Chapter 301: Chapter 297: Perilous Danger
"Ling... Brother Ling..."
Unconsciously, sparkling tears streamed down from her eyes. Only this time, it was not out of fear, but rather tears of overwhelming joy. Tang Shiyun felt like she was dreaming; the Brother Ling she had been longing for in her heart had actually appeared.
"It’s you!" Zhou Lin immediately recognized Ling Chen. When Ling Chen had gone to deliver the money earlier, he had been secretly monitoring his actions.
Ling Chen said indifferently: "Zhou Lin, just surrender, there’s no escape for you now." As he spoke, the wail of police sirens came from outside the cemetery, and the interwoven red and blue lights flickered endlessly in the night sky.
"Not a chance!" Zhou Lin roared: "Since you’re here, you can join my son in death." As he spoke, he bent down to pick up a dagger from the ground and quickly lunged forward, attempting to take Tang Shiyun hostage.
Seeing his move, Ling Chen, who was prepared, lifted his wrist, and Wolf Kiss, clasped between his fingers, flew out, piercing Zhou Lin’s chest. Struck by pain, Zhou Lin’s movement halted immediately. Seizing the opportunity, Ling Chen took three steps in two strides, leaping forward and pulling Tang Shiyun into his arms, then kicked Zhou Lin to the ground with a lift of his leg.
"Girl, let’s go, let me take care of him."
Having said that, Ling Chen was about to move forward to subdue Zhou Lin, but at this moment, Zhou Lin’s hand revealed a homemade device.
"Go to hell."
Seeing Zhou Lin trigger the detonation device, Ling Chen’s expression shifted slightly, not daring to approach any closer. He quickly turned and threw himself towards Tang Shiyun, pressing her beneath him.
Boom!
A loud explosion erupted.
Along with a bang, a ten-meter radius instantly turned into a fiery inferno. In the terrifying wave of the blast, Ling Chen and Tang Shiyun were blown away, tumbling down.
After rolling down the hillside for more than twenty meters, Ling Chen felt that he and Tang Shiyun were suddenly airborne. Then, out of control, they fell heavily. Without concerning himself with the pain in his body, Ling Chen quickly took a look and found they had fallen into a pit. This pit must have been a freshly dug grave – fortunate for them. Otherwise, if they had continued rolling down from the cemetery hill, they wouldn’t have escaped severe injury, if not death.
Looking at Tang Shiyun in his arms, her face pale, he asked softly, "Are you alright?"
Tang Shiyun shook her head. Even though her body ached, with Ling Chen by her side, nothing else mattered.
At this moment, they held each other tightly, their bodies pressed close together. Snuggling in Ling Chen’s embrace, a whiff of his masculine scent entered her nostrils, causing Tang Shiyun’s heartbeat to quicken, her body gently struggling.
"Ling... Brother Ling..."
"What is it?"
Tang Shiyun’s faint voice trembled like a mosquito: "I... I’m feeling a bit out of breath."
Her heart pounding with embarrassment, Tang Shiyun’s cheeks flushed red. She was about to speak when she heard Ling Chen’s voice near her ear: "Don’t move, that man is coming."
Tang Shiyun’s complexion paled in panic, daring not to make any sudden moves, obediently lying atop Ling Chen.
In the darkness, it was utterly quiet around them. Tang Shiyun peeked at Ling Chen with a crimson face. Ling Chen said Zhou Lin was coming, but she hadn’t heard anything; instead, the close contact between their bodies was making her feel inexplicably shy.
This was her first intimate contact with a man in her entire life. Especially the masculine scent emanating from Ling Chen, which stirred confusion within her, causing her to wriggle her body unnaturally.
This movement, however, made Ling Chen feel uncomfortable. As a man as normal as could be, such close proximity inevitably gave rise to some uncontrollable thoughts.
This girl, she’s indeed lethal. Ling Chen inwardly lamented; ever since cultivating the Prajnaparamita Sutra, his resistance in this respect had been weakening. Although the girl was unintentional, her actions were undeniably torturous to him.
At that moment, Tang Shiyun also sensed some changes in Ling Chen, her small face reddening instantly, her breathing becoming more labored.
Sensing that the external crisis was far from over, Ling Chen quickly dismissed his wandering thoughts and listened intently to the surroundings.
Soon, footsteps drew near from afar, resounding above the pit.
He’s here!
His eyes slightly cold, he gently patted Tang Shiyun’s back and whispered, "Don’t make a sound."
Then, he slightly arched his body, sticking to the side wall of the pit, carefully poking his head out to scan the area. Just three meters away, Zhou Lin’s face twisted in ferocity as he searched for their whereabouts. In his hand, he held another homemade explosive device.
Having witnessed the power of that thing, he naturally dared not act rashly, even though he could have subdued Zhou Lin in close quarters. If Zhou Lin went mad, Ling Chen feared he wouldn’t escape the blast radius in time. Moreover, he had no weapon handy; Wolf Kiss had already been thrown and was now embedded in Zhou Lin.
After thinking for a moment, he picked up a stone from the pit and threw it to the left.
Snap!
At the light noise, Zhou Lin’s attention was immediately drawn.
Seeing Zhou Lin stepping toward the direction of the noise with his back to him, Ling Chen quickly climbed out of the pit and crept up behind him.
However, just as he was about to approach Zhou Lin and was preparing to take him down with lightning speed, something unexpected happened. Zhou Lin swiftly turned his head, his cold eyes locking onto him.
Not good!
Ling Chen inwardly cursed his luck, not expecting Zhou Lin’s reaction to be so sharp.
"Die!"
Zhou Lin bellowed, hurling the explosive device in his hand straight at Ling Chen.