Chapter 1793 — Crisis Averted
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At the sight of the two men's demonic grins, pain flickered across the two women's faces. In the depths of these remote mountains, they could cry out but no one would answer; they could call for help but the ground beneath them gave no response. In the past, Wei Zhao had always been at their side, guarding them all; even in danger, they had never once felt despair.
Even if Wei Zhao were not there, Wu Chengtian, Uncle Qing, or even General Weiwu could have held the line for a while. But this time, they had brought no one at all—General Weiwu and the Thunder Pig had both been left behind in West Star Mountain Village.
The Thunder Pig and General Weiwu were ancient spirit beasts. Had they been brought to Snow Valley, the valley would likely have taken a liking to them and tried to extort them into staying, so naturally they could not be taken along. Er Goudan, meanwhile, had such a frail constitution that he could not withstand the severe cold, and so he could not travel with them either. It was for precisely this reason that the route map Mister Mo had drawn took them along the highway the entire way, where there should have been no danger. But all their careful calculations had still overlooked this last stretch of road.
Had Gu Mengyao known they would encounter trouble, she would never have chosen this road. She would have gone around even at the cost of a long detour!
"Sister Yao Yao, what are you two doing out there? Why haven't you come back yet? Can't you just give them the money?" Just as Gu Mengyao and Tang Zhi were starting to despair, Shen Yushu's voice came from inside the car!
Shen Yushu's voice also made the two men pause—how could there be someone else in the car?
Because the car's windows were all covered with black tinted film, the man in black and the bald man could not know how many people were inside. Seeing Gu Mengyao and Tang Zhi leave the car, they naturally assumed the two women were the only occupants, never imagining that there was a third girl on the back seat.
However, Shen Yushu's shout also gave the two robbers pause. It was not that they were afraid of her—it was that while they were absorbed in 'having their way,' she might suddenly strike, and there was no telling whether they would lose their lives.
Of course, they had a way to deal with her: tie one of the girls up with rope first, and then they could do whatever they pleased without any scruples.
The man in black and the bald man had worked together for years and were highly attuned to each other. A single exchanged glance confirmed their thoughts. They simultaneously abandoned Gu Mengyao and Tang Zhi and headed for the back of the car.
In their view, Gu Mengyao and Tang Zhi could not possibly flee. With no village ahead, no inn behind, and no car, trying to escape on foot was nothing but a joke.
The two came up to the rear doors and, one on each side, opened them. But the scene on the back seat made both men freeze at once. They had not imagined that there would be a girl in the back seat and, in addition, a man lying on his side across the seat!
Startled, the two men instinctively shifted into a guarded stance and yelled, "All of you, get out of the car!"
"Oh, did they give you the money?" Shen Yushu looked up at the man in black with an innocent expression. "My boyfriend still has a bank card on him. There isn't a lot of money on it—only over three hundred thousand. Do you want it?"
"We do! Of course we do!" At the mention of more than three hundred thousand, an eager gleam flashed across the two men's faces. They could put aside the matter of toying with the women for now—getting that three hundred thousand into their hands was the first priority.
With three hundred thousand in hand, would they still worry about women? Even though the two present were as beautiful as celestial maidens, money still mattered more in their eyes.