Chapter 151: Who Exactly Are You?
At Bai Zhi's warning, Zhou Fan's heart sank. He knew this little girl had finally lost her patience and made a move!
Almost instinctively, Zhou Fan brought the Li Hen Sword up to his chest, gripping it with both hands, afraid one wouldn't be enough to block the blow.
That's right. Zhou Fan didn't try to save Fan. He chose to protect himself. His intuition told him that Fan's attack wouldn't do any real harm to Ah Shan, and that the little girl would undoubtedly make him her target.
BANG!
Sure enough, the moment Zhou Fan raised his defense, a massive force slammed into his hands. The impact sent him flying backward in an instant!
With a dull thud, Zhou Fan almost dropped the Li Hen Sword. He was knocked back more than ten meters before his body slammed into a wrecked car, finally bringing him to a stop.
He subconsciously glanced back and saw that the already wrecked car was now completely caved in. A surge of hot blood rose in his throat, and unable to suppress it, Zhou Fan coughed up a mouthful of blood. His face turned pale as a sheet as he stared deathly at the little girl who had appeared before him.
"You're a naughty one, big brother. You actually guessed that I wanted to snatch your heart!" The little girl seemed displeased. She looked at her small hand, now slightly red and swollen from where she'd struck the Li Hen Sword, and faint wisps of killing intent began to emanate from her.
"COUGH COUGH!" Zhou Fan coughed violently, spitting up another mouthful of blood. A helpless smile played on his lips. "Miss, who are you? With your kind of power, Ye Fei shouldn't have been able to hire you, right?"
"Hee hee... Miss? Big brother, you actually called me Miss? But who is this Ye Fei?" The little girl covered her red lips with a small hand, her voice a sweet giggle and her large eyes twinkling. She then pointed a delicate finger toward a large tree in the distance. "Was it that man hiding up in the tree? He had a really, really long metal tube! When I found him, he was watching you through it!"
"But he was so unobservant. So I ate him. He wasn't very tasty!"
The little girl's voice was quite sweet, but to Zhou Fan's ears, it sounded like a death knell.
Zhou Fan let out a weary sigh. 'I initially thought this little girl was Ye Fei's trump card. I never imagined that idiot had also hired a sniper. He really hasn't grown at all!'
'And what's more, the little girl ate him!'
"Then why are you targeting me? I haven't done anything to offend you!" Zhou Fan said, trying to distract her while his mind raced, desperately trying to figure out how to escape with Fan and Bai Zhi. As for defeating this little girl? The thought didn't even cross his mind.
"An old man came to me and said your heart was delicious, so here I am. It's a shame about that old man, though. He actually got away. I was hoping I could eat him, too!" At that moment, the little girl looked as innocent as a child fresh out of kindergarten. But in the next breath, her tone shifted.
"Big brother, can you give your heart to Wan'Er? Wan'Er would be so grateful!"
'I desperately want to point in her face, scream "Fuck you!", and slap her right across the cheek. But I don't dare!'
"Wan'Er, is it? That's a beautiful name. Actually, my heart isn't tasty at all. I'm lazy, lecherous, and I do all sorts of terrible things. My heart turned black a long time ago!" Zhou Fan had never been so debased. He hadn't even flinched when Ye Fei and Zhao Ya had cornered him with a whole group of people.
"You're not being a good boy, big brother. You lied to Wan'Er!" Her laughter suddenly turned shrill. The next second, she raised a delicate hand and lunged for Zhou Fan's heart again. This time, she was so fast that Zhou Fan couldn't even see her move.
Damn it!
Zhou Fan hadn't expected the little girl to be so dishonorable. He knew that at this distance, it was too late to dodge or defend. He decided to risk it all. Raising the Li Hen Sword, he put all his strength—even the last sliver of his Inner Strength—into a single slash aimed at the little girl's left shoulder.
'You want my heart? I'll take your arm! It's a bad trade for me, but I'm not going down without a fight!'
SQUELCH!
A pale, slender arm pierced through Zhou Fan's chest. Fingers as delicate as lotus roots instantly closed around his heart.
At the same time, Zhou Fan's Li Hen Sword struck the girl's left shoulder, but it only cut in less than a centimeter deep. It didn't even draw blood...
SIZZLE...
Just as a bitter, helpless smile crossed Zhou Fan's lips and he resigned himself to death, a sizzling sound, like the searing of meat on a grill, suddenly echoed. The little girl's face twisted in pain as she snatched her arm back, stumbling several steps away!
"How can this be? Who are you? How?!" Wan'Er screamed, shaking her head frantically, her expression savage. She didn't even glance at her scorched, blackened fingers, as if she had just witnessed the impossible.