Upon hearing some noise, Yun Xi turned and glanced at Mu Feichi, who was moving some large cardboard boxes from the car. She stepped forward to take a look.
When she saw the words on the box, she couldn't resist the urge to laugh.
"Young Marshal Mu, you drove me all the way here, not to commit burglary, but to set off fireworks?"
She'd thought that businessmen like him didn't understand romance.
Unexpectedly, this playboy wasn't only a huge flirt, but also extremely romantic.
"Yep, why, don't you like fireworks?"
Mu Feichi had removed all the fireworks from the car. Now, he stood up to look at her.
Under the dim light on top of the mountain, his eyes appeared deep and calm. He had the unruly cockiness of a majestic ruler, but when he raised his eyes to look at her, his piercing gaze also was full of tenderness and warmth.
It wasn't too much or too little, just the right amount to move her heart.
As if thinking of something, Yun Xi shook her head, suppressed the emotions in her eyes, and chuckled softly. "No, it's quite novel."
In her previous life, what she had always wanted Han Yaotian to do, which he never did, Mu Feichi did them all.
This man had done so much for her so wholeheartedly that it would be a lie to say that she wasn't moved.
A proud man like him was not only of distinguished background, but his experience, talent, and way of doing things were also thousands of times better than those of Han Yaotian.
It was her true honour to have encountered him.
It was a pity that her background made her unworthy of him.
Sitting on a bench by the railing, Yun Xi looked at the man who was setting off fireworks not far away, then checked the time on the phone.
It was almost midnight. She watched him set up the fireworks to go off one by one. Then he sat down beside her and watched the fireworks explode in the night sky with her.
Loud explosions sounded in the night sky again and again.
Bright fireworks burst into the night sky and lit up half the sky.
In the countryside, she had rarely seen fireworks, but in her previous life, she'd seen fireworks so frequently that she'd become numb to them.
However, today, the person who was watching the fireworks beside her was different, so her mood was different as well.
In the past, she would feel sad once the fireworks disappeared, but she didn't feel lonely watching fireworks anymore with someone by her side.
Leaning back, Mu Feichi cocked his head and glanced at her as she sat with her head slightly raised, looking earnest and serene.
The blooming fireworks were reflected in her clear eyes, and it gave him a sense of peace and happiness.
Reaching out his hand, he pulled her into his arms and looked up at the fireworks blossoming above his head. Neither of them spoke, but there was a newfound sense of a silent understanding between them.
After watching the fireworks, Yun Xi turned to look at the chiselled profile of the man next to her. This man who was more beautiful than the fireworks didn't seem to be bored no matter how long he looked at them.
"Young Marshal Mu, thank you. This is the most meaningful Christmas Eve I have ever had in my entire life."
It was also the only Christmas Eve from both of the two lifetimes that had made her feel warm inside.
"Silly." Mu Feichi caressed her head and murmured with all the tenderness he could muster.
On their way back, Yun Xi felt a little drowsy as the car circled down the mountain road. As the car came down from the mountain and drove into the city, a harsh sound could be heard.
In the wilderness, there had been no people around, so their noise added to the sound of cars suddenly woke Yun Xi from her drowsiness.
She listened carefully, and then suddenly turned her head to look at the man beside her. "There are noises in here."
"Yes." Mu Feichi slowed down, unfastened her seat belt, and told her to climb into the back seat. "Take the things out of the cabinet."
It was Christmas Eve and the middle of the night, so it was disconcerting to hear so much noise when they were out in the wilderness. She didn't dare waste time thinking too much about it and quickly climbed into the back seat.
She pulled open a drawer that was in the back and pulled some lifesaving equipment out of it.
Listening to her identifying the objects she was handing over to him in the dark, Mu Feichi couldn't help but chuckle. "Babe, I can tell what you handed over to me by its approximate weight and what it feels like in my hand."
Realizing that her efforts were superfluous, Yun Xi couldn't help but say, "Okay! Good for you!"
Yes, he was the ruler of the Mu family. If he didn't have that kind of ability, then he wouldn't be living up to his standards.
Unlike her, who was still a rookie.
Listening to her rummaging through the drawer, he took off his cumbersome jacket and put on some self-defence equipment. Mu Feichi turned his head and glanced at her as he said, "You stay in the car! Do not come out!"
