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Chapter 430 - 460: Heading to Xianghua City

Chapter 430: Chapter 460: Heading to Xianghua City

Qin Xin’s head hung slightly, her emotions somewhat complex as her fingers twisted together, not daring to look up at Fang Yi.

Fang Yi smiled, raising his hand to pat Qin Xin on the shoulder, and said, "Don’t mention it. You’re Shen Xiaoxiao’s classmate and you know me. Just by calling me ’big brother’, I feel it’s worth it to help."

Qin Xin pursed her lips and nodded vigorously.

Fang Yi asked, "By the way, how did you end up with Li Xuan?"

Qin Xin trusted Fang Yi completely. The two sat down on a chair next to the hospital room. Then Qin Xin explained the whole sequence of events clearly. After listening, Fang Yi frowned and said, "Don’t hang out with those people in the future; they’re no good."

In Fang Yi’s heart, Qin Xin was like a lotus flower emerging from the water, pure and unstained by the mud, but mingling with people like Li Xuan could lead to unpredictable consequences.

Qin Xin nodded vigorously, "Mm!"

Fang Yi stood up and said, "Alright, I’ve paid for your aunt’s hospital expenses. You just stay here and take care of her. Call me if you need anything and don’t hesitate to bother me, got it?"

Qin Xin nodded again and again, without any objection, not that Fang Yi would have allowed her to object anyway.

After watching Fang Yi leave, Qin Xin entered the hospital room, where Tao Xiuying had awakened.

Qin Xin sat by the bed, holding Tao Xiuying’s hand, and asked softly, "Mom, how do you feel?"

"Much better," Tao Xiuying said. "It’s just my usual ailment. Don’t worry about me. Oh, where’s Fang Yi? I haven’t seen him around."

Qin Xin replied, "He had to leave for some work. But... why did you go to Childe Corporation today?"

Tao Xiuying’s eyes darted around, then she feigned nonchalance, "Nothing, nothing at all."

"Really?"

"I’m your mother. Why would I lie to you?"

Qin Xin hummed in response, deciding not to ask further.

Tao Xiuying internally breathed a sigh of relief. Watching her slightly distracted daughter, she whispered to herself, "Xin’er, just wait another half year, and we’ll have money..."

...

...

The following day, Fang Yi visited the hospital and brought some gifts and fruits, which deeply moved Tao Xiuying. She incessantly praised Fang Yi as a good man, making him feel inexplicably ashamed.

After leaving the hospital, Fang Yi suddenly received a call from Cai Qin, whose tone was extremely grave, giving Fang Yi a bad feeling, prompting him to rush to Cai Qin.

When Fang Yi arrived, not only was Cai Qin there, but Li Xue was also present.

However, Fang Yi didn’t ask further and directly inquired what had happened to make Cai Qin so urgent.

"Phantom has encountered trouble," Cai Qin stated succinctly.

Phantom was Lin Shang.

Fang Yi’s mind stirred, asking, "What happened?"

At this moment, Li Xue, standing nearby, suddenly stepped forward and quickly explained, "Three days ago, the guard department in Xianghua City along Yuyun River received intelligence from their informants. A person was being pursued by an illegal army group. According to the information, this person is nicknamed Phantom."

Fang Yi frowned. Lin Shang had left to take care of some overseas business plus help Fang Yi with some problems. Two months had passed since then; Fang Yi had nearly forgotten about it because he believed in Lin Shang’s ability to either defeat his enemies or escape, so he shouldn’t have encountered any problems.

However, Fang Yi’s heart suddenly jumped upon receiving such news.

Suddenly, Fang Yi noticed a detail, Li Xue hadn’t made herself clear.

"How would your informant know his situation?" Fang Yi said. Logically, given Lin Shang’s meticulous mind and caution, he shouldn’t have made such a mistake.

"This was just intelligence obtained by chance. The informant thought it might be useful, so they reported it, and as the deputy director of the Guard Department, I naturally have the right to know."

When she mentioned being the deputy director, Li Xue was quite proud, even showing off a bit.

Fang Yi was also surprised. Just a while ago, Li Xue was only the captain of the Guard Department’s tool team, and now suddenly she was a deputy director. Such a promotion was faster than anyone else’s, almost like riding a rocket.

However, Fang Yi wasn’t concerned about that now. He turned to look at Cai Qin and said, "Thank you."

Having said that, Fang Yi turned to leave.

Fang Yi was in a hurry. He now needed to leave for Xianghua City. Any delay, and Lin Shang could be in even more danger.

But just as Fang Yi turned to leave, Li Xue suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm, "Wait a minute, just wait, I haven’t finished speaking yet. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Fang Yi sternly said, "Speak quickly, I’m short on time."

"I’m in a rush too," Li Xue muttered under her breath, then quickly continued, "Just recently, a fishing boat from Xuan Cang was intercepted on the Yuyun River. It had ten Xuan Cang people on board who were taken hostage, eight of whom are from Xuan Cang. We from the Guard Department are planning a rescue, can you..."

"Do you want me to help you rescue them?" Fang Yi immediately understood.

"Um... yes." Li Xue looked at Fang Yi with some expectation, yet also somewhat afraid that he would refuse.

Fang Yi was silent for a moment, then said lightly, "I can help you, but I must rescue my brother first. Otherwise, we have nothing to discuss."

Li Xue breathed a sigh of relief as she said, "That’s easy to say. The kidnappers have given us three days anyway. Three days. Can you rescue your brother in three days?"

"It depends," Fang Yi didn’t give Li Xue a definite reply.

However, Li Xue achieved her goal of getting Fang Yi’s help for the rescue. She had initially been worried that Fang Yi would refuse, but now that he had agreed, she felt inexplicably relieved.

In the following moments, Fang Yi called Shen Binan and others to inform them that he would be leaving Moon City for a while. He also instructed Zhou Peilan to hold off on transferring money to Childe Corporation.

Then, at the Dragon Soul Alliance, Fang Yi called Su Ge’er, asking her to temporarily oversee the sect’s affairs. Finally, he called Yao Bo, asking him to bring all Dragon Team members and rush to Xianghua City first to wait for him there.

Because Fang Yi would be acting together with Li Xue.

Lastly, Fang Yi looked at Cai Qin and asked, "Are you also coming?"

Cai Qin retorted, "Can’t I? I forgot to tell you, I advanced to the fifth level of Human Level a few days ago."

Fang Yi laughed, "That’s still far behind me."

Cai Qin’s expression cooled, and Fang Yi quickly added, "But don’t worry, I’ll protect you."

Cai Qin proudly said, "No need for your protection, who knows who might end up protecting whom?"

Fang Yi nodded and said no more.

That very afternoon, Fang Yi and Cai Qin boarded a train bound for Fu City. After alighting in Fu City, they headed directly to Canglan River to meet Li Xue.

Besides Li Xue, there were several young men following her, led by a man with a crew cut. He saw Fang Yi and, with obvious disdain in his eyes, said, "So you’re the Fang Yi that Deputy Bai mentioned? I don’t see anything special about you."