Chapter 194 Is that your lover?
Xie Yanzhi felt a sudden tightness in his chest when he saw her looking so lost.
He strode forward, took Shen Qingnian's shoulder, and helped her sit down on a chair.
"I'll take care of everything!"
Shen Qingnian looked up at him, her eyes filled with moisture and unease.
At first, she thought Xie Yanzhi had deliberately hidden Nuonuo.
He is his child, and staying by his father's side will always bring him peace.
But at this moment, Shen Qingnian felt a chill run down her spine and a wave of fear washed over her.
Who took Nuonuo away? Is he alive or dead?
Thinking of this, Shen Qingnian's hands trembled uncontrollably: "I need to go find Nuonuo!"
Xie Yanzhi never expected that Nuonuo would disappear.
Seeing Shen Qingnian speaking, she was about to get up and walk out.
Xie Yanzhi immediately reached out to stop her, saying, "We'll have news in a moment."
He has already sent Yuan Qing with his waist token to ask Governor He to order a search of the city, and news should come soon.
He looked at Shen Qingnian with a firm gaze and gestured for her to sit down.
At this moment, Xie Yanzhi's face was ashen. He wanted to see who was so bold as to touch his child!
Just as he finished speaking, hurried footsteps came from outside the door. Yuan Qing lifted the curtain and entered, sweat beading on his forehead: "Master, there's news about the young master!"
Where?
Xie Yanzhi's and Shen Qingnian's voices rang out simultaneously.
Yuan Qing glanced at the expectant looks on his two masters' faces and quickly said, "At the Yuelai Inn in the suburbs!"
Xie Yanzhi immediately stood up, and Shen Qingnian followed closely behind: "I'll go too."
Seeing her resolute expression, Xie Yanzhi knew she was worried about Nuonuo. Even if he didn't let her go, she would probably find a way to go with her. So he nodded to Shen Qingnian.
"What's going on?" Xie Yanzhi mounted his horse.
Yuan Qing said, "Prefect He ordered his men to search the city and found that children from two other families had also gone missing."
"Later, the manager of Yuelai Inn sent a waiter to report that several guests with fierce looks had arrived at the inn, accompanied by several richly dressed children."
"The shopkeeper suspected that those people had kidnapped someone else's child, so he sent someone to inform them."
The carriage soon arrived outside the inn. Xie Yanzhi dismounted and waved to his accompanying guards to surround the entire inn.
Shen Qingnian lifted the curtain to come out, but Xie Yanzhi said, "You stay in the carriage."
According to the shopkeeper, the men inside were fierce-looking and burly, and each carried a half-meter-long broadsword.
Xie Yanzhi was worried that Shen Qingnian would be in danger if she went inside, so he could only let her stay in the car for the time being.
Xie Yanzhi went inside with several guards.
Before long, the sounds of clashing weapons came from inside. Shen Qingnian sat in the carriage, feeling restless.
She just saw so many people carrying knives going in. Swords have no eyes; what if they hurt the child?
Thinking of this, Shen Qingnian got off the carriage.
Just as I was about to lift my foot, I heard the innocent cries of a child coming from inside.
It's glutinous rice!
Shen Qingnian lifted her skirt and staggered as she rushed into the inn.
Just as I reached the door, I bumped right into a figure rushing out.
"Don't move!"
A rough, hoarse voice came from beside her, and a large knife was instantly placed against her neck.
Shen Qingnian then saw that the inn was in a mess, and several people were lying on the ground, their fate unknown.
There was clearly a fierce battle taking place here just now.
Xie Yanzhi was holding Shen Nuonuo in his arms. Shen Qingnian saw that his nose was red and tears were still on his cheeks. She was sure that it was Nuonuo who had been crying.
Several constables nearby were also holding two trembling children, presumably they had been kidnapped together.
"Mother!" Shen Nuonuo saw Shen Qingnian being held at knifepoint and knew her mother was in danger. She reached out her little hand to rush towards Shen Qingnian.
