"Hey! Run! Why don’t you keep running?" The tone was vicious!

Ning Meng shivered and leaned closer to Lu Qingming.

Lu Qingming straightened his back, blocking in front of Ning Meng, "It’s me you want to catch, don’t trouble her!"

"Hmph!" One person sneered, "No one’s trying to trouble her! Isn’t this what she asked for? Since she came here voluntarily, she can’t blame us!"

"Brother!"

Ning Meng was scared and tightly gripped Lu Qingming’s hand.

Another person stepped forward, holding a stick, "Hmph! Seems like we’ve been too good to you! Run? Still dare to run? Not being honest, huh? Fine! Give you a hit now, knock you out! Wake up later and knock you out again! Let’s see how you run then!"

As he spoke, he raised the stick!

The stick was as thick as a baby’s arm! If it came down, wouldn’t it knock someone silly?

As the man raised the stick, Ning Meng screamed and threw herself at Lu Qingming, "Brother! Be careful!"

The stick mercilessly came down, striking hard on Ning Meng’s shoulder.

"Ah..." Ning Meng’s body shook, her hand gripping Lu Qingming’s uncontrollably trembling.

"Ning Meng, Ning Meng?" Lu Qingming was terrified, Ning Meng had actually taken the hit for him!

Ning Meng was overwhelmed with pain, even though the light was very bad now, Lu Qingming could easily notice her face was off, "Ning Meng! How are you?"

"Uh..." Ning Meng shook her head with difficulty, "I-I don’t know..."

"Damn!"

The man cursed, "Still didn’t hit!"

Lu Qingming jerked his head up, glaring fiercely at the man, gritting his teeth, "You won’t have a good end! Just wait and see! You sell me and you’ll be in prison for the rest of your life, if not dead!"

"Ha?" The man laughed, "Kid, spouting nonsense?"

Behind him, urgent footsteps were approaching.

It was Ning Doctor who had asked someone to catch up!

"Hey, borrow a moment."

Someone came forward, pulling the two who had kidnapped Lu Qingming, gesturing towards Ning Doctor, "Hey, this gentleman has something to say to you."

The two looked, "It’s you! What’s there to say, speak!"

Ning Doctor glanced at Lu Qingming and his daughter leaning against each other, wore a smile on his face, "It’s like this, I know you’re planning to sell this kid, either way you have to sell, so why not sell to me?"

Lu Qingming was stunned upon hearing it.

Ning Meng chuckled, "Brother! My dad is here to save you!"

Lu Qingming’s heart was filled with mixed emotions, he had stayed at Ning Family for days now, and knew well... Ning Family didn’t have much money.

"You, buy him? Do you have money?"

Ning Doctor nodded and bowed, "How much do you want? Give me some time and I’ll surely gather it."

"Tch!" The two exchanged a look, "Alright! Doesn’t matter who we sell to, as long as there’s money!"

"But, earlier there were two families who bid, you need to bid higher!"

Ning Doctor hurriedly agreed, "Alright! Certainly!"

"Then fine, go back and gather money! Before we receive it, these two... must stay here!"

Ning Doctor glanced at his daughter and then at Lu Qingming, nodded helplessly, "Alright, I’ll go back and gather money, as quickly as possible!"

Lu Qingming watched Ning Doctor’s back, feeling sour, Ning Doctor was a good man, his turning back so desolate. Surely this money was really a hardship for him. Yet, he still gritted his teeth and agreed.

The Ning Family’s kindness to him, in the future, he would repay it well!

In the damp, cramped room, Lu Qingming and Ning Meng were locked together.

Ning Meng hummed from time to time, "It hurts..."

Lu Qingming knew her shoulder was injured, patted his own leg, "Ning Meng, come here, lie down here."

Ning Meng looked at him, cautiously said, "Is it okay?"

"It’s okay." Lu Qingming helped her, "Lie down! Your dad will be here soon, bear with it a bit longer."

