Part 2
He had a way to open the locks. The real problem was the locator embedded under Xiao Yi’s neck skin. That thing was directly linked to Jiang Xuanshen’s personal terminal and had a very strong signal. As long as the locator remained in Xiao Yi’s body, they wouldn’t be able to escape Jiang Xuanshen’s pursuit anywhere in the galaxy, even if the villa’s security system was dismantled.
Jiang Chenyan told Shen Shiyue, “I’ve already grasped the general patrol pattern.”
“Generally, they will collectively go to the west gatehouse to collect winter supplies. There is a full twenty-minute blind spot in the surveillance. During this time, I hope you can send someone to activate a signal jammer to suppress the waveband of the locator in Xiao Yi’s body. I will use this interval to take Xiao Yi out of the villa.”
Jiang Chenyan frowned. “Now the only thing left is to set a time. My disguise potion will fail next Wednesday.”
On the other end, Shen Shiyue’s voice grew heavy. “Jiang Xuanshen is going to the Alliance for negotiations next Tuesday. That’s your chance.”
He looked up, his gaze passing through the light screen as if looking directly into Jiang Chenyan’s eyes. “I’ll go to meet you then.”
“You’re coming? Things are so chaotic these days; just send someone else.” Mostly, the surrounding powers were currently tangled and complex. If Shen Shiyue appeared in person now, it would be no different from pushing himself into the eye of the storm.
“I just don’t want you to be in danger again. Listen to me, just this once.”
A near-supplicating voice came from his ear.
Jiang Chenyan was silent for a long time before finally giving a low response. “Alright.”
On the day of the escape, the villa was abnormally quiet.
The usual low pressure wasn’t in the air, and even the wind under the corridors seemed a bit gentle.
Jiang Xuanshen rarely forced Xiao Yi anymore. At dinner, he even proactively handed him a cut piece of meat, his tone flat as if speaking of an insignificant matter. “I’m going out today. I might not be back until the day after tomorrow.”
Xiao Yi: “…”
Before leaving, Jiang Xuanshen’s footsteps paused at the door. The light in the foyer cast a long, narrow shadow from his tall back.
He probably wanted to hear a goodbye, even if it were a perfunctory answer, but Xiao Yi behind him just lowered his eyes and didn’t even lift his head.
Jiang Xuanshen was silent for a moment before finally saying nothing else. He turned and closed the door, his footsteps gradually fading at the end of the hallway.
The moment the door shut, Xiao Yi felt as if all his strength had been drained. He let out a sigh of relief. But just as that tension faded a bit, a sense of unease rose in his heart, as if something were lurking in the dark, waiting for a certain moment to suddenly strike. He couldn’t say where this unease came from.
On the other side, Jiang Chenyan was practically counting the seconds while maintaining a high frequency of encrypted communication with Kai Lan and the others.
Every time the signal refreshed, Kai Lan had to reconfirm the other’s route to ensure there were no loopholes in any link of the evacuation plan.
The afternoon sun shone through the blinds, casting mottled light and shadows on the floor.
Jiang Chenyan used a specialized decoder against the electronic anklet on Xiao Yi’s ankle. With a flash of blue light and a crisp click, the cold metal ring fell off.
Xiao Yi instinctively pulled his foot back. According to the plan, he crawled into the large built-in wardrobe in the bedroom, hiding himself behind layers of clothing.
Time passed minute by minute until the night completely enveloped the villa.
As the night deepened, Jiang Chenyan and several servants carrying trays went to Xiao Yi’s room to deliver food.
The result: the room was empty. The window was pushed open from the inside, and the night wind was silently blowing a few fallen leaves into the room.
“What happened?!” Everyone’s faces turned pale.
Jiang Chenyan was the first to point to the wide-open window, misleading the others. “He must have run out the window.”
This wasn’t the first time Xiao Yi had escaped. These words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly throwing several servants into a panic.
They flusteredly contacted Butler Situs and then reported the situation to Jiang Xuanshen, who was far away at the Alliance.
The villa fell into total chaos.
Situs’s eyes were cold. While ordering people to block all exits, he led a group to chase in the direction of the window.
But when they burst into Xiao Yi’s room again to pull the surveillance footage, they discovered that Jiang Chenyan, who had been guarding the door, was also gone.
Situs: “As expected…”
At this moment, in the internal corridors of the villa, Jiang Chenyan was dragging Xiao Yi by the wrist, sprinting through the maze-like hallways.
The layout of this villa was extremely luxurious and absurdly complex. The doors on both sides of the corridors were identical, and the carved pillars at the corners were dizzying.
Jiang Chenyan kept panting. Why did he have to build the villa like a maze?
