Ever since Dongcheng Xiuwu mentioned the Lianxin Crossbow, Liu Shifu had been on guard.
Seeing that Dongcheng Xiuwu intended to kill him and seize his treasure, he promptly activated Floating, flying into the sky just a second before the opponent could strike him.
After flying into the air, he quickly strung his Crossbow and activated 'Lianxin' against Dongcheng Xiuwu.
"Clang!" "Clang!"
Two arrows were fired consecutively, but Dongcheng Xiuwu blocked them with his samurai sword.
Although Liu Shifu was close to breaking through to Black Iron Five-Star, facing the eight-star Dongcheng Xiuwu, he couldn't gain an advantage, even with 'Lianxin'.
Liu Shifu immediately shouted loudly.
"Deputy Leader, you want to kill me and seize my treasure? You're underestimating us Huaguo people too much!"
"We have over a dozen Huaguo compatriots here!"
"Everyone, come out quickly! The Neon devils still want to bully us Huaguo people. Do they really think this is decades ago?!"
Dongcheng Xiuwu saw through Liu Shifu's little trick, but he wasn't afraid in the slightest.
He turned and leaped onto the rooftop, looking at Liu Shifu Floating in the air, a playful smile on his lips.
Everyone was inside the houses, but after Liu Shifu shouted, only Chen Ting rushed out.
This scene was incredibly ironic, much like when he earnestly pleaded with the passengers on the bus years ago...
In that instant, Liu Shifu realized that the situation was hopeless, and he decided to flee.
Chen Ting posed no threat to Dongcheng Xiuwu, and as long as the Lianxin Crossbow was in his hands, Chen Ting might be temporarily safe.
Thinking of this, Liu Shifu prepared to turn and retreat. He had already promised Chen Bugu to return the Lianxin Crossbow intact.
However, just as Liu Shifu was about to leave, he suddenly heard a gunshot, followed by a sharp pain in his right arm.
He turned his head and saw one of Dongcheng Xiuwu's subordinates standing on the courtyard wall behind him, his gun barrel still pointed at him.
The bullet pierced his flesh, and a bleeding hole appeared in Liu Shifu's right shoulder, continuously gushing blood.
"Liu Shifu!"
Chen Ting had just stepped out of the room when she witnessed this scene.
On the ground in the courtyard, the soil twisted into human figures, then launched an attack towards the man with the gun on the wall.
Seeing this, the man retreated directly to Dongcheng Xiuwu's side.
And Dongcheng Xiuwu looked at the seven or eight mud golems climbing onto the rooftop, casually swung a few slashes, and turned them all into a handful of loose earth.
Liu Shifu clutched his wound, his face somewhat pale, and turned to flee, but he hadn't floated a few meters before he heard Chen Ting's heartbreaking scream again.
He turned back with difficulty, only to find that Dongcheng Xiuwu's blade had already pierced through Chen Ting's shoulder blade, pinning her firmly to the ground.
And in front of Chen Ting was "A Zhe," who had already been cut in half by a single slash.
Dongcheng Xiuwu's smile was as rampant as a devil's, and his voice slowly entered Liu Shifu's ears.
"Liu Shifu, abandoning your wife and child, shouldn't that be against your Huaguo traditions?"
"But then again, you probably wanted to get rid of a crazy woman like her a long time ago, didn't you?"
"My subordinates all say her looks are average, but her figure, well, it's not bad. Otherwise, how could she have fed 'A Zhe' so well, don't you think?"
Liu Shifu's body froze in the air, his face pale, his body trembling uncontrollably, whether from weakness or anger.
"Wouldn't it have been better to just give me that Crossbow earlier?"
"How do you say it in your Huaguo language?"
"Oh, oh, oh, right, 'to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit'."
"You can run all you want, your blood trail will lead me to you."
"But before that, I'll kill your wife first."
"And what were the names of your two friends again, Lin Ye and Wang Bin, right? Don't worry, I'll leave them with intact corpses."
As Dongcheng Xiuwu spoke, the samurai sword in his hand continued to press down slowly.
The blade pierced through Chen Ting's body, inch by inch, sinking into the earth.
