Chapter 161: Shadow Master?

Blood gushed from George's calf, staining his long trousers red.

Just as George retreated, two Tang family bodyguards quickly stepped forward, supporting Xiao Can as they pulled back.

This sudden voice disrupted the rhythm of George and his men; even Chen Xiaoxiao, A Wei, and the others were utterly shocked.

Who on earth was it?

How could they offer guidance to Xiao Can at such a critical moment, allowing him to turn a crisis into safety?

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.

The next moment, they realized that while they had been fully focused on the battle, three black sedans had silently driven up from behind, stopping just past the row of Tang family vehicles.

"Who's there?"

Medusa and One-eyed Jack looked toward the three black sedans with vigilance.

They had their men guarding every direction of the small town, and ordinary tourists had long since been detained at the entrances after being screened; it was impossible for anyone to have gotten in at a time like this.

Furthermore, it was impossible for anyone to dare barge in and seek death so brazenly after seeing the Tattoo organization's insignia.

One-eyed Jack narrowed his eyes slightly, staring fixedly at the lead black sedan. For some reason, he had a premonition that the voice that had just helped Xiao Can injure George had come from that car.

At the same time, Chen Xiaoxiao, A Wei, and the others also looked toward the direction not far behind them.

That voice had sounded very young.

Although the voice was young, this person's close-combat experience was extremely rich, even allowing Xiao Can to reverse a losing battle and successfully escape the clutches of the brutal Vampire George.

What kind of background did such a formidable person have?!

Amidst the curious and wary gazes of the crowd, the front passenger door of the lead sedan was opened.

Then, a young man wearing a Western-style uniform stepped out first to open the door for the person sitting in the back.

After the door was opened, everyone first saw a pair of unusual long boots. The owner of the boots was a man wearing black clothes, black trousers, a black cloak, and a cowboy hat.

The upper half of the man's face was covered by a black mask, revealing only two sharp, spirited eyes—a standard Western Zorro outfit.

After the man stepped out, seven or eight others successively stepped out of the other two cars.

Some of these people wore bodysuits, some wore uniforms, and others wore evening gowns typically seen at banquets; they were all famous characters from classic films.

"Who are you people?"

Vampire George never imagined he would be ambushed. While tending to his wound, he roared viciously.

The masked man ignored George's clamoring and instead looked at One-eyed Jack in the center. Then, the same cold, indifferent voice from before rang out again.

"Jiang Jiuchong, do you think that by changing to a foreign name and setting up your own shop, no one would recognize you?"

"Back when you were blacklisted by the Qingxue Pavilion and everyone in the dark forces wanted you dead, you nearly died under a bounty hunter's blade. Now, you've transformed into the leader of an assassin organization; you really are a petty man drunk on his own success."

"What, have you lived a peaceful life for so long that you've forgotten yourself, daring to be so bold as to touch someone I, the Shadow Master, have taken an interest in?"

The black-clad man's tone rose slightly at the end, possessing an innate deterrent power that made everyone around feel a bone-chilling cold.

Upon hearing this, One-eyed Jack's expression changed abruptly, and his one remaining eye widened to its limit.

This person could actually pinpoint his identity with such precision!

He stared unblinkingly at the man not far away, scrutinizing that bizarre outfit, and suddenly, something occurred to him, and obvious fear appeared in his eyes.

"All of you, don't move!"

His voice trembled as he ordered Medusa and the others, who were eyeing the situation like tigers, and his voice betrayed an undisguisable panic.

Seeing One-eyed Jack's reaction, the people behind Xu Tian were also greatly surprised.

Did these people actually believe it?

If it weren't for the fact that they subconsciously wanted to return to Tang Bingyan's side to live and die with her, rather than protect this weak pretty boy as he fled, they would never have agreed to Xu Tian's plan, which could only be described as moronic.

When they came over, they had already prepared themselves to be exposed the moment they appeared.

Yet, they never expected that Xu Tian would not only successfully guide Xiao Can to safety but even cause One-eyed Jack to call off his subordinates.

Could it be that what Xu Tian said about Jack's identity wasn't just empty talk, but actually correct?

The bodyguards of the First Team were already beginning to doubt reality.

But their professional training as bodyguards still led them to maintain a cold, ruthless demeanor on the surface, dutifully playing their roles as members of the Shadow organization.

However, they hadn't expected Xu Tian to be so calm and composed, even acting more convincingly than they were.

If they didn't know Xu Tian's true identity, they might have truly believed that the person in front of them was that brutal and mysterious organization leader... the Shadow Master of Shadow.

But wasn't Xu Tian just a pretty boy supported by President Tang?

And he was called a waste by Chen Xiaoxiao all day long.

Yet, the Xu Tian in their eyes at this moment was vastly different from the pretty boy in their impressions.

This version of Xu Tian gave them, for the first time, a sense of authority that made them want to submit.

At the same time, the level of shock among the Tattoo assassins was even higher than that of the Tang family bodyguards.

As insiders, even they didn't know that One-eyed Jack was actually Jiang Jiuchong, the former chief assassin of the Qingxue Pavilion!

The very Jiang Jiuchong who had caused a massive upheaval in the dark forces back then after turning against the Qingxue Pavilion and being blacklisted!

The expressions of Medusa and Vampire George shifted unpredictably.

They had been by One-eyed Jack's side for so long, yet they didn't know his true identity.

Why did the man before them know?

They knew from One-eyed Jack's reaction that the man must have hit the mark; otherwise, One-eyed Jack wouldn't have warned them not to act rashly just now.

Vampire George stared fixedly at the man standing before them, whose face could not be identified and whose actual age could not be deduced.

He felt the other's attire was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck his mind, and a name instantly popped up!

"Shadow Master?"

Hearing the words "Shadow Master," Medusa subconsciously frowned, retorting with a look of disbelief.

"Stop joking. How could the Shadow Master possibly come here..."

"Shadow Master" was merely a codename. He was the leader of a mysterious organization; no one knew his true appearance, nor did anyone know his origins.

Members of the Shadow organization called him Shadow Master, and this codename was a dangerous existence that made people in the dark forces tremble with fear.

Even though Medusa had been drifting through the dark forces for over a decade, she only knew that such an organization existed, along with a few insignificant details.

She knew absolutely nothing about the detailed information regarding the members of the Shadow organization or the Shadow Master himself.