Chapter 1379 - 1379 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind
1379 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind
“Alright, stop worrying unnecessarily. That Xia Wanyuan is already so injured. What is there to be afraid of? Only you people are afraid of Jun Shiling. In fact, Jun Shiling will be dispirited without Xia Wanyuan. If you don’t believe me, just watch.”
Looking at the situation in the ancient tomb in the surveillance camera, the black-robed man was certain that he would definitely be able to get rid of Jun Shiling this time and capture Xia Wanyuan alive.
Although the black-robed man was so certain that there was nothing wrong, Chu Yi, who had interacted with Jun Shiling for a long time, did not believe that Jun Shiling would fall for it so easily.
“What exactly is that sacred artifact?” Chu Yi asked casually. “It’s worth you doing so much for it.”
!!“It’s just a snow pearl. It’s something that can revive people.” The black-robed man did not hide it from Chu Yi and directly said the name of the thing.
“Snow Pearl?” Chu Yi was a little puzzled. “I’ve never heard of it. Can it really revive people?”
The black-robed man nodded. “Of course.”
“Oh.” Chu Yi took a sip of tea. “Then why do you want that?”
“I don’t want that.” The black-robed man waved his hand. “I just want to use that thing…”
Halfway through his sentence, the black-robed man suddenly looked up at Chu Yi. “You seem very interested in the Snow Pearl?”
Chu Yi put down his teacup with a calm expression. “Why? Is there a problem? Didn’t you say that that sacred artifact can revive people?”
“Sure.” The black-robed man stood up. “When the thing is back, take the Snow Pearl and I’ll take Xia Wanyuan away.”
“Deal.”
With that, the black-robed man left. Chu Yi narrowed his eyes as he watched the black-robed man leave.
He stood on the spot for a while before returning to his bedroom.
In the middle of Chu Yi’s bedroom was an ice coffin with Feng Wuyou. At that moment, Su Yao was standing in front of the ice coffin and looking at the person lying inside.
Hearing footsteps, Su Yao turned around and smiled at Chu Yi. “Young Master.”
Chu Yi also smiled. “Don’t think too much. She’s already in the past.”
Su Yao tightened her grip. “Young Master, then why did you…”
“Why should I put her coffin here?” Chu Yi walked over and looked at Feng Wuyou in the coffin. “Because I hate her. I want her to always watch how my Chu family develops and how well I live without her.”
Su Yao’s palm was about to be crushed by her nails. Her back was facing Chu Yi, and she barely found her voice. “I see.”
Chu Yi looked at Feng Wuyou in the coffin with a complicated expression.
He and Su Yao stood with their backs facing each other. Neither of them spoke, and the room was silent.
At that moment, in the ancient desert tomb, helicopters were leaving quickly. On the helicopters were Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan, who had just been captured.
After the helicopter left, Lin Jing and the rest, who were tied underground, rushed out.
Lin Jing anxiously called the higher-ups and asked them to immediately send more professionals to save Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan.
Shen Xiu could not believe that Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan had been kidnapped. “Special Assistant Lin? CEO Jun and the rest were really taken away??”
Lin Jing did not answer Shen Xiu’s question. He hurriedly went to arrange things.
Looking at Lin Jing’s anxious back, Shen Xiu looked at the sky and then at the ancient tomb behind him. He felt that the world had been overturned.
Gosh, after coming out, Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan were both missing. This was not only a big matter for the entire Jun family and the Xia family. If word got out, it would probably cause the world to tremble.
Under Lin Jing and Shen Qian’s joint efforts, this news was suppressed. To the outside world, they only announced that Xia Wanyuan and Jun Shiling were inspecting the ancient tomb and did not talk about any news about their movements.
The night in Continent F came a little late. On the endless sea, the navigation lights were clearly extinguished. Chu Yi had a cigarette in his mouth and spat out a smoke ring. He thought for a long time and finally stood up. “I have something on and have to leave first.”
The black-robed man looked at Chu Yi in confusion. “Our people will send Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan over later. Aren’t you waiting here?”
