Hidden Assassin 108

They had to take the initiative and couldn’t let Fang Guolin, lurking in the shadows, see any flaws. As an essential skill for home travel, a groin kick was naturally the best way to strike. After the kick, Jia Ming reached out to grab Li Ming as a hostage. However, before his hand reached out, another leg arrived like a shadow, aiming at the same spot as Jia Ming’s kick. It was Dongfang Wan.

Their kicks came one after the other. When Dongfang Wan kicked, Li Ming had already bent over in pain. Her full-force kick landed squarely on his chin, and instantly, this young master of the Yongsheng Gang fell backward into the crowd. If this were a real gang clash, he wouldn’t have stood alone at the front. This time, he hadn’t anticipated that these few people would dare to attack, especially facing Jia Ming, so he suffered a major loss. Pulling on Jia Ming’s sleeve, Dongfang Wan shouted, “Run!” and turned to flee.

“Damn…”

The plan to use a hostage and then reveal Dongfang Wan’s identity was shattered. Jia Ming cursed under his breath, quickly turned around, and ran after Dongfang Wan and Xu Yiting. Amidst the sounds of fighting, the four bodyguards held off the people in front for a moment before turning to flee as well.

Behind them, the street was filled with flashing blades and shouts. If it were just Jia Ming alone, he could have shaken them off quickly. However, the two girls in front couldn’t possibly run that fast. In a short time, the pursuing group had already closed in. As they crossed the road, Jia Ming saw two cars speeding towards them from both sides. They were moving so fast that they almost caused an accident. This was likely the vehicles arranged by Fang Guolin, and they also managed to block the pursuers for a moment.

The two girls led Jia Ming, running for their lives into a small alley between two large buildings nearby.

After passing through the narrow passage and crossing the road, they came to a large construction site. The site was shut down for some unknown reason, with few people inside. The pursuers, delayed by the “accident,” approached again. Dongfang Wan, clutching her head, charged into the construction site.

Weaving through steel frames and debris, they rushed out from the other side, left, and right, and then turned to find a path to escape. Soon, Dongfang Wan, panting, pointed at a villa wall, newly built, on their left: “Quick, quick, we’ll hide inside. I… I can’t run anymore. Xu, Xu Yiting, you climb first. I’ll… I’ll push you up from behind…”

Hearing this, Xu Yiting quickly ran towards the wall, jumped up, and Dongfang Wan pushed her up with all her might. Then she turned back: “Gu, Gu Jia Ming, quick… you climb first…”

Jia Ming shook his head: “I can get up alone. You go first, I’ll push you.” Dongfang Wan, without much hesitation, jumped up and grabbed the top of the wall. Jia Ming held her legs and lifted her up forcefully. After a moment, with a soft gasp, Dongfang Wan landed on the inside.

The sounds from behind were getting closer. Jia Ming ran forward a few meters, pushed over a pile of bamboo poles leaning against the wall, blocking the path, and then turned back and leaped over the wall to the inside of the villa’s courtyard.

This large house must have been newly built. Though luxurious, it was empty inside, with decorative materials still stacked everywhere, waiting to be moved. The three hid under the wall. Shortly after, the sound of pursuit echoed outside. Seeing the bamboo poles that Jia Ming had pushed down, they all ran in that direction. After a long time, when there was no sound outside, Dongfang Wan and Xu Yiting finally let out a long sigh of relief, patting their chests. Dongfang Wan laughed: “That’s great, we escaped! Let’s go.” She turned and waved her hand, Xu Yiting quickly followed. Jia Ming’s eyes suddenly turned sharp, then he looked ahead, and the two girls were suddenly stunned.

With low growls, two ferocious dark-black dogs emerged from behind a flower bed, their cold and gloomy eyes fixed on the three of them. Their heads, from ear to lip, were covered in thick skin folds like old man’s wrinkles, and their saliva dripped to the ground like thin threads, making people shudder. Jia Ming crouched down, ready to fight. Dongfang Wan, looking at the two giant dogs approaching, said in a trembling voice: “Neapolitan… Mastiff…”

When facing people, you can pretend, you can hide your strength. However, animals are not fooled by a cowardly facade and become complacent. Just as a lion hunting a rabbit will give its all, these Neapolitan Mastiffs, known as one of the most dangerous breeds in the world, also called the Neapolitan Mastiff or Napoleon Mastiff. Once they attack, they will not stop until they kill. They also like to eat their prey after killing them. Facing two such dogs bare-handed, Jia Ming would truly find it troublesome to deal with them. What’s more, he had to hide his strength in front of outsiders.

“Quick, quick, quick, quick… quick, go, this, this, this kind of dog will bite you to death…” Dongfang Wan said this, but her feet seemed to be rooted, unable to move at all. Xu Yiting stood beside her, sobbing: “I… I can’t move anymore…”

“No, no, we have to get out of here. Xu, Xu… Xu Yiting, and Gu Jia Ming, you guys run. I… I’ll block them. Ugh…” She spoke, then sobbed softly, “I’ve seen, seen this kind of dog before. They really will bite people to death…”

As she cried, the two dogs seemed to be ready to attack at any moment. Their saliva dripped more and more. Xu Yiting also trembled, not daring to retreat, because she had heard that dogs are most likely to attack those who run away. Jia Ming’s eyes were cold, his hands clenched into fists at his sides, then released, then clenched again, then slowly released again… He took two steps forward, standing behind Dongfang Wan, and muttered: “Boss, you are really wild enough. Everything you’re involved with is a mess…”

