Chapter 558: The Words Third Young Master Said to Her Are More Heartwarming than Love Words
Chapter 557: The Third Master Leaves due to Illness, Qin Ruan is Depressed
The shortening of the red thread represented Qin Ruan's life reaching a critical point.
Qin Ruan leaned on the bed, her deep black eyes flickering with a dangerous light.
The King of the Underworld granted her a new life, not to wait for death to arrive.
She needed more malevolent energy to sustain her life.
Wu Daochang should have already taken action against the Nangong family. As this ghost lingered in the mortal realm, it must possess a considerable amount of malevolent energy.
After Wu Daochang was sent to the Underworld, Li Manning would follow suit.
The malevolent energy within these two puppets would be enough to sustain her short lifeline.
After school started, she should consider exploring the forbidden area of Shengshi Academy.
There, she could acquire the malevolent energy she desperately needed and would collect in the future.
Qin Ruan's face showed a pensive expression. Before giving birth, she needed to gather a large amount of malevolent energy to sustain her life.
The coming months would undoubtedly be busy.
However, tonight, she felt low in spirits and unsatisfied with everything, even lacking appetite.
The Third Young Master's departure from the Hou Residence due to his illness had ultimately affected her.
Qin Ruan glanced at the sky outside and dimmed the lights in the room.
She lay in bed, pulled the covers, and hypnotized herself to fall asleep quickly.
Once asleep, she wouldn't have to think about anything.
Pregnant women were naturally prone to sleepiness, and before long, Qin Ruan fell into a light slumber.
Before drifting off, her delicate and beautiful eyebrows remained tightly furrowed, never relaxing.
She didn't sleep peacefully.
Qin Ruan's breathing was also irregular, sometimes light and sometimes heavy.
...
Nangong Residence
It was heavily guarded by the Hou family's secret guards.
Upstairs, Nangong Chang and Nangong Yunlong were kept under separate watch.
Father and son had no knowledge of each other's conditions.
Nangong Chang was seriously injured, and he had no opportunity to inquire about Nangong Yunlong's situation. He had been in a coma the whole time.
As for Nangong Yunlong, he was in the neighboring room, consumed by anger.
If father and son were together, there might still be a chance for Nangong Yunlong to send his son away.
But now, he had no idea about his son's injuries.
He only knew that Hou Yunjiao had struck his son.
In the capital city, everyone knew that Hou Yunjiao was an elegant and refined gentleman, as gentle as jade.
Few people knew that if he resorted to violence, he would show no mercy.
Someone like Hou Yunjiao, who appeared refined and elegant, never bothered to engage in physical confrontations.
But once he took action, it meant he intended to kill.
Nangong Yunlong paced back and forth in the room.
He was restless, unable to sit still, only able to constantly walk around the room.
"Knock, knock—"
The door was knocked.
Before Nangong Yunlong could respond, the person outside walked in carrying a bag of food.
The Hou family's secret guard didn't even glance at Nangong Yunlong. He placed the bag of food on the table without looking and left.
The items made a slight sound as they landed on the table.
The guard turned and departed, never once looking at Nangong Yunlong.
It was as if he didn't even know there was someone in the room.
"Stop!"
Nangong Yunlong called out with a furrowed brow.
The Hou family's secret guard continued walking without stopping, maintaining a steady pace towards the door.
Nangong Yunlong grew angry. "I told you to stop, didn't you hear me!"
In all these years of holding a high position, he had never been so disregarded by someone.
Nangong Yunlong was surrounded by anger and restlessness, with a trace of killing intent.
The Hou family's secret guard, who was highly sensitive to killing intent, immediately drew the weapon he carried on his person and swiftly aimed it at Nangong Yunlong from behind.
Facing the muzzle, Nangong Yunlong showed no fear. A fierce glint appeared in his eyes.
"How is my son now?"
"No comment!"
The Hou family's secret guard stepped back and left the room like that.
Nangong Yunlong was furious. He walked to the table and threw the bag containing the food onto the ground.
"Crack!"
The milk and bread inside spilled onto the floor.
Suddenly, something caught Nangong Yunlong's attention.
He quickly walked to the fallen bag of milk and picked up a box that was underneath the bread.
Several eye-catching words were printed on the box: 2 a.m.
If one didn't pay attention, these printed words would seem to be part of the packaging.
Only Nangong Yunlong knew that this was the means of communication between him and his trusted subordinate.
2 a.m.?
Someone would come to rescue him at this time.
Nangong Yunlong tightly clenched the box, deforming it in his grip.
His son's life was currently unknown, and they were being kept separate under guard. He knew the chances of a successful rescue were slim.
Unless he chose to sacrifice one of them.
A gloomy expression clouded Nangong Yunlong's face, and hesitancy flickered in his eyes.
Soon, his expression became resolute.
...
In a cramped room underground, over ten people gathered together to discuss something.
The man leading them had rugged features and a natural fierceness about him.
He was explaining the plan to the others to rescue Nangong Yunlong and Nangong Chang after 2 a.m. tonight.
"Sixth Brother, now that the family head and the young master are not together, how do we deal with the Hou family guards outside the door?"
The man addressed as Sixth Brother, who had always been by Nangong Chang's side, stared deeply at the person who raised the question. "The old method, using Soul-Calming Incense."
Soul-Calming Incense belonged to the Yin-Yang Sect.
Over the years, many of their unnoticed methods had relied on it to solve problems.
The other person looked uneasy. "But what if the Soul-Calming Incense doesn't work on those people?"
Sixth Brother took out a weapon from his pocket and aimed it at the person who spoke up.
The weapon, equipped with a silencer, made a dull sound.
In an instant, a loud bang followed, and the person opposite them fell to the ground.
A sinister smile curled on Sixth Brother's lips as his fierce gaze swept over the others.
"We have never made a mistake so far, and we can't afford to make one this time. Anyone who speaks words that disturb our unity and compromise our combat ability deserves to die!"
"Yes, Sixth Brother!"
"We understand, Sixth Brother!"
The remaining individuals voiced their loyalty one after another.
After devising a detailed battle plan, Sixth Brother waved his hand. "Take your positions. Be careful tonight. Rescuing the family head and the young master will make us all heroes!"
The others nodded solemnly and quickly left the room.
Only Sixth Brother remained in the cramped chamber.
He sat despondently on a rickety chair, his face solemn, showing a hint of panic towards the unknown circumstances.
The corpse at his feet glared angrily at Sixth Brother, fixedly staring at him.
Sixth Brother felt an ill omen and stood up, kicking the person's head with his foot.
A dull thud resonated as the person's head tilted to the side.
The degree of neck twisting was beyond what a normal person could achieve.
Sixth Brother snorted coldly, stepping on the person's head before walking out of the secret room.
In the illumination of the streetlights, it was clear that he was wearing the attire of a Hou family guard.
Sixth Brother glanced at the Hou family guards stationed not far away, walking openly in the spacious courtyard.
Unbeknownst to him, there was a shadow following closely behind.
Ever since Sixth Brother emerged from the secret room, a vague and ethereal figure trailed him step by step.
The figure emanated a thick and powerful aura of malevolence, along with a terrifying sense of resentment.
This figure was none other than Wu Daochang, who was killed by Nangong Yunlong and now sought another host.
He had set his sights on Sixth Brother.
As Sixth Brother was a crucial figure among the main rescue team tonight, the consequences would be unimaginable if Wu Daochang possessed him.
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