Chen Nan’s expression was somewhat unsightly.
The man before him was not weak, having reached Qi Dao Ninth Heaven, and he was also pointing a gun at Qin Yixuan. Even if Chen Nan went all out, he probably couldn’t be faster than the man’s trigger speed.
Looking at Qin Yixuan, Chen Nan said, "Crazy woman, are you afraid of dying?"
Qin Yixuan nodded and then shook her head, "I used to be, but now I’m not afraid anymore. Don’t worry about me, just go ahead and kill him to avenge me."
"You make some sense," Chen Nan nodded, looked at the scar-faced man with a smile, and said, "What do you think?"
The scar-faced man’s expression changed.
He thought, if I kill this woman, then this kid kills me? That’s not worth it!
His expression turned ice-cold in an instant, pressing the gun hard against Qin Yixuan’s head, with a fearsome look on his face, he said, "****, kid, stop playing psychological tactics with me. I’ll give you five seconds. If you don’t kill yourself, I’ll shoot this woman dead, and we can all die together!"
After speaking, he began to count down.
A chill went through Chen Nan’s heart; he had intended to disrupt the man’s concentration and then seize the opportunity to strike, killing the scar-faced man.
But he hadn’t expected that the scar-faced man’s psychological fortitude was stronger than he had imagined.
"Five, four, three..."
The scar-faced man counted each number deliberately while Chen Nan quietly channeled his Mysterious Skill, preparing to find an opportunity to strike, but the man’s vigilance was too high, revealing not the slightest flaw.
Listening to the scar-faced man’s countdown, Qin Yixuan closed her eyes.
Saying she was not afraid of dying didn’t mean she wasn’t scared at all. Unless someone was weary of this world, no one is truly unafraid of death.
In the face of life and death, her mind was suddenly flooded with many thoughts.
She even wanted to know what kind of place she held in Chen Nan’s heart?
Was he willing to trade his life for hers? Qin Yixuan did not want Chen Nan to die for her, yet she somewhat hoped that he would be willing to sacrifice his life. It was a very contradictory sentiment.
In reality, she just wanted to know the place she had in Chen Nan’s heart.
Because if their situations were reversed, she was willing to trade her life for Chen Nan’s, whether it was merely the affection of friendship or something more, she did not know. She only knew that she was willing to die for Chen Nan.
The countdown to death ended.
"Looks like you don’t plan to save her, then I’ll just have to oblige you!"
The scar-faced man, face twisted in madness, gun barrel pressed tightly against Qin Yixuan’s head, his finger already on the trigger.
Seeing that the opponent was about to shoot, Qin Yixuan felt not fear but a sense of loss. It seemed her weight in Chen Nan’s heart was just so...
However, just when she had this thought, a voice made her heart tremble—
Chen Nan stared at the scar-faced man: "The one who opposed the Red Snake Gang is me; she has nothing to do with it. Don’t harm her; I’m willing to exchange my life for hers."
"You’ve got guts, kid!"
The barrel of the scar-faced man’s gun was still aimed at Qin Yixuan. He said coldly, "You don’t need me to teach you how to commit suicide, do you?"
"Chen Nan, what are you doing, don’t agree to him, I’m not afraid to die!"
Qin Yixuan had received her answer, but she didn’t really want Chen Nan to do this, struggling and shouting, "Among us, only you can kill him. If you die, he will still not spare us. Hurry up and kill him, don’t mind me!"
Chen Nan shook his head: "The one opposed to the Red Snake Gang is me. As long as I’m dead, he won’t trouble you all. Scar-face, am I right?"
The scarred man snickered as he nodded, thinking to himself, as long as you, lad, are dead, I will kill them all! At that time, presenting your head to the gang leader will earn me great merit.
Chen Nan took out a dart, aiming it at his own left chest.
I will tear you to pieces later!
Chen Nan cursed to himself. Apart from Ye Ruoshui and Gongsun Yudie, there were few people in the world who knew his heart was on the right side. With his current martial arts cultivation, even a stab wound in the left chest would at most only injure him, not take his life.
"Chen Nan you fool, don’t do anything stupid. I won’t thank you for it; I’ll hate you for the rest of my life!"
Qin Yixuan bellowed, the tomboy who was usually more manly than men was now teary-eyed, and it seemed she wished to prove her resolve with death to prevent Chen Nan from committing suicide.
"Just burn a few joss papers at my grave during the festivals in the future,"
Chen Nan had the appearance of someone who was resigned to death; his acting was so brilliant that it excited the scarred man tremendously, who delightedly laughed to himself, unaware that he had fallen for Chen Nan’s ploy.
"You owe me your life in this life; in the next life, you can repay me by devoting yourself to me."
Even at this moment, Chen Nan didn’t forget to tease Qin Yixuan, but Qin Yixuan took it seriously, violently shaking her head, her voice hoarse with desperation, "No! You can’t die, stop right now!"
A stab went down, and blood flowed along the dart, staining Chen Nan’s clothes red.
Qin Yixuan was heartbroken to the point of madness, screaming frenziedly and even attempting to bite the scarred man’s hand, trying to infuriate him into shooting her dead.
Yet the scarred man seemed to enjoy the spectacle, pointing at Chen Nan and laughing unrestrainedly, "How deep is this affection, what a pity, truly a pity. The stab isn’t deep enough, go deeper!"
The muzzle still aimed at him, Chen Nan had no choice but to endure, pushing harder with his hand again.
With his innards wounded, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Not bad, not bad, this is exactly the effect I wanted!"
The scarred man kept laughing, wanting Chen Nan to stab even deeper, but at that moment Chen Nan suddenly "thudded" to the ground as if he had completely lost all strength, and the hand holding the dart relaxed its grip.
"You can’t endure this? So, Qi Dao Ten Layers was nothing special after all. I’ll send you on your way right now!"
The scarred man scoffed coldly, grabbed a broadsword beside him, leapt up and swung it down towards Chen Nan’s face.
He was secretly proud of himself, thinking, kid, you killed Ling’s third young master and wiped out the Divine Sky Sect, now you’ve come seeking trouble with our Red Snake Gang. Wait till I deliver your head back to headquarters, the gang leader will have to promote me to Hall Master, or even Vice Gang Leader, perhaps!
The scarred man got more and more excited, almost feeling an urge to burst into loud laughter; however, just at that moment—
Chen Nan, who had seemed weak and powerless, suddenly leapt up violently. The Hunyuan Sword appeared, radiating an exceptionally brilliant sword light, and he fiercely slashed at the scarred man.
True Qi shook violently, Sword Qi swept across, and even the void trembled.
With one sword strike, Chen Nan completely obliterated the scarred man’s True Qi, broke the broadsword in his grip, and the merciless blade cleaved into his shoulder.
Blood sprayed everywhere, like a shower of blood raining down from the sky.
The right half of the scarred man’s shoulder, along with his arm, was severed by Chen Nan’s single sword strike, blood gushed out like a fountain, staining the ground red. He writhed and convulsed on the floor, screaming endlessly.
The entire bar was pervaded with a killing aura, like a blood-soaked chaotic scene, a horrific sight!