Free Web NovelChapter 1107: Chapter 1078: Moment of Life and Death (Part 1)
Rochester tried every doorknob, but the doors to those rooms were tightly locked. For a poor man like him, a small sheriff living on a government salary, even a one-bedroom apartment half the size of this place felt like decent living. Yet so many rooms here were locked and unused. He lamented the unfairness while still trying hard to shoulder the doors open.
Just as he was about to give up, his entire body slammed into something solid due to the force he exerted.
With a thud, he immediately felt a dull pain in his head! After a bout of dizziness, Rochester instinctively clung to anything he could touch and climbed up! Not yet recovered from the self-inflicted mishap, he was stunned again by the scene in front of him. Natural reaction led him to call out for Xiao Lin, struggling to explain what he saw, as logic failed him as a police officer.
Running all the way, countless thoughts flashed through Xiao Lin’s mind, but only this one stood out—a thought he never dared to hope for!
Perhaps due to the shock, when Rochester saw Xiao Lin, the breath he was holding finally relaxed, and he fainted instantly; such a disgrace! Xiao Lin thought sarcastically. But soon his gaze fell on the shadowed chair. "Mu Rongyun!"
Hong Lian was the next to rush in. Upon seeing Mu Rongyun, he was also taken aback, unsure how to handle the situation.
"Hong Lian, help take this sheriff downstairs!" Xiao Lin, facing the light, could still see the veins under Mu Rongyun’s mask!
Hong Lian didn’t move. He looked at Mu Rongyun! The latter slightly gestured with his finger, consenting to Xiao Lin’s words, and dragged Rochester away, closing the door behind him.
Being this close to the person! So close, he couldn’t feel his breath but could see the rosy lips and beneath the skin, the all-too-familiar human anatomy. There were many questions he wanted to ask, yet at this moment, he couldn’t remember any. The aura naturally emanating from Mu Rongyun seeped into his capillaries and reached his heart, causing an oppressive pain.
Adjusting his own breath, Xiao Lin straightened his back! He wanted to step forward but was forced back five steps by Mu Rongyun’s own pressure from across. In Xiao Lin’s eyes, there was just a flicker, noting that Mu Rongyun had moved from his chair, and in the blink of an eye, the sunlight was blocked by the heavy curtains, leaving the room in utter darkness except for a glow emanating from somewhere.
Accustomed to darkness, in a brief period of discomfort, Xiao Lin closed his eyes and, upon reopening them, his eyes adapted to night vision.
The air was filled with an eerie aura. Trusting his instincts, Xiao Lin was certain Mu Rongyun was no longer on the stool. His presence seemed to flow everywhere, the space around him filled with the scent of this person, the smell of death, the stench of decay!
"Are you just going to keep playing tricks, or are you a ghost yourself?" Xiao Lin asked coldly. In this uncertain situation, staying put and waiting for an opportunity, Xiao Lin remained calm. The bewilderment he felt when first faced with Mu Rongyun’s aura was slowly dissipating in the dark. He had to admit, when facing Mu Rongyun, he was still quite lacking; he was not yet his match. Perhaps this was why the old man didn’t allow him to approach this person!
"Does Xiao Zhenfeng need to send a kid?" Mu Rongyun’s voice came from slightly to the right in front of him. Xiao Lin’s body slightly turned toward Mu Rongyun’s direction, barely able to see the fluttering clothes in the darkness, all rising without wind purely due to inner strength. Surely this person was always ready to strike!
"To deal with you, there’s no need for him to do it himself!"
Ha ha ha ha! A sinister laugh sounded behind Xiao Lin! "You will die by my hand! Crushing you is as simple as squashing an ant!"
"You can certainly do it, but even so, you can’t draw out my old man!" Xiao Lin exposed Mu Rongyun’s plan with a single sentence. The United States was Xiao Zhenfeng’s territory; Shao Weihua chose Sicily because of a secret protection agreement between the Italian Mafia and Xiao Zhenfeng, making Sicily a blank spot. Ultimately, whether it failed or succeeded, it would fall on the Italian Mafia.
"You’re much smarter than Xiao Zhenfeng!" Whether it was praise or derision, Xiao Lin was a bit annoyed by Mu Rongyun’s movements!
"Tang Yi or Hong Yi?"
"You’ve already got your answer!"
This time, the distance was very close. Xiao Lin suddenly opened his eyes. Half of Mu Rongyun’s face appeared before him. He could almost feel his nose touching the cold, metallic mask.
The heart seemed to skip a beat, the urge to step back was forcibly suppressed! Mu Rongyun was just a few feet away. If he had wanted my life just now, I wouldn’t have had a chance to fight back at all. He entered my defensive circle silently, his strength is unimaginable!
