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They could hear the sound of gunfire from far away in the dark.
On the other side of the forest, Quan Shaoteng heard gunshots.
âQuick! Move toward six oâclock!â
âThat way! Toward three oâclock!â
âItâs the QBZ-95-1 assault rifle!â
They were rushing back with all their might.
The figures were moving through the dense forest.
Xiang Wan was shrouded under gunfire. Her body was stiff, but her thoughts were all about Bai Muchuan.
If he was in this forest, he would have heard the gunshots.
⊠The Dark Clan members were here, but he was nowhere in sight.
Xiang Wanâs heart felt heavy.
âD*mn! Weâve been trickedâthereâs only a few of them!â Someone over at the enemyâs side shouted.
âBrothers, thereâs less than 10 of them there! Get themâ!â
The triad members were not that dumb. They noticed this fact after several rounds of exchange of gunfire.
The sounds of the gunshots were intensifying; the enemy was closing in on them. Xiang Wan felt that their foes would soon eliminate them. She couldnât suppress the stirring emotions in her stomach anymore.
âIf I didnât suggest to make fire, we would not have attracted the attention of the Dark ClanâŠâ
At this critical juncture, she felt regret for what she had suggested.
However, Cheng Zheng interrupted Xiang Wan from reproaching herself. âIf not for the fire, we might not be able to endure the cold. Moreover, we couldnât prevent them from passing by this areaâŠâ
He turned his head toward Xiang Wan in the dark. âOur situation here is too terrible. No one can change it.â
Humidity, cold, infectious diseaseâŠ
Even if there was no Dark Clan, if they were unable to find their way out, their lives might still be in jeopardy.
âItâs just death!â Sergeant Ma was a courageous man. In order to boost morale, he shouted loudly, âOne for oneâs an offset. Bring two down and you earn a kill. Whatâs the big deal?
âBrothers, we are here to sacrifice ourselves for justice, unlike those b*stards. We will tear their souls apart even after death!â
âAttack! Donât hold back!â
Xiang Wan did not know if they were trying to console her.
Nevertheless, at this moment, it was pointless to want to know thatâ
The number of enemies far exceeded their expectations.
The sparks of their guns were like the stars in the sky; it was so closely packed together that she had a very bad feeling about it.
At this point, they needed to make a decision!
Xiang Wan gritted her teeth and decided to leave her fate to luck. âI am Xiang Wan,â she shouted, âI heard that the Dark Clan wanted to catch me? Stop this now, and Iâll leave with you!â
If they really only wanted herâŠ
Then there was no need for so many people to risk losing their lives because of her!
There was no response from the enemy.
She shouted one more time.
Only then did the enemy stopped firing.
One of them asked, âYouâre Bai Muchuanâs woman?â
âYes, I am!â Xiang Wan replied loudly.
âDonât fire, Iâll walk out nowââ
Although she shouted this with conviction, there was some slight trembling in her voice.
She really wanted to carry herself with ease and confidence, just like those heroines in dramasâthey were not afraid of death and would bravely lay down their lives for their companions.
However, she was unable to do that.
Her shoulders were trembling, her legs were shaking, even her teeth were chattering.
âXiang Wan!â Cheng Zheng yelled sternly, âDonât! Itâs no use.â
Why would the enemy leave them be when they could get them all?
âMoreover, I donât need you to sacrifice for us,â Cheng Zheng added, gritting his teeth.
âNo, itâs not a sacrifice!â Xiang Wan heard the nervousness in her own voice as she whispered. âIâm trying to buy some time. No matter what, we need to drag till Captain Quan comes back⊠and these people wonât be a match anymore. What we need most now⊠is only timeâŠâ
She patted his arm and stood up slowly.
âHey! Did all of you hear that? If you agree, give me a response. Iâm the one your boss wanted. I know your boss has said he wanted me alive⊠So, donât open fire, okay? Iâll walk over myselfâŠâ
Although she said that, she did not move her leg at all.
There were peals of laughter in the next instant.
âBai Muchuanâs woman seems interesting!
âFine! You come over here and we wonât open fire!â
Xiang Wan gritted her teeth and did not move.
The other party got impatient. âWhy arenât you moving!?â
Bang! A gunshot was heardâit was their way of commanding her to hurry up.
Xiang Wan squinted her eyes and took a deep breath.
âOkay, okay! Iâm walking over now. Itâs too dark and I canât see anything. Donât be in a rushâŠâ
When she spoke, she deliberately made her voice sound like she was crying and frightened so as to lessen their guard. However, the moment she took a step, she heard a bang at her ear.
At the same time, there was as though a quick gust of wind that rushed toward her from behind.
She was dazed for a second and her body suddenly lost control of itself.
Someone was holding onto her waistâshe was being pulled backward.
Ah! She let out a scream and knocked onto that personâs chest. Both of them fell onto the ground.
âCheng Zheng, what are you doâŠâ
She suddenly stopped talking halfway.
Somethingâs not quite right!
Itâs not someone else eitherâ
ThatâsâBai Muchuanâs scent!
She almost bit her tongue as a warm feeling rushed up to her head.
She was not afraid of asking; she was simply afraid to feel disappointment.
It was too dark, and she could not make out his features.
âAre you an idiot?â he said.
Xiang Wan could feel that Bai Muchuanâs clothes were wet and cold as he brought her to the ground. However, she did not feel cold. Instead, she hugged him tightly like a koala hugging a tree, whimpering and sobbing.
âWhere did you come out from? You jerk, why are you here only now?â
She put her head on his shoulder. She did not know when her tears flowed out from her eyes.
As it was late at night and the environment was very dark, she let her tears run wild.
âYouâre crying? Not feeling shameful?â
Bai Muchuanâs hands held her and originally wanted to laugh.
Half a second later, he puffed a sigh instead.
âLittle Xiang Wan! Iâm sorry Iâm late!â
He had said that the last time too.
He said the same thing earlier than the last time as well.
Every time when she was in danger, he would always say that.
âYou silly, donât cry! Arenât I here now?â Bai Muchuan looked at the approaching people holding torches of fire. âWith me around, do you think these people would be a match?â
He was confident no matter what the situation was.
Xiang Wan looked behind him.
Besides Bai Muchuan who appeared out of nowhere, there was no one else.
âI donât think you alone can have that kind of combat power.â The one who spoke was Cheng Zheng. He really couldnât continue to hear him boast. âStop pretending! Hurry up and do something useful.â
He held Xiang Wan at her waist lightly. âGet up! Just watch my cool performanceâŠâ
What? It was clearly a nervous situation, but after he said that, Xiang Wan felt like laughing.
She put her hand on the ground, wanting to get up when she suddenly gasped.
âTsk⊠Iâm unable to get upâŠâ
Bai Muchuan and Cheng Zheng looked at her at the same time.
Even Mei Xin who hardly spoke asked with worry, âWhat happened?â
Xiang Wan knew it might be funny if she said that, but she had to tell the truth. âMy leg, I canât seem to exert any strengthââ
As she said that, she touched her leg slowly.
And she felt something stickyâ
She was shocked and looked at her hand.
In the dark, that black, sticky substance⊠was blood?
As she looked at it, a drop of blood seemed to slide down her palmâlike an earthworm. The distinctive smell of blood pricked her nose.
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