Chen Jinzhao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yu Huaixuan with Su Jian.
His guess was correct; Tao Qiyue must have been hidden by Yu Huaixuan. If he could deal with these two, he could rescue Tao Qiyue and solve the case of the poisoned drugs causing death.
It was a win-win situation.
Facing eight short crossbows, Chen Jinzhao appeared remarkably calm.
He reached to his outer thigh and drew out the three-edged thorn, "Tai Sui," his eyes flashing with killing intent.
"Brother Yu, look, this guy is still thinking of resisting. He's a bit overconfident," Su Jian said with a mocking laugh. Chen Jinzhao asked coldly, "So you don't plan to let me go either? You want to silence me?"
Yu Huaixuan was confident in Su Jian's men, and Chen Jinzhao was now surrounded, with no chance of leaving alive.
Therefore, he had no need to pretend.
"That's right."
"Today, I will slowly torture you to death. This is the consequence of crossing me. Oh, and I will make you kneel before me and watch as I have my way with Qiyue."
"How does that sound? Pretty thrilling, isn't it?"
Chen Jinzhao sighed inwardly, "So you're such a monstrous person. I overestimated your character before. If that's the case, then I really can't spare your dog's life."
Yu Huaixuan chuckled.
Su Jian also wore a mocking smile, thinking Chen Jinzhao was truly overconfident, even blindly arrogant and presumptuous.
"Brother Yu, don't waste your breath on this kind of person. Take him down first, lest there be complications," Su Jian said, gaining Yu Huaixuan's approval.
Su Jian immediately ordered the eight assassins to first neutralize Chen Jinzhao's threat—that is, to pierce his limbs with crossbow bolts, inflicting irreversible damage!
The eight assassins were all ruthless individuals, each having taken several lives.
They were skilled at this sort of work.
Several short crossbows were aimed at Chen Jinzhao; some targeted his legs, others his arms, and some his abdomen!
The situation was critical, a matter of life and death.
And it was at this moment!
Chen Jinzhao moved! As still as a virgin, as quick as a startled rabbit!
He transformed into a black shadow and charged, instantly appearing before the closest assassin. Before the assassin could even pull the trigger of the crossbow, his chest was pierced by Chen Jinzhao!
Then, with a forceful twist, the assassin died on the spot.
Everything happened so fast, like a whirlwind that left no time to react. Less than ten seconds had passed, and a comrade was already dead, striking fear into the remaining seven assassins.
Su Jian was the first to react, yelling anxiously, "I take back what I said. Kill him immediately!"
The seven assassins nodded and pulled their triggers, sending bolts flying!
*Shoo!*
The distance between them was only three to four meters. It was not easy to react at such a close range. Yu Huaixuan seemed to see Chen Jinzhao collapse in a pool of blood, and the heavy stone in his heart gradually lifted.
At the same time.
Chen Jinzhao's nerves were taut, and his muscles felt a tearing pain—a sign of impending danger!
It was this innate talent that allowed Chen Jinzhao to walk through hail of bullets!
This time was no exception.
He immediately dodged, evading six crossbow bolts, but the last one struck his right arm.
*Hiss...*
This pain was also long overdue!
A steel crossbow bolt was lodged in his upper right arm. Chen Jinzhao looked down, his eyes almost turning scarlet.
Su Jian and Yu Huaixuan were shocked. Six out of seven crossbow bolts had missed, with only one managing to hit Chen Jinzhao's upper right arm. For the first time, they found Chen Jinzhao terrifying!
He wasn't like a human, but more like a humanoid beast!
"Quick!"
"Hurry and kill him now! Don't give him a chance to counterattack!"
Su Jian shouted.
Chen Jinzhao raised his hand and pulled out the crossbow bolt from his right arm, blood splattering everywhere! If the first strike couldn't kill him, then the seven assassins would face a counter-hunt!
After pulling out the bolt, he hurled it at the nearest person!
The bolt sliced through the air with a mournful hiss, instantly piercing the throat of the person closest to Chen Jinzhao! The assassin never imagined he would die in such a way.
