Chapter 164

"If you hadn't reminded me just now, I wouldn't have thought there was such an important clue."

The blonde woman brushed the stray hair from her forehead, turned, and walked toward the masked man, her expression and tone extremely confident: "I'll go test whether he is really the true Shadow Master!"

In the blink of an eye, Medusa stood still at a position more than ten steps away from the masked man.

"I am Medusa, a member of Tattoo. I have heard many legendary experiences about you. Seeing you today, Shadow Master, you are indeed worthy of your reputation, and I hold you in reverence and admiration."

"I heard that you, Shadow Master, have a weapon that can kill several people at once called the Thousand-Machine Umbrella. I don't know if I have the honor to see this legendary divine weapon today?"

The Tang family bodyguards standing behind Xu Tian suddenly tensed up upon hearing this.

Oh no!

Appearance and clothing are easy to pass off, but the Thousand-Machine Umbrella is the Shadow Master's unique weapon; except for the Shadow Master himself and members of Shadow, no one has ever seen it.

Even if Xu Tian knew about the Thousand-Machine Umbrella, it would be impossible for him to have seen the real one, let alone forge it.

Now that the people from Tattoo want Xu Tian to produce the Thousand-Machine Umbrella, I'm afraid his cover will be blown very soon.

The captain of the first team was anxious; they could have used the identity of Shadow to scare away the Tattoo assassins, but at the critical moment, they were actually caught in a loophole.

Although the Tang family bodyguards led by the captain were still trying to maintain their outward composure, they had already prepared themselves for a desperate resistance in their hearts.

Unlike their nervousness, Xu Tian still stood in his original position with a light and breezy attitude, neither moving nor speaking.

No one knew what he was thinking.

Seeing Xu Tian refuse to answer for a long time, Medusa became even more certain of her speculation, and she felt as satisfied and proud as a cat that had stolen fish.

"Lord Shadow Master, why aren't you speaking?"

"Could it be that you just happened not to bring your commonly used weapon out with you?"

The surrounding atmosphere was extremely oppressive, and only Medusa's arrogant voice could be heard.

"I remember that you, Lord Shadow Master, never let your weapon leave your hand before..."

Her words, and Xu Tian's reaction, all made Du Yan Jack and the others standing in the back feel suspicious.

However, before they could speak, Xu Tian, who had been nonchalant, suddenly placed his hand on the sword hilt slung across his waist.

"Lord Shadow Master, the weapon you are about to take out, wouldn't it be the decorative sword at your waist?"

Seeing Xu Tian's action, Medusa didn't even have the most basic respect left and couldn't help but mock: "As far as I know, your weapon is not something like this toy."

After saying that, she turned to look at Du Yan Jack and the others and said loudly.

"I told you he was a fake!"

"We don't need to be afraid of him, because he is not the Shadow Master at all; he is a fake!"

A fake?

Du Yan Jack, Vampire George, and the others relaxed their expressions; if this man in front of them couldn't even produce the Thousand-Machine Umbrella, then he was indeed a fake.

Just as they were planning to take action again and wanted to teach this fake a lesson, they heard Xu Tian's emotionless voice ring out.

His tone was not as oppressive as before but became slow and gentle, as if he were talking about an insignificant trifle.

"Who said it was a sword?"

The next moment, his slender fingers pressed lightly on a spot on the scabbard.

With a "pop," the sound of the switch being opened clearly entered the eardrums of everyone around, striking their eardrums.

A silver long stick was pulled out of the scabbard by the man; after it completely broke free from its restraints, the man's fingers pressed on a certain point on the long stick again.

"Swish..."

The originally bare long stick stretched out in front of everyone, opening into an umbrella with steel bones and iron ribs.

"Thousand-Machine Umbrella." A playful smile curled at the corners of the man's lips: "Seeing it, are you satisfied?"

In his previous life, Tang Bingyan would not hide anything from Xu Tian, tacitly allowing him to enter and leave her study freely, and even told him her computer password directly.

Therefore, the secrets Xu Tian knew were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.

Previously, Xu Tian wanted to provoke and anger Tang Bingyan, so he deliberately looked at those confidential contents; as a result, living a new life, it could actually come in handy.

The smile on Medusa's face froze.

She stared blankly at the large umbrella that had opened in front of her, and even smelled the bloody scent on the umbrella ribs.

She retreated a large step in horror, her pupils shrinking sharply.

This was not within her expectations.

She had originally thought the Shadow Master's umbrella would be carried on his back, but she never expected he would disguise the Thousand-Machine Umbrella as an ordinary sword.

Soon she realized she had made a fatal mistake.

Thousand-Machine Umbrella, isn't it a thousand mechanisms that can change into any shape?

"Lord Shadow Master..."

The blonde woman trembled all over, having long since lost the proud momentum she had just now: "I... I am honored to be able to see your weapon..."

The more she thought, the more afraid she became; after all, those who had seen this umbrella before were all dead.

Just as she wanted to retreat to Du Yan Jack's side without anyone noticing, she heard the man's slightly lazy voice ring out again.

"You know about the Thousand-Machine Umbrella, so you should also be clear about the legends surrounding it, right?"

"No..."

Medusa's legs went soft, and her footsteps were also stiffened in place, unable to obey her.

"Do you know why no one has ever seen it?"

The man's smile became increasingly gentle, but this gentle smile contained murderous intent: "Because those people are all dead."

Medusa certainly knew the end of those who had seen the Thousand-Machine Umbrella.

She looked at Du Yan Jack as if seeking help: "Boss, let's leave quickly; it's just a mission, and we can make up for the loss by taking a few more orders later; there's no need to throw our lives away..."

As long as one doesn't have a problem with their brain, no one would actively provoke the Shadow Master.

Seeing Medusa scared out of her wits, Du Yan Jack knew that what the man was holding must be the genuine Thousand-Machine Umbrella.

Compared to money and life, he decisively chose life, immediately waved his hand at his subordinates behind him, and ordered: "Follow my orders, everyone retreat immediately!"

After giving the instruction, Du Yan Jack bowed deeply in the direction of the man.

"We dare not covet the sacrifice Lord Shadow Master has taken a fancy to; I hope you will forgive my and my subordinates' recklessness. If there is a chance in the future, I, Jiang Jiuchong, will definitely come to apologize in person!"

Apologizing in person is naturally just diplomatic language.

As long as they retreat safely today, who knows when they will see the Shadow Master again.

Du Yan Jack was about to retreat with his subordinates when he heard that voice that made his heart tremble with coldness again.

"Is it that I haven't come out to walk around for too long, to the point that these things have become too lawless?"

The first team captain Bai Lu's expression changed, and he quickly reacted, putting on a stern face and shouting at Du Yan Jack and the others: "Lord Shadow Master didn't say you could leave!"

"Jiang Jiuchong, since you know our Lord Shadow Master, yet you still dare to indulge your subordinates in being presumptuous, it seems you don't want to live anymore!"

Du Yan Jack's body stiffened, and the steps he had originally taken stopped instantly.