That night,
Qin Hanyue sent a message to Qiao Ying, who lived diagonally across: [Don't take unilateral action. We'll discuss things together if something comes up.]
While pricking up his ears to listen for movements outside, for fear that Qiao Ying would sneak out without him knowing.
Qiao Ying replied: [OK]
Qin Hanyue: [So between you and Black Spade A, who is stronger?]
Qiao Ying: [Me]
Qin Hanyue laughed, much less worried: [Xu Zheng and Old Liu are no slouches in fighting skills. I'll go find them now if they can be of use.]
After sending this message, there was no reply from the other end for a long time.
Qin Hanyue held his phone and waited three to five minutes. Suddenly, he heard the sound of shattering glass and immediately rushed out of the room.
At the same time,
Ye Si and Cheng Jinyan also rushed out of their respective rooms.
Ye Si tried hard to turn the doorknob to Qiao Ying's room, only to find it locked from inside: "Baby? What's going on?" He could only knock on the door.
"Baby, open the door." Ye Si's expression was slightly tense as he anxiously said.
There was no movement. Ye Si took two steps back, preparing to kick down the door.
But the door opened at this moment.
Qiao Ying held a dagger with blood on it.
Behind her, the room showed no signs of fighting, only the window glass that had been smashed, as if someone had jumped out the window to escape.
"Are you hurt?" Ye Si quickly checked Qiao Ying’s condition.
Qin Hanyue was blocked behind them. Watching the bloody dagger in Qiao Ying's hand, he wanted to do or say something, but Ye Si had already done and said everything.
Qiao Ying: "It was Blade Shadow."
Ye Si: "Did he come to probe you?"
Qiao Ying: "Came to kill me. He should know about Red Heart K's death." So he wanted to strike first.
Qin Hanyue: "It seems Black Spade A doesn’t know the extent of your skills." Otherwise he wouldn't have sent only Blade Shadow.
Qin Hanyue recalled what Qiao Ying had said before: She knew the dark side like the back of her hand, while the dark side only had half an understanding of her.
Various curiosities and questions began vying for prominence in his mind again.
Qiao Ying took a look at the fresh blood on the dagger, then glanced at the three people: "I could’ve killed him originally."
She let him get away with just a slash on his arm.
Hearing the displeasure in Qiao Ying’s tone, Cheng Jinyan smoothly and as a matter of course betrayed his teammate: "He was the one knocking on the door."
Referring to Ye Si.
Ye Si shrugged. "My bad for being too fast, for worrying too much about precious you!"
Qin Hanyue: "What’s the plan now?"
Qiao Ying: "Kick ‘em when they’re down."
Better than trouble in the long run.
The slash had gone deep. Blade Shadow fled back with a gushing arm wound, but at this moment he had no time to care about the injury on his arm. The usually cold-faced and cold-hearted man was now filled with astonishment.
"Her fighting skill is exactly the same as the deceased Blood Shadow’s."
When Blade Shadow uttered these words, even he found it hard to believe.
How could two completely different-looking people with no connection whatsoever possess such similar skills, as if they were completely copied?
Black Spade A: "Are you sure?"
Blade Shadow nodded: "I’m certain."
Blood Shadow used be his daily training partner other than Feng Ying. He was too familiar with Blood Shadow’s skill.
Even the aura was the same.
If not for facing Qiao Ying eye to eye, Blade Shadow would’ve thought the one he fought was Blood Shadow herself.
Black Spade A: "How strong is she?"
Blade Shadow: "Can't gauge it. The exchange just now, she didn't go all out. Her skills are probably on par with yours at least."
He didn't think someone with such formidable skills could be a clone or killer trained by Blood Shadow.
Upon hearing this, Black Spade A narrowed his sharp eyes.
Turned out to be such a formidable opponent unexpectedly. Looked like he couldn't let his guard down, or he would end up like Old K.
"Let me correct you a bit." A petite figure appeared ghost-like on the balcony. "My skills exceed yours."
Moonlight glinted off the dagger in the girl's hand.
Blade Shadow's heart shuddered. He stood in front of Black Spade A warily eyeing the girl on the balcony.
Black Spade A's expression remained unchanged like a mountain: "Now that you've come, shouldn't you at least tell me your name, so that I know who I've killed."
The girl smiled faintly and said gently: "Go ask Red Heart K downstairs."
Blade Shadow looked at the unfathomable girl. He took a step forward: "Let me try." He wanted to probe her again.