Chu Yi shook his head. “If you get that Snow Pearl, please send someone to the Chu residence. I still have something on, so I won’t stay here.”
“Alright, leave.” The black-robed man did not stay for long.
Chu Yi got off the ship, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and stepped on it. He turned around and looked at the ship with an ugly expression.
“Young Master, what if the black-robed man goes back on his word? Why don’t I stay here and bring the things back?” Chu Yi’s assistant was still worried about the black-robed man.
Chu Yi glanced at his assistant indifferently. “Do you think I really left because I had something on?”
“Huh?” The assistant looked at Chu Yi in confusion. “Then Young Master, what do you mean?”
“Something’s wrong.” Chu Yi narrowed his eyes. “I still can’t believe that Jun Shiling would be caught so easily. It’s best to be careful. Let’s go back first and wait for the black-robed man to send us the things.”
“Okay.” The assistant seemed to have understood something. “Young Master, you’ve considered everything.”
Not long after Chu Yi left, a ship gradually approached the large ship docked by the shore.
“Reporting, we’ve already brought them back.”
“Bring them over.” The black-robed man took two steps forward impatiently. “Take the black cloth off their heads.”
“Yes.”
The subordinate lifted the black cloth covering Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan’s heads. Jun Shiling’s eyes were half-closed. Xia Wanyuan’s face was already pale and she looked like she was on her last breath.
Seeing Xia Wanyuan like this, joy flashed across the black-robed man’s eyes behind his hat. He walked forward and kicked Xia Wanyuan down. “You have such a day?”
Xia Wanyuan was already on her last breath. Now that she was kicked to the deck, a large amount of blood seeped out of her waist.
“You!” Seeing Xia Wanyuan injured like this, Jun Shiling glared at the black-robed man angrily.
The black-robed man looked at Jun Shiling disdainfully. “The richest man in the modern world is only so-so. You’re a businessman after all and can’t be of much use. It’s useless for you to glare at me again. I want you to see how Xia Wanyuan is tortured.”
With that, the black-robed man waved his hand and got someone to pour salt water on Xia Wanyuan’s wounds. Xia Wanyuan curled up into a ball in pain.
“Who are you?! What are your intentions? Tell me what you want. Don’t beat around the bush.” Jun Shiling stared straight at the black-robed man.
“Me?” The black-robed man smiled. “I might as well tell you that I want Xia Wanyuan’s soul.”
“What do you mean? What’s the use of her soul?”
“What use?” The black-robed man snorted coldly. “Don’t worry, when that day comes, I’ll let you watch what use I have for her soul.”
With that, the black-robed man gestured for his subordinate to tie Jun Shiling up again. “Lock him in the water prison.”
“Yes.” The subordinate nodded respectfully. “What about Xia Wanyuan?”
“Xia Wanyuan…” The black-robed man glanced at the half-dead and unconscious person on the ground. “Find someone to treat her. Don’t let her die now. She’s still useful.”
“Yes.”
The black-robed man did not completely hide his actions. To many well-informed forces in the world, they naturally had their own unique information channels.
The news of Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan disappearing and being captured had also spread to the various large factions.
As important figures in the world, if the two of them disappeared, it meant that the entire world would begin to reshuffle.
Everyone began to ask about Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan indirectly.
The more they asked, the more everyone believed that something had happened to Xia Wanyuan and Jun Shiling.
“Did you receive any news?” Wei Zimu called Yu Qian, unable to hide the urgency in his tone. “Has Xia Wanyuan really been taken away?”
Yu Qian was watering the lotus orchid in front of him. Hearing Wei Zimu’s words, he put the kettle aside. “Didn’t you hear the news?? Why are you asking me?”
“But how can they so easily…” Wei Zimu did not believe that Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan would be captured so easily. However, the news he had obtained from all sides showed that the ridiculous rumor was true.
Yu Qian chuckled. “Brother, aren’t you coming back?”
“I’ll be back immediately.” Wei Zimu packed his things. “If there’s anything wrong with Xia Wanyuan, I hope you can tell me.”
