Chapter 85

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"Which divine stone?" Yang Chen frowned, his face showing confusion and a pitiful innocence.

Bodhi's hands were crossed over her chest, the full curves pressed together, drawing attention. She bent forward slightly, and a sweet, cloying fragrance wafted out.

"There's no need to put on a show in front of me," Bodhi said expressionlessly. "A few years ago, you almost single-handedly destroyed ZERO. Although it seems your strength isn't as great as the rumors suggest, perhaps you had help from others back then. However, the divine stone that ZERO possessed disappeared after that destruction. All the forces searched the ruins of ZERO but found nothing. Any intelligent person would realize that you are the one who has control of the divine stone, and you are the one who understands its value the most..."

Seeing that Yang Chen still showed no reaction, Bodhi huffed, "If you had stayed in your own kingdom, we might still have some reservations. But since you've come back to China for no reason and left your subordinates behind, don't blame us for taking these actions. If we don't act, someone else will, sooner or later. It's just that everyone is wary of you, including the seemingly loyal and selfless Chinese people of the Yanhuang Iron Brigade. They just aren't as far-sighted as our leader. Oh, and don't doubt our ability to send you to the holy fire to be burned to ashes. In our eyes, there is only the Emperor of the Great Japanese Empire!"

"Hmm..." Yang Chen smacked his lips. "You might not know, but China is no longer a feudal society. Mentioning kings and emperors will get you shot."

"Who?" Bodhi raised an eyebrow and laughed. "Do you think anyone else can save you?"

Before she finished speaking, one of the two upper-level ninjas standing nearby suddenly fell backward with a thud!

"Who's there!?" Bodhi immediately entered a combat stance, calmly listening to the surroundings.

The remaining upper-level ninja didn't panic at the fall of his companion. Two diamond-shaped blades flashed in his hands as he watched the situation warily.

At that moment, a black figure, like a graceful swallow, leaped from one awning to another in the alley, its elegant movements resembling a beautiful gymnastics performance.

"Be careful!"

Bodhi, sensing something was wrong, moved her feet and just managed to give a warning, but it was already too late!

"Whoosh!"

A faint, almost inaudible sound of something breaking the air, and the other upper-level ninja, unable to dodge in time, suddenly had a small hole appear in his head, blood spurting out!

After the upper-level ninja fell in disbelief, only Bodhi remained in the alley.

Bodhi looked at the object that had fallen to the ground, a small, pin-like projectile, and raised her head with a serious expression to look at the person who had landed. "Flower Rain of the Yanhuang Iron Brigade?"

The person who had jumped down from the heights was a tall woman, wearing a slightly tight black T-shirt and jeans that accentuated her full but not exaggerated figure. Her long hair, flowing over her indifferent face in the night breeze, was like a black rose blooming in the darkness.

"This is not a place for you to be," Flower Rain's voice was ethereal, but the emotion in it was clear—she was repulsed by the woman in front of her.

Bodhi calmed herself and giggled, "I didn't expect the Dark King to have formed a cooperative relationship with the Yanhuang Iron Brigade, sending one of the Eight Divisions, Flower Rain, to protect you. If this news gets out, I wonder what the old men in other countries, who maintain a facade of peace, will think. By the way, does that mean the divine stone has already been handed over to China?"

"No wonder you could only reach the level of a human ninja and couldn't advance further. It seems your talent is limited..."

Yang Chen suddenly stood up from the ground, dusting off the dirt on his pants with a playful smile. "If I needed her protection, I would have been dead years ago."

"How... How can you stand up!?" Bodhi was finally moved, her face full of disbelief.

"I've always been able to stand up. I was just playing along with you," Yang Chen said, then looked at Flower Rain, who hadn't spoken. "And if I hadn't put on this act, this woman wouldn't have come out. I don't want to be followed all the time."

Bodhi's face turned red with anger. "You knew I was a fake from the beginning!?"

