novelraw Chapter 59: Changes from the Elbow and Arm, Foresight
Chapter 59: Changes from the Elbow and Arm, Foresight
"Protect the young lady."
The guards outside rushed into the room.
Inside the room, three guards stood in a triangular formation.
It was clear that they were about to completely surround Miss Zhang Yourong.
The old steward let out a long sigh, a look of lingering fear appearing in his eyes. Looking at the servant lying on the ground, he could no longer suppress his anger.
"Xiao Dong, what has the young lady ever done to you that you dare to act like this..."
He hadn't even finished speaking.
Li Xin gave a light shout: "Scatter, all of you, and don't come any closer. Have you ever considered that when you find one cockroach in the house, there's probably already a whole nest of them?"
Upon hearing this, the guards hesitated.
They were caught between a rock and a hard place, unable to advance or retreat.
"Young Miss, the restaurant is no longer safe. We must leave as soon as possible."
A thin man looked anxious.
Without stopping, as if he hadn't understood Li Xin's words, he continued to quickly approach Zhang Yourong.
He grabbed her arm and protected her as she left.
Li Xin reached out and pulled Zhang Yourong into his arms.
Waves rose from the flat ground beneath his feet as a leg was kicked out silently.
bang...
The slender guard flew up like a ball and crashed heavily into the wall.
His chest sank in.
He opened his mouth and coughed up a mouthful of blood...
"What are you doing?"
"Jinzhong..."
The guards' expressions changed drastically, and they all drew their swords.
Li Xin sneered: "Look at the five fingers on this person's right hand. If I'm not mistaken, he's wearing a ring. The thin needles he flicked out should contain a deadly poison that will kill on contact with blood."
I don't understand why he chose this time to prick your young lady with a needle.
The old steward's robes billowed with energy, his white hair flying wildly, almost standing on end, as he shouted, "Don't move!"
Clearly, the old man usually possessed a certain air of authority.
At this moment, a deep shout rang out, and the guards indeed stopped moving.
He simply watched as the old steward walked to the side of the thin guard lying on the ground, still coughing up blood, and bent down to lift the man's right hand. Sure enough, there was a black iron ring on his middle finger.
A sharp needle, about two finger joints long, popped out from the middle of the ring.
It was a deep blue, reflecting an ominous light.
He recalled that this person had used this same hand to grab Miss Zhang Yourong's arm earlier.
The old steward felt a chill in his heart.
"Great, great, you're all traitors. How much have they given you?"
A tall, burly middle-aged man at the door said with a pained expression, "Uncle De, there's no need to ask. This man must have been bribed by Zhang Taihe. He dared to do such a thing to the young lady. I suppose the other party offered him a good price that he couldn't refuse."
"Jinzhong, you have disgraced this name. Don't worry, your wife, children, and parents will come down to join you soon. Don't blame me."
"team leader……"
Fear appeared on Zhang Jinzhong's face.
He struggled backward, his eyes pleading.
The burly middle-aged man, his face as cold as iron, drew his long sword from his waist without even glancing into the other man's eyes.
With a single swipe of his sword, he severed the thin man's head.
Blood gushed out like a fountain.
The burly middle-aged man sheathed his sword, looked up at the sky, and tears welled up in his eyes.
He took a deep breath and turned to Zhang Yourong.
With a thud, he knelt down on the spot.
"Young Miss, this is all my fault for being negligent. I deserve to die."
"Uncle Ren..."
Just as Zhang Yourong was about to speak, she suddenly heard Li Xin's voice ring out in her ear again.
"Then why don't you just die?"
"What?"
All the guards and the old steward were startled.
At the same time, he turned to look at the burly middle-aged man kneeling on the ground.
Just now, whether Li Xin killed Xiao Dong, who was secretly attacking with a hidden short gun, or Zhang Jinzhong, who used a poisoned needle to injure people, he had already sensed something was wrong without any warning.
At the same time, his actions were swift and decisive, ensuring that no one was wrongly accused.
At this point, he spoke harshly, interrupting to tell the guard captain, Zhang Shouren, to die.
The implications are self-evident.
Zhang Shouren's kneeling body trembled slightly.
He didn't even raise his head; his upper body was already leaning back...
