Chapter 2927 - 2928: Winner Walks Away, Loser Leaves Their Life Behind

Chapter 2927: Chapter 2928: Winner Walks Away, Loser Leaves Their Life Behind

Chen Shichun certainly wouldn’t respond; she didn’t even dare to turn and look toward the source of the voice.

She could only stand rigidly like a statue, feeling the presence behind her, as formidable as a blazing torch, slowly approaching.

She accepted her fate, closing her eyes without a hint of resentment in her heart.

The battlefield is just like this; you bet and accept the consequences!

The winners walk away unscathed, the losers leave their lives behind.

She only felt a bit regretful.

Regretful that she had never experienced a love affair until her death.

But at that moment, she felt a lightness in her hand, and suddenly raised her eyes to find her gun had already appeared in the hand of that young man opposite her.

This was her first sight of Xue An’s appearance.

The speculation of him being a burly giant or an elderly man was overturned; it turned out the one who easily defeated her and wiped out her entire squad was a ridiculously handsome young man.

A hint of awe flashed across Chen Shichun’s heart.

Yet she did not despise this young man in the slightest.

On the contrary, her professional assassin’s instinct told her clearly that the young man before her was even more terrifying than a primordial beast.

Just as she was secretly afraid, she saw Xue An examine the sniper rifle in his hand and then look up to give her a slight smile.

"An interesting gun, more refined than the others; so, if I’m not mistaken, you must be the captain of that group!"

At this point, Chen Shichun no longer hid anything; she nodded.

"Yes!"

"Excellent!"

With that, a surge of Divine Sense wrapped around Chen Shichun, pulling her up, vanishing together with Xue An.

Here, Wu Nianyin was anxiously waiting.

Although Shu Jingchu had confidently assured him, matters concerning his own life and property rendered Wu Nianyin unable to wait calmly.

Fortunately, his torment did not last long; shortly after, Xue An returned with Chen Shichun.

"Brother Xue!" Wu Nianyin was overjoyed, quickly stepping forward to stand before Xue An.

Xue An gave a slight smile, casually tossing Chen Shichun in front of everyone.

"She is the captain of the squad assigned to assassinate you this time!"

Chen Shichun looked at Wu Nianyin, despair evident on her face, knowing it would be hard to escape.

Indeed.

Before Wu Nianyin could speak, the man behind him aggressively charged forward.

"Daring to plot against our young master, I’ll send you on your way now!"

"Old Warrior, hold your hand; I have a few questions to ask her!"

Only then did Old Warrior halt forcibly, stepping to the side.

Wu Nianyin moved forward to Chen Shichun, "Speak, who paid you to come assassinate me?"

"Do you think I would tell? Make it quick, give me a merciful death!" Chen Shichun closed her eyes, waiting for death.

Wu Nianyin sighed, "Actually, you don’t need to say; I already know. The one who paid you to assassinate me must be my stepmother, Wu Qiao Jun, right?"

Chen Shichun’s body slightly trembled, yet she still did not speak, eyes closed.

"Heh, my stepmother truly went to great lengths to support my brother’s ascension!" Wu Nianyin sneered coldly.

Then he turned away and spoke calmly, "Let her go!"

"What? Master, this...?" Old Warrior shouted in shock.

"No need to trouble her; she’s just accepting money to ward off trouble. The real threat is Wu Qiao Jun!"

Chen Shichun hadn’t expected Wu Nianyin to spare her, and she opened her eyes, astonished, looking at him.

Wu Nianyin replied casually, "Go back and tell your Firearms Society’s higher-ups not to be swayed by Wu Qiao Jun’s current power; it’s only temporary. Wu Family will ultimately belong to Wu. Have them weigh the pros and cons next time!"

Chen Shichun looked deeply at Wu Nianyin, then stood up from the ground, "Alright! I understand, I’ll definitely deliver the message!"

After speaking, she glanced at Xue An standing in the distance.

In fact, the only person she feared among those present was Xue An.

For this young man with unfathomable methods, she didn’t even dare to think of resisting.

Xue An shrugged with a smile, "Since the party involved no longer minds, I certainly have nothing more to say!"

Only then did Chen Shichun let out a long sigh of relief, and without further delay, she turned to escape from the scene.

In an instant, the surrounding mist began to dissipate, quickly restoring everything to normal.

Apart from the corpses of the scattered snipers dispersed in the void, it was as if nothing had happened.

"Let’s go, we aren’t far from Wu Family’s place now, right?" Xue An asked.

Wu Nianyin nodded, "If there are no delays, we’ll reach it in half a day at most!"

Xue An smiled, "Don’t worry, there won’t be any more delays!"

The group then departed.

And not long after they left, Ying Gu and Meng Yi arrived.

The scene at the site immediately left them in shock.

"This..." Meng Yi was somewhat stunned.

"Chen Shichun and the others failed!" Ying Gu stated solemnly.

"But... but how is this possible? Sister Chen, she was leading an elite squad in ambush here!"

Even Meng Yi found it hard to believe.

Ying Gu couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, "Elite squad? What good could they do in front of that young expert?"

Meng Yi swallowed hard, remaining silent.

"Let’s go; now I’m finally certain of one thing!"

"What thing?"

"The fact that we survived wasn’t because they were incapable; they simply didn’t want to kill us!"

"Then... what should we do now?"

"Naturally, we’re going to report back; damn it! My drones were completely lost in vain!"

Ying Gu was confident that after returning this time, the Firearms Society’s higher-ups would reconsider and evaluate this matter anew.

At the very least, they wouldn’t casually accept Wu Family’s orders as they did previously.

Yet for this same reason, her drones had been wasted.

Meanwhile, Meng Yi felt a sense of relief.

Luckily, he ran fast, albeit losing some men, but at least his mecha remained mostly undamaged.

Of course, this sentiment couldn’t be expressed openly in front of Ying Gu.

Otherwise, she would certainly tear him apart.

.............

Wu Family!

As one of the five surnames on Great Sun Island, its headquarters naturally boasted unspeakable grandeur and solemnity.

But at this moment, this vast manor was shrouded in mourning.

Everyone coming and going wore mourning clothes, though aside from close kin showing sorrow, the rest bore curious looks.

Amidst them were anxiety, greed, and even schadenfreude from those watching from the sidelines.

The various emotions cast a pall over Wu Family’s funeral.

In the funeral hall, Wu Qiao Jun, as the Madam, naturally had to stay by the spirit, never leaving.

Beside her stood her only son, Wu Niantang, only seven years old.

Now, the young second master, unfamiliar with worldly matters, was kneeling idly on the ground, his mind occupied with unknown thoughts.