Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

After everything was arranged, Sigrid received Colin's order to have Su Yang appear near the original casino in three days and arrange for several people to pose as gamblers and casino staff to put on a good show. At the same time, Boan Xiu also received a headache-inducing order, requiring him to complete the task of kidnapping Lena within two days.

This gave Bo'an a huge headache. He had just contacted the Cloud Network team when they asked him to complete the mission, and they only gave him two days. But no matter how unwilling Bo'an was, he dared not disobey Colin's orders. He could only speed up the process, reach an agreement with the Cloud Network team, pay the deposit in advance, and after figuring out the plan, he went to Duke Litt's mansion without stopping.

"Miss, Young Master Xiu has arrived. He wishes to see you," a maid said outside Lena's room.

"Boan Xiu? Is there something he wants?" Lena was reading in her room when she heard that Boan had arrived. She was surprised and displeased. Not to mention that when she brought Su Yang back to the capital, he sent bandits and the capital's garrison to put on a show, and later some unpleasant things happened at Su Yang's farm. Originally, Lena had no prejudice against Boan, but now she felt a bit disgusted.

"Young Master Xiu didn't say anything, he only said he needed to talk to Miss."

“Alright, take him to the reception room and wait for me. I’ll be there.” Lena didn’t want to see him, but out of noble etiquette, she had no choice but to go. After changing her clothes, Lena went to the reception room. Bo'an was pacing back and forth inside, looking somewhat uneasy and nervous. This puzzled Lena, so she asked:

"Lord Xiu, why don't you sit down? Is something on your mind?"

When Bo An saw Lena arrive, he felt conflicted, unsure whether to stand or sit. He was happy to see Lena, but the thought of kidnapping her the next day filled him with anguish. Although he had contacted and directly commanded the Cloud Network Squad, he couldn't guarantee they would completely obey his orders. What if they lost control of Lena and harmed her? What if Lord Colin ultimately ordered Lena's execution?

Seeing that Bo'an didn't speak, Lena asked again, "What's wrong, Lord Xiu? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Upon hearing Lena's second question, Bo An finally snapped out of his daze and quickly said, "Oh, no, it's nothing," before sitting down on the sofa and falling silent again.

This was the first time Lena had seen Bo'an like this. She was both curious and somewhat displeased. She was curious because she didn't know what had happened to Bo'an and why he was so restless. She was displeased because Bo'an's behavior was completely inconsistent with the etiquette of a nobleman. It was extremely impolite of her to have the host ask her why she had come to visit.

"Ahem..." Lena coughed twice, reminding Bo'an. Bo'an came back to his senses and looked at Lena somewhat awkwardly, saying, "Miss Lena, actually... actually, I came here today because I have something I would like to ask of you."

"Ask me? Is there anything in this royal city that the Marquis of Bo'an's mansion can't do? Why would you need to ask me for help?" Lena asked with a slight smile.

"Hehehe, uh, it's like this." Bo An chuckled awkwardly a few times and said, "Before, I had a little conflict with your friend, you know. Well, during the Qinggui Festival, my father criticized me, so I was thinking of asking Miss Lena to take me to your friend's place again. I want to apologize in person and formally get to know him. I wonder... hehehe, is that convenient?"

Lena was simple-minded. When she heard Bo'an say that he wanted to apologize to Su Yang and become friends with him, she didn't think much of it. She just thought it was a good thing and was surprised by Bo'an's change of heart. She said happily, "Of course, that's no problem. I'm happy that you think that way. When are you going?"

Seeing Lena agree so readily, Bo An felt relieved, but then jealousy and anger surged within him. Why was Lena so cheerful when Su Yang was mentioned? But no matter how dissatisfied he was, he could only suppress it and said, "How about tomorrow afternoon?"

"Alright, then I'll wait for you at the manor tomorrow afternoon."

“Well, how about we meet at the market? I can buy some gifts while I’m there,” Bo’an suggested.

"No problem, then let's do it tomorrow at 2 PM."

The next afternoon, Bo'an arrived at the agreed location as promised. To avoid suspicion, he did not even take a carriage or send anyone to inform him, but waited quietly by himself.

