Chapter 1339 - 1343: Lu Qiang

During the life-and-death showdown between Lin Feng and Kun Peng, Lu Lu, who was assigned the task of close protection beside Su Zhenxian, also faced an extremely dangerous moment!

Ten minutes ago, Lin Feng contacted Lu Lu by phone to warn her about potential snipers, and she decisively moved Su Zhenxian to a ground-level room without windows facing the surrounding scenery of the sanatorium, then continued to stay by his side.

Although it was already past one o’clock in the morning, Su Zhenxian was still awake, not due to tension or worry, but because he felt slightly awkward with Lu Lu beside him... Therefore, Su Zhenxian kept working, approving numerous documents, and even jotted down some work ideas for when he returns to Beijing in his notebook.

Though usually seen as somewhat unreliable, tonight Lu Lu exhibited the professionalism expected in protective details, completely refraining from disrupting Su Zhenxian’s work while maintaining high alert, listening to any sounds of disturbance from all directions, not relaxing until Lu Qiang’s hurried footsteps appeared outside the door...

"Chancellor Su, this is bad, something’s happened! An assassin has infiltrated and successfully eliminated three of my men! Old Su, hurry, come with me to the iron-clad secret chamber!" Accompanied by intense knocks at the door, Lu Qiang’s anxious voice came from outside.

Su Zhenxian raised his head and, after glancing at Lu Lu and seeing her look of puzzlement, gestured for her to open the door.

Lu Lu, however, furrowed her brow, pointed to the heavy solid wood wardrobe within the room, hinting for Su Zhenxian to hide behind it...

Su Zhenxian hesitated, not quite believing Lu Qiang would harm him, but clearly his heart was more inclined to trust Lu Lu. So, after half a second’s hesitation, he ultimately stepped to the side and stood behind the wardrobe, following Lu Lu’s directive not to respond aloud to Lu Qiang.

Lu Lu nodded satisfactorily before her slim jade fingers moved slightly, producing a thick Silver Needle with a glinting cold aura, while she watched the doorway with vigilance...

"Old Su, Old Su, are you alright?!" Lu Qiang’s voice suddenly turned urgent, as if worried Su Zhenxian was in danger inside the room. Not hearing a response, he kicked the door open with a bang!

"In the middle of the night, Chancellor Su is resting, why are you barging in?" Lu Lu hid the needle-wielding jade hand behind her, looked at Lu Qiang with a cold expression, and asked in a flat voice.

"Chancellor Su is asleep?" Upon hearing Lu Lu’s words, Lu Qiang instinctively turned to look at Su Zhenxian’s bed, but finding nobody there, he abruptly turned to Lu Lu, furiously questioning, "Clearly there’s no one here! You vile woman, where have you hidden Chancellor Su?!"

"Heh..." Lu Lu chuckled lightly, her face as usual as she looked at Lu Qiang, asking calmly, "Mr. Lu, how credible do you think it is that you suddenly break in during the night, showing such a nervous demeanor claiming to protect Old Su?"

Upon hearing Lu Lu’s words, Lu Qiang realized the woman before him likely already guessed his intentions...

"Listen up, I’m not bloodthirsty! If you don’t meddle, I might leave you a way out!" Lu Qiang said with a cold smile, staring at Lu Lu, "If you’ll just tell me where Su Zhenxian is hiding now, I promise not to hurt you!"

In Lu Qiang’s eyes, Lu Lu was merely a weak woman whose luck had placed her with Chancellor Su, a distant uncle, for an opportunity to stay overnight... Unfortunately, it was her fortune and also misfortune!

To avoid being unable to escape China, Lu Qiang was certainly not going to leave Lu Lu alive as a witness; his words were merely to steady Lu Lu’s nerves, preventing her from hysterics!

Seeing Lu Qiang using words to coax a young girl, Lu Lu almost couldn’t hold back her laughter, but considering the critical nature of the scene, she dared not be careless... After all, Lu Qiang was also an Innate-level expert; just a slip and he might successfully harm Su Zhenxian, so Lu Lu planned to first subdue this guy.

However, at this moment, the most unexpected event for Lu Lu occurred...

"Hmph! Lu Qiang, if you’re so eager to kill me, then stop hesitating!" Su Zhenxian stepped out from behind the wide wardrobe, glaring at Lu Qiang and spoke loudly.

"Old Su! I didn’t expect you’d still be here!" Lu Qiang, surprised yet delighted, turned to look at Su Zhenxian, speaking with a cold smile. He hadn’t considered Su Zhenxian had not escaped far, just hid behind the wardrobe... his focus had been entirely on Lu Lu, not noticing.

"Old Su, why did you come out!" Lu Lu’s face turned anxious, she thought she’d persuaded Su Zhenxian to hide obediently and not run around, yet he unexpectedly defied her orders halfway?!

Su Zhenxian, however, ignored Lu Lu’s question, looking at Lu Qiang with a solemn expression, speaking deeply, "Lu Qiang, you may kill me, but before you do, can you answer one question?"

Lu Qiang, not yet realizing Lu Lu was a highly skilled young woman, thought he had completely taken control of the situation, naturally felt no pressure, gave Su Zhenxian a faint smile, and said calmly, "Old Su, I respect you as a person, you may ask your question... Of course, there are things I might not answer, I hope you understand!"

"Are you part of the Long Family?!" Su Zhenxian severely asked, staring at Lu Qiang.

Lu Qiang’s expression subtly changed, taking several seconds to recover, raised his head, looked into Su Zhenxian’s eyes and solemnly said, "If Old Su only wants to know this, I can tell you, I’m not!"

"Ah!" Su Zhenxian seemed to completely relax, a hint of color appeared on his face, he looked at Lu Qiang with some excitement and said calmly, "In that case, you may proceed..."

After speaking, Su Zhenxian surprisingly turned his back to Lu Qiang, seemingly having given up hope of living, a sheep awaiting slaughter!

Lu Qiang felt his heart pounding; he truly hadn’t expected that after hiding his identity for four or five years, the final action would come so easily. There wasn’t a single expert beside Su Zhenxian to help—only a distant niece, powerless to resist...

Realizing this, Lu Qiang suddenly felt something was off!

However, it was already too late, as after Su Zhenxian’s suggestive words, Lu Lu had already mercilessly attacked Lu Qiang!

First, a shimmering Silver Needle shot out, then Lu Lu used her movement technique to move stealthily without the slightest sound or killing intent, approaching Lu Qiang, her jade palm elegantly swinging towards his back!