After finishing his cursing, Xiong Tao shook his fists and charged toward Wang An.
At this moment, Wang An had a premonition that he might not be Xiong Tao's match.
Although Xiong Tao was shorter than Wang An, he didn't choose to attack with his legs as he charged; instead, he swung his fists at Wang An.
One must realize that since Wang An was tall, his arms were naturally long, so Xiong Tao's approach was clearly attacking a strength with a weakness.
Seeing this, Wang An didn't even bother defending and threw a straight punch directly at Xiong Tao. Theoretically, because Wang An's arms were longer and Xiong Tao's were shorter, Xiong Tao's fist shouldn't have been able to reach him.
However, to Wang An's surprise, Xiong Tao's punch was merely a feint. As soon as he got close, the guy crouched down, shrinking his entire frame. The punch that was originally aimed at Wang An's head shifted toward Wang An's lower body. Judging by the posture, he clearly intended to turn Wang An into a eunuch.
Seeing his balls about to be crushed, Wang An was struck with panic. While rapidly stepping backward, he hunched his back and stuck out his rear. Feeling it still wasn't safe enough, Wang An used his left hand to guard his crotch and threw his right fist at Xiong Tao's head regardless of everything else.
He had no choice; he truly could not endure an attack to the groin!
Mainly, this concerned the sexual happiness of Wang An's entire life, as well as the sexual happiness of those few women. While it was true that without Wang An, they could still find other forms of sexual happiness, that happiness wouldn't be created by Wang An—how heartbreaking would that be for him?
In a flash, Wang An performed a series of egg-protecting measures, but even so, the back of his left hand still took a punch from Xiong Tao. Fortunately, Wang An's protection was thorough, and his balls remained completely unscathed.
Immediately following this, since his punch hadn't achieved the desired effect, Xiong Tao tilted his head to dodge Wang An's fist and executed a sweeping leg kick from where he stood, aiming for Wang An's lower leg. Wang An's fist grazed past Xiong Tao's ear.
This sweeping kick from Xiong Tao was quite vicious; if Wang An were hit, even if his leg wasn't injured, he would certainly be swept off his feet.
Fortunately, Wang An's practice of the Eighteen Hands of Grappling hadn't been in vain. Just as Xiong Tao's leg was about to hit him, Wang An jumped on the spot and spun in mid-air. His legs, like whips, lashed out simultaneously toward Xiong Tao's head and solar plexus.
Xiong Tao clearly hadn't expected Wang An's agility to be so impressive. Seeing two large feet kicking toward him and unable to change his move in time, Xiong Tao quickly crossed his arms in front of his head and chest, forcibly absorbing the impact of Wang An's double-whip kick.
In this exchange, Wang An finally managed to gain a slight upper hand.
He had to admit that Xiong Tao's martial arts were truly decent. Although he hadn't learned the Eighteen Hands of Grappling, his style was definitely a legitimate killing technique.
Upon contact, Xiong Tao used the force of Wang An's kick to retreat, partly to dissipate the power of the kick and partly to create distance to fight again.
Having finally gained a tiny bit of the upper hand, how could Wang An give up this hard-won initiative?
In the previous few moves, Wang An had been in passive defense, unable to even launch an effective counterattack.
Thus, as Xiong Tao retreated and Wang An's feet hit the ground, he executed a "Divine Dragon Swings Its Tail" move, continuing to kick toward Xiong Tao.
Mainly, when facing an expert like Xiong Tao, Wang An's height advantage was completely useless. Therefore, preventing Xiong Tao from getting close was what Wang An needed to do right now.
Unfortunately, while Wang An's intentions were beautiful, Xiong Tao was no fool. He swung his fist at Wang An once more, attempting to repeat his old trick and attack Wang An's balls.
Only this time, Wang An had learned his lesson. He changed his move on the fly to a "Leg Kick Throat Lock," successfully utilizing his height advantage.
Xiong Tao's gaze tightened. Since both the upper and lower paths were sealed off by Wang An, Xiong Tao could only switch from offense to defense. He crossed his arms in an X-shape to protect his face and neck while simultaneously extending his leg to kick at Wang An's leg.
When the clash ended, Xiong Tao was completely unfazed. Undeterred, Wang An used a "Single Palm Pushing the Tablet" move to push the distance between them further.
In this manner, although Wang An's martial arts weren't as polished as Xiong Tao's, he relied on the lethal nature of the Eighteen Hands of Grappling to firmly seize the initiative.
To be honest, Wang An was actually a bit puzzled. Since Xiong Tao was also a police officer, logically, he should also know the Eighteen Hands of Grappling. Yet, after fighting for so long, Xiong Tao hadn't used a single move from that style.
However, it was evident that while Xiong Tao had some knowledge of the Eighteen Hands of Grappling, it wasn't very extensive.
The two fought for an unknown amount of time. Wang An had cycled through the moves of the Eighteen Hands of Grappling several times, but he still hadn't gained a decisive advantage. Of course, since Xiong Tao had been defending the whole time, he hadn't gained any advantage either.
As is well known, fighting is incredibly draining. Consequently, the movements of Wang An and Xiong Tao gradually slowed down, and their power was no longer as great as it was at the start.
What Wang An didn't know was that Sun Nian, who was secretly hiding by the window observing the fight, now had a look of utter astonishment on her face.
Naturally, Sun Nian's astonishment was caused by Wang An's performance. She knew how good Xiong Tao's martial arts were, but she had never imagined that Wang An's skills could become this formidable.
Although she didn't like Wang An—he was merely a substitute, or rather, a tool for her heart and body—regardless, Wang An was her first man, and so far, her only man.
Therefore, in her heart, Sun Nian naturally hoped that Wang An would win.
Finally, after the two of them kicked each other's legs and separated, Wang An couldn't help but say in a sarcastic tone
"Holy shit, you're trying to cripple me with that pathetic look? You're not cut out for this. Come on, come on, keep going. Let me see how you're going to cripple me."
Although Wang An was very tired now, he noticed that Xiong Tao's stamina was nearly exhausted. If they fought for a bit longer, Wang An believed he could definitely take the other man down.
After all, given Xiong Tao's current position and rank, it was impossible for him to practice martial arts every day. Being able to practice occasionally would already be quite good, which was evident from his slightly protruding belly.
But that's how martial arts work; you might not feel it after a day or two of not practicing, but over a long period, you will absolutely regress, and at the very least, your stamina won't keep up.
Wang An, however, practiced every day without slack. Therefore, Wang An was certain that the final victor would be himself.
As he spoke, Wang An charged at Xiong Tao once again.
Xiong Tao stared at Wang An with a face full of hatred without speaking. After taking a few hurried, heavy breaths, he stepped forward to meet Wang An.
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