Before long, Lena arrived in a carriage. Upon seeing Bo'an, she alighted from the carriage and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Lena looked stunning today, dressed in a snow-white winter outfit, wearing leather boots and a woolen hat. This caught Bo'an's eye, and he felt a little resentful, but this was a crucial moment and he couldn't afford to falter. So he exclaimed, "No, Miss Lena looks absolutely gorgeous today."

"Really? Hehe, thank you." Lena smiled sweetly, clearly pleased with Bo'an's praise, and then asked, "Shall we go shopping now? You said you wanted to buy some gifts."

“Okay, but I don’t know what Mr. Su Yang likes. How about Miss Lena takes me to buy some?” Bo An invited with his elegant manner.

"Okay, although I'm not entirely sure, I can probably guess some things Su Yang would like. Let's go then."

Bo An's suggestion to buy a gift was also driven by his own selfish motives. He had never gone to a market with Lena before. Although they had met quite a few times, it was limited to visits and banquets. They had never gone to markets or parks together like other couples. Although they could not be called lovers yet, Bo An still longed to spend time alone with Lena.

So, taking this opportunity, he invited Lena to go to the market with him. Even though he used Su Yang as an excuse, Bo An was happier than jealous.

The two strolled around the market for a while. Following Lena's instructions, Bo'an bought a lot of things, mostly farm tools, vegetable seeds, and fruits. These items were not only heavy but also difficult to carry, which exhausted Bo'an. He even considered throwing them all away. He had never seen anyone buy such things as gifts, let alone for his enemy.

But for the sake of the plan, Bo'an held back and finally completed the purchase of the gifts. The two got into the carriage and drove out of the city towards Su Yang Farm. After the carriage left the city, another carriage followed.

The two carriages passed through the settlement and entered a path through the dense forest. Seeing that the time was right, Bo An suggested, "Miss Lena, Mr. Su Yang's residence should not be far from here. In order to show my sincerity, I think I should get out of the carriage and walk there."

Lena was a little surprised. When did this playboy change his ways and become so sincere in apologizing? After thinking for a moment, she agreed, "Alright, since you're so sincere, I'll join you as a friend. I also bear some responsibility for your conflict last time."

The carriage slowly came to a stop. Lena stepped off the carriage without any warning and waited for Bo'an to unload the gifts. Because Bo'an got off the carriage earlier, he saw a carriage following him from a distance the moment he got off. However, after their carriage stopped, the carriage turned and went into the dense forest.

Bo An knew perfectly well that the people sitting in that carriage were from the Cloud Network team. Bo An felt much more at ease. The Cloud Network team, an orange-level team, had a total of six adventurers of the Rogue class, two of whom were sixth-tier elementals and the remaining four were fifth-tier elementals. Dealing with a sixth-tier healer should not be a big problem.

In order to wait for the CloudNet team members to arrive, Bo An deliberately slowed down while packing, constantly organizing the things he had bought, and glancing around with his peripheral vision. Only when he spotted a CloudNet team member sitting in a spot out of Lena's sight on the other side of the carriage did Bo An loudly say the agreed-upon words: "Oh dear, Miss Lena, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Just as Lena was about to reply, the CloudNet team launched an attack. One of them rushed out of the bushes and killed the coachman, who was also one of Lena's servants, with a single slash. The remaining four surrounded Lena, while the last one continued to lie in wait, looking for an opportunity to defeat her in one fell swoop.

Faced with the enemy's sudden attack, Lena quickly regained her composure after a brief moment of surprise. She raised her hand and activated the power of wood element, and thick tree roots rose from the ground, quickly forming a wooden wall that blocked the first wave of elemental attacks. At the same time, Lena did not forget Bo'an's safety and quickly said, "Lord Xiu, please hide behind me!"

Bo An felt both touched and guilty, thinking, "Miss Lena, please don't blame me..." He then ran behind her, partly because he was afraid that the Cloud Network team might accidentally hurt him, and partly to create an opportunity for the people lying in ambush behind him.

