My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 257: Chapter 0257: Loyalty (Part 4) _1
 

The man in black ascended to the third floor, glanced at the living room, and then walked to the first room, twisting the doorknob.

The door wouldn’t open; it was locked.

The man in black stepped back two paces and launched a kick at the door.

After two kicks, he broke open the door and walked in.

He stayed inside for less than ten seconds before he knew the target wasn’t in that room.

The man in black quickened his pace, heading for the second room, which was also locked.

On the surface, kicking doors took little time, and the other party’s actions seemed superfluous.

But the man in black knew it was an extremely effective trick.

If it took three seconds to kick down a door, then twenty doors would require a minute. A minute, for an assassin, was a very long time. Moreover, kicking doors down also used up a lot of his strength.

With two flying kicks, he broke open the door.

The man in black increased his speed, intuitively knowing that the longer he delayed, the more dangerous it became, a lesson learned from his years as an assassin.

It took two minutes to search all over the third floor, and he found no sign of the target.

The man in black proceeded to the fourth floor, continuing his search.

When he opened the door to the middle room on the fourth floor, Yang Xinyi and Tang Ning, hiding in the bathroom, were scared and clung to each other tightly.

Both could feel the Reaper drawing nearer.

“Remember what I said, never come out.”

After whispering this, Yang Xin pushed the bathroom door open, grasped the fruit knife, and charged out.

At the entrance of the room, a man dressed in black and wearing sunglasses stood, his eyes beneath the sunglasses fixing on the woman who had suddenly appeared.

The man in black recognized her; she was the target.

“Who are you really, and why do you want to kill me?” Yang Xinyi tried to buy some time.

Unfortunately, she faced a cold-blooded assassin, the most inhuman killer under Ghost’s command.

Her answer came in the form of a cold dagger slicing through the air.

Just as the dagger was about to slash across Yang Xinyi’s throat, a petite figure suddenly appeared at the door, thrusting a dagger fiercely into the man in black’s back.

It was a move to save Wei and attack Zhao.

If the man in black continued with his attack on Yang Xinyi, he too would be in mortal danger.

Ultimately, the man in black gave up on killing Yang Xinyi and turned to block the sneak attack.

Clang, clang!

The two knives collided, and both figures retreated several steps.

The man in black glanced at the newcomer, his voice growing colder, “An Le, how dare you betray the leader?”

The person was none other than the younger of the An Family Sisters, An Le.

“I was never loyal, so how can I betray?” An Le’s gaze landed on the man in black, and she coldly said, “Cold-blooded, you’ve followed Ghost for years, you know his temperament. Are you really content with obeying him, serving as his dog, killing innocent people over and over?”

“Ghost is my master, and I must be loyal to him,” the man in black, Cold-blooded, stared at her, puzzled, “Even if you don’t plan to follow the leader, why help her and oppose the leader?”

“Because starting today, I am loyal to Reaper,” An Le replied.

“Knowing that Reaper is the leader’s arch-enemy, do you really want to doom yourself to a hopeless situation?” Cold-blooded said fiercely.

“We sisters don’t want to be his tools for murder forever, so we left him. Ye Xiong has promised to protect us. From now on, he is my new master,” An Le said.

“I can only say, you’ve chosen a very poor new master,” Cold-blooded said.

“This poor new master of mine has left your master crippled and lying in some corner licking his wounds. Do you still think my master is useless?” An Le retorted coldly.

“Well then, don’t blame me for being unkind.”

Having said that, Cold-blooded turned into a shadow and pounced on An Le.

“Run quick, I can’t hold him off for long,” An Le instructed Yang Xinyi as she battled with Cold-blooded.

Yang Xinyi’s eyes were bloodshot, and although she didn’t know who had come to her rescue, she realized that staying put would only hinder them. So she quickly fled outside.

Just as Cold-blooded was about to give chase, a flash of cold light streaked past him, and An Le’er staunchly blocked his way.

“You’re no match for me. I am the seventh disciple under Ghost, and you are nothing. With your abilities, you’ll only find death in fighting me. Out of respect for our past as fellow apprentices, I’ll spare your life. Step aside immediately,” Cold-blooded commanded.

“We won’t know until we fight,” An Le’er retorted and charged at him fiercely.

Regrettably, her strength was still lacking. If Angel were there, the two of them together might have stood a chance against Cold-blooded. Angel and An Le had been taking turns guarding, but Angel had gone to rest and wouldn’t be able to come quickly.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Hiss hiss!

Twin flashes of blades swept by, leaving cuts on both of An Le’er’s hands, staining her clothes with blood.

The gap in strength was just too great.

Thud!

Cold-blooded launched a kick, striking An Le’er squarely in the chest, and sending her flying into a wall, from where she fell to the ground.

“Pathetic.”

After saying this, Cold-blooded ran outside, in pursuit of Yang Xinyi.

Angel picked herself up from the ground, clenched her teeth, and followed suit.

Yang Xinyi reached the gate, ready to run outside, when suddenly a white shadow flashed in front of her, aiming for her throat.

She dodged on the ground by instinct, narrowly avoiding the strike.

This instinctual move saved her life.

“Cold-blooded, take this!”

An Le’er shouted and, with daggers in hand, she lunged at Cold-blooded in a frenzy.

At that moment, she fought as if her life didn’t matter to her.

Though Cold-blooded’s martial arts skills were significantly better than An Le’s, her crazed assault managed to entangle him momentarily.

Hiss hiss hiss!

The sound of the dagger scraping against flesh rang out, and within moments, An Le’er had sustained seven or eight knife wounds. The once beautiful woman was now covered in blood.

“You had a chance to live yet you chose a path leading to death.”

Cold-blooded snatched the dagger from her grasp, thrusting it into her stomach in one smooth motion.

Blood gushed from her abdomen, and An Le’er could no longer hold on, collapsing to the ground.

In the blue sky above, white clouds drifted by.

She wondered if this would be her last glimpse of the world.

She had only wished to demonstrate loyalty to the Reaper; unfortunately, such loyalty came with a high price to pay.

But the price had been too steep.

An Le’er felt her body growing cold, powerless to do anything but close her eyes.

Having finished off An Le’er, Cold-blooded didn’t even give her another glance and continued towards Yang Xinyi.

What is an assassin?

An assassin is someone who stops at nothing to eliminate their target.

His task for today was to kill Yang Xinyi, and nothing less.

As Cold-blooded approached her, intending to finish her off, suddenly a white shadow flashed in front of him.

Before he could react, three bloody gashes appeared on the back of his hand!

A small creature, snow-white all over, with a body like a dog’s but a head like a cat’s, stood in front of Yang Xinyi.

Wuu wuu, hiss hiss!

Xiao Baibai faced Cold-blooded, baring its teeth menacingly, and even though small, it exuded an aura stronger than a large police dog’s.