Yu Qian did not say anything and hung up on Wei Zimu.
Jayce sent the documents to Yu Qian and could not hide his joy. “Boss, I heard that something happened to Jun Shiling. Great, the Jun Corporation is leaderless. We can continue to advance in Continent M.”
Yu Qian picked up the kettle and watered the lotus orchid again. He glanced at Jayce indifferently. “Let’s slow down for the time being.”
“Why? Something happened to Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan. This is the best opportunity.” Jayce had never refuted Yu Qian much, but at this moment, in his opinion, it was a good opportunity.
If Jun Shiling and the rest were saved, the project in Continent M would have to pester them again.
“Idiot.” Yu Qian dipped his fingertips in the water and sprinkled a few drops on the petals. “Do whatever I say.”
“Yes.” Seeing that Yu Qian’s expression had darkened, Jayce hurriedly lowered his head and agreed.
In the open sea of Continent F, the black-robed man sat in the cabin. In front of him was the ice coffin that had been transferred from the ancient tomb.
“Be careful. Nothing can go wrong inside. If anything is damaged, you won’t dare to pay for it with your lives.”
“Yes.”
“Alright, take it to thaw.”
Four hours later, his subordinates came to report to the black-robed man, “It’s all thawed.”
The black-robed man stood up and entered the laboratory.
At this moment, in the vacuum cabin, a beautiful woman was lying there. Even though a thousand years had passed, Xia Wanyuan’s beauty did not decrease at all.
“This is what I took from her.” The subordinates handed a box to the black-robed man.
The black-robed man took it and glanced at it briefly. Then, he instructed his subordinate to send the things to Chu Yi.
The person who went to deliver the things quickly returned. The first thing he said when he saw the black-robed man was, “Young Master Chu said that this Snow Pearl is fake.”
“What do you mean?” The black-robed man turned around in confusion.
“After I went, I handed the thing to Young Master Chu. Young Master Chu entered the house for a while and returned the thing to me, saying that what you gave him was fake.”
Just as the subordinate was reporting, Chu Yi called.
“If you don’t want to give it, so be it. Isn’t it too much to bring a fake one over?”
“Chu Yi, stop labeling me. I’m not interested in these things. That Snow Pearl is real. Don’t tell me you fabricated it because you wanted to monopolize it…”
The black-robed man suddenly stopped mid-sentence. He thought of another possibility.
What if what Chu Yi said was true? If the Snow Pearl was fake, then wouldn’t this ice coffin be fake too? Then Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan?
Just now, he was completely immersed in the joy of victory and did not notice many details.
Now that he thought about it, this matter had indeed gone too smoothly.
“Bring Xia Wanyuan and Jun Shiling over!” The black-robed man suddenly shouted at his subordinate.
“Ignore them. Bring Xia Wanyuan and Jun Shiling over first!”
Soon, the dying Xia Wanyuan and Jun Shiling were brought to the black-robed man.
The black-robed man leaned closer and raised Xia Wanyuan’s chin to examine it carefully.
Suddenly, his eyes paused. He reached out and found a very hidden line on Xia Wanyuan’s chin.
The black-robed man reached out to scratch for a while. He felt something rubbery flip up. He pulled hard, and the entire skin on Xia Wanyuan’s face fell off, revealing a face that was completely different from Xia Wanyuan’s.
The black-robed man’s eyes widened. He ran to Jun Shiling and tore off the things on his face.
Looking at the face in front of him that completely did not match Jun Shiling and Xia Wanyuan, the black-robed man finally reacted. He had been played by Xia Wanyuan and Jun Shiling.
He stood up. “Pass down the order to leave immediately!!”
However, it was already too late. The sound of guns attacking the ship came from outside.
As if sensing that someone was watching him, Xia Yu turned to look at the black-robed man, then reached for the weapon at his waist and fired a shot at the black-robed man.
The black-robed man was very fast. After dodging Xia Yu’s bullets, he quickly picked up the lifeboat at the side, abandoned the entire ship, and slipped away.
