CHAPTER 1996 A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS


    Seeing how the two remained motionless, Yuri had no choice but to snort coldly before moving on,


    leaving them to y catch-up.


    However, Yuri did not get far when she suddenly stopped dead in her tracks, her expression bing


    grim.


    Before Yuri could react, seven to eight masked men in ck rushed toward her from both sides of the


    road, armed with katanas.


    The two behind Yuri immediately unsheathed their swords and charged forward when they saw what


    had happened.


    “Get out of here, Ms. Yuri!” shouted one of them.


    Yuri was somewhat shocked since the Watanabe family was one of the top families in Xendale. Not


    many in the city would dare cross them.


    It was almost unthinkable that anyone would have the guts to attack a Watanabe in broad daylight.


    Unfortunately, Yuri knew she had no time to waste after her subordinates were cut down mercilessly, so


    she hurriedly turned around and made a break for it.


    Yuri''s mind wentpletely nk as the men in ck, who seemed hell-bent on capturing her,


    pursued her.


    After running for a distance, she suddenly bumped into someone, and it almost made her lose her


    bnce.


    When Yuri looked up, she realized the person she had run into was Jared.


    “You?” eximed both Jared and Yuri in unison, for neither of them thought they would see each other


    again so soon after parting at the airport.


    However, the men in ck caught up before the two could say anything else.


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    Jared and xseed were stunned when they noticed the mening after Yuri. Didn''t Kazuo just


    mention how powerful the Watanabe family was and how they controlled almost the entire Xendale?


    Why, then, is the precious heiress being hunted in broad daylight?


    “If you value your lives, move away now,” the men in ck threatened Jared and xseed.


    Grabbing Jared''s arm tightly, Yuri looked expectantly at the man. “Help me. Please help me...”


    Jared could not help but smile when he saw the way Yuri acted. “I''m more than happy to help a damsel


    in distress.”


    When the men in ck heard that, they immediately boiled with rage. “We''ll kill you too if you try to be a


    hero!”


    The men in ck then charged forward with their katanas in hand, but they did not get far before Jared


    nonchntly waved his hand to release a wave of aura. Suddenly, the men froze in ce as though


    they had been turned into statues.


    A brief momentter, blood began to ooze out of the men''s chests before they all copsed to the


    ground.


    “You?” eximed both Jared and Yuri in unison, for neither of them thought they would see each other


    again so soon after parting at the airport.


    Yuri was dumbfounded when she saw what had happened to them.


    Even though she knew some techniques herself, she still stared at Jared as if he was an immortal


    being.


    xseed chuckled secretly as he looked at Jared, wondering what would happen if he recorded the


    man''s smugness and showed it to the girls.


    When Jared sensed xseed''s snicker, he immediately shot the man a look.


    “That was incredible, Jared! You just saved my life! How about youe over to my ce? I''m sure


    my father will reward you handsomely,” uttered Yuri with admiration in her eyes.


    Jared shook his head in response. “That''s not necessary. I have some personal matters to attend to.”


    Suddenly, he heard a cascade of footsteps informing him that arge group of people was heading his


    way.


    After Jared and xseed exchanged looks, the two hurriedly fled the scene, leaving Yuri to stare


    affectionately at Jared''s back.


    “Yuri! Yuri!” shouted Ryosuke as he ran toward his daughter, followed by a dozen men.


    “Dad!” Yuri threw herself at Ryosuke the moment she saw her father, still terrified because of the


    ordeal. She could not imagine what would have happened had she not bumped into Jared.