newbobooks Chapter 174 A Pocket Watch
Chapter 174 A Pocket Watch
Chapter 174 A Pocket Watch
Chen Feng was giving instructions to the little girl.
"Okay, big brother, be careful and make sure you come back safely." The little girl was a little worried. Although Chen Feng was very skilled in martial arts, she still couldn't help but worry.
"Okay, it's alright, don't worry, I'll be back soon," Chen Feng replied. After saying that, Chen Feng turned and went out of the inn. After leaving the inn, Chen Feng looked back and saw the middle-aged man still pretending to buy things, his eyes occasionally glancing at the inn entrance. Chen Feng pretended not to see him and quickly left the inn. When the middle-aged man saw this, he dropped what he was holding and quickly followed.
Chen Feng glanced back secretly. The man was following him. Chen Feng wasn't moving fast, afraid of leaving the middle-aged man behind. If he did, all his efforts would have been in vain.
The middle-aged man was puzzled. Why was he all alone? And why was he walking so slowly? Could it be on purpose, leading me somewhere? No way, I hid quite well, how did he find me? No, I must be overthinking it. He probably didn't notice. Let's see where he goes.
As Chen Feng walked forward, he would occasionally look back, but not directly at the middle-aged man. Instead, he would look at the crowds of people coming and going, and at the roadside vendors. When he caught a glimpse of the middle-aged man out of the corner of his eye and saw him following him, Chen Feng felt relieved.
The middle-aged man nodded. He probably hadn't seen me. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be buying something. Hmm, it wouldn't be too late to make my move when we get to a secluded, quiet place. I need to be patient and not rush things. That guy was brainless; not only did he fail to complete the mission, but he also leaked the information and ended up committing suicide by poisoning himself. I can't be as stupid as him. It seems I have no choice but to ambush him. It's despicable, but it's effective. As long as I survive, the despicable aspect doesn't matter.
Chen Feng looked back and saw that the middle-aged man was still following him. Chen Feng nodded, turned around and went into a small alley. The alley was very small and the front was blocked. Chen Feng looked around and saw that no one would come here. Hmm, he would make his move here.
Seeing Chen Feng enter the alley, the middle-aged man quickly came to the alley entrance, stood at the entrance, and peeked inside. Chen Feng was inside, and the alley was very small and blocked off, so not many people would come. Okay, let's make our move here. Wait, I have to launch a sneak attack.
The middle-aged man took out a dart from his pocket, aimed at Chen Feng, channeled his spiritual power, and threw it. The dart was extremely fast, and since the alley was very narrow, it arrived in an instant.
Chen Feng felt something was wrong in his back. When he turned around, a dart hit him, and he fell to the ground, motionless.
"Haha...haha," the middle-aged man laughed loudly, unable to stop. "I thought you were so powerful, but all you've got is this? Oh well, sorry, who told you to join the Martial Arts Association? Who told you to block our way? Everyone is selfish, everyone wants to live, but you have to have the ability to survive. With your meager abilities, you've destined yourself for this day. Sorry, I can't leave you a whole corpse; I have to take your head back." With that, the middle-aged man pulled out a dagger and walked step by step toward Chen Feng.
At that moment, Chen Feng's leg suddenly twitched. The middle-aged man immediately stopped in his tracks, wondering if he had seen wrong. Wasn't he dead? How could he have moved just now? Was it a nerve pain?
"Are you still alive?" the middle-aged man asked tentatively. Chen Feng did not react at all, still lying motionless on the ground with the dart stuck in his body.
"Stop playing tricks. I know you're still alive. Get up and let's have a fair fight." The middle-aged man asked again. He wasn't actually sure if Chen Feng was dead or alive. He was just trying to trick Chen Feng into revealing his true identity. But Chen Feng was just lying on the ground, not moving at all. Should he throw another dart?
Thinking of this, the middle-aged man channeled his spiritual power and threw another dart at Chen Feng, who was lying motionless on the ground. The dart flew out of his hand and arrived in an instant, striking Chen Feng squarely. Chen Feng still didn't move. The middle-aged man nodded. He must be dead. He was either hallucinating just now, scaring himself, or he wasn't quite dead yet and his nerves were still reacting. Hmm, I was overthinking it. With that, he picked up his dagger and walked forward again.
Chen Feng rolled over...
The middle-aged man threw down his dagger, turned, and ran back. Reaching the alley entrance, he peered inside. He had indeed turned over; he had indeed moved. But what was going on? Was it a ghost? No, he wasn't dead or injured; he'd just been scaring me the whole time? No, if that were the case, how did he dodge my dart? Wasn't the dart still stuck in his body? This was too agonizing. Why did I even attempt to assassinate him? What was happening? If I abandoned the mission, I couldn't explain it to the organization. If I went now, it would be too frightening. So, I decided to go all in, regardless of whether he was alright or not. Before he understood what was happening, I would rush over and kill him by surprise. Yes, that's what I'd do.
The middle-aged man channeled his spiritual energy again, throwing another dart. At the same time, he sprinted towards Chen Feng. Chen Feng straightened up, extended his folding knife, deflected the dart, and unleashed the Thirteen Slashes technique, heading straight for the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was startled, realizing the kid was faking it, and quickly used his dagger to defend himself, blocking Chen Feng's blade. Taking advantage of the middle-aged man's momentary lapse in attention, Chen Feng kicked him in the abdomen, injuring him. The two then separated, standing face to face.
Chen Feng chuckled nonchalantly, "Surprised? Unexpected?"
The middle-aged man stared in astonishment at Chen Feng, who was beaming with excitement, especially since Chen Feng still had two darts stuck in his body. "How is this possible? How can you be alright? You still have darts stuck in your body!"
Chen Feng took the dart down; it was already bent. When the dart arrived, Chen Feng secretly channeled his spiritual power, activating the Heavenly Evolution Dao Technique to bend the dart, thus avoiding injury.
“I have the Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt, these can’t hurt me. What about you? Tell me what’s going on with you,” Chen Feng joked.
"Me? I have nothing to say to you..." The middle-aged man was a little scared. He couldn't fight him anymore and had to run away quickly, otherwise, I would die here. I was no match for him at all.
The middle-aged man retreated step by step, while Chen Feng pressed forward step by step. Suddenly, the middle-aged man threw a dart and turned to run away. Chen Feng dodged the dart, caught up with the middle-aged man, and knocked him unconscious with a palm strike.
"Hey, if you won't tell me, I'll find it myself." Chen Feng found a pocket watch on the middle-aged man. There were peculiar symbols on the back of the pocket watch, and Chen Feng was about to study it carefully.
Just then, the little girl ran in.