Imperial Treasure

Whoosh! Sui Yi leapt up with both legs, dodging the knife Hei Pi aimed at her. Luckily, it was a short blade; if it had been a long and wide machete, it would've been much harder for Sui Yi to dodge. Nevertheless, the short blade's attacks were extremely fast, the cold light hissed sharply as it followed Hei Pi's ruthless swings, nearly every slice of blade light targeting her flesh.

Hei Pi watched as Sui Yi agilely bounced and dodged on the railing, seemingly fearless of the height, which was like the seventh floor. He frowned, his eyes twisting, and reached out to grab her slender calf!

If he caught her, even just a pull could throw her over the railing and send her plummeting from the seventh floor...

Crack! A snapping kick like lightning struck Hei Pi's hand, causing him pain enough to grimace and involuntarily step back, but the short blade in his right hand still stabbed toward Sui Yi!

Sui Yi tensed her nerves, and with a sudden grasp, she grabbed a pillar next to her. Her arm coiled around the pillar's body, and her whole body stuck out towards the sky along the pillar in a twist!

Below was the height of the seventh floor!

She practically leapt through the air above! Then, stepping on the railing, she used it to propel herself forward!

Gash~~~ Dao Feng cut into the pillar, a shadow flashed, a snap, and Sui Yi seized the chance to jump off the railing, quickly running toward the dimly lit stairway...

"Escape? I want to see where you can escape to," a crimson tongue licked his parched lips, as Hei Pi chased after her.

However, just as the two had just run downstairs, five or six figures came from the other side of the corridor staircase, arriving right in front of Sui Yi's room.

Seeing the open door in front of them, they paused.

Almost instantly, one dashed into the room, only to see blood-stained papers inside...

Outside, several people noticed the spot on the pillar where Sui Yi had gripped, clearly leaving a bloody handprint, and the ground also had dark, blackish marks.

It was night, during the day, they might have been able to see the fresh red blood.

"Hei Pi is here, chase him!"

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Chase Hei Pi?

At the moment, Hei Pi was chasing after Sui Yi!

One person ran along the wall, madly dashing downstairs, and the steps above seemed to quiver with deep footsteps, each step trampling on Sui Yi's heart, as a tall, cold man wielding a short blade closed in step by step from behind...

"Ah!"

"Fuck! Running so fast, are you seeking death?"

"Shit, you bumped into me!"

"My God!"

The people who were knocked down cursed aloud, their language filled with profanities, but soon, they were struck with fear.

Was that a blade? And blood?

When Sui Yi reached the third floor, she stepped on the ground, her palm acutely painful as if scorched by fire, a large drop of cold sweat instantly forced out on her brow, blood moistly trickling down. She turned pale, leaned against the wall catching her breath, about to continue running downstairs.

"Ha, Sui Yi!"

"It's Sui Yi!"

At the stairway entrance, a group of men came up, shirtless, swinging their T-shirts, a rowdy group of young men.

The area was inherently a den of mixed repute, with lots of gangsters. Now, Sui Yi, a young girl living in such a place, was extremely dangerous. However, fortunate to have some connection to Yantang Studio, she had managed some influence over the years, so most hooligans dared only hollow threats and did not truly act.

But being encountered by a group of them late at night was obviously not good, especially since they had been drinking.

Sui Yi appeared frail, her pale face leaning against the wall; she looked extremely... vulnerable.

A young man, feeling itchy, obliviously did not notice the blood in Sui Yi's palm, his eyes bloodshot and drunk, laughing as he moved closer and reached out his hand...

Bang!!!

Heavy footsteps fell at the half-flight of stairs above, Sui Yi looked up, seeing Hei Pi hiding in the darkness like a death god, only his black leather shoes exposed...

And that blade—its cold light fearsome.

He leapt down, blade fearsome!

The young men were petrified, and Sui Yi, with gritted teeth, kicked the stomach of the young man in front of her. Whump! He doubled over in severe pain, coincidentally dodging the blade light swiping across from Hei Pi.

Smack! Sui Yi raised her hand and struck Hei Pi's wrist with the edge of her hand, her skill very proficient, the angle and timing perfect!