Chen Ting's painful screams were like massive iron ingots, pressing Liu Shifu's body to slowly sink.
"Liu Shifu, run! Run!"
After screaming, Chen Ting, with tears streaming down her face, shouted at Liu Shifu.
Her face, distorted by pain, was clear-headed, and her eyes were lucid.
But at this moment, Liu Shifu would rather she had an episode and didn't remember him.
That scene from many years ago seemed to be replaying, only this time, it was Liu Shifu making the choice.
He slowly descended, his left hand gripping the Lianxin Crossbow, and his right hand drawing a dagger from behind him.
The moment he neared the ground, in Chen Ting's despairing gaze, Liu Shifu charged at full speed towards Dongcheng Xiuwu, thrusting the dagger in his right hand fiercely!
...
Lin Ye and Wang Bin returned to that courtyard an hour later.
They looked at the bloodstains all over the center of the courtyard, and hearing the people living in the courtyard cursing the Neon devils, both their hearts sank to rock bottom.
After much inquiry, the two rushed into the inner courtyard of Cross Street late that night, rescued the dying Liu Shifu and Chen Ting from the cross, and then fled towards outside the town.
Although it was late at night, the response from Cross Street was still very swift. After only a dozen minutes, they organized a team to pursue Lin Ye and Wang Bin, accusing them of attempted assassination of the deputy leader.
In the dead of night, the city gates were closed, and the two could not leave Obsidian Town, so they could only flee and hide within the town.
Fortunately, they were rescued by Jiang Sisi, who hid them in a house.
Perhaps out of self-preservation, Jiang Sisi didn't say a word from beginning to end, only leaving two bottles of recovery potion before quickly departing.
Wang Bin quickly gave the potions to Liu Shifu and Chen Ting; both were covered in blood and severely injured.
But unfortunately, due to Dongcheng Xiuwu's 【Weakening】, the potions did not have their intended effect.
At dawn, Lin Ye and Wang Bin quickly left the city.
Although the two were extremely careful, they were still discovered by Cross Street's scouts.
The pursuit team was clearly faster, and seeing that they were about to be caught, Lin Ye sent out his summoned beasts to constantly harass them.
Even so, the distance between the pursuers and them continued to shrink.
In desperation, Lin Ye left a summoned beast with Wang Bin, agreeing to meet at the abandoned building, and then drew the pursuers away by himself.
But after that separation, Wang Bin never saw Lin Ye return.
Upon reaching the abandoned building, Liu Shifu and Chen Ting's injuries rapidly worsened.
They lay on the stone bed, and no matter how Wang Bin called out from the side, their breaths grew weaker and weaker.
Liu Shifu, like a broken candle, extinguished his flame forever that night.
Watching Liu Shifu's eyes gradually lose their light, Wang Bin's tears flowed continuously; he was in immense pain, yet powerless.
After burying Liu Shifu and his wife, Wang Bin began hunting surrounding demonic beasts until he broke through to Black Iron Five-Star.
On the day Chen Bugu and others arrived at Zero Realm from Starting Forest, Wang Bin re-entered Obsidian Town, preparing to rescue Lin Ye, who had not returned, and to assassinate Dongcheng Xiuwu.
...
"It's a pity I didn't find Teacher Lin, and the assassination of Dongcheng Xiuwu also failed..."
"After that, I was hung in the inner courtyard of Cross Street until you all rescued me."
The flickering flames illuminated Wang Bin's face; the usually optimistic big boy's eyes were now filled with sadness and gloom.
Hearing this, everyone understood everything.
"Cross Street, one day, we will settle this score!" It was Lin Xiaoxiao who spoke. She had already made up her mind when Wang Bin was halfway through his story.
Han Badou looked at Chen Bugu, who had a grim expression but remained silently unmoving.
"Oh, right, before Liu Shifu passed away, he had a message for you."
Wang Bin looked at Chen Bugu and said.
Chen Bugu was startled for a moment, then nodded, signaling Wang Bin to continue.
Wang Bin seemed to recall Liu Shifu's bitter smile in his dying moments and couldn't help but feel a bit downcast.
"He said..."
"I broke my promise, I'm sorry."