A few drops of blood splattered on Su Jian's face, making him turn pale and his legs go weak!
How could such a terrifying person exist in the world?
Two of the eight assassins were dead.
The remaining six were also terrified, their initial fearless momentum completely gone.
Chen Jinzhao, enduring the pain in his right arm, charged forward with Tai Sui. The six assassins' hearts nearly broke, and the idea of fleeing instinctively arose.
On the battlefield, once the thought of retreat emerges, defeat is not far behind.
Moreover, these individuals' combat power was not even C-class; how could they withstand Chen Jinzhao, the king of individual combat?
A stab, a sweep, a horizontal strike...
With each move, an assassin fell into a pool of blood. In less than a minute, five of the six had been harvested by Chen Jinzhao, leaving only one assassin kneeling on the ground, begging Chen Jinzhao for his life.
Chen Jinzhao's expression was cold and merciless, like a god of slaughter. "You aided the wicked and acted as a wolf's henchman. It would be against natural law not to kill you."
"Go report to King Yama."
As the words fell.
Tai Sui pierced the assassin's heart.
Thus.
The eight assassins, who had been deeply trusted by Su Jian, all met their demise.
A thick, nauseating smell of blood permeated the first-floor living room, almost palpable. Su Jian stared blankly at the eight corpses on the ground, his nerves severely impacted, almost to the point of idiocy.
Yu Huaixuan also struggled to remain calm. He had expected to easily subdue Chen Jinzhao, but this outcome was unforeseen.
The two looked at Chen Jinzhao, who walked bathed in blood, and only two words came to mind—
Asura!
Chen Jinzhao withdrew Tai Sui from the assassin's chest, and a peculiar phenomenon occurred: a thin mist appeared on Tai Sui's surface, washing away the blood accumulated on it. Crimson blood dripped from the tip of the three-edged thorn, and soon, Tai Sui's surface gleamed with a sharp coldness that dared not be looked upon directly.
The king of three-edged thorns, none other than Tai Sui.
Chen Jinzhao glanced down at Tai Sui before looking up at the two standing not far away.
Yu Huaixuan and Su Jian recoiled in fear from his gaze. Chen Jinzhao, holding Tai Sui, walked towards them. As the distance between them shortened, they felt as if they could barely breathe, as if suppressed by the Buddha under the Five Elements Mountain.
Finally.
They had nowhere left to retreat.
Yu Huaixuan, seizing the opportunity, pushed Su Jian, "You're a Su family member; he wouldn't dare kill you."
Su Jian stumbled after being pushed, almost falling to the ground, but Yu Huaixuan's words did remind him. He had the backing of the foremost family in Jiangnan!
If Chen Jinzhao dared to touch him, he was courting death!
Su Jian steadied himself and said coldly, "Stop right there. Do you know Qinglong Villa belongs to the Su family? You've committed unforgivable crimes by killing people on Su family property. If you dare lay another finger on me, I guarantee the Su family will make you regret ever coming into this world!"
"Exactly!" Yu Huaixuan seconded.
"Chen Jinzhao, you'd best put down your weapon and await the Su family's arrival to handle this matter. You've killed so many in Qinglong Villa; no one can protect you, and your family will be implicated by your actions."
Chen Jinzhao stopped.
The two breathed a sigh of relief, believing Chen Jinzhao had become fearful.
Unexpectedly.
Chen Jinzhao said calmly, "The Su family of Jiangnan? If they condone your criminal acts and intend to harm me, then the Su family has no reason to exist."
"Presumptuous! The Su family is not for someone like you to lecture!" Su Jian roared.
Chen Jinzhao glanced at Su Jian. After being glared at, Su Jian's scalp nearly exploded; even the Su family patriarch hadn't exerted such immense pressure on him.
"You..."
Su Jian managed to utter only one word.
Chen Jinzhao's palm followed immediately, smashing Su Jian's cheek and sending him flying back like a rag doll.
"I don't like being interrupted when I'm speaking."