Oh my god, this is a bolt from the blue! A true heiress of metaphysics!

Chapter 249 We'll meet again

Luo Rong noticed that Zhu Chen's expression had turned fierce, and immediately dared not speak anymore.

Regardless of what Zhu Chen and Luo Rong were saying, Shi Xia simply changed her moves and kept attacking him.

Zhu Chen easily parried the attack, and the originally serious fight turned into something like flirting because of Zhu Chen's constant dodging.

Shi Xiaxia distanced herself and looked at Zhu Chen with a serious expression.

Then, as he took out a talisman and prepared to use it to attack Zhu Chen, he suddenly snapped his fingers.

Shi Xiaxia paused, realizing that her body was not responding to her commands.

Shi Xiaxia looked up at Zhu Chen, her eyes filled with an unyielding frost.

"I've been fooled once before,"

Zhu Chen walked over, put his head on Shi Xiaxia's right shoulder, then turned his head to look at her and said in a doting voice, "Why are you still so careless?"

Luckily, I was the kind-hearted person who encountered this; if it had been anyone else, they would have surely perished here.

"is it?"

Shi Xiaxia glanced at Zhu Chen perched on her shoulder and said sarcastically, "That kind-hearted Great Protector, you can leave your life here!"

As soon as Shi Xiaxia finished speaking, the attack was already in front of Zhu Chen.

After being ambushed by Zhu Chen with Gu worms last time, Shi Xiaxia had been extra careful, so this time she quickly found the location of the Gu worms and broke free from their control.

Zhu Chen quickly retreated, then grabbed Shi Xiaxia's hand that was attacking him, deflecting her force, but still holding Shi Xiaxia's hand in his own.

When Shi Xiaxia saw that her first attack had failed, she tried to pull her hand away.

But Zhu Chen then snapped his fingers again, and Shi Xiaxia was frozen in place once more. She couldn't help but widen her eyes and look at Zhu Chen in disbelief, seemingly not expecting this situation.

"You have a backup plan, and so do I."

Zhu Chen smiled and touched Shi Xiaxia's hand, saying, "It's just a pity that it's almost time for me to leave. I'm really going to miss you."

Shi Xiaxia's face grew increasingly cold after Zhu Chen took advantage of her.

"Stop looking,"

Zhu Chen moved closer again, smiling as he looked at Shi Xiaxia: "You won't find the location of this Gu worm. It will dissipate on its own after I leave."

Shi Xiaxia had a stern face and a cold gaze.

"Buzz buzz buzz..." A vibration suddenly came from Shi Xiaxia's body.

Zhu Chen took the phone out of Shi Xiaxia's pocket without any hesitation. He squinted at it and then answered the call in front of Shi Xiaxia.

"Xia Xia!"

Moon Pearl's voice came from the other side: "How are things on your end?! We'll be there soon."

"It's a Moon Pearl!"

Zhu Chen said with a smile, "Tell Sima Songjin that I've taken Qi Lin with me!"

"Who are you?!"

Yue Mingzhu's anxious voice came through the phone: "Where's Xiaxia?! What did you do to Xiaxia?!"

"It's Zhu Chen!"

Yu Mujian's voice said, "He is Zhu Chen!"

After Yu Mujian recognized who was speaking to them, the other end of the line went silent.

Their hearts sank to the bottom, believing that Shi Xiaxia was likely doomed.

Zhu Chen hung up the phone and put it back in Shi Xiaxia's pocket.

"We'll see you again."

Zhu Chen lingered for a moment, then touched Shi Xiaxia's hand again before casually hoisting Qi Lin onto his shoulder and saying to Luo Rong, "Let's go."

Luo Rong stood up, picked up the whip from the ground, and looked at Shi Xiaxia with a cold gaze.

"If you dare to lay a hand on me,"

Zhu Chen merely turned his face slightly, his tone casual: "I can only ask someone else to prepare a coffin for you."

"You...!" Luo Rong was furious with Zhu Chen.

But she knew she was no match for Zhu Chen, so she could only angrily put away her whip and follow Zhu Chen out of the warehouse.

Less than ten minutes after Zhu Chen and Luo Rong left, noisy footsteps could be heard outside the warehouse.

A moment later, someone pushed open the door and rushed in with hurried steps.

"Xia Xia!"

When Yue Mingzhu saw Xia Xia's back as she stood there, her legs went weak.

If Yu Mujian hadn't been supporting Yue Mingzhu, she would have already collapsed to the ground.

"Xiaxia!" Yue Mingzhu called out to Shi Xiaxia, her voice choked with sobs, but she didn't have the courage to go over and see her final moments.

"puff!"

Shi Xiaxia coughed up a mouthful of blood, her body went limp, and she swayed a few times before she could barely stand up by holding onto something.

"Cough cough cough..." Shi Xiaxia coughed a few times, her eyes fixed on the worms still wriggling in the mouthful of blood she had just spat out.

"Xia Xia!"

Yue Mingzhu exclaimed in surprise and quickly came to Shi Xiaxia's side, looking at her with concern: "Are you alright?!"

"Um......"

Shi Xiaxia wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and replied, "I was just immobilized by Zhu Chen's Gu worms, so I'm not seriously injured."

"I thought... I thought Zhu Chen..."

Yue Mingzhu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled, "Xiaxia, I'm so glad you're alright!"

"Qi Lin was taken away by Zhu Chen and Luo Rong."

Shi Xiaxia looked at the others in the department and asked, "Is there anything else special about Qi Lin?!"

She had been in contact with Qi Lin for nearly half a month and hadn't found anything different about him from ordinary people.

But why did Zhu Chen and Luo Rong from the Holy Maiden Cult spend so much time just to take him away?

The others looked at each other, and no one spoke.

"I will report this to the department,"

Yue Mingzhu looked at Shi Xiaxia anxiously: "Xiaxia, are you really alright? Should we go and rest for a bit?"

"fine."

Shi Xiaxia shook her head; she needed to hurry and save Xie Yun.

What she didn't tell Qiao Zihao was that if she didn't arrive in time, Xie Yun would really be in grave danger.

"I'll go back to my department first; I still have things to do."

Shi Xiaxia looked at Yue Mingzhu and Yu Mujian, wanting them to stay and clean up the mess.

Moon Pearl said, "I'll go with you!"

She was really worried about Shi Xiaxia, who was Zhu Chen's Gu worm!

No matter how powerful Shi Xiaxia is, she probably can't withstand the damage from the Gu worms!

She looked at the Moon Pearl for a while, then at the warehouse, and after confirming that there was nothing that could threaten ordinary people, she nodded: "Okay."

Afterwards, Yue Mingzhu gave Yu Mujian a few instructions and then took Shi Xiaxia back to her department.

Back at her department, Yue Mingzhu first had the doctor stationed there examine Shi Xiaxia's injuries. Only after confirming that Shi Xiaxia was alright did she finally feel relieved.

Meanwhile, everyone in the department already knew that Zhu Chen had kidnapped Qi Lin, and all those who weren't on missions rushed to the department.

When Shi Xiaxia came out of the infirmary, the doorway was already surrounded by people, all watching her. Even Sima Songjin and Qingchuan Shangren were among them.