Faced with the youth's deadly attack, I had no way to dodge and could only cross my arms in front of my chest, trying to block this fatal blow.
My arm was already incredibly sore and numb from the young man's attack, and even lifting it was extremely difficult.
Compared to the young man's movements, I was much slower. My arm was only halfway raised when his blade was already in front of me.
"Smack!"
Just when I thought I was going to die, a hand suddenly appeared in my line of sight and tightly gripped the young man's wrist.
I initially thought it was Jiang Man who had helped, but I soon discovered that it was a man's hand, and there was a lifelike butterfly tattooed on the tiger's mouth.
I had just experienced the power of that young man, but the hand with the butterfly was like an iron clamp, forcefully stopping him in mid-air.
Before I could react, a figure in a trench coat blocked my way and began to entangle the young man, with the dull thuds of fists and feet colliding echoing continuously.
Faced with the butterfly man's attack, the young man, who had been invincible just moments before, was forced back four or five steps, and for some reason, half of the short knife in his hand broke off.
"That's interesting!"
The young man shook his wrist: "You are no ordinary person. I wonder which of these two people you wish to save?"
At this moment, the people under the bridge also chased after them. Seeing this, the butterfly man once again harassed the young man, saying, "You guys go!"
Although I didn't know the Butterfly Man, he had saved us after all. Seeing that he wanted to stay behind, I asked worriedly, "What about you?"
The butterfly man was already locked in combat with the young man, and said in a deep voice, "You'll only be a burden if you stay!"
Seeing that the other party said that, I stopped talking and grabbed Jiang Man's hand, and we ran along the bridge.
We had only run a few dozen meters when a private car suddenly veered off the road and crashed straight into us.
"diving!"
At that moment, I didn't care whether Jiang Man could swim or not. I held her in my arms and jumped directly into the Hun River along the bridge.
"Thump!"
After a few seconds of freefall, I plunged headfirst into the icy river water and quickly floated to the surface.
"Splash!"
Soon, Jiang Man also surfaced from the water: "Duan Shenxing, is your injury serious?"
"I'm fine, stay close to me!"
I looked up at the bridge and saw that the people on it hadn't jumped into the water to chase us. I could also see the flashing lights of police cars on the street along the riverbank. Holding Jiang Man's hand, I swam faster towards the other side of the river.
After all that struggling, I was completely exhausted when I got ashore. My arms felt like they didn't belong to me anymore, and I was also experiencing severe pain in my side.
When I lifted my clothes, I saw a wound on my waist where the skin was turned inside out, and the edges had turned white from being soaked in the river water.
At that moment, a car stopped by the roadside, and several people walked over.
"Oh shit!"
Seeing that these people were persistent, I picked up a rock, ready to fight them to the death.
"Don't be nervous, they're mine."
Jiang Man grasped my wrist and gestured to her phone: "I sent them my location when I was running away."
Several people who got out of the car quickly ran to our side. One of them looked at Jiang Man anxiously: "Miss, are you alright?"
Jiang Man waved her hand, supporting my arm, and said, "I'm fine. Let's leave here first. My friend is injured!"
...
Half an hour later, after treating my wound in my RV in a parking lot in the city, I looked around and looked at Jiang Man in surprise: "I didn't expect you to be so well prepared, you even brought a doctor."
“You know how risky it is to hunt down Duan Jinyan, and some of the things we do are shady. Knife wounds are one thing, but if someone is shot and sent to the hospital, things will get very complicated. That’s why we have a doctor in our team.”
Jiang Man explained to me, then casually said, "I underestimated you too. I didn't expect you to have such a master by your side."
"You mean the man in the trench coat?"
I stared wide-eyed at Jiang Man: "Isn't he your subordinate?"
"You don't know him?"
Jiang Man looked at me with equal shock: "I told you, I didn't bring any of my men with me when I met you. I have no reason to hide this from you. If he really is one of my men, why would he only appear on the bridge?"
Thinking of the Butterfly Man's skillful movements, I racked my brains but couldn't recall ever knowing such a person: "That's strange. This guy couldn't have just appeared out of thin air, could he? And those attackers, I suspect they might have come for you."
Jiang Man opened the refrigerator and handed me a bottle of soda water: "Why do you say that?"
I licked my lips: "I've been living alone in the pawnshop all this time without any problems, but you just arrived today and those people attacked us. Do you think that's a coincidence?"
"I've already sent people to investigate those people's identities, but today's events were too sudden and caught me off guard. Duan Shenxing, if possible, I hope you can leave Shenyang with me... Don't misunderstand, I don't mean you have to leave here permanently, just come with me on a trip."
Jiang Man pursed her lips: "Someone wants to see you."
I narrowed my eyes slightly: "Is it Uncle Tian, your employer?"
"……yes."
Jiang Man hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded: "I know you have many doubts right now, but I believe that once you meet Uncle Tian, he will clear up all your doubts. However, we agree beforehand that if you decide to meet Uncle Tian, you can only go alone, and you cannot tell anyone about this. This is for the protection of both of us."
I countered, "Where is Uncle Tian?"
"Tianjin!"
I picked up my phone and gestured: "Before I leave, can I make a call to arrange things in Shenyang?"
Jiang Man nodded: "Of course, if possible, I hope you will bring the imperial seal with you as well."
After getting Jiang Man's consent, I called Monkey and told him that I needed to go out for a few days. Monkey wisely didn't ask me where I was going, but only agreed to call him at least once a day.
And so, led by Jiang Man, I left Shenyang that very night in a motorhome.
Throughout the journey, I kept thinking about Uncle Tian.
Although we had never met before, this was not the first time I had dealt with him.
Back in the Far East, Uncle Tian had someone attack me, but he didn't intend to harm me; he just wanted to prevent me from entering Xishan.
For some reason, I always felt that this Uncle Tian must have some connection with our Duan family.
After a night's drive, the RV I was in drove entered a manor on the outskirts of Tianjin early the next morning.
As I looked at the Chinese-style buildings in the courtyard, I felt a mix of trepidation and curiosity, wanting to see what kind of bodhisattva this legendary Uncle Tian was.
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