Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

Hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately showed an ecstatic look on his face, a relaxed smile after surviving a disaster. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Of course, of course, I will definitely listen to your orders, young master!"

However, at this moment, there was a sharp sound suddenly - "whoosh!" followed by a dull crash - "bang!"

A sharp dagger about one foot long flashed with cold light, passing by the middle-aged man's cheek like lightning, and stabbed deeply into the solid wooden wall behind him at an astonishing speed! The handle of the dagger was still vibrating at a high frequency, making a series of heart-pounding "buzzing" sounds!

"Ah! Master, spare my life!"

The middle-aged man was so frightened that he held his head with both hands, and after a terrible scream, he immediately squatted down, his heart filled with endless fear. He thought to himself that this guy in front of him actually went back on his word and wanted to put him to death.

"stand up!"

Xu Damao's eyes widened with anger and he roared in a voice as loud as a bell.

Hearing the sound, the middle-aged man's body trembled involuntarily, but he still held his head tightly and slowly stood up.

Xu Damao flicked his wrist, and when his palm turned, two flying knives about 20 centimeters long appeared in an instant. Then, there were two crisp sounds of "swish", and in the blink of an eye, the two flying knives were firmly embedded in the top of the wooden wall behind the middle-aged man, trembling slightly, as if protesting to him.

"Behave yourself outside and don't play any tricks on me. Do you understand me? Otherwise, you will be dead in the next second!" Xu Damao said viciously, and quickly took out a Mauser pistol, and aimed the black muzzle mercilessly at the middle-aged man's head.

"Master, please rest assured! I will never play any tricks. I will go home to reunite with my wife and children soon. If I dare to make trouble at this time, wouldn't I be courting death? As long as you can let me go, I will do anything!"

The middle-aged man stared at the black muzzle of the gun with his eyes wide open. Although his eyes were filled with endless fear, his mouth was like a machine gun, repeatedly assuring him that he would absolutely behave himself at an astonishing speed.

Seeing this, Xu Damao slowly put away his pistol and walked behind the middle-aged man. He skillfully put the flying knife and dagger into his pocket, as if these extremely sharp weapons were invisible in his hands, disappearing without a trace in an instant. The middle-aged man saw this scene, and a chill surged in his heart, and his whole body trembled.

Then, Xu Damao gently waved his arm, and his palm struck the middle-aged man's neck as fast as lightning. In an instant, the middle-aged man felt a sudden blackness in front of his eyes, and then he lost consciousness and fainted on the ground.

However, Xu Damao ignored the middle-aged man lying on the ground, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. The next moment, when he appeared again, he had returned to the real world.

Time was running out, so Xu Damao took out his bicycle without any delay and rushed towards the beach as the middle-aged man mentioned.

Ten minutes later, when Xu Damao was about to reach the beach, he put away his bicycle and brought the middle-aged man out of the space.

As usual, he slapped him twice in the face, but this time Xu Damao's force was much weaker.

"This...where is this?"

The middle-aged man woke up slowly, like a headless fly, looking at the dark night around him, and asked Xu Damao with a confused look on his face.

"This is the seaside! You should know where the ship is, right?"

Xu Damao lit a cigarette and responded casually.

"Ah! Is this the seashore? I know where the ship is, but I must light a torch to find it."

The middle-aged man looked at Xu Damao eagerly, like a pug waiting to be fed by his owner.

"Then get a torch!"

"Yes, I'll do it right away."

It's no wonder that the middle-aged man was quite good at hands-on work, like a skilled craftsman. He took a forked wooden stick, picked up some hay and twigs, tied them to the branches of the stick, and made a simple torch.

After arriving at an open area, the middle-aged man asked Xu Damao for a match to light the torch, then began to wave the torch with his arms.

After a few minutes, the torch went out, leaving only red sparks, but even so, it was still as conspicuous as a bright light in the night.

The middle-aged man sometimes stared at the sea nervously, sometimes turned his head to look at Xu Damao, and secretly prayed in his heart that the ship would definitely come...

"Have you paid the boat fare?"

"I have."

"Well, take these and eat them on the boat, and this as well."

Xu Damao took out two oil paper bags and a kettle full of water and handed them to the middle-aged man.

"Thank you sir!"

The middle-aged man did not refuse, but took these things with both hands and put them on his body as if he were holding treasures.

Not long after, a black shadow floated over from the sea in the distance. The middle-aged man also saw the shadow and waved a wooden stick with only red charcoal left in his hand, drawing red circles in the night.

"Isn't this boat a little small? It looks like it can only hold seven or eight people. How can it travel so far on the sea?"

Xu Damao frowned and asked suspiciously.

"Sir, you don't know, these are just local boats. The big ship is somewhere else, and only these small boats know the location of the big ship."

The middle-aged man nodded and explained, with a flattering smile on his face, like a docile sheep. He thought to himself: I will leave here soon, so I must not provoke this killer at this critical moment!

"Oh I got it."

Xu Damao responded nonchalantly while calmly pulling out a foot-long fine steel dagger from his bosom. He held the hilt tightly and waved the dagger slowly in his hand. The dagger was extremely sharp, flashing a frightening cold light, as dazzling as the twinkling stars in the night sky, frightening the middle-aged man.

"Sir, I am a coward. What are you going to do? Please spare my life!" The middle-aged man looked at Xu Damao in horror. His legs trembled involuntarily and his voice became stuttering.

Although he was filled with extreme fear, the middle-aged man did not choose to run away. After all, he had witnessed the amazing scene of Xu Damao performing his flying knife skills, not to mention that the other party was holding a pistol in his hand...

"You don't have to be afraid. Since I said I would let you go, I will never hurt you. On a large ship like this, with complicated personnel and chaotic environment, I'll leave this knife for you to use for self-defense."