Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 153 - 156: Shooting

Chapter 153: Chapter 156: Shooting

Xiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief because Zhao Yuhua didn’t seem to want to quarrel with Zeng Xiaoxiao. No matter what Zeng Xiaoxiao said, she just looked indifferent and didn’t even glance at her.

She’s really arrogant; no wonder Xiaoxiao called her a demoness.

While he sighed in relief, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but mutter to himself.

Finally, when the bell rang for the end of class, Xiao Yi, wanting to avoid getting caught between Zeng Xiaoxiao and Zhao Yuhua’s fight after class, or more precisely, to avoid being dragged by Zeng Xiaoxiao into attacking Zhao Yuhua, who had been ignoring Zeng Xiaoxiao all along, quickly found an excuse. He left a message and then dashed out of the classroom, leaving Zeng Xiaoxiao stomping her feet in anger, muttering and cursing with flailing hands.

I’m really starting to love this life.

Walking on the campus path, stepping on a few withered yellow leaves, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but sigh.

The weather in the south is much warmer than in the north during fall. By now, the north would already be in winter, but the south still carries a hint of autumn. Only occasional leaves flutter down, and most of the trees on both sides remain lush and green.

"Xiao Yi!"

As he walked down the campus path, indulging in a rare moment of appreciation for nature, he suddenly heard a voice filled with surprise calling out from nearby.

Recognizing the voice as somewhat familiar, Xiao Yi turned his head and instantly saw a face of pure and unearthly beauty, brimming with surprise.

The person calling him was Zhang Yuhuan, the same girl he had saved multiple times. At this moment, she was hugging her books, looking at him with a face full of surprise.

After seeing the person behind him, Xiao Yi suddenly remembered something. He had promised to send Zhang Yuhuan a message with his number. However, after getting a new phone, he felt it inappropriate to send the message right away and planned to wait a while. But then other things came up, and he forgot about it entirely. If he hadn’t run into her now, he wouldn’t have remembered. He felt a twinge of guilt and, with an apologetic smile, greeted her, "Hello, Classmate Zhang."

"Xiao Yi! It really is you! I thought I was seeing things."

Once Zhang Yuhuan confirmed it was indeed Xiao Yi, her face instantly lit up with joy. She had seen a somewhat lonesome figure in front of her, seemingly familiar, and had called out instinctively, not expecting it to be Xiao Yi. This discovery excited her. Ever since their last parting, she had been anxious, hoping Xiao Yi would send her his number, but it never came. By today, she had almost given up hope, believing Xiao Yi’s offer to share his number was just a perfunctory gesture of politeness, which left her feeling a bit disheartened and lost.

She had thought that without his number and without any contact from him, she and Xiao Yi were destined to just pass by each other and fade into the crowd, likely never to meet again. After all, Z University was not too large, yet not too small either. With faculty, graduate students, doctoral candidates, and the like, the total came to nearly fifty thousand people. Even in this main campus area, there must be over ten thousand people. The chances of bumping into each other were not high.

Yet, against such odds, she had still run into him.

"Yes, it’s me, heh. Are you heading to the library to study again?"

Xiao Yi glanced at the book in Zhang Yuhan’s hands, still bearing the bright stamp of the library, and chuckled. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes. Zhang Yuhan truly seemed like a kid who loved reading. Nearly every time he saw her, she was holding a book, and her presence had a natural, tranquil aura of bookishness. How could such a girl have crossed paths with those people, to be pursued and hunted down?

"Hmm, borrowed some books..."

"Be careful!"

Zhang Yuhan nodded, happily speaking, but before she could finish pronouncing the word "book," she heard Xiao Yi’s loud shout next to her ear. Without time to understand what was happening, she felt a strong masculine scent rush to her nose as Xiao Yi grabbed her and they both fell to the ground, rolling awkwardly on the spot.

"Thud!"

Almost the moment they hit the ground, a solid metal bullet followed the path where Zhang Yuhan had just been standing. After missing its target, it struck the concrete floor, emitting a sharp collision sound, with the bullet’s tip lodging into the cement.

Zhang Yuhan, pale, stared at the metal bullet stuck in the ground before her. Her complexion turned ghostly as she fully realized Xiao Yi’s sudden action. A wave of fear washed over her heart. If it hadn’t been for Xiao Yi...

Those bastards, they’d gone too far!

An angry expression, uncharacteristic of her peaceful demeanor, finally appeared on Zhang Yuhan’s face. Her small hands clenched tightly, even forgetting to thank Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi was speechless. It seemed every time he came across Zhang Yuhan, she was being hunted down. He couldn’t understand what she could have possibly done to provoke someone so persistently bent on killing her. And the methods were getting more direct each time. This time, an experienced assassin had attempted to shoot her in a straightforward killing.

If he hadn’t suddenly felt a strong intent to kill and a dangerous presence, and if he hadn’t pushed Zhang Yuhan to the ground without hesitation, then this time, she might have truly been doomed.

......

Such a pity!

A young man with a plain appearance, blending into the crowd like a drop of water into the sea, unnoticeable after one looks away, gazed in the direction of the commotion. He knew that his confident shot, which should not have missed, had failed. Shaking his head and sighing, his expression was full of regret and disappointment, mixed with a bit of surprise and confusion. How had that skinny kid discovered his assured shot?

Regardless of the regret and confusion in his heart, he didn’t linger. He decisively turned and quickly blended into the crowd of students, gradually disappearing among them.

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