Quick Transmigration: Still Life Fairy

"Hey, buddy, who are we?"

A group of thugs with brightly dyed hair and mismatched clothes slowly emerged from the darkness.

"We're the ones who will take your lives!!"

Xu Xiunian's pupils contracted, and his breath caught in his throat for a moment. He had just promised Yu Liu a few days ago that he would protect her, but now, he was about to be silently murdered in this grove. After he died, would Yu Liu be all alone? The more he thought about it, the more his heart ached.

Having taken in Xu Xiunian's reaction, the man who had just spoken burst into laughter, looking quite unhappy.

"Haha, buddy, you're so easy to fool!"

He laughed so hard he almost fell over, and the thugs behind him joined in the laughter.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Xiunian observed the surroundings. The situation was not good. This grove of trees was planted by the school in its early years and was growing well, becoming taller and taller. Later, it became a secret rendezvous place for couples and a place to whisper secrets. The thick leaves covered the sounds inside, and under normal circumstances, no one would come here. Moreover, it was almost dark now, and most people were in the cafeteria or had returned to their dormitories. Senior Yang Youshu was nowhere to be found. Only he and these few hooligans were here.

"How about... I try to scare them?"

Yu Liu spoke in Xu Xiunian's mind. In this world, she and Xu Xiunian had signed a simple master-servant contract. In situations where she couldn't speak, she no longer had to hold back and could speak to him freely in his mind.

"no!!"

Upon hearing that Yu Liu was going to put herself in danger, Xu Xiunian was the first to disagree, and in his haste, he shouted it out.

"Hey buddy, you're daydreaming. I really admire how you can daydream even in this situation..."

The young man in the lead heard his voice, stopped laughing, stepped forward, patted his cheek, and looked at him with a mocking expression, as if he were teasing a prey that could never escape.

Xu Xiunian clenched his sweaty palms tightly, took a couple of deep breaths, and forced himself to calm down: "You guys were lying in ambush here all along, weren't you? My target must be me. Tell me, what do you want?"

This statement was entirely his speculation; he had never encountered such a situation before and could only respond to any eventuality with a wait-and-see attitude.

"Hey, you're pretty smart, buddy. You are indeed our target."

The young leader readily admitted, "As for what we want, well, to be honest, our boss originally wanted your life, but thinking about it, it's a time of strict crackdown, and it's not good to cause a death, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with later. Today we just want your limbs, how about that?"

The young leader stretched out his hand and gestured across Ye Xiunian's limbs, "Break your hands and feet, sever your tendons, so you'll never be able to take care of yourself again, how about that?"

Xu Xiunian felt a chill in his heart; the other person's icy gaze told him that he was not joking.

"I have no grudge against you, right? Why me?"

Xu Xiunian forced himself to calm down and continued to stall for time.

He had been so engrossed in his research all these years that he hadn't exercised at all. Naturally, he couldn't beat those thugs by himself. What's more, he noticed that each of them had a knife tucked into their waistband. If they wanted to do something, he wouldn't be able to resist at all. Now, he could only pin his hopes on the bodyguards who had been protecting him all along.

The bodyguards used to protect him closely, but he wasn't used to having a group of people following him, so he instructed them to stay far away and not be seen. Judging from the current situation, the bodyguards might not have followed him into the grove. He could only stall for time as much as possible so that the bodyguards would realize something was wrong, and then he would be safe.

But this is easier said than done.

"Oh, poor guy, he still doesn't know why."

Fortunately, the young leader was quite talkative. He reached out and patted Xu Xiunian's head, his eyes filled with pity, "We came to find you because you've offended someone!"

Did you offend someone?

Xu Xiunian began to seriously consider when he had offended someone.

He is now focused entirely on his research and the baby, and has no time for anything else, let alone interacting with other people. The only person he has fallen out with recently is Jiang Xinyan!

"...Was the person I offended a woman?"

"The most vicious heart is a woman's! She was the one who brought up how to deal with you first. Tell me, what exactly did you do to offend her? Her demand for our boss is—to kill you!"

The young leader seemed to enjoy the thrill of teasing his prey, making no attempt to hide it.

It was Jiang Xinyan who was behind it all.

Xu Xiunian was filled with regret. He had known all along that Jiang Xinyan had ill intentions, but he had never been on guard and had put himself in danger. What would happen to his baby if he couldn't get out?

Seeing the dejection in Xu Xiunian's eyes, the young man seemed to have finally had enough of teasing him. "Alright, I've told you so much, it's time to end this!"

He reached for his waist and pulled out a short knife. "Don't worry, my knife is very sharp and won't hurt you. I heard you're a medical student, so why don't you teach me how to minimize your pain?"

He casually brandished the knife at Xu Xiunian's body.

Xu Xiunian tensed up. Seeing the bloodthirsty look in his eyes, he knew that the man would not show any mercy, and he was prepared to endure the pain.

