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Chapter 403: Chapter 399 Ye Lingchen’s Cunning Chapter 403: Chapter 399 Ye Lingchen’s Cunning Ye Lingchen was excited. He knew he had been saved again, and as for why it was “again,” those in the know understood. Days like these, reminiscent of Tang Seng, frequently abducted by all kinds of demons and spirits, had become routine for the proverbial foolish son of a landlord family.

Even when he was tied up like a crab on the ground, Ye Lingchen couldn’t help but wonder how much he would go for this time. The money his father had spent over the years to buy back his freedom was enough for his old man to level up a hundred and eighty more alts.

Ye Lingchen often felt grateful. He really was his father’s son, his father did love him. Despite his worthlessness, his father was still willing to ransom him.

Being kidnapped didn’t scare him. After all, basically no one dared to kill him; over ninety percent of the people who captured him did so to make a few billion in spending money.

As soon as the gunfire started, Ye Lingchen wriggled like a maggot under a car.

As long as he wasn’t hit by a stray bullet, once the fighting was over, he had a high chance of coming out unscathed again.

And could carry on happily splashing about.

What’s the big deal with being weak, playful, and rash?

His status as a member of the Ye Family was his get-out-of-jail-free card.

Being born into the Ye Family and becoming the sole heir was like being granted the protagonist’s halo.

Despite looking like the foolish son of a landlord family, Ye Lingchen was confident in himself.

The sound of gunfire stopped.

Ye Lingchen peeked out.

And saw a familiar handsome face.

He knew this handsome foreigner.

He was the super master by Fang Xiaocao’s side.

Named Tom.

Ye Lingchen felt a surge of joy and quickly wriggled out from under the SUV like a big, dumb worm, blinking endearingly at Tom.

Seeing Ye Lingchen’s foolish appearance,

Tom almost laughed out loud.

He quickly crouched down and tore the tape off Ye Lingchen’s mouth, “Prince Ye, all well I hope, we meet again.”

Ye Lingchen nodded with a goofy smile, “All well, all well. Is Sister Xiaocao here too?”

Tom pulled out his dagger and cut through the ropes binding Ye Lingchen, “I was just about to go and meet up with Princess Your Highness, and didn’t expect to run into you here.”

Now free, Ye Lingchen stretched his limbs, “Thank you, Tom. I and the Ye Family will remember yours and Sister Xiaocao’s kindness.”

Tom nodded with a smile.

“May I borrow your dagger?”

Ye Lingchen asked with a smile.

Tom raised an eyebrow, “Of course.”

He said, handing the dagger over to Ye Lingchen.

“Thank you.”

After expressing his gratitude, Ye Lingchen took the dagger.

He cut the ropes off two individuals nearby who were also tied up tightly.

Ye Lingchen helped up a woman with an injured shoulder and introduced her to Tom, “Butler Tom, this is Miss Chen Xiao from the Chen Family of Tianzhu Mountain.”

“She’s been shot. Could you tend to her wound?”

If Fang Xiaocao were there, she would surely curse under her breath, “Typical of the foolish son of a landlord family, to get mixed up with Chen Xiao. No wonder he was kidnapped by the Lizardmen. Not taking you when you practically delivered yourself to their doorstep would have been a missed opportunity.”

As Ye Lingchen introduced her, Chen Xiao discreetly stole a glance at Tom.

Seeing no change in Tom’s expression, she quietly sighed with relief and put on a pained demeanor.

Tom looked at Chen Xiao and nodded, “Of course, I can.”

With that, Tom pressed the talk button on his earpiece, “Hummingbird, someone’s hurt here, bring the medical kit.”

Soon, Hummingbird’s voice came through the earpiece, “Roger that!”

Tom looked at Chen Xiao, “Miss Chen, please wait a moment. Once the medical kit is here, I’ll treat your wound. Don’t worry, I’m a professional at handling gunshot wounds.”

Chen Xiao feigned weakness and nodded slightly, “Thank you for the trouble, Butler Tom.”

“No need to be polite.”

Tom replied with a courteous smile.

“Butler Tom, let me introduce you to this lady, the young Miss Yu Ling from the Yu Family.”

Ye Lingchen continued to introduce to Tom.

Tom, with a smile on his lips, nodded politely and greeted, “Miss Yu, hello, it’s an honor to meet you.”

Yu Ling bowed to Tom, “Mr. Tom, hello, thank you for saving my life. Once we leave the desert, I will have the Yu Family send a gift to express our gratitude.”

Tom smiled politely, “It was just a small favor, no need for such courtesy.”

“Mr. Tom, I have a rather awkward request, and I hope you can grant it.”

Yu Ling hesitated before speaking.

Tom looked at Yu Ling with curiosity, “I apologize, Miss Yu, but I can’t guarantee that I can fulfill your request. However, you can tell me what it is and if I am able to help, I would still be very willing to do what I can.”

Tom was cautious, neither agreeing nor flatly refusing the request, his words careful and precise.

If it was a simple favor, Tom was very willing to do it for Fang Xiaocao and owe a favor to the Yu Family.

But if it was too difficult, he also had room to maneuver.

Yu Ling nodded, “Here’s the thing. When those monsters surrounded us, my brother broke through and fled. Three monsters went after him, and I’d like to ask for your help in rescuing my brother.”

After explaining, Yu Ling looked at Tom expectantly, “Mr. Tom, could you do that?”

Tom pondered for a moment, then shook his head, “I apologize, Miss Yu, but I am on a mission and need to quickly regroup with my Princess. Helping you to find your brother would delay my task. As you know, in the vast desert, without any specific location, finding a person who’s evading capture is like finding a needle in a haystack. So I’m sorry, but I can’t assist you.”

Yu Ling’s request was indeed a waste of time, and Tom decisively refused.

“Okay then…”

Yu Ling said, somewhat disappointed.

She knew Tom was right; she had asked too much.

“Tom, the medical kit.”

Just then, Hummingbird approached.

“Miss Chen Xiao has been shot. Go and treat her wound.”

Tom instructed Hummingbird.

Originally, Tom had wanted to take care of Chen Xiao himself.

But for some reason,

he always felt that Chen Xiao’s gaze towards him was strange and uncomfortable, so he left the task to Hummingbird.

“Okay.”

Hummingbird nodded and answered.

“Prince Ye, I’m not sure about your plans. Are you going to join me in meeting with the Princess?”

“Or should I leave some weapons for you here while you wait for Miss Yu’s brother?”

Tom inquired of Ye Lingchen.

“I’ll go with you to see Sister Xiaocao. All our guards have been killed, and we don’t have much strength ourselves; staying here is no different from waiting to die.”

This time, Ye Lingchen was finally wise, voicing his position before Yu Ling could speak.

Now was not the time for stubborn pride.

Survival was paramount.

He couldn’t let Yu Ling make the decision.

By speaking up first, Ye Lingchen avoided being morally coerced by Yu Ling.

He had made it very clear; if Yu Ling still disregarded everyone’s safety and insisted on waiting for Tianqi, it would be irresponsible.

Of course, if Yu Ling insisted on staying, Ye Lingchen wouldn’t stop her; all that mattered was that she didn’t morally coerce him to stay as well.