He reversed his grip on the dagger.
Just then, noises came from outside. The next moment the door was kicked open, and Ye Si and Qin Hanyue appeared at the door.
Ye Si: "Hey! Your opponent’s here."
Black Spade A looked at them with a frown. One was the chairman of the DILIN Group, a man of the Ye family, as well as the administrator of 791. The other was the man in charge of the Qin family in Beijing, and probably with more than one identity. No matter which one, Black Spade A didn't want to provoke them.
But it seemed he had provoked them now.
Whether he chose to kill or not kill Ye Si and Qin Hanyue tonight, endless troubles would ensue because of these two men.
As Black Spade A thought this, his mood became rather volatile.
So he asked Qiao Ying, "What’s your relation to Blood Shadow? I don’t remember any grudges between us. Is there some kind of misunderstanding?"
Qiao Ying: "I remember just fine."
With that said, Qiao Ying took the initiative to attack, speeding towards Black Spade A.
While Ye Si and Qin Hanyue charged at Blade Shadow. The two, antagonistic towards each other from the start, now cooperated tacitly.
At the same time, shadows crept in from all directions, wiping out the guards one by one...
Hearing the commotion, the three assassins from the dark side prepared to go check it out, but one was intercepted by Cheng Jinyan in the corridor, one met Xu Zheng in a room, and one was trapped by Old Liu midway.
In the room, silhouettes crossed and sounds of fighting continued.
After exchanging blows, Black Spade A fully understood Blade Shadow’s feelings. Although Blade Shadow had already told him, it was only until his own crossing hands with Qiao Ying that Black Spade A felt the impact inside.
Indeed completely identical.
And this girl’s skills might even exceed his.
Black Spade A certainly didn’t want to just die here, nor become enemies with Ye Si and Qin Hanyue. So he made a decisive judgement.
If you can’t beat them, flee.
So Black Spade A found an opportunity and escaped directly from the balcony.
Jumped down from the third floor and quickly disappeared into the moonlight.
Qiao Ying chased to the balcony. Glancing back at Ye Si and Qin Hanyue fighting Blade Shadow, she jumped off the balcony to chase after Black Spade A.
Seeing Qiao Ying leap from the balcony, Qin Hanyue was distracted by concern. In that split second, a blade slashed towards him...
The moon was bright. The dazzling golden labyrinth below basked in its glow, while inside it had already become hell on earth, with corpses scattered everywhere.
Qin Hanyue’s men gradually arrived.
Worried about Qin Hanyue’s safety, Xu Zheng exerted all his capabilities to defeat the opponent, then immediately went to assist Qin Hanyue.
"Sir." The injured Xu Zheng rushed over.
Qin Hanyue immediately broke away to chase after Qiao Ying.
Watching Qin Hanyue run away, the slower Ye Si cursed angrily at the sight of Qin Hanyue fleeing.
"Young Master, Miss Qiao drove that way chasing someone." Qin Yan updated the catching up Qin Hanyue.
Qin Hanyue immediately drove after them.
Under the dark night,
Qin Hanyue drove straight ahead for over twenty miles but still saw no one.
The bloody smell in the car gradually became distinct.
Qin Hanyue clenched the steering wheel with his right hand, completely drenched in blood that kept dripping rapidly onto his lap.
Yet he was oblivious to it.
Qin Hanyue kept flooring the accelerator, searching along the way.
Just as Qin Hanyue felt he went the wrong way and was about to turn back, two balls of fire finally appeared up ahead.
As the car drew near, Qin Hanyue rushed out.
Not far away on a vacant land, two cars had crashed and burned down to mere frames, crackling away.
The air was filled with burnt smell mixed with gasoline odor.
There was a lot of blood on the ground, spilled all over.
A fierce fight had just taken place here.
Next to the cars, a corpse had been burned beyond recognition.
Qiao Ying’s coat was discarded to one side.
Qin Hanyue’s heart thudded violently. Before his brain reacted, he had already rushed forward.
"Bang!"
One of the cars exploded again. The soaring fire blocked Qin Hanyue’s way.
Fortunately he could see that the charred body wasn't Qiao Ying’s. The physique didn't match.
"Qiao Ying?" Qin Hanyue looked around.
"Qiao Ying?" His voice gradually grew louder.
"Qiao Ying!" He called Qiao Ying’s name loudly and anxiously.
