Liu asked earnestly, "Are you sure you want to continue? You should understand that you cannot win against me."
"So what?" the young girl’s eyebrows lifted. "Zhi Chen, Haoming, and I left home together. And now I’ve already lost one, for which I feel a great deal of guilt, but one must look forward rather than get caught up in meaningless regret. Rather than that, I’d prefer to protect what I currently have. Haoming, no matter what, I will not give you up to her! I will take you back home with me!"
Witch Liu: "...Why are you so stubborn?"
She sighed and held her forehead, "I believe I need to tell you that up to this point, I haven’t truly fought you with all my might, otherwise you wouldn’t be alive right now."
"Confidence is good, but blind overconfidence is arrogance! Witch Liu, Wizard Liu, are you feeling a bit of headache now? Feeling dizzy? And then look at your feet, aren’t they going numb? I would advise you best stand still, because the faster your blood circulates, the quicker you’ll die!"
A faint smile appeared on the young girl’s face. Witch Liu, on the other hand, was shocked.
She had guessed correctly!
Witch Liu stiffened: "You..."
The young girl interrupted her, "You want to ask how I did it? Then first consider, as you said, strength and combat, those are my fortes. Your Gu, I could also brute force my way through and strangle them one by one. So why would I abandon my strengths and instead attack your strengths with my weaknesses?"
The young girl continued, "Because violence and fighting inevitably bring risks, I’m afraid I might accidentally kill you. And if I truly killed you, that would be a significant loss. So in fact, a duel using Gu Art, this is also my strength!"
As she spoke, Witch Liu’s figure wavered, and then she suddenly collapsed onto the ground.
Bazak was shocked and hurried over to help Witch Liu up, but the young girl calmly said, "I would advise you not to act rashly. If you dare touch her, do you believe that, in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, you could end up just like her?"
Bazak was stunned, his face showing a struggle, but it was only fleeting. Gritting his teeth, he said, "My life was saved by sir!"
Diving into a boiling cauldron or walking through a blazing fire for her, he would not hesitate; it was his duty.
The young girl suddenly looked surprised, as if she hadn’t expected this. Witch Liu, although weak, managed to speak with a wry smile, "I was trying to test you, but who knew..." She looked at Bazak and had actually ended up testing this sincere and foolish lad.
At this moment, she couldn’t help but cry and laugh at her dilemma, but she had no choice but to concede to the young girl.