Chapter 398 The Death of Shen Congxuan
"Get out of here, the one who rolls the slowest will get shot."
Shen Congxuan weighed the gun in his hand, his eyes and tone icy cold, like a demon crawling out of hell.
Su Xi felt a chill run down her spine and used all her strength to move a little further away from Shen Congxuan.
Shen Congxuan's tone and gaze made it difficult for her to discern which side was more hostile to her.
Clearly, Shen Congxuan's sinister aura was very intimidating.
The three thugs exchanged glances and instinctively wanted to turn and run away.
After all, no matter how skilled they are, they can't outrun the speed of a gun. Besides, this person already has two lives on his hands and is bloodthirsty.
Seeing the situation reversed, Su Xi's heart, which had almost jumped out of her throat, slowly returned to her stomach.
But what happened the next second made her feel like she was on a rollercoaster.
Just as Shen Congxuan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the villains escape, the leader suddenly turned back and shouted at the other two.
"Stop running! All of you, stop right there!"
If we fail to complete the mission, going back will only mean death.
And if I'm not mistaken, he only had one bullet left in his gun.
Su Xi's heart skipped a beat.
Their faces turned deathly pale. They had guessed it all along.
Shen Congxuan's handsome face visibly darkened.
The leader said sincerely, "President Shen, our target is only Su Xi. If you leave now, we can keep quiet about the deaths of those two people."
The other two nodded solemnly as well.
After all, even though there's only one bullet, the probability of it happening is still quite high, and nobody wants to take that risk.
Su Xi unconsciously clenched her fists and slowly looked in the direction of Shen Congxuan.
"Every man for himself, or he'll be damned." She could guess his answer even with her toes, and she understood.
But if you hear those words with your own ears, and confirm with your own ears that you have been abandoned by everyone in the world, it still feels very unpleasant.
So she spoke before Shen Congxuan could, "Why are you targeting me? Even if I'm going to die, I should at least know why."
The three people shared the same idea as Su Xi.
Even if the child in Su Xi's belly wasn't Shen Congxuan's, given their understanding of Shen Congxuan's sinister nature, he would never give up his future or even his life for a woman and a bastard.
Therefore, they also assumed that Shen Congxuan had given up on Su Xi and that Su Xi was at her wit's end.
The leader sneered, "You shouldn't have looked so much like President Mo. And you even acted like you were trying to impersonate the Mo family's daughter."
Some wealth, if you covet it, will cost you your life.
Upon hearing this, Su Xi's expression tightened for a moment; it was indeed the reason.
Unexpectedly, the Mo family was very efficient; in just two or three hours, these assassins came knocking on their door.
"You want to kill me? Is that on Mr. Mo's orders?"
The leader, unable to bear it any longer, shouted, "Are you stupid? Even tigers don't eat their cubs!"
If you weren't the daughter of the Mo family, she had no reason to target you; she's not stupid.
If you were the daughter of the Mo family, even if she hated you to the core, she wouldn't want to kill you, right? Besides, the child in your belly is her grandson.
Although few people in the circle of the powerful are not corrupt, this is the first time I have ever seen someone think so cruelly of their own mother.
At the very least, don't you have any other suspects?
The more the man spoke, the more speechless he became on Mo Qian's behalf. It was truly a huge black pot being thrown at her, and in the end, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Hearing them say that, Su Xi felt relieved and much more at ease.
As for the other suspects, she's about to die with her unborn child, so what's the point of knowing who they are?
As long as it's not the mother, it's fine.
The leader glanced at Su Xi with the same look one might give a person a rare and extraordinary person, then turned to Shen Congxuan with a much more respectful tone.
"Mr. Shen, you can leave now."
Su Xi's face turned pale instantly, her fists clenched tightly, and even though she noticed Shen Congxuan's gaze, she didn't even glance at him.
She didn't want to emphasize anymore that she was the one who was abandoned; she wanted to stubbornly say that she, Su Xi, didn't want to accept anyone's pity or help.
However, Shen Congxuan did not leave.
A soft chuckle from a man reached my ears, followed by a voice as beautiful as heavenly music.
"You are insulting me."
This was naturally said to the three thugs.
His stance is already obvious.
Su Xi was instantly moved, and looked at Shen Congxuan with disbelief in her eyes.
Her lips trembled, a mix of emotions welling up inside her, and she couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
The other three were clearly stunned by Shen Congxuan's decision.
Just as Su Xi was about to speak, a gunshot rang out. The instant Su Xi looked over, she saw the leader of the men in black fall to the ground. Disbelief, fear, and resentment were frozen on his face.
She then suddenly looked at Shen Congxuan.
Shen Congxuan kept his eyes straight ahead. To catch the thief, you must first catch the leader. If you take down the captain first, the other two henchmen will be a disorganized mess, and they will have a better chance of survival.
