Breaking free from Chu Ge's restraint, Black Arrow no longer held any illusions. With a flick of her hands, there were two clinking sounds as the Fist Spike fell to the ground. Ignoring the searing pain constantly emanating from her shoulder, she continued her steps, intent on escaping.

But would Chu Ge really let her get away like that?

Ridiculous, of course not!

Just as Black Arrow took one step forward, Chu Ge suddenly reached out, grabbed her shoulder from behind, and yanked her back with force.

Black Arrow secretly cursed, turned her foot, and swung her right arm, fiercely elbowing towards Chu Ge's face.

Chu Ge's free left hand immediately moved to parry, but to his surprise, Black Arrow's elbow strike was just a feint. Before coming into contact with Chu Ge's left hand, she suddenly withdrew her force and slipped away like an eel, slapping Chu Ge's arm.

Immediately after, Black Arrow used the momentum to take two steps closer to Chu Ge, before shaking her body again, pulling her fingers upward. With a very subtle footwork, she freed herself from Chu Ge's control.

The strong will to survive left Black Arrow with only one thought: run, run quickly, no matter what, it was better than falling into the hands of this terrifying person.

Given his extraordinary skills, who knew how many ways he had to torment someone?

The chance to escape might only come once, and the time might be just a fleeting moment.

It didn't matter if her clothes were torn, even if her clothes were ripped off, it was no big deal. Once she got away from this place, she could find someone to snatch clothes from.

Black Arrow moved decisively, and her footwork was brilliant. Even Chu Ge didn't expect her to escape control under such circumstances. Slightly stunned, Black Arrow had already managed to get away once again.

If Black Arrow had been up against someone else, she might really have succeeded. After all, she was an assassin, and her escaping skills were even more refined than her combat methods.

An assassin is meant to kill with one strike, minimizing the chance of exposure, not to engage in upfront face-to-face battles. Although she enjoyed the fighting process, ultimately, she was still an assassin.

But unfortunately, she encountered Chu Ge.

Of course, if Black Arrow had faced someone else, her opponent might have died countless times already. How else would she be struggling so hard to figure out an escape?

Chu Ge paused for only a fraction of a second before striding forward with agile legs, suddenly chasing after her, quickly blocking her path, engaging her in combat once more.

In terms of hand-to-hand combat, Black Arrow was no match for Chu Ge. Furthermore, with her current lack of fighting spirit, she only wanted to escape as quickly as possible, leading to her moves becoming more erratic.

In less than ten seconds, Chu Ge kicked her in the abdomen, causing her to stumble back five or six steps, ultimately failing to stabilize herself and falling to the ground.

"Damn it! Am I really unable to escape today?"

Black Arrow yelled in disbelief internally, suddenly noticing the crossbow she had casually thrown away earlier.

With tightly furrowed brows, Black Arrow bit her lip hard and suddenly leaped forward, tightly gripping the crossbow, now with only one Crossbow Arrow left, in her right hand, aiming it at Chu Ge, who was slowly approaching.

Chu Ge laughed, beaming brightly, showing his white teeth, but under the moonlight that emerged from the clouds, his smile seemed terrifying to Black Arrow.

"Tsk tsk"

Chu Ge clicked his tongue, his eyes not on the shimmering crossbow arrow, but on Black Arrow's eyes, filled with fear, as if the arrow was not a life-threatening weapon, but a toy meant to scare.

"Miss Assassin, if I were you, I'd consider throwing that away. Do you still think this thing can kill me at this point?"

As Chu Ge's voice echoed, for a moment Black Arrow's previously steady right hand trembled. This time, it wasn't a deliberate action, but a genuine tremor agreeing with Chu Ge's words.

Black Arrow pursed her lips tightly, took a deep breath, and her gaze returned to calmness.

"Perhaps you're right, with it, I can't kill you."

Black Arrow spoke the words, and indeed she thought them. Despite being so close to Chu Ge now, close enough she couldn't imagine how he might dodge the last crossbow arrow, instinctively she felt she couldn't hit him, hesitating to release it.

Chu Ge shrugged, standing in front of Black Arrow, looking down at her from above, "Then why are you still holding onto it?"

Under Chu Ge's teasing gaze, Black Arrow slowly stood up from the ground, "If I can't kill you, at least... I can use it to end myself."

As she finished speaking, Black Arrow pointed the crossbow in her right hand at her own head, her elongated eyes filled with a complex expression. She gave Chu Ge a deep look, then slowly closed her eyes.