"At first, I just suspected it because when you came out of the toilet, the yellow stain from the orange juice on your tongue was gone. Of course, you can think I have some abnormal observational skills, but I just happened to notice it." Yang Chen continued, "Later, you followed two unfamiliar men directly, and I saw pure reverence in their eyes, without any affection or concern. Your acting skills just weren't good enough."

"So you've been using me all along!" Bodhi felt immense humiliation; her most skilled disguise had been seen through by this lecherous man!

"Wrong. It was your Eight-Headed Serpent Society that came to cause trouble. I didn't invite you, right, Miss Flower Rain." Yang Chen winked at Flower Rain, who was actually a member of the Eight Divisions, even more mysterious than the Dragon Group in the Yanhuang Iron Brigade. While finding it unbelievable, Yang Chen felt that this woman looked familiar.

Flower Rain didn't respond, but asked, "You weren't poisoned?"

Yang Chen shook his head. "I was, but the poison wasn't strong enough to take me down."

Bodhi looked at Yang Chen as if he were a monster, saying in disbelief, "Impossible! This toxin could paralyze even an elephant, and you... you monster..."

Yang Chen bared his teeth in a smile. "Bingo! You guessed right, but it won't earn you any points."

"You should focus on yourself," Flower Rain raised her hand, and in her pale palm was a small silver pistol.

Bodhi knew that this pistol couldn't fire bullets but could shoot needle-like projectiles that were as powerful as bullets and completely silent. This was a common method in the assassin world. However, it was well-known that Flower Rain of the Eight Divisions came from the ancient Tang Sect in China, inheriting the most mysterious technique, "Flower Rain," hence her codename.

Her projectile attacks could come from any part of her body, not just the gun!

Bodhi, as one of the three upper-level ninjas of the Eight-Headed Serpent Society, wouldn't have been particularly afraid of just Flower Rain. She had a chance to fight, but with a mysterious and unfathomable "sinister man" standing behind her, Bodhi knew she couldn't win in a direct confrontation.

"Want to run, run quickly," Yang Chen saw through Bodhi's intentions and urged her.

Bodhi glared at him with hatred, and her body suddenly became blurry, eventually turning into a cloud of smoke, about to disappear.

Flower Rain's beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and a sharp light flashed in her eyes. She quickly switched the small gun to her left hand, spun to the left, and two needle-like projectiles shot out instantly!

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

The two projectiles traced a cold path and embedded themselves in the concrete wall.

A piece of broken purple ribbon fell from the air, and Bodhi's figure disappeared completely from the alley.

"Escape technique..." Flower Rain put away her gun, somewhat unwillingly, and questioned Yang Chen, "You had the ability to stop her, why didn't you act!?"

Yang Chen shrugged. "If I acted, it would really mean I'm on your side."

"You are Chinese," Flower Rain's face was cold. "She is the enemy of the state."

"Capturing her would bring more enemies," Yang Chen said. "When she appears again in the future, I will act, but not now."

"Spineless man." Flower Rain looked at Yang Chen with disdain and turned to leave.

Yang Chen wasn't angry, but he remembered something and quickly called out, "Wait, don't go. You look a lot like a policewoman I know. Are you sisters?" To be honest, he didn't really care about Bodhi, but the current Flower Rain looked too much like Cai Yan.

Flower Rain paused, not turning around, and her tone softened slightly. "She is my younger sister."

So that's how it is, Yang Chen nodded with a smile. They were sisters. He asked, "What about Tang Tang? Did you save her?"

"She is safe now, but her clothes were taken off. I notified their family's bodyguards, and they dressed her. She should have been taken back by now."

Yang Chen nodded in satisfaction. "You're quite capable. It seems having you around isn't so bad."

"My mission failed, and I won't follow you anymore. The bodies left here will be handled by specialists shortly. You should leave quickly." Flower Rain said and left the alley in large strides.

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