It was already past midnight when Xiao Yuan contacted Mo Yunze. Mo Yunze only dared to answer the phone after making sure no one was around.
He has now confirmed that the person is Bai Qingyu, who was kidnapped and seriously injured.
Moreover, Mo Yunze also figured out the Holy Sect's purpose in kidnapping these people.
Every four years, the Holy Church holds a banquet where the blood of twenty-eight living people is sacrificed. This time, the leader of the church said that the new god told him to find twenty-eight Chinese people.
This area is a no-man's-land, where criminals are particularly rampant, resulting in a high number of incidents occurring here every year.
Xiao Yuan led his men to deliver the message back to the Bai family. Fearing that something unexpected might happen, Bai Qinghuai also brought his men over.
On the third day, Bai Qingyu's fever finally subsided, with only twenty-four hours left before the banquet began.
Mu Bao'er, on the other hand, was carefree and stayed in a single room with Bai Qingyu. Although the food wasn't very good, it was much better than when she first arrived.
Bai Qingyu even felt that she seemed to be on vacation.
As the time drew closer, Bai Qingyu couldn't help but feel nervous.
Through Mo Yunze, he already knew that his family had come to rescue him, but seeing the heavily armed guards outside, he began to worry about his family's safety again.
"Why aren't you eating?" Mu Bao'er asked curiously, looking at Bai Qingyu who was lying on the bed with no appetite.
"We're about to be bled dry, and you still have the appetite?" Bai Qingyu replied with a wry smile.
"Don't worry, I've got your back," Mu Bao'er replied with a nonchalant wave.
Seeing her expression, Bai Qingyu's bitter smile deepened.
After these few days of contact, he had figured out the other party's identity, but unfortunately he couldn't find out which family she belonged to even after thinking through all the major families in China.
But Mu Bao'er was very certain that her family was indeed a top-tier family.
"Do you think the Bai family will give me some reward if I save you?" Mu Bao'er's eyes were bright, clearly showing her greedy nature.
"Definitely. I wouldn't dare say more, but tens of millions is definitely possible," Bai Qingyu replied with certainty.
He refused to believe that his life wasn't worth tens of millions.
Upon hearing this, Mu Bao'er's eyes lit up, and she pinched her slender wrist.
"You'd better sit still. I'll take you out sometime." Bai Qingyu pulled the other person down to sit.
If possible, he would indeed rescue Mu Bao'er as well.
Soon it got dark, and the Holy Church began preparations to hold a banquet at 3 a.m.
Because the man who provoked them at the beginning was beaten and maimed, the leader was afraid that the new god would be displeased, so he ordered his men to capture another person and repeatedly instructed that he must be Chinese.
Xiao Yuan soon learned of this matter as well.
After pondering for a while, a plan popped into his mind, and he got up and went to Bai Qinghuai's room to discuss it with him.
"You're planning to be the 28th one?" Bai Qinghuai asked, somewhat surprised.
"That way, the two of us can work together from the inside and outside," Xiao Yuan said calmly.
There are many people in the Holy Church, and everyone carries weapons. Although they managed to acquire some weapons after arriving here, they are nothing compared to those in the homeland.
Although Bai Qinghuai knew this was the best solution, he was concerned about Xiao Yuan's safety and did not want to agree.
"He's still my brother-in-law, after all. If I rescue him, my uncle and aunt might take pity on him and let Zhizhi marry me sooner," Xiao Yuan said with a sigh.
Seeing that Bai Qinghuai still refused, Xiao Yuan continued:
"You have no idea, I'm counting down the days, but it's going by so slowly. If I want to marry Zhizhi according to our one-year promise, I'm afraid I'll be old and gray by then."
Bai Qinghuai knew the other party was saying that on purpose, so he asked in return:
"Aren't you afraid that something might happen here, and Qingzhi would end up marrying another man?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yuan's expression turned cold.
"Impossible, I won't get into trouble, and Zhizhi would never marry someone else."
If he marries someone else, he'll crawl out of the ground!
After Xiao Yuan's repeated insistence, Bai Qinghuai finally agreed.
Knowing that the Holy Church was searching for Chinese people, Xiao Yuan disguised himself and left the hotel.
Although the area is barren, the nightlife is vibrant, and Xiao Yuan doesn't seem out of place walking on the streets at night.
His men followed quietly behind him, while Bai Qinghuai's men had already gone to the Holy Sect's hideout to wait.
After wandering around for almost an hour, Xiao Yuan keenly sensed several furtive figures appearing behind him.
Deliberately slowing down, Xiao Yuan waited for about ten minutes before turning into a small alley.
With no one around, it was the perfect time to strike.
Sure enough, the figures quickly approached, and before Xiao Yuan could react, a handkerchief was placed over his head.
Xiao Yuan accidentally inhaled a mouthful, and was immediately stunned.
He was successfully tied up, his body limp. When he woke up, the moon was already hanging in the middle of the sky.
This time, they weren't locked in the small house; instead, they were tied up in the yard and strung together.
Everyone looked pale and sickly; for the past few days, the Holy Church hadn't given them any food in order to prevent them from escaping.
Bai Qingyu and Mu Bao'er were also among them, but thanks to Mo Yunze's care, their situation was much better.
When Xiao Yuan was pulled in, Bai Qingyu, who had been looking down, suddenly felt Mu Bao'er touching her.
"Look at that man, he must have been arrested while trying to do business. Tsk tsk, what bad luck," Mu Bao'er whispered.
"You're about to be bled out, and you still have the mind to worry about others?" Bai Qingyu's mindset had changed a lot because of her.
"Bloodletting? The person who can draw my blood hasn't been born yet! Don't worry, I'll protect you." Mu Bao'er repeated the same words.
Although Bai Qingyu felt it was somewhat unreliable, she subconsciously believed it.
"Then my little brother will be waiting for your care, sister." Bai Qingyu had now washed her face, which somewhat changed Mu Bao'er's initial opinion.
However, upon hearing Mu Bao'er's words, Bai Qingyu still looked up.
This sight was quite alarming; it almost made him choke on his own saliva.
“Xiao… Xiao… Xiao…” Bai Qingyu stammered.
"Laugh? What are you laughing at? You're about to be bled out, and you still have the mind to laugh?" Mu Bao'er teased him.
When Xiao Yuan woke up, he searched everywhere for Bai Qingyu and finally found him in the crowd.
However, he seemed quite surprised to see himself.
He gave him a look, and Xiao Yuan tried his best to move closer to Bai Qingyu.
With Mo Yunze's deliberate arrangement, Xiao Yuan successfully sat next to Bai Qingyu.
"How did you get arrested too?" Bai Qingyu's eyes widened, her tone filled with disbelief.
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