A sixth-tier elementalist and four fifth-tier elementalists launched a continuous attack from the front and above, gradually destroying the wooden wall made of wood elements. Even Lena, a sixth-tier elementalist, was finding it increasingly difficult to defend against the attacks from all angles, as she was merely an adventurer with the healing class and lacked offensive capabilities.

At the same time, these fierce attacks made Lena realize that those attacking her were not ordinary elementals; they were at least at the fifth rank. This made her think: "Who are these people? Why are they attacking me? Are they after me or Boan Xiu?"

But the swift attack didn't give her much time to think, and she soon became somewhat exhausted. When she saw purple weapons gathering in the air around her, she sensed that she couldn't withstand it. So she turned around to tell Bo'an to run, but when she turned around, she didn't see Bo'an. Instead, she saw a man wearing a black mask. He covered his face, revealing only a pair of cold eyes that were filled with chilling intent.

Lena was shocked and was about to raise her hand to defend herself when the man firmly restrained her hand. He then struck her in the abdomen with a palm strike. The powerful cloud elemental force instantly shattered her protective defenses, sending her flying and crashing into the wooden wall he had created. The force of the palm strike even caused her to break through the precarious wooden wall and fall into the encirclement of five elementals outside.

Seeing her fall to the ground, another elementalist immediately stepped forward and delivered a chop to her neck, rendering Lena completely unable to resist and causing her to lose consciousness.

Bo'an then emerged from behind the carriage and rushed to Lena's side to check on her. Fortunately, she was only unconscious and hadn't stopped breathing, but she was definitely injured. Bo'an was furious and stood up, yelling, "Who told you to use such force! A bunch of bastards! Didn't I tell you not to hurt her? Just surround her, exhaust her elemental power, and then capture her! Who told you to do this!"

The six elementals of the Cloud Network team stood still. One of the female elementals walked out with her hands on her hips and said nonchalantly, "What, is Young Master Bo'an suddenly showing some tenderness for women? If that's the case, why bother asking us to do this?"

"You!" Bo'an turned around and glared angrily at the person who had spoken, wanting to curse, but he met the cold eyes of the others and immediately became somewhat timid. At this moment, another elementalist spoke up: "Alright, the mission is complete. What should we do now, young master Bo'an?"

This man still managed to save face for Bo'an, and he stopped getting angry, saying, "Take off the elemental bracelet, put on the hood, tie them up and take them away. Also, destroy the evidence of this carriage and that coachman, just don't leave any clues."

The group did as instructed and quickly tied Lena up, carrying her on one of their shoulders and transporting her back to their own carriage. Bo An also got into the carriage and headed towards the designated hiding place.

Upon arriving at the hideout, located in the center of the settlement outside the royal city, surrounded by houses built by adventurers themselves, the roads were somewhat congested due to limited land, but still easily passable by a carriage. After shopping and traveling in the afternoon, and having fought a bit, it was already dark. Taking advantage of the darkness affecting visibility, the group quickly unloaded Lena from the carriage, carried her into the courtyard, and locked her in a room.

After finishing all this, Bo'an took one last look at Lena, who was still unconscious, and said, "Alright, you all keep an eye on her. I'll go back and get the gold coins I promised you. The rest will be delivered after the mission is completely completed." With that, Bo'an turned and left, quickly returning to the royal city and going straight to Duke Colin's mansion.

"Lord Colin, the mission is complete. What's next?" Bo An asked somewhat nervously inside the Duke's mansion.

“Oh? Good! Well done. Your task now is to keep an eye on Litt Lena and keep her out of sight. Leave the rest to Sigrid and Alban.” Colin praised Boan, but also saw through his thoughts and continued to comfort him, “Don’t worry, Boan, I assure you that I will release Lena within a week.”

“I definitely trust the adults. Well, then I’ll be going now.” Bo An forced a smile and said goodbye to Colin.

After Bo An left, Colin immediately summoned the butler: "Butler!"

"Sir, what are your orders?"

"Go to Sigrid and Alban and relay my orders that their operation can begin tomorrow. Also, send someone to Barry and tell him that starting tomorrow, the Royal City Garrison must deploy soldiers to patrol every street in the west of the city, and those who disobey will be severely punished!"