As Huo Rou's lips lightly touched Qin Ningyi's, a piercing sound rang out.
It was an alarm!
Huo Rou's expression changed, and she grabbed her phone.
It was a distress signal from An An's watch.
"An An is in danger!"
Huo Rou tapped the location and rushed out. The GPS showed An An was moving rapidly towards the main gate.
Qin Ningyi grabbed his phone and car keys, quickly following Huo Rou, "Don't rush, I've already notified the guards to stop all vehicles."
He started the car and sped with Huo Rou towards the gate.
Huo Rou held her phone in one hand, checking An An's location, and a concealed weapon in the other.
Whose plan was this, and who was it aimed at? Was it her?
A tremendous crashing sound came from ahead, followed by shouts and moans. Huo Rou looked down at her phone; An An's location had already left the gate.
"An An..." she was frantic. The thought of BDD having more people ambushed in Yu Chang City felt like a knife twisting in her heart.
She had been wrong. She should have stayed in Daolin Village with An An, living a quiet life. If she had been selfish and ignored everything, An An wouldn't have been hurt like this.
He was the only family she had left...
Qin Ningyi pushed the car to its limit.
The main gate was in sight.
The boom barrier was mangled beyond recognition, and the security guards lay scattered on the ground.
The sounds of fighting could be vaguely heard ahead. Huo Rou looked down at her phone; An An's location had stopped at the gate.
When they approached, two cars were surrounded by a group of vehicles, their front and rear ends dented from collisions.
The people in the cars were forced to stop, and under the siege of a crowd, they had no choice but to get out and fight.
"Young Master Qin, the young master is in the car!" Someone involved in the fight saw Qin Ningyi and reported in a low voice as they approached him.
Huo Rou looked at the people subduing the kidnappers and understood when she heard the report, "Your people?"
Qin Ningyi nodded and pushed through the crowd towards the middle car.
Fortunately, he had arranged for people to secretly protect An An, which had bought them time.
"Qin Ningyi! Kill him!" Those fighting were also observing the situation. Seeing Qin Ningyi approach, they abandoned everything and attacked him.
Qin Ningyi's movements were swift and precise as he headed straight for the vehicles. These people posed no threat to him.
"Be careful!" Huo Rou kicked away a suspicious figure lurking behind the crowd.
As the person fell, an object also slipped from his hand.
Huo Rou recognized the appearance of this concealed weapon.
"Samael?" she frowned, picked up the weapon, and plunged it into the man's neck.
"Ah!" The man clutched his neck, screaming piteously.
Huo Rou didn't linger, her mind on An An in the car. She quickly turned and headed towards the vehicles.
Please, please be alright.
Qin Ningyi drew most of the attacks. With the cooperation of Guyan, they managed to contain their opponents, allowing Huo Rou to approach the vehicles unhindered.
"An An!" She could hear breathing from inside the car, more than one.
Chen Long was with An An, so...
"Uncle Chen!" Huo Rou took three quick steps, remaining vigilant while assessing the situation inside the car.
"Bang—"
Amidst the loud noise, she dodged to the side, her hair flying in the air.
"Mom, be careful!" An An's voice simultaneously called out.
The car window slowly rolled down, revealing An An's small face. As the window lowered, the muzzle of a gun against his neck became visible.
Behind him was a very thin man, his bones protruding, his complexion a sickly pale, his face filled with vigilance and malice.
"Don't move."
Huo Rou, clutching her dagger, observed the situation. The man was too thin, and with An An in front of him inside the car, she couldn't make a move.
"What do you want?" Huo Rou asked him sternly.
The man grinned, "Drop your weapon."
Huo Rou released her grip without hesitation. The dagger clattered to the ground.
"Good girl." The man nodded with satisfaction, the veins on his hand calming slightly. "We really didn't catch the wrong person."
He looked at Huo Rou with great satisfaction.
"Mom, hit him!" An An took a breath, trying to calm himself, but his trembling voice betrayed his fear.
Huo Rou's heart ached hearing his faint tremor.
How could he not be afraid? Her An An was still such a young child!
"An An, don't be scared, Mom's here." Huo Rou kept her voice as gentle as usual, her expression soft yet firm. She scanned the inside of the car.
She wondered how Uncle Chen was doing, if they had used Samael on him...
An An took a deep breath and glanced down at Chen Long's arm beside him.
He hadn't woken up yet, having been hit by their hidden weapon earlier when Grandpa Chen protected him. He gripped Chen Long's large hand, suppressing the fear within him.
Huo Rou watched An An constantly; she saw his every movement. So when An An's gaze shifted, she realized Chen Long was also in the car.
"Don't move!" The man sensed An An's movement, pressing the gun tighter against his neck and shouting fiercely.
An An flinched, the pressure on his neck making him cough uncomfortably.
The man saw the worry in Huo Rou's eyes and then looked at his companions, who were no match for Qin Ningyi not far away. A cruel whim took hold, and a smile bloomed on his face, like a flower on the other shore:
"How about you kill Chi You for us."
He said, word by word, "And I'll return the child to you."