Yubeng Dream

"Miss Sang, what's your decision?"

While remaining silent, Sang Qi unconsciously trembled a few times.

She turned around blankly and saw Qian Ganpeng pull out a gun and play with it with great interest.

Sang Qi instinctively stepped in front of Lu Min, shaking her head and saying in a trembling voice, "Don't do this, please don't do this, I beg you."

Qian Ganpeng pulled the trigger, pressing the muzzle against Sang Qi's forehead.

When the cold muzzle of the gun touched her forehead, her whole body went cold, fear arose spontaneously, and her breathing suddenly became heavy.

Qian Ganpeng noticed Sang Qi's fear and couldn't help but laugh, moving the gun away: "I can't bear to kill you."

His voice was light and airy, and it dissipated in no time.

The moment the sound faded away, a deafening gunshot rang in Sang Qi's ears.

Sang Qi screamed in fright, covered her ears with her hands, and squatted down.

After the gunshot, Lu Min's painful screams rang in his ears, and Sang Qi seemed to realize where the shot had been fired.

She turned around abruptly, and Lu Min's face contorted in pain as he clutched his wounded thigh, blood seeping from between his fingers.

Sang Qi hurriedly crawled to Lu Min's side, pressing his trembling hands against his bleeding wound.

"I'm definitely not going to make it." Lu Min gasped for breath, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

"What should I do? How can I save you? Oh God, who can help me!" Sang Qi was extremely helpless, and fear surged over her like a tidal wave.

She had never felt so desperate and helpless in her entire life.

She had no money to get what Peng wanted, and even if she wanted to compromise, she couldn't. But if things dragged on any longer, Lu Min would definitely die.

What should she do? What should she do?

Sang Qi asked herself this question over and over again.

Qian Ganpeng pulled the trigger again, pointing the gun at Lu Min: "Miss Sang, if you don't talk, I'll kill Lu Min."

Sang Qi held his breath, his body almost completely stiff.

Lu Min wore a faint, indifferent smile as he faced the gun pointed at him, showing neither fear nor alarm.

The moment he fell into Qian Ganpeng's hands, Lu Min knew that he would be crippled even if he didn't die, so he never thought he could leave alive.

Having known Qian Ganpeng for so many years, how could Lu Min not know how ruthless he was?

His own life was of little importance to him. Having spent years living on the edge of a knife, he had long since become indifferent to life and death. But now, the only person he cared about was Sang Qi.

He feared that after his death, Sang Qi would suffer a fate worse than death at Qian Ganpeng's hands.

He was unwilling to die like this. At least Sang Qi was safe, so he could die in peace.

Unfortunately, Sang Qi was trapped in a wolf's den, a prisoner, powerless to do anything about it.

Thinking of this, Lu Min's nose tingled, and his eyes filled with tears.

He couldn't remember the last time he cried; it must have been a long time ago.

At that moment, his eyes welled up with tears, which streamed down his face.

"Sang Qi... If I die, no matter what happens, you must live well, understand?"

"If you die, I will never live on alone," Sang Qi said through gritted teeth.

She has no relatives left in this world.

If the only person she loves dies now, then living will no longer have much meaning for her.

At this critical moment of life and death, Sang Qi finally realized that she truly loved Lu Min deep down.

At this moment, she no longer hid anything, no longer feared the outcome, and no longer considered any other issues. All she knew was that the person she loved was Lu Min, and she didn't want anything to happen to him.

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Seeing the two of them still so devoted in such dire circumstances, Qian Ganpeng couldn't help but sigh, "What a touching love! Since you don't want him to die so much, you should listen to me and hand over what I want, then you can be together."

“I really don’t have what you’re looking for. I have no father, and my family has never left me anything. I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Sang Qi stated once again.

She had given this explanation to Qian Ganpeng and the others countless times, but they never believed her.

"You'd better be sensible. Lu Min's life is in your hands. If you insist on not talking, even if I kill Lu Min, I still have other ways to make you speak!"

Sang Qi didn't speak.

I'll say it three times...

Sang Qi's breathing gradually became heavy, and he choked on his throat.

"three……"

"Why do you have to force me!" Sang Qi felt like she had been cornered, and her emotions erupted completely in that instant.