With a spring in his leg, he leaped up, his body moving like an arrow, vaulting backward toward the window.
This is an attempt to escape.
"Just how many spies are there?"
Zhang Yourong's beautiful big eyes were now misty with tears, and she looked extremely aggrieved.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately didn't utter a word.
He simply let out a low sigh.
Beside her, Ji Xinlan, the "unparalleled gentleman" who was always a beat slow to react, was already spitting fire in her eyes.
As Zhang Shouren sprang backward, a bright white light shot out from her waist, slashing out diagonally like a swimming dragon.
The sword precedes the intention; the person moves with the sword.
Sizzle...
The sword flashed.
It cuts through the air as easily as tearing silk.
Zhang Shouren had barely risen three feet when the sword light swept past like ripples on water.
They cut off his right leg.
"what!"
Zhang Shouren's face contorted in pain as he let out a roar of agony.
This sword strike was as fast as a flash of light.
He could see it clearly and was thinking of dodging, but his actions couldn't keep up with his thoughts.
He could only watch helplessly as the sword flashed past, and his lower leg was silently severed.
The excruciating pain struck my heart.
His strength was completely depleted, and his body began to fall straight down.
My heart sank straight to the bottom of the water.
But then, to his astonishment, he discovered that he was not only falling.
Ji Xinlan, who was chasing and attacking in a straight line with the sword light, suddenly stopped and fell towards the floor.
One of her legs had been grabbed by Li Xin from behind without her noticing.
It was dragged heavily backward, generating a powerful shockwave.
At the same time, Ji Xinlan felt a hot palm gently pressing down on her buttocks.
His body could no longer be controlled, and he slammed down onto the floor.
Ji Xinlan was both shocked and ashamed. She lightly pressed her left hand on the ground, while her right hand, wielding a long sword, emerged from beneath her like a serpent, ready to deliver a counter-attack.
"Lie down."
I heard a cold, unquestionable shout.
Ji Xinlan's heart trembled...
The sword was not thrust out; instead, it swayed slightly outward, and the figure darted to the side.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that the white-clad youth behind me, along with Zhang Yourong, had also fallen face-first onto the floorboards.
"Clap clap clap..."
Three gunshots rang out in quick succession.
Before Zhang Shouren, the captain of the guards, could fall to the floor, a spray of blood spurted from the back of his head.
Both guards, who were standing with their hands on their swords, simultaneously had a bloody hole appear between their eyebrows.
There seemed to be a gust of wind nearby.
Amidst the undulating white shadows, it rose from the ground like a swallow piercing the sky, and had already passed through the window.
It was Li Xin.
"Watch out, it's Gao Tianyun."
Zhang Yourong felt both hatred and anxiety.
Peeking through the window across the street, I saw figures moving about on the second floor of the fabric shop... Amidst the spitting flames, three people were shot between the eyebrows.
She knew perfectly well who the people were.
If Li Xin hadn't grabbed her and pulled her to the ground, and at the same time grabbed Ji Xinlan's right leg and pressed her to the ground, she would have been in serious trouble.
After the gunshot, it's estimated that it wasn't just the two guards who fell.
It's very likely that it's those two.
Legend has it that Gao Tianyun, who can "dig three feet into the ground," possesses light-footed skills as graceful as floating clouds in the sky. His marksmanship is also incredibly accurate, hitting the bullseye every time.
Moreover, this person has a peculiar habit.
He prefers to shoot people between the eyebrows.
It seems that otherwise, his fame would not be fully displayed.
If he sets his sights on you and you're not prepared, you'll be dead the moment you hear a gunshot.
There was no way to save them.
This is precisely why Gao Tianyun is notorious.
This person acted recklessly.
If the first strike misses, turn around and leave.
Even a master-level expert would have to be extremely careful when encountering him.
If you're not careful, he might plot against you and you'll suffer a great loss.
Of course, this person may act recklessly and commit heinous acts.
But he doesn't mess with just anyone.
He wouldn't provoke anyone who had a powerful background or real skills.
For this reason, since his debut, this man has never failed in his crimes of murder, robbery, and plunder.
It is something that makes people hate it, yet there is nothing they can do about it.
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