Throne of Radiance

Quiet.

The collection room is unprecedentedly quiet.

No one thought that in just a short moment, the situation would change so much.The few people who were already regarded as fish on the chopping board completed the identity change from hostages to kidnappers in the blink of an eye.Even An Xiaoxi herself was surprised.

The sudden reversal of the situation is precisely composed of a series of accidents.

The first accident was the outbreak of Cheng Yuanjian.

An Xiaoxi's plan at the beginning was to procrastinate for time through acting, waiting for the rescue of the Detective Division.She has a clear understanding of the strength gap between the two sides, and she never thought that she could complete the reversal with the Chengyuan Sword.

Who would have thought that the Chengyuan Sword would suddenly erupt with such terrifying power that it would cripple a martial arts expert!

And the moment the man screamed and rolled on the ground, An Xiaoxi saw an opportunity!

An opportunity not just to delay time and wait for rescue by luck, but to rely on oneself to control one's own destiny and survive from death!

——An inexplicable thought drove An Xiaoxi to make a move that she didn't even expect.

She reached out and picked up the blood-stained Cheng Yuan Sword.

The moment she really held the sword, she felt that what she was holding was not just the Chengyuan sword, but her own destiny.A feeling of connectedness was born suddenly, as if at this time she and Chengyuan Sword were one, and she had become a unparalleled sword in the world.

As if he could do anything, kill anyone.

So, she followed her own mind and drew the sword.

Even if it's just an ordinary person's body, but facing a man whose right hand has had three fingers cut off and is rolling on the ground with his hands covered, as long as his movements are sharp and decisive, it's not difficult to sneak in.

When the sword in his hand touched the man's neck, an unprecedented feeling stirred in An Xiaoxi's heart.

That was a feeling that the lady An Xiaoxi, who was walking on the road arranged by her elders, would never experience...

The Cheng Yuan Sword in his hand seemed to sense her excitement, trembling and let out a long cry of longing for blood.

"Don't move." The reminder blurted out, and An Xiaoxi warned the prey below her, trying to suppress her sudden killing intent.

"Otherwise, you may die."

——This is the second accident.

She changed her plan of procrastinating and turned passive into active.

And the third surprise was the actions of the Ji brothers and sisters.

Even though it was the first time they met, the other people who were in a difficult situation completely understood what she meant and made an extraordinary tacit cooperation.The Ji brothers and sisters even made a decisive move at the moment Cheng Yuanjian broke out, and severely wounded the woman with the high ponytail in one fell swoop. Not only did they capture the hostage, but they also caused the bandit group to lose an important force - this was something An Xiaoxi did not expect in advance. of.

This series of accidents turned the situation upside down.

The four masters of martial arts among the bandits have gone to the second place. Although their personal strength is not as good as the remaining two masters, but the Ji brothers and sisters and An Xiaoxi with Cheng Yuan sword in hand, the combined combat power of the three is, Enough to shorten the gap in individual strength.

What's more, they still had two wounded hostages in their hands.

Even if you don't have the upper hand, at least you can break your wrists.

huh... huh...

The knee was heavily pressed against the injured man's lower abdomen, and his untrained body was sweating profusely due to the violent movement just now. An Xiaoxi heard the sound of the heart in his chest being overloaded.

Sensing that the person below him had recovered from the pain between his fingers, and was about to move, An Xiaoxi moved the bronze dagger in his hand to the side, piercing his skin.

Faint bloodstains appeared on the sword.

The Cheng Yuan Sword in the palm kept trembling with excitement.

"Don't move." She repeated her warning again.

"You have already seen the power of this sword. Even if I am just an ordinary person, the speed at which you counterattack and subdue me must not compare to the speed at which the sword qi explodes."

After finishing the words, she could clearly see the fear and trembling in the depths of the man's pupils, and the body under the knees also changed from tense ready to go to straight and stiff.

The atmosphere in the collection room gradually became tense.

There were a total of nine robbers in this group, the four martial arts masters with strong inner qi had already left the second, and the other five who did not have inner qi cultivation finally recovered from the shock just now, and they didn't care about pretending to be antiques. He quickly ran to the remaining two bosses, it seemed that only by their side could he feel safe.

As for the two "backers" who brought them a sense of security, their faces were already gloomy.

If they want to ignore their actions, but there are still two accomplices in the hands of An Xiaoxi and the others. If they don't care about their lives, in the eyes of others, how can they continue to work hard in the future?What's more, these two are not subordinates who can be replaced casually, but important combat forces in their gang.

If it weren't for the impressive strength of the four of them together, how could they have the guts to do this kind of robbery?It should be noted that now that the aura is recovering, there are not a few martial arts practitioners, and strength is needed to rob.Therefore, giving up the two of them like this is tantamount to cutting off an arm.

After weighing it up, the leading man said, "I underestimated you. This time, we brothers admit it."

"Brother Xie..." The short-haired woman next to her was shocked. She had just opened her mouth and seemed to want to refute something, but the man put his hand on her shoulder, and she had no choice but to swallow the rest of her words.

The other two who became hostages breathed a sigh of relief.

