Chapter 295: Chapter 295: The Number One Knife Thrower_1
"Forget about him," Su Xuan said with a smile. "Hold out your hand. I’m going to show you a magic trick."
"A magic trick?" Su Zimo blinked and extended her hand. She had no idea Su Xuan even knew magic.
Besides, she had a pretty good idea of what Wei Hongzhen was doing in the restroom. Jiang Hai had just said that Wei Hongzhen ate the strawberry with the diamond in it. It was highly likely he was in there now trying to... retrieve it!
"This is for you." Su Xuan placed something in Su Zimo’s palm.
"Ah?" Su Zimo looked down and froze.
It was a sparkling diamond!
She exclaimed in amazement, "Su Xuan, you... you got the one with the diamond?"
Su Xuan glanced toward the restrooms and nodded with a grin. Jiang Hai was grinning from ear to ear as well.
Earlier, when the dishes were served, he had made an OK sign to Su Xuan. He had deliberately made the ’O’ of the sign tiny, because the diamond was hidden inside an equally tiny strawberry. He certainly didn’t want Wei Hongzhen to be the one to get it. Su Xuan had understood his meaning immediately, snatching up that particular strawberry with his first move.
Heh heh! My flattery definitely hit the mark! An opportunity like this to suck up is priceless!
Now, seeing Su Xuan give the diamond to a surprised and delighted Su Zimo, Jiang Hai was ecstatic."Su Xuan, let’s go!" Su Zimo stood up and took Su Xuan’s arm. "Let’s go for a walk and get some fresh air!"
"Aren’t you going to interview him?"
"I doubt he’s in any mood to be interviewed anymore."
「In the restroom」
With guttural grunts, Wei Hongzhen clenched his fists, veins popping on his sweat-drenched forehead. That’s right. He was trying to force out the diamond lodged in his stomach! Then, he would use that diamond to settle the bill. A man of his stature would never dine and dash. The only problem was, he’d been a bit constipated lately...
After about ten minutes... SPLASH! Water erupted in the toilet bowl.
Wei Hongzhen’s heart leaped with joy. He immediately shot up and plunged his hand into the water...
「...」
"Hmm?" As soon as they stepped outside Longming Xuan, Su Xuan’s eyes narrowed. He saw the red-clothed figure again. She was standing at the entrance to a small alley, and she pointed into it for his benefit. The next second, a man holding a shortsword walked out of the alley and beckoned to him.
Du Zilong... Su Xuan murmured inwardly. The man was none other than Du Zilong, the Sect Leader of Du’s Tai Chi. Su Xuan had no idea what he wanted. Hadn’t they settled their grudge that night?
"Zi Mo, something’s come up. You should head home first," Su Xuan said, turning to her.
"Ah?" Su Zimo’s mouth fell open, not wanting to go home just yet. But if Su Xuan said he had something to do, it must be important. With so many businesses to manage, he was definitely busier than she was.
"Alright, I’m heading home then," Su Zimo said, putting on a sweet smile. She suddenly rose onto her tiptoes, lightly pecked Su Xuan’s cheek with her soft lips, and then skipped away with her hands clasped behind her back, like a little girl. She had arrived in Su Xuan’s car, but now she planned to walk a little farther before hailing a cab to hide her blushing face from him.
"Jiang Hai!" Su Xuan waved to the man behind him. "See my friend home!"
"You got it, Boss!" Jiang Hai, who had been waiting to see Su Xuan off, immediately got into his Mercedes SUV and drove after Su Zimo.
Su Xuan, meanwhile, frowned helplessly and walked toward the alley.
"House Master Su, so you actually dared to come!" Du Zilong said, leaning against the alley wall as Su Xuan stepped inside. Standing beside him was a group of his disciples, including his rather attractive junior sister, Ji Xiaoxuan.
"Sect Leader Du, just say what’s on your mind." Su Xuan glanced at them, noticing their gazes were hostile and filled with hatred.
"House Master Su, I thought you were a straightforward man," Du Zilong said, raising his shortsword to idly clean his nails. "Since when did you learn to play dumb?"
"What exactly is this about?" Su Xuan’s gaze shifted past Du Zilong and his followers, focusing deep into the alley. It was pitch-black, but he could faintly make out a silhouette. The only reason he’d spotted it so quickly was because the red-clothed figure was standing right there, pointing at it, as if to warn him: *This person is very dangerous!*
"Hmm?" Seeing Su Xuan peering into the depths of the alley, Du Zilong’s eyes flashed with surprise. He couldn’t fathom how Su Xuan had instantly detected the fatal trap he had laid.
"House Master Su, our senior brother, Du Yuanzheng, is dead," Ji Xiaoxuan said to Su Xuan with a worried expression. "After he was bitten by one of your children’s snakes, he died in the hospital. You didn’t know about this, did you?"
"No, I didn’t." Su Xuan was surprised as well. Even if his daughter Xiao Yun’s little snake was venomous, there were at least three hospitals near his home. As long as Du Yuanzheng had received prompt treatment, he shouldn’t have died. This wasn’t the dark ages; wasn’t treating snake venom a simple matter for a modern hospital?
"House Master Su, your shameless denials are truly beneath you!" Du Zilong snarled, suddenly thrusting his shortsword toward Su Xuan’s throat.
Su Xuan didn’t even flinch. "You’re no match for me. Have the expert in the back come out."
The shortsword stopped three inches from Su Xuan’s throat, then slowly lowered.
Du Zilong took a few steps back and cupped his fists toward the darkness at the end of the alley. "Brother Cai, it’s time you repaid the favor you owe my Du’s Tai Chi!"
TAP. TAP.
As Du Zilong finished speaking, footsteps echoed from the depths of the alley. A dark figure drew closer and closer to Su Xuan, stopping about five meters away. Before his face was even visible, the profound, cold darkness in his eyes could be felt.
MEOW... MEOW...
A cat suddenly appeared on a nearby wall, meowing incessantly at the people in the alley. Perhaps it was hungry and begging for a scrap.
"Silence!" The dark figure flicked his hand.
A flash of cold light streaked through the air. The cat was instantly split in two and tumbled from the wall.
"Such precision! Such sharpness!"
"A blow like that would be instant death!"
"Cai Ruifeng, the number one flying-dagger master of Shanhaiguan, truly lives up to his reputation!"
Seeing this, Du Zilong and his disciples exclaimed in amazement.
"Sect Leader Du, once I kill this man, our debt is settled, correct?" the shadowy figure named Cai Ruifeng asked Du Zilong.
"Not only settled," Du Zilong replied. "I will treat Brother Cai to drinks afterward!"
"Let’s kill the man first." Cai Ruifeng locked his icy gaze onto Su Xuan. "Are you Su Xuan, the House Master of Zhuangyuan Mansion at No. 88 Houhai Street?"
"I am," Su Xuan replied.
"You’re dead!"
With a flick of his wrist, a cold glint of light tore through the air, flying straight for the spot between Su Xuan’s brows...