Under the gaze of the crowd, Xiao Feng fished out that bottle of spray from his pocket, and the smile on his face gradually started to turn peculiar.

In Zhao Guo'an's words, it was as if the smile gradually became unscrupulous...

At the foot of the mountain, all those hidden in the shadows sense a hint of insidiousness and playfulness from the corner of Xiao Feng's mouth.

The instant they saw this smile, everyone felt as though destiny was slipping out of control, that everything was veering towards an unknown future. This feeling was unsettling, leaving them increasingly uncertain.

In a certain way, this feeling wasn't wrong, because if you fall for it, you truly lose control, not of destiny, but of the lower-mid section of your body.

"Xiao Feng is truly ruthless; only he could come up with such a plan!" said Zhao Guo'an, lying at the cave entrance, peering down with binoculars in a tone of admiration.

"Talking is one thing, but do you have to swear?" The little girl took back the binoculars, puzzled upon seeing the spray in Xiao Feng's hand, and asked, "What is it that Xiao Feng is holding?"

Hearing this, Lu Yao couldn't help but take the binoculars to look down as well, equally perplexed and unable to figure out the situation.

The binoculars were passed around, and after everyone had looked, they all simultaneously turned towards Zhao Guo'an, as if by agreement, because it wasn't hard to tell from his earlier words that he knew what Xiao Feng was planning to do.

"Uh, how should I put this..." Zhao Guo'an hesitated, "It's a bit gross, are you sure you want to know?"

"Now's not the time for suspense. What exactly is Xiao Feng holding?" asked Lin Zhiyan.

As soon as she finished speaking, before Zhao Guo'an could explain, Iwakami Shigehiro's voice came from the computer not far away: "Uesugi-sama, we can't wait anymore, we need to rush out and take care of him!"

The pace of his speech was fast, with a hint of panic in his tone.

"What do you mean?"

Uesugi Yumi frowned slightly. She knew that with Iwakami Shigehiro's character, he wouldn't dare speak to her like this unless it was a special situation.

"Do you remember how Yamada died?" Iwakami Shigehiro said urgently, "I checked the surveillance footage afterwards, and what that bastard had in his hand was the direct cause of Yamada and the others' deaths."

Uesugi Yumi's heart skipped a beat. As someone who had personally tried to save Yamada Ichiro, she was well aware of his unique way of dying.

In an instant, even with her psychological resilience, she couldn't help but begin to waver.

As an Upper-level Ninja and the spokesperson for the Uesugi Clan, she absolutely couldn't afford such a loss of face.

If she truly lost face on such a large scale, there would only be two outcomes.

First, kill everyone present, as well as everyone on the mountain, to eliminate any chance of information leaking out.

Second, die here herself, but the events of today might still end up being reported back home.

In fact, the reason Uesugi Yumi had been restraining herself was because she wasn't confident in taking down both Fujiwara Keiaki and Xiao Feng simultaneously, meaning she wasn't certain she could kill everyone.

As for the second outcome, dying and losing face in her home country was clearly something Uesugi Yumi couldn't bear!

Her lifelong honor couldn't end up tarnished at the end, right?

Uesugi Yumi thought through all of this in an extremely short amount of time, then immediately ordered, "Do it!"

Three words perfectly embodying the old saying that a person lives for dignity, just as a tree lives for its bark.

Uesugi Yumi considered that even if Xiao Feng sprayed the area, the chances of it being blown onto her face were small, but she didn't dare to risk it, as she couldn't afford the consequences of losing.

...

"Be careful, Brother Xiao Feng, they're going to attack you!"

The little girl, having overheard Iwakami Shigehiro and the others' conversation, immediately warned Xiao Feng below.

Xiao Feng was slightly taken aback; he hadn't even had a chance to act yet, and these guys were making the first move?

Of course, he didn't know Iwakami Shigehiro recognized the "weapon" in his hand, otherwise he wouldn't have been surprised.

But none of that mattered, since Xiao Feng's goal was to force these people out.

The next moment, a sharp blade came slicing towards him. Xiao Feng raised the spray in his hand, aiming at the knife-wielding ninja.

Then, the blade disappeared...

The reason was simple; Xiao Feng was standing downwind, and Iwakami Shigehiro's men, knowing how Yamada Ichiro and the others died, naturally wouldn't dare to face Xiao Feng's spray head-on in the wind.

"Circle around behind him and attack. Then even if that bastard uses the spray, he will be the one caught in it," Iwakami Shigehiro instructed.

The little girl guarding the computer at the cave entrance gritted her teeth in anger: "You're the bastard; your whole family's the bastards!"

Su Yuzhuo glanced at her but said nothing.

Of course, aside from venting her frustration, the little girl did not forget to remind Xiao Feng below.

Hearing the little girl's reminder, Uesugi Yumi was immediately puzzled; how did the people above know they were planning to attack Xiao Feng from behind?

The answer quickly surfaced: the wireless channel was being monitored.

However, there was no need for further reminders, as they were already exposed; there was no need to hide anything in their speech anymore.

In the dense, ink-black night, figures darted and interwove around Xiao Feng, looking for various tricky angles to launch attacks.

Xiao Feng countered each move, holding a dagger in one hand and the spray in the other. If someone approached from downwind, he'd raise the spray; if from upwind, he'd meet them with his dagger.

Despite being just one person, he somehow gave off the feeling of an impenetrable fortress, using the boulder beneath his feet as a stronghold, rock-solid and unassailable!

Meanwhile, Fujiwara Keiaki acted like a hunter, seizing the right moments to strike, taking down enemies in one fell swoop, leaving no loose ends!

For a moment, the battlefield actually presented a one-sided advantage.

But neither Xiao Feng nor Fujiwara Keiaki allowed themselves to get complacent, as the real threat had yet to manifest, and Uesugi Yumi had yet to make her move.

Half a minute later, two ninjas were dead. By the current count, besides Iwakami Shigehiro and Uesugi Yumi, only six people remained.

Fujiwara Keiaki stood with hands clasped, speaking in a deep voice: "If you retreat now, I can spare your life."

At these words, someone immediately mocked: "Saying such things makes one doubt whether you're really a ninja."

From her hidden position, Uesugi Yumi watched everything unfold, a look of disdain on her face. In her eyes, Fujiwara Keiaki was undoubtedly attempting to shake the morale of her side. The intention was good and he timed it well, but the method was truly clumsy.

Moments later, just as Xiao Feng turned back to fend off a ninja's long sword with his dagger, a flash of light shot from Uesugi Yumi's eyes, and she quickly flung her wide sleeve, sending nearly invisible white powder flying towards Xiao Feng, carried by the wind...

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