Ye Yunxi didn't speak, but Chen Zhe asked instead.

"Stop talking nonsense, what did you call us here for?"

Yuanji smiled, his cold eyes fixed on Chen Zhe.

"I didn't tell you to speak, so don't be nosy, or you might lose your life!"

Ye Yunxi looked at the man before her, her words, spoken in a gentle tone, were so vicious. His eyes were filled with murderous intent as he looked at Chen Zhe.

When Chen Zhe heard Yuan Ji say this, he was so angry that he was about to yell at Yuan Ji.

Fortunately, Fu Heng stopped him and asked him with a cold face.

"Tell me, what is the purpose of sending someone to summon us?"

Yuanji looked at the man before him; his appearance was no less than that of the other women, and arguably even more beautiful than his own. It wouldn't be impossible to win him over as well.

"I invited you here to be friends, of course. What else do you want?"

As Yuanji spoke, a wicked glint appeared in his eyes.

Ye Yunxi suppressed the urge to beat the man to death and said coldly to him.

"We don't know each other. You must have been told where we are by someone else, right?"

Let me guess, since you're surrounded by many women, it must have been a woman, not a man, who told you this. And this woman's name is Li Xin, right?

Yuanji said with a forced smile, "What are you talking about? I don't understand. I only know that you were passing through here, and my men saw you and reported it to me."

"Oh, really? As far as I know, Aliman's people told us that there are no people like you within a hundred miles. How could you possibly know our route?"

Li Xin, who was hiding nearby, heard Ye Yunxi's voice and was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

"Ye Yunxi, you just wait until my brother Yuanji kills you."

Yuanji remained unmoved. "This is just your guess, it doesn't count. However, if you come with me, I can have someone help you find the person you mentioned."

"Of course, it's not just you, there are also the two beautiful women behind you, and the man beside you. With me, I can eat the finest delicacies and never go hungry again."

Ye Yunxi frowned; the man had revealed his true purpose.

Fu Heng stared at Yuan Ji with a cold face, as if he were looking at a dead man.

Chen Zhe and Zhang Haiyi were furious when they heard this.

"Those who want to mess with us? Not a chance!"

Upon hearing this, Yuanji angrily pulled out his pistol and fired it in Chen Zhe's direction.

Xuan Yu reacted quickly, pulling Chen Zhe aside, and the bullet grazed his shoulder.

Yuanji said with a smile, holding up a pistol.

"What a pity."

Ye Yunxi was already angry when she saw the man shoot her friend, and she questioned him while suppressing her anger.

Why is that?

Yuanji fiddled with the pistol, saying nonchalantly.

"I told you, you'd be in big trouble if you kept talking. It's just a pity your friend pulled me away."

Fu Heng said coldly, "It seems you're still a little disappointed."

"Yes, we were so close to hitting it," Yuanji said with some regret.

His words enraged Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng, who looked as if they wanted to kill Yuanji.

Yuanji ignored their expressions and continued speaking to them.

"Have you made your decision? Do you want to come with me and live a life of luxury?"

Gu Qingqing couldn't help but swear.

"Think about it, my foot! Following you will make you live a life of luxury, but following you is practically like being exposed to the northwest wind."

This was the first time Ye Yunxi and the others had heard Gu Qingqing swear, and they all looked at her with strange expressions.

Chen Zhe gave Gu Qingqing a thumbs up.

Yuanji's expression changed when he heard Gu Qingqing scold him like that.

So he pointed the pistol at her. "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences!"

Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng quickly drew their pistols and pointed them at Yuan Ji.

Yuanji was surprised that they also had handguns. "I didn't expect you to have handguns too. Men, surround them!"

Soon, a group of people carrying guns ran out from all directions and surrounded Ye Yunxi and her group.

Yuanji stood up and walked down the steps. "If I, Yuanji, cannot have it, then I will destroy it."

Yuanji gave a signal to launch an attack, and his men prepared to fire on Ye Yunxi and her group.

But they were no pushovers; one by one, they quickly opened fire on Yuanji's men.

Fu Heng immediately moved to Yuan Ji's side and, before he could react, quickly knocked him to the ground.

Fu Heng held a pistol to Yuan Ji's head and spoke to his men.

"Stop it right now, or I'll shoot."

His men stopped what they were doing when they heard the sound, and they all looked at him.

Yuanji was knocked to the ground, feeling very dissatisfied, and said angrily.

"Go ahead and shoot if you dare. And all of you, shoot them all dead."

Yuanji's men looked at each other, none of them making a move.

Fu Heng pressed a pistol against Yuan Ji and said coldly.

“Tell me who told you our whereabouts. Otherwise, I’ll shoot.”

Yuanji chuckled, certain that he wouldn't dare to fire.

Do you dare to shoot?

Upon hearing this, Fu Heng fired a shot into Yuan Ji's thigh without saying a word. His men tried to save him, but Chen Zhe and his men pointed guns at them, threatening to shoot them if they moved.

Yuanji, having been shot in the thigh, gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.

"Is that all you've got? Go ahead and kill me if you dare."

Ye Yunxi looked at Yuan Ji coldly.

"The people you're protecting aren't coming to your rescue. What's the point? Confess sooner rather than later; you might still have a chance to live."

Yuanji wasn't protecting Li Xin; rather, he was unwilling to submit passively. He ignored Ye Yunxi's words.

Seeing Yuanji injured, Li Xin felt somewhat dissatisfied. She muttered to herself.

"This Yuanji is truly useless; he's ruined my plans."

Although Yuanji ignored Ye Yunxi's words, he saw Li Xin in the corner and a smile appeared on his face when he saw her looking at him.

Ye Yunxi noticed that Yuanji was looking elsewhere, so she followed his gaze and saw someone.

When Li Xin saw Ye Yunxi looking in her direction, she quickly turned around and ran away.

Ye Yunxi was certain she saw a familiar figure—it was Li Xin. Even after all these years, she hadn't forgotten.

Seeing her run away, Ye Yunxi immediately chased after her, but Heng stopped her. Before he could speak, Ye Yunxi said...

"I think I saw Li Xin. I'll be right back. Wait for me. Don't worry, nothing will happen."

After saying that, Ye Yunxi quickly chased after him.

Fearing that Ye Yunxi would catch her, Li Xin ran away desperately, ran back to her room, closed the door and quickly packed her things.

She needs to escape from here; only by staying alive can she have a chance to harm Ye Yunxi.

Ye Yunxi walked quickly, following Li Xin to a place with many rooms.

She didn't know which room belonged to Li Xin, so she could only kick them open one by one.

They kicked down several room doors but couldn't find Li Xin.

In the last room, Ye Yunxi kicked open the door and saw Li Xin hurriedly packing her things.

"Li Xin, where are we going?"