When Xu An Becomes Himself

Dust filled the air and a person landed on the crashing site. It was a man with a sturdy build and spiky white hair. Some of its strands were black. Making it like a white liquid dropped at him and dyed some of his hair white.

His eyelids were narrowed, making him like a cunning man and he had a mocking smile on his face.

However, that smile soon disappeared when he didn't get any response from inside the dust.

"What a disappointment, you died so easily yet you acted so arrogantly. Here I am, thinking of many ways to torture you," he sighed weakly.

Abruptly, something came at him and he leaped a few steps. In the process, his latest position was a bullet hole.

The dust soon scattered.

Lifting his head, he saw a pretty girl with her robe fluttered in the wind. She was holding a pistol with artistic design and carvings on it.

But what made the man frown was how gorgeous she was and for a second there, he lost his train of thought due to how captivating she was.

On her arms were two men. With their waist being hooked by her, they were like huge shrimp as their bodies bent.

Xu An felt warmth from her body as they were quite close to one another. In consideration of flowery and woman's scent entered his nose, his noise as though in nirvana.

Still, his reverie broke when he realized his position. Being carried by a woman was embarrassing!

"Jaden, can you put us down?" He asked slowly.

Jaden nodded as she put old Zhan and him down.

Quickly afterward, Jaden aimed her left pistol and shot at the spiky man. The latter was captivated by her beauty and had to snap back to reality. He dodged to the right as the bullet passed him.

Should he be late for a moment, his body would have a hole.

"To think you're confident enough to daze before me. Are you hasting your death? I can fulfill that wish of yours now," she said in ridicule.

"Look at how you've changed! I didn't recognize that it's you, Reizen!" He said in realization with a smile.

"Reizen?" Xu An softly muttered as he found the name was familiar. He then realized he heard it in the pub.

He shifted his line of sight to Jaden, seemingly wanting an answer to which one was her real name.

"I have many names and Reizen is one of the many. Pretty cool, don't you think? Don't worry, even though having many names makes me a shady person, I'm a trustworthy person." Her tone was assurance and confident, Xu An didn't doubt her.

For the fact, his first impression of her hasn't changed. She was the type that wouldn't betray you.

As a spy assassin, he lived in an underground world where betrayals and lies were daily needs. Being in there for many years, even the most naive person could differentiate between a liar or not.

"You don't have to worry, I trust you from the start to begin with," he said with a smile.

"Seriously, your disguise is a good one. Unfortunately, your smell couldn't lie to us."

Xu An reflexively knitted his brows, she simply covered her entire body with a robe! How is that a good disguise?

Xu An then attributed this to the world's standard of disguising yourself.

"My smell? But I do change it."

"There are smells in the human body that can't be changed. Now give up, Reizen! You attack a noble and even slandering him that he's kidnapping a girl and going to sell her!

"Your only punishment is death!" The man roared.

Jaden sighed and retracted her gaze to Xu An and said, "this is where we part ways, see you later and old Zhan. I'll pay you back for your carriage, sorry!"

When she said sorry, she leaped forward and her body shot upward like an arrow. In an instant, her figure disappeared.

"Run and hide as far as you like, we'll still catch you," he said with a smile.

Above the boulder, old Zhan's gaze was focused on his crushed carriage. His mouth was agape and was that way all the time.

"Old Zhan, are you okay?" Xu An asked worriedly.

Old Zhan's expression changed to fury as he looked at the spiky man 

"You bastard! You better pay me back for what you've done!"

"Huh? Why would I do that?" The spiky man said uninterestedly as he shifted his line of sight from where Jaden vanished to him.

Seeing how arrogant he was, Xu An wondered just who this guy was?

Old Zhan gnashed his teeth as he was infuriated. His expression was red, seemingly about to explode.

Panicked that old Zhan was going to do something reckless, Xu An tried to calm him down.

"Old Zhan, calm down. Isn't Jaden going to pay for your carriage?"

"Unlike you who trust strangers easily, I doubt she even remembers her promise! This guy has to pay for what he's done!"

Xu An helpless at this point. What should he do though? Old Zhan's temper was bad and despite the fact he wasn't reckless, he would do anything for the person so they would suffer if they touched one of his taboos.

