CHAPTER 429: CHAPTER 429: HER HERO (PART 2)

Meng Yanzhi felt an intense anxiety. When he took Tang Yue away, in order to spend time alone with her, he deliberately led her deeper into the mountains, where all his people were on the outside and none followed him.

As a result, he was too far away from any assistance.

He never imagined that deep within Yan Mountain, besides him, there would actually be someone else.

Especially this person in front of him, who, despite being injured, had very swift and efficient movements, giving Meng Yanzhi a sense of pressure.

Even if Meng Yanzhi wasn’t injured, he wouldn’t be a match for this person, let alone now that he was hurt.

"Who are you and how did you come to be here?" Meng Yanzhi only hoped to buy time or divert his attention.

"Shut up." The man, clearly annoyed by Meng Yanzhi’s questions, didn’t hesitate as he struck, knocking Meng Yanzhi to the ground swiftly.

’Hiss’

The man was stepping on Meng Yanzhi’s stomach, leading him to inhale sharply in pain, feeling his freshly torn wound rip open again.

Hidden in the bushes, Tang Yue instinctively held her breath. The man’s movements were ruthlessly heavy; from her angle, she saw Meng Yanzhi’s pained expression twist, and even without experiencing it herself, she could sense Meng Yanzhi’s agony through his gaze.

Tang Yue’s eyes darted around, silently praying the man hadn’t seen her.

"Come out." The man’s gaze fixed on the bushes where Tang Yue was hiding.

"Hey, it’s just me here," Meng Yanzhi said as he saw the man looking towards Tang Yue’s location, growing increasingly anxious as he struggled.

The man intensified his force on Meng Yanzhi, pinning him firmly to the ground, unable to move at all.

"The girl in black clothes, I see you," the man said in an accent that seemed foreign, and for a moment, Tang Yue found his imperfect Mandarin hard to place, yet couldn’t identify his origin.

Tang Yue’s heart skipped a beat, the man’s gaze piercing through the brush as if he had X-ray vision, spotting her despite the obstacle.

What to do?

Should she come out or not?

A fierce internal battle waged in Tang Yue’s mind!

With a ’bang’, the man threw something towards Tang Yue.

Without time to think further, Tang Yue rolled to the side.

"Run!" Meng Yanzhi, seeing that Tang Yue had been spotted, exerted all his strength, grabbed the man’s leg, and yelled at her.

Tang Yue glanced back and then broke into a run, knowing she was close to seeing her rescuer if she could just run a bit further.

The man kicked Meng Yanzhi’s hand away and quickly caught up to Tang Yue in a few long strides.

Ignoring his immobile hand, Meng Yanzhi, even if only one of his arms was free, couldn’t just watch as Tang Yue was captured.

"Heh." The man looked disdainfully and mockingly at Meng Yanzhi, holding Tang Yue by the neck and stepping on Meng Yanzhi, he said, "If you come over, I’ll kill the both of them."

"Looks like they are students," the man’s voice rose again, and Meng Yanzhi, sensing something was off, raised his head. Upon seeing the towering figure, Meng Yanzhi felt his proud self-esteem shattering to pieces.

He could be awkward in front of anyone, but he just didn’t want to be so in front of him.

Yanzhi lowered his head, thinking of the countless times Grandpa Meng had told him to be strong, to be able to protect himself and those he wanted to protect.

In the past, Yanzhi felt that with so many people around him, who couldn’t protect him?

As for the people he wanted to protect, that was even better. With the name of Meng Yanzhi, ordinary people wouldn’t dare to touch them.

At this moment, Yanzhi realized that he was wrong before. Relying on others, they can’t be by your side at all times.

His reputation was all built on the Meng Family’s situation; once he left the Meng Family, he was nothing.

Just like now, without anyone by his side, Yanzhi couldn’t protect the woman he wanted to protect.

Yanzhi lowered his head, his gaze fixed on the blood-soaked ground, a strong and urgent desire to become stronger rose from the bottom of his heart.

"Hei Tie." Mo Siyu’s expression was cold, even if his heart skipped a beat at the sight of Tang Yue, his face remained frigid.

The horror in Tang Yue’s eyes turned into excitement and relief at the sight of him.

As long as Mo Siyu was there, she would be safe.

He was darker and thinner, even the beard on his chin had grown a bit, adding a bit more masculine charm to him.

Tang Yue didn’t usually like seeing boys with beards, but in this moment on Mo Siyu’s face, she found an unusual handsomeness and charm.

His eyes were deep and sharp, showing no signs of fatigue.

Tang Yue’s gaze traced his countenance; had he been in Yan Mountain all these past few days?

"The students are innocent." Mo Siyu spoke indifferently, saying, "Hand over what you took, and I can negotiate a lenient treatment for you."

"No." Hei Tie tightened his grip upon hearing Mo Siyu’s words, causing Tang Yue to frown slightly.

"You don’t have to deceive me anymore. Even with lenient treatment, it would be a life worse than death." Speaking in not so fluent Mandarin, Hei Tie said, "If you let me go, I will release these two as well."

Originally, Hei Tie felt cornered, pursued closely by Mo Siyu. His companions had been captured; they could have escaped but were forced here.

Seeing the man before him, very strong, Hei Tie had no doubts, but it was this very strength that gave him a glimpse of hope upon seeing Yanzhi.

Having hostages gave room to negotiate.

Hei Tie thought so, holding Tang Yue with one hand and stepping on Yanzhi with the other; two hostages were much better than one.

"This is deep in the mountains; even if I let you go, do you think you could escape from here?" Mo Siyu’s gaze fell on Hei Tie’s hand holding Tang Yue’s delicate neck, his eyes darkened.

"Can’t, but with you here, I definitely can escape." Turning slightly to Tang Yue, Hei Tie said, "Such a pretty girl, don’t you also think it would be a pity if she died?"

Hei Tie spoke thus, as he couldn’t care about anything else in his desperation to live; he tightly clutched Tang Yue’s neck, making it hard for her to breathe.

Hei Tie thought perhaps his opportunity had come, but at the next moment with a ’bang’, blood spurted as Hei Tie’s hand was hit. Mo Siyu quickly stepped forward, pulling Tang Yue into his arms, and with a swift kick, pinned Hei Tie under his foot.

The reversal happened in just an instant.