Close call, a mere hair's breadth away. Thank goodness for my timid nature, easily prone to muscle tension, and she actually dared to fire! If I had stopped to let her check my phone and discovered I hadn't gone to pee but made two calls to strangers, she might not have listened to my explanation and shot me dead right there, saving herself the trouble. After all, villains tend to die from talking too much.
I slightly reduced my speed, watching to see if she would pursue. A few seconds later, Fake Lin Xi's car appeared in the rearview mirror. I quickly accelerated, using the power advantage of my luxury car to maintain a distance of about a hundred meters. We drove like this until we reached the entrance of the deserted village.
Activating the Qi sensing technique, I precisely located the "Hexagonal Plum Blossom Array" and drove straight in, parking the car at the end of the formation. Then I got out and shouted into the air, "Be careful, they have guns too."
After issuing the warning, I stood in front of the car, using it as cover, and waited for the enemy to fall into the trap.
The enemies definitely couldn't sense Qi and obediently entered the prepared position, stopping right in the center of the array. Fake Lin Xi got out, pointed her gun at me, and said angrily, "Why are you running? Guilty conscience?"
"Heh, who the thief is, knows in their heart," I said, raising my hands. "Miss Lin, please don't shoot, I surrender."
"Tch," Fake Lin Xi snorted, then glanced up at the mountain and asked, "Is that Jiuxian Cave?"
"That's right."
"Let's go, take us up the mountain!" Fake Lin Xi called back into the car. Two more women, wearing what looked like Sabia's uniforms, got out from the passenger seat and the back. Sima Zhao's little heart felt a bit uneasy.
Seeing that the enemies had all emerged, I clapped my raised hands together in mid-air.
Whoosh, the Hexagonal Plum Blossom Array formed. The three fake Sabias were surrounded by twelve people, plus me. Well, I don't count, I'm just Wang Aixiao, the one who lured the enemy deep into the trap.
Fake Lin Xi and the other two immediately stood back to back. Those two women also drew their handguns. I recognized this formation; it's called the Mercedes-Benz logo formation.
"Stop struggling," I said, lowering my hands and putting on an act by lighting a cigarette. "Six guns, six Purple Qi experts, more than enough to deal with the three of you."
"Just bragging," one of the women chuckled. "In this desolate wilderness, where would you find any Purple Qi experts!"
"I don't have time to waste talking nonsense with you," I said impatiently, pretending. "Option A: let my men gun you down and bury you on the spot. Option B: you honestly confess, and I'll spare your miserable lives. Choose."
"I choose C," Fake Lin Xi said with a smile, showing no fear. Perhaps she was bluffing too.
"C, what does that mean?" I asked with interest, since the ducks were already in the pot, no fear of them flying away, unless they could actually fly.
"It means your twelve shrimp soldiers and crab generals will be eliminated by us, and then we'll torture you!" Fake Lin Xi said fiercely.
At this moment, Sha Wuji stepped forward, unarmed. He hadn't listened to my advice and was dressed as if he'd walked out of a movie. Today, it was a Republican era style: a grey Zhongshan suit with a small collar and no pockets, brown dress shoes, and his hair meticulously parted to the side, exuding a certain bureaucratic aura.
"Ladies, perhaps you should choose D, to avoid unpleasantness."
"D, what does that mean?" Fake Lin Xi asked playfully, mimicking my tone.
Sha Wuji raised his hand. "Earlier, you ladies considered us shrimp soldiers and crab generals. Perhaps one of you would like to step forward and spar with me, a mere shrimp soldier?"
"You? You think you're worthy?" Fake Lin Xi seemed quite confident. "Alright, as the guest, I'll accommodate. I'll give you a chance. But if you lose, what then?"
"Take you to Jiuxian Cave and let you get what you want," Sha Wuji said, pointing towards the mountaintop.
"It's a deal!" Fake Lin Xi said, putting away her gun and smiling triumphantly.
"And if you lose?" Sha Wuji asked.
"Heh, how could I possibly lose to you! Who do you think you are!" Fake Lin Xi sneered, cracking her knuckles with a pop. She must have been warming up. The greater the expert, the smaller the warm-up movements – that's a universally acknowledged truth.
"Junior sister, let me," one of the women behind her said.
Fake Lin Xi glanced back at her and nodded, stepping back. The three of them were all at the initial stage of Purple Qi, their auras appearing similar. Perhaps the difference lay in their techniques.
"Can we use weapons?" the woman asked.
"As you wish," Sha Wuji replied.