Chapter 25

Gao Xuan was so bold and confident that it left Old Dog a little dumbfounded.

But Number Five wasn’t afraid of Gao Xuan. He raised his arm and started firing.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Sparks flared at the mouth of Number Five’s gun. Inside the sealed room, the dull, powerful sound of gunshots was incredibly piercing.

Old Dog, who was next to him, felt like his eardrums were about to burst. However, he quickly reacted and fired alongside Number Five.

But before the two of them could open fire, the Six-Winged Heavenly Cicada in Gao Xuan’s consciousness fluttered its three pairs of transparent, dagger-like wings.

To Gao Xuan, time seemed to slow down by a hundred times.

Old Dog and Number Five were like statues. Every change in their muscles, every minute change in their expressions, and every change in their eyes appeared clearly in his mind.

This wide-angled view allowed Gao Xuan to fully grasp their every movement, including what they wanted to do next.

The Six-Winged Heavenly Cicada was the greatest in terms of spiritual perception. It could come up with predictions even when Gao Xuan was fighting against a Gold Grade fighter. He could predict the movements of his opponents and avoid all forms of danger.

When he was reborn, his powerful abilities hadn’t come back with him. However, he had retained most of his Six-Winged Heavenly Cicada and his mind power.

With his current level of ability, he’d be able to predict the other party’s movements, even if he was facing off against a Gold Grade fighter.

However, limited by his Source Power, he wouldn’t be able to react in time even if he did predict his opponent’s movements. He wouldn’t even be able to deal with a Silver Grade fighter in his current state.

Although, it was easy for him to deal with small fry like Old Dog, even if Old Dog had a gun in his hands.

Each of his opponent’s movements, as well as the trajectory of the bullets, appeared clearly in Gao Xuan’s mind.

Gao Xuan veered from side to side as he walked forward, and the bullets from the gun flew past his ears and body.

Gao Xuan’s movements weren’t that quick. He even looked serene. However, Number Five and Old Dog were unable to hit him no matter how hard they tried. They both had a look of shock on their faces.

This enemy was like something out of a nightmare!

By the time the two of them unloaded their magazines, Gao Xuan was already standing in front of them.

“Movement, movement, movement, forehand strike,” Gao Xuan murmured. He had already taken out the God Slaying Sword with his right hand and sliced both Old Dog and Number Five’s throat with one strike.

“You don’t even know the snake-shaped movement. Just where were you guys shooting at…” Gao Xuan shook his head. “You even tried to shoot by standing still. You were basically waiting to die.”

Old Dog and Number Five grabbed their cut throats, their faces filled with shock and despair.

Gao Xuan wasn’t interested in continuing the conversation. He flicked his God Slaying Sword, and the two of them erupted into orbs of blood-colored light.

He then absorbed them along with the corpses on the ground.

Corpses were corpses, no matter how powerful they were. Furthermore, cleaning up the scene and not posing additional trouble for law enforcement was a basic thing assassins did.

Gao Xuan picked up the box and walked out of the room after he cleaned up the scene. The music in the bar was still blaring, but the dancers and guests had all run away.

The bar had also been smashed into pieces. Tables and chairs were on the ground, shattered. Alcohol was flowing everywhere.

The stage in the performance area had also been crushed, and there were three contorted bodies on the platform.

Gao Xuan didn’t give the corpses a second look. There were many cameras in the bar. He wouldn’t display his God Slaying Sword here.

He pushed open the door and walked out. Yun Qingshang was waiting for him by the door.

“Feel good?” Gao Xuan asked in concern.

Yun Qingshang lowered her eyes and gently shook her head. “The three brothers of Metal Teeth. They said they don’t even spit the bones out after they eat people.”

“That isn’t an exaggeration,” Gao Xuan said. “The three of them really would consume their enemies whole. Doesn’t it feel good to kill beasts like that?”

Yun Qingshang shook her head again.

Gao Xuan smiled. “Forget it. Anyway, I feel good. If I feel good, you should feel good too. Hahaha…”

“Do we have to do this?” Yun Qingshang whispered.

“This path of blood and fire is the only path that will lead to our survival. We have no other choice.”

