Chapter 375: It’s just a demonic barrier, let’s go
When Qi Moxun pushed open the door of the top-floor office of Chuxin Company, the sunlight at three o'clock in the afternoon was slanting across the entire floor-to-ceiling window, casting clearly cut light and shadow on the floor.
Shen Hanxing sat behind the mahogany desk, his fingertips hovering above the keyboard without moving. The code on the screen had long since become still and turned into cold characters.
With a "click", the door of the lounge was pushed slightly by the wind, revealing a gap.
Shen Qianxun is trying hard to learn the words in the picture book.
Although Fu Yicheng knew a lot of words, he didn't show any impatience.
Instead, he deliberately teased Shen Qianxun.
"...and then the dinosaur roared and ate the bad guys!"
Shen Hanxing's fingertips trembled suddenly, and as if burned by the sound, they retracted and fell on the children's crayon box on the edge of the table.
The lid of the box was not closed tightly, and several crayons rolled out. One of the sky blue ones drew a shallow arc on the smooth mahogany table.
That was Chihiro's favorite color when she drew the dinosaur yesterday.
She stared at the blue mark for two seconds, then suddenly raised her hand and pressed her brow. The skin under her fingertips was burning hot, with an almost burning anxiety.
"Han Xing."
Qi Moxun's voice came from the door. He took off his suit jacket that was stained with heat from outside and put it in his arm. He unbuttoned two buttons on the collar of his white shirt, revealing the clear lines of his collarbone.
He was always like this, even if he was in a hurry, he would maintain his usual composure, but Shen Hanxing still caught a glimpse of his knuckles turning white as he clutched his coat, which was his habit when he was trying hard to control his emotions.
Chen Hanxing raised his head, and the red bloodshot in his eyes was visible in the sunlight.
"You're here."
Her voice was a little hoarse. She reached out to grab the glass on the corner of the table, but her fingertips swayed in the air and Qi Moxun quickly stepped forward and held them down.
"Drink some water first."
He unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and handed it to her, his eyes scanning the documents in front of her.
That was the information about Wuyin Mountain that she had compiled. The edges had been folded repeatedly and were already frayed.
His brows furrowed instantly, and he tapped the words "Forbidden Land of Wuyin Mountain" on the document with his fingertips: "Are you really planning to go?"
Shen Hanxing drank half a bottle of water, and the dryness in his throat eased a little, but he couldn't suppress the tightness in his heart.
"Xuanyuan Pavilion didn't give us much time, so we have to go."
She placed the water bottle on the table. The sound of the bottom of the bottle hitting the table was particularly clear in the quiet office. "He found out that Fu Jingheng was in Wuyin Mountain and said that Fu Jingheng was working with Xuanyuan Ce."
"Xuanyuan Ce?" Qi Moxun's voice sank.
This name is like a piece of ice, it will form frost if thrown into the air.
He knew Xuanyuan Ce's background better than Shen Hanxing.
When he was expelled from the Xuanyuan family in his early years, this man set fire to the west wing of the Xuanyuan old house and hid in Wuyin Mountain with burns all over his body. In ten years, he turned that desolate place into his own independent kingdom. His methods were so cruel that even people in the underworld kept it a secret.
"Is Fu Jingheng crazy? Cooperating with such a person is like trying to get the skin of a tiger."
"Who knows?"
Chen Hanxing pulled the corners of his mouth, wanting to laugh but unable to do so. "There are enough bad things going on within the Fu family. Perhaps he is forced into a desperate situation and wants to find Xuanyuan Ce as a backer."
She paused, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the label on the water bottle. "Xuanyuan Pavilion has now figured out my weakness. There's nothing I can do."
"So you're going to risk yourself?"
Qi Moxun's voice suddenly rose, then quickly dropped, filled with suppressed anger.
"Do you know what Wuyin Mountain is? Last year, a geological expedition team strayed into it, and to this day, no one has been found alive or dead.
Xuanyuan Ce killing someone there is like stepping on an ant. Who can cover for you? "
"I didn't say I was going alone."
Chen Hanxing looked up at him, with red marks flickering in his eyes, "I just..."
"You just don't have a choice?"
Qi Moxun interrupted her, bent down and held her shoulders. The warmth of his palm came through the thin shirt, with unquestionable strength, "Han Xing, look at me."
Shen Hanxing was forced to meet his gaze.
Qi Moxun's eyes were deep, like obsidian immersed in cold water, and at this moment they were surging with the stubbornness that she was familiar with.
"I'll go with you." He spoke each word slowly, his fingertips gently stroking the fabric on her shoulders.
"If you want to investigate Fu Jingheng's affairs and protect the child, I will accompany you. But don't even think about stepping into that mountain alone."
"Axun, this is too dangerous." Shen Hanxing tried to break free from his hand, but he held it tighter, "You don't have to..."
"Whether it's necessary or not, I have the final say."
His thumb brushed across her jawline, where a faint bluish-black mark was left from days of staying up late.
"Do you think I haven't checked these days? Xuanyuan Ce has set up three layers of defense in Wuyin Mountain.
There are no less than fifty sentries and covert sentries in total. If you go in alone, you will be like a fish on the chopping board.
If I join you, at least we have a better chance of winning."
Shen Hanxing looked at his tense jawline, the muscles there throbbing slightly from the exertion.
This man is always like this, hiding all his worries under a tough shell, but revealing his tenderness in the details.
"Okay." She nodded gently, with an imperceptible sob in her voice, "Let's go together."
…
Two days later, in the early morning, when the SUV drove out of the city, the sky was just beginning to turn pale.
Shen Hanxing sat in the passenger seat, watching the street scene outside the window gradually swallowed by the morning mist, his fingertips unconsciously twisting the seat belt.
The equipment prepared by Qi Moxun was placed in the back seat.
Climbing ropes, first aid kits, military flashlights, and even two thermal weapons, wrapped in black cloth, with cold and hard outlines.
"take it easy."
Qi Moxun suddenly spoke, freeing one hand to cover the back of her hand.
His palms were warm, with thin calluses from years of holding pens and steering wheels, just enough to steady her slightly trembling fingertips.
"I asked a retired special forces soldier to follow us in the car behind us, keeping a distance of one kilometer so that Xuanyuan Ce's men wouldn't notice us."
Shen Hanxing hummed, but his eyes fell on the fog ahead.
The fog seemed alive, surging over and sticking to the car windows. The wipers swung left and right but couldn't clear it away.
She remembered that when she called Han Lingcui last night, the other party's voice was trembling with anxiety: "Han Xing, are you crazy? Xuanyuan Ce's place is a dangerous place! Qianxun is still so young, if something happens to you..."
"Lingcui, I must go."
She was leaning against the window, looking at the two children sleeping in the lounge, and her voice was so calm that even she was surprised.
"I can't let Qianxun get involved in these things. Xuanyuan Pavilion's attitude towards Qianxun is too strange. I always feel that he knows something. This time, going to Wuyin Mountain, maybe we can find some clues."
Han Lingcui was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Tell Qi Moxun to protect you."
When the car drove into the Wuyin Mountain area, the fog was as thick as milk that could not be melted.
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