"Next time?"
"Yes, we can't let him off so easily. Deduct his salary to compensate, make him work for free until the money for repairing the wall is paid back."
Suddenly remembering something, Liu Yi Xin no longer insisted on firing Ning Bei Chen. Instead, she wanted him to work for free as compensation.
Ning Bei Chen was instantly speechless.
Following them in, Liu Yi Xin saw the blood all over the ground and Feng Wu in Ning Bei Chen's room. She began questioning and challenging them again, but Ning Bei Chen and Liu Yi Lin managed to smooth things over with excuses.
Feng Wu also honorably and innocently became the girl Ning Bei Chen had accidentally hit with his car, evoking Liu Yi Xin's pity. That's why whenever Liu Yi Xin saw Ning Bei Chen, she would roll her eyes at him and not give him a good look.
Ning Bei Chen hadn't slept all night, and by midnight, Feng Wu developed a high fever.
Ning Bei Chen could only use ice packs to cool her down. He worked tirelessly until dawn, when Feng Wu's temperature finally dropped and her complexion improved. Ning Bei Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Feng Wu had finally survived this life-or-death crisis, which also meant Ning Bei Chen had saved her life.
When Feng Wu opened her eyes and woke up, she saw the sunlight outside the window and knew she had survived.
"You're awake."
A typically cold voice interrupted Feng Wu's thoughts. She turned her head and saw Ning Bei Chen standing before her.
"Thank you for saving me."
Feng Wu said to him gratefully. She knew very well that in her condition, her chances of survival would not have exceeded ten percent without medical attention.
There were very few people in the world who could save her. Apart from the Knights who had injured her, if she had to think of someone in this world who could save her, she could only think of one person: the King of Darkness.
"You're welcome. I said, you help me, and I'll ensure your safety."
Ning Bei Chen told her.
"But I wanted to..."
Feng Wu felt immense gratitude. After all, her original intention was to kill Liu Yi Lin. However, after being subdued, she then switched to protecting her.
"That was before. This is now. The King of Darkness can tolerate people not liking him, but he doesn't tolerate betrayal. Feng Wu, I warn you, you can choose not to work for him, or you can leave, but you must never betray him. Otherwise, you know what the consequences will be."
Ning Bei Chen admonished her.
"Feng Wu dares not. My life was saved by you this time. From now on, I am a blade in the hands of the King of Darkness."
Feng Wu quickly struggled to her feet and knelt before Ning Bei Chen, saying respectfully.
"Remember, you are not kneeling to me, but to the King of Darkness."
Ning Bei Chen glanced at her. Even with Feng Wu, Ning Bei Chen did not want her to know his true identity. If she could guess it herself, that would be another matter.
"Feng Wu will keep it firmly in mind."
Feng Wu replied respectfully.
"Since you are following the King of Darkness, you are one of us. I won't say anything more. Your mission is only one: to protect the safety of Liu Yi Lin and Liu Yi Xin."
"Feng Wu obeys. As long as I, Feng Wu, am alive, no one will be able to harm them."
Feng Wu solemnly pledged.
"That's for the future. Your injuries haven't healed yet. Focus on recovering first. By the way, this is my boss's home, and it's no longer suitable for you to stay here. Pack up and leave."
Ning Bei Chen told her.
"Yes. Then, how should I address you, sir?"
Feng Wu, believing Ning Bei Chen to be one of the King of Darkness's people, asked respectfully.
"Like them, just call me by my name."
Ning Bei Chen informed her.
Feng Wu nodded. Despite her weakness, she still packed her belongings before leaving.
Ning Bei Chen wasn't worried about her. She lived nearby, not far away, only a few steps.
Moreover, for someone of her profession, injuries were commonplace.
Although Ning Bei Chen hadn't said it, Feng Wu knew that those who had pursued her were finished. When she came out, she saw the bloodstains on the ground and the breaches in the walls, which must have been caused by the fight that night.
Therefore, she was astonished by Ning Bei Chen's ability to withstand three Silver Knights. If it were her, she might have been able to contend with one Silver Knight, but against two, she could only flee for her life.
What she didn't know was that Ning Bei Chen had done more than just fight three Silver Knights; one of them had even consumed holy water.
There were legends circulating outside about Silver Knights and holy water. It was said that after drinking holy water, Silver Knights could withstand an entire squad of a hundred men equipped with modern weaponry.
Although these were just rumors, it was true that Silver Knights who drank holy water became very powerful. Ning Bei Chen had experienced this himself on numerous occasions.
After killing three Silver Knights this time, the Knights would surely not let it go and would come looking for him again. However, Ning Bei Chen wasn't overly concerned.
This was not the Knights' territory, so they couldn't enter in large numbers. The most they could send would be two or three people, which wouldn't even be enough for Ning Bei Chen to chew on.
The moment the three Silver Knights died, someone on the other side of Earth immediately received the news of their demise.
In a grand hall nestled atop a snow-capped mountain, appearing ancient and weathered, three old men with goatee beards, clad in red robes, clasped hands. Their eyes were hollow, devoid of pupils.
Mysterious incantations echoed among them. As they chanted, a mystical pattern on the ground beneath the three elders began to glow, and the elders started to tremble as if in pain.
After a while.
The three elders returned to normal and respectfully addressed an elder in white robes seated in the hall: "Holy Sacrifice, they are dead. They died in that Eastern country."
"They failed even with the holy water on them. The one who killed them is probably not simple. Can you see who killed them?"
The white-robed elder asked sternly.
"Replying to Holy Sacrifice, we did not see the killer, but we saw the appearance of a woman."
The three elders answered respectfully.
"What kind of woman? Describe her to me."
The Holy Sacrifice commanded coldly.
"Yes, Holy Sacrifice."
The three eyeless elders clasped hands again. A white paper floated in mid-air between them, and it seemed to perform magic.
After a short while.
The image of a gentle Eastern woman miraculously appeared on the white paper. However, this woman was not Feng Wu, but—Liu Yi Lin.