My name is Duan Shenxing, a pawnshop owner. I thought I would live an ordinary, uneventful life, but the dragon-patterned jade pendant and handwritten notes left by my grandfather led me to uncover...
At the edge of the Ping'an Village camp, I saw the handcuffs that the bald man had thrown at my feet. I turned my gaze to Li Mengyang and said, "I can agree to your conditions and leave with you, but before we leave, we need to determine the location of the transaction. Otherwise, even if my friends get the other beast heads, they won't be able to contact you."
Seeing that I had compromised, Li Mengyang didn't say much more: "See you in Qingyun Town at eight o'clock tomorrow night."
"Qingyun Town won't work, we need to go to the county."
I thought for a moment and shook my head: "Qingyun Town is crowded and chaotic these days, and the situation is complicated. There are too many uncertainties in trading here. We will trade at 3 pm tomorrow at the county government square."
Li Mengyang looked at me with a bewildered expression: "Are you crazy? Who conducts this kind of transaction in a government square?"
"It's precisely because no one dares to mess around in that kind of place that I made this choice! I know you're all desperate criminals, but I doubt you'd cross that line, right? I genuinely want to make the deal, so naturally I need to ensure my own safety."
I looked at Li Mengyang seriously: "You dare not agree to my conditions unless you can explain that what you are after is not just the three beast heads."
"Okay, I agree to your conditions. Let's set the time for tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock, at the county government square for the transaction."
Li Mangyang thought for a moment and nodded: "We shouldn't stay here any longer. Come with us."
Seeing that Li Mengyang had agreed to my conditions, I didn't insist anymore and bent down to reach for the handcuffs on the ground.
"Bang!"
Just as I looked down, I suddenly heard a muffled sound, followed by a warm liquid splashing onto my body.
Looking up, I saw the burly man holding the AK lying on the ground, but his head was gone. The liquid that had just sprayed on me was his blood.
"Sniper!"
As Li Mengyang saw the burly man fall, he shouted those three words and immediately raised his pistol at me.
"Big brother, be careful!"
Seeing Li Mengyang's actions, Manjing suddenly pushed me aside.
"Bang! Bang!"
With two gunshots, I felt a sharp pain in my chest. I pulled out my throwing knife to retaliate, but before I could even make a move, Li Mengyang's arm holding the gun was severed at the elbow, and his hand, which was gripping the gun, flew out with a spurt of blood.
Xue Dong saw one of the men running toward the AK on the ground, pulled the trigger of his crossbow and hit the man, then drew his knife and charged toward the AK: "Fight them!"
As soon as the words were spoken, both sides charged forward, creating chaos.
I was wearing a bulletproof vest before I went into the mountains, but Li Mengyang's shot still made it hard for me to breathe. If Manjing hadn't pushed me away, that bastard would probably have blown my head off.
Li Mengyang's arm was shot off, and he knelt on the ground in pain, hysterically shouting, "Catch that brat from the Duan family first!"
"Whoosh!"
As soon as I said that, three people ran towards me.
Seeing their actions, I flicked my wrist and threw a knife into one of their legs, then gritted my teeth and charged at one of them.
This person was clearly trained; seeing my steps falter, he delivered a roundhouse kick to my cheek.
"Bang!"
I blocked the man's attack with my arm, felt a sharp pain in my chest where I had been shot, and saw the man throw a punch. I grabbed his wrist and kicked his ankle with all my might.
Seeing that I was only using my legs to attack, the man guessed that my upper body was unstable. He bent his leg to block the attack and then stepped in close to strike me with a series of elbows.
"Bang bang bang!"
I took the blows with my arm, feeling a sharp, stabbing pain in my chest.
The other side already had more people than us. Now that the two sides have started fighting, everyone has their own opponents and no one can take care of anyone else. Even Manjing is tied up and unable to support me.
Under Li Mengyang's instructions, the other side's people were clearly targeting me. After I was entangled by the other side, two more people rushed over to help him.
Facing an attack from three men, I managed to create some distance between myself and them. I threw a throwing knife that embedded itself in one of their shoulders. Before I could make any further moves, one of them wielded a machete and swung it down at my head.
Seeing that this person had murderous intent, I didn't dare to confront him head-on. I could only continue to retreat and create distance. Just as I reached the edge of the woods, I heard another noise behind me, and then someone kicked me in the lower back, knocking me down.
Turning my head, I saw that the people who had been fighting with Ping'an Village in the camp had also retreated, and they had surrounded me.
Before I could even get up after falling to the ground, a man opposite me was already thrusting a spear at me, but after only two steps, he fell to the ground.
Not only this person, but also several people around him fell to the ground, screaming in agony.
Seeing their condition, my first thought was that they had been poisoned by the Gu poison of Ping'an Village, but I immediately dismissed the idea.
As several people around me fell to the ground, several figures appeared in the woods. The leader was two meters tall, and the moonlight shone on him, making him look like a werewolf transformed on a full moon night.
"Bang!"
The man punched one of the assassins in the face, producing a crisp sound of bones breaking.
Behind him was another person who simply stood quietly in place, occasionally waving his wrist, and someone would inevitably fall to the ground.
It's the Ox-Head and Horse-Face demons of Fengmen Village!
With his formidable physique, Niu Tou quickly took down several men. One of the assassins from the black-robed group, seeing his fallen comrade, hurriedly retreated: "They're from Fengmen Village, get out of here!"
Fengmen Village and the Black Robe are mortal enemies; whenever they meet, it will be a fight to the death.
Li Mengyang, who led the team from the black-robed side today, had his arm broken by a sniper. The remaining small fry were naturally no match for experts like Ox-Head and Horse-Face. Seeing that they were in a losing position, they all retreated into the darkness.
"Bang!"
Niu Tou kicked a man who was lying on the ground trying to launch a sneak attack with a hidden weapon, sending him flying two meters away. Then he grabbed me by the collar and pulled me up, asking, "Kid, are you alright?"
"fine!"
I was rescued by Ox-Head and looked at him and Horse-Face with excitement: "Masters, what are you doing here! Snake Sister never said that the people sent by Fengmen Village were you!"
"How many times have I told you, don't call us master."
Horse-faced glanced at me and said, "If we can't even handle a few small fry, we'll lose all face."
I pouted and said, "Master, you can't say that. I was attacked by the man in black robes first, which is why I lost my fighting ability. No matter how strong your physical body is, it's no match for firearms!"
Minotaur saw the firelight moving towards us from the camp and patted me on the shoulder: "Alright, this isn't the place to talk, let's go!"
I was rescued by the Minotaur, and I turned to the group in black robes and shouted, "Our deal still stands, and the location for the personnel change tomorrow remains the same!"