The distance between the three people was shrinking, and Xiao Yifei's breathing became more and more tense. His entire focus was on the man, fearing the man might do something terrifying. One step, two steps, finally, the distance between Xiao Yifei and the man was less than ten centimeters.

At this moment, Xiao Yifei hid the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle in his hand. If the man made any move, Xiao Yifei would immediately make him suffer. However, even as they were so close, the man made no move, as if Xiao Yifei wasn't even there, and walked straight through them.

Seeing this, Xiao Yifei frowned and then looked at Liu Bailong, who also had a puzzled expression. They had been so close, yet the man didn't make a move. Something was obviously off. Could it be they were overthinking it? With this thought, Xiao Yifei turned back to look at the man again.

However, it was this glance that led Xiao Yifei to witness the most horrifying scene of his life. Not far behind them stood a man dressed exactly like the previous man, but this one had taken off his hat, revealing his face entirely to Xiao Yifei.

Yet, on that face was a bizarre smile.

Watching the man's face, cold sweat instantly trickled down Xiao Yifei's back. Coupled with the atmosphere in the alley, it was tremendously terrifying. The earlier man, upon seeing someone dressed identically to himself, instinctively glanced at the other man as well. But, just like Xiao Yifei, at first glance, he looked away.

In an instant, Xiao Yifei was so scared that his mind went blank, unsure of what to do. It wasn't until the first man disappeared around the corner that Xiao Yifei suddenly reacted, hurriedly pulling Liu Bailong over, who also got a fright upon looking. Turning back to see a man grinning eerily at him would terrify anyone.

"This, this, this," Liu Bailong stammered in fear. Hearing this, Xiao Yifei swallowed hard and nodded, indicating that Liu Bailong's thoughts were correct, as Xiao Yifei understood what Liu Bailong was thinking at that moment.

At this time, the man moved. With a flick of his fingers, a shiny knife appeared in his hand. Even without sunlight, Xiao Yifei found the knife's reflection glaring. Seeing this, Xiao Yifei's heart sank. It seemed Xiao Yifei was right, and Liu Bailong was not wrong either. This person had come to kill them.

The man approached Xiao Yifei and his group step by step, his face still wearing that bizarre smile. "Run!" Xiao Yifei shouted and attempted to turn back to flee. But at that moment, the man suddenly spoke, "No need to run, you can't escape." As he spoke, he rushed forward.

Seeing the situation, Xiao Yifei quickly retreated, and Liu Bailong beside him also hurriedly followed Xiao Yifei's retreat. But as it turned out, the man's words were correct. They really couldn't escape; the man was too fast for Xiao Yifei to outrun him.

Realizing escape was impossible, Xiao Yifei steeled his resolve; at worst, he would fight him. With this thought, Xiao Yifei stopped and prepared to face the attack. The man held the knife, sliding sideways with a fierce motion, targeting Xiao Yifei's neck. Seeing this, Xiao Yifei frowned, for this action clearly showed the man's intent to kill him.

But how could Xiao Yifei resign himself to death like this? With a backward step, Xiao Yifei narrowly avoided the man's strike. Yet it wasn't over; the man followed with a Sweeping Leg, an action so fluid it seemed perfectly rehearsed.

Avoiding the first move, Xiao Yifei couldn't escape the second. His feet took the full brunt of it, causing Xiao Yifei to stumble to the ground. Seeing this, Liu Bailong quickly grabbed the man's hand to prevent further actions.

But the man was experienced and easily shook off Liu Bailong's grip, proceeding with the intended move of sliding the knife to Xiao Yifei, still aiming for the throat. Seeing this, a chill ran through Xiao Yifei's heart; he realized he might not make it out alive.

At this thought, Xiao Yifei felt the urge to close his eyes, but Liu Bailong wouldn't let Xiao Yifei die so easily. Xiao Yifei could only feel a warm liquid trickling on his face, smelling strongly of blood.

It turned out Liu Bailong had grabbed the blade to block the attack, and the liquid on Xiao Yifei's face was blood from Liu Bailong's cut hand. Witnessing this, Xiao Yifei widened his eyes in shock.

The man grew agitated, seeing his knife thwarted again, and then glanced at Liu Bailong. Liu Bailong gave the man a mocking smile, as if saying, "You won't kill Xiao Yifei while I'm here."

This expression truly angered the man. He yanked the blade and then thrust it into Liu Bailong's abdomen. "No!" Xiao Yifei screamed, but it was too late. A large patch of Liu Bailong's clothing was soon stained with blood.

At that moment, Liu Bailong weakly looked at Xiao Yifei, repeatedly urging, "Run, run away." While saying this, Liu Bailong's hand clung to the man's wrist, preventing him from pulling out the knife. Witnessing this, Xiao Yifei finally snapped back to attention.

With a twist of his hand, a Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle appeared in Xiao Yifei's grasp. With a flick of his fingertips, the needle struck the man, who howled, covering his right eye with his hand as blood streamed down his face. But it wasn't over. With another twist of his hand, Xiao Yifei had another Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle ready.

Another flick of the fingers, blood flowed from the man's other eye. Seizing the moment, Xiao Yifei got up, supporting the collapsing Liu Bailong, "Uncle Liu, are you okay?" Xiao Yifei shouted, his voice filled with urgency. Watching the blood continuing to gush, Xiao Yifei tore his clothes rapidly, making a makeshift bandage.

After bandaging Liu Bailong's wound, Xiao Yifei retrieved the silver needle and hurriedly left the alley with Liu Bailong, heading for a nearby hotel. By then, Liu Bailong had already fainted from blood loss, needing immediate medical attention.

Xiao Yifei took out all the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needles, laying them out before him. After the earlier fright, Xiao Yifei had trouble concentrating. He bit his tongue to focus, the pain aiding his concentration so he could administer the needles to Liu Bailong.

After some rudimentary disinfection, Xiao Yifei began the acupuncture. With the first silver needle embedded, the bleeding from Liu Bailong's wound significantly reduced. Indeed, the first step was to stop the bleeding, and it seemed that step was quite successfully achieved.

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