Even now, she couldn't figure out how Chu Ge avoided the "Heaven and Earth Net," but it seemed that question was no longer so important.

"Little girl, this thing isn't suitable for you, I'm confiscating it."

However, just as Black Arrow was preparing to end her own life, Chu Ge's voice suddenly echoed by her ear like a phantom.

Immediately she felt a numbness in her wrist, and her right hand lightened. The hand crossbow she held was already in Chu Ge's hand and casually tossed aside to the ground.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Is this the reaction and speed a human should have? Monster! This guy is simply a monster!"

Waves of shock surged in Black Arrow's heart, along with intense shame and anger. Since this man wouldn't let her commit suicide, there seemed to be only one possibility left.

On this dark and windy night, in this empty building with no one around, he wanted to torture her.

When Black Arrow thought of this, her hatred was overwhelming. Her free left hand quickly touched her back, and a gleaming dagger appeared in her hand, thrusting towards Chu Ge.

She was fast, but Chu Ge was even faster. Since Chu Ge could dodge a crossbow arrow, how could she possibly stab him?

Black Arrow hadn't even seen Chu Ge's movements clearly when the dagger in her left hand was inexplicably taken, making her heart tighten. Just as she was about to lift her knee to attack Chu Ge's groin, Chu Ge's fist landed heavily on her stomach.

Black Arrow's stomach cramped, her body seemed instantly drained of strength, letting out a dry heave, her body curling up involuntarily.

Chu Ge was not without compassion, but it depended on whom. Since this woman tried to take his life, how could he be polite?

As long as it's an enemy, there's no need to distinguish between men, women, young, or old. Unnecessary mercy is equivalent to stupidity, often requiring a bloody price.

It's no exaggeration to say, in some war-torn countries, even if you face a six or seven-year-old child, you must be cautious because you never know if they'll suddenly stab you when they're trembling and panicked.

Temporarily rendering Black Arrow powerless to resist, Chu Ge didn't stop there. Clutching her neck with his left hand, he strode forward and slammed her against the wall.

As Black Arrow's head spun, Chu Ge's left hand slightly moved upwards, grasping her head like a steel clamp. The cold blade of a knife in his right hand pressed against her snow-white neck, his right leg pinning her legs to prevent her from catching her breath and suddenly kneeing him in the groin.

"Now, can we communicate properly?"

Chu Ge asked indifferently, ripping off Black Arrow's mask, revealing a young and beautiful oval face, with narrow eyes under a straight nose and thin lips, appearing to be just in her early twenties.

Feeling the icy blade on her neck, Black Arrow cautiously took a deep breath, and under Chu Ge's gaze, she swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, then stiffly nodded with a slight movement.

In just a few seconds, Black Arrow's emotions went through unprecedented highs and lows. As the saying goes, dying heroically is easy, facing death with composure is hard. If possible, she realized she still wanted to live.

Confronted with near suicide, she realized the preciousness of life; even being able to breathe this cool air turned out to be a huge blessing.

Chu Ge was quite satisfied with the woman's response, "Good, I'll ask, and you answer. Who sent you to kill me."

"Long Tao."

Black Arrow completely admitted defeat, and she was a hired assassin from Long Tao, not his loyal lackey. Under the shadow of death, she answered straightforwardly.

Chu Ge let out a throaty hum of disbelief, "Is my life only worth that much?"

"One million."

"I... am only worth one million?"

Chu Ge laughed in exasperation; his life was so undervalued? It was a massive insult, and if his comrades knew, they'd laugh their heads off.

Black Arrow knew what Chu Ge was laughing about. She sighed inwardly, such an opponent was terrifying; one million for his life was indeed an insult.

"Your organization, real name, family relationships, the specific address of you and your families."

Black Arrow frowned, a resolute and hateful gleam in her eyes, maintaining silence on this issue.

"So you've resolved to die here?"

The knife in Chu Ge's hand glided up and down Black Arrow's neck, not as if it was a beautiful woman's white throat but as if it was shaving an animal.

And Chu Ge seemed like a cold-blooded butcher sharpening his knife.

Chu Ge's control over the knife was precise, despite its extreme sharpness pressed tightly against Black Arrow's neck, it didn't cut into her delicate skin.

But the more this was the case, the greater the psychological pressure felt by Black Arrow, a torment hard to imagine without experiencing it firsthand.

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