Chapter 1792: Chapter 1792 One Person Was Enough
Ye Liuyun didn’t mind, both sides were merely fooling around, so he also joined in the laughter.
"Hey, that boy with the Golden Phantom Eyes, you’ve been talking for a while, but you don’t have enough balls to step up?" The woman soldier on the other side saw that Ye Liuyun was quite good-looking, so she intentionally wanted to provoke him into taking action.
"Are you sure you want me to make a move? I’m afraid you’ll regret it later!" Ye Liuyun replied, eating and laughing.
"What a joke! I bet you’re just too scared!" The woman soldier tried to bait Ye Liuyun again.
At that moment, the martial practitioners beside Ye Liuyun couldn’t bear it anymore.
"Call out all your men and wipe them all out!" One of the martial practitioners urged Ye Liuyun to stand up for them.
However, Ye Liuyun nonchalantly responded: "Wipe them out? I alone am enough. I just don’t want to see them cry!"
"What a braggart!" The group of women soldiers started to heckle him.
"Alright! I’m in a good mood today, I’ll play along with you all!" Encouraged by the people on both sides, Ye Liuyun finally stepped forward.
"So, you alone dare to confront us while a group of you couldn’t?" The leading female soldier questioned.
"As I said, I alone am more than enough!" Ye Liuyun responded smilingly.
"Great! Then show your weapon! We don’t want to take any unfair advantage!" The woman soldier retorted.
Ye Liuyun chuckled again, "My knife is meant for killing, not suitable for sparring. How about you lend me a spear and a shield instead? This will make our duel fair and square and ensure your wholehearted acceptance of defeat, agreed?"
"Hmph, all talk, no action! Wait and see how we’ll beat you!" The woman soldier scoffed, and yelled to someone behind her, "Give it to him!"
A spear and shield were immediately thrown over.
Xiao Yunfang, in fact, had been paying attention to their playful fight, as there was nothing else for her to do when she was idle.
She observed that Ye Liuyun’s actions were indeed different from many martial practitioners, so she paid even more attention.
When Ye Liuyun received the long spear and shield, he followed suit, holding the spear in his right hand, and the shield in his left.
Suddenly, his body slightly sunk down. At the same time, he held his shield out flat, and placed the long spear on top of it, ready for battle.
Having previously trained elite troops in the Central Continent, Ye Liuyun was very familiar with the offense and defense of the long spear and shield, as they also primarily used these weapons for close combat.
As the saying goes, "you can tell if someone’s an expert the moment they make a move".
Upon noticing Ye Liuyun’s stance, Xiao Yunfang immediately widened her eyes to get a closer look.
The five female soldiers also noticed that Ye Liuyun seemed to understand some of the tactics of using a long spear and shield, and immediately became more cautious. They each took their positions and attacked Ye Liuyun together in formation.
At first, Ye Liuyun stood still. When the female soldiers closed in, he pointed his shield directly at one of the women’s shield, slightly ducked his head to avoid her attack, and then, his spear suddenly lunged forward, striking fiercely at a woman behind.
This woman was slightly slower, and was immediately caught by Ye Liuyun in the flaw of their formation. His attack broke their formation directly.
Soon after, he took advantage of his superior ability; whether he was sweeping with the spear or smashing with the shield, the five women lost the advantage of their formation and were scattered by Ye Liuyun.
However, Ye Liuyun only made a point without injuring them, only forcing them to spread out.
Afterward, he stood up and stowed his spear, and said to the female soldiers, "Are we finished?"
At this point, many of the guards even stood up in surprise that Ye Liuyun could break their formation.
As a matter of fact, Ye Liuyun was also taking this opportunity to point out the inadequacies in their cooperation to help them correct it in the future.
The five female soldiers knew they had lost. However, they weren’t foolish and soon understood that battling Ye Liuyun was beneficial for improving their combat skills.
"Let us have a rematch! We weren’t quite ready just now! We’ll buy you a drink if we lose!" The leading female soldier, with a light-hearted jest, remarked.
"Alright! I’ll give you another chance." Ye Liuyun returned the lighthearted jest, agreeing to her proposition.
The five female soldiers adopted the similar battle formation, their expressions grimmer this time.
The praetorian opposite and Xiao Yunfang were all staring at them, waiting to see how Ye Liuyun would respond.
But Ye Liuyun’s stance had changed.
He turned sideways, extending one foot, his spear and shield both pointing to the ground. It looked primarily defensive, a stance of a person crouching very low.
The five female guards on the opposite side kept their shields up, bracing with their spears, and marched towards Ye Liuyun.
But before they could charge in close, Ye Liuyun suddenly lept into the air, his spear shooting downward into one corner of their formation.
In an unexpected move, the five female soldiers jointly lifted their shields, defending against Ye Liuyun’s attack.
"No!" Xiao Yunfang immediately realized something was amiss.
At the moment the five female soldiers raised their shields, Ye Liuyun’s spear did not fall at all.
It was a feint attack.
And for the five female soldiers, their sightlines were temporarily blocked by their shields.
After Ye Liuyun landed, he immediately swung his shield towards their feet. The two closest female soldiers to Ye Liuyun had their feet swiped by his shield.
But Ye Liuyun didn’t apply any strength, so he didn’t hurt them.
Next, Ye Liuyun turned around smoothly, and his long spear swung around again.
The five shields fell just at the right time again. This time, Ye Liuyun’s spear directly hit a female soldier’s shoulder.
With two people losing their balance and one knocked down, their formation of five was disrupted once more.
Ye Liuyun retracted his spear and smiled at the woman, "Now you owe me a drink."
This time, the woman couldn’t refuse. She was about to agree, but Xiao Yunfang interrupted.
"May I have the honor to experience your spear and shield strategies?"
Xiao Yunfang also stepped forward, just taking a long spear and a shield from those around her.
"I am flattered for Vice Captain’s recognition! But if you lose, what’s going to be our wager?" Ye Liuyun asked with a smile.
He wanted to teach this condescending woman a lesson.
When he made this statement, all those praetorian inhaled sharply, some even gave Ye Liuyun a secret thumbs up.
"Oh, so you are confident that you can win?" Xiao Yunfang retorted.
Ye Liuyun just smiled and said, "Since it’s a game, it’s more interesting to have a wager, isn’t it?"
"If you can win me, you can do with me as you wish!" Xiao Yunfang stated confidently.
"Alright! We’ll leave it at that. After all, I can’t think of any reasonable way to deal with you right now. I’ll think about it when it comes to mind!" Ye Liuyun agreed.
"What if you lose?" Xiao Yunfang countered.
"Well, you tell me!" Ye Liuyun generously responded.
"If you lose, I want you!" Xiao Yunfang said.
"What?" Ye Liuyun was a bit shocked. This woman was too direct!
The praetorian also let out a surprised outcry. The martial practitioners around Ye Liuyun were each flabbergasted.
Seeing the situation was taking a wrong turn, Xiao Yunfang suddenly realized her words could be misunderstood. She quickly added, "I mean, come to our Long Spear Team and be our sparring partner!"
At this, Ye Liuyun finally exhaled in relief.
Among the praetorian, many soldiers broke into laughter.
"Alright, I agree!" Ye Liuyun also responded directly.
