Chapter 51: True Feelings Revealed

  Zhou Hao didn't expect Jin Lao Da to say such a thing, it seems that An Zhi's arrangement was really unpopular.

  And An Zhi also rushed towards Jin Lao Da with a look of desperation, shouting: "Jin Tusheng, I'll kill you!"

  But before he could even touch Jin Tusheng, he was slapped in the face by Jin Tusheng with a backhand, and his whole body flipped twice in mid-air before heavily crashing to the ground, already with a nosebleed and half of his face swollen.

  Jin Tusheng smiled slightly at Zhou Hao and said, "There's always someone in the family who doesn't quite live up to expectations, sorry about that." At the same time, he had someone bring over a square table, and they sat on either side of it. He picked up a deck of cards, shuffled them, and placed them in the center of the table. "Let's just play Twenty-One, no banker or player."

  Zhou Hao glanced around, seeing that the guns of those people were still aimed at him and Zhao Yuqin. He secretly remembered the positions of the five people, but his face didn't show anything. Jin Tusheng casually handed over the first card to Zhou Hao, and then gave the second one to himself. Jin Tusheng got a K, while Zhou Hao got a J.

  "It's all ten o'clock." Jin Tusheng smiled, took out the second card, placed it face down in front of him, lifted a corner to take a look, and then looked at Zhou Hao across from him.

  Zhou Hao also took a second card and placed it there with its back facing up.

  Jin Tu Sheng narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying: "A gamble involving several lives is quite tense." But there was no tension on his face because the lives involved did not include his own, and he believed that everything was under his control.

  He glanced at Zhou Hao, then flipped over the bottom card, which was a 10. His smile grew thicker. "Looks like I'm quite lucky, twenty points, how about you?"

  "My luck isn't bad either." Zhou Hao smiled and flipped over the bottom card, which was an ace. "Sorry, 'Black Jack', it's a sweep." He looked at Jin Tusheng, "I won, so we can leave now, and also, the top settlement is mine too."

  Jin Tu's smile froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered and crossed his fingers to support his chin, smiling at Zhou Hao: "Do you think I would really let you go? Hmph... this story will teach you a lesson, never trust others so easily."

  Zhou Hao seemed to have expected Jin Tusheng to say that, and a smile also appeared on his face. "Fortunately, I didn't plan to believe you anyway." Just now when the card was turned over, the pager at Zhou Hao's waist vibrated, which means Zhao Dingzhou's people were ready. At this time, Zhou Hao made a gesture towards the dilapidated window behind Jin Tusheng.

  Jin Tusheng didn't understand the meaning of Zhou Hao's gesture, when he suddenly heard a gunshot. It sounded like one shot, but actually it was three shots, because Jin Tusheng saw that the three subordinates closest to Zhao Yuqin fell down at the same time, each with a bullet hole on their forehead.

  Zhou Hao didn't hesitate, after making the gesture he immediately jumped up from his chair, and the two poker cards in his hand flew towards the two men holding submachine guns behind him. The two hadn't even had time to pull the trigger when a card each entered their throats, and they fell to the ground amidst splashing blood.

  Faced with this sudden change, Jin Tusheng only maintained a moment of astonishment, and then immediately rushed to Zhao Yuqin on the right. He now understood that there must be snipers outside, so the top priority was to grab a hostage for self-protection.

  But Zhou Hao didn't let him have his way, and with a speedier figure, he darted in front of him, separating him from Zhao Yuqin.

  Jin Tusheng let out a cold hum, and immediately launched a move called "Double Snakes Emerging from the Cave", with both fists stabbing towards Zhou Hao. However, Zhou Hao simply raised his hands, firmly grasping Jin's fists, while lifting his right foot to heavily kick Jin's left knee.

  Jin Tu didn't expect that Zhou Hao's skills would improve to such an extent in just half a month. A sharp pain shot up from his left knee, and his entire left leg lost its strength. His left knee had been kicked into pieces by Zhou Hao.

  He was also ruthless enough, gritting his teeth to endure the severe pain, and with a push of his right foot on the ground, he rammed his right knee into Zhou Hao's abdomen. Zhou Hao wouldn't let him have his way, first releasing his two hands, and with a downward slap of his left palm, he sent Jin Tusheng's kicking right leg flying back, while both palms pushed against his chest, and his whole body pressed down on Jin Tusheng, who was now off the ground, exactly like the "Giant Bear Pressing Mountain" in the "Five Animals Play".

  Jīn Tú's body was still in mid-air, with no place to borrow strength, and he couldn't dodge. His chest was immediately struck by Zhou Hao's double palms, and his entire person flew backward like a cannonball, smashing through the wall behind him and landing on the floor of the adjacent room, spitting blood uncontrollably and unable to get up.

  Zhou Hao immediately came to Zhao Yuqin's side and removed the cloth strip from her mouth, then untied the ropes on her body.

  Unrestrained, Zhao Yaqin immediately stood up and hugged Zhou Hao, tears streaming down her face, "Xiao Hao..."

  Zhou Hao also tightly hugged her, gently stroking her powdered back with his hand, "It's okay, Zhao Jie, it's okay."

  Suddenly, Zhao Yuqin shouted loudly, "Be careful!" At the same time, she used force to turn Zhou Hao around and blocked him with her back.

