Within the large compound, elderly women shouted furiously, some mobilizing their Golden Cores to attack Chen Shi, others somersaulting into action, agile despite their age, sturdy as they prepared to scale the wall and escape.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Hairpins flew through the air, tingling like bells, piercing through one elderly woman after another with such speed that it dazzled onlookers.
The attacking elderly women collapsed to the ground, rolling and twisting, coming to a halt as lifeless corpses.
Just as one woman began to scale the wall, a streak of blood appeared on its surface; her heart had been pierced several times by a hairpin, her strength vanishing instantly, her body hanging on the wall.
Others rushed into the buildings, and as soon as the copper beads jingled, thumping collisions sounded from within, followed by a scream.
"Plunk!"
An elderly woman fell into the water, face down, floating on the surface. After struggling for a moment, she lay motionless.
