Breaking Through the Siege 2

Now, unless one of them drew the enemy’s fire, neither of them could hope to escape! To make matters worse, the pillars were already riven with cracks, and at this rate, the house would collapse and crush them before the rescue team could arrive!

Yu signaled with his eyes that he would draw the gunfire, urging Xiao to leap out the window. Seeing his plan, Xiao flared with anger, her temper igniting instantly. She snapped in frustration, “Are you out of your mind? I absolutely refuse to go first by myself!”

Without giving Ouyang Qianyu a chance to argue, she snatched up a stone from the ground. Fixing her gaze on Yu, she asked, “Do you remember our training from before?”

Yu looked at the stone in her hand. Indeed, they had trained like this before. But what did that have to do with their current predicament? He looked at Xiao in confusion. At a glance, she could tell he hadn’t figured it out yet.

She explained further, “I’ll use the stone to draw their fire. You take them out with your gun!”

At last, Yu understood! Memories began to replay in his mind: back then, Han had put them through training, giving only one of them a gun and sixty bullets. There were a hundred enemies!

Even with perfect aim and every bullet finding its mark, it was impossible to eliminate them all. So the two of them had devised a plan. One would create a distraction, the other would shoot.

Take down the enemy before the opponent could fire—this required two people with absolute rapport and extraordinary marksmanship! And Ouyang Qianyu’s shooting ability was, without doubt, the best.

He almost never missed; his aim was unerring. Xiao trusted him completely! She exposed herself, moving swiftly to the area near the shooter. The instant the shooter emerged and raised his gun, “Bang!” Yu had already squeezed the trigger!

One shot, one kill! Xiao turned back and gave Yu a big thumbs up. “Great!” she called, then pressed on.

Amidst the green cover all around, countless dangers lay hidden! The gunman who had been shot stared wide-eyed, disbelieving, at his young mistress.

At first, he’d thought this pampered daughter of the Shangguan family, sheltered by her parents since childhood, was completely helpless. Now, he realized how wrong he had been! This young lady possessed a unique vision and remarkable courage.

She dared entrust her very life to another! Such courage was staggering! Even those of them who had risked their lives for the Shangguan family for years could not trust their comrades to such a degree.

But she had done it! Admitting defeat, he handed over his weapon, cast a long, searching look at the diminutive Xiao, and left without another word.

Xiao took up the firearm, murmured a soft “Thanks,” then turned and handed the gun to Yu as he came up behind her. “Good luck! Don’t let down the trust I’ve placed in you!”

After that, Xiao continued to survey their surroundings, tossing stones into the grass. Yu followed at a distance, some space always between them. Yet Xiao trusted him utterly in that moment!

It was a memory Yu would never, ever forget. He looked up in astonishment, surprised that Xiao would choose such a method now. After all, this was a life-or-death struggle—not a training exercise. The stakes were worlds apart!

Gunfire still echoed around them, and the cracks in the walls grew ever wider. Xiao looked at Yu, unable to understand what he was hesitating about. But now was not the time for doubt! She would not let Ouyang Qianyu die because of her.

———Author’s Note———
Feeling drained as I write…