Hei Pi's eyebrows twitched, his wrist shook briefly, then he swiftly reversed the grip on his blade and stabbed defiantly at Sui Yi's brow!

Not enough force!

Sui Yi inwardly wryly smiled, only managing to slightly tilt her head, the blade edge slicing through a floating strand of her hair. The bent-over young man was petrified, his collar suddenly gripped by Sui Yi, instantly fearful that Sui Yi would use him as a human shield, but instead...

Slap!

The young man was flicked aside by a gentle force, stumbled, and crashed against the wall. Then he saw Sui Yi being cornered by the menacing Strong Guy, wielding a knife along the edge of the hallway...

Swish, swish, swish, the blade grim and ruthless,

Although this place wasn't a stranger to knife fights, those were other people's problems, never this close, and never involved a strong man against a girl.

Sui Yi, one of the more notable girls in their building.

Beautiful, quiet, with an exceptional demeanor, yet deeply mired.

At that moment, how could she evade this knife-wielding man under her circumstances? Her skills...

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Although this building was Sui Yi's "domain" and she knew the layout of the corridors and rooms better than anyone, Sui Yi had lost too much blood earlier, her body was frail. Just moments ago at the doorstep of the seventh floor, she barely managed a few moves against Hei Pi while straining her nerves, and now, after a desperate sprint, she was gasping for breath uncontrollably!

Swish—In a moment of unsteady breathing, a sudden intense pain shot through her forearm, a long gash was drawn...

Thump! Sui Yi crashed against the wall, her head tilted, watching the knife viciously slash over her head...

She took a deep breath and raised her hand!

Her palm clutched Hei Pi's wrist. Hei Pi paused, twisted his wrist, and swung his other hand towards Sui Yi's head!

Power gathered in the thumb, pinpointing the tendon, inch-force!

A technique of pinpointing in Jeet Kune Do!

An excruciating pain invaded from the softest part of the wrist. Hei Pi's wrist pained, his arm numbed, nearly losing grip of his knife. Sui Yi used this opportunity to land a Snapping Kick on his leg, then turned and sprinted away... Hei Pi clenched his teeth and pursued angrily!

Actually, Sui Yi truly felt that things were getting serious, otherwise there was no need for Hei Pi to hunt her down like this over something trivial!

There must have been a trap somewhere!

At that time, Hei Pi was almost charging recklessly toward Sui Yi, who darted past several people cooling off in the hallway amid a chaotic scene.

Shadows burst out of the hallway behind Hei Pi!

"Hei Pi is over there!"

"Catch him!"

Meanwhile! A figure suddenly appeared at the end of the hallway in front of Sui Yi, his face hidden in the shadows, watching Sui Yi and Hei Pi.

A man in black, his presence icy, extremely cold...

"So, it's here,"

Who was he talking about?

Those five short words, yet carried an endless chilling aura, as if drenched in killing intent.

This person was terrifying, so terrifying that even the crazed Hei Pi felt a chill in his heart, both Sui Yi and Hei Pi's faces changed in an instant!

At that moment, a group of people behind Hei Pi rushed towards him, while the man in front of Sui Yi moved his feet, his steps heavy, slowly walking towards Sui Yi.

What kind of scene was this?

Utterly terrifying!

The people in the hallway were petrified, each of them so frightened they wished they could meld into the walls.

Sui Yi held her breath, her gaze focused, and saw the man opposite reaching for his waist with a side hand! He walked among these panicked crowds calmly, his face unclear.

However, that stance was either for drawing a knife, or... a gun!

Her breath turned solid.

Intuition told her, whether or not this man was out to kill her, she was implicated regardless.

She must escape!

In this terrifying atmosphere of action and silence, a sudden authoritative shout broke the dead silence.

"Police, Hei Pi, drop your knife!"

It was Lin Quan's shout!

"Police!!"

The atmosphere was shattered! But it was also like igniting gunpowder, an explosion!

(Woo, the golden finger will appear later on, although the word count is low and it's a bit slow to warm up, everyone keep calm~~)