Shopkeeper Tang turned his face around and looked straight at the sharp knife that had plunged into his waist. Once the knife punctured through his skin, suddenly all my fears evaporated.

He was just a person after all, not an invincible monster! I had no reason to be afraid of him!

This time, even though it was my first time stabbing someone with a knife, I was unfazed, partly because I knew that the position where he was stabbed meant that only his kidneys were hurt. This wouldn’t incapacitate him. Instead, it might irritate him and enrage him even more.

If I hesitated at this moment, both Xiaotao and I would surely end up dead.

I tightened my grip on the knife’s handle and pulled it out with force. Blood spurted out of the wound, and Shopkeeper Tang screamed...