Chapter 2265 — The Secret Pursuit
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An Liwen had always been cautious and careful, incapable of slipping up on details. That was why, after all the wicked deeds he had done, he had always found someone to take the fall while never getting into trouble himself. He never personally risked danger—the only exception being when love and hatred had clouded his head and he had wanted to cut out Wei Zhao's kidney with his own hands. In the end, Wei Zhao's kidney had been spared, and his own had been cut out instead.
From then on, An Liwen was even less inclined to do such foolish things.
The Big Mule drove safely into Outpost No. 3. Inside the abandoned farm, underlings of the Fire Wolf Gang were waiting to receive him. The Big Mule gave a few instructions, and they obligingly locked Wang Xinyan alone inside a single-story house, while Test Subject No. 2 was ordered to stand guard at the door.
The next step was simply to wait—to wait for word of Wang Xinyan's abduction to spread. Once it did, the Big Mule could rightfully call her family and demand a ransom.
The Wind-Thunder Purple-Lightning Beast appeared near the abandoned farm of Outpost No. 3 as stealthily as a ghost. Only after confirming that the Big Mule had driven inside and that Wang Xinyan was being held there did it turn and speed away, leaving the dust behind...
The Wind-Thunder Purple-Lightning Beast first went to Wu Chengtian's hiding place and carried him back to the villa.
Though Wu Chengtian's injuries were severe, he was fortunately a cultivator of both inner and outer arts, and he had taken only a single blow from Test Subject No. 2. His life was not in danger.
Even so, his wretched appearance gave Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, Han Jingyi, and Han Xiaochao a terrible fright.
Gu Mengyao had been counting on Wu Chengtian and the Wind-Thunder Purple-Lightning Beast to rescue Wang Xinyan together. But now it seemed that not only had the girl not been saved—Wu Chengtian himself had come back gravely wounded.
"Wu Chengtian, how are you?" Gu Mengyao was frantic with worry. Not long ago, while Wei Zhao was home, nothing had gone wrong; yet the moment he left, trouble struck. Were these people timing it all in advance?
"I'm fine... not dead yet. But Wang Xinyan..." Wu Chengtian felt he had badly failed Wei Zhao's expectations. Last time he had gone to rescue Tang Zhi and been wounded; this time he had gone to rescue Wang Xinyan and been wounded again.
"Do you know who the enemy was?" Gu Mengyao found the whole affair strange. If Wei Zhao's enemies were behind this, why not move against her and Yushu? Why go after Wang Xinyan of all people? Even Gu Mengyao was not entirely certain of the relationship between Wang Xinyan and Wei Zhao—there had only been some rumors at school. So why had the enemy singled out Wang Xinyan?
"I don't know." Wu Chengtian shook his head. The opponent's methods were utterly unfamiliar. An enemy who said not a word, attacked the moment they met, and gave off not the slightest aura—Wu Chengtian had never encountered such a thing.