Li Xiaoyang gradually calmed down, his expression grim, staring at Ye Cangtian. "Who exactly are you? Why are you opposing us, SkyNet?"
"She's my friend. If you want to kill her, you'll have to get through me first!" Ye Cangtian said calmly.
Gu Yue, standing behind him, felt a warmth spread through her heart upon hearing his words.
Meanwhile, Li Xiaoyang sneered, "A friend? We assassins don't have friends."
Gu Yue remained silent, but a complex flicker appeared deep within her eyes.
Friend? The word was utterly foreign to her!
From the moment she entered the assassin world, she had no friends by her side, and it was destined that she would never have any friends in her life.
Ye Cangtian raised an eyebrow, directly shielding Gu Yue behind him, and pouted, "What kind of ridiculous logic is that? In my eyes, everyone has the right to make friends, regardless of their identity."
"So what if you're an assassin? I, Ye Cangtian, am stating it right here! Gu Yue is my friend, and anyone who wants to harm my friend has to get past me first!"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Gu Yue, standing behind him, trembled.
It seemed he truly considered her a friend, otherwise, why would he save her? Why would he act on her behalf?
"Heh, it seems you're really going to stand up for her?"
Li Xiaoyang licked his lips, revealing intense killing intent and interest. He smiled brilliantly, "You are indeed strong! But setting aside my identity as an assassin, I prefer to fight against strong opponents who are evenly matched with me."
"Evenly matched? Excuse me, but I don't really consider you a match!" Ye Cangtian shrugged dismissively.
A mere quasi-S-class assassin, he truly didn't take the opponent seriously!
Moreover, a quasi-S-class assassin was still just an assassin!
As long as they didn't ambush, as long as they didn't hide in the shadows to deliver a fatal blow, how much of a threat could such an assassin pose?
"You're seeking death!" Li Xiaoyang gritted his teeth, his face flushed red. The other person actually looked down on him?
"Then I'll show you what true flying knives are!"
As soon as the words fell, the flying knives in Li Xiaoyang's hands instantly became two, thrown out simultaneously. The two flying knives shot towards Ye Cangtian at speeds comparable to bullets.
Ye Cangtian tilted his head slightly, and the two flying knives grazed past him, neither hitting their mark.
Li Xiaoyang was stunned, and then his expression turned solemn. The other party's reaction speed was incredibly fast! He could dodge even his flying knives instantly.
However, he quickly snorted, refusing to believe it!
Suddenly, he produced several more flying knives. This time, he locked onto four directions of Ye Cangtian simultaneously and unleashed them!
Yet, the opponent still evaded those knives in a bizarre manner.
Li Xiaoyang began to panic. Seeing Ye Cangtian walking towards him step by step, he frantically pulled a handful of flying knives from his pocket.
As each flying knife was thrown, Ye Cangtian continuously evaded them.
The distance between the two narrowed, and Ye Cangtian's lips curved upwards. Soon, he was only a meter away from his opponent.
When Li Xiaoyang instinctively reached for his flying knives, he realized that all the flying knives he had prepared were gone.
"Bang!"
The next moment, before he could react, Ye Cangtian punched him directly in the face. He let out a miserable cry and flew backward, hitting the ground.
"How is that possible?"
Li Xiaoyang's face was swollen on one side, but he sat on the ground in stunned disbelief, unable to accept reality.
He had always been extremely confident in his hidden weapons, always adhering to the saying, "Li's Flying Knives, Never Missing," believing himself to be the second Li Xunhuan.
But today, he suffered a profound setback. Not a single one of his flying knives hit the opponent.
As a quasi-S-class assassin, failing to even touch the corner of the enemy's clothes was a blow Li Xiaoyang found hard to accept.
Ye Cangtian lit a cigarette, looking at the dejected Li Xiaoyang, the flying knife expert, and let out a helpless smile.
In truth, the guy's hidden weapon skills were indeed formidable. Being able to utilize flying knives to such an extent was something few in the world could achieve.
Furthermore, the power of these thrown flying knives was comparable to the bullets from some ordinary handguns. To achieve this level through human effort was a testament to his talent.
It was a pity that this kid had gone down the wrong path, working for the SkyNet assassin organization instead of something worthwhile, and even opposing him. He could only count himself unlucky.
Of course, Gu Yue had also been a SkyNet assassin and had pursued Ye Cangtian many times, yet she was alive and well.
That was the treatment for beauties!
Ye Cangtian exhaled a smoke ring and asked, "Are you convinced now?"
Li Xiaoyang gritted his teeth, his face filled with humiliation. He looked up at Ye Cangtian, hesitated for a long moment, and then asked dryly, "How, how did you do it?"
"You want to know?" Ye Cangtian raised an eyebrow.
Seeing Li Xiaoyang nod frantically, he smirked, then pouted, "Why should I tell you?"
"..." Li Xiaoyang felt like spitting blood.
Ye Cangtian couldn't be bothered to say more. He directly took out his phone and called Xu Weiwei.
Now that Li Xiaoyang was disarmed of his hidden weapons, he was like a docile lamb in front of Ye Cangtian, completely unable to resist. Therefore, Ye Cangtian wasn't worried about him escaping.
At the police station!
Xu Weiwei was in a meeting. Everyone was discussing the city's public security over the past few days, especially after the recent notification that an overseas assassin organization had secretly infiltrated Yangzhou.
So she was busy at the moment!
Seeing the incoming call, she directly rejected it.
However, the caller soon dialed again. Everyone in the conference room looked at Xu Weiwei. Director Yan also stopped his discussion and waved for her to take the call.
Xu Weiwei reluctantly answered, her voice tight, "What is it? I'm in a meeting!"
"Officer Xu, I've got a troublesome situation here. You'll probably need to bring some people over!" Ye Cangtian's voice came from the other end.
Xu Weiwei was speechless. She quickly said, "Whatever it is, we'll talk about it later. I'm busy!"
Just as she was about to hang up, she froze upon hearing what he said next. She frowned, "What did you say? Overseas assassins? Are you sure?"
"Alright, I'll bring people over immediately. Ye Cangtian, if you dare to lie to me, you're dead!"
Xu Weiwei hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and looked at her superior. "Director, I've received intelligence that a group suspected of being members of an overseas assassin organization has appeared in the old industrial park."
Director Yan looked surprised, then his expression turned serious. "Then you must lead your team out immediately. Team One and Team Two will be under your command. If you encounter these overseas assassins, apprehend them at once. If they resist, you may use lethal force if necessary!"
Regardless of whether this information was true or not, the police needed to take it seriously. After all, they were dealing with a group of overseas criminals.
If they caused trouble within the city, the consequences would be immeasurable!
"Yes!" Xu Weiwei immediately went to prepare.