"...Boss, I have a suggestion, but I'm not sure if I should say it?"

Just as the young leader was considering where to strike, one of the thugs behind him, who had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke up.

"Go ahead."

"Boss, lately that woman Jiang Xinyan—oops, no, I mean, Meng Ye's, that... she's been going around having a good time with all that money, and the money the higher-ups are giving us has been decreasing. The brothers are all a bit strapped for cash. When I came to investigate before, I heard that this guy's family is pretty rich, and look at the clothes he's wearing, they all seem to be custom-made. Anyway, he's going to be crippled soon, so before that happens, should we go after him?"

The young leader's gaze swept across the faces of his subordinates, noticing their expectant looks, and he knew that he wasn't the only one who had stepped forward thinking the same thing.

"Judging by his naive appearance, he's obviously a rich young master. If you want to pull off this job, you'd better not let things go wrong!"

The young man knew from the moment he met Xu Xiunian that he came from an extraordinary family. Such a person could indeed make a lot of money by committing a heist, but the risks involved were also great.

"Hehe, even if we capsize in a ditch, you're here, boss. Surely his family can't make trouble for our Master Meng, can they?"

Seeing that an opportunity to continue stalling for time was presented to him, Xu Xiunian naturally wouldn't miss it.

“My family owns a company and has a lot of money. I’m the youngest son in the family. If you use me to exchange for money, my family will definitely give you a lot. How about this, I’ll make a deal with you. I’ll offer 200 million for my hands and feet. I’ll find a way to raise that money and give it to you. Just don’t break my hands and feet!”

Two hundred million?!

This figure stunned a group of thugs who had never seen anything like it before. The largest sum of money they ever handled was tens of thousands, and they had never even seen a million, let alone two hundred million.

This number made even the usually composed young man lose his composure. After the initial surprise, he narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was considering it.

Xu Xiunian pressed on: "...My family is nouveau riche, we have a lot of money, but we don't have that many connections. If you're not comfortable with that, I'll call home right now and they'll definitely give you the money immediately!"

As long as you can make a phone call and know your situation, the bodyguard will definitely be able to rescue you in time.

Unfortunately, Xu Xiunian didn't have much experience in dealing with people, and his eagerness revealed his weakness. The young man stared at him for a long time, but finally shook his head and rejected his suggestion.

"There's no need to waste any more effort. Even if you really give us two hundred million, the money won't end up in our hands. We'll only get a small share at most, and the majority will go to the gang. It's better not to do something so thankless."

With just one sentence, he brought the thugs behind him, who were lost in their fantasies, back to reality. They were all low-level figures in the gang, and suddenly receiving so much money wouldn't actually benefit them; it would definitely be taken by the gang. Rather than that, it was better not to have any expectations in the first place.

"I think you should really think about where I should make the incision so that it won't hurt you."

The topic returned to its original direction.

The sharp blade kept slicing across Xu Xiunian's arm, and Xu Xiunian's breathing became rapid, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.

Yu Liu, trapped inside the pendant, was extremely anxious. In this life, her body had no other functions besides the spiritual spring, and she couldn't help at all in this situation. If only she were still in her cell phone form from the previous world, at least she could directly call Xu Xiunian's family in this situation.

Wait, a phone call?!

Xu Xiunian has a phone on him!

Yu Liu suddenly had a brilliant idea.

The sharp blade was still being brandished, and the young leader didn't notice that a lump suddenly swelled up in Xu Xiunian's chest.

Under the cover of the completely dark night, Yu Liu emerged directly from the pendant.

Xu Xiunian's heart jumped. He stared intently at the young man in front of him, afraid that he would discover his baby.

Yu Liu rummaged through Xu Xiunian's clothes, clutching them tightly, wrapping them from under his armpits to his back.

Xu Xiunian relaxed for a moment; there was no one standing behind him, so they shouldn't have noticed.

But then the young man suddenly noticed that Xu Xiunian's clothes next to his chest seemed to have moved slightly. He didn't suspect anything else, but suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, right, the boss also instructed us that the pendant you're wearing around your neck belongs to his woman, and we should take it back with us."

I don't know what secret this pendant holds, but the boss ordered me to bring it back, and it sounded like he really cared about it.

It's just a small pendant, how important could it be?

The young man didn't think much of it and had even forgotten about it when he arrived, only remembering it now.

Xu Xiunian felt a chill run through his body. Jiang Xinyan hadn't abandoned the baby after all; the baby was in danger!

"Baby, go quickly!!! Take your body with you and go!!!"

Xu Xiunian shouted in his mind. He didn't know what the baby was going to do, but it was clear that he wasn't the only one in danger. The pendant was the baby's true form, and it was obvious that if something happened to the pendant, the baby would have absolutely no chance of survival!

Seeing that the young man's hand was about to touch his collar, Xu Xiunian could no longer care about anything else. He, who had been quiet all along, suddenly sprang up and slammed into the young man.