Mu Rongyun chuckled, his lips didn’t even move, the sound coming from his throat was unbearable! "Daring, meticulous, ruthless, intelligent! Why is someone like you Xiao Zhenfeng’s son and not mine!" As his hand suddenly extended, almost touching Xiao Lin’s face, Xiao Lin fiercely slapped it away.
Disgusted, Xiao Lin dodged away from Mu Rongyun! His fingers touched a cold object, the glowing bottle with red liquid moving inside. "This is..."
"Your blood!" Mu Rongyun stood unmoved. "I kept my promise, and your Hong is alive, but if you want to take him from here, do as we agreed back then! Can you take him?"
"Damn it!" Xiao Lin gripped the blood bottle, wanting to smash it, but a gust of wind attacked, his right hand suddenly felt fixed on a wooden stand, unable to move, something gripped his wrist, the icy touch sent chills down his spine!
"This item is their lifeline! Be obedient, let go!" Like coaxing a child, Mu Rongyun approached Xiao Lin, his left hand clutching Xiao Lin’s right wrist, his right hand pulling the blood bottle with force, the bottle fell into his hand. "Those eyes!" Mu Rongyun stared at Xiao Lin’s dark pupils, seeing himself in the reflection! "Eyes I hate!" His thumb pressed against Xiao Lin’s left eye. "Don’t look at me with those eyes! I’ll gouge them out, as long as you’re left here, I fear not that old man coming over! I’m tired of playing these boring games with him, also tired of that useless man’s arrangements, only you are the best Dharma Artifact! Stay here, so I won’t hurt you, listen, stay here!
Madman! This person must be mad! Xiao Lin took deep breaths, his breath sprayed onto Mu Rongyun’s face, his left eye felt a sharp pain from the finger’s pressure.
"Get out!" The right wrist pinned, the left hand clawed at Mu Rongyun’s lower body, however...there was nothing there! Xiao Lin’s eyes widened briefly, surprise flashed and vanished, his five fingers clawed in vain and then reached for the inside of Mu Rongyun’s right thigh.
The one feeling pain released Xiao Lin’s right wrist to retreat to a safe range, but this time Xiao Lin did not comply, instead shifted to a direct attack.
Though the move didn’t seem effective, at the moment of action, his aura erupted dramatically, unlike his previous demeanor, like a still lake suddenly stirred into a terrifying wave, a surge of overwhelming energy.
Xiao Lin grabbed a decorative fan from a nearby stand, many such fans were in the room, differing in shape, size, and material! Waving the fan seemed to almost transcend space, directly attacking Mu Rongyun.
The suppressed and hidden ominous aura suddenly burst forth, no weaker than the formidable opponent’s hideous aura, mixing with the surrounding air, forming an unbreakable invisible chain encircling the two.
The fan, whistling with fierce wind as it approached Mu Rongyun, suddenly expanded, a plain fan revealing sharp blades that extended from the tip, unexpectedly mechanized beneath its ordinary appearance, Xiao Lin unintentionally furrowed his brow, its knife-like sharp edge sliced fiercely toward Mu Rongyun’s neck.
The unexpected weapon didn’t bring Xiao Lin much joy; he scorns such underhanded things, his conflicted emotions often emerge in his mind unwarrantedly, then quickly supplanted by his negative sense of justice, like Hua Qingyi said, ultimately he remains a conflicted person, except after each battle Xiao Lin contemplates, what kind of person is he essentially?
Even in disregard, he cannot ignore the genes buried inside his body, in his daze watching Mu Rongyun retreating, he smiles, uncertain why this strong perception leaps within his thoughts, he’s smiling!
Xiao Lin’s entire action swift as light, rapid like thunder!
But as fast as he was, Mu Rongyun was equally quick, even perhaps twice as fast in evading his attack, in other words, Xiao Lin’s attack appeared juvenile to Mu Rongyun, hardly effective, yet in intensity and ferocity, it was notably praiseworthy, initially risking life reflects simultaneously releasing full power ensuring a survival path.
Xiao Lin, intelligent and composed, akin to a domesticated pet, like a quiet wolf stealthily approaching prey in the dark night. Thinking of this, clang! Mu Rongyun raised an arm, now holding a steel knife, with a sweep cutting the fan’s edge, sparks flew intercepting it outright.
The fan’s skeleton forged from thin metal material, once realizing this Xiao Lin had no further concerns. Vigorously counterattacking, at the instant the military knife collided with the fan, Mu Rongyun’s left claw tightly formed, accompanied by a whirlwind brutally striking Xiao Lin’s lower abdomen.
Thud...The full-force striking left claw carrying strands of energy pierced through Xiao Lin’s garment, but the claw’s advance halted, Xiao Lin quickly reacted, tightly gripping Mu Rongyun’s claw, stopping the attack. Finger-clutching left hand swiftly pivoted, as silver glow flickered a silver thread flying knife sprung from his fingers directly aiming at Mu Rongyun’s chest! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)
