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Chapter 452: Protecting the Eight-faced Buddha

Chapter 452: Chapter 452: Protecting the Eight-faced Buddha

"Hmph!"

A glint of cold light burst forth from Xiao Zheng’s eyes, and with a slight shift of his feet, he appeared beside Leng Ruobing. At that moment, the dagger already flashed its cold light, stabbing toward them.

"Let go!"

Xiao Zheng shouted coldly and, like lightning, extended his hand to snap his fingers on the assailant’s wrist.

Clang!

The person only felt a severe pain in their wrist, cried out in pain, and their five fingers involuntarily sprung open. The sharp dagger immediately dropped to the ground, embedding into the stone.

The person wearing a hat showed a surprised expression in their eyes and, seeing that they had failed, turned and ran off into the distance, quite swiftly.

Leng Ruobing and Chu Xiaoran were also shocked.

Walking along this road, how could an assassin suddenly appear?

However, seeing Xiao Zheng knock the dagger out of the person’s hand with one move, they both knew that Xiao Zheng was very capable. Thus, even in the face of such a dangerous situation, they were not too nervous.

Xiao Zheng, seeing the assassin fleeing, flashed a blade-like look and took a large step forward, preparing to chase after the assassin. However, the quiet street next to them led to the bustling snack street, which had many pedestrians. The assassin took a few steps and already blended into the crowd.

Xiao Zheng frowned slightly.

With his capabilities, if he wanted to catch this assassin, it would be effortless, but due to objective conditions, it would definitely cause some disturbance here and take some time.

So it meant, if he started chasing, Leng Ruobing and Chu Xiaoran would be left without protection for a while, which would be extremely dangerous!

"I’ll let you escape, then."

Xiao Zheng’s gaze lingered pensively in the direction where the assassin had vanished.

After all, ensuring the safety of Leng Ruobing and the others was more important!

Xiao Zheng could also guess who had sent this assassin. In that lightning-fast moment just now, Xiao Zheng had noticed that when the person was stabbing at Leng Ruobing with the dagger, they used a very unique technique from the Huashan Sect! This assassin was likely the first step in the Huashan Sect and Qinglin Sect’s retaliation!

"It seems that I need to be very careful in the future. These people emerge unexpectedly, and if I am negligent at any moment, the consequences could be very serious."

Xiao Zheng decided to immediately mobilize the power of Sky Net upon his return to enhance the protection for Leng Ruobing, Chu Xiaoran, and the others. At the same time, he had to speed up the process of finding out who the hidden enemy behind the scenes was!

If the hidden enemy isn’t uncovered, this matter will never come to a conclusion.

"Xiao Zheng, you haven’t been hurt, have you?"

Seeing the assassin escape, the two women ran over, their eyes filled with worry. Although they knew Xiao Zheng was formidable, after all, he had been up against a terrifying assassin; in such close combat with blades, no one can be sure when an injury might happen.

"Don’t worry, I’m fine."

Xiao Zheng shook his head.

"Could it be that another business rival has made a move, choosing to use such underhanded methods to take away my interests?"

Seeing that Xiao Zheng was unharmed, Leng Ruobing’s delicate eyebrows knitted slightly, and a faint killing intent appeared on her face. Leng Ruobing held a high position and controlled vast amounts of capital, which brought with it immense power. This also meant that Leng Ruobing possessed enormous energy—if she were angry, there wouldn’t be many who could withstand it.

Xiao Zheng was taken aback, then smiled. Leng Ruobing thinking this way wasn’t bad; it spared him from having to come up with an explanation.

He then suggested, "I think it’s too dangerous here. Let’s go back."

Leng Ruobing nodded.

Chu Xiaoran felt a bit disheartened, "I still wanted to stroll around the streets."

Xiao Zheng laughed heartily, "It doesn’t matter, home is not far from here. We’ll have another chance to come here in the future. Besides, eating at the villa is also great, and we can even go to the rooftop to watch the stars."

"Xiao Zheng, I didn’t expect you to be quite clever," Chu Xiaoran cheered up again. Compared to strolling around the streets, going up to the rooftop to enjoy the starry sky while feasting was also a nice choice.

It turned out to be somewhat romantic.

"Hahaha, let’s go."

Xiao Zheng laughed out loud.

Afterward, the three of them, carrying bags of snacks, got into the car and drove back to the villa. They went up to the rooftop and enjoyed a unique late-night snack.

But after all this ended, and the two beauties had gone to bed, Xiao Zheng didn’t return to his room to rest; instead, he drove toward Sky Net’s secret base.

As for the villa, Sky Net had long since laid a trap all around it, so Xiao Zheng wasn’t worried that any powers might infiltrate it.

Arriving at the secret base, Xiao Zheng found Long Qie and asked directly, "What actions have those two sects recently taken? And the forces behind them, what have you found out?"

Long Qie’s face was somewhat solemn, "Both sects have already begun retaliating. Their methods of retaliation are incredibly sly, spreading the news that Eight-faced Buddha has the Golden Bone wider than before.

The legend of the Golden Bone in the martial arts world is very appealing to those martial arts masters, so now, increasingly more masters are entering the Red Prison!"

Xiao Zheng instantly flew into a rage.

If those two sects had targeted him, that would have been one thing. But first, they went after Leng Ruobing, and now they targeted Eight-faced Buddha with such deceitful methods; this was utterly contemptible!

"Long Qie, call Titan over. The two of you, head to Red Prison now and protect Eight-faced Buddha in secret," Xiao Zheng thought for a moment and issued an order.

"Yes."

Long Qie accepted the command.

"You two need to be careful, don’t take it lightly. The masters who’ve entered Red Prison this time may be even more fearsome than the last time."

Xiao Zheng admonished.

"Hehe, Mr. Xiao, rest assured, when Titan and I join forces, there’s no one who can hurt us!" Long Qie grinned.

"You brat, don’t underestimate the heroes of this world."

Xiao Zheng scolded with a smile, and waved his hand, "Go."

Long Qie chuckled and left the room to find Titan, saying, "Mr. Xiao has ordered us to go to the Red Prison to protect Eight-faced Buddha."

Titan was slightly taken aback and said, "Mr. Xiao really values this Eight-faced Buddha. He made a big move previously to find the two sects for negotiation because of her, and now he wants us to personally protect her."

Long Qie blinked and chuckled, "Haven’t you heard the saying, ’Heroes have always loved beauties since ancient times’? I heard Eight-faced Buddha is an unparalleled beauty; maybe Mr. Xiao has taken a liking to her."

Titan shook his head, "How could that be possible? I’ve been with Mr. Xiao for so long, and I’ve never seen him truly moved. Over the years, he’s met plenty of peerless beauties."

After all, Xiao Zheng had encountered countless beauties, and he already had two great beauties at home!