He was quite familiar with the situation here. The lifeboat was small, so he disappeared in front of everyone.
“Sir, one person ran away. The rest are all on the ship.”
“Mm.” Xia Yu nodded. “Continue counting. I’ll report to my superiors.”
With that, Xia Yu walked to the side and called Jun Shiling.
“Brother-in-law, my matters have been settled.”
Xia Yu glanced at Lin Yi beside him. “I want to wait for a while, can I? How’s Sister’s condition?”
Jun Shiling squeezed Xia Wanyuan’s hand. “Her recovery is not bad. It’s all thanks to you and Lin Yi. Lin Yi should be by your side. Help me thank her.”
“Okay, I’ll pass the message.” Since Xia Wanyuan was steadily recovering, Xia Yu had nothing to worry about. “Brother-in-law, please take good care of Sister. I’ll definitely go back and visit her after a while.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up, Xia Yu looked at Lin Yi. “Brother-in-law asked me to tell you thank you for sending the message in time.”
Lin Yi was following those tomb raiding teams. Along the way, those people felt that Lin Yi was trustworthy and told her a lot of internal information.
Among them was the fact that someone had paid them a lot of money to dig tunnels around the ancient tomb.
Lin Yi had seen their excavation map and the digging method that extended in from all directions. At a glance, she knew that the other party wanted to outflank the people inside.
At first, Lin Yi did not take it to heart. Only when Xia Wanyuan announced that they had discovered a new ancient tomb did Lin Yi secretly contact Jun Shiling.
Jun Shiling knew the other party’s ulterior motives in advance, so he set up a trap. He wanted to see what the other party was here for and what he wanted to do.
“You’re welcome.” It had been a few months since she had seen Xia Yu. Lin Yi smiled at him. “Are you okay?”
“Not good.” After successfully completing what Jun Shiling had handed over, Xia Yu was in a good mood. He leaned on the side of the ship. “My wife has run away. How can I be happy?”
Lin Yi was very surprised that these words would come from Xia Yu. She looked at Xia Yu in surprise. “We’re already divorced.”
“If I don’t sign it, it’s not considered a divorce.” Xia Yu looked at Lin Yi quietly. “I don’t want a divorce.”
Lin Yi sighed. “Why must you do this? I know who you like, and you don’t have to marry me just because you want to repay my kindness. Please respect me. I’m not that petty.”
Xia Yu’s lips moved slightly. Just as he was about to say something, Lin Yi had already turned to leave. Xia Yu reached out to pull Lin Yi, but after hesitating for a while, he finally put down his hand.
At this moment, in the manor, Jun Shiling was feeding Xia Wanyuan medicine.
“It’s so bitter.” Xia Wanyuan took a sip and frowned.
“You have to drink it no matter how bitter it is.” Jun Shiling brought the medicine bowl to Xia Wanyuan’s mouth. “You’re not allowed to waste a drop.”
Xia Wanyuan smiled and glanced at Jun Shiling. “Why are you so angry?”
Hearing Xia Wanyuan’s words, Jun Shiling’s expression turned even colder. He looked straight at Xia Wanyuan. “How dare you say that?! Do you know what kind of body you have? How dare you carry the child? What if your wound tears?!”
“I didn’t carry them.” Xia Wanyuan did not know whether to laugh or cry. “I just took a look. The child was carried by a nanny.”
“You can’t even look. Those two are ugly. There’s nothing to see.” Jun Shiling was angry.
“That’s our children. How are they ugly?” Xia Wanyuan looked at Jun Shiling angrily. “Don’t be angry. I want to see the baby.”
Jun Shiling snorted softly. In the end, he stood up and went to the nursery at the side to carry the two children over for Xia Wanyuan to see.
The newborn babies looked wrinkled because they had not grown up. However, the facial features of the two children in Jun Shiling’s arms could already be seen. Their two pairs of bright eyes had completely inherited Xia Wanyuan’s beauty. It was obvious that they would be an alluring existence more than ten years later.