When faced with danger, living organisms unleash their full potential.
The more dangerous and deadly the situation, the more it will stir up the rage hidden deep within a creature's heart.
This is precisely why cowards can become invincible warriors in a life-or-death situation.
It is precisely because of this boost from adrenaline.
For the first time, Yu Shiyue smelled this scent of impending death. Stimulated by the death, it seemed to open a new door to Yu Shiyue's world.
"you……"
Xia Che was stunned for a moment.
At this moment, something he couldn't understand flickered in Yu Shiyue's eyes.
That socially awkward and introverted girl seemed to have shed something from herself. Xia Che didn't understand what it was, but subconsciously felt that it was something worth celebrating.
But now is clearly not the time to celebrate...
"Let's go together. If we can escape, we'll escape together. If we can't escape, we'll die together. Anyway, we've tried our best. Whether we can change anything or not, so be it!"
"You know what? I've always been looking forward to a choice like this, preferably one where if you make the wrong choice, you can just die right away. I'll never have to worry about what will happen if I don't finish, what will happen if I make a mistake, or what the right option is... I'll never have to worry about it again."
"My choice is to be with you, no matter what the outcome, I will stay with you."
Yu Shiyue looked intently at Xia Che, but Xia Che couldn't understand what kind of emotions were hidden in her eyes.
If I had to use a single idiom to describe it...
hysteria.
It's hard to imagine a girl with a sweet appearance making such an expression.
It is said that the deeper the oppression, the more terrifying the rebound after the oppression.
At this moment, Yu Shiyue's hysterical gaze made Xia Che almost unable to look her in the eye.
Is this Yu Shiyue's determination?
He didn't even dare to refuse himself...
"At your age, it would be a shame if you were to live and die with me."
Xia Che turned his head away, avoiding looking into Yu Shiyue's eyes, and smiled slightly, "Speaking of which... I don't think I know your age yet, but you're only in high school, so you shouldn't be older than me, right? It's such a pity that you died like this."
The surrounding environment remained quiet, the deathly stillness like a venomous snake lurking in the deep grass, waiting for the moment its prey lowered its guard to strike and kill it.
To be honest, even the usually optimistic Xia Che didn't believe they could escape this desperate situation.
Without outside help, with no trump cards in hand, life and death are entirely in the hands of the opponent's decision.
You underestimated the assassin...
Xia Che sighed deeply.
He shouldn't have taken any chances.
Even if you shake off the assassin, you shouldn't think that the other party will just give up and abandon the pursuit.
If assassins were so easy to deal with, the profession would probably have disappeared from the world long ago.
"Not necessarily."
Yu Shiyue let out a deep breath, a mischievous glint flashing in her eyes.
The thought that she was old enough to be Xia Che's older sister helped Yu Shiyue shake off some of the gloom in her heart and improve her mood.
"What do you mean 'maybe'... She was just a high school girl, it would be such a pity for her to die like this."
Xia Che glanced around warily out of the corner of his eye, his heart pounding, constantly on guard against a possible assassination attempt.
His senses could only detect when the other party revealed their murderous intent.
Between masters, there is an aura that pulls them together when they fight. Sometimes a glance, an expression, or even a thought can affect their aura, allowing someone like Xia Che, who once possessed great strength, to sense it.
This is precisely why Xia Che was able to instantly sense the assassin's presence and take emergency evasive action.
But not now.
The other party clearly realized that Xia Che might not be an ordinary person.
They're serious now.
An assassin's targets aren't always ordinary people; even skilled assassins can fall.
Just like the previous attempts to kill Xia Che, the reason why Xia Che was able to escape danger time and time again was because they did not realize this point. They believed the intelligence and mistakenly thought that Xia Che was just an ordinary person, so they recklessly showed their killing intent.
Anyway, Xia Che is just an ordinary person, and he can't sense it.
It is with this mindset that they repeatedly fail.
They paid a heavy price, a price etched in blood.
But now, they won't give them a chance.
This time, they showed the respect they would show to a master; they would not reveal their presence until they had truly succeeded.
"This is troublesome..."
Xia Che let out a deep breath, his eyes dark and gloomy.
His opponent's respect made him feel a bit uneasy.
Oh shit……
Must we always respect Lao Tzu?
Is it your pride as assassins?
Don't take me for granted, okay?
In this situation, how am I supposed to defend myself?
"So you have to do your best to save my life. You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders now, great hero."
Yu Shiyue stood with her hands behind her back, her smile as bright as a flower.
Don't you think you're a little too relaxed right now?
Xia Che's brow twitched.
Heroic or not...
It's hard to say whether we can escape this time. It's very likely that both of us will die here, sister!
How come you don't seem nervous at all?
Have they really disregarded life and death?
Is your level of thinking really that high?
"Being nervous won't help. Will being nervous make them leave? Or will the assassins feel proud to leave just because they see us nervous? That's impossible."
Yu Shiyue stretched comfortably. Her goal was clear: to be with Xia Che, whether in life or in death.
She was tired of this life where she tried her best but still couldn't change anything.
This was Yu Shiyue's last effort.
If I can't get out alive, the assassins who targeted the young master of the Xia family must be among the top in the assassin industry. Their methods must be excellent, allowing me to die without any pain...
It's not bad, really.
It would be best to escape, but if you can't, it doesn't matter if you die.
Since it won't affect Yu Shiyue anyway, why be nervous?
A woman who isn't even afraid of death is terrifying.
"...I really want to argue with you, but I can't think of a reason right now. Are you out of your mind?"
Xia Che pursed his lips, his expression somewhat strange.
He realized that the brother and sister were essentially the same.
They were all world-weary.
Yu Shiyue's nonchalant attitude at this moment gave Xia Che an indescribable sense of strangeness, like a terminally ill patient earnestly telling the doctor that there was no need to save her anymore, that there was no point in trying.
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