Mama's Princess Is Daddy's Beloved

"M-Madam, are you alright?" Du Fan asked as he reached and looked up at Li Xue. His expression tried its best to compose it back from the pain of flesh tearing he was feeling at the moment.

"Mr. Du, you are the one who got shot. Why are you even asking me this?" Li Xue's eyes turned dark. Earlier, when she saw the bullet coming her way, she knew she couldn't be quick enough to escape it. But she didn't expect that right when the bullet could tear through her, Du Fan would come in between to take it on himself.

Du Fan smiled weakly as his features gradually turned pale. Blood gushed out from his arm, but he just held it hard and comforted the lady as if he was fine. "Madam, it's my duty." He said as his stare turned to look back in the direction from where the bullet was shot.

But Li Xue knew the sting that a burning bullet brings when it tears down the flesh. Her expression grew hard when she saw the man holding it but then she followed his gaze to look at the man who came out with the gun in his hand.

"Impressive! I must say." The person said as he stared around his men lying on the ground. "We were here to assassinate this woman, but seems like we have underestimated our target. You have been quite tough with them. I have seen your moves all this while. Have you practiced martial arts before?"

Li Xue stared at the man. Although before she wasn't sure, now seeing him walking out so confidently, she could tell that he was the leader of all the men she fought before. Her lips curled up arrogantly as looking at him she said with her elegance, "If you are looking for capable people around for your team, I guess you have come to a wrong corner. I am not interested."

She said and both from her words and tone, one could say that she was not a bit scared; even though at the moment a gun was kept stretched at her.

The leader laughed. "Haha … who wants a soon-to-be-dead as a comrade. Little woman, I was just interested to know more about you since we have heard a lot about you. There has been a warning led out in our field that has warned us against touching even your shadow. They say that one who would dare to put a finger on you would have to bear the consequences that even his future generations would be dreaded of."

He said and Li Xue need not ask who might have given such a weird, stupid warning. Without any say, it would be no other but Jing Wei Jin.

"Haha, then I must say you are quite fearless to stake the future of your coming generations. Now, I would be curious to know what the future beholds for you. Anyway, let that topic be for another time, for now just let me know who is the one behind you because as far as I remember I have never ever crossed paths with you, let alone talk about ending on a bad note. So, who is the one who hired you?"

Li Xue asked and the man simply laughed looking at her. "Haha … you sure are smart. But you have overestimated yourself. What made you think that I would tell you all that? Even though I sympathize with the person who is about to die, I would never abandon our principles and reveal the name of the person who hired us." He spoke.

"You … mind your words. Do you know who you are offending?" Du Fan felt his nerves aching when he heard the audacity in the words of the man. He would have long charged forward to fight. But he only held back, keeping Li Xue's safety as the priority. After all, they were still at the disadvantage. The man held the gun reclined at Li Xue, while they were weaponless. He didn't know where his gun dropped earlier. But right now, he neither had the gun in his hand nor had time to look for it.

The leader looked at Du Fan and gritted his teeth. "Do you think I am joking? Earlier you took the bullet and I missed my target. But this time, the same won't be repeated because I would shoot you first before finishing her later." He said and the next moment the gunpoint was turned to change the target.

Li Xue panicked slightly. Not because she feared the bullet, but because all this while talking with the man, she was buying time. But now that he had turned the gun to Du Fan, she was not sure if he was at the edge of his patience. If he is then, things would get uglier.

Right at that moment, when she was thinking about it, another shot was fired making a sharp snap of a bullet in the air. Li Xue turned to check Du Fan beside her. Her eyes widened for the first time in horror. But then again it frowned with confusion, seeing the man standing alright beside him.

If he was okay, then the one who got shot …

Her eyes turned to look at the leader ahead, only to find him getting on his knees the next moment before slumping onto his deathbed. Wasn't that too fast? He was just there warning them a moment before but now his soul might have already travelled to a different world.

Life was really full of unexpected endings. Only if he had known before, might be he had not come that confident earlier.

Li Xue could only sigh before looking up at the person who arrived without any notice. Her brows raised but before she could say anything, the man greeted her playfully from the front.

"Did I arrive late and missed the show? Can you do it once more for me?"

Li Xue could just roll her eyes and shake her head, "You have been too ruthless to shoot him on his back, Jing Wei Jin."