Bai Yujing laughed heartily, his expression brimming with pride, and then continued, “I’ve set up an inescapable net along Ye Qiu’s path to the capital. He won’t be able to fly away, and he will undoubtedly meet his end.”
“Of course, I’m not a heartless person. Bai Bing, if you agree to marry Pei Jie obediently, I can spare Ye Qiu’s life.”
“Now, whether Ye Qiu lives or dies is entirely up to you. Bai Bing, the choice is yours!”
Bai Bing’s face turned pale.
She was well aware of Bai Yujing’s methods. Once he made a move, the chances of Ye Qiu surviving were extremely slim.
From the bottom of her heart, she was utterly unwilling to marry Pei Jie. But if she refused, Ye Qiu would die.
Bai Bing clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms until blood seeped out.
After two minutes passed and she still hadn’t made a decision, Bai Yujing grew impatient.
“Bai Bing, my patience is limited. I hope you’ll give me an answer immediately. If you delay, even if I want to call my men back, it might be too late.”
Bai Bing raised her head and looked directly at Bai Yujing. “Do you mean what you say? If I agree to marry Pei Jie, you won’t harm Ye Qiu?”
“Of course,” Bai Yujing said solemnly. “I always keep my word.”
“Fine, I agree! But if anything happens to Ye Qiu, I won’t let you off,” Bai Bing said coldly.
“Don’t worry. As long as you marry Pei Jie, I won’t touch Ye Qiu.”
After saying this, Bai Yujing looked at Bai Bing and sighed. “If only you had agreed earlier, you wouldn’t have had to suffer so much.”
“Since you’ve been here for so long, staying a couple more days won’t make much difference, will it?”
“Your wedding with Pei Jie will be held the day after tomorrow. Prepare yourself.”
“Although your parents are no longer here, I will still ensure you have a grand wedding into the Pei family. So… see you the day after tomorrow!”
With that, Bai Yujing left the basement and made a phone call to his butler. “Have the men been sent out?”
“They’ve already been dispatched.”
“Good. Tell them to spare no effort in killing Ye Qiu,” Bai Yujing said coldly. “Under no circumstances should Ye Qiu be allowed to set foot in the capital alive.”
“Yes!”
…
In the basement.
After Bai Yujing left, Bai Bing completely broke down, crying her heart out.
After a long while, her sobs subsided, but her tears did not stop.
A stream of tears silently flowed down her ashen face, making no sound at all. The only thing visible was the continuous flow of tears. As she wept, Bai Bing murmured softly:
“Ye Qiu, you know how I feel. Marrying Pei Jie is not what I want.”
“But if I refuse, Bai Yujing will send people to kill you. He’s hypocritical, cunning, and ruthless. If he makes a move against you, your chances of survival are slim.”
“So, to ensure your safety, I have no choice but to marry Pei Jie.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t let Pei Jie lay a finger on me. I will always be yours.”
“If there’s a next life, I hope we can be together sooner, preferably… before Lin Jingzhi.”
At this point, Bai Bing’s voice became filled with sorrow as she whispered, “Longing is as deep as the sea, past events are as distant as the sky. A thousand, ten thousand tears fall, breaking my heart. To see you is impossible, to forget you is even harder. If we had no fate in our past life, let us vow to reunite in the next.”
…
On the highway, a military jeep was speeding along.
Ye Qiu, leaning back in his seat, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. He opened his eyes abruptly.
“What’s wrong?” Tang Fei immediately asked.
“I don’t know why, but I suddenly felt a sense of unease,” Ye Qiu replied.
“We need to be careful. This journey won’t be smooth.”
As soon as Tang Fei finished speaking, Long Ye, sitting in the back seat, also opened his eyes and said, “Since we’ve chosen this path, danger is inevitable.”
“Face the soldiers with soldiers, face the water with earth.”
“I only have one thing to say: no matter who stands in our way, we’ll take them down.”
Ye Qiu was amused by Long Ye’s words and said, “Crude but true. No matter who it is, if they dare to stand in my way, I’ll destroy them.”
Long Ye took out his pistol and began fiddling with it. “Old Tang, who do you think our first enemies will be? One person or a group?”
“Hard to say,” Tang Fei said gravely. “We’ll only know when we encounter them.”
“Ye Qiu, what do you think?” Long Ye asked again.
Ye Qiu replied, “It’s more likely to be one person.”
“Why?”
“If I were Bai Yujing, I’d definitely send one person first to test the waters. If they can kill me, great. If not, they can at least gauge my strength.”
Long Ye nodded. “That makes sense. Bai Yujing is a very cautious person. He always plans carefully.”
Ye Qiu said, “No matter who the first enemy is, one thing is certain: they will be a master, no weaker than a Dragon List expert.”
Dragon List expert?
Hearing these words, Tang Fei and Long Ye’s expressions changed.
“Ye Qiu, Old Tang and I definitely can’t handle a Dragon List expert. You can deal with them, right?” Long Ye said.
“Yeah,” Ye Qiu replied. He was confident in dealing with ordinary Dragon List experts.
“Good. If it’s a Dragon List-level expert, you handle them. I’ll team up with Old Tang to take them out with a sneak attack,” Long Ye said.
Tang Fei scolded, “Sneak attacks are the actions of cowards.”
“I don’t care about cowardly or honorable actions. As long as we can take down the enemy, that’s the best strategy. Right, Ye Qiu?”
“Exactly. When it comes to enemies, there’s no need to talk about honor.”
The car continued forward.
Half an hour later.
Screech—
Suddenly, Tang Fei slammed on the brakes and said in a low voice, “There’s someone ahead.”
Hearing this, Ye Qiu and Long Ye looked up.
About thirty meters ahead on the road stood a middle-aged man. He appeared to be around forty years old, with a crew cut, a dark complexion, and a straight posture. He stood like a spear.
What was most surprising was the man’s attire.
It was the height of summer, with the scorching sun overhead and temperatures outside exceeding forty degrees Celsius. Yet, this middle-aged man was wearing a Zhongshan suit, with even the top button fastened, giving off an extremely rigid impression.
“This guy… he looks familiar,” Tang Fei muttered.
“Is this guy insane? Wearing such thick clothes in this heat, standing under the sun, and look at his feet—he’s even wearing military boots. Our special forces only wear these boots in temperatures below minus twenty degrees.”
Long Ye’s words struck Tang Fei like a bolt of lightning. Tang Fei stared at the man’s military boots for a moment, and his expression suddenly changed.
“I know who he is.”
