A few minutes later, the roar of an engine broke the silence on the road.
From inside the car, Lin Ao vaguely spotted a van parked by the roadside. It looked like several people were lying on the ground.
Lin Ao's heart lurched. Could something have gone wrong again?
Long Aotian unbuckled his seat belt. Once Lin Ao had parked, he was ready to deal with anything unexpected.
Soon, they reached the van. Up close, they saw that everyone lying on the ground was dead.
Lin Ao silently prayed, Niannian, please don't be hurt. Please, please don't be hurt!
Lin Ao warily scanned their surroundings and sensed the energy nearby. There was a faint presence inside the van.
He gestured for Aotian to take a look.
Long Aotian nodded and slowly approached the van. He saw the little girl from that day asleep on the back seat.
"Brother Lin~ It's Liu Nian!"
Long Aotian opened the door excitedly. He bent inside and was just about to lift Liu Nian out of the van.
Suddenly, the sleeping Liu Nian opened her eyes, startling Long Aotian.
Liu Nian abruptly wrapped her legs around Long Aotian's neck and yanked him forward. She swiftly flipped over and pinned him down with her back.
Long Aotian was completely caught off guard. Mainly because he hadn't been wary of Liu Nian at all.
The flurry of moves left him dumbfounded. She was that fierce? Huh?
Then he felt the cold, mechanical touch of a gun pressed against his temple.
His whole body shuddered! He shouted,
"Brother Lin!!!! Help me!!!!!"
Lin Ao noticed that something was wrong with Long Aotian too. When he'd first heard Long Aotian say Liu Nian was inside, he'd been overjoyed and had unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
But then came