The smile dropped from Gao Xuan’s face, and he said seriously, “So, no matter what, please follow me until the end. Don’t hesitate, don’t stop, and more importantly, don’t quit the team. All right?”

Yun Qingshang was silent for a moment before whispering, “All right.”

Gao Xuan smiled at Yun Qingshang. “Since we have no other choice, you might as well be happy. After all, we should love what we do. Actually, after you’ve been in this line of work for a while, you’ll realize that it feels quite good deciding whether someone lives or dies.”

He paused for a moment, then added, “At least, it feels better than having others decide whether you live or die.”

Yun Qingshang fell silent for another while longer before gently nodding her head.

“You shouldn’t be too depressed,” Gao Xuan said. “Fate has been quite generous to us. At least, it’s left us with a path of blood and fire. I always feel a great sense of gratitude whenever I think about this.”

He wasn’t joking. He was reborn. Even though he didn’t have many options to choose from, he at least had choices. He had a path to take.

In Gao Xuan’s eyes, this was indicative of fate’s love for him.

Gao Xuan went into brainwashing mode again. “We aren’t killers. We’re assassins. Killers employ any means at their disposal for profit, while assassins battle for their faith and dignity. There are some things that assassins definitely would do, as well as some things that they absolutely wouldn’t do. Assassins lord over life and death, and, by extension, lord over fate!”

“What we’re doing is right,” he told Yun Qingshang. “From a personal perspective, we’re saving ourselves. From an official perspective, we’re saving mankind. Doesn’t a grand vision like this fill you with a sense of responsibility and unending fervor?”

Yun Qingshang clearly didn’t feel the same. She only silently listened to him.

Gao Xuan’s intensely fervent words didn’t seem to affect her.

“All right. You win.” Gao Xuan sighed. “Do you know that you really know how to kill a good mood?”

“Yes,” Yun Qingshang nodded in agreement.

Gao Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “However, I like that you’re like that. No, I love that you’re like that.”

He then turned and asked Yun Qingshang, “Do you love me? Hey, why are you blushing?”

Yun Qingshang didn’t respond. She was disguised as a man. She couldn’t blush even if she wanted to.

However, his words left her feeling conflicted. She seemed to fancy him, yet she felt a little shy. She also felt a little uneasy. She couldn’t describe what exactly she was feeling…

However, for some reason, she suddenly felt that the night wind hitting her face was very gentle, and that the colorful neon signboards looked extremely cute. It seemed as though the world had become a better place.

Gao Xuan acutely sensed that Yun Qingshang’s mood had become better. He felt a little confused. Did all girls like hearing such things?

All right. As an old man with a hundred years of life experience, Gao Xuan believed that he should do whatever he needed to do. He had never talked about love before.

With his appearance, he didn’t need to talk about love. With just a snap of his fingers, countless girls would throw themselves at him.

Thus, Gao Xuan didn’t believe in love.

Gao Xuan had a hard time understanding Yun Qingshang’s reaction. He felt that the most stable relationship was that between a friend and a comrade. That was the relationship he shared with Yun Qingshang. How great was that?

It would be troublesome if they slept together. It might cause their pure relationship to change qualitatively.

Thinking about this, Gao Xuan couldn’t help but feel tempted. Qingshang had an excellent figure, and she was of the perfect age.

“We’re buddies. I can’t mess around with a buddy! That’s a line I won’t cross! Don’t force me…”

The most direct negative effect of the Heavenly Dragon Eye: Bloodline Legacy.

The user of the Miracle Item would prioritize carrying on the bloodline and seizing every opportunity to mate with the opposite sex.

Of course, Gao Xuan knew about the negative effects of the Heavenly Dragon Eye. However, he didn’t feel that they were a problem.

The urge he’d felt just now made Gao Xuan realize that this problem wasn’t as simple as he’d thought.

He didn’t mind messing around with beautiful women. However, he didn’t want to be controlled by the negative effects of the Heavenly Dragon Eye.

Even though Gao Xuan didn’t mind the effects, they wouldn’t be convenient!

Not to mention, there were a series of other complicated transformations to his body and mind that would happen.

This wasn’t a trivial matter. He had to think it over well.