Fortunately, they'd driven out here in a big, sturdy vehicle. The glass in all the windows was unbreakable. As long as she stayed in the car, even if someone saw her through the window, they couldn't get in and abduct her.
"Are you kidding me? Do you think I'm that cowardly?"
"No, but don't come out anyway!" Obviously disagreeing with her following him and taking any risks, Mu Feichi turned and glared at her.
"What? Didn't you yourself say that we'll enjoy success together and suffer through hardships together as well?"
Regardless of whether he agreed or not, she grabbed two knives and jumped onto the passenger seat, where she sat with her guard up.
Mu Feichi glanced at her and caressed her head with a smile. His eyes, however, remained resolute and stubborn.
"With me here, we'll only enjoy success together. I don't need you to suffer hardships with me."
"Stop talking nonsense. Leaving me in the car is dangerous as well, all right?"'
She was lying when she said that it was dangerous in the car and that she was afraid. She simply didn't want him to face any danger alone.
But during a crisis, saying such things simply sounded stubborn and willful.
Mu Feichi smiled and looked at her serious, stubborn expression. There was doting affection and tenderness in his eyes.
"Babe, are you that anxious to share adversities with me? Don't worry, when you become my wife, you will have plenty of opportunities to share adversities with me."
The car was getting closer and closer to the sound that they could hear in the dark, and, with the help of the dim car lights, she could vaguely see a flickering firelight somewhere in the distance.
Mu Feichi turned off the car lights and turned the steering wheel, driving the car into the weedy wasteland.
"Stay in the car obediently. I'll go over and check out the situation."
With that said, he locked the car. Not caring whether she agreed or not, he quickly rushed over to the grassland.
Watching his figure disappear into the night, Yun Xi suddenly became extremely nervous. She was afraid of dragging him down.
Unfastening her seat belt, she lay down on the front passenger seat and looked around.
After the car lights had turned off gradually her night vision had adapted to the darkness, and she could see that there were a lot of people over in the grassland. Five cars surrounded three other cars. There were no lights and not many shelters on the dirt lane. It was a location prone to car accidents.
Except for the wasteland that was overgrown with weeds, there were only clumps of branches left after the cotton was harvested.
She couldn't see where Mu Feichi had gone and could only hear loud noises mixed with muffled Christmas Eve fireworks from the city in the distance.
There were ruffling sounds mixed with the loud noises echoing throughout the mountain. Upon hearing the sounds, she fumbled for the emergency GPS in the car and quickly pressed down on it.
The GPS in the car was directly connected to Tianyu Mountain's security system, and soon Mu Feichi's bodyguard would rush over.
Unable to sit still a moment longer, she quietly pushed open the door to get out of the car.
In the dark, under the dim moonlight, she moved forward following the sounds.
Even if Mu Feichi had objected to her risking danger, she couldn't turn a blind eye to him.
...
As he walked, by virtue of the low terrain, Mu Feichi could quickly distinguish two people who were in his field of vision.
He was about to move forward when a figure fell at his feet.
He squatted down and looked at the seriously injured man. His white shirt underneath his suit reflected some dim light in the dark night.
At the first glance, he had quickly discerned the identity of the man who had fallen at his feet. He was shocked and astonished.
"Third Young Master Chen! What are you doing out here?"
There had been a serious car accident, and Chen Ziqu had gotten gravely injured. In the dim night, through listening to his voice, he'd finally figured out who the man in front of him was.
"Young Marshal Mu?" Young Marshal Mu was here, so they were saved.
"It's me! Mu Feichi!" Mu Feichi raised his eyes and looked at the bodyguards who were still guarding Chen Ziqu. They then reached out to help him up.
"Their target is you. Since your bodyguards are shielding you, leave with me now."
Supporting Chen Ziqu, Mu Feichi led him slowly toward the car.
Soon, they ran into Yun Xi, who'd sneaked out of the car. The expression on Mu Feichi's face immediately became ugly.
Lowering his voice, he frowned and glared at her as he growled, "Didn't I tell you to stay in the car? What are you doing out here?"
There was undisguised anger in his voice. If it hadn't been for the situation at hand, he really had the urge to spank that disobedient little rascal.
Yun Xi glanced at the person Mu Feichi was supporting, then whispered, "I can help him."
Under the dim moonlight, she quickly discerned who it was and said in a somewhat shocked voice, "It's Third Young Master Chen?"