His tone was cold, slightly sarcastic. Dongfang Wan, sobbing, said: “You, you, you… what time is it now, and you’re still making sarcastic remarks. Quick… quick, run. I can’t move anymore. You guys run…”

She couldn’t move, and Xu Yiting was frozen too. About two meters in front of them, the two dogs seemed to sense a great threat, assuming a posture of attack. They bared their teeth, their eyes cold, and slowly approached with caution. Jia Ming’s voice slowly echoed: “If I run, they’ll tear you both to pieces…”

“You, don’t say that! But… they must have been trained, maybe they’ll be full after eating one leg. Hey, hey, hey, hey… hey, is anyone there? Your dogs are going to bite someone! Ugh…” The girl sobbed softly, looking at the approaching dogs, “I’m sorry, it was me who brought you here…”

Jia Ming’s body lowered once more. The two dogs stopped abruptly a meter away, making extremely dangerous sounds. Thick, transparent saliva dripped from their mouths onto the ground, forming a puddle that kept growing. Behind Dongfang Wan, Jia Ming said: “I read in a book, look them in the eye, don’t move, keep staring at them.”

“Whi, whi, whi, whi… Which one?”

“Whichever one you like!”

Jia Ming let out a cold shout, responding to that stupid question. The two dogs in front seemed startled, shuddered all over, and almost lunged forward. However, they took a step forward and stopped abruptly. Three people, two dogs, stood in a standoff.

Looking at the fierce appearance of the two dogs, the two girls didn’t doubt for a moment that they would pounce on them and bite their necks off. For a while, their eyes were wide, staring at the two mastiffs’ cold eyes, not daring to move even a bit. Of course, they didn’t notice the unusual gaze and aura of Jia Ming standing beside them.

Time passed, minute by minute.

The atmosphere in the air was tense, like a bowstring that could break at any moment. The two dogs stared intently at Jia Ming, and on his side, Jia Ming’s gaze was icy, like a万年寒潭 (wàn nián hán tán, literally ‘ten thousand year cold pool’) without any warmth, cold and profound, becoming a terrifying abyss that swallowed all souls and hope.

The two girls continued to stare blankly.

It was unknown how long it had been, Jia Ming’s body bent lower and lower, becoming a semi-squatting position ready to pounce at any moment. He slowly took a step forward, silently extending his right hand.

“Gu, Gu, Gu… Gu Jia Ming, what are you doing…”

“Shut up.”

In his calm voice, his right hand extended towards the nose of one of the Neapolitan Mastiffs. The dog, snarling, took half a step back. Finally, his palm blocked the connection between Jia Ming’s eyes and the dog’s. The seemingly gentle palm, in an instant, had a subtle change that was hard for others to detect. It was a sign of gathering strength. The air was filled with an icy ferocity and killing intent.

The dog’s roar suddenly became violent, as if it were about to pounce on Jia Ming’s palm. The two girls behind him felt their hearts tighten, then, they saw the fierce Neapolitan Mastiff “ugh” and turned to flee. The other one also fled in fear.

The two girls were still in a daze, even after the dogs disappeared behind the flower bed. Jia Ming let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had no strength left, and sat down on the ground: “Thank goodness, we scared them away…”

“You, you, you… You said we scared them away…”

Still trembling, Dongfang Wan turned her head to look at Jia Ming on the ground, her eyes still filled with disbelief. Jia Ming put on a look of fear: “Luckily, what’s in the book is useful. We stared so fiercely. Of course they were scared away. Right, it must have been me staring harder. I counted, I only blinked five times from beginning to end.”

“Bu, bu, but… I, I didn’t blink at all. Oh, my eyes are so sore. They, they won’t come back, will they?”

“I was too scared to blink either…”

The two girls rubbed their eyes, then rubbed them again. Then they sat down on the ground like Jia Ming, and after a while, they started crying softly again. Dongfang Wan said: “Finally chased them away. I… I was so scared…”

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As the sun set, the three finally emerged from the villa’s courtyard, walking down the long street. Dongfang Wan began to get excited: “Unbelievable! We three actually scared away two Italian Neapolitan Mastiffs! So cool! So cool! By the way, Yiting, don’t be afraid. I’ll take care of the Yongsheng Gang thing. I’ll go home and call people. Humph, I don’t believe that a small gang will dare to go against our family. Don’t worry, we’ll settle everything tonight.”

They had just shared hardship, and now Dongfang Wan and Xu Yiting’s relationship was much closer. Xu Yiting thanked her with emotion. Dongfang Wan said to Jia Ming, who looked absentminded, “Gu Jia Ming, you saw, we scared the Neapolitan Mastiffs away, right? It’s because we three scared them together, we had this achievement. Now you know the benefits of having companions, hehe, so cool, we are so cool…”

“Didn’t feel it.” Dongfang Wan’s eager expression seemed to be urging him to praise her. He shook his head lightly, Jia Ming said, “I only feel like something bad will happen whenever I’m with you. Maybe even life-threatening. Really… I’m better off alone. Next time you see me, please don’t say hi. If you see me on the street, please pretend you don’t know me. Thanks, I’m going now. Thanks for wanting to sacrifice yourself to cover me up and run away…”

After saying this, he waved his hand and walked to the other side of the road. His motorcycle was still parked at the motorcycle lot. He had to go get it. Hopefully, no one was guarding it.

“Hey, Gu Jia Ming!” Stomping her foot angrily, watching Jia Ming’s coldly retreating figure, Dongfang Wan’s eyes reddened, “We shared hardship, how can you be like this! Gu Jia Ming, you’re a jerk!”

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