The man who is obviously very prestigious in this gang continued: "You guys are young, with extraordinary strength and courage. The future is bound to be bright and limitless, and they probably don't want to be here." While talking, the man Falcon-like gazes slowly swept across the faces of several people, mainly Ji Heng and Memorial, and finally fell on An Xiaoxi's face, "With the strength of our brothers, if you try your best, you won't be able to stay. It's even more likely that both of you will be hurt, or even lost." My life. Is it worth it?"

The man spoke very slowly, but there was a kind of heavy power, and the invisible inner energy surged around him, mixed with murderous and bloody aura.They had no doubts that if the other party fought desperately regardless of the lives of their companions, Ji Heng and Memorial might still escape. Xue Hao, Shi Cheng, and An Xiaoxi, who was only of ordinary physical fitness, would all be buried here. .

Several people looked at each other, and they all knew that what they said was completely correct.They are indeed, not worth risking their lives here.Otherwise, they would have resisted from the very beginning.

At this time, the two sides are playing tricks, and each has concerns. An Xiaoxi thought about it, and felt that the risk of delaying the plan was the lowest, so she followed the man's words and asked, "Then what do you want?"

"Let's take a step back." Her reaction was as expected, and the man replied preparedly, "This time we admit defeat, and we don't want the rest of the collection. As long as you are willing to let people go, our brothers will leave now. I, Xie Biao, will do what I say! You can go down the mountain with us and release people on the road at the foot of the mountain. You can drive away at that time, or go to the police. We don’t even have time to escape, so we don’t have to worry about going back on our word and chasing you. "

"It's just the rest of the collection?" Ji Heng frowned, "It's too much, you have emptied [-]% of this collection room, not to mention returning it in its original shape, and wanting to take advantage of it and leave, are you guys We forgot that our accomplice’s life is still in our hands.”

While speaking, he crushed the female bandit's shoulder bones.With a click, cold sweat broke out on the woman's forehead, and she cursed.

An Xiaoxi also nodded: "The people will be returned to you, and my family's things will be taken away by you. Such a condition is too insincere. Why don't we just spend time here, anyway, you can't touch us now. Why don't you bet Who is going to bet on when the situation here will be discovered and the police will be called directly?"

She said it from the bottom of her heart.The people on the other side might have thought that this place is deep in the mountains and old forests, even if a case breaks out, they won't be discovered so quickly, but she knows that the people from the Detective Division are on their way here, so it's in their interest to delay it like this.

"Really? You don't want the life of the old man on the third floor anymore?" Xie Biao stared at her closely, and suddenly said such a sentence.An Xiaoxi's pupils constricted almost instantly.

Xie Biao, who noticed her reaction, laughed.

"The old man on the third floor is your grandfather, right? Before we came, we checked out the identity of the master."

There was no luck in An Xiaoxi's heart. She couldn't help but think of the blood on the man's body before, and when they broke in, they had obviously experienced battle and killing.Before An Xiaoxi just forced herself not to think in that direction, but now, the luck in her subconscious was finally broken...

The dagger in her hand suddenly let out a long cry, and the uncontrollable overflow of sword energy immediately cut someone's trachea.

The man's chest heaved immediately, like a dying fish, and he let out a hasty "ho ho" sound.

He heard an overly gentle and gentle female voice sounding from above his chest, but he seemed to hear the death-defying words from the underworld:

"My grandfather is getting old, if something happens, I have no choice but to fight to the death."

"Relax and relax, your grandpa is fine now." Xie Biao looked more and more calm when he made sure to grasp An Xiaoxi's weakness, "We came here for the antiques, and we won't attack an old man if it is not necessary. Before we come down , He is still staying in his room. It's just..." He smiled playfully, "—Don't you think that there are only a few of us in total, and there are no brothers who let the wind outside?"

Even he didn't expect that the random arrangement of two people to watch over the old man would come in handy at a critical moment.

What he said really didn't look like a lie, An Xiaoxi fell silent.

"How about it, is your grandfather's life worth the [-]% of the collection?" Judging by his appearance, if he hadn't taken care of the two accomplices, he would have taken away the remaining [-]% ​​of the collection.

While the two were talking, no one else interrupted.That group of people was obviously headed by this leader. As for Xue Hao and the others, the collection belonged to An Xiaoxi's family, so of course it was inconvenient for them to decide.

"Okay." After a while of silence, An Xiaoxi nodded and agreed, "But I need to see that my grandpa is safe and well."

"No problem." Xie Biao turned his head and said to the woman beside him, "Leave two people and let them invite the old gentleman over. Remember to be polite, and don't let the old gentleman touch you."

The woman nodded and took out her mobile phone to contact her accomplice.Although the phone was connected, she didn't hear half a word of response from the other end for a long time.

Instead, a strange rustling sound was heard.

A bad premonition suddenly came to mind.

Xie Biao, who also realized that something was wrong, changed his expression slightly: "What's going on? What are they doing?"

At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door.It was accompanied by an unfamiliar voice.

"...I've been waiting for a long time, I'm here to get my things back."