A man wrapped entirely in black clothes was binding another man dressed in dark red attire when he met Liu Ji's unexpected gaze.
Two faces, four eyes, one icy stare brimming with murderous intent, one wide-eyed with shock at being discovered.
Six eyes locked, the air froze in that instant.
Liu Ji's eyeballs shifted left and right, a sluggish thought popped into his mind—I seem to have stumbled upon an assassination scene!
The murderous intent in the eyes of the man in black was intense enough to burst forth.
The sharp dagger originally poised on the neck of the man in dark red attire slightly shifted.
This brief encounter, seemingly long, was actually less than half a breath.
In a flash, almost by instinct, Liu Ji sidestepped and dove to the ground, rolling away!
With a "swish," a blade slashed past his head, cutting through his flying disheveled hair, severing a section which drifted slowly down in front of his eyes.
