Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 484 - 483: The Reason

The man grinned and said to Gu Xiaoqing, "Perhaps no one has ever praised your shooting skills, not even Feng Qingyang mentioned to me that you can shoot. But I’m different. Everyone who’s seen me shoot is shocked and uses various flowery words to describe me. But guns are for killing, and their compliments make me embarrassed to pull the trigger. So, I gave myself the nickname ’Loser,’ and before anyone calls me that, I let them taste the bullets of ’Loser,’ to show them who the real Loser is!"

"..."

Gu Xiaoqing stared at him for a while and said, "I think you should see a psychologist. If you put down your gun, I can cover the cost for you."

Fang Zhixue almost laughed at Gu Xiaoqing’s sudden comment, but at such a moment, she couldn’t help but admire Xiaoqing for remaining so relaxed.

The feeling of mutual admiration drew her to this woman she hadn’t met many times and even had grudges with.

"I’ve always wanted a rematch with my mentor, but now, I feel like my wish might come true. I think your shooting skills should be on par with his, right?"

Loser challenged Gu Xiaoqing to a duel.

Gu Xiaoqing squeezed the gun in her hand, then looked at her opponent and smiled, "Pretty much, though I rarely win against him."

"Is that so? Then..."

Loser revealed a nostalgic expression, and as he spoke, he suddenly swung his gun.

At the same moment, Gu Xiaoqing raised her gun and unhesitatingly pulled the trigger.

Bang!

A streak of blood appeared on Gu Xiaoqing’s thigh. The bullet grazed her skin but didn’t penetrate the muscle.

Loser looked at Gu Xiaoqing with some disappointment, "Your shooting is decent, but didn’t he ever tell you never to let your guard down? Never show your shooting stance, because it can reveal your target to the opponent?"

"He mentioned it."

Gu Xiaoqing replied.

"Then your shot was far from good. You didn’t even anticipate my bullet’s trajectory. How will you save yourself and the person behind you?"

"I don’t need to save anyone."

Gu Xiaoqing smiled and said.

"What?"

Loser looked at Gu Xiaoqing puzzled, thinking that her wildly off-target bullet showed she miscalculated his firing trajectory, thus failing to intercept it.

"Actually, when Qing Feng and I dueled with guns, after the first fifty rounds where he won, he has never beaten me in the hundreds of rounds that followed. The shooting stance you saw was just me letting you see it on purpose. I know you can observe such nuances. It’s a simple trap."

Gu Xiaoqing finished speaking, and with a clank, before Loser could react, he felt something hit the back of his head, and his body collapsed involuntarily.

"What..."

Indeed, Gu Xiaoqing’s shot wasn’t aimed at Loser, but at the metal chain holding the chandelier on the ceiling behind him.

Gu Xiaoqing didn’t block Loser’s bullet because from his hand gesture, she could tell he didn’t intend to kill her with one shot.

Clearly, in Loser’s mind, this duel would end with their bullets exhausted, believing he’d battle until Gu Xiaoqing had no bullets left.

But he didn’t expect...

Gu Xiaoqing had seen through all his thoughts, and instead of letting herself get shot, chose to end the fight preemptively.

"A spectacular duel... I’m afraid I’ll never witness another like it."

Fang Zhixue commented from the side, with a tinge of awe.

"Don’t forget, we’re not out of danger yet."

"Hehe, I’ve been through situations much more desperate. Now, with you and me here, don’t worry. The remaining small fry aren’t my match. Follow me!"

Before coming, Fang Zhixue had already planned how to rescue and escape.

It had to be admitted, Gu Xiaoqing seemed to enjoy coordinating with Fang Zhixue during the escape. The two of them seemed like naturally attuned sisters.

Fang Zhixue led Gu Xiaoqing back to the Ancient City District, and Xiaoqing immediately instructed Xiao Wu to arrange a plane and hospital.

Fang Zhixue was transferred to a Hai City hospital the following day, and thanks to immediate treatment in the Ancient City, the gunshot wound didn’t worsen.

Gu Xiaoqing accompanied Fang Zhixue for two days, and soon Fang Shaohan, and several members of the Fang Family, came to visit this senior sister-in-law of the Fang Family.

Seeing everyone in the Fang Family present, Fang Zhixue felt that perhaps happiness doesn’t get better than this.

Seeing Fang Shaohan, Fang Shaonan, and her husband Fang Shaoqiang all unharmed, Fang Zhixue curiously asked Fang Shaoqiang, "Didn’t you encounter the lizard and the ripper?"

"We did."

Fang Shaoqiang replied.

"Then how could you..." Fang Zhixue knew well the Fang Family’s combat prowess and understood those people were formidable, making her puzzled.

"Because someone helped us."

Fang Shaoqiang replied with a smile.

"Who?"

Fang Zhixue was full of curiosity.

"He said his name is Qing Feng..."

Standing outside the hospital room, Gu Xiaoqing and a very ordinary-looking man stood. She asked with curiosity towards this mentor-friend figure, "How did you end up with the Fang Family? Did you ever really go by the name Asura?"

The man smiled, shaking his head, "Those are just nicknames others gave me, which I don’t fancy. I do like ’Qing Feng’, though. I heard you encountered Loser?"

Gu Xiaoqing nodded, "Was he really your student?"

"Not exactly. I took care of him for ten years because he was an orphan. However, he became too obsessed with marksmanship and took pleasure in killing. I was disappointed and left." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Qing Feng admitted.

"By the way, you haven’t said why you appeared at the Fang Family?"

"That’s a very confidential matter. Anyhow, Fang Zhixue is a fine young woman. Once, someone highly praised her, and during their final moments, predicted that once they were gone, Fang Zhixue might face unfair treatment, reminiscent of the dark old days."

Indeed, the ups and downs of someone in a prominent position naturally understood what could happen domestically when a strong leader departs.

Thus, they wouldn’t allow history to repeat itself.

Fang Zhixue was one of the tragedies they wanted to prevent!

"Or rather, they wanted to use Fang Zhixue to draw out latent unstable elements. Fang Zhixue, with her tireless efforts, might just be carrying out a final mission."

Gu Xiaoqing speculated on another possibility.

Perhaps Fang Zhixue herself was bait to lure out some ambitious characters. This also explained why she would take the initiative to contact Feng Qingyang, which wasn’t in line with Fang Zhixue’s nature.

Fang Zhixue always moved with great caution!

Of course, all of this might be possible, or might not be, but Gu Xiaoqing had lost interest in finding out.