CHAPTER 30: CHAPTER 30: BATTLE ON THE RIVER!

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Zhang Xiao ran unexpectedly fast, leaping to the railings with half his body outside, his gaze intensely capturing the delicate figure he wanted to see.

What had he found out today?

He had discovered everything that he never knew about this girl’s unknown past.

Like a butterfly whose wings were stifled at birth, forced to crawl on a difficult path with fragile tarsi, wandering through wondrous flower boughs, her solitude dreaming of the dazzling colors flying in the sky, drawing rainwater from the brown soil, and harboring bitterness in her tender chest.

And yet she was willing to carry another dying butterfly on her back.

But these self-proclaimed righteous people still treated her like the dirty, despicable reptile they loathed, wishing they could crush her underfoot...

Zhang Xiao felt a stinging sensation in his eyes, and even his own self wanted to drift along with the torrential river waters...

"Look!"

"There!!!"

Zhang Xiao turned his head...

A boat glided eerily across the river surface, heading downstream... Passing under the ancient trees of the gallery bridges and the ancient houses...

The water noise flowed, and the blood diffused dribblingly... The boat carried a bleeding body, a middle-aged man steering the boat, and at that moment... there were two more people on the boat!

A man and a woman!

At the bow, the assassin’s gun was pointed at Sui Yi.

"All these years, this is the first time I’ve been pushed to this extent," the assassin’s lips were dry, his expression indescribably sinister.

"Is this your compliment to me?" Sui Yi glanced at the bleeding boatman lying at the bow, her eyes filled with a cold intent.

The assassin laughed, his grip on the gun tightened, "No, this is a farewell gift before you die, goodbye, sweet girl..."

Boom!!!

The gunshot rang out again! The gun was kicked into the boat, bouncing a few times, Sui Yi’s fist already lightning-fast smacked towards the assassin’s chest!

Boom~~ The fist struck!

An even match? The assassin was shocked!

He was also trained, in terms of strength, not just a fit adult soldier, but even ordinary special forces might not surpass him, but Sui Yi...

It was actually a draw!

Bang bang bang!

Her delicate and fair fists collided with his!

The punches were fierce!

Flying kick! Whoosh! A long leg kicked up high, spinning!

Such a thin person made the assassin struggle in agility and reaction!

The most annoying was the swaying boat underfoot...

In a miscalculation by the assassin, Sui Yi suddenly transitioned from fist to hand blade!

The hand blade harshly chopped at the assassin’s neck, almost severing his nerves instantly, causing him to involuntarily fall towards the water waves... yet his hand grabbed Sui Yi’s arm!

With a fierce fling!

Whoosh!

He did a side somersault, his legs skimming over the water surface, once, landing on the other end of the boat, reaching for the gun!

Slap!

Sui Yi’s snapping kick landed on his hand!

The gun was still on the boat floor, while the two of them were in the middle of the boat... fiercely battling!

Meanwhile, downstream on both riverbanks, the area had already left the Ancient City District, the river flowed much faster, the banks were wider, and there were not a few boats traversing...

There were plenty of elegant tea houses and tourist markets on both sides, with lots of local residents and tourists coming and going.

As a result, the scene was lively, and suddenly among this bustle, an unusual commotion ensued!

Under an arch bridge, a boat appeared, and on its decks, a hundred people from both banks saw the fierce battle upon it!

A man, a high school student? There was also someone lying at the bow?

The punches and kicks flew like the wind!

The strikes thunderous!

Their speed so fast that the crowd could hardly discern their faces!

This?

Are they acting?

"Are they shooting a movie?"

"Ah! No stunts though!"

"Amazing! So realistic!"

Some tourists yelled from the windows!

However, someone still laughed and shouted, "Look, the person lying at the bow, is he an extra? Still bleeding... Oh man, they must be wasting so much ketchup..."

The blood formed a continual trail.

The boat gently passed, drawing near other boats ahead...

"There’s someone... Just right," the assassin suddenly sneered at Sui Yi, her face suddenly changed, damn, this madman...

Whoosh!

