"If you push me again, then you... then you... die!"
Fanchiu said, then suddenly raised her hand, pointing the muzzle at Ning Beichen and roaring ferociously.
But in Fanchiu's eyes, seeing her gun, Ning Beichen, who should have been scared and shocked, or even begged her, did not appear. Instead, he looked at her calmly, without any fear or shock.
"Ning Beichen, kneel down for me!"
Although Ning Beichen's reaction was somewhat beyond her expectation, Fanchiu believed she had the upper hand and said sternly to Ning Beichen.
"Tsk tsk, Fanchiu, this is the real you. See? It's so much better when you don't hide it. I was tired just watching you pretend earlier."
Ning Beichen remained unmoved by the muzzle pointed at him, his composure making Fanchiu somewhat flustered.
"Is he not afraid of death? Or is he gambling that I won't shoot, or is he stalling for time?"
"If that's the case, then Ning Beichen, you underestimate me Fanchiu too much."
"Ning Beichen, you're forcing me!"
Fanchiu resolutely pulled the trigger.
With a bang, a shot rang out.
A bullet shot out from the muzzle.
But the scene she imagined did not happen. Ning Beichen did not fall in a pool of blood; he was still standing in front of her, without even changing his position.
However, in his two fingers, there was a bullet head the size of a peanut.
Fanchiu looked at Ning Beichen in disbelief. Unwilling to accept it, she fired another shot at him.
But Ning Beichen remained standing in the same spot, and the second bullet was also caught by him.
Fanchiu's belief and psychological defenses collapsed.
She had lived for thirty years and had never seen anyone in real life, other than in movies, who could catch bullets with bare hands. Was this Ning Beichen even human?
"Now you know why you needed someone like the Seven-Eyed Buddha to break his oath and enter the country to deal with me, a mere bodyguard?"
As Ning Beichen spoke, he released his fingers, and with two clinking sounds, the two bullet heads fell onto the tabletop, bouncing a few times and even emitting smoke.
Fanchiu nodded in fear. She had truly not understood this matter before, not understanding why the Seven-Eyed Buddha would break his solemn oath to enter the country to deal with a small bodyguard.
For such a matter, she, Fanchiu, could have easily handled it with just a phone call.
Seeing this scene now, she finally understood the reason.
Perhaps even the Seven-Eyed Buddha didn't know this reason, which is why he died.
With a pitter-patter.
Fanchiu's pistol dropped from her hand. She looked distraught and closed her eyes gently, saying,
"The winner takes all. I never expected that I, Fanchiu, would have this day. Ning Beichen, I only hope you can give me a dignified death. I don't want to die too ugly."
However, Fanchiu waited for a long time but did not see Ning Beichen make a move. As she felt puzzled, she heard Ning Beichen's voice.
"Don't be nervous. We don't actually have any enmity. I don't necessarily have to kill you."
Hearing Ning Beichen's words, Fanchiu's eyes snapped open, and she looked at Ning Beichen with uncontrollable emotions.
"Of course, I won't let go of an enemy who has harmed you for no reason. I'm not that magnanimous, and I believe you aren't either."
"Ning Beichen, as long as you don't kill me, I'll agree to anything you want."
Fanchiu said hastily. She knew this was her only chance to survive. Even if she had to work for Ning Beichen for the rest of her life, she couldn't care less now.
She was still young and possessed immense wealth, and naturally, she didn't want to die.
"Fanchiu, you know what I want. There's only one chance, and I don't have the patience to waste time here with you."
Ning Beichen said to her.
"The Nine Palaces Strategy."
Fanchiu immediately replied.
"That's right. Give me the Nine Palaces Strategy. From now on, don't provoke me or anyone around me again, and don't even think about revenge. This matter ends here."
Ning Beichen said.
As for Fanchiu, Ning Beichen didn't care whether he killed her or not. Besides, killing her would be troublesome, as this was not overseas, and her identity was relatively sensitive.
"I'll give it to you. I'll give it to you. The Nine Palaces Strategy is in the safe. I'll get it for you now."
Fanchiu said immediately.
Ning Beichen nodded, and Fanchiu quickly opened the safe and took out an ancient book, placing it in front of Ning Beichen.
She then explained, "I only have one copy. If you need others, I will help you investigate."
Ning Beichen did not speak. He picked up the Nine Palaces Strategy from the table, flipped through it a few times, confirmed it was genuine, stuffed the Nine Palaces Strategy into his clothes, and said to her, "Then I'll trouble you."
Free labor was not to be wasted. Ning Beichen believed this woman wouldn't dare to play any tricks on him.
"It's no trouble, no trouble at all. I swear, I, Fanchiu, will do my utmost to investigate the whereabouts of the other Nine Palaces Strategies."
Fanchiu immediately assured and swore to Ning Beichen.
As for her assurances and oaths, Ning Beichen scoffed and paid no attention.
However, he was a man of his word. Since he said he would let her go, he would definitely let her go, unless she sought death again.
"Fanchiu, life is only once. Cherish it. Some people are not to be offended."
After saying this, Ning Beichen turned and left, too lazy to issue any further threats.
This woman was intelligent, and Ning Beichen believed she knew how to choose.
Ning Beichen left, while Fanchiu slumped to the ground, covered in sweat.
Those who have never personally experienced death can never know how terrifying it is.
Although she hadn't died, she had one foot in the gates of hell.
Moreover, she didn't dare to blame Ning Beichen. Instead, she resented the Seven-Eyed Buddha. If the Seven-Eyed Buddha hadn't died, she would have gone to settle accounts with him.
However, after the fear subsided, Fanchiu became intrigued by this mysterious little bodyguard, Ning Beichen, to the point that her mind was filled with him.
In all these years, Ning Beichen was the first man to subdue her, or rather, conquer her.
Once Fanchiu calmed down, she suddenly felt that Ning Beichen was the man she yearned for, and only a man who could conquer her was worthy of her, Fanchiu.
Little did Ning Beichen know that by not killing Fanchiu, he had conquered her.
At this moment, he was on his way back. The original three copies of the Nine Palaces Strategy given to him by his senior sister, plus this one from Fanchiu, made it four copies. Was he far from nine?
"Is 'Heaven and Man as One' really that magical?"
Ning Beichen suddenly became somewhat expectant.
But at the same time.
Somewhere in Thailand.
A roar erupted in the mountains, shaking the small birds in the forest and the beasts on the ground into fleeing in panic.
A barefoot man, dressed in a black hooded robe that almost completely concealed his body, exuded a terrifying aura like a predatory beast.