"What are you doing!"
"What am I doing? You brought the enemy here. I pray that nothing has happened to my woman; otherwise...."
Xia Liu did not continue. Every girl was precious to him.
He had not felt this way in many years.
He still remembered when his heart died, the time his parents were buried.
But now, as his heart was slowly opening again, how could he allow it to close once more!
The elevator was too slow. Xia Liu kicked open the iron door of the fire escape with a single kick, then channeled his spiritual energy and turned into an afterimage rushing toward the basement.
The Rose on Xia Liu's shoulder had already held her breath.
What she saw was scenery dissolving rapidly—so fast, faster than taking a high-speed train.
There was a dizzy feeling in her mind, and as she looked into the distance, her fear deepened even more.
The speed was unimaginable; it was too fast.
Elsewhere, about three kilometers from Hejing, in a small grove, Zhang Xiaoxue and the other girls were tied together with a rope, each linked to another, the source of the rope tied to a tree trunk.
"You shameless villain! If you dare, confront Brother Xia Liu face to face!" Zhang Xiaoxue shouted at a figure not far away, no matter how hard she tried to escape the rope.
"Hmph! As if people like him dare to confront Xia Liu." Li Qianqian spoke discontentedly.
"Qianqian, Xiaoxue, don't talk. It would be bad if we provoke him," Fang Fei quickly whispered noticing the two girls using harsh words to provoke the man.
Li Qianqian and Zhang Xiaoxue realized their mistake and immediately fell silent.
On the other side, Huang Xue, Gu Fangxia, and Zhang Qing all silently bit the ropes tied around their hands.
But no matter how hard they tried, they could not break free, and eventually, they gave up helplessly.
"You all must be the Nether Emperor's women, right?" Suddenly, the young man turned around, his steps so light on the earth that he made no sound nor emitted any energy.
The girls followed his movement with their gaze; until now, they had not clearly seen the man who had kidnapped them.
Now they could see clearly. The kidnapper was young and if he could exchange his snow-white sportswear for a black suit and trim his long hair into a buzz cut, he would definitely be considered a heartthrob by countless women.
Yet, it was such a handsome and slightly rogue-looking man who had stooped to kidnapping!
The girls felt an immense hatred in their hearts, hating this man, hating themselves.
If they were not so powerless, they wouldn't repeatedly be used as leverage to threaten Xia Liu.
"Hey hey, can you show some respect?" The young man's cheeks twitched slightly, and had he not seen the girls still tied up, he might have thought he was the hostage.
"Ah! Sir, what did you just ask?"
"I said, are you all the Nether Emperor's women? What do you know about the Nether Emperor?" the young man repeated patiently.
"I know this, he is known as the God of Mercenary in the Central Region and then became known as the Nether Emperor," Fang Fei replied quickly, having heard it from her grandfather.
"Nothing else…" Fang Fei said bitterly; even if she knew, she wouldn't say more.
Saying that Xia Liu was called the God of Mercenary was intended to intimidate the young man, to make him afraid, perhaps allowing her and the sisters a chance to escape.
"Ah, it seems he has hidden many things from you,"
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"Are you familiar with him?" Fang Fei asked.
"Not familiar," the man responded.
"Then you should have heard of his title. Perhaps you still have a chance to leave now."
"No, I came here specifically for him!"
The young man said as he turned his silhouette, continuing to keep his distance from the women.
"Does his silhouette seem lonely?" Watching the man turn away and leave, Huang Xue weakly commented.
"Let's not talk now. We'll discuss it when Xia Liu arrives." Fang Fei maintained her previous demeanor. Since the young man had left, it was better for them to stay put so as not to court any accidents.
Just as the women felt anxious, a harsh booming sound suddenly came from the front of the woods.
"Has he arrived..." With a slight movement of his ears, a faint smile crossed the young man's face. Was he finally here!
Without waiting for everyone's astonishment, suddenly, a shadowy figure instantly appeared within their field of vision.
Sparing no expense of Spiritual Energy, Xia Liu, who had rushed over, was carrying a Rose on his shoulder. As soon as he saw Fang Fei and the others bound, he immediately dropped the Rose from his shoulder.
The Rose, who had just eaten a mouthful of dirt, hadn't even had time to complain before vomiting out her breakfast.
"Sister Fang, Xiaoxue, Qianqian... Are you all right?" Xia Liu immediately went forward to untie the ropes binding the women's wrists.
"Xia Liu, we are fine, but it seems that person came specifically for you." Now none of the women were in the mood for a reunion with Xia Liu; they all turned their gazes toward the distant towering figure.
"Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement!" Rose had also noticed the distant figure.
Upon realizing the truth about the other party's identity, she couldn't help but let out a sharp sound.
"Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement? What's that?" Hearing Rose's shriek, the women all expressed their confusion.
"You bunch of silly women. Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement is the second strongest assassin on the Blood List," Rose said, rolling her eyes at the women.
"It's a list of assassins. Only the most formidable assassins worldwide make it onto the list, and that person is the world's second-ranked assassin: Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement!"
Seeing that the women still didn't understand, Rose explained again.
"And one of the most formidable in the world!"
"We're doomed, what will we do about Xia Liu!"
Hearing Rose reveal the identity of Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement, the women immediately became fearful.
Even Fang Fei felt scared. Although Xia Liu was formidable and had many deeds overseas,
to be ranked second on the global assassin list, the strength of Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement was undoubtedly significant.
Moreover, his profession was that of an assassin, and his skills were that of a killer; if Xia Liu faced him, the odds were definitely against him.
"Nether Emperor, you're done for! In this world, only one person can suppress Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement!"
Seeing Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement make his move, Rose excitedly stood up from the ground.
"Oh, why do I feel like I can suppress him too?" Xia Liu shifted his gaze away from Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement, his excitement undetectable to others.
"Haha! Although you are formidable, you do not understand the terror of an assassin. In this world, only Red Dragon Shadow, ranked first on the Blood List, can suppress Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement!"
Rose laughed, presuming that besides Xia Liu, no one else would boast in front of the second-ranked on the Blood List.
"Ah! Sister, where is this Red Dragon Shadow?" Hearing Rose say that only Red Dragon Shadow could defeat Treading Snow Without a Trace Movement, Zhang Xiaoxue urgently inquired.
"Hehe, Red Dragon Shadow has long since become a legend in the Assassins Realm. Such a person is like an Immortal; who knows where he is," Rose dismissively glanced at Zhang Xiaoxue as she spoke.