Chapter 199: Two groups of assassins?!
This exclamation was like an alarm bell, instantly snapping Zhao Jingxing out of his daze!
His instincts, honed through years of martial arts training and dangerous experiences, made his movements almost subconscious!
He casually threw a small trinket he had been playing with in the car at the assassin charging ahead, and at the same time, he moved swiftly to stand between Jiang Ling and the assassin.
"Protect Miss Jiang!"
One of the men in black, the leader, shouted sharply, "That's the woman! Kill her!"
This shout further confirmed their objective.
Zhao Jingxing's face was icy cold. Without uttering a word, he immediately went to meet the assassin, his sword flashing, and engaged in a fierce battle with him.
His guards reacted quickly and joined the battle.
In an instant, the once harmonious street was thrown into chaos!
Exclamations, cries, and the sounds of tables and chairs overturning filled the air.
The people scattered in panic, overturning countless stalls in the process.
Fortunately, it was noon, and there weren't many people lingering outside.
Otherwise, it's uncertain who might be accidentally harmed.
Although Cheng Jiaojiao was a woman, she came from a military family. Seeing this scene, she was not afraid at all, but instead felt her blood boil.
"How dare you commit violence in broad daylight! You have absolutely no respect for the law!"
She already had a short knife tucked at her waist for self-defense, and she drew it out and charged at the assassin.
Jiang Ling was deep in thought about the origin and purpose of the assassins and didn't stop her for a moment.
They had no choice but to quickly shove Xiao Ran and Xiao Yi back into the carriage: "Stay hidden! Don't come out! Don't cause trouble for everyone!"
Xiao Yi was fairly obedient, knowing that she was small and weak.
But Xiao Ran is all grown up now. How can she hide with a child when danger comes?
Miss Cheng, who was the same age as him, had already rushed over with a knife, but he could only stay in the carriage!
Anger was almost clouding his judgment! But Sister Jiang's last words brought him back to his senses.
I can't cause trouble for everyone!
He truly regretted not learning martial arts sooner!
As Jiang Ling shoved them into the carriage, she casually grabbed a miniature stun gun, sleeping pills, and sleeping smoke hidden in a secret compartment.
Although she doesn't know martial arts, she has modern technology!
Zhao Jingxing arranged for two guards to closely protect Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling was self-aware enough to know that she didn't know martial arts and dared not step forward to cause trouble. She could only watch the battle unfold nervously.
As she watched the flashing swords and the clash of weapons, her doubts grew stronger.
I have only been in the capital for four or five days, and I have been living a secluded life, avoiding conflict with others. Who would go to such lengths to take my life?
However, as she looked around, she keenly sensed that something was amiss.
The group of men in black initially shouted to kill her, but when they started fighting, they focused most of their firepower on Zhao Jingxing.
They clearly had a chance to break free and rush towards her, but apart from the first thing they shouted, they didn't glance at her once, as if she were just an insignificant decoy.
Even the two men in black who were fighting Cheng Jiaojiao seemed to be mainly on the defensive, intending to restrain her.
On the contrary, the other three attacked Zhao Jingxing fiercely, each move aimed at vital points, as if they had a deep grudge against him!
Zhao Jingxing wielded his sword with impenetrable skill; he was highly skilled in martial arts and should not have been struggling so much against two or three assassins.
But the assassin seemed to know his weakness, always attacking his blind spots, forcing him to retreat repeatedly.
His arm was even cut open, and blood was seeping out.
"Who exactly sent you?"
He seemed to sense that something was wrong as well.
He demanded sharply, a cold glint in his eyes.
Just as Jiang Ling was about to remind Zhao Jingxing to be careful, suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from a side alley!
In the blink of an eye, five or six more people, wielding gleaming long knives and wearing black cloth masks, rushed out!
They didn't waste a single word; their objective was clear, and they headed straight for Jiang Ling!
"Oh no!" Jiang Ling's heart sank. She immediately dodged backward.
The two guards beside him immediately stepped forward, but the men in black had come so suddenly that they were too busy observing the battle to take any precautions.
They quickly fell behind, and one of them suffered a deep, bone-revealing slash on his shoulder.
As Jiang Ling dodged, she gripped the stun gun in her hand, turned it on, and extended it towards the man in black with the knife.
"Crackling sound—"
A crisp sound.
The man in black convulsed suddenly and collapsed to the ground!
Another man in black rushed towards her. Jiang Ling was about to use the same trick again when the man in black seemed to see that she had hidden a weapon in her sleeve.
He stretched out his long knife and slapped her arm. Jiang Ling cried out in pain and instinctively let go.
"Clang—"
The sound of metal hitting the ground.
The man in black then kicked the black stun gun, sending it rolling to the wall.
It was long past her reach.
The commotion had already attracted the attention of Zhao Jingxing and Cheng Jiaojiao, who were fighting ahead, but they were too busy to help each other and had to fend for themselves.
The man in black lunged at him with his long sword again. Jiang Ling was horrified. Xiao Ran crawled out of the carriage, holding up the porcelain she had just bought, and smashed it down on the man in black's head with a loud bang!
"Sister Jiang, run!"
Jiang Ling didn't dare to hesitate and instinctively hid in the narrower, darker alley next to her!
"Quickly chase after her! Don't let her get away!" one of the masked men growled.
Jiang Ling didn't care about anything else; she just kept running deeper into the alley, taking out the sleeping potion from her pocket as she ran.
The footsteps of the man in black with a knife were close behind!
On the other side, Zhao Jingxing forced back the assassin in front of him with a move. When he turned around, he found that Jiang Ling was nowhere to be seen. He was immediately terrified and his mind went blank!
"Miss Jiang!"
Ignoring the wound on his arm, his swordplay suddenly became fierce, and with a flash of light, he pierced through the shoulder blade of an assassin.
Worried about Jiang Ling's safety, he unleashed even greater fighting power, quickly turning the tide and either wounding or killing the assassins.
"Quick! Split up and go find Miss Jiang!"
Zhao Jingxing shouted at the guards, and he also tried to rush towards the alley where Jiang Ling had disappeared.
The scene was deathly silent, with only the mess and the faint smell of blood remaining.
Cheng Jiaojiao panicked too. She had been so focused on fighting that she hadn't paid any attention to Jiang Ling. Now, with red eyes and blood still dripping from the dagger in her hand, she cried out, "It's all my fault! I should have stayed with Sister Jiang!"
Zhao Jingxing gritted his teeth, the wound on his arm was still bleeding, but the excruciating pain was far less than the anxiety and fear in his heart.
During the fight just now, he was almost certain that this group of assassins, whose martial arts were tricky and targeted his weaknesses, were the work of his stepmother, Madam Zhan!
Only by her side could there be a bodyguard who knew so much about his martial arts skills.
But... then he saw another group of masked men rush out from different directions and kidnap Jiang Ling with a clear objective. He couldn't help but waver. Had he guessed wrong?
Were these people really after Jiang Ling? Was what happened just a diversionary tactic?
Xiao Ran immediately jumped out of the carriage and ran to Zhao Jingxing's side: "Brother Zhao, there are two groups of assassins, two different groups of assassins!"
He recalled the commotion he'd vaguely heard in the carriage and added, "I heard someone from the later group shout before they retreated, 'Let's go, it's none of our business, our target is that woman!'"
Xiao Yi jumped down from the carriage, her face pale with fright. With a tearful voice, she urgently asked, "Sister Cheng, where's Sister Jiang? Where's my Sister Jiang?"
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