With the sound of wind behind his ear, Luo Yingbai didn’t even look back, reaching behind to grab a man trying to attack him and throwing him far away with an over-the-shoulder slam.
Cai Hongfen spat out a tooth, her body aching as if it had fallen apart. She was in unbearable pain, furious beyond words, having never encountered such a tough target in the past several years. Several villagers were about to pick up their clubs when suddenly a voice of surprise asked at the courtyard gate: “What’s going on? Hongfen, what are you doing?
Luo Yingbai, having just beaten someone, was quickly calculating how to handle the situation when he heard these words. His heart suddenly stirred, and he immediately had a plan.
For those rushing to grab him, he symbolically dodged a few times, silently stepping into position with his right foot, and again muttered: “Illuminating the three realms, penetrating the northern depths, five prisons unsettled, vengeful ghosts restless, Celestial Great Sage, hear my command, rise!”
Luo Yingbai had a premonition that after reciting this spell, he would definitely be cursed by all the spirits of the underworld for a year, but the situation was urgent, and this was his only option.
This incantation was stronger than the previous one, but after reciting it, everything remained strangely calm. Two villagers seized Luo Yingbai, one of them cursing and about to slap him.
“Hey, wait a moment, what exactly is going on?” The newly arrived person spoke up. Luo Yingbai glanced at him and saw a skinny old man dressed quite respectably, seemingly a person of status in the village. When he spoke, everyone indeed listened.
Luo Yingbai had originally thought he had been captured. Now, looking at the old man’s appearance, he didn’t seem very “strong”.
Cai Hongfen’s face was swollen on one side, speaking indistinctly, looking at Luo Yingbai with a gaze that wanted to devour him alive. She angrily said, “Uncle Li, this guy was originally found for your family’s Dazhuang. But seeing how wild he is, selling him directly doesn’t seem appropriate. I’ll train him first before sending him over.”
The old man replied, “Then when will that be? You’ve already been out for so long, and my boy has been waiting for days. A bit wild is good. You know Dazhuang’s preferences. What are you afraid of?”
He pulled out a cloth bag and opened it, showing Cai Hongfen: “Look, the money is all here. I was thinking of buying both of the new ones.”
In their remote countryside, they didn’t use WeChat Pay or bank cards, only cash. The bag was full of red bills that made people’s eyes go hot.
Luo Yingbai pulled out a chocolate bar after a while, handing it to her and comforting her, “Don’t be afraid, I’m not lying to you.”
“Thank you.” The young girl, probably a middle school student, stuffed the chocolate in her mouth and became somewhat carefree and happy. “Big brother, what’s your name?”
Luo Yingbai paused at her question – he was now like a startled bird, afraid that if he said his name, he might accidentally end up on the news again – shocking! The newly popular internet celebrity Luo Yingbai was actually sold into the mountain area…
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Luo Yingbai didn’t dare to let his imagination run wild and couldn’t come up with a name, so he casually said the most familiar phrase to him: “Ah, I’m called Wang Dachui.”
The girl trembled in fear, but Luo Yingbai stood with his hands in his pockets, calmly looking towards the door.
“Li Dazhuang” entered, but he didn’t look sturdy at all. Instead, he was tall and slender, with a handsome and imposing face, his eyebrows full of proud and noble air. Their eyes met, and they both froze.
Luo Yingbai: “…Xia Xianning?”
He pointed at Xia Xianning, then looked at the various instruments by the bed, stammering: “You… this… you’re actually this kind of person?!”
Xia Xianning: “…It’s not what you think!”
Luo Yingbai originally wanted to grab his collar and coquettishly say something, but hearing Xia Xianning’s slightly nervous tone, he couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing.
“With your looks, you’re Li Dazhuang!” Luo Yingbai pushed Xia Xianning’s head, “Impersonating someone’s style is really not working, junior brother!”
Xia Xianning looked at him helplessly: “I came to catch someone, now I’m undercover. What’s your situation?”
His concern for Luo Yingbai was almost instinctive. His eyes swept over him, and immediately a look of anger appeared on his face.
He grabbed Luo Yingbai’s hand and said: “How did you get these marks? Was someone binding you? You even have shoe prints!”
Luo Yingbai: “Don’t, don’t get excited. I actually got this myself, really.”
Xia Xianning knew rationally that he was capable, but emotionally couldn’t accept it: “You—”
“Police? Sir, are you a police officer?” After Luo Yingbai and Xia Xianning exchanged these few words, the young girl beside them became anxious.
She had been waiting to be rescued. Finally, a police officer arrived who seemed to know Luo Yingbai well. She was hoping they would seek justice, but unexpectedly, Luo Yingbai said he did this to himself.
So she exaggerated her complaint: “It’s not like that. We were tied up by the villagers here, about to be sold to this Li Dazhuang, who was going to severely mistreat us. Earlier, they were already touching us!”
Luo Yingbai was scared and quickly said: “It has nothing to do with me! They were going after those women, but I beat them up…”
Xia Xianning didn’t hear the rest because at this moment, Li Dazhuang’s father, who had been subdued, poked his head in and told Xia Xianning that two human traffickers outside wanted to see Li Dazhuang, saying the money wasn’t enough.
Xia Xianning nodded briefly: “I’ll go.”
Then he strode out.
Cai Honfen and Fu Zi had been causing a commotion, finally waiting for someone to come out. They eagerly approached but found an unfamiliar person, immediately becoming wary.
Fu Zi asked: “Who are you?”
Before Fu Zi could get close, he felt his vision blur. The other party had already grabbed his collar and lifted him up.
“Wait… cough cough cough!”
Xia Xianning slammed him against the wall, making the whole house shake. Fu Zi went dark and slid down the wall.
Xia Xianning stepped on his chest, and Luo Yingbai, who just walked in, quickly pulled Xia Xianning away.
“Enough, enough,” Luo Yingbai said, “You have to leave him alive as a hostage!”
Xia Xianning, with one arm pulled by Luo Yingbai, didn’t struggle. He just turned with Luo Yingbai’s force and suddenly raised his gun, pressing it heavily against Cai Honfen’s forehead.
Cai Honfen was pale, crying and gasping for air.
“You bastards,” Xia Xianning said word by word: “You better explain everything clearly, otherwise I will definitely shoot.”
In fact, most information could be obtained from Luo Yingbai. Cai Honfen only revealed a few hiding locations. Then she and Fu Zi were tied up and thrown in the corner.
The young girl who was caught earlier saw Luo Yingbai leave the room and secretly followed.
She took the opportunity to kick Cai Honfen and Fu Zi several times.
Luo Yingbai said gently: “This courtyard is safe. You can walk around, just don’t go out.”
He smiled with curved eyes: “You’ll be home soon. You can use this police officer’s phone to secretly tell your parents you’re okay.”
His warm and beautiful smile had been their only spiritual support since being tied up. The young girl suddenly felt touched and choked up: “Big Brother Dachui, thank you.”
Xia Xianning gave Luo Yingbai a cool look, and Luo Yingbai laughed awkwardly: “No need to thank me, no need.”
After the girl left, Xia Xianning said: “Let me see your hand, Dachui.”
“Dachui’s hand is fine,” Luo Yingbai said, “Dazhuang, what’s your situation?”
Xia Xianning flicked his forehead and began to explain his plan.
