Her eyes were bright and piercing, with a ruthless edge that the previous woman possessed. She was also a bit older, but her graceful figure was full of strength and power.
At this moment, Li Yao was basically certain of the identities of the two women.
The slightly taller woman said bluntly, "You are Grand Tutor Li? I heard you defeated Lian Jin? And single-handedly killed hundreds of highly skilled assassins?"
Li Yao smiled slightly and nodded slightly.
The woman said, "I don't believe you're that powerful. I want to challenge you."
Li Yao shook his head.
The woman was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, "Lately, haven't you been accepting challenges from everyone? Why haven't you accepted mine?"
Li Yao said, "If you can't do it alone, you two can come at me together, so that after I finish competing with you, she won't come to compete with me again."
At this point, his gaze shifted to another woman.
At that moment, the woman stared at him fiercely, like a female leopard.
The woman said coldly, "Then we'll see what your swordsmanship is like."
As soon as she finished speaking, the woman, like a tigress, drew her sword and pounced on Li Yao.
"They attacked without warning, striking first; they were born to be assassins."
Li Yao secretly praised him in his heart.
At the same time, he swiftly dodged the opponent's attack.
At this moment, a Mohist threw a knife to Li Yao.
Li Yao took the knife and said with a smile to the tall woman, "What are you still standing there for? Your sister has already made her move."
The woman was taken aback and asked, puzzled, "How do you know she's my sister?"
While fighting the tigress, Li Yao spoke to the tall woman: "Your name is Zhao Zhi, and this is your older sister, Shan Rou, isn't that right?"
The tall Zhao Zhi's expression changed, and the tigress fighting Li Yao also changed her expression drastically.
They exclaimed in unison, "How did you know?"
Shan Rou was distracted by her surprise, and Li Yao slapped her arm with the back of his knife, causing her arm to ache unbearably.
Li Yao laughed and said, "Zhao Zhi, if you don't make a move soon, I'll cut off your sister's arm."
Zhao Zhi's face darkened, and she quickly drew her sword and joined the battle, attacking Li Yao together with her sister Shan Rou.
Ta-da!
The swords clashed incessantly, producing a series of crisp metallic clanging sounds.
While locked in combat with the Zhao sisters, Li Yao said with a relaxed expression, "As the leader of the Mohist Guild, it's not surprising that I know your identities."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhishan suddenly understood.
Next, while fighting Zhao Zhishanrou, Li Yao chatted with the two of them casually.
This left the two of them extremely frustrated.
When they fought Li Yao, they were highly focused, thinking only about how to defeat him.
Unexpectedly, Li Yao would occasionally blurt out a sentence that disrupted their moves.
Moreover, they were surprised to find that they were unable to break through Li Yao's defenses.
Every time they seemed on the verge of defeating Li Yao, they were disappointed to find that they were simply unable to defeat him.
What's most infuriating is that every time they were about to give up, Li Yao seemed to reveal a huge flaw, making them ecstatic and immediately attacking that flaw, only to be disappointed to find that it wasn't a flaw at all, but a trap.
After fighting for dozens of rounds, Shanrou realized something was wrong.
She was seething with anger and shouted, "Li Yao, are you playing us sisters for fools? You can clearly beat us, so why don't you defeat us?"
Li Yao thought to himself: You two have come to me willingly, how can I not exploit your talents to the fullest?
However, he said, "When it comes to sparring, we should take it slow. Besides, if word gets out that I defeated you all in one go, you'll lose face. I'm doing this all for your own good."
Zhao Zhishan was furious, but they were helpless.
They wanted to withdraw from the battle, but Li Yao's lingering swordplay made it impossible for them to escape.
Seeing that Zhao Zhishan's gentleness attribute had almost completely disappeared, Li Yao's lingering swordplay suddenly became much more fierce and sharp.
With two clangs, the swords in Zhao Zhishan's hands flew out one after the other. They felt a sharp pain in their hands, as if they were being bitten by thousands of ants.
"Ding! Successfully acquired the 'Physique' attribute, Physique +18!"
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Chapter 54 Zhao Zhi is simple-minded, gentle yet fierce.
After collecting the attributes dropped by Zhao Zhi and Shan Rou, Li Yao looked at the two of them and found them standing there in a daze, still not having recovered.
Shanrou was the first to regain consciousness, her face filled with disbelief and confusion.
She quickly asked, "Your swordsmanship is so exquisite, and your strength is so astonishing, why do you keep fighting with us?"
Li Yao smiled, tossed the knife in his hand to one of the Mohists, and waved his hand, signaling the Mohist to step back.
Then he spoke, "Although you two don't have the beauty to make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, you can still be considered beauties. If I let you two beauties lose too badly, I would feel bad."
