Gu Lian wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and rushed toward Xiong Daye’s house. The blood and qi around her body surged like a river, and her eyes, which had been somewhat lazy, became as sharp as an eagle’s.
‘First, I need to stabilize Xiong Daye. I have to pretend I don’t know anything. Tomorrow, I’ll take Yao Yao to the bank and get the bank card information. Then I’ll ask for Eric’s phone number.’
‘If the situation changes, then forget about all that and just call the Masked Man.’
‘The hunters here can’t be trusted. Before hunters from other places come to support, I’ll take Yi Yi and hide back in the forest. The town is damn unsafe too.’
‘Once Yao Yao successfully evolves, we’ll leave Linjiao Town directly.’
‘I just want to live in peace. Why is it so damn hard?!’
She sprinted to Xiong Daye’s house in just over ten minutes. When the sky was completely dark, Gu Lian had already arrived downstairs at Xiong Daye’s house. A brightly lit building came into view.
The entire three-story house only showed signs of life on the first floor. The rest was covered in dust, filled with traces of time.
Gu Lian didn’t go inside immediately. Instead, she walked under the stairs, where Eclipse had placed her weapons and equipment. Since this was a blind spot, almost no one would come here, so it was relatively safe under the stairs.
She picked up the black suitcase and kicked the lid of the case. The safety lock of the suitcase clicked open, and a green prompt appeared on the screen on the handle.
[Password Correct]
With a click, the suitcase opened, revealing Gu Lian’s previously used equipment neatly arranged inside.
Gu Lian placed one foot on the case and took out the folding knife that was only about 15 cm long. With a flick of her fingers, she tucked the knife into her sleeve.
She closed the suitcase and raised her hand to gently rub her face, trying to appear more cheerful. Details determine success or failure; flaws often appear in careless moments.
How many assassins had been caught because they walked out the front door brazenly after completing their assassination.
Soon, Gu Lian pushed open the wooden door as usual, took off her shoes at the entrance. Yi Yi, sitting on the sofa, pouted when she saw Gu Lian and continued watching TV. Xiong Daye was still cooking in the kitchen, seemingly dedicating his entire being to cooking.
She swung her schoolbag off her shoulder onto the sofa and sat down next to Yi Yi. The tip of her index finger sharpened slightly. She raised her hand and gently pinched Yi Yi’s cheek, smiling.
“Yi Yi, what are you watching?”
“Hmph~”
Yi Yi closed her eyes and turned her head away, giving off a tsundere vibe like ‘If you don’t coax me today, I won’t talk to you.’
“Alright, look how spoiled you are.”
Gu Lian shook her head and released her grip on Yi Yi. But as she lowered her hand, the tip of her index finger cut the skin on Yi Yi’s shoulder. A thread of blood flowed out and stained her fingertip.
Then her arm dropped. The wound on Yi Yi’s shoulder had already healed. As if feeling an itch on her neck, Yi Yi tilted her head and rubbed her shoulder, then continued watching TV.
Sitting on the sofa, Gu Lian brought her index finger to her nose and sniffed lightly. This was indeed Yi Yi’s scent.
‘Hmm, there’s a faint herbal fragrance, very similar to Yao Yao’s scent. Should still be the original.’
When she first entered, she had already tested Xiong Daye’s scent with her sense of smell. He was no different from a normal person, which confused her.
‘Her sense of smell could be said to be better than a dog…’
‘Ahem, better than a wolf. She had never smelled Xiong Daye’s scent before, so she couldn’t distinguish it at all, but telling apart Yi Yi’s and Yao Yao’s scents was no problem.’
Bright light illuminated the entire room. Gu Lian sat on the sofa with a smile. Yi Yi looked at the end of the cartoon on TV with some lingering desire. Xiong Daye was carrying a bowl of steaming hot food toward the dining table.
The light seemed to brighten a few degrees. Everything in the room seemed coated with a reflective film. The harmonious atmosphere was very similar to when they first met, but this time, hidden under Gu Lian’s sleeve was a folding knife that could take a life at any moment.
Night fell, and everything became quiet. Today, Gu Lian and Yao Yao slept on the sofa, almost leaning against each other. It seemed warm and cozy, but it was actually so Gu Lian could suddenly burst into action at any time to prevent any external accidents.
squeak—squeak—
A strange friction sound echoed outside the door, coming closer. Flesh scraping against the floor and walls made a somewhat nauseating squelching sound.
