novelaction Chapter 1407 Run quickly
Chapter 1407 Run quickly
The bandits were thrown into chaos, all looking down at the ground, trying to find out what had hit them.
"Right now, run!"
Mo Ziyu gave a low shout, suddenly stood up, pushed Tang Xueyi off his back, and yelled towards the direction of the thatched bushes.
Tang Xueyi didn't dare to delay. With all her might, she dragged her injured foot and stumbled towards the thicket.
"Oh no! That girl's over there!" The eldest brother spotted Tang Xueyi and shouted angrily, "Quick, after her! Don't let her get away!"
Several bandits immediately chased after Tang Xueyi, but they didn't notice that there was also Mo Ziyu behind the tree.
Upon seeing this, Mo Ziyu's lips curled into a sly smile.
This was exactly the effect he wanted. He took out two more marbles, aimed at the knees of the leader and the short, fat bandit, and flicked them out one after the other.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
After two muffled thuds, the leader and the short, fat bandit fell to the ground with screams of pain. One scraped his knee, and the other twisted his ankle, rolling around on the ground in agony.
"Who is it?! Which bastard ambushed me?!" The leader clutched his knee, looked up and glared at his surroundings, but couldn't see a single person.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Mo Ziyu slipped into the nearby bushes, moving as nimbly as a little monkey.
He knew that Xue'er hadn't gone far; two of the bandits were still chasing her, and he had to go help her.
He weaved through the bushes and soon spotted Tang Xueyi. She had reached the edge of the thatch, but her legs were hurting, and she was running slower and slower. The two bandits behind her were about to catch up.
Mo Ziyu's heart leaped into his throat. He looked around and spotted a slope not far away, covered in moss and very slippery. His eyes lit up, and another plan came to him.
He picked up a few stones, went around to the top of the slope, waited for the right moment, and smashed the stones down.
The stone rolled down and hit the moss, making a rustling sound.
The two bandits, who were chasing after them, didn't pay attention to their footing. They heard two cries of "Ouch!" and their feet slipped. They both tumbled down the slope, dazed and confused, and couldn't get up for a long time.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Tang Xueyi crawled into the bushes, squatted down inside, and gasped for breath while clutching her chest.
Mo Ziyu rushed over, ducked into the bushes, and grabbed her hand: "Xue'er, are you alright?"
Tang Xueyi looked up, her face streaked with tears, but she still shook her head and choked out, "I'm fine! Big brother, you're amazing!"
Mo Ziyu patted her head, but there was no smile on his face. He said in a deep voice, "We can't stay here any longer. Once those bandits recover, they will definitely come after us again. We need to find a more secluded place to hide quickly."
Tang Xueyi nodded vigorously, gripping his hand tightly.
Just as the two were about to leave, they heard the old man's furious roar coming from down the slope: "You two brats! Don't you dare run away! I'll skin you alive!"
Mo Ziyu sneered, grabbed Tang Xueyi's hand, and ran into the depths of the thatched bushes.
Meanwhile, in the capital, the Marquis of Zhanyi's mansion had been busy all night searching for Mo Ziyu, and Princess Youyi, who hadn't slept a wink, looked frighteningly pale.
She said in a trembling voice, "Aunt Wan, where do you think Ziyu can hide? Even if he doesn't want to go to school, he shouldn't scare us like this!"
Before Lin Yiwan could say anything, Zhan Miao spoke up: "I don't think Ziyu could be hiding. Although he's mischievous, he's very sensible. Why would he make us worry?"
Lin Yiwan wholeheartedly agreed with Zhan Miao's statement. She said in a hoarse voice, "The reason why Ziyu hasn't shown up yet is because he must be being controlled by someone!"
Just then, a series of anxious footsteps sounded outside.
Immediately afterwards, Tang Mingxuan rushed in with a frantic Lin Xiaoruan. She said in a trembling voice, "Sister, Xue'er is missing. Mingxuan and I have searched every street and alley but we can't find her anywhere. What should we do?"
Lin Yiwan was stunned. Mo Ziyu got lost at the academy, but Xue'er didn't go to the academy at all.
What exactly is going on?
She instinctively tried to reassure them: "Don't panic, calm down and think about what happened before Xueyi went missing. Did she leave the manor?"
Lin Xiaoruan nodded hurriedly: "I was originally going to the pharmacy with my wet nurse to find me, but somehow we got separated. My wet nurse didn't dare to tell me, so she kept the news a secret until midnight. Just before dawn, she couldn't stay awake any longer and knelt down in front of me to confess!"
She was filled with self-reproach. If she had insisted on going in to check on Xueyi last night when the wet nurse claimed that Xueyi was already asleep, she wouldn't have waited until now to discover that she was missing.
She raised her hand and slapped herself hard, sobbing sorrowfully, "Sister, Xueyi is my life. If anything happens to her, I won't be able to live either!"
The slap landed on her face, the crisp sound echoing in the silent hall, startling Princess Youyi so much that her face turned even paler.
Lin Yiwan quickly stepped forward and grabbed Lin Xiaoruan's wrist, stopping her from hurting herself again. Her fingertips touched the coldness of the back of Lin Xiaoruan's hand, and her heart sank.
"Why are you doing this to yourself!" Lin Yiwan's voice trembled slightly.
She said in a hoarse voice, "Xue'er is well-behaved and sensible, she will surely be blessed with good fortune and nothing will happen to her. Your current self-pity will not only not help, but will also make you lose your composure. Think carefully, when did the wet nurse say that Xue'er got lost? Where did they go before they got lost? Did they encounter any suspicious people?"
Tang Mingxuan stood to the side, his usually gentle brows furrowed in a jumble of emotions. He clenched his fists tightly, his expression grave and complex.
He married Lin Xiaoruan, and the couple were very loving. They had only one daughter, Xueyi, whom they cherished and doted on since she was a child.
Now that his daughter is missing, he feels as if a large hand is gripping his heart tightly, and the pain makes it hard to breathe.
Upon hearing Lin Yiwan's words, he quickly stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Sister, the wet nurse said that yesterday at noon, she brought Xue'er to the pharmacy to look for Xiaoruan. When they passed the candied hawthorn stall at the west end of the street, Xue'er clamored for candied hawthorn, so the wet nurse went to queue up. However, in the short time it took her to turn her head, Xue'er disappeared."
Zhan Miao frowned and pondered for a moment before speaking, "The candied hawthorn stall at the west end of the street? Ziyu also left the manor at noon yesterday, saying he wanted to return to the Zhanyi Marquis's manor. Could it be..."
A single sentence jolted everyone present awake. Princess Youyi abruptly raised her head, a glimmer of light flashing in her dim eyes before quickly fading away. Her voice trembled as she asked, "You mean, Ziyu and Xue'er encountered danger together at the West Street intersection?"
Lin Yiwan's heart sank suddenly, and a terrible thought swirled rapidly in her mind.
She remembered that Lin Ran had been busy with the child abduction case at Dali Temple these past few days. Could it be that the two little ones had also met with misfortune?
After a moment's thought, she gritted her teeth and murmured, "They've probably encountered human traffickers!"