With a single stride I lunged forward. A frigid qi began gathering in the center of my palm as I cut right at him. With a “Ka Cha”, the rifle snapped in half. There was no way he could possibly shoot another shot.
The opponent suddenly reached down to grab the dagger in his boot. The movement was so reflexive that I could tell he was an experienced soldier. If I hadn’t been using qi to cover my whereabouts, he probably would’ve noticed me long before I made it this close.
I ferociously kicked at him and with a “Pa!”, the remaining half of the rifle fell to the ground from his hands. I swiped the knife from his hands as well and pressed the blade against his neck.
“Kid. What do you want to do?!” He looked at me, shocked.
I put a little more pressure into my wrist, making the blade cut into his skin. He immediately turned red. Looking at him, I coldly drew each word out, “I told Lin Tian Nan already. Don’t let anyone point a gun at me. Go back and tell him, or else, the next time we meet, I’ll kill you. You can try me if you don’t believe it.
His face turned ashen and couldn’t say anything.
With a flick I tossed the army knife into the bushes on the hill and jumped down from the 10 meter high fountain with qi under my feet, lightly landing on the ground. I looked at the sniper and said, “What are you waiting for? Miss Lin is drunk. I’ll go accompany her while you go and get some red tea to help them sober up…”
The sniper was stunned. “O… Okay…”
Going back to the bench, Dong Cheng was fast asleep on Wan Er’s shoulders. I quietly sat down and Wan Er looked at me. “Hey, where’s the red tea?”
I shrugged. “Wait a bit. Someone will deliver it.”
“Wow. The service nowadays is really good. There’s even a delivery service from a convenience store?
“Yeah. I think the convenience stores are starting to partner with shipping companies for better service…”
“Bullsh*t……”
Not long after, the mercenary quickly came over with two bottles of red tea. Without saying anything, he gave me the tea and disappeared into the darkness. He knew that he was only a shadow and should not have appeared in front of Wan Er and Dong Cheng. This was only an accident.
After I gave the tea to Wan Er and Dong Cheng, they sobered up a bit. Wan Er stood up and smiled, “Okay. I’ll help Dong Cheng upstairs. You should go get some rest too. We’ve already fought in the tournament for half a day so you should be tired as well. Rest up so you can maintain 100% concentration in tomorrow’s battles against the experts. It would be the best if we could meet in the finals.”
I nodded, “Yeah, I’ll give it my all!”
“Okay!”
……
After I confirmed that the two went upstairs, I returned to my own room and slept.
The next day, I was woken by a ringing sound. It was a call from Wan Er, “Get up sleepy head. It’s 10 o’clock already. My dad came over and said he was treating us to a meal. The food will be served at 10:30 and we’ll be finished by 11:30. That’s enough time for us to get back to the [Rise of Heroes] tournament.”
“Okay. I got it……”
I quickly got up and washed myself. At the same time, I felt a bit nervous since Lin Tian Nan came over. It must be related to the incident last night…
……
In a restaurant outside of school, Lin Tian Nan made reservations for a room. Dong Cheng, Wan Er and I entered and ate happily. Lin Tian Nan had a few bodyguards and talked a bit with his daughter. After eating he looked at me and said, “Li Xiao Yao, come out, I need to talk to you!”
“Okay!”
I nodded and followed him outside.
Lin Tian Nan’s back was facing me and said, “Last night, you beat up one of my men. You’re really good huh!”
I didn’t beat around the bush and said, “I don’t want someone to keep their scope on me every day. I hope you can understand!”
“Understand? Understand what?”
Lin Tian Nan turned and looked at me. “Li Xiao Yao. You’re making things really complicated. I need to be in control of things. But you. You’re always going against me. Tell me. What is your purpose for being around Wan Er??”
“Purpose…”
I took a deep breath, looked at him and stated. “The purpose is so that when you can no longer protect her I’ll be there to do so!”
Lin Tian Nan hesitated for a bit and then started laughing. “Okay. Go get some food. Eat a lot!”
“Yeah.”
In the afternoon, I returned back to the dorms and went online to prepare for the tournament