"Old Xi!" Jiang Yao shouted in worry. He immediately tried to drag Xi Xingxue away, but in the short time it took him to turn around, all the enemies surrounded them.

The enemies pointed their guns at Jiang Yao and Xi Xingxue.

One of them said, "Boss, that Shen Yu ran away, should we go after him?"

"Don't chase them, there are people above us. Quickly tie them up and take them away."

Soon, Jiang Yao and Xi Xingxue were tied up by them.

Then they shoved him into a car and sped away from the snow-capped mountains.

Once we were crammed into the car, the windows were blocked, and we couldn't see the road outside at all.

Xi Xingxue and Jiang Yao were not put into the same car.

When his leg was first hit, he only felt the force dissipate but did not feel pain. But now that he has recovered, he immediately feels a piercing pain.

His face turned deathly pale instantly, and he felt so much pain that he wanted to cut off his own leg.

"Hmm..."

A painful groan escaped his lips uncontrollably.

The driver in front said,

"Boss, what's his relationship with Shen Yu?"

"He's a very important person to me. Drive your car; he'll be useful to me anyway."

"Go back and get the doctor to bandage him up, just in case he dies."

Xi Xingxue was unable to react to these sounds.

Fortunately, his system was very considerate. After discovering that something was wrong with its host, it immediately activated the cheat code that blocked the sense of pain.

Xi Xingxue finally came to her senses.

......

Three vehicles drove into a warehouse.

Some time has passed.

The basement door of the warehouse was opened, and Xi Xingxue was roughly pushed inside.

His leg was simply bandaged, and the bleeding stopped.

Because that person was afraid he would bleed to death.

In the basement cage, Jiang Yao, with his hands bound, was pacing anxiously.

When he saw the door open and Xi Xingxue being thrown in, his eyes lit up and the worry on his face eased slightly.

After shoving Xi Xingxue inside, those people ran away. Xi Xingxue stumbled and almost fell, but fortunately Jiang Yao rushed over and caught him with his shoulder.

Both of their hands were tied behind their backs. Their eyes met, and a sinister glint flashed in Jiang Yao's eyes.

"Old Xi, don't be afraid, I will definitely get you away from here."

While in the car, Jiang Yao actually thought of a way to escape, but not only was it risky, he was also worried about Xi Xingxue.

He must be terrified to be taken away alone.

Xi Xingxue looked at his practiced manner and asked, "Have you been arrested before?"

“Many people have been arrested.” Jiang Yao told him, “I was arrested with Shen Yu before. We were only twelve years old at the time, but we were already very good at handling guns. In the end, we managed to break through the encirclement and escape.”

However, he was shot several times, but luckily he didn't die. Jiang Yao wouldn't tell Xi Xingxue about this, because he wanted to see her admiring him.

Xi Xingxue took the opportunity to praise him, "You guys are really amazing."

Jiang Yao curled the corners of his mouth and said, "Mm."

Next, the two sat together in the basement and waited.

The enemies won't kill them; it seems they're preparing to negotiate with Shen Yu.

They are hostages, so their lives are not in immediate danger.

But... to everyone's surprise, three days and three nights passed, and the enemy did not reappear.

It's as if the enemy left them here and then ran away.

If that's the case, then the situation is the worst, and Shen Yu won't be able to find their location for a while.

Jiang Yao's voice was hoarse: "This is terrible."

Xi Xingxue raised her eyelids, weakly saying, "They must be trying to starve us on purpose. If they wanted to starve us to death, they wouldn't have stopped the bleeding from my leg."

Jiang Yao hummed in agreement, then moved his shoulders, letting Xi Xingxue rest her head on his shoulder.

"Of course, don't be afraid, I'll get you out of here..."

He kept comforting Xi Xingxue.

But the voice kept getting softer and softer.

They hadn't had any water for three days, and their throats were so dry they felt like they were on fire, and it hurt terribly.

Even saying a single word feels like being cut with a knife.

Xi Xingxue turned to look at Jiang Yao, "Are you thirsty?"

Jiang Yao opened his mouth: "Of course... Oh, don't worry, I'm not thirsty."

Xi Xingxue said helplessly, "Stop lying."

After saying that, he secretly asked the system to untie the rope for him.

Jiang Yao looked up at Xi Xingxue with a dazed expression. Because he hadn't drunk water for three days, he was in a very bad state, and he could see double.

"You... you've untied the rope? Help me untie mine too."

He said softly.

Xi Xingxue was in much better condition than him because he had the system grant him a cheat code, exempting him from the negative effects of not drinking water.

He didn't rush to untie Jiang Yao.

Instead, he lowered his head and bit his arm hard.

Soon after, blood flowed out along the teeth marks.

Jiang Yao stared blankly for a moment, then was terrified: "Xi Xingxue, what are you doing! Why are you hurting yourself? Shut up!"

Xi Xingxue parted her teeth, then walked over to him and placed her hand near his mouth.

"Drink some of my blood; it will quench your thirst temporarily. Just bear with it and don't faint. Someone will come to rescue us soon."

"You..." Jiang Yao was incredulous, his eyes instantly reddening, glistening with a dry light.

"I won't drink it."

He turned his head away, his whole body trembling and his chest heaving violently from disbelief, sadness, emotion, and self-blame.

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