  When Zhou Hao turned around, he saw An Zhitop, who was originally knocked down by Jin Tusheng in the corner of the wall. At this time, he was actually holding a "Desert Eagle" and aiming at himself and Zhao Yuqin! Zhao Yuqin wanted to use her own body to help Zhou Hao block the bullet!

  Zhou Hao couldn't bear to let Zhao Yuqin take risks for him, so he immediately hugged her and turned back around, using himself as a shield in front of her. The movements of the two people were extremely fast, looking like they had spun around twice in a row.

  Bang!

  The gun went off, and Zhao Yuqin, who was being held by Zhou Hao, could clearly feel his body tremble violently.

  "Xiao Hao!" Zhao Yuqin let out a heart-wrenching shriek, and Zhou Hao also fell to the ground.

  The guy on the other side, An Zhiteng, was smiling and saying "heh heh", still holding onto his "Desert Eagle" gun, ready to shoot Zhou Hao again. Zhao Yuke was extremely angry, she had been in the military before and was very agile, she quickly picked up a handgun from the ground with one swift motion, without even looking, she shot An Zhiteng's right hand that was holding the gun.

  An Zhitop let out a miserable cry, and the "Desert Eagle" in his hand also fell to the ground. Zhao Yuqin was still not satisfied, got up and walked to his front, screaming and firing multiple shots, emptying all seven rounds from the pistol into An Zhitop's face, shattering his entire head.

  Then Zhao Yuqin dropped the gun and ran back to Zhou Hao's side, hugging him into her arms, crying desperately: "Xiao Hao! Xiao Hao! Are you okay? Xiao Hao..." Seeing that Zhou Hao still had no reaction, her crying became even more mournful. "Xiao Hao, you can't die, sister can't live without you, Xiao Hao, don't die, sister is begging you..."

  In desperation, she saw another handgun on the ground beside her and picked it up without hesitation, pointing the muzzle at her forehead. But immediately, another hand pressed down on the safety catch of the gun, preventing her from pulling the trigger.

  "Zhao Jie, what are you doing? I'm not dead yet." Zhou Hao's voice suddenly came, but it sounded a bit weak.

  Zhao Yuqin heard Zhou Hao's voice, and the feeling was like going from hell to heaven. She immediately hugged Zhou Hao tightly, frantically kissing his face while crying: "Xiao Hao, you scared your sister to death, really scared her to death. Are you okay?"

  Zhou Hao smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing, just a bit drained."

  Zhao Yuqin was not at ease, and pressed down on his body to carefully examine his back. He found that there was a bullet hole in the clothes on his back, but his body had not been hit by the bullet. There was only some bruising of the skin below the bullet hole.

  Originally, Zhou Hao had already circulated the true energy throughout his body while turning around, especially covering his back. After successfully absorbing the Dragon's Saliva Fruit and practicing "Nourishing Qi Record", his true energy was much more abundant than that of Gong Sun Daifu who had been cultivating internal strength for decades. With this layer of true energy protection, the bullet from the "Desert Eagle" couldn't even penetrate his skin. Zhou Hao only felt a bit drained due to over-exertion and was just adjusting the true energy inside his body, so he couldn't respond to Zhao Yuqin yet. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yuqin thought he had been shot dead and wanted to commit suicide as well.

  "Sister, why are you so silly?" Zhou Hao gently wiped away Zhao Yuqin's tears.

  Zhao Yuqin's genuine words flowed out: "I don't care, if you really die, then I won't live either."

  "Sister, I'm not worthy."

  "Nobody else is worth it more than you!"

  Zhao Yaqin's words were exactly the same as Wang Xijun's, and Zhou Hao's whole heart was also melted by this sentence.

  Zhao Yuqin had actually had a good impression of Zhou Hao for a long time. The first time Zhou Hao saved her on the street, she just felt that he was only a middle school student who was brave and chivalrous, and what she felt in her heart was only a simple sense of gratitude. However, in later interactions, Zhao Yuqin discovered that there was a maturity about Zhou Hao that shouldn't be present at his age, especially the way he stubbornly persisted, which made Zhao Yuqin's heart flutter. And as time went on, their relationship became increasingly ambiguous, like siblings yet transcending siblings.

  However, there were too many obstacles between the two of them. Age and status made Zhao Yuqin unable to express her feelings. Zhou Hao also didn't pursue her aggressively like other men, nor did he have the impulsiveness that young people should have. He was always polite in front of her, never breaking through the thin layer of ambiguity between them. Zhao Yuqin enjoyed this ambiguous relationship and also helped Zhou Hao with all his heart to do what he wanted to do.

  Until just now, witnessing Zhou Hao blocking the bullet for her, all the pride and restraint in her heart finally collapsed.

  "At this time, Zhou Hao said: 'In the past, didn't my sister ask me if I would block bullets for you? Now I can give you a definite answer.'"

  "Fool! You fool!" These words from Zhou Hao moved Zhao Yuqin more than any romantic words, she cried and pounded on Zhou Hao's chest, "You big fool!"

  Zhou Hao grabbed her fist, "Sister, stop hitting, it will hurt."

  Zhao Yuqin thought she had accidentally hurt him and hastily asked: "What's wrong, are you okay?" At the same time, she anxiously felt his body.

  At this time, Zhao Dingzhou rushed in with a large group of people and let out a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhao Yuqin and Zhou Hao were both safe and sound. "Yuqin, Xiao Hao, are you okay?"