“There’s a landline in my bedroom, I’ll use itto call my dad!”
Xin Yu bustled about in thedarkness, reluctant to open the lights lest it attracted the attention ofSister Xu and her accomplice.
“Good idea, remember to tell himto send for someone trustworthy!”
Xin Yu leaned across to grab atthe phone at the other end of the bed. Her lithe figure was stretched out onthe large bed. She believed the darkness provided her cover but Se Cai’s mouth wasgoing dry from the ‘scenery’ that unfolded before him.
“h.e.l.lo, dad, it’s me…”
Xin Yu spoke softly into thephone before finally setting it down with a relieved sigh.
Then, she tensed, rememberingsomething.
“Se Cai, tell me honestly… Doyou have night vision?”
She thought back to Se Cai’scommand for her to switch off the headlights during the conflict with thedriver. Then, about how Se Cai managed to hit the driver squarely on the backof his head while his opponent was obviously fumbling in the dark. She drew thecoat that she had on closer.
“Will it make you feel better ifI say no?”
Se Cai answered with an awkwardlaugh.
“You…”
Xin Yu lobbed a pillow at him asshe scurried under the mattress like a scared rabbit.
She had embarra.s.sed herself moretimes that night than her life combined!
“I didn’t mean to, okay? It’sall for the purpose of saying you! If I didn’t come back, you would have beenshipped off by Jin Feng to G.o.d knows where already!”
Se Cai justified after he letthe pillow hit him in the face. He could have evaded it but he let it slide togive Xin Yu the satisfaction.
“Wait, someone’s coming. Stayunder the covers and don’t move!”
Suddenly, Se Cai warned as heheard fast footsteps coming their way.
In the next moment, the bedroomdoor burst open with a bang. A sliver of light slid towards Se Cai!
It was a flying dagger. This wasXu Jin Feng’s specialty, a skill she had trained since she was young. She was soadept at it that she could feasibly hit her target within her 20 meter’sradius.
It was this unique set of skillthat first brought her into Chang Seng’s employment. She was his hireda.s.sa.s.sin, responsible for eradicating compet.i.tors both local and overseas.
Thankfully Xin Yu had revealedto Se Cai Jin Feng’s dangerous skill when they were in the bathroom so he wasnot caught by surprise.
He ducked with a deft bend ofhis body and the dagger flew over his shoulder before lodging itself in themake-up counter behind him. It was embedded in the counter’s hardwood panel,its hilt still vibrating from the force.
“Nice dodge there!”
Jin Feng sneered. She walkedinto the room and switched on the light.
She had full confidence in herskills and she had her track record to prove it. She once incapacitated anexpert gunner with a calculated shot at his wrist before he could even pull hisgun out.
Therefore, she chalked herblunder up to Se Cai’s good luck and the room’s darkness.
“So, it is you. Why did you comeback?”
Se Cai shivered at the sight ofthe dagger behind him and asked cautiously, “And how did you know we’re stillhere?”
“You have that phone call tothank.”
Jin Feng’s eyes landed on thephone that sat on the bedside table, adding with a jeer, “You two have underestimatedme. I’m responsible for the security of this house, have you really not thoughtof the possibility of me bugging the calls that come in and out of this place?”
Se Cai nodded, his confusionanswered.
No wonder Jin Feng appearedminutes after Xin Yu made her call, she already had the phone bugged.
Thankfully though, it was onlyJin Feng herself that returned.
“Since you heard the call, whydidn’t you run before Chang Seng’s men get here?”
Se Cai said with as much threatas he could muster.
He knew Jin Feng had heraccomplices but he knew her party wouldn’t stand a chance against Chang Seng’sreinforcement.
The longer she remained, theharder it would be for her to escape.
“Young man, don’t you getconcerned for me when you still have yourself to worry about.”
Jin Feng shrugged as she leveleda glacial stare at Se Cai.
Se Cai was right but Jin Fengwas unfazed because she knew she would complete her plan before her Old Master’sforces arrived. She was a professional a.s.sa.s.sin taking on 2 unarmed reporters,how long could it possibly take?
“Here’s a lesson for you, youngman… Heroes tend to have an early death!”
Jin Feng launched 2 daggers thatshe retrieved from her coat pocket. They were aimed directly at Se Cai’s chestand forehead!
Se Cai finally understood whyJin Feng was given the moniker, Black Widow. Her daggers, like the spider’sfangs were fast and lethal. If he was distracted for even a moment, his bodywould be lying on the floor.
However, unfortunately for JinFeng, Se Cai’s Eye for News system was her skill’s natural weakness.
The efficacy of Jin Feng flyingdaggers depended completely on their speed. With a system that could slowthings in his sight down, they were practically useless against Se Cai.
Se Cai didn’t duck this time buttook a brave step forward.
With a twist of his wrist, SeCai grabbed hold of the daggers’ hilt in mid-air!
“This is impossible!”
Jin Feng exclaimed in shock. SeCai not only didn’t deflect her daggers but plucked them basically out of thethin air. This was the first time Jin Feng had stumbled across such anopponent.
This Se Cai first took down ahired Cobra Syndicate mercenary and now he caught my flying dagger... Jin Feng started to doubt her initial a.s.sessmentof Se Cai. Could he be a pro that escaped her detection?
“Just a small trick up mysleeves. Why don’t you try something else, I might have more to show you.”
Se Cai said haughtily.
He crossed his arms to shieldhis palm from view. Jin Feng’s daggers weren’t empty threats, even with thesystem’s help, Se Cai’s palm was grazed by the knife’s edge, cutting a woundthrough it.
Se Cai wasn’t sure he couldhandle more of Jin Feng’s flying daggers.
“I have to hand it to you, I’veunderestimated you!”
Jin Feng said as she took offher suit jacket and rolled up her sleeves. She took deliberate steps towards SeCai.
Since her daggers didn’t work,she was going to try close-quarter combat. As a professional a.s.sa.s.sin, ofcourse she didn’t only have one set of skills.
Suddenly, she gathered into asprint.
She launched herself off theground, gathering her momentum at the point of her heel that was aimed at SeCai’s neck.
Se Cai understood why Chang Sengkept Jin Feng at his side for so long. Her skills were miles better than themercenary Se Cai faced. She was a killing machine!
Se Cai smiled and untangled hiscrossed arms.
He didn’t do anything flashy, hemerely lifted his arms to shield his face.
It had made all the differencein the world though because Jin Feng found her legs heading towards 2 pointydaggers that Se Cai had nestled between his fingers.
She pulled in her muscle at thelast minute, but it wasn’t a clean escape.
Her calfskin boot and blacklegging were split open, revealing a bleeding wound that ran the length of herleg.
“But… how could you predict mymoves?”
Jin Feng said as she took acautious step back.
Thanks to her impressive reflex,the wound didn’t cut deep. If she had reacted one second sooner, there would be2 daggers stuck in the ball of her feet.
“Well, didn’t I say I would showyou more?”
Se Cai shrugged nonchalantly buthe was overjoyed within.
He had been thinking on how to protecthimself ever since his confrontation with the mercenary.
The Eye for News system was extraordinarybut it wasn’t an aggressive skill.
It allowed him great prowess at evasionand defense but that did nothing to hurt his opponent.
Finally, he decided to play intothe system’s strengths, to embrace the spirit of Tai Chi, to reflect his aggressor’sforce back against themselves.
This was the first time he hadtried it out in actual combat and it was surprisingly effective!