Ambushed

"Ah! I'm exhausted today!"

Back at the hotel, Xiao Xiao jumped onto the big bed and flopped down, speaking weakly.

"Don't you women all like shopping?" Su Ye opened a bottle of soda beside her and took a swig before speaking.

"Says who? I don't like shopping," Xiao Xiao retorted.

Su Ye chatted with Xiao Xiao for a while before returning to his room to take a shower. Today's haul had indeed been good, but the price they had paid was enormous too!

The suitcase they had originally bought was already crammed full of jade boxes, so Xiao Xiao had bought another one. Now both suitcases were nearly full. Xiao Xiao had spent more than a hundred million Hua Country yuan on this shopping trip.

Su Ye couldn't help marveling once again that Xiao Xiao really was a little rich woman.

Early the next morning, Xiao Xiao and Su Ye decided to return home. They had more or less finished shopping this time!

They had been away for two or three days, and Su Ye was starting to miss everything at home!

After a simple breakfast, the two drove away from Jade City in a black car. The trunk was packed with two whole cases of jade and all sorts of daily necessities!

Su Ye drove the black sedan steadily down the road. Tall, thick trees lined both sides, and it was rather quiet!

"Su Ye, do you think we might get robbed on the way?"

Xiao Xiao stared at the woods beside the road and asked worriedly.

"How would I know?"

Su Ye replied, a little speechless as he drove.

"At least three or four people came with me before, so I've never been robbed!"

Xiao Xiao explained.

"Oh, then I'll show you what it's like sometime!"

Su Ye teased.

"..."

Suddenly, two gray pickup trucks sped down an on-ramp ahead and blocked the road completely!

Su Ye was startled and slammed the brake pedal to the floor, but they were going too fast and were too close. Xiao Xiao's car still crashed into one of the pickups!

"Smack!"

Eight masked men climbed out of the pickups. Every one of them was tall and burly.

Seeing this, Su Ye realized they might not have come with good intentions!

Xiao Xiao was clearly frightened too. She stared at the eight burly men in terror and said to Su Ye:

"Su Ye, they're probably martial artists. If they just want money, let's give it to them!"

It seemed Xiao Xiao intended to part with her money to buy peace. Su Ye gave her a complicated look but said nothing!

After all, Xiao Xiao had hired him as a bodyguard. These men had probably set their sights on them back in Jade City. If Su Ye had been more cautious then, his divine sense would certainly have allowed him to notice something amiss!

Sure enough, I still lack experience! Su Ye sighed inwardly.

The eight men soon came up to Su Ye's car with guns in hand and patted the door, motioning for him to open it and get out!

Su Ye had a headache now. If Xiao Xiao hadn't been beside him, he would surely have fired off several Water Bullet Techniques long ago. But he didn't want to expose his identity as an immortal cultivator now, leaving him terribly conflicted!

Up to now, Su Ye had never seen a martial arts expert make a move. If his Water Bullet Technique upended what people knew, it would be even more troublesome to explain later!

After wrestling with the decision for a while, Su Ye opened the car door.

If we really reach a dead end, at worst I can take Xiao Xiao into the Immortal Spirit Space, then come back out and deal with them myself! Su Ye thought.

As soon as Su Ye and Xiao Xiao got out of the car, two men came over and pointed their guns at them.

Xiao Xiao hurriedly said, "How much money do you want? I can give it to you, as long as you let us go!"

Clearly, Xiao Xiao's words were ignored. The two of them were taken to a pickup and tied up! One of the men came over and knocked Xiao Xiao and Su Ye unconscious with two chops of his hand!

Of course, Su Ye was pretending to be unconscious!

Several men settled Su Ye and Xiao Xiao in the back seat of the pickup, while two others drove their car. The group headed up the nearby ramp!

After driving for about ten minutes, they finally stopped, roughly seven or eight kilometers from the highway!

"Wake them up!" One of the men, a burly fellow about 1.9 meters tall and covered in bulging muscles, said to two of the others in fluent English.

This was the first time Su Ye had heard them speak. Were they Americans?

One of the men immediately stepped forward and opened the rear door, only to see Su Ye staring at him with wide-open eyes.

"Boss, the man's already awake!" The man turned and said to the muscular brute.

Hearing this, the boss hurried over.

"Boss, what are you planning to do?" Su Ye asked, pretending to be frightened.

"Hm? You've got a tough body, kid. You took a chop from me and woke up this quickly!"

"What are we planning? Haven't we made it obvious enough?" the muscular boss asked.

"How much money do you want before you'll let us go?" Su Ye asked.

"No hurry. Our team hasn't run into fat sheep like you in a long time. We really got lucky this time!"

"If you want to keep your lives, it's simple. First, I want everything you own, including the jade in that car's trunk!" The muscular boss pointed at the black sedan Su Ye and Xiao Xiao had driven.

"As for letting you go, tell your families to bring a billion in cash here within two days, and you can leave!"

This gang had clearly set their sights on them in Jade City. Otherwise, how would they know there was jade in the trunk?

Suddenly, Su Ye narrowed his eyes and said to the muscular boss:

"Oh? Then let me ask you something, boss. How long have you been robbing people? You must be very rich, right?"

"What did you say?"

Before the boss could react, Su Ye took Xiao Xiao into the Immortal Spirit Space.

Inside the Immortal Spirit Space, Su Ye laid Xiao Xiao on some straw to one side, then left the space alone.

Outside, the muscular brute stared at the spot where Su Ye and Xiao Xiao had vanished into thin air, his mouth hanging open wide enough to fit several bricks.

"Oh my god!"

The muscular brute let out a shout, alerting the others who were keeping watch.

Several men stared at the empty back seat and asked the muscular brute:

"Boss, where did they go?"

The muscular brute wanted to complain. Where did they go? He fucking wanted to know too! Two living, breathing people had vanished right under his nose. Could anyone believe that?

"Oh, shit!"

The muscular brute cursed angrily.

Suddenly, Su Ye appeared before their eyes once more!