Inside the secret passage of the Miao Jiang Fairy Palace.
I had agreed on the terms for the exchange with Wei Shengnan and was preparing to hand over Duan Jinyan in exchange for Monkey and Manjing's safety, but he suddenly said something inexplicable that gave me a bad feeling: "What do you mean by that?"
"It's nothing, I just wanted to thank you."
Duan Jinyan smiled at me: "You still remember the eight-character mantra of the Duan family's tomb raiding, right? Observe, listen, ask, and feel; be calm, steady, and thoughtful! In addition, you must keep your eyes open in all directions and your ears open in all directions! You've been holding me for so long, haven't you noticed any changes around you?"
After hearing Duan Jinyan's words, I subconsciously gripped the knife in my hand and observed the surrounding environment.
Lin Que shone her flashlight around and, seeing nothing unusual in the secret passage, glared angrily at Duan Jinyan: "You bastard, you're still trying to lie to us at a time like this!"
Duan Jinyan completely ignored Lin Que and instead looked at me: "Didn't you notice that the gunfire behind us stopped?"
Hearing Duan Jinyan say this, I realized that the gunfire from the main hall had indeed subsided.
"Before entering the main hall, we knew there were four teams here. Besides Ping'an Village, there were also people from the Four Gates. Ping'an Village was only there to protect the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, while you were there for us."
Duan Jinyan looked at us calmly: "My men are all brave and capable of defeating any force individually, but they have no chance of winning if they are surrounded. Therefore, we must attack them one by one!"
Seeing Duan Jinyan's appearance, Lin Que felt uneasy: "What chickens and ducks! Brother, we don't need to waste any more time with him. Duan Jinyan is notoriously cunning. Let's get the Marquis and the others back first!"
Duan Jinyan smiled and said, "So according to our plan, as long as other teams appear, I will step forward to attract them away, and the rest of us will deal with the people of Ping'an Village, take the goods, and leave. It seems that my plan is very successful. After you met me, you did indeed focus all your attention on me."
I saw a smile on Duan Jinyan's face and suddenly had a bad feeling. I reached out and grabbed Jiang Man: "Jiang Man, break his legs!"
Upon hearing my words, Jiang Man raised her gun without hesitation and pointed it at Duan Jinyan.
At the same time, Duan Jinyan dodged my hand and nimbly grabbed the gun in Jiang Man's hand, dodging it with just a sidestep.
Seeing Duan Jinyan's actions, I couldn't help but feel a little startled.
He moved too fast!
Although Jiang Man and I are both skilled fighters, he easily dodged our attacks when we attacked from different directions at the same time.
Just by watching his movements, I realized that Duan Jinyan's kung fu was definitely superior to that of Ox-Head and Horse-Face.
Just as he said, the reason he was able to fight me on equal terms before was because he was holding back, using himself as bait to attract the attention of both Wei Shengnan and me.
Judging from Duan Jinyan's confident demeanor, the gunfire inside the main hall had subsided, meaning that Leopard and his men had dealt with the people from Ping'an Village and were preparing to open the third gate.
Duan Jinyan snatched the gun, kicked Jiang Man, and pointed the gun at me at the same time.
I saw Duan Jinyan raise her hand, quickly step aside, and at the same time reach for her waist.
"Bang!"
As Duan Jinyan pulled the trigger, I had already gripped a throwing knife in my hand. I didn't even bother to check if I had been shot. I moved my arm to my side, ready to fight to the death.
My movements were much slower than Duan Jinyan's. By the time I made my move, the gun in his hand was already pointed at my forehead.
After Duan Jinyan seized the gun, he didn't hesitate at all and pulled the trigger on me directly.
"Click!"
As Duan Jinyan pulled the trigger, a hollow sound came from the gun.
"Whoosh!"
Seeing that Duan Jinyan's gun was out of bullets, I flicked my wrist and threw a knife straight at his face.
At that moment, like Duan Jinyan, I only saw the other party as an enemy to fight to the death.
"when!"
Duan Jinyan held his pistol horizontally to block my throwing knife, then threw the empty gun at me and immediately distanced himself from us, running towards the exit of the secret passage.
"Arrest them!"
Seeing Duan Jinyan escape, Qu Ruilin led Song Laosan and Jiang Man towards them.
"You bastard, stop right there!"
Seeing Duan Jinyan trying to run away, Lin Que rushed up from the side and grabbed his clothes.
"Bang! Bang!"
Duan Jinyan was held back by Lin Que, and two punches from her left him bleeding from his mouth and nose.
Lin Que's skills were nowhere near Duan Jinyan's level, but even after falling to the ground, she still clung tightly to his clothes, shouting in anguish, "Big brother, kill him!"
I reached behind me to my waist, but the scabbard for the throwing knife was empty, so I grabbed the knife and charged at him.
"ah!!"
As I rushed toward Duan Jinyan, Lin Que suddenly let out a scream.
Hearing the shouts, Song Laosan shone his flashlight forward. At that moment, Lin Que's left hand was severed at the wrist, the cut as smooth as if it had been sliced into tofu.
"Duan Jinyan, I'll kill you!"
Seeing Lin Que's pained expression, I rushed towards her with bloodshot eyes.
When Duan Jinyan saw my movement, he suddenly swung his wrist at me.
In this dim environment, I couldn't see what he had in his hand, but from the angle of his exertion, I could tell that he was using a hidden weapon, dodging to the side.
"call out!"
After dodging Duan Jinyan's attack, I heard a whistle coming closer and closer. Then I felt a chill on my ear as my rat-patterned clothes were torn by a hidden weapon, leaving a wound.
In the instant I was attacked, I thought it was Wei Shengnan and the others behind me who attacked me. Then I saw a copper coin circle my knife twice, with a hair-thin thread attached to it.
With Duan Jinyan exerting force, the knife in my hand was forcibly pulled away.
Duan Jinyan used my knife to propel himself through the air, and swiftly swung his other hand at us.
"Boom boom boom!"
Several grenades exploded on the ground in front of us, and a thick plume of smoke instantly spread, obscuring our vision.
By the time I passed through the smoke, Duan Jinyan's figure had already disappeared beyond the stone gate.
"Grab him!"
When Qu Ruilin saw Duan Jinyan escape, he rushed out like a madman.
I saw Wei Shengnan and Song Laosan following closely behind. I pulled off the medical kit from my waist and threw it to Jiang Man: "You stay here to take care of Lin Que, I'm going to catch someone!"
Before Jiang Man could respond, I rushed out of the stone gate and ran straight towards the main hall.
Song Laosan followed behind Qu Ruilin, loaded a flare into the signal gun, and growled, "Duan Jinyan's men are all armed. We can't be reckless when fighting them! Wei Yatou, hold Qu Ruilin back, we can't let him rush in like this!"
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