A foul stench slowly drifted into her nose. Gu Lian, lying on the sofa, suddenly opened her eyes. She flicked her arm, and the folding knife slid out of her sleeve, landing perfectly in her hand.
Yi Yi also opened her eyes and sat up. Both she and Gu Lian were Weiyi. Even Yi Yi, who had almost lost all her combat power, was still keenly perceptive of danger.
knock—
A soft knock on the door, but this time it only knocked once before falling silent.
“Quiet.”
Gu Lian lowered her voice and made a silencing gesture to Yi Yi. Yi Yi didn’t speak, just nodded.
‘Even though Yi Yi is playful, she never jokes at critical moments.’
‘Otherwise, even with Yao Yao’s protection, Yi Yi would never have survived until now.’
“I’ll handle it. If something goes wrong, find a place to escape immediately.”
Gu Lian stood up from the sofa. With a flick of her hand, five blades extended from the folding knife. Moonlight shone through the window, casting on her body.
Under the moonlight, the five blades reflected a chilling light. The glint flashed across the five metal wires and disappeared.
Gu Lian swung the folding knife to the side. Guided by the five metal wires, the five blades joined together.
She held the knife horizontally in front of her, gently ran her index and middle fingers over the blade, and locked the connecting joints of the blades.
clang~
The blade hummed softly. Gu Lian flicked the longsword, tracing a fleeting crescent moon in the air. The tip of the blade pointed diagonally at the ground.
The folding knife, originally only about 15 cm long, now extended to a full 90 cm. It couldn’t be called a longsword, but it wasn’t exactly short either.
Gu Lian weighed the knife in her hand. The length was just right, very practical.
knock—
A knock. Gu Lian stepped softly on the floor and walked silently to the door, pointing the tip of the longsword at the door. That sticky, disgusting smell was coming from outside. The door opened inward. At the first sign of trouble, she would strike the thing outside with this blade.
Gu Lian was right behind the door. On the other side, a tentacle monster about two meters tall was crammed into the stairwell. A small tentacle twisted the doorknob a few times, but found it wouldn’t turn.
The monster’s aura became violent. Sewage mixed with milky white mucus dripped from its body. Its single eye, bloodshot, stared resentfully at the wooden door ahead. It raised a small tentacle and inserted it through the keyhole.
With a crisp click, the security door opened, revealing the inner wooden door. Just as the tentacle monster pushed open the wooden door with its tentacle, it was greeted by a gleaming blade.
squelch!
White liquid spurted from where the blade had pierced. Three tentacles immediately coiled around the longsword. The monster’s single eye turned blood red. Its remaining main tentacle whipped toward Gu Lian, who had pushed open the door.
bang!
A low air explosion came from the entrance. Sharp black claws tightly gripped the tentacle. At the entrance, Gu Lian’s mouth curled into a dangerous smile. The Fire of Dead Silence ignited on her shoulders, and gray patterns climbed up her neck. Along with her left hand, most of her body reverted to black, gelatinous skin.
Gu Lian tightened her grip. The part of the tentacle she held was compressed directly, and thick white mucus splattered between her fingers. This simple action made the bloodshot in the monster’s eye even more intense.
Gu Lian wasn’t one to indulge. She stomped forward with her left foot, leaned her body forward, and followed through with her right foot. With a faint sound of breaking air, she kicked the tentacle monster’s eye.
The enraged monster didn’t react at all. Before its eye, a wavy shoe sole enlarged in its vision.
bang—
With a powerful kick, the monster staggered back several steps. Gu Lian pushed off with her toes, shooting forward like lightning. Then, in midair, she sharply pulled her left leg to her abdomen, yanked her arm, spun a full circle in the air, turned sideways, and kicked upward, striking the side of the monster’s head from below.
bang—
White mucus splattered on the wall. Yi Yi, hiding in the corner, shrank her neck. To her, Gu Lian in this state was far too brutal. She wondered if she should behave a little better from now on…
‘Uh-huh, at least behave in front of Gu Lian.’
‘Yeah, that’s right, like this!’