How could that be? Why was he here?
Third Young Master Chen of the Chen family had had a car accident on Christmas Eve, and in such a place. If word spread, tomorrow Jingdu's media would be reporting the matter everywhere.
"He's injured. Help him into the car and stop the bleeding first. Use the GPS in the car to tell Qi Yuan and the others to rush over. Go!"
"How about you?"
"I'm going to go rescue the rest of them."
There were many people who needed rescuing, and there were many other people who seemed to be up to no good.
If he didn't deal with those people, they wouldn't be able to pass on this road tonight anyway.
"You stay in the car! Don't you dare get out!" Mu Feichi glared at her before turning around and rushing into the grassland again.
Yun Xi used a strenuous effort to help Chen Ziqu onto the back seat of the car and turned on the lights.
The black glass in the car windows kept a lot of light from escaping. Only now could she check out Chen Ziqu's injuries.
Opening another drawer in the car, she quickly found the medicine cabinet. Then she examined Chen Ziqu, who seemed to have lost a lot of blood. She became anxious and worried.
The conditions in the car didn't allow for surgery. All she could do now was to stop the bleeding and hope that he could hold on until Mu Feichi's bodyguards got there.
"Please don't fall asleep. I will stop the bleeding right now. The conditions here don't allow for surgery. Your injury is very serious, so you have to go to the hospital for surgery. You must hold on."
Chen Ziqu opened his eyes and looked at Yun Xi. A little worried about Mu Feichi, he said, "I can hold on. Girl, the other side has so many people, and Young Marshal Mu is almost alone..."
As Yun Xi stopped Chen Ziqu's bleeding, she soothed him while also soothing herself, "Don't worry about him. Since he has dared to take this risk, I'm sure he knows what he's doing."
"But the other party has a lot of people, and they're all elites, and he's all alone..."
"I've notified his bodyguards to come. They'll be here soon!"
After quickly stopping the bleeding, Yun Xi listened to the sounds coming from outside. It seemed as if the sounds were decreasing, but listening to them became torturous for Yun Xi.
"Mr Chen, don't move. This car has been modified, so you're safe here. I will go and help him."
Chen Ziqu grabbed her arm and said sternly, "No! There are too many people out there, and, if you are even a little careless, you could get killed. You're only a child. It's safer for you to stay in the car."
At this time, Yun Xi could no longer think about her safety.
When she thought of Mu Feichi dealing with so many people outside alone, perhaps all of the elites, she couldn't stay calm at all.
There was no way she could stay here and hide under his protection with any peace of mind.
"I'm a child who reacts quickly and runs fast so don't worry about me. Do not get up, and stay in the car!"
With that said, she quickly got up and was about to get out of the car, when her arm was grabbed by Chen Ziqu.
He glanced at her weakly and said in a hoarse voice, "Be careful."
Yun Xi was caught off guard and nodded without thinking. The only response she gave to him was the sound of the car door being opened.
Jumping into the grass, Yun Xi's eyes struggled to adapt to the darkness after being in the bright car.
The back of her hand was cut several times by weeds, but she didn't care about that. Her only thought was to rush to Mu Feichi's side.
There was only one thought on her mind: she wanted him to be safe.
Discerning noises coming from various directions, she paused in the darkness.
At this point, Li Zilan hadn't yet taught her how to discern the direction that sounds came from, so it took much strenuous effort for her to figure out the direction.
Her nerves tensed up immediately, and, squatting in the grass stiffly, she dared not move.
Taking a deep breath, she eased her tight nerves and crawled toward the direction of the sounds on the right.
"Don't move!" As soon as she approached, someone discovered her.
Yun Xi was stunned and raised her head to look at the bodyguards surrounding her. Mu Feichi also turned his head, and when he saw her, his dark eyes gleamed fiercely.
"She's my people, so get away from her!"
Mu Feichi moved over quietly and dragged Yun Xi to hide behind a small hill with him.
In the night, Mu Feichi's eyes were fixated on Yun Xi coldly and sternly.
"Brat! Who asked you to come over here? Have you disregarded my words again?" His angry voice roared through his gritted teeth.
"It doesn't make sense that I can only enjoy success with you. I can share adversities with you as well."
In response to his intense rage, Yun Xi raised her hand and touched his face. Her clear eyes were determined.
