Ye Aotian had just opened his eyes in the hospital when he saw the message on his phone. His vigilance immediately spiked.
âHow is this possible? Why? Why is it like this? Why?â
The message was simple. It was from Zhu Yeqing, informing him that Liu Feifei was currently at Chen Fanâs house. In other words, the girl had been kidnapped.
This was terrifying. A girl so pure had fallen into the hands of a devil. Ye Aotian couldnât accept it. He called out for Ling Xiaoyun, and soon, the man walked in.
âWhatâs wrong?â
âGather our people. Tonight, weâre making a move. Iâm going to make Chen Fan pay.â
âAre you insane? Are you planning to lead everyone straight to Chen Fanâs house?â
Ye Aotian said coldly, âLiu Feifei has been kidnapped. Sheâs at Chen Fanâs place right now. I canât just sit back and do nothing.â
Ling Xiaoyun sneered, âYouâre really thinking with your lower half, arenât you? What does it have to do with you if that woman was kidnapped? In truth, youâre not even that close to her. Whether she lives or dies has nothing to do with you.â
âSheâs a woman I, Ye Aotian, have set my sights on. No one touches the woman I have my eye on, not even a scratch.â
Ling Xiaoyun shook his head. âI canât agree to this. If you do this, our Ling family wonât be able to bear the consequences. If you march a group of people to that villa, youâre basically declaring war on the Chen family. And if that happens, theyâll have every reason to go all out and wipe out our family.â
Ye Aotian fell silent. At that moment, his rationality told him this wasnât the right course of action.
âI donât get it. I donât believe Chen Fan would kidnap her. I suspect it was Xiao Feng. I really do.â
Ye Aotian thought for a moment before sending a message to Zhu Yeqing to confirm the situation. The response he received verified the information.
That explained everything. Chen Fan was despicable, but he rarely targeted family members. He usually only went after Ye Aotian himself. The reason Ye Aotian considered Chen Fan a rival was because he was worthy of that title.
But Xiao Feng? Some random nobody, some stray dogâdid he really think he could stir up trouble between the two of them?
âWhat do you mean, then?â
âFour people. At most, just four. Any more, and itâll be chaos.â
Ye Aotian asked, âYou and Ling Yuyan, are you in?â
âNo problem. Itâs best if young people handle their own affairs. Besides, if we go, Tao Xiaoyao wonât be able to interveneâsheâs technically our elder.â
âThat woman ⦠just how old is she?â
âAll I can say is, sheâs much older than you think. Her cultivation technique is different from Chen Changshengâs. Although both belong to the longevity type, hers keeps the bodyâs vitality intact. Theoretically, if her realm is high enough, even if she dies, sheâll still look like a young girl.â
That was terrifying.
But compared to his
, it was still lacking. The
was the strongest, after all.
âThere are still two more. I need to think about who to bring.â
Ling Xiaoyun said, âIsnât your squad five people? That leaves three more.â
âIâll make some calls. The squad is five people, but the other three are mostly just in name. When Iâm overseas, I rarely see them.â
He dialed the first number.
The first woman directly told him to get lostâshe was resting. The second woman picked up and said she was near the hospital and could come along.
A short while later, the two of them arrived.
Miao Lingyin and Miao Lingyu, the two sisters, stood before Ye Aotian.
âDidnât expect my luck to be this good. You two are actually in Qin City.â
Miao Lingyin nodded without saying much. Miao Lingyu, however, asked, âYouâre planning to storm the Ye family with just the four of us?â
Ye Aotian replied, âYes. Four people will be enough. With me, that makes five. If that still isnât enough, then this matter is already beyond the rules. I think Chen Fan is waiting for me to come. I trust himâheâs not the type to rely on schemes and trickery. Heâll face me head-on.â
Miao Lingyu was the talkative younger sister, while Miao Lingyin was the quiet older one.
The sisters practiced a combat terpsichore technique that leaned heavily on terpsichore fundamentals. They might not be the strongest, but they were definitely the hardest to deal with.
If one had to describe them, they were like the Green Snake and White Snake.
Their family worshiped serpents, and their style followed a soft, entangling pathâunyielding yet flexible.
Unparalleled Serpentine Grace.
The two exchanged glances, silently confirming they were in for tonightâs operation.
Ye Aotian nodded. âAlright, letâs get ready. We move at 9:30 PM sharp.â
Meanwhile, Ling Xiaoyun said, âIâll go find my sister.â
He left the infirmary and headed for his sisterâs office, where Ling Yuyan was currently eating.
âWhat? Attack the Chen family? Are you insane?â
âItâs not really an attack. Weâre going to rescue someone. Liu Feifei was taken.â
Ling Yuyan scoffed. âBrother, are you really this dumb, or are you just pretending? Youâre making such a reckless decision just for a woman. Do you really think this is the right move?â
âRight or wrong, itâs the best option we have. We donât have a choice. The family already chose him, and as long as we act within the rules, we wonât go overboard.â
Ling Yuyan chuckled. âSometimes, I really think Ye Aotian is a complete idiot. Honestly, if it were me, and someone was targeting me this blatantly, Iâd have arranged for an assassination the very next day.â
To Ling Xiaoyun, both of these guys were out of their mindsâlike they were acting in some ridiculous play.
Ling Xiaoyun shook his head. âAlright, enough. Just get ready and change your clothes.â
Ling Yuyan grinned. âBrother, let me ask you something. Since weâre heading over there ⦠donât you think thereâs a chance that Liu Feifei might have already been
by Chen Fan?â
Ling Xiaoyun froze for a moment before saying, âI donât know.â
âIf it were you, though? Say youâre the villain, and you kidnapped Liu Feifei, the national goddess. What would you do?â
Ling Xiaoyun was silent for a long time before replying, âUh ⦠probably, yeah. But why are we even discussing this? Weâre here to save her.â