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Where the n in the red fez had just been now stood a beautiful—and dangerous-looking—won. But this was no ordinary won. This was Xianniang.
“Witch!” shouted one of the guards whose attention had been pulled fronbsp; B??ri Khan to the center of the rketplace. “She’s a witch!”
At his shout, the rketplace erupted in panic. Traders and rchants pushed and shoved at each other, trying to get out of the way of the witch. The air filled with dirt fronbsp; the staeding feet. Standing in the ddle of the tion, unving and unconcerned, Xianniang watched the chaos unfold.
Slowly she bent her knees and raised one ar With her other ar she reached into her belt and then, fast as lightning, pulled out four daggers. With a hawklike shriek, the witch let the daggers fly. One by one, they soared across the rketplace, hitting four guards and knocking thenbsp; to the ground.
Up on the wall, the other guards barely had ti to register their fallen rades. They were too busy dealing with B??ri Khan. Beneath hi his stallion’s strides went unchecked despite the flying arrows and chaos around hi With breakneck speed, the horse approached the wall. On its back, B??ri Khan grabbed a handful of ne. Then, in one soth ve, he vaulted hielf fronbsp; a seated position so that he was standing atop his horse’s back. He unsheathed his sword and waited, his legs steady despite the galloping steed beneath hi Just when it looked as though he were going to race headlong into the wall, B??ri Khan leapt.
Flying through the air, his legs pued as though he were running. Deternation—and anger—filled his face, and with a ghty roar, he landed atop the wall. The guards were no tch for Khan’s slashing sword. The tal beca a blur as he whipped it back and forth with practiced ease. Taking the cue fronbsp; their leader, the other Shadow Warriors claered up onto the wall and attacked. The clang of sword against sword rang out as the warriors and the guards battled.
Spotting Xianniang in the rketplace, B??ri Khan dispatched two re charging guards and then jued down to the rketplace wall. Unaware of his presence, the witch continued her own fight. Surrounded by five soldiers, all bigger and stronger than her, Xianniang was unbothered. Her face was a sk of cal her hands steady. She seed to be waiting for thenbsp; to ke the first ve, even though she was heavily outnuered.
Seeing their own advantage, the guards signaled to one another. Then they attacked. They lashed out with long spears, but the ends
Where the n in the red fez had just been now stood a beautiful—and dangerous-looking—won. But this was no ordinary won. This was Xianniang.
“Witch!” shouted one of the guards whose attention had been pulled fronbsp; B??ri Khan to the center of the rketplace. “She’s a witch!”
At his shout, the rketplace erupted in panic. Traders and rchants pushed and shoved at each other, trying to get out of the way of the witch. The air filled with dirt fronbsp; the staeding feet. Standing in the ddle of the tion, unving and unconcerned, Xianniang watched the chaos unfold.
Slowly she bent her knees and raised one ar With her other ar she reached into her belt and then, fast as lightning, pulled out four daggers. With a hawklike shriek, the witch let the daggers fly. One by one, they soared across the rketplace, hitting four guards and knocking thenbsp; to the ground.
Up on the wall, the other guards barely had ti to register their fallen rades. They were too busy dealing with B??ri Khan. Beneath hi his stallion’s strides went unchecked despite the flying arrows and chaos around hi With breakneck speed, the horse approached the wall. On its back, B??ri Khan grabbed a handful of ne. Then, in one soth ve, he vaulted hielf fronbsp; a seated position so that he was standing atop his horse’s back. He unsheathed his sword and waited, his legs steady despite the galloping steed beneath hi Just when it looked as though he were going to race headlong into the wall, B??ri Khan leapt.
Flying through the air, his legs pued as though he were running. Deternation—and anger—filled his face, and with a ghty roar, he landed atop the wall. The guards were no tch for Khan’s slashing sword. The tal beca a blur as he whipped it back and forth with practiced ease. Taking the cue fronbsp; their leader, the other Shadow Warriors claered up onto the wall and attacked. The clang of sword against sword rang out as the warriors and the guards battled.
Spotting Xianniang in the rketplace, B??ri Khan dispatched two re charging guards and then jued down to the rketplace wall. Unaware of his presence, the witch continued her own fight. Surrounded by five soldiers, all bigger and stronger than her, Xianniang was unbothered. Her face was a sk of cal her hands steady. She seed to be waiting for thenbsp; to ke the first ve, even though she was heavily outnuered.
Seeing their own advantage, the guards signaled to one another. Then they attacked. They lashed out with long spears, but the ends