Mu Feichi was stunned. Even though booming noises were echoing in his ears, at this moment, the sounds were as exciting as a symphony to him.
She took a weapon out of her pocket and handed it to him. Her fiery eyes sparkled like stars in the dark night.
Staring at her with a sullen expression in his eyes, Mu Feichi stretched out his hands to clasp her neck.
His sober mind was instantly overwhelmed by waves of bittersweet emotions.
This woman was destined to accompany him to the top. His little woman obviously had little ability yet, but she hadn't abandoned him in order to save her own life.
For him, she'd risked her life and come out to help him.
This stubborn little rascal made his heart ache.
Leaning over, he kissed her lips passionately.
He felt bittersweet helplessness deep inside.
"Want to fight alongside me?"
Yun Xi nodded. She couldn't care less about not being taken seriously at this moment.
"Then wait until you learn how to save your own life first!"
Mu Feichi stretched out his arm and hugged her tightly. He got a whiff of her pleasant body scent and felt the softness of her body.
"Be obedient then. There are many people on the other side, and all of them are elite combatants. You're no match for them."
"There are seven people on the other side. Once you move your head, you'll be exposed."
"Seven?" Mu Feichi chuckled. "There's one more."
"One more?" Yun Xi was stunned. "Where?"
Her ability to judge directions by sound naturally couldn't be compared to his, but she was starting to get the hang of it.
But now he'd just said there was another one that she hadn't noticed. With her ability at the level that it was, she couldn't tell where the other one was.
In the dark, Mu Feichi held her wrist and caressed her head with a half-hearted smile.
"If you can't discern where the eighth person is, what are you doing here?"
Yun Xi glanced at the stuff she'd brought with her and smiled, "Mr Chen asked me to bring them to you."
She now understood why he'd made her take those things.
Because the eighth enemy was now hiding in the farthest, highest, and most concealed position.
As a rookie, her abilities naturally couldn't be compared to theirs.
It was already impressive enough that she had been able to discern by ear that there were seven enemies left since she couldn't use her vision at all.
"Then what should I do now? Do I need to do anything?"
Feeling tense, she looked at him nervously.
Mu Feichi pushed her up the slope of the small hill they were hiding behind and made her keep lying on her stomach.
Turning his head toward her ear, he whispered softly, "This is a dead-end, you don't need to do anything. Just stay here and be obedient."
Yun Xi turned her head and glared angrily at his handsome face that was close at hand in the dark. "Will you please not look down on me?"
"I don't look down on you. You've become more capable, but I can't let you take risks at the moment."
She said, "How about if I go out to divert their attention and draw the opponent out at the same time? Do you have confidence that I can accomplish that?"
"That's a joke. How fast is your reaction speed?"
"I'm sure I can manage it as long as you plan it precisely."
This expressed her trust in him and her trust in his strength.
Mu Feichi frowned, lowered his head, and bit his lips as he concentrated.
He was really infuriated by her recklessness. She didn't have the slightest sense of self-preservation when she should and was being overly bold when she should be protecting her life.
What could he do with her at this time?
"I would never use my woman as bait."
With only a few seconds, if he made a mistake, then all of the timing would be off.
That would be extremely dangerous for her. If he was off by even a second, she could be injured.
"Young Marshal Mu, your expertise is not going to make a mistake with my life. It's not an option to keep hiding like this anymore. Soon or later they'll attack us here, and then they'll be able to get rid of us in one fell swoop."
"With me here, I will never use you as bait."
Mu Feichi wouldn't agree to Yun Xi's plan no matter what she said, but Yun Xi really couldn't care less whether she had gotten his approval. While he wasn't paying attention, she turned and rolled down the slope.
As Mu Feichi tried to catch her up, she quickly jumped from the haystack to the car's wheel.
Watching her slip away before his eyes, Mu Feichi felt anxious and infuriated that he had been unable to catch her.
At this time, he had no choice but to agree to her plan, and he gestured for the remaining bodyguards to cover her.
Upon seeing that he didn't plan to stop her, Yun Xi knew that he had acquiesced in her scheme.
Under the moonlight, she moved in close to the wheel, then held in her breath as she waited for the right opportunity.
As soon as she'd appeared, she'd quickly attracted the other party's attention. All of them were now aiming at the black car she was hiding near.
With her petite figure curled up beside the wheel, her body tensed up and she dared not move.