"...Lead the way." In the end, she uttered those two words coolly and sheathed her blade, tacitly agreeing to join this chaotic escape.
"Yes, ma'am!" Mo Wang grinned, then turned and unceremoniously hoisted the bound Robin over his shoulder in one motion, as easily as if he were lifting a bag of feathers.
"Ah—! Put me down! You rude scoundrels! The Family won't let you—mmph!?"
Robin's struggling and warnings had barely begun before Mo Wang cut her off impatiently.
"Quiet." He freed one hand, casually tugged a silk ankle sock still carrying warmth and a faint fragrance from Robin's foot, balled it up, and stuffed it precisely into her open mouth. "Things are annoying enough already. Be quiet."
"Mmph! Mmmph!!" Robin's beautiful eyes went wide, shame and anger mingling as she instinctively tried to push the sock out with her tongue.
Without even turning his head, Mo Wang added lightly, "If you dare spit it out, I'll take off your panties and stuff those in your mouth instead."
"!!!"
Robin's entire body stiffened. She instantly stopped all attempts to spit it out, leaving only faint, aggrieved whimpers in her throat. Her cheeks flushed so red they looked ready to drip blood, and she obediently kept her mouth tightly shut.
Just then, the door was slammed open with a bang, and fully armed Family guards swarmed in, just in time to see Mo Wang carrying the tied-up Robin, a sock stuffed in her mouth and despair written all over her face, as he prepared to jump out the window.
The guard captain at the front looked as if his eyes were about to split apart and shouted hoarsely, "This is bad! They've kidnapped Miss Robin! Stop them!!"
Seeing the crowd pouring in, Mo Wang did not panic at all. Instead, his