Translator: Lonelytree
I glared at them.
The leader waved his hand, and someone immediately handed him a photo. He studied the photo. âSo this is Miss Nanxing.â
He smiled, âThe famous Sister Xing. Well, arenât you people going to take some pictures as a memento? This is a rare sight.â
Immediately the masked men took out their phones.
Mai Qi shoved me to the floor and used her body to block my face. She also turned away from the camera.
The leader chuckled. âAnd this must be Miss Jing Ni. The picture on the darknet must have been touched a lot. You donât look like the picture at all. But then again, after all the makeup has been washed off, itâs little wonder that you donât look the same. But at least you have a conscience. You know Sister Xing was implicated by you, so you tried to protect her. How sweet.â
He took two steps forward. âAlas, you have to offend Master Shi. Master Shi has returned us our lives. We will do anything to avenge Master Shi. I also heard that Young Master Shi had suffered a lot under your hands. We shall settle that score today.â The man mistook Mai Qi for Jing Ni.
Mai Qi glared at him and said coldly, âFine! What do you plan to do?â
I crawled up as quickly as I could and shoved Mai Qi back. âYou need to get back there!â
I smiled at the leader. âSince you know that Iâm Sky Cityâs Sister Xing, you should know that this wonât end in a happy ending. I know what you plan to do. The three of us girls are tied up, so we canât even fight back. Weâll be tortured to death. So why are you still wasting time spouting so much nonsense? Just get it done.â
The leader was taken aback for a moment before he laughed. âSister Xing sure is sharp-tongued! Are you saying weâre bullying you because youâre unarmed?â
I looked at him. âItâs more than that. Weâre also tied up.â
He looked at me for a long time before saying, âAlright, Olâ Eight, go and untie the three young ladies! I want to see what they can do. I donât believe they are capable of anything without Jing Tian and Tong Le.â
I looked at him with a meaningful smile on my face. I would make him regret this.
A man walked over. Even the mask couldnât hide his salaciousness. He came over with a dagger to cut our ropes. The binding was too hard to untie since it was wet.
The man didnât forget to let his hands wander over our bodies when he cut the ropes.
âHey!â Mai Qi protested.
âSo acting so pretentious. Our young master merely wants your body. If you had obeyed, you wouldnât be here today.â The wretched man was annoyed by Mai Qi. He never stopped cursing as he moved to help Jing Ni, who was lying unconscious.
The next second, his body fell to the ground. Everyone was shocked. Instinctively, I shielded Mai Qi behind me.
The masked men took a step forward in surprise. âOlâ Eight!â
Olâ Eight rolled on the ground with his hand on his neck to stem the blood flow. His eyes were wide open as he stared at the roof in disbelief.
Jing Ni stood up calmly. Despite the wet clothes stuck to her skin, she moved to stand before Mai Qi and me. The dagger in her hand was still bleeding.
She said coldly, âYou want to avenge Shi Feng? How silly, you donât even know what his nemesis looks like. Shi Li sure is brainless. Even his people are similarly brainless!â
The leader was stunned and stared at Jing ni with wide eyes.
Jing Ni said indifferently, âIâm Jing Ni! Why donât you log into the darknet to verify it yourself?â