Chapter 190: Chapter 190

Seeing Li Dayu run back, Li Xianglu took out an electric baton from the bag she had brought earlier and handed it to Xiao Chong, saying, "Press this button, and it can stun a person. Remember to press it against the body, alright?"

Xiao Chong took it over, nodding seriously.

Then, Li Xianglu pulled out another one from the bag and held it in her hand; she turned on the flashlight and started calling out: "Anna, are you there?"

Her voice sounded exceptionally eerie in the desolate abandoned warehouse, but Li Xianglu heard faint noises. She pointed towards a door to Xiao Chong: "I think there’s someone there; let’s go check it out."

The two tiptoed across the floor towards the inside; the warehouse was particularly dilapidated, it likely used to store tables and chairs, as seen by the ruined furniture upon entering.

Li Xianglu called out again: "Anna, are you there? We’ve come to look for you."

Immediately following was a shrill scream. Li Xianglu’s face changed, and she shouted, "Who are you? Are you Anna?"

However, abruptly, the sound ceased, and the warehouse fell eerily silent.

Li Xianglu was extremely uneasy, while the bold Xiao Chong shouted out, "Who are you? Release Anna quickly, have you been deceived? For a little money, you’re willing to harm Anna; do you not know? Her father is the ********, if anything happens to her, they’ll never get out in this lifetime."

Li Xianglu suddenly felt that Xiao Chong was really smart; indeed, the other party might have been tricked into harming Anna for some money.

Just as the two were about to turn the corner, three men suddenly appeared. Three men coldly stood there, and one of the shorter ones coldly asked, "Is what you just said true?"

Li Xianglu gripped the electric baton in her hand and said, "It’s true; her family is extremely powerful. You better release her and leave or you won’t be able to handle the consequences."

Upon hearing this, the short man’s face turned color. He cursed and was about to turn to leave when one of the taller men picked up a table leg and fiercely struck the head of the shorter man, knocking him out before he could react.

Seeing this, Li Xianglu shouted, "Run!"

As she spoke, she quickly dodged and ran, while Xiao Chong agilely climbed onto a pile of tables and escaped over it.

Li Xianglu ran fast, circling around the pile of tables, then headed straight for the furthest corner. The flashlight shone on a person tied up; she rushed over.

The flashlight revealed Lu Anna, but why was she making faces at her?

Li Xianglu didn’t hesitate; she quickly untied the ropes, which were indeed numerous. The moment they were undone, Lu Anna’s mouth was free, and she immediately cried out, "Careful!"

Li Xianglu instinctively jumped aside, and then she saw a familiar person standing to the side with a baton in hand, having evidently missed her with a strike.

Facing Ma Lingling’s malicious gaze, Li Xianglu felt unafraid. She gently lifted the electric baton in her hand, turned on the switch in the air, and the sound of electric current scared Ma Lingling into stepping back.

Li Xianglu snorted, "What’s wrong, scared? Weren’t you so tough? Daring to conspire with others to lure Lu Anna out, didn’t you think about the consequences?"

Ma Lingling’s face went pale. Originally, she had been hiding, planning to escape once the others succeeded, but unexpectedly, the group was startled by Xiao Chong’s foolish shouting, and when they all went over to look, she had no choice but to come out.

Seeing Lu Anna’s astonished face, astonished, huh? How’s that, didn’t expect it was her? Ma Lingling always had a motto: "Take revenge if there’s a feud, retaliate if there’s a grudge," never letting a good person off the hook!

Li Xianglu, seizing the moment when Ma Lingling was smug, quietly went over and cut the ropes binding Lu Anna with a knife. As soon as she turned around, she saw Ma Lingling charging at her, wielding that stick.

Li Xianglu rolled on the spot, and the stun baton activated and landed directly on Ma Lingling, who crackled with electricity and collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Li Xianglu then hurried over to pull Lu Anna to her feet, when she heard a shout from the other side of the table pile: "Caught you!"

Not good, Xiao Chong. Li Xianglu quickly pulled Lu Anna and ran off, but she didn’t notice that Ma Lingling wasn’t actually knocked out. With a leg blocking them, Li Xianglu tripped and flopped face first onto a broken wooden table, her forehead meeting with a thud, and blood gushing instantly.

Lu Anna was ruthless. She picked up a table leg from the ground and swung it at Ma Lingling’s extended leg. With a sharp crack followed by Ma Lingling’s agonizing scream, her voice was piercing like a wailing ghost.

Just then, lights shone all around and the sound of many people talking could be heard—someone was coming. Li Xianglu, holding the wound on her head, started crying woefully; she heard Qin Xi’s voice.

Lu Anna quickly shouted toward the crowd: "Help, we’re here!"

In the darkness, the sound of fighting and shouting merged, all in chaotic disarray.

Li Xianglu cleverly stowed the stun baton into her Storage Ring and found a cloth to press on the wound—she was terribly afraid of scarring, afraid that if she were to get a scar, Qin Xi might disdain her.

Lu Anna, with a twisted ankle, was shouting while limping towards the crowd. Hearing the shouts, Qin Xi rushed in immediately and saw Lu Anna hobbling out, shaking all over: "Where’s Xiangxiang?"

In the dark, Lu Anna couldn’t see Qin Xi’s face, but his voice was cold as ice, chilling her to the bone: "She’s sitting over there, she banged her head." Before she could finish, she saw a shadow flash by her side.

Qin Xi ran inside and saw Li Xianglu sitting on a rickety stool, holding her forehead, her clothes dirty but intact. He breathed a sigh of relief, but then fury ignited inside him. He strode over and grabbed her, smacking her bottom fiercely!

The sound was clear even through clothing, smack smack in the quiet of the night. Li Xianglu was utterly shocked; this guy was hitting her! She burst into tears, oblivious to anything else.

After about a dozen slaps, Qin Xi’s anger subsided. Seeing the blood still oozing from her head, he was infuriated again. He picked her up and walked out fast. Lu Anna, in the flicker of a flashlight, got a glimpse of the scene—no wonder Li Xianglu called Qin Xi the Great Demon King. Just thinking of the sound of the smacks made her buttocks clench, and she quickly followed them out.

Qin Xi gestured at his people and carried Li Xianglu swiftly away. Behind them, others handled the situation, and it even caused a stir at the university; Huaqing University organized a response team.

Li Xianglu, in Qin Xi’s arms, sobbed, "What about Xiao Chong?"

Qin Xi’s face darkened instantly: "You’re still worried about others?"

Li Xianglu hurriedly felt her sore little behind and said with grievance: "Didn’t I have Wang Ke look for you? I was so clever, kept running all the time, just unlucky to have fallen over."

ps: Actually, don’t you all find it more exciting to read such a tense Chapter with a day’s intermission? Sigh, setting a foreshadow at seven, only to reveal it by nine...