She hysterically shouted, "I already said I didn't know! If I had known about that thing, I would have given it to you long ago! I don't need it, so why won't you believe me? Why?!"

Before Sang Qi's voice had faded, two gunshots rang out in quick succession, causing Sang Qi to experience tinnitus.

After the tinnitus subsided, Sang Qi's eyes narrowed, and he turned around to look.

Those two shots that hit Lu Min were swift and ruthless.

Sang Qi opened his mouth as if to shout, but found himself speechless. It was as if something was blocking his throat, and he couldn't make a sound.

Tears fell silently, swallowing the last trace of color from her eyes.

At that moment, Sang Qi's world was nothing but blackness, an endless expanse of black, and she was all alone in it, falling wildly into the darkness...

As she fell into the abyss, her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"The person has fainted." His subordinate went over to check on Sang Qi's condition.

Qian Ganpeng's eyes were as cold as ice. He calmly put away his gun, as if nothing had happened.

"Are you crazy!" Jin Hai's eyes turned red with anxiety, and his clenched fists made the bones crack.

Yang Hao calmly walked to Lu Min's side, checked his breathing, and shook his head at Jin Hai.

Jin Hai lost control of himself and rushed forward, punching Qian Ganpeng: "Are you fucking crazy? You actually killed him? What are we going to do now that he's gone? You really expect Sang Qi to help us?"

Qian Ganpeng's lips curled into a sneer. He moved his mouth, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and sneered, "Why are you so agitated? As long as Sang Qi is still in my hands, I still have ways. Lu Min has ruined my plans many times and will die sooner or later. Since he can't get Sang Qi to reveal the whereabouts of the storage device, he has no value to me whatsoever. Should I kill him before the New Year?"

"You..." Jin Hai was speechless with anger, not knowing how to refute.

Qian Ganpeng leisurely lit a cigar and said, "Could you please dispose of the body, Brother Hai?"

After saying that, he had his men take Sang Qi away and left.

Jin Hai closed his eyes, paused for a moment, then raised his chin, signaling Yang Hao to handle the rest.

………

Even in his coma, Sang Qi's eyes were still filled with tears. His face was frighteningly pale, his lips were as white as paper, and he was as fragile as a paper doll, as if he would fall over in the wind.

"No...no..."

Startled awake from her dream, Sang Qi was filled with confusion and helplessness.

She was in the car, and she was the only person in the car besides the driver.

The driver glanced back at Sang Qi, sighed, and advised, "I suggest you tell Brother Peng. Lu Min just died for you. Are you planning to keep quiet?"

Sang Qi brushed aside her disheveled hair and calmly asked, "Is Lu Min really dead?"

The driver chuckled, "How could this be fake? Very few people can escape Brother Peng's clutches alive, so I advise you to be sensible, really!"

Sang Qi sneered, shook his head, and said weakly, "You bunch of devils, you'll get your retribution sooner or later!"

The driver chuckled: "Looks like you're still going to do things your own way. Fine, then you can just wait to die."

Despite his kind words of advice, the driver had no choice but to let her accept her fate.

However, Sang Qi remained unfazed, a slight smile playing on his lips. "I'm not afraid of death. Lu Min is already dead. I have nothing to fear anymore. Do you remember what I just said?"

"Huh?" The driver was a little confused.

Sang Qi said coldly, "I said that if Lu Min dies, I will never live alone. Now I'm going to drag you down with me to be Lu Min's corpse!"

Before he could finish speaking, and before the driver could even turn around, Sang Qi lunged at the steering wheel like a madman.

The driver gripped the steering wheel tightly, desperately trying to protect her, but Sang Qi had lost her mind. At that moment, all she wanted was to die, to take everyone down with her.

Because the driver grabbed the steering wheel, the car on the road began to sway left and right as it changed lanes. The vehicles following behind noticed the danger and immediately overtook the car, attempting to force it to stop.

There was a car stuck in the middle of the intersection ahead. Sang Qi immediately grabbed the corner of the steering wheel, swerved it, and sped away after narrowly missing the car.

After dodging the blocking vehicles, Sang Qi tried to steer but was forcefully pushed back into the back seat by the driver.

Sang Qi was not giving up and pounced on him again.

The power that a person unleashes when pushed to their limits is unimaginable, just like Sang Qi is now.

