Chapter 421 -s 421-424
Corey was struck down in pain, the impact forcefully expelling a mouthful of blood, clearly indicating internal injury. Seeing this, Qin Jiran also stopped and retreated, refraining from launching another attack while the chance was there. This round, clearly, was Qin Jiran’s win, but if Corey still refused to accept defeat, Qin Jiran wouldn’t mind continuing the fight until Corey was thoroughly convinced.
Struggling to his feet while blood filled his mouth, Corey’s eyes flickered but he did not spit the blood out, instead swallowing it back down. Standing as upright as possible, he said to Qin Jiran, "You really don’t hold back, worthy indeed of being the man Su Yanyi chose, truly formidable!"
Even though he was full of pain and his clothes were in disarray, looking quite wretched, Corey at this moment was at his most earnest. The tone of his voice was extremely serious, and this was his true acknowledgement of Qin Jiran.
It could be said that Qin Jiran had subdued Corey with his own hands, and in their underworld, personal strength was enough to command respect from many. Like the members of the Dark One team, perhaps Qin Jiran wasn’t stronger than all of them, but his excellent skills had nevertheless earned him even greater recognition from them.
"You’re very strong too," Qin Jiran said earnestly. Corey’s skills were good, but perhaps due to not fighting often, he lacked a bit of experience and momentum.
"Hahaha, alright, enough with the mutual praise, let’s head back. Yanyi is already giving me the stink eye!"
Corey and Qin Jiran returned to their seats, one after the other, to find indeed that Su Yanyi’s face was cold, but her eyes were fixed on Qin Jiran, giving him a thorough once over from top to bottom.