Shen Congxuan blew on the smoking pistol.
Who wants to be the next one?
This sentence pulled the two assassins back to reality from their bewildered and shocked state.
Although they were certain that Shen Congxuan's gun only had three bullets left and that the magazine was now empty, no one wanted to risk their lives to confirm it.
The two sides remained deadlocked.
Shen Congxuan's expression was impeccable, but Su Xi's eyes couldn't help but wander as this was a completely unrehearsed empty city strategy.
The two men in black had been through thick and thin, so they naturally noticed Su Xi's subtle expressions.
The two exchanged a glance, and soon the older one spoke calmly.
"President Shen,"
I bet your gun is empty.
Su Xi was startled.
Shen Congxuan sneered, "You can gamble, but what I want to tell you is..."
You are also gambling with your lives.
The two men in black were startled again.
After a brief internal struggle, they exchanged a glance, raised their daggers, and charged forward in a serpentine pattern.
Su Xi's pupils dilated.
"You go first."
Shen Congxuan gave a low shout and pushed Su Xi, "Keep running forward and don't look back."
Seeing the man's cold and stern face, Su Xi instinctively ran forward.
Soon after, the sounds of fighting came from behind. There were also the sounds of daggers slicing into flesh.
Su Xi paused for a moment, but did not turn around, and quickened her pace.
Even if she went back, she couldn't save Shen Congxuan; instead, she would become a burden to him.
She was the target of those villains. Only when she ran far enough would they get rid of Shen Congxuan and come after her.
Therefore, what she urgently needs to do now is to run as fast as possible.
The further you run, the higher the altitude becomes.
As I ran, the view suddenly opened up ahead.
The sunset painted the clouds red, creating a beautiful scene of rosy clouds.
Su Xi glanced at it once and continued running forward, completely unaware that there was a cliff ahead.
She lost her footing and fell straight down.
He only had time to scream before he disappeared off the cliff.
...
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of someone running came from the woods.
Soon, a staggering man, dressed in rags and covered in bloodstains, ran out of the woods.
They quickly reached the edge of the cliff.
Su Xi didn't know whether the person who came was Shen Congxuan or an assassin. She clung tightly to the vines on the edge of the cliff, not daring to make a sound.
"Su Xi, Su Xi, where are you?"
The man glanced at the magnificent clouds ahead, and although he was awestruck and amazed, he only looked at it once before continuing to run forward.
The cliff ahead was covered in grass; he almost fell off like Su Xi.
Fortunately, Su Xi recognized Shen Congxuan's voice and quickly said, "I'm down below, there's a cliff in front of me."
The moment Shen Congxuan stopped in his tracks, he realized that there was a bottomless abyss in front of him.
The man's face turned pale. Before he could even feel the lingering fear, he followed the direction from which the sound came and quickly found Su Xi.
Su Xi is in a very bad situation right now.
Because she had just made a sound, the vine she was holding broke, and she could only desperately try to cling to the protruding rocks.
But the stone was too small, and her strength was limited; she was about to give way.
Just as Su Xi was about to fall, her hand was firmly grasped by a large hand.
Shen Congxuan lay prone on the cliff edge, tightly gripping Su Xi's wrist.
Su Xi looked up and noticed the numerous wounds on the man's body, especially on his cheeks, where the wounds were so deep that the bone was visible, the flesh was turned outwards, and the wounds stretched across his entire face, a shocking sight.
Shen Congxuan has always cherished his appearance, but now, it's obvious that he's been disfigured.
Su Xi felt guilty and was about to say something when she suddenly saw someone behind Shen Congxuan—or rather, a blood-soaked person. Her pupils constricted involuntarily.
"Watch out! There's someone behind you!"
Shen Congxuan had been gritting his teeth, wanting to pull Su Xi up in one go, but upon hearing those words, he had no choice but to turn his head and look back.
Sure enough, he saw a heavily wounded assassin, a dagger gleaming in his hand.
This person is still alive.
Shen Congxuan's face darkened.
"Let go, and I'll spare your life." The assassin in black, his eyes bloodshot, laughed, his mouth stained with blood.
Blood oozes from his teeth; it was terrifying.
Shen Congxuan didn't say anything, but his expression said it all.
The assassin in black sneered and stabbed Shen Congxuan hard in the back with his dagger.
The man groaned, and blood dripped from the corner of his mouth onto Su Xi's face.
Su Xi bit her lower lip hard. She looked down, but the fog below was so thick that she couldn't see the bottom at all.
Just as she was struggling with her thoughts, there was another sound of a dagger piercing flesh.
Looking at Shen Congxuan's pale, bloodless face, Su Xi gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "Let go! I told you to let go, did you hear me?"