She gouged out the driver's eyes and bit his ear until his mouth was full of blood. The driver screamed and let go of the steering wheel.

Sang Qi successfully seized the steering wheel and swerved it sharply toward the guardrail on the shoulder.

The driver didn't have time to brake, and the car veered toward the shoulder. With a loud crash, it broke through the guardrail and hurtled off the cliff, plunging into the deep lake...

The car sank to the bottom of the lake after a violent splash.

The lake bottom is a deep blue, and the surface of the water reflects layers of sunlight, but even the strongest sunlight is nothing more than a reflection in the water, moving with the current.

Sang Qi lay with his eyes open underwater, his gaze unfazed by the sunlight reflecting off the surface.

In the instant he fell into the water, Sang Qi pushed open the car door and floated out of the car.

As her body sank, she naturally relaxed and gradually closed her eyes.

Lu Min is gone; she should go find him now.

She couldn't let Lu Min walk that road alone.

She was the person he loved, and she felt she should go and be with him.

…………

Where is this?

Sang Qi looked around and saw beautiful mountains and rivers everywhere he looked.

The sky was clear and the mountains and water were beautiful that day.

Under the clear sky, the snow-capped mountains stand tall, seemingly embracing this beautiful land. Looking around, fir trees and sea buckthorn cover the ground below the snow-capped mountains, and clear streams gurgle down from between the rocks.

Standing at the foot of the majestic snow-capped mountains, the sky seemed to hang exceptionally low, as if one could reach out and touch the blue sky.

Sang Qi actually did that, stretching out his hand towards the sky.

She couldn't touch the blue sky and white clouds, but she could feel the wind.

That was the wind blowing down from the snow-capped mountains, cold and chilly.

She sensed the direction of the wind and unconsciously walked in that direction.

The wind blowing in her face made her long hair flutter and her dress rustle.

“Sang Qi…”

Someone was calling her name; the voice echoed.

Sang Qi stopped and turned around at the sound.

In the instant she turned around, her long hair was blown from her back to her chest, blurring her vision.

"Lu Min!"

Sang Qi was startled.

Lu Min stood not far away at the mountain pass behind him, bathed in the sunlight cast down from the snow-capped mountains, which made him appear much gentler.

“Lu Min…” Sang Qi smiled and ran towards him.

She threw herself into Lu Min's arms.

The familiar scent, the familiar temperature.

At this moment, Sang Qi cherished this embrace all the more.

She held him for a long time before letting go.

"You scared me to death! I thought you were dead!" Sang Qi pouted, looking aggrieved, and her eyes welled up with tears again.

"Silly girl, how could I bear to part with you?" Lu Min cupped Sang Qi's face in his hands, gently stroking her cheek with the pad of his thumb.

"I don't care, you can't just leave me like that anymore."

"You finally admit that you like me and can't live without me?" Lu Min said with a smile.

Sang Qi said firmly, "Yes, I like you. I don't want to restrain myself anymore. I just like you and want to be with you."

"Okay, okay, I know you like me." Lu Min affectionately patted Sang Qi's head.

"By the way, where is this place? And how did I get here?" Sang Qi looked up and glanced around.

Lu Min shrugged: "This is Yubeng."

"Yubeng? Aren't we in Xishuangbanna? How did we end up in Yubeng?"

Lu Min poked Sang Qi's head: "Are you being silly again? Our trip didn't end in Xishuangbanna, our destination is Yubeng Village."

“No, we went to Xishuangbanna…” Sang Qi frowned, realizing the problem.

"Are you Lu Min?" Sang Qi asked to confirm.

Lu Min's smile vanished abruptly, and Sang Qi unconsciously took a few steps back.

“Sang Qi, we promised to complete this journey together. We’re already in Yubeng, and you’re saying something like this…”

"No, that's not how it is..."

Sang Qi shook her head violently. In that instant, Lu Min, who was in front of her, suddenly vanished in the wind like a handful of dust.

"No, Lu Min..."

Sang Qi shouted and rushed forward, but only managed to grab air.

She looked around frantically, screaming, "Lu Min, come out...where have you been!"

"Come back..."

Sang Qi's voice echoed through the snow-capped mountains, distant and lingering.