"Chasing the Shape, Seizing the Pulse."
Leaning forward, the old man's palm stopped just half a foot from the woman's face because the Tangxi Sword was already pressing against his armpit.
Advancing as retreating, she used the advantage of her long limbs to pin the old man down, making him unable to move. Many would think it's worth trading injury for life at this moment and that one should stab through the face regardless of their injuries.
Only those who have never been hit would say such things.
How could you have the power to stab someone in the face if your armpit muscles are destroyed by a thrust? No matter the level of cultivation, the body's innate reactions cannot be changed, not even the surge of adrenaline could help in such situations.
Therefore, he could only keep retreating. As the Village Chief, he was naturally skilled in martial arts, which had been mentioned many times before, that a person's strength does not solely rely on their Cultivation Realm.
