"Still no signal!" a man shouted loudly to the crowd in the language of the smog-filled country. The situation was clear: even if these terrorists lost their lives temporarily, they had only temporarily eliminated the threat to their lives!

However, if they want to be rescued successfully, they must make contact with the outside world!

"You could try calling them; maybe the signal jamming is just targeting us!"

Soon, someone offered advice.

This was indeed a good suggestion, and naturally, some people agreed. Everyone disregarded the corpses that had just died nearby and began searching those people for tools used for external communication.

The kidnapping came suddenly, but the crisis was resolved very quickly.

Governments around the world have stated that they will take responsibility for the hostage rescue operation.

As Song Mengmeng and Yan Di's private jet took off to return to China, at least twenty or thirty versions of the legend about the true hero who hunted down the KB members circulated in major media outlets around the world.

Some of the most outrageous ones have even involved Iron Man and the Avengers...

Upon seeing these rumors online, Song Mengmeng and Hu Yue, who already knew the news, laughed together in their chat.

However, it may not be a bad thing that this matter has passed so easily. Although we didn't figure out who was behind it, at least those who were trapped were rescued safely.

In any case, she gained a lot of merit this time.

After finishing his documents, Emperor Yan came over to take Song Mengmeng to rest. The little girl seemed to remember something and took the Kaguya-hime bracelet, which was almost riddled with holes, out of the bracelet for Emperor Yan to see.

"Do you think there's any hope for her?!"

Song Mengmeng poked the almost unresponsive Princess Kaguya, looked up at the Emperor Yan standing beside her, and whispered, "I don't know why, but I always feel that if she can live, she might be useful in the future."

"Difficult." Yan Di gave the same answer as Shuten-dōji and Hu Da before after just one glance: "Judging from her body, she must have been injured once before."

Most of her power was taken away, and it is a miracle that she has survived without being completely destroyed. If you want to save her, you have to take back the power that was taken from her.

These are the five legendary treasures that can summon the Heavenly Maiden's Feather Robe!

"Since Princess Kaguya appeared there this time, it means that this matter must be related to the mastermind! If we can find out who the mastermind is, then Princess Kaguya can be saved, right?!"

Song Mengmeng reached out and put Princess Kaguya back into the spirit bracelet, then looked up at Emperor Yama with anticipation.

The King of Hell helped the little girl up, and didn't have much of an opinion on her request.

She thought it was just a foreign monster, and if she found it useful, saving it wouldn't be a big deal.

By the time Emperor Yan and his group's plane arrived at the city's airport, there were only a few days left until the New Year.

In the past two years, regulations have been implemented prohibiting the setting off of fireworks and firecrackers. So, although supermarkets and stores are playing festive New Year songs continuously, the festive atmosphere has been significantly reduced.

Not long after landing, Song Mengmeng called Yao Anna, whom she hadn't contacted in a long time, and learned that Yao Anna was currently busy with work outside, but would be able to come back around the Lunar New Year.

After hanging up with Yao Anna, Hu Yue called again. Upon learning that Yao Anna had landed safely, Hu Yue finally felt relieved, told her to rest well, and then hung up without saying anything more.

After finishing all that, Song Mengmeng put away her phone and turned to look at Yan Di, who was sitting next to her with his eyes closed, resting. She reached out and tugged at Yan Di's sleeve, but when he didn't respond, she didn't give up. She simply snuggled into his arms and hugged his waist, snuggling against him contentedly.

"You won't be going on such long business trips again, will you?!" The little girl whispered against Yan Di's chest, "The New Year is coming soon, and this is my first New Year in this world, so you have to come with me!"

"I'll listen to you." Yan Di embraced the little girl and made a low promise. The slight dissatisfaction he had felt from being ignored by her vanished instantly because of the little girl's quietness.

It's just a few more friends; the girl is still his!

After returning to the listed company, Yan Di immediately began a new round of work. It's not that Yan Di is a workaholic, but rather that with the year-end approaching and the rumors of his 'kidnapping' at the previous summit, the entire Di Shi Group has been significantly impacted. Therefore, getting back on track will indeed require him to be busy for a while.

Song Mengmeng hasn't had much work lately, and she's in a state of extreme leisure.

So when Hu Yue called to ask her out, she agreed without refusing.

"The person hiding behind all that never showed up from beginning to end." Song Mengmeng took a sip of hot cocoa and briefly recounted her trip to Cyprus to Hu Yue.

It's a pity that we couldn't find any clues about the mastermind behind it all, but at least the casualties weren't too great, which is fortunate.

Looking back now, it must have been that their breaking of Princess Kaguya's barrier alerted the person behind it, causing them to abandon the operation.

However, now that he has made a move this time, he certainly won't be idle next time!

If he managed to escape their pursuit this time, I don't believe his luck will be so good next time!

Hu Yue's opinion was clearly the same as Song Mengmeng's at that moment.

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