Xie Yanzhi stared at the man with the gaze of a hawk, his eyes filled with anger.
That guy dares to hurt her!
He glanced at Shen Qingnian with a complicated expression. He had clearly told her to wait in the car, but why was she so disobedient?
The ruthless bandit, with Shen Qingnian's arm gripped tightly, brought the tip of his knife even closer and roared at Xie Yanzhi, "Or I'll kill her right now! Get the carriage ready!"
Seeing this, Yuan Qing had no choice but to give a wink to the guards beside him and make way for them.
Xie Yanzhi stared at the bandit's knife, then glanced at Shen Qingnian's pale face, and slowly raised his hand to signal everyone to step back.
Seeing this, the bandit forced Shen Qingnian to retreat step by step to the carriage, cracked his whip on the horse's back, and the carriage sped away in an instant.
"Uncle! Please save my mother!" Shen Nuonuo cried incessantly, nestled in Xie Yanzhi's arms.
Xie Yanzhi carefully handed the child to Yuan Qing and said in a deep voice, "Take good care of the young master."
Then he mounted his horse and chased after the carriage in the direction it had gone.
On the carriage, the bandit's knife remained pressed against Shen Qingnian's neck as she watched Xie Yanzhi ride after her on horseback.
Anger surged within me.
He glanced at the young woman in front of him again, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
"It seems you are very important to him."
This person has been chasing them for so long, and has no intention of letting them go.
He then noticed that Xie Yanzhi's gaze was fixed on the young woman beside him, and suddenly realized what was going on.
It turns out he was pursuing this young woman.
"Is that your lover?"
The ruthless bandit asked.
Shen Qingnian also caught a glimpse of Xie Yanzhi's figure, and she said calmly, "No!"
The ruthless bandit glanced ahead and said, "Even if you're not his lover, you must be an important person to him."
"He killed four of my brothers, and I'll make him taste what it's like to lose them!" With that, he shoved Shen Qingnian aside and jumped off the carriage.
Shen Qingnian was pushed onto the car frame by him. Before she could react to why the man was jumping off the car, she saw that there was no road ahead.
The horse, slashed by the man's knife, charged forward in a frenzy.
Shen Qingnian's heart sank to the bottom. She gripped the frame tightly and closed her eyes.
"Shen Qingnian, give me your hand!"
At the critical moment, Xie Yanzhi's voice came from behind.
Shen Qingnian almost instinctively reached out her hand, but Xie Yanzhi grabbed her hand and abruptly pulled her away from the carriage.
Shen Qingnian opened her eyes and saw the carriage plunge off the cliff and fall into the abyss below.
She looked up and saw Xie Yanzhi gripping her hand tightly, his other hand clinging to the rocks on the cliff edge, the two of them dangling in mid-air.
She saw that the veins on his forehead were bulging and his face was flushed; he was clearly struggling to hold on.
The cliff below is bottomless; falling down would mean certain death. Nuonuo can't live without her mother, and she has no father either.
Without her, Xie Yanzhi would definitely have made it up based on his skills.
"Xie Yanzhi, let go!" Shen Qingnian shouted at him.
"Don't move!" Xie Yanzhi said in a low voice.
"You know I won't let go!"
"I didn't expect you to be so deeply in love with her."
The ruthless bandit had appeared at the edge of the cliff at some point. Looking at the two people hanging in mid-air, he grinned maliciously. "Then I'll give you a hand!"
He raised his foot and stomped hard on Xie Yanzhi's hand, which was gripping the rock, grinding it repeatedly.
Xie Yanzhi's fingers ached from being stepped on, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.
He simply stared intently at the ruthless bandit with his cold eyes, without uttering a sound.
"Let go!" Seeing that he refused to give in, the thug raised his knife to chop at Xie Yanzhi's arm.
A cold glint flashed in Xie Yanzhi's eyes, and he abruptly released his grip on the rock.
He pulled Shen Qingnian into his arms again, and the two of them fell off the cliff together.
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