The assassin suddenly leaped towards a boat coming from opposite, swinging his arm, a small knife flashed, ruthlessly slashing at the curious boatman’s neck!

"Oh my God!!!" Someone realized... this situation seemed a bit off!

"Police!"

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!"

"Police!"

Zhang Xiao and the others ran like dogs, crashing through the riverside corridor while drawing their guns at the chaos in the river...

Sui Yi tapped his foot on the bamboo pole beside the boat...

He grabbed it and flung it at the Assassin!

The knife was slapped away... The boats collided!

There were still three tourists on the opposite boat...

Amid the violent rocking, screams erupted!

Utter chaos!

Sui Yi only had time to grab the boatman, who had been slashed across the chest, then... laughter came from behind.

People on both banks watched as the Assassin stood on his original boat, pointing his gun at Sui Yi.

By then, Zhang Xiao and the others had their guns aimed at the Assassin too.

The people on both sides of the river regained their senses.

What the hell, is this a cop and robber shootout?

"No way, is that Chief of Police Lin Quan?"

"It’s true!!!"

"That person is a murderer!"

"Ah!"

People on both sides grew restless! Someone tried to grab their phone... (Damn, the smartphone clan of the modern society~~).

At that moment, it seemed quiet again.

The river flowed silently, with two boats stuck in the middle of the riverbank, three tourists and the unconscious boatman motionless, and Sui Yi also motionless, with his back to the Assassin.

In such a situation, any of her movements could ignite the fuse.

The opponent was wary of her.

But the Assassin smiled at her the same way he did when they first met.

"How interesting.. this has been the most intriguing hunt I’ve had in years.."

Freak!

Zhang Xiao and the others cursed, and Lin Quan shouted loudly, "Put your gun down! Or we shoot!"

"Hah, go ahead, let’s see whose gun is faster.. Perhaps I could blow her head off.. then let her brains spill into this beautiful Nanxun River..."

The Assassin, still smiling, looked toward Sui Yi with her back to him, aiming at her head.

Lin Quan and the others were sweating in the palms of their hands, tense as could be.

Damn it, where did this terrifying Assassin come from, he’s a downright professional psychopathic murderer!

A murder is about to happen!! A gun is about to be fired! Take cover!

Chaos erupted on both banks, people jostling each other!

In the river, Sui Yi clenched the bamboo pole in her hand, in the moment the Assassin’s smirking lips suddenly turned cold...

She spun around!

Bang!

A gunshot echoed!

The bamboo pole shot out!

The bamboo pole pierced the Assassin’s chest, dragging him along with it into the river, and Sui Yi... fell into the river!

Blood, a sudden torrent spreading across the water.

In that instant, several people holding phones or cameras saw the image on their screens suddenly blur...

An illusion?

There was a pause for a few breaths.

Lin Quan found his voice again.

"Into the water!"

Splash, splash, three or four policemen jumped into the water.

The splashing of the water echoed.

The cameras and phones finally seemed to react, snapping pictures rapidly!

Flashes of white light... twinkling stars.

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"Where is she?"

"Where is she?" Zhang Xiao surfaced and asked Lin Quan, who also surfaced!

"Over here!" A colleague surfaced with a person, Zhang Xiao was overjoyed and hurried over...

"Sui Yi!!!"

Before he could embrace her, Zhang Xiao choked on water, startled by the man’s face before him.

Fuck, is that the Assassin’s corpse? Is he dead?

"It’s the Assassin! Sui Yi isn’t here!"

"Quick, save this man! He’s still alive!"

Two unfortunate boatmen, one severely injured and on the brink of death, the other unconscious and bleeding... the police and others rushed to save them.

But where was Sui Yi?

Many people were running along the riverbank, urgently searching for that girl with other boatmen...

"My God, that scene just now was so cool! She actually used a bamboo pole to pierce the murderer’s chest!"

"It felt like watching a play! But I didn’t see her face just now!"

"There are too damn many people, I only got these shots, not right! This is high definition pixels, why this~~..."

The scene was chaotic, yet the water of Nanxun River still mournfully flowed through the river channel....