Chapter 31: Chapter 31: The Assassination of a Master _1
"This posture can’t be achieved easily," Ye Ming squinted his eyes, starting to analyze in his mind.
Soon, the woman seemed unable to contain her impatience and stealthily opened the window and sneaked inside.
After realizing there was no one in the house, the woman couldn’t help frowning: "Could I have been discovered already? How is that possible?"
She believed she had disguised herself well enough to prevent detection.
Just when she was questioning her life choices, Ye Ming’s voice already came from behind her.
"If you’re here to visit, you should have come through the front door, isn’t climbing through the window a bit impolite?"
Ye Ming’s question made the woman tremble all over, startled.
In a panic, she drew the short dagger from her waist and stabbed at Ye Ming’s chest without hesitation.
The move flowed like clouds and water, surely practiced countless times.
Her attack was steady, accurate, and ruthless, aimed directly at the vital spot to kill in one blow.
However, such an attack was nothing to Ye Ming.
He lazily raised his hand and easily blocked the attack.
The woman gasped and asked, "Who are you, really? How can you be so strong?"
"Miss, it seems like you’re the one who came looking for me, yet you’re asking who I am?" Ye Ming said coldly.
The woman removed the mask from her face, revealing an exceptionally beautiful visage.
She sized up Ye Ming carefully and said, "You don’t have a scar on your face, you’re not Scarface, I mistook you for someone else."
"Scarface? Does he have a grudge with you?" Ye Ming inquired.
The woman clearly didn’t want to explain much and took advantage of Ye Ming’s question to quickly retreat a step, putting some distance between them.
"It’s none of your business; better for you to know less." After saying these words, the woman opened the window and leaped out, vanishing into the night sky.
If Ye Ming had really intended to make it difficult for her, with her skills, she certainly wouldn’t have been able to escape.
But at this moment, Ye Ming’s curiosity was even stronger; he had never seen anyone with such agile skills before.
Reflecting on the woman’s words, Ye Ming had roughly understood that it was likely one of Scarface’s enemies who came to assassinate him.
Having several enemies was an all-too-common occurrence for those mixed up in the martial world.
And even more so for gang leaders like Scarface.
According to Ye Ming’s judgment, Scarface was definitely no match and would sooner or later die by this woman’s hand.
Ye Ming wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen; he had just established a connection with Scarface and would need to rely on him in the future, so naturally, he couldn’t just watch him get killed.
So, the next day, Ye Ming personally went to find him.
Scarface had been hungover last night, sleeping in the bar he managed.
After being awakened by Ye Ming, he was in a very bad mood, though he had to pretend to be courteous on the surface.
"Brother Ming, why are you looking for me so early in the morning?" Scarface asked with a smile.
"Have you offended anyone recently?" Ye Ming inquired.
Scarface thought for a moment and said with some helplessness: "Brother Ming, we in the martial world offend too many people; every day we offend several, which one are you referring to?"
Ye Ming laid out everything that had happened yesterday, which sent a chill down Scarface’s back.
Then he chuckled and said, "Brother Ming, feuds in the underworld are pretty normal; it almost got you involved, for which I’m truly sorry."
After hearing Ye Ming’s story, Scarface wasn’t very afraid. He simply thought that someone with a pretty-boy face like Ye Ming was easily frightened, hence the overreaction.
While he was mocking Ye Ming, suddenly, a striking woman walked past them.
Scarface was immediately captivated by the woman’s figure and looks, his eyes gleaming with stars, almost drooling with desire.
But the next second, as the woman passed by Scarface, she suddenly sped up, stabbing her short knife into Scarface’s abdomen.
With a squelch, the short knife plunged into Scarface’s belly and was violently yanked out.
The intense pain made Scarface collapse to the ground, screaming in agony.
It was only then that Ye Ming got a good look at the woman’s face; wasn’t she the woman who had come to the villa last night?
"Damn it! You dare to stab me in broad daylight?" Scarface cursed, clenching his teeth.
At the same time, his lackeys quickly gathered around, standing in front of Scarface.
The woman was not at all scared, simply stating, "You guys can’t stop me, Scarface, prepare to die!"
Having said that, the woman charged at them again with her knife, completely disregarding Scarface’s underlings.
With a gut-wrenching plunge, her short knife directly targeted one of Scarface’s men, who after a scream of pain, collapsed to the ground, bleeding profusely.
She then proceeded in the same ruthless manner, unleashing a massacre with every knife thrust taking down a man who would not rise again, accompanied by agonizing screams.
Within a minute, the scene before them had turned chaotic, with all five of Scarface’s men on the ground, howling in pain.
Her movements were decisive and swift, without any hesitation, and her knife was lethally precise, as if she were an unfeeling assassin.
Scarface’s eyes widened with fear, finally feeling terrified, and he recognized the woman’s identity, bellowing, "Lin Bingqing, it’s actually you. You’re still alive?"
The woman let out a cold laugh and said, "Of course, I have to live. If you haven’t died, how could I possibly die?"
"Scarface, it’s time for you to die. Today will be your death anniversary. Go down and apologize to my father properly!"
With that, the woman stepped over the fallen strongman, aiming her knife directly at Scarface.
"Damn it!" Scarface was furious, trying to fight back, but he was already severely injured. At that moment, he was like fish on a chopping board, unable to do anything but be slaughtered.
Just as the knife was about to reach him, only two centimeters away, Lin Bingqing’s body abruptly stopped, to Scarface’s surprise.
Looking carefully, he saw that Ye Ming’s hand had grabbed hers tightly, preventing her from moving at all.
"Miss, we can talk this over nicely, why must it come to life and death?" Ye Ming said in an unruffled tone.
Lin Bingqing’s expression grew colder as she stared at Ye Ming with her beautiful eyes and said, "You’d better step aside. This has nothing to do with you, and I don’t want to kill an innocent person."
"I don’t care what dealings you have with him, but you’d better not meddle in this. He’s bound to die today!"
"I’m giving you one last chance, get out of the way, my patience is limited."
Ye Ming turned a deaf ear to her words. He wasn’t at all intimidated because he knew that the woman before him was no match for him.
"But what if I insist on protecting him?" Ye Ming asked slowly.
Lin Bingqing scoffed and said, "Then sorry, I’ll have to kill you with him!"
Having said that, Lin Bingqing drew another short knife with her other hand and lunged at Ye Ming.
