Nie Chongyang had a general idea that Ye Tiancheng would be unable to sit still once he heard about the incidents involving Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng.
However, he hadn't expected Ye Tiancheng to be so restless, immediately preparing to leave to rescue Hou Mingzhu and the others.
But then again, they were Ye Tiancheng's wife and daughter, so there was nothing to say about it.
If his own wife and daughter were in trouble, and Ye Tiancheng could remain seated and unconcerned, then his character would be evident. How could Nie Chongyang cooperate with such a person?
It was precisely because he understood Ye Tiancheng's character that Nie Chongyang's cooperation with Ye Tiancheng and his group increased, and their relationship grew stronger, all stemming from trust in Ye Tiancheng's character.
Ye Tiancheng was a man of action. With Hou Mingzhu's fate now uncertain, he couldn't bear to stay put for even a moment.
If Ye Tiancheng was leaving, naturally everyone would follow, and they had to bring Long Miaomiao along.
Ye Tiancheng still had many reservations about bringing Long Miaomiao, but Long Miaomiao's attitude was too resolute, and Ye Tiancheng couldn't stop her, ultimately having to compromise.
After roughly packing their belongings, they hurriedly left Long Miaomiao's Crystal Dragon Palace.
After Long Miaomiao led Ye Tiancheng and the others out of her territory space, she completely sealed off her entire territory space, unlike before when she was more lenient. It wasn't entirely impossible for someone to stumble in unintentionally.
She didn't mind this before, but now that she wasn't here, she naturally had to protect her territory and prevent anything from intruding.
Once all preparations were nearly complete, they thoroughly departed from Long Miaomiao's aquatic territory.
Since Miaomiao had arrived in the outside world, she had noticed how much the world had truly changed.
In just a hundred years, the outside world had undergone immense, almost unbelievable changes.
For instance, Long Miaomiao couldn't have imagined that humans a century later could ascend to the heavens through their own power.
If it were in the past, how could humans have possessed such great strength to accomplish so many incredible things?
It had to be said that humans were truly a very miraculous existence.
If they were given another hundred years, who knew what incredible things they might achieve.
Since Nie Chongyang had been tracking Hou Mingzhu's whereabouts, Ye Tiancheng could proceed directly.
After they left, Nie Chongyang, based on the clues, arranged for people to pick them up and transport them directly to the latest clue point they had tracked.
To be honest, Hou Mingzhu and the others' situation wasn't too dire. Perhaps the Fatty still had some lingering affection, as he didn't seem to have made things too difficult for Hou Mingzhu and the others.
Therefore, from all indications, Hou Mingzhu's life after being kidnapped by the Fatty wasn't too bad; she was even well-fed and well-cared for. It was precisely because of this that Nie Chongyang hadn't been as worried and eager to tell Ye Tiancheng everything.
Otherwise, if the situation became uncontrollable and Hou Mingzhu faced significant danger, Nie Chongyang, despite his considerations, would have informed Ye Tiancheng.
This was to prevent Ye Tiancheng from experiencing immense regret if he found out the situation only after his injuries had healed.
Nie Chongyang's intention was for Ye Tiancheng's own good, not to be a villain.
Hou Mingzhu was a young lady from a prominent family, and Ye Qingcheng, being Hou Mingzhu's daughter, was naturally pampered since childhood. They had rather high demands for their living conditions. Therefore, even after being kidnapped by the Fatty, perhaps because they made requests, the Fatty provided them with good food and drink.
All of this was discovered by Nie Chongyang and his group.
Ye Tiancheng didn't know why the Fatty had done such a thing, why he had betrayed him. However, after hearing the news, he held onto a sliver of hope.
Since the Fatty hadn't directly harmed Hou Mingzhu and the others, perhaps he still had some past feelings, and maybe things weren't as bad as he imagined.
Now, Ye Tiancheng could only think this way, only hope for the best.
Because if the situation worsened, it would be the last thing Ye Tiancheng wanted to see. He could only hope for the best, otherwise, if Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng met with misfortune, Ye Tiancheng truly wouldn't know what he would become.
Ye Tiancheng only hoped that Hou Mingzhu was alright.
In this incident, the Fatty had betrayed him, and he didn't know what would happen to Hou Mingzhu.
It was also his failure to protect Hou Mingzhu, as she had fallen into danger because of him. If Hou Mingzhu truly met with any accident, Ye Tiancheng would blame himself for the rest of his life.
Therefore, no matter what, Ye Tiancheng would risk his life to rescue Hou Mingzhu.
They drove all the way to a small county town. This county town was quite remote, but not completely isolated from the outside world. If it were for hiding, it would be an excellent place. It wasn't surprising that the Fatty had brought Hou Mingzhu and the others here.
This small county town was picturesque, a very suitable place for retirement, with a pleasant climate and not overly inconvenient transportation. In short, all aspects of the conditions were quite good.
After all, to meet Hou Mingzhu and the others' living requirements, only a place like this could barely suffice.
Ye Tiancheng originally didn't know how the Fatty would treat Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng, but Ye Tiancheng never expected that the next time he saw Hou Mingzhu, she would be in such a state.
Everything happened quite unexpectedly.
Ye Tiancheng hadn't anticipated it would be like this before.
After arriving at this small county town, armed with Nie Chongyang's clues, he began to investigate the Fatty's whereabouts, and also to find out where Hou Mingzhu and Ye Qingcheng were hidden by the Fatty.
However, upon arriving at this small county town, Ye Tiancheng's injuries relapsed because the wound on his chest had not fully healed.
The continuous travel made it difficult not to tear the wound.
Therefore, upon arrival, Ye Tiancheng was somewhat unable to hold on.
Long Miaomiao treated Ye Tiancheng's injuries, and together with the little fox, they restrained him, preventing Ye Tiancheng from searching everywhere immediately, lest his wound rupture and cause any issues.
Knowing that Long Miaomiao and the little fox were concerned, Ye Tiancheng didn't resist much and obediently allowed Long Miaomiao and the little fox to tend to him.
He himself knew that if his injuries worsened, he would be even less able to rescue Hou Mingzhu and the others, so healing his injuries was paramount.
Ye Tiancheng was not such an unreasonable person.
But who knew that just as they were recovering from their injuries, on the first day Ye Tiancheng went out to search for the Fatty's whereabouts, he encountered Hou Mingzhu on the street of the county town.
Hou Mingzhu was standing by a luxury car at the time. The car door was open, and she stood outside the door, holding her phone and making a call.
Upon seeing Hou Mingzhu, Ye Tiancheng immediately rushed over.
"Mingzhu? Why are you here! Are you alright?"
After rushing over, Ye Tiancheng spoke to Hou Mingzhu like this.
However, Ye Tiancheng never expected that after seeing Hou Mingzhu, her reaction to him would be somewhat strange.
When Hou Mingzhu saw Ye Tiancheng, her expression was unpredictable, even appearing subtle, with a hint of imperceptible suspicion.
Suspicion?
Why would Hou Mingzhu suspect him?
Upon noticing this, Ye Tiancheng was greatly shocked and disbelieving.
He took a small step back and looked at Hou Mingzhu.
Ye Tiancheng waited, waiting for Hou Mingzhu to speak to him first.
The current situation was clearly abnormal. Hou Mingzhu had clearly been kidnapped by the Fatty, yet she appeared freely on the street... Why was it like this? What had happened? And why was Hou Mingzhu looking at him like this?
There must be some hidden reason behind it.
Ye Tiancheng was determined to find out.
Therefore, he chose to wait quietly, waiting for Hou Mingzhu to speak. He wanted to see what else the Fatty had done behind his back.