Chen Yao asked the system to withdraw the [Circular Symbol] in time.
Then, the men seemed to be in a trance for a while, then regained their composure and walked towards the wonton stall with lustful looks on their faces as before.
Chen Yao stood up, picked up the basket and left the stall.
In my mind, the system's prompt sounded: "Host, Xiao Yan will be here in about three to five minutes. He is currently searching for you nearby."
Chen Yao hummed and began to focus on the road under her feet.
One minute later...
The men moved closer to her.
As the distance between them and the wonton stall gradually increased, they became more and more unscrupulous.
Two minutes later...
Chen Yao paused slightly because she seemed to vaguely hear the sound of horse hooves.
At the same time, the system said happily: "Host, Xiao Yan is about to find this place."
Three minutes later...
Chen Yao walked to the front of the alley.
The men followed immediately, ready to kidnap her.
…
Xiao Yan only felt that his heart was pounding wildly, and he even had a faint cold sweat on his back.
He thought he was always calm, but after searching several places and not seeing Chen Yao, he looked at the increasingly desolate surroundings, and all kinds of complex emotions surged in his heart that he could no longer control.
In his mind, there kept flashing the images of Chen Yao taking good care of Xiao Yue, as well as her gentle and quiet beauty when she and Nanny Song were talking and laughing, and... the curious and inquisitive look she gave him from time to time, but she didn't dare to get close.
Her every smile, every move seemed to be replayed before Xiao Yan's eyes, so real.
The more I thought about Xiao Yan, the more my chest felt tight.
Is it really necessary for such a living person who has experienced tragedy but still faces life with a strong smile and strives to survive... to encounter other misfortunes again?
At this moment, Xiao Yan's heart was completely in a mess.
Sudden--
He heard a panicked scream—
"ah--"
“Help—”
Chen Yao was forced to retreat by those men. After hearing the system's prompt, she screamed loudly without hesitation.
"Bitch, why are you screaming?" The tall and thin man walked over impatiently and wanted to block Chen Yao's mouth.
The middle-sized man beside him quickly grabbed him and said with a wicked smile, "Hey, don't be so impatient, don't be so ignorant of romance, just let her scream, that's more exciting, anyway, no one will come to save her even if she screams her throat out-"
As soon as he finished speaking——
The next second, everyone present saw him being kicked to the ground by a tall and strong figure who suddenly flew out.
"Ah... who the hell dares to touch me...?"
With a murderous look in his eyes, Xiao Yan stretched out his foot and stepped hard on his face, stopping him from saying anything.
"Ouch...it hurts..." The man lying on the ground was stepped on so hard that he couldn't speak clearly and could only make vague syllables of crying out in pain.
Xiao Yan's face was gloomy. He stepped harder and stepped on him so hard that he couldn't utter a word. Then he kicked him hard in the lower body with a cold look.
This kick was delivered with enough force to cripple his lower body.
"Ahhh!!!" A brutal scream like a pig being slaughtered was heard, and the man fainted from the pain.
Xiao Yan just glanced at him with disgust and turned to walk towards the rest of the people.
The men finally reacted and wanted to escape immediately.
However--
Xiao Yan was much faster than them.
Before long, there were people lying on the ground.
Xiao Yan didn't let any of them go.
In the corner, Chen Yao squatted huddled aside, silently shedding tears.
With her plain white outfit and proud curves, she looks like a charming yet pitiful little white flower.
Xiao Yan suppressed his anger, walked towards her step by step, and then stopped in front of her.
Chen Yao raised her head, and her red eyes shed a string of crystal tears at the right time.
Xiao Yan felt his heart tighten, and then he subconsciously extended his hand to her, saying in an unclear tone: "Get up, I'll take you back."
Chen Yao hesitated for only a moment before grabbing his hand.
The man's hands were large, rough and warm. Chen Yao could even feel the calluses left on them from long-term martial arts practice.
These are his great achievements and his tenacity and integrity.
A sudden impulse surged in her heart, and Chen Yao suddenly stretched out her hands, put them close to his arms, and hugged him tightly.
"General, thank you. I will never forget your kindness." She choked.
Xiao Yan felt his waist tighten. When he lowered his head to look down, the man had already hurriedly retreated and apologized to him in a panic, "I'm sorry, General. I offended you."
Xiao Yan was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "It's okay."
Chen Yao wiped her tears and said to Xiao Yan very seriously: "If it weren't for you, I..."
Just then, Ying Yi, the secret guard brought by Xiao Yan, walked over and saluted Xiao Yan respectfully.
Xiao Yan nodded, pointed at the people on the ground and said to him, "You stay and take care of them."
Yingyi: "Okay, General."
Knowing what the general said, Yingyi decided to deal with it openly instead of privately.
Xiao Yan nodded, then took Chen Yao away first. He walked slowly to give Chen Yao enough time to recover.
When they reached the side of the brown horse, Xiao Yan realized that he had overlooked a problem, which was——
He was in such a hurry to go out that he had no time to take a carriage and just rode a horse.
Now, this is embarrassing.
Where can they hire a carriage in this desolate and remote place?
Chen Yao noticed Xiao Yan's embarrassment, so she took the initiative to ask, "What's wrong, General?"
Xiao Yan stroked the brown horse and said to Shen Yao, "We didn't bring a carriage when we came here, so if we want to go back now, we have no choice but to ride a horse."
Chen Yao understood what he meant.
Now, she was eager to ride with him.
However, she blushed and pretended to be embarrassed but extremely grateful, and said to him, "Then I'll trouble you, General."
Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and asked her, "Do you mind?"
Chen Yao shook her head vigorously and said, "General, I can't thank you enough, how could I possibly mind? I just hope you don't mind me."
Xiao Yan was startled, and when he was about to say something, Ying Yi suddenly ran out in a hurry -
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