Footsteps were getting closer behind them; someone was chasing. Jiang Chenyan didn’t have time to think. He dragged Xiao Yi into a guest room with a half-open door and closed it behind them. The two of them crawled under the bed together.
The space under the bed was narrow and cramped, filled with dust and a musty smell.
Xiao Yi’s chest was heaving violently, his heart pounding as if it would break his ribs. Jiang Chenyan tightly gripped the short knife hidden in his sleeve, pressing it against his palm.
He could clearly hear the footsteps getting closer and closer.
Just then, Kai Lan’s urgent voice came from his ear stud. “Something happened on Jiang Xuanshen’s side. He’s likely seriously injured. Who knew the Alliance was an ambush? Qi Bai and Mu Sian never intended for Jiang Xuanshen to return alive. The negotiations collapsed.”
The information was too much. Jiang Chenyan’s hand gripping the knife suddenly tightened. “You mean Jiang Xuanshen is coming back soon?”
“Pretty much.” Kai Lan: “The positioning shows the starship is heading toward your direction.”
There wasn’t enough time.
Suddenly, a deafening boom rang out from outside the window. A ghostly white light pierced through the curtains, illuminating the darkness under the bed.
Xiao Yi was so startled his whole body jolted. Before he could make a sound, Jiang Chenyan’s hand timely covered his mouth.
The warm palm with thin calluses pressed lightly against his lips, isolating all noise.
Looking up again, a pair of shiny black military boots appeared by the side of the bed.
Jiang Chenyan’s pupils constricted.
Military boots? Not the people from Jiang Xuanshen’s villa.
When did this person enter?
The military boots by the bed paused. The person bent down and reached out, his fingertips almost brushing against the dust under the bed. He was clearly searching inch by inch for any sign of a living person.
Jiang Chenyan gripped his knife. If the other person reached down even half an inch further, he would strike without hesitation, using all his strength to fight for a path to survival.
Another deafening explosion suddenly rang out from the other side of the villa. It sounded like something had been completely blown apart by high explosives. The crisp sound of shattering glass and the roar of collapsing walls combined, causing the entire guest room to vibrate slightly.
The searching figure suddenly paused. After half a second of hesitation, he turned and rushed toward the direction of the explosion. The footsteps quickly disappeared at the end of the hallway.
“Go!” Jiang Chenyan hissed. He immediately dragged Xiao Yi out from under the bed.
The two didn’t even bother to brush the dust off themselves. They stumbled toward the window. Just as they were about to jump out, they both froze in place.
The garden outside the window was no longer as it had been. Raging flames licked the plants and stones, the orange firelight dyeing half the night sky red. A scorching airwave carrying thick smoke rushed toward them, making their throats feel tight.
Jiang Chenyan stared fixedly at the sea of fire, belatedly realizing what had happened.
The loud noise just now was the sound of a bomb.
Everything was in chaos.
Kai Lan said Jiang Xuanshen was seriously injured by Qi Bai and Mu Sian during the Alliance negotiations, but Jiang Xuanshen held half of the star sector’s resources and his power was deeply rooted. How did Qi Bai and Mu Sian dare to act?
A terrifying thought flashed through his mind—perhaps the entire Interstellar Alliance could no longer tolerate the Jiang family.
First, they targeted the powerless younger generation of the Jiang family, and now they had turned their sights on Jiang Xuanshen.
And now, could he guess where Jiang Xuanshen’s next move would be? Were they going to finish him off?
Jiang Chenyan could roughly guess who was lying in wait at the villa—it was either Mu Sian or Qi Bai.
It really fit their sinister and vicious style.
Jiang Chenyan gripped Xiao Yi’s wrist and said deeply, “Let’s go to the roof.” There was an emergency escape pod on the roof; it was their only way out.
Just as he spoke, Shen Shiyue’s urgent voice came from the ear stud, accompanied by the piercing sound of gunfire and explosions: “I’ve started fighting with Mu Sian’s people here, you—”
Zizizi—
Static electricity suddenly rang out. The signal was completely cut off, and the last few words vanished into the noisy interference.
Jiang Chenyan frowned. It seemed Shen Shiyue and Mu Sian had met…
The situation was getting worse.
He didn’t know how the battle was going on Shen Shiyue’s end. He could only grit his teeth and drag Xiao Yi through the fire-filled hallway as fast as he could.
The carpet beneath them had already been ignited. Flames licked at their pant legs, causing bursts of searing pain. The surrounding walls were blown into hideous holes. Shattered bricks mixed with scorching dust fell continuously. The thick smell of gunpowder and blood in the air was nearly suffocating.
Just as they were about to reach the top floor staircase, the floor beneath them vibrated violently.
With a bone-shattering roar, a marble pillar as thick as two men’s embrace, carrying countless pieces of rubble, crashed down right in front of them.
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