Destroying his carriage was one.

The spiky man turned around as he walked arrogantly. Looking at the logo on his back, Xu An narrowed his eyes.

"Old Zhan, that man's clothes. He's from the Infantry, we shouldn't do anything reckless," Xu An informed old Zhan as he noticed the man's uniform.

He wore a black and white military uniform with a black military cap behind his neck. A short white cape extended to his back and an Infantry logo on it.

A slight breeze of the wind and cape fluttered in the wind.

"So what? Why are you being scared? I've seen how brave you are in the pub. Even laughing like a maniac."

"That's a different thing!" Xu An quickly responded.

Old Zhan frowned, "you challenge a Grand Noble's henchmen into a Death Rush. Furthermore, it seems that Chin Sha is more than meets the eye.

"I doubt he would mind losing him. Yet before a lowly Infantry soldier, you shrunk like a shrimp."

His words were like sharp knives that stabbed his heart.

"I'm not being a shrimp! I get used to preparing before an act so I have to think things carefully."

I'm an assassin! Same as a magician, I can't act unprepared! Xu An added inwardly.

"Preparing before an act? What are you, a clown that has to use makeup and all that?" Old Zhan mocked and Xu An ignored his mock, he got used to old Zhan's sharp words.

Just as Xu An was about to utter a word, old Zhan suddenly requested, "brat, flick a coin for me."

"What? Why?"

"Just do it and I'll give you fifty percent of what you owe me," he replied.

Xu An's eyes sparkled, "Deal!"

He fished out a bronze coin out of his pocket and flick the coin into the air.

There was no way he was going to miss such a golden chance! The pills he promised to old Zhan were expensive to the outside world, let alone in his clan.

As an ordinary member, he wasn't sure if he could get even a single pill. Though, with the help of his little brother, he was confident he could get it albeit he had to finish hard missions from him.

But now what he needed was reduced, his mission going to be easy, right?

"Step back!" old Zhan ordered hurriedly.

Not uttering a sound, Xu An nodded as he retreated a few steps back.

Simultaneously, the coin was still in the air as it was spinning.

As soon as Xu An retreated, he saw a small back in his line of vision. It was old Zhan!

He jumped to Xu An's latest position. With a flick of his finger, the coin shot in a straight line!

As it traversed in the air, the spiky man detected something coming from behind and before he knew it, the coin hit his forehead.

The force was so shocking that his body flew back as though it was a ragdoll.

The whole process was so fast that Xu An himself didn't know what just happened.

Before he knew it, the spiky man got hit by something as his body crashed into the buildings and Old Zhan was already back in his original position. 

His hands were on his back, looking like an expert. He looked at the man in disdain.

Shortly thereafter, he spoke calmly, "Extend your right arm and wear a cold smile, if you do it. Your debt is paid."

Xu An's facial expression was that of confusion.

After a moment of hesitation, he did what old Zhan asked him.

"Like this?"

Old Zhan nodded, "very good, now hold that position for a bit longer."

Not long after, under the debris of the building. A hand came out and a body followed.

His clothes were tattered and his hair was a mess, he was no different than a beggar.

"Who dares to attack me?!" His voice exploded out like lightning, reverberating into the air and trembling the ground.

No one didn't hear his words. It was loud and clear.

Afraid they would be used to vent his anger. They all pointed their fingers to Xu An in sync.

Gazed at the pointed direction, he saw a fragile, looking old man with short stature and a look of disdain.

Beside him was a young man with one of his arms extended in his way, a cold smile also plastered on his face.

He's the one?

The man's aura erupted and he shot out like a bullet.

Xu An was still wondering what old Zhan was planning. However, he was shocked that someone was coming at him at a terrifying speed!

His eyes dilated as the spiky man's punch whistled through the wind, aiming at his vital point on his chest.

As Xu An was about to dodge, he heard a voice coming from old Zhan. After hearing its content, Xu An steeled himself as he didn't do anything and looked at the upcoming attack with a calm expression and cold smile.

Aware that Xu An wasn't trying to dodge or block his attack, the spiky man became uneasy.