Shanrou glared at Li Yao, then asked curiously, "So, Lian Jin really was killed by you with a single blow?"
Li Yao shrugged and said, "Otherwise, how did I get this position as Grand Tutor?"
Shan Rou and Zhao Zhi exchanged a glance, a hint of excitement flashing in their eyes.
Then, Zhao Zhi asked excitedly, "Did you also kill those two scoundrels, Zhao Mu and Le Cheng?"
Shanrou stared intently at Li Yao, awaiting his reply.
Li Yao certainly knew why Zhao Zhi and Shan Rou were so concerned about the deaths of Yue Cheng and Zhao Mu.
He didn't hide anything and immediately nodded, saying, "These two overconfident guys tried to ambush me, but I killed them instead."
Zhao Zhi and Shan Rou exchanged another glance, then knelt on one knee, saying with gratitude, "Thank you, Grand Tutor Li, for killing those two scoundrels, Zhao Mu and Yue Cheng."
Li Yao quickly pulled Zhao Zhi and Shan Rou up, pretending to be puzzled, and asked, "What do you two mean by this?"
Zhao Zhi's eyes were already red, and she explained with a choked voice:
"Like my sister, my original surname was Shan."
"Because my father offended Tian Dan, the prime minister of Qi, our Shan clan was forced to flee to the state of Zhao."
"Unexpectedly, Zhao Mu and Yue Cheng tied up my family and took us to Tian Dan. More than a hundred people from my Shan family were all tortured and slaughtered one by one by Tian Dan."
"Only my sister and I escaped the clutches of evil. I was adopted by Zhao Zhengshu, an old servant of the family, and renamed Zhao Zhi."
At this moment, Shanrou's eyes also turned red, and her face showed more anger and hatred.
Li Yao nodded solemnly and said, "I see."
Zhao Zhi cupped his hands and said, "You killed the dog traitor Zhao Mu and Yue Cheng, so you are our sister's great benefactor. If the Grand Tutor ever needs you, we sisters will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Li Yao calmly sat down, poured himself a glass of water, picked up the glass, and said, "It was just a small favor, nothing to mention."
After he finished speaking, he took a sip of water.
Shanrou suddenly spoke up: "Your martial arts are so powerful. If you help us kill the scoundrel Tian Dan, I will become your woman."
puff!
Li Yao spat out all the water in his mouth.
Fortunately, Shanrou was agile, otherwise she would have been sprayed with water and gotten soaked.
Li Yao coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment.
He was speechless.
This woman is so direct! And she didn't even blush when she said that. She's so bold.
Shanrou looked bewildered and asked, puzzled, "What? You don't want to? Aren't all men promiscuous? Even though I'm not stunningly beautiful, am I really that disgusting to you?"
In Shanrou's eyes, all men are the same: greedy and lustful.
However, if Li Yao could help them kill their enemy Tian Dan, she would be willing to sacrifice her beauty.
Li Yao simply shook his head without saying a word.
Shanrou panicked and quickly asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Zhao Zhi also became anxious, and suddenly her face turned red as she said, "If Grand Tutor Li doesn't mind, I'm willing to be your woman, as long as you're willing to help us get rid of Tian Dan."
Li Yao glanced at Shan Rou, and suddenly a thought struck him.
After a moment of contemplation, he smiled and said, "Forget about being my woman..."
Shan Rou's face immediately darkened, and she said to Zhao Zhi, "Forget it, Zhi Zhi. Since he is unwilling to help us, we don't need to beg him. We'll find a way to get rid of Tian Dan ourselves."
Zhao Zhi shook her head, still unwilling to give up, and pleaded with Li Yao: "Grand Tutor Li, your martial arts are unfathomable. Eliminating Tian Dan must be a piece of cake for you. As long as you help us get rid of Tian Dan, you can make any request. My sister and I will definitely do it and never go back on our word."
Li Yao smiled and waited for Zhao Zhi to finish speaking before saying, "I must say, you two sisters are too impatient. You interrupted me before I could finish what I was saying."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhi's face lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "Alright, alright, we won't interrupt the Grand Tutor anymore, please continue."
Shan Rou was also moved, nodding heavily, her bright eyes fixed on Li Yao, her face showing anticipation.
Li Yao took another sip of water and said, "I can help you take down Tian Dan..."
"Really?!"
Shan Rou and Zhao Zhi exclaimed in unison.
Li Yao frowned.
Shan Rou and Zhao Zhi immediately realized what was happening, their faces showing apologetic smiles. They then shut their mouths and waited quietly for Li Yao to continue.
Li Yao continued, "My conditions are very simple. I don't need you to be my women. I just need you to join our Mohist Guild."
"That simple?"
Shan Rou and Zhao Zhi looked at each other, thinking they had misheard.