The bullet struck Su Mo’s abdomen, melting a small piece of his clothing and making direct contact with his fair skin.
By normal logic, the next moment should have involved bloodshed and flying entrails. But reality was far more dramatic than imagination.
The instant the bullet touched his skin, Su Mo’s eyes were instantly flooded with a crimson hue, and a red glow shimmered beneath his skin.
Rage Art!
Under this immense amplification state, his abdominal muscles clenched forcefully. The bullet didn’t penetrate his body; it didn’t even break the skin, leaving only a red mark.
This was also thanks to the Golden Skin Fruit that Yun Shan had given him earlier, which greatly enhanced his skin’s toughness and significantly boosted his close-combat capabilities.
“Skull-Shattering Palm!” Su Mo roared, striking the sniper’s head with his palm.
Crack! The sound of shattering bone was grating to the ears.
Su Mo removed the sniper’s earpiece and spoke coldly into it, “Three against two, did you really think having one more person would guarantee your victory?”
After saying this, he crushed the earpiece.
Just before losing consciousness, the sniper finally understood why the people assigned to guard him and check the target’s body had vanished. It turned out the other person had come too; he just hadn’t noticed…
Su Mo delivered the final blow, ending the sniper’s life.
Then, he retrieved two corpses from his white jade ring, a slight smile curling on his lips.
There was no second person. He had done everything alone, all to make Ye Qingyi’s disguise as “Su Wenlong” more convincing.
That was all.
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Tianbei Hotel.
Yu Xiaowen was holding her two-month-old baby Su Mo and trying to coax her to sleep. A two-meter-tall man with a ferocious look was standing by her side.
Perhaps frightened by his inhumanly fierce appearance, little Momo refused to fall asleep, crying incessantly.
The burly man frowned and complained, “Make her quiet down, fast. Or else don’t blame me for taking matters into my own hands.”
Facing his threat, Yu Xiaowen remained composed and unyielding, retorting, “She’s only two months old. Do you think she has an off switch to stop crying on command?”
“You’re her mother. I don’t believe you can’t do anything about it.”
“Of course I can. Just move farther away. Who knows, maybe she’s scared of you.”
The burly man’s face turned cold. “Damn woman, so much nonsense!”
He cursed angrily and moved away two or three meters.
Sure enough, the crying stopped abruptly.
The burly man couldn’t help but feel a bit self-conscious. “How come even a baby this small is afraid of me…”
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Since childhood, he had been large and ugly, often scaring other kids his age, which led to him being gradually isolated.
Even now, he had very few friends. Even the other seven members of the Eight Elites often mocked him for having brute strength but not being very bright.
It was precisely for this reason that he was left behind at the hotel to stand guard, while the other seven went out to meet Su Wenlong.
And now, it seemed he was even disliked by an infant.
Just then, the door opened from the outside.
The burly man was initially wary but relaxed when he saw who entered. “Boss, how did it go?”
Li Kui frowned deeply, irritated. “Old Five is dead. The two men with him were also killed by Su Mo and Ye Qingyi.”
The burly man flew into a rage. “They dare kill Old Five!”
Li Kui didn’t give him a pleasant look. “Enough. What’s done is done. The priority now is to watch these two closely. Using them to secure Meixian’s release is the key.”
After saying this, he glanced towards Yu Xiaowen. “We’ve also captured Su Wenlong now. As a precaution, he’s being held elsewhere, guarded by Old Seven. You just continue guarding them. Make sure nothing happens to them, or both you and I will end up dead at the hands of that couple. They’re famously vengeful.”
“But Old Five…”
“Didn’t you hear what I said?” Li Kui’s tone turned icy. “I really don’t understand why Lord Yaxian included you among the Eight Elites back then. It truly tarnishes our reputation.”
The burly man didn’t dare argue further. He let out a subdued “Oh” and went back to Yu Xiaowen’s side, where the crying started again…
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Elsewhere.
Old Seven had “Su Wenlong” tied up tightly and was guarding him closely.
He probably never would have guessed that the person before him was not only not Su Wenlong but that even the identity of being Su Wenlong’s son was debatable.
“Hey, why didn’t you lock me up with them?” Ye Qingyi asked casually.
Old Seven remained silent.
“I guess it’s probably to avoid revealing their hiding place.”
Old Seven: “…”
“You think maybe they left you to guard me because you’re the weakest?” Ye Qingyi said with a laugh. “After all, my son and daughter-in-law are so strong. Someone too weak would be easily taken out.”
Old Seven finally couldn’t take it anymore and snapped coldly, “You’re a forty-year-old man! How are you so chatty, like a little girl? Can’t you just be quiet?”
“Oh~” Ye Qingyi shut up.
Less than half a minute later, Ye Qingyi spoke again. “Actually, I know you guys wouldn’t dare harm us. After all, my son is Su Mo, and my daughter-in-law is Ye Qingyi. If you really hurt us, you probably wouldn’t have a way out.”
Old Seven looked at him, surprised. “Since you know, then behave. Once the exchange is done, you can go back safely.”
“So, the bomb was fake, right? Or, to put it another way, you wouldn’t dare actually use a bomb on them. That was just an act earlier.”
“Since you know we wouldn’t dare harm the mother and daughter, then how could you have been…” As he spoke, his expression suddenly froze. “You did it on purpose!”
Ye Qingyi sighed. “Sigh, I can only blame you for being too clever.”
With a snap, the ropes binding him broke easily. He delivered a sharp slap across Old Seven’s face.
A full-force strike from a C-Class expert wasn’t something just anyone could withstand. Old Seven lost consciousness on the spot.
She efficiently disposed of Old Seven’s body, then stripped off his outer clothes and put them on herself.
After finishing this, her expression went blank for a moment. She said to the air, “Situation changed. Initiate Plan B,” then returned to normal.
A few minutes later, “Old Seven” walked out the door and instructed the two men guarding outside, “Old Four has taken over here. Let’s go. The boss has a new task for us.”
As she spoke, she patted down the two men, finding a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. She lit one for herself, took a single puff, then threw it on the ground. “Dammit, still can’t do it. Cough, cough, cough…“
The two men said helplessly, “Sir, maybe you should just give up smoking. It’s like this every time. It’s hard for us to watch.”
Ye Qingyi cursed, “Mind your own business,” and strode off outside.
The two men glanced uneasily at the door behind them, hesitating whether to follow.
“The boss assigned us to guard this place. Leaving like this doesn’t seem right.”
“What are you afraid of? Lord Seven himself gave the order. We just follow it. Besides, with Lord Four guarding the place, there won’t be any problems.”
“That’s true.” The other man’s expression suddenly shifted. “But it is strange. Lord Four never uses the main door. Why is he so keen on climbing through windows?”
“Shh, keep your voice down. We just need to do our jobs. Don’t worry about the rest.”
“Right…”
The two exchanged a smile and hurried to catch up with their “Lord Seven.”