Shen Congxuan remained silent, only gripping Su Xi's wrist tightly.
"Alright, alright, you want to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, is that it? Grandpa will grant your wish!"
The assassin in black raised his dagger and aimed it directly at Shen Congxuan's heart.
With that one strike, Shen Congxuan would have no chance of survival.
"No!" Su Xi almost screamed hysterically.
She struggled desperately, but Shen Congxuan held her hand tightly.
Just as the dagger was about to pierce the man's bra, a blur flashed by, and the assassin's wrist snapped, the dagger flying from his hand.
The assassin in black screamed and lay on the ground groaning.
His wrist twisted into a bizarre position, the pain causing him to lose all thought. He rolled around recklessly, tumbling straight off the cliff.
The man's screams faded into the heavy fog below.
Su Xi then realized that the man who had rushed over was none other than Feng Jue.
The moment she saw it was Feng Jue, her mind went blank. Before she could react, she realized that Shen Congxuan was suddenly being dragged down the cliff by her.
Feng Jue tried to reach out and grab Shen Congxuan, but it was too late. He could only watch helplessly as the two of them fell off the cliff.
In that instant, the usually impassive and ruthless King of Demons clearly heard the sound of his heart breaking.
The sun and moon lose their light, and the mountains and rivers lose their color.
Cardiac arrest.
It seemed as if I had instantly lost the will to live.
Feng Jue's legs went weak. He quickly walked to the edge of the cliff, and only when he saw the scene below did he finally regain his breath.
Below, Su Xi and Shen Congxuan both fell onto a protruding tree branch.
Unfortunately, before Feng Jue could even breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a "crack" sound and the branch broke in half.
The two of them suddenly became shorter.
Su Xi's face was ashen.
Feng Jue quickly lay down on the edge of the cliff, leaning his whole body down, trying to grab Su Xi.
There was still some distance between the two people.
All Su Xi could hear was the incessant cracking and snapping of tree branches, making it impossible for her to stand on tiptoe and reach out.
Because even the slightest movement could break all the branches, leaving them with nothing but bones.
Give me your hand.
Feng Jue urged him on. He knew very well that the chances of success were slim, but he didn't have time to think about the worst-case scenario.
A pair of eyes, bright as stars, looked over.
Feng Jue couldn't help but meet that gaze, and his eyes met Shen Congxuan's deep eyes.
As a man, he naturally saw the deeper meaning in Shen Congxuan's eyes.
Moreover, Shen Congxuan's eyes clearly told him that he had won! Even if he and Su Xi eventually got married, there would always be a place in Su Xi's heart reserved for Shen Congxuan.
The moment Feng Jue realized Shen Congxuan's feelings, Shen Congxuan jumped backward off the tree branch.
The road ahead was a dead end, but Shen Congxuan's expression showed an unprecedented ease and freedom.
Fu Rufeng had already helped him get rid of Fu Ruyan, so he no longer needed Su Xi's help. The reason he sent Su Xi back to China this time was to allow Su Xi to reunite with her mother.
And he did indeed do it.
He thought he would be free and innocent from now on, and could be with Su Xi... but he never expected that man proposes, God disposes.
However, I have no regrets.
The man smiled and quickly disappeared into the mist.
With one less person's weight, the branch immediately tended to bounce upwards, but only slightly.
Su Xi was unaware of what was happening behind her. Just as she was about to turn around, Feng Jue said in a deep voice,
Give me your hand, and think of your child.
The man's voice was unquestionable, carrying the innate oppressive aura of a superior. Su Xi didn't have time to think before reaching out her hand.
Using the momentum of the branch, Feng Jue finally managed to grab Su Xi's wrist.
Almost simultaneously, the tree branch supporting Su Xi snapped and fell silently into the abyss.
Feng Jue breathed a huge sigh of relief.
But Su Xi then realized that Shen Congxuan was no longer behind her.
So the sudden upward movement of the tree branch just now was because Shen Congxuan fell off the cliff?
He jumped down on his own initiative, just to give her a chance to live.
The thought of this possibility sent turmoil through Su Xi's mind, leaving her feeling numb and utterly powerless.
Since Su Xi couldn't exert any effort, all the pressure was on Feng Jue.
Feng Jue's face was grim, his eyes resolute, and he said in a deep voice, "Su Xi, hold on tight! Hold on tight!"
When he said it a second time, it was all in a commanding tone, completely devoid of any emotion, as if Su Xi were just an object in his eyes.
Su Xi snapped out of her daze and met the man's cold and indifferent eyes. Her heart broke again, but she still nodded.
The moment Feng Jue noticed Su Xi tightening her grip, his handsome face also tensed, and he tightened his grip as well.
They wanted to pull Su Xi up in one fell swoop.
Success or failure hinges on this moment.
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