Sun Zhiyuan's path was blocked!
When Huo Rou stood before him, her saber dripping with blood, Sun Zhiyuan was so intimidated by her presence that he took two steps back.
"Huo Rou, you're really quite like your father."
Sun Zhiyuan glanced at the yacht, trying to appear calm as he spoke to Huo Rou.
Huo Rou had no more words for him.
There was a yacht by the shore; Sun Zhiyuan must have other helpers. She needed to deal with Sun Zhiyuan before they could arrive.
Without hesitation, she attacked. Sun Zhiyuan, unable to evade, fell to the ground in fear. It was Qi Yu who pulled him up and shielded him.
Qi Yu struggled to meet Huo Rou's saber, engaging her in a fight with a few others.
Watching Huo Rou's swift movements, Sun Zhiyuan's mind again conjured the image of Huo Jinyi.
She was indeed very much alike, but even more ruthless.
But then again, he and Huo Rou had no affection whatsoever. Even as a child, Huo Rou had looked at him unkindly. It was useless for him to try to win Huo Rou's favor to gain Huo Jinyi's attention. In their few encounters, young Huo Rou's gaze had always been one of displeasure.
Perhaps it was a child's intuition? He had indeed wanted to kill Huo Jinyi back then!
Qi Yu was no match for Huo Rou, especially with Qin Ningyi's assistance. Qi Yu was quickly subdued. Huo Rou strode forward, grabbed Sun Zhiyuan by the collar of his back, and dragged him back as he tried to escape.
She choked him by the neck.
His face turned crimson, his legs kicking uncontrollably. "Huo... Huo... Youyou..."
Hearing that familiar address, Huo Rou's anger intensified.
Because of him, she no longer heard that name!
The one who had named her was gone!
No matter how many orchids she cultivated, the person who loved orchids could no longer see them!
She could no longer see her gentle, loving smile, nor could she laugh heartily in her father's arms. She had lost her family, everything!
"Wolf Squad..." Cheng Huang stepped forward, worried. He had never seen Huo Rou like this.
She had been ruthless before, but that ruthlessness was directed at herself. Towards others, her gaze had always been gentle. Even towards enemies, she had merely given them a cold stare to complete the mission. Never before had she been so... ferocious.
Huo Rou loosened her grip, and Sun Zhiyuan gasped for air, his hands tightly gripping Huo Rou's wrist, trying to push her away.
Seeing the marks on Huo Rou's wrist, Qin Ningyi stepped forward and dislocated Sun Zhiyuan's arm.
"Ah!!!" Sun Zhiyuan already had a shoulder injury. With this, it felt as though his bones were being dislocated, and he cried out piteously.
Huo Rou threw him to the ground like a rag doll. She stepped on the chest guard on Sun Zhiyuan's chest. "Sun Zhiyuan, what else do you want to say?"
"Huo Rou..." he panted, staring intently at Huo Rou, squeezing out each word through his teeth, "If I had known you would grow to be like this, I should have killed you long ago!"
Yes, he should have killed Huo Rou long ago!
After Huo Jinyi's death, Huo Rou had stayed with the Feng Huo troops for a while, a tiny thing, not crying or making a fuss.
Killing Huo Rou at that time would have been as easy as crushing an ant!
But Chen Long was seriously injured then, and the team was leaderless. He was only focused on securing the captain's position and completely overlooked Huo Rou as a potential threat.
In fact, he hadn't considered Huo Rou a threat back then.
A pampered little princess, who could have imagined she would become a god of slaughter?
When Huo Jinyi talked about his daughter, he most often said, "My Youyou is smart, just a bit pampered. Fortunately, she has me..."
Who would have thought that the pampered child who could cry for half an hour after standing at attention for half an hour with them in the team would now possess such skills?!!
"How can there be so many 'if onlys'?" Huo Rou sneered.
Hearing Sun Zhiyuan say this, Qin Ningyi's dark eyes looked directly into Sun Zhiyuan's, "Since you mentioned 'if only,' then your son should have also..."
Sun Zhiyuan's eyes, which had been half-closed, suddenly widened. He looked at Qin Ningyi with a face full of terror and panic. "You..."
He had hidden it so well.
He needed to find a way...
He glanced at the shore.
The yacht was crowded with people. It seemed that since his scream earlier, the people on board had become more active.
This place wasn't far from the yacht. Perhaps he hadn't lost yet!
Sun Zhiyuan deliberately shouted, "Let my son go!!"
He struggled to get up. His arms were weak, making him appear very pathetic, but he didn't care. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed towards Qin Ningyi and Huo Rou.
"Please! I beg you! The child is innocent! Qin Ningyi, your grandfather was a man of integrity! You cannot be a villain either!!"
Using the action of kowtowing, he glanced at the yacht by the shore. Indeed, his voice could be heard, and people were disembarking.
Huo Rou narrowed her eyes upon hearing his sudden loud voice and the absurd, abrupt plea.
The young man heard Sun Zhiyuan's pleading tone and rolled his eyes. He stepped forward and kicked him over. "I can't stand it anymore, what kind of scum is this!!"
"His integrity has nothing to do with you! You don't need to talk about gentlemanly conduct with a scoundrel like you! I don't like you, and if I kill you, no one will..."
He met Cheng Huang's sharp gaze and changed his tune, "At most, I'll get a reprimand! I'm avenging our boss, so the reprimand... shouldn't be too severe."
Sun Zhiyuan swung his arms, struggling to get up, muttering under his breath.
The young man, annoyed, kicked him again.
While he wasn't being taken back yet, he might as well hit him a few more times to vent his anger! Once they returned, it wouldn't be his turn anymore.
Sun Zhiyuan was beaten until his face was bruised and swollen. He appeared to have lost all strength, his eyelids drooping, concealing the expectation in his eyes.
He was getting closer to the shore!
Just as the young man was enjoying himself, Huo Rou sensed something was wrong and called out, "Stop!"
The young man's foot stopped just before Sun Zhiyuan's knee. He looked at Huo Rou with wet eyes, "Sister Huo..."
At that very moment, Sun Zhiyuan, who had appeared half-dead, suddenly changed his demeanor. He used all his strength to run towards the shore, his arms flailing.
He shouted as he ran, "Save me! Hurry and save me!"
"I am the buyer, Sun!"
He had only paid the down payment for this transaction. The remaining money would be paid once he safely arrived in Country Y. He didn't believe those people would stand by and do nothing.
To his surprise, although they heard him, and some people disembarked from the yacht, they didn't come over.
"This wasn't in the deal!" they shouted.
"I'll pay more! Double!" Sun Zhiyuan knew he was in trouble, but his life was more important. He had no choice but to bargain for his life with them; he still had a son to protect!
"Triple! On top of the original price, I'll add triple! Save me!"
The people on the yacht finally began to approach, a formidable group.
Cheng Huang's expression darkened as he saw the number of people on the yacht.
"Quick! Catch him!" He didn't bring many men. Sun Zhiyuan had hired assassins from Country Y. It would be too difficult and too risky to snatch Sun Zhiyuan from so many assassins from Country Y!