The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Seeing her in the lobby, Xi Yuanchen's heart was still hanging in suspense. He was not sure if it was because he wanted to protect Yao Yingxi or because of some other emotion. This was the first time he had been so worried that he had failed to lure those people away.

Or perhaps those people were sent by Xi Zhishen, and their target was Yao Yingxi, after all, he had made several warning phone calls over the past few days.

Yao Yingxi unbuckled her seatbelt and turned to open the car door, but Xi Yuanchen grabbed her arm.

"Take this knife, protect yourself, no matter what happens, I'll be here for you."

He took out a 10cm long knife from a dark spot behind the driver's seat and handed it to Yao Yingxi.

Yao Yingxi stared at the knife in front of her, her breath catching in her throat. Xi Yuanchen had handed her this knife to imply that it was dangerous and could harm someone.

She had never encountered anything like this before, and the first time she was about to touch a knife that might kill someone, she was still somewhat afraid.

"Take this carefully, and remember, no matter what you do, I'll take care of everything."

This was the first time Yao Yingxi had encountered such a situation. He was worried that if she accidentally hurt someone, or if she hurt someone, she would be afraid and wouldn't dare to hold a knife again, or she would have a phobia of it. So he took this opportunity to give her a heads-up.

Upon hearing this, Yao Yingxi nodded: "Okay, Mr. Xi, please be careful."

After saying that, she opened the car door, didn't even look back, and ran straight into the forest.

Sitting in the black car, the scarred man in the passenger seat said, "Brother, look, a woman got out of the car."

The dark-skinned, burly man sitting in the back frowned slightly when he saw Yao Yingxi running out of the car. He knew from his research that Xi Yuanchen kept such a pet.

Seeing Xi Yuanchen bring that woman out must mean something extraordinary.

"When we get off the bus later, chase after that woman; it might be useful."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Xi Yuanchen also get out of the car.

The scarred man spoke up: "Why did Xi Yuanchen come down from up there too, boss? Could this be a trap?"

The burly man tapped her on the head: "Who cares if it's a trap or not? With so many of us, surely we can handle Xi Yuanchen?"

The scarred man said aggrievedly, "Boss, I heard that Xi Yuanchen's skills are even stronger than those of special forces, we..."

"Boost the enemy's morale instead of making yourself look powerful, damn it."

The burly man slapped the scarred man's bald head again and cursed.

The scarred man dared not speak again.

Their vehicle sped up to a spot not far behind Xi Yuanchen. Even after what he had just said, the burly man was still somewhat timid, worried that it might be a trap, and dared not drive too close.

Seven or eight men with fierce and ugly appearances got off the raft, each holding something different, including long knives, daggers, and long steel pipes.

Yao Yingxi, who was hiding behind a large camphor tree, was taken aback when she saw this scene.

A gentle breeze blew against her skin and ruffled her hair, but she seemed oblivious to the cold, remaining crouched with her eyes fixed on Xi Yuanchen's direction, her hand tightly gripping the small knife.

Suddenly, several men attacked Xi Yuanchen, some of them wielding knives and steel pipes and striking his shoulders.

Xi Yuanchen squatted down and kicked those people in the stomach with his leg.

Yao Yingxi felt a chill run down her spine, watching that direction with trepidation, afraid that Xi Yuanchen might get hurt if he wasn't careful.

Seeing this, the scarred man trembled with rage and swung his long knife at Xi Yuanchen. Xi Yuanchen's hand holding the dagger slashed at the scarred man's arm. The scarred man cried out in pain and subconsciously loosened his grip on the knife. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xi Yuanchen kicked him in the stomach and neck.

As the burly man saw that they were almost below him, his expression grew increasingly gloomy, and the veins on his forehead were barely visible on his dark face.

Yao Yingxi was watching intently when she suddenly saw two men running towards her. She quickly got up from the ground and ran inside.

Judging from Mr. Xi's skills, he probably won't be in any danger for a while. I can't let those people catch me and drag Mr. Xi down with me.

The two men who were heading in Yao Yingxi's direction saw a shadow passing through the woods. One of them spotted Yao Yingxi and said to the person next to him, "There she is. Let's go."

Because of her lack of exercise, Yao Yingxi was out of breath after running for a short while, but her grip on the knife tightened. Teng Zhekong turned around and saw the two men chasing after her. Her heart tightened, and she ran even faster.

Even so, the girl was no match for the man's strength, and she was soon blocked by the two men.

The knife Xi Yuanchen gave her was very small, and those people didn't see that Yao Yingxi was holding a knife.

The first time they'd seen a woman so beautiful, they were instantly filled with lewd thoughts: "So pretty, no wonder Xi Yuanchen always carries her with him."

As he spoke, he reached out to touch Yao Yingxi's face.

Yao Yingxi was not as timid as Xi Yuanchen thought. She took the opportunity to raise the dagger in her hand and slash at the man's wrist.

Caught off guard, the man quickly recovered and roared in fury: "You're quite fierce, but I like it. I hope you can use that fierceness in bed and let us brothers have some fun."

His smile was lewd, his face was terrifying, and the person next to him was laughing, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, which was extremely disgusting.

Yao Yingxi looked at them warily, gripping the knife tightly in her hand. She didn't show the fear that Xi Yuanchen had expected when she might hurt someone; at this moment, she was more on guard.

The two men completely disregarded her when they saw the knife; she was Xi Yuanchen's pet, and even with a knife, she wouldn't be much of a threat.

The two of them stepped forward and reached out to touch Yao Yingxi's hands, but Yao Yingxi slashed their arms with her hands.

The two men withdrew their hands in pain, and Yao Yingxi took the opportunity to run towards the exit of the forest. She couldn't go any further in, or she would easily get lost, and if Xi Yuanchen still hadn't found her by nightfall...

Not only would she inevitably encounter insects and snakes at night, but she could also freeze to death, especially since it was still deep winter and her clothes weren't very warm.

The two people, no longer careless and disregarding Yao Yingxi, chased after him in a fit of anger.

He cursed, "Damn it, this bitch is pretty shrewish."

Yao Yingxi didn't react much to the offensive words. She had grown up in an orphanage and entered society at a young age. Over the years, she had heard even more offensive things than what they said.

Those people watched as Yao Yingxi was about to run towards the highway.

Meanwhile, Xi Yuanchen had already quickly dealt with those people, and they were all lying on the ground.

Seeing that things were going badly, the two men tried their best to grab Yao Yingxi.

Yao Yingxi was looking at the two people in front of her and also had to keep an eye on the two people behind her. Suddenly, she tripped over a tree root and fell to the ground, her knife lying not far away.

Seeing that their chance had come, the two men rushed over. Yao Yingxi didn't dare to relax either. She got up even more worriedly, and without even looking at her injuries, she crawled over to get the knife.

One of the two men who caught up quickly kicked the knife away.

Yao Yingxi quickly rolled over and lay on the ground facing the two men, her eyes cold and her lips slightly pursed.