Chapter 50, Hailstorm Returns

The sinister smile of the leading man sent a chill down Mo Bai's spine.

"Let's go."

Where to?

When Mo Bai saw the man named A Lai blocking his way with a group of his men, he couldn't help but tremble.

"Didn't you say that the Duke is your boyfriend, and we kindly took you in to save you from being killed by hail? Shouldn't you take us to the Duke's house to receive our reward?"

Ai Lai looked at Mo Bai with a half-smile. Mo Bai's face turned pale instantly, and he stammered, "No need. The Duke dotes on me. I'll just say a word, and he'll give you a large sum of money."

"How can that be? Once we get the money, we have to do something worthwhile. Brothers, don't you agree?"

"Yes, that's right. We're not the kind of people who are short-sighted. We won't do something as foolish as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, Mo Bai reluctantly led his men to the higher-ups.

She's not the Duke's woman at all, so where are you going to find a Duke?

"The weather is getting worse and worse. I don't know if we can make it to tomorrow?"

"I don't know, but I hope we can hold on. If we get off the ship now, all our efforts will be in vain."

As Mo Bai led the group of burly men forward, the men swore and cursed, while Mo Bai, with a gloomy face, racked his brains for a solution.

Zhong Bingxuan and Li Hanmo stood on the platform, observing the sea.

The dense hailstones pounded into the sea, causing it to freeze even faster. Zhong Bingxuan could feel that the ships were moving much slower.

If there are one or two more hailstorms, the seawater will freeze today, without even waiting until tomorrow.

“Look, that’s my boyfriend. I’m going to ask for your payment.”

Zhong Bingxuan and Li Hanmo gave Mo Bai a sudden inspiration and rushed towards Li Hanmo, wanting to take advantage of the group of burly men behind them not paying attention, run to Li Hanmo's side, and use the two enemies as shields.

But Mo Bai underestimated Zhong Bingxuan and Li Hanmo. Before she could even get close, Zhong Bingxuan kicked her away.

"Are you delusional? When did my boyfriend become yours? You lie without even thinking."

If it were anyone else, saving a life would be more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda, and Zhong Bingxuan might have gone along with the other party's words and protected Mo Bai behind her.

But who is Mo Bai? He is an enemy who harbors deep resentment towards her and is determined to kill her.

Zhong Bingxuan isn't stupid; she wouldn't keep a potential threat by her side.

"You...you're so vicious. Ah Mo and I are true love."

“Madam, we are not acquainted. Please call me Duke Mo.”

Before Mo Bai could finish his tea-related remarks, Li Hanmo interrupted him.

He wasn't blind. This woman came with so many people behind her, and she immediately started causing trouble for Ah Xuan. Helping her was like causing trouble for his beloved. If he hadn't killed her directly, Mo Bai would have been lucky.

But Mo Bai didn't believe it. She was as beautiful as a flower. It was one thing for Manraven to be in love with her sister, but how could he be the same way about the man in front of her?

“My lord, I know you are worried that Madam will be angry and that it will affect the family business. I don’t mind your cold attitude. Madam, please don’t be angry with my lord. He has nothing to do with me.”

What a smooth talk! If Zhong Bingxuan hadn't grown up with Li Hanmo and trusted him completely, plus their true identities were clear, even the most brainless Li Hanmo wouldn't have gotten involved with a dungeon NPC. He would have been fooled by this woman's superb acting skills.

"Ah Mo, look how devoted this woman is, perhaps..."

"Nonsense, just wait till I get back and I'll teach you a lesson."

With a displeased expression, Li Hanmo covered Zhong Bingxuan's mouth and left with her without looking back, completely disregarding Mo Bai.

"What a dramatic and melodramatic show! Second Brother, we didn't lose out this time; we got a great scoop from the circle of influential people."

"You brainless idiot, you don't actually think this woman has anything to do with His Majesty the Duke, do you?"

"Second brother, do you mean this woman is lying to us again?"

"It's not that obvious. If you use your brain more in the future, you'll realize that men don't have such bad taste that they would fall for such vulgar women."

"But I think the woman next to that man just now wasn't pretty at all, not as pretty as this woman."

"True beauty lies in the bone structure, not just the skin. When you look for a partner in the future, you should let everyone see him to avoid being deceived and having to count money for the other party."

"Hehe, then second brother, what should we do with this woman?"

"What else can we do? Take them back and train them properly, which will also make up for the brothers' emotional distress."

...

Zhong Bingxuan and Li Hanmo walked further and further away, and the conversations of the group of people behind them gradually faded away.

Zhong Bingxuan thought she would never meet Mo Bai again, and that the two would become like strangers. Unexpectedly, she met him again in a later dungeon, and she almost died at his hands.

Otherwise, he would stay and stab Mo Bai a few times, killing him on the spot.

[Warning! Warning! Danger is approaching, please evacuate immediately.]

Where is the danger?

As soon as the two entered the private room, a piercing alarm sounded in Zhong Bingxuan's mind. She looked around but found nothing amiss. To avoid the bedroom being too small, she subconsciously pulled Li Hanmo and fled outside.

"Ah Xuan, what's wrong?"

Li Hanmo was confused about having to leave right after just entering, despite not having received any warnings from Zhong Bingxuan. However, he trusted Zhong Bingxuan and left with his lover without hesitation.

"There is danger inside."

Zhong Bingxuan only had time to say this one sentence before she saw huge hailstones hurtling towards them.

Li Hanmo pulled Zhong Bingxuan behind him, took out a shield from his versatile backpack, and held it horizontally in front of him, intending to use his body to shield Ah Xuan from danger.

"Hanmo, let me handle this. I'll be fine."

"If anyone's going to die, it'll be me first."

Li Hanmo didn't think there was anything wrong with his idea at all. He held Zhong Bingxuan tightly to prevent her from going forward, staring at the hail falling in front of him, preparing to block it as soon as it fell to protect his lover behind him.

Zhong Bingxuan was anxious to leave, but Li Hanmo held her tightly, making it impossible for her to go out. She could only watch helplessly as hailstones fell from the sky, grazing Li Hanmo's shield and smashing into the private room behind them, shattering the place where Zhong Bingxuan and Li Hanmo had just been.

With just this slight collision, Li Hanmo's right hand, which was holding the shield, was instantly mangled and his body flew backward. If the collision area had been any larger, Li Hanmo would have been completely pulverized.

Fortunately, Zhong Bingxuan reacted quickly, pulling Li Hanmo back and preventing him from flying out and crashing into the now-destroyed private room.

"Is Hanmo injured?"

After Zhong Bingxuan and others had stabilized Li Hanmo's identity, they anxiously looked him over and found no other wounds besides the tiger's mouth, and only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.

"You're being too reckless. What if something happens?"

"I didn't think that much about it... Ah-Xuan, be careful..."

[WARNING! WARNING! Keep away from flammable materials.]

As the alarm sounded, Li Hanmo pulled Zhong Bingxuan away from the source of danger.

Zhong Bingxuan turned around and saw that tiny spark, the culprit that had destroyed the private room, had ignited all the fragments and debris.