Qin Xun looked at the unconscious girl beside them. "Is she Brother Xie's daughter?"
"Yeah. He saw his dad get killed and went completely out of his mind, screaming and shouting, so I knocked her out. I hit her a little too hard, so she probably won't wake up until noon!" Xu Chao's expression was grave. "I was badly wounded at the time. I could only take her with me."
Qin Xun nodded gravely.
Xu Chao suddenly asked, "Right, you said Sister Song and your sister were outside, and you and Glasses came in. What about Smoker?"
"Smoker came into the city to look for you last night. He was captured!"
"What?!" Xu Chao grew agitated, then his expression twisted in pain.
"We'll get you out first, then find a way to save him!"
Xu Chao shook his head, leaning against the corner without a shred of strength left. "I can feel that I'm not going to make it. Go on, take Old Crab's daughter and Mengmeng out."
"I'm not leaving you behind."
"I'm a burden now, don't you understand? The only thing I'm good for now is going out and showing myself, drawing the Guard Team's attention away so you have time to escape!"
"Back in Zone 108, I said the same thing, but you told me to shut up! Now you shut up and listen to me!" Qin Xun said sternly.
Xu Chao stared at Qin Xun. After a few seconds, he nodded. "All right, I'll listen to you this time!"
"Glasses and I agreed to meet under the clock tower in four hours. There are still more than two hours left, so I'll find a way to get you out first, then come back to meet him!"
"No. If we're leaving, we leave together. Don't worry, I can hold on a little longer!"
Qin Xun fell silent for a few seconds, then nodded. "All right, I'll go get you some medicine first. I just saw a pharmacy in the alley. I'll be back soon!"
"Be careful."
"By the way, the Dark Pavilion's people have tracked us to Zone 96."
"I know. I fought them last night. The guy who sent feathers flying everywhere was the one who gave me these wounds."
"I wonder how Brother Zhuang is doing."
"He's dead..."
Qin Xun froze, staring at Xu Chao as bloodshot veins appeared in his eyes.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm upset too." Xu Chao turned his head away. "That man said he killed Dazhuang. I don't know if it's true."
"Wait here while I find you some medicine!" Qin Xun wiped away his tears, stood up, and piled the scattered trash back into place.
"Mengmeng, keep watch here. Remember, whatever you hear outside, don't come out again! I'll be back soon!"
Mengmeng poked his head out of the trash pile and looked at Qin Xun.
Qin Xun didn't know whether he could understand him.
But it seemed he did.
After leaving the alley, he retraced his steps. About five hundred meters later, he arrived at a pharmacy.
The pharmacy was tucked away in an alley, beyond the reach of sunlight. A dim lamp was lit inside.
An old man was the only one there, tidying the medicine cabinet.
Qin Xun went in and placed a gold coin on the counter.
"I need some medicine to stop bleeding, some alcohol and bandages, and medicine for infection and fever. Keep the change."
Xu Chao was covered in wounds and hiding in a place like that. It went without saying that he must have an infection and a fever by now.
The old man glanced at the gold coin on the counter without making a fuss.
He reached out, scooped up the gold coin, and put it in his pocket. "Tell me exactly what the wounds are, and I can prepare more of what you need."
"Just what I asked for will do! Oh, and I need a needle and thread to stitch wounds!"
The old man turned around and gathered everything he needed from the medicine cabinet behind him.
He also took out a small jar of black liquid and put it in a plastic bag.
"Pour this on the wounds. It'll disinfect them better!"
"Thanks!"
Qin Xun grabbed the plastic bag and left the pharmacy.
He hurried back as fast as he could.
Just as he was about to reach the mouth of the alley, he saw eight fully armed Guard Team members coming toward him.
The eight men then stopped at the mouth of the alley.
A man smoking a cigarette looked into the alley. "Should we go in and take a look?"
"Let's not. It stinks in there, and there's filthy black water all over the ground. I've only had these shoes on for a couple of days. I don't want to get them dirty."
"But it really is a good hiding place, isn't it? Don't forget, that's a million magic coins!"
"But that guy's a Psionic Power user. If he really is hiding in there, it'll be dangerous for us to just walk in!"
"So what if he's a Psionic Power user? He was hurt so badly, I bet he can barely stand, and besides, we've got this many guns!"
"You guys go in. I'll stay out here with my gun trained on him!"
"Fine, but if we do find him, don't get excited and shoot him dead. He won't be worth anything dead!"
"Come on, am I that stupid? Don't worry. Even if he kills every one of you, I definitely won't shoot him dead!"
"Fuck off, fuck off, fuck off!"
"Laowu, White Stripe, Rooster, you three come in with me and take a look."
Four of the eight Guard Team members walked into the alley.
"Eight..."
Qin Xun took a deep breath and channeled the Spirit in his body. Lowering his head, he walked quickly toward them along the wall, pretending to pass by.
The four Guard Team members standing outside didn't pay much attention to Qin Xun, whose clothes covered half his face.
They merely glanced at him before turning their attention back to the alley.
When he reached the four Guard Team members, Qin Xun let go of the plastic bag.
Before it hit the ground, he swiftly drew the two daggers at his waist and plunged them into two of the guards' throats.
The other two guards' faces drained of color. They raised their rifles to fire.
But the young man was simply too fast. Before they could pull their triggers, he slashed each of them across the neck.
Hearing people fall behind them,
two of the four men who had entered the alley turned around.
Two daggers greeted their throats!
"Pfft! Pfft!"
The two men in front turned around in confusion, only to see a young man rushing toward them with two cross-shaped darts in each hand.
Their six teammates had all been killed without their knowledge.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Qin Xun threw the four darts in his hands, then quickly pulled out and threw two more.
The first four darts struck the two men squarely in their foreheads, while the last two buried themselves in their throats!
All eight men had died in less than ten seconds!
Inside the trash pile.
Xu Chao had made an opening in the trash pile, exposing half his face as he watched what was happening outside.
"Holy shit! A real cold-blooded killer!"
Even Mengmeng pushed aside the trash next to him and poked out his dog's head, his eyes wide and round!
Qin Xun crouched down, pulled out his daggers, then retrieved the darts and put them back in his pocket.
The darts Chen Qiao had given him really were sharp!
To make absolutely sure nothing went wrong, he cut deeply across each man's throat again.
Watching Qin Xun walk toward him with blood all over his face, Xu Chao gulped and looked at him with admiration.
"Brother Xun, teach me! I want to learn how to throw blades like that too!"