Chapter 1331: We Can’t Let Them Succeed
"The other party was well-prepared, no matter how we guard against it, we might not be able to prevent it. Stop blaming yourself."
Ye Shushu sat down beside Yuan Yaying.
They had also participated in the search on the pedestrian street earlier; each disappointment was frightening for her too.
"Yaying, you have to stay strong. If Nian Nian doesn’t make it back in time for the competition, you still need to give it your all." Ye Shushu turned her head to look at the person beside her.
Yuan Yaying closed her eyes and leaned against the sofa, taking a deep breath.
...
Xia Yinian woke up amidst a jolt; she had initially held her breath, so she hadn’t inhaled too much of the sedatives.
The surroundings were dim; she quickly realized her hands and feet were bound and she was packed into something like a sack.
Her body occasionally shook violently, and she could also hear the sound of a vehicle.
Xia Yinian could roughly guess that she was thrown inside a car, and the road the car was traveling on might be a mountain road or a muddy path.
Taking a few deep breaths, adjusting her breathing, she closed her eyes, using the method Master Ye taught her, and quickly freed her bound hands.
With her hands free, the ropes binding her feet were no match as well.
She didn’t immediately search for the sack’s opening but closed her eyes, focusing on sensing her surroundings.
The constant jolting made it difficult to grasp the situation.
It took her a full two minutes to confirm she was alone.
She figured she was tossed inside some kind of compartment, and she immediately started looking for an easy breakthrough in the sack.
Spotting a relatively sparse area of the sack, she gripped one side and tore it apart with force.
After some effort, with a ripping sound, a hole was made in the sack.
The opening wasn’t big, but now that it was torn, getting out wasn’t a problem.
To avoid detection, Xia Yinian decided to first check her surroundings.
The vehicle carrying Xia Yinian was nothing more than a simple, humble pickup truck.
The two men in the front, humming along to music, seemed unlikely suspects.
Having assessed her surroundings, Xia Yinian easily slipped out of the sack.
Though freed, getting out of the vehicle wasn’t going to be easy.
The truck continued moving forward, but the girl in the back couldn’t escape despite searching for a long time.
The door seemed to be securely locked; no matter how hard she pushed, it wouldn’t budge.
Xia Yinian found a crevice through which she could see outside. Wrapped in the sack, she leaned in the corner, observing the outside world.
Sure enough, they had left the bustling place and were traversing a mountain road.
The surrounding was a vast whiteness; except for the snow-covered mountains and trees, there was nothing else.
Xia Yinian had no idea who had captured her, whether it was to get at Beicheng or to prevent her from participating in the upcoming International Alchemy Competition; it was uncertain.
But, regardless of the reason, she could not let them succeed.
The truck seemed to be climbing the mountain for a while before it finally stopped.
Xia Yinian immediately moved to the door and collapsed down.
With a "squeak," someone opened the door.
At that moment, Xia Yinian suddenly leapt up and dashed out with all her might.
A weak girl, especially when they had been told she was drugged to stay unconscious for a day, caught them off guard when she awoke.
Much to their disappointment, not only did Xia Yinian wake up, but she also untied all the ropes that had bound her.