Chapter 28 Feng Shui
Chapter 28 Feng Shui
On the way back to Jingyuan.
We passed an intersection.
We encountered a red light.
Although there were no cars ahead.
Xia Xue stopped.
Take off your helmet.
Facing the warm summer breeze, Xia Xue shook her hair, gently brushed the sweat from her scalp, and gazed blankly at the snow-white clouds in the sky.
"The rest of the Xia family believed that what happened back then did not cause any real harm to the Xia family."
Their daughter is still alive.
They're alive and well.
"But they will never know that their own daughter disappeared three months ago, on an ordinary afternoon."
The girl who should have lived a carefree life in a wealthy family like a princess ended her own life on the eve of dawn.
"A blood feud for someone's death is irreconcilable!"
Everyone involved in this should die!
Suddenly, Xia Xue's ears twitched as she heard something. She pulled out the motorcycle key, grabbed her helmet, and slowly walked towards the alley a hundred meters away.
……
From the dark alley came sobbing cries for help.
"I did not do it on purpose."
"I won't do it again."
"I'm willing to pay the compensation."
"Let me go, sob sob."
A girl with blood-red hair leaned against the mottled wall, took a drag of her cigarette, tilted her head, and glanced at the disheveled figure huddled in the corner with the whites of her eyes. She exhaled a thick cloud of smoke and sneered, "If I spare you, how will my sister Chun survive in this area?"
The red-haired girl glared at the girls who were resting nearby: "Why did you stop? Keep playing."
A girl with green hair glanced at the girl at her feet, then cautiously looked at the red-haired girl and stammered, "Um, Sister Chun, that's enough. If we keep hitting her, something bad will happen. Maybe we should stop now."
Suddenly, the red-haired girl kicked the green-haired girl to the ground, grabbed the green-haired girl's hair, and slammed her head against the wall.
The red-haired girl tilted the green-haired girl's head back, making her blood-soaked face face the other three girls with different hair colors. She surveyed them like a lion, and seeing their fearful and evasive eyes, she spat and sneered, "A bunch of cowards."
A flash of light pierced the darkness, bringing a momentary glimmer of light to the alley.
A snap.
The sound of camera shutters echoed through the deep alleyways.
A cheerful female voice came from the other end of the alley.
"Oops, sorry, I forgot to turn off the flash. Please continue."
The red-haired girl suddenly turned her head to look in the direction from which the sound came.
Suddenly, a short-haired girl who looked to be in her early twenties, carrying a professional camera, stood there with her back to the sunlight.
"You look great in photos."
She blew on a strand of hair near her mouth, raised the camera in her hand, and teased with a smile.
"No filming allowed."
The red-haired girl let out a scream.
"Take her camera away."
As he spoke, he led the way towards the short-haired girl at the alley entrance.
The short-haired girl steadily continued recording with one hand, while raising the other hand in a gesture of stopping the recording.
"I'm warning you, you are now threatening my personal safety. If you dare to come any closer, I will exercise my right to self-defense."
Her voice was calm and clear, without a trace of tremor.
"Second warning."
Looking at the female thug on the screen who was only three or four steps away from rushing towards her, a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
"Third warning."
After saying that, she moved forward instead of backward, holding the camera in one hand and sometimes turning her palm into a fist with the other. She took only three steps forward and knocked all five female thugs who rushed up to her to the ground.
"I acted in self-defense, but I have video evidence."
After saying that, she turned off the recording, quickly walked a few steps to the girl curled up in the corner, her clothes disheveled, her skin covered with tiny wounds, and knelt down with heartache, softly asking:
Are you alright?
The girl slowly raised her head, revealing her small face covered in bloodstains, like a frightened kitten, and made a soft sound.
"Thanks."
"You're injured, I have..." Before the short-haired girl could finish speaking, a flash of cold light appeared, slicing straight towards her smooth neck.
"So fast!"
The short-haired girl had never felt death so close, as if she were about to be stabbed in the throat at any moment. Fear and suffocation surged into her heart instantly. She wanted to move, to avoid it, but her body was like a stiff piece of wood, completely still.
boom!
A pebble, moving even faster and arriving first, struck the wrist of the person holding the knife.
A thin blade fell to the ground with a thud, landing amidst the dappled light, gleaming with a cold, sharp light.
The short-haired girl was so frightened that she backed away until she leaned against the wall. She subconsciously touched her neck with her right hand and breathed a long sigh of relief when she found no blood.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that the mission had failed, the assassin cursed under his breath, leaped up, and ran outwards along the route he had scouted beforehand, making evasive maneuvers.
Another pebble came flying, striking a major acupoint on her back before the assassin could dodge. She felt a sudden weight on her body, her consciousness gradually blurred, her body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground. Finally, everything went black, and she completely lost consciousness.
"So strong!"
The short-haired girl swallowed hard, turned around and saw a girl holding a helmet in her left hand at the alley entrance. She glanced indifferently into the depths of the alley and turned to leave.
"etc."
Only then did she realize what was happening and quickly chased after them.
The moment she spoke, a system notification also sounded in Xia Xue's mind.
"Guest appearance in 'My Fiancé Finds His White Moonlight? I Turn Around and Marry His Older Brother,' open the treasure chest..."
"Max Level Secret Technique: Feng Shui"
"Feng Shui: It gathers and retains energy, and gathers spiritual life. It is the essence of the earth, the timing of heaven, the desires of man, the way of life and death, the way of nature, and the way of fortune. All these converge here. However, the secrets of heaven are unpredictable and cannot be fully explained. Therefore, only the superficial aspects have been compiled into a book to be passed down to future generations. Warning: Those who try to shake the heavens with human strength are insignificant and in a dangerous situation, and are very likely to suffer a backlash."
"Max level trait: Not easily backfired."
……
"Hello, my name is Lu Yuan. Thank you for saving me."
Seeing Xia Xue stop, Lu Yuan stopped three steps away from her and solemnly introduced herself.
"Actually, even if I didn't intervene, you would have been fine, right?"
As she spoke, Xia Xue glanced at the rooftops not far away.
There was a sniper there, locking onto her with his scope.
The target they had previously identified was, of course, the assassin.
"Things happened so fast back then, anything could have happened."
Lu Yuan neither denied nor accepted it.
Having explained it all, are you still willing to acknowledge this life-saving grace?
interesting!
Xia Xue turned around, looked Lu Yuan up and down, and introduced herself: "My name is Xia Xue."
Summer Snow?
Lu Yuan felt like she had heard this name somewhere before.
"This is my business card. Feel free to come to me anytime if you need anything."
Xia Xue took the business card and raised an eyebrow.
"Translator, writer, cinematographer, director."
Unlike other business cards, it did not list the company name or her position, but only her profession.
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