Ning Meng endured the pain, lay down, tears fell, penetrating the clothes, wetting Lu Qingming’s skin.

It’s unclear how long it took, whether the sky brightened or darkened again...

The door finally opened, Ning Doctor and his wife came.

The two respectively picked up the two children, "Alright, let’s go home."

Home...

Chapter 583 Rush to Ailao Mountain

The battle of Hu Bei ended, Lu Yuxuan became famous overnight.

In this battle, however, Qin Shaoju was the culprit... He incited, colluded, causing national turmoil, and was shot dead on site.

As the war ended, preparations were made to return to Holy City.

Gong Xueyan wanted to go back, just a bit troublesome.

She leaned on the hospital bed, her expression cold and distant.

Yu Sangwan came over to support her, "Xueyan, get ready... to return to Holy City."

"Hmm?" Gong Xueyan seemed to just come back to her senses, she had been like this recently.

She vaguely knew a bit about her body.

The surgery had ended, but... her lower body was completely immobile, even the sensation in her hands wasn’t good. Slight movements were manageable, but eating and drinking required care.

"Wanwan."

Gong Xueyan held Yu Sangwan’s hand, "Tell me, am I wasted?"

Yu Sangwan’s eyes turned sour, "No... don’t say that, because the gunshot wound is dangerous, there are still some fragments not removed. Conditions here are limited, once we return to Holy City, we’ll find good doctors?"

"...Alright."

Gong Xueyan nodded, said nothing more.

A special someone lifted Gong Xueyan onto the plane.

Yu Sangwan was about to board when Lu Jinxuan grabbed her.

"Taotao." Lu Jinxuan’s brows were furrowed tightly, "You haven’t spoken to me in days."

Yu Sangwan lowered her gaze, not knowing what to say to Lu Jinxuan, the happenings these days were beyond her expectations, most surprising was Gong Xueyan’s condition.

Yu Sangwan gently pulled her hand away, "I need to accompany Xueyan."

Lu Jinxuan was stunned, his hand empty... his chest also empty.

Long-haul flight, safely returning to Holy City.

Gong Xueyan moved into the Fu Family, Yu Sangwan did not return with Lu Jinxuan, she also went to the Fu Family.

Before parting, Lu Jinxuan grabbed her, "Taotao, I might be very busy soon, Guan Chao has many things to handle."

Yu Sangwan knew the troubles he faced, lowered her gaze, nodded, "I know, go ahead! I need to take care of Xueyan."

"Alright." Lu Jinxuan frowned, his chest suffocated, "When there’s news of Qingming, I’ll call you."

"Hmm." Yu Sangwan agreed, looked up at him, "Jinxuan... aren’t you going to see Xueyan?"

Lu Jinxuan paused, knowing this was his wife’s knot.

Pulling her over, "Taotao, let’s discuss calmly! I feel very sorry for Gong Xueyan, but that’s an accident, not our responsibility!"

"Accident?" Yu Sangwan couldn’t accept it, eyes reddened, "You just say accident to gloss over the suffering Xueyan went through? Didn’t you see? She has no will to live!"

"So what?" Lu Jinxuan frowned and shook his head, "I am not a savior, nor a guardian! I can’t predict all events! You can’t blame every misfortune on me!"

Yu Sangwan tearfully shook her head in disagreement.

"No, not like that!"

Yu Sangwan choked, "Xueyan is different, she’s suffering because of you, because of me! Can you truly avoid the debt of conscience?"

"Then what do you want me to do?" Lu Jinxuan was anxious, growled, "Do you want me to care for her? Protect her? That’s impossible! I will never be able to do it!"

Yu Sangwan sniffled, "Let’s not argue, you go home first! I think, we need to calm down. I feel, our ideas diverge too much! Only today did I realize, our values are so different!"

Lu Jinxuan paused, instinctively clenched his fist.

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