Chapter Ninety: Ambushed by Gunmen!

The Wutong Warehouse.

It had once been a military storage site, but years ago a leak forced it to be abandoned. More than a decade had passed since then.

Now the place was ringed by wild weeds and almost never seen by human eyes.

With a splash, a basin of cold water was poured over her, and Lan Ruoxue, who had been unconscious for a long time, slowly came back to herself.

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw a hideously sleazy face leaning in close, flushed with lewd excitement. He licked his lips, bared blackened teeth, and the foul stench from him made her gag.

"Who are you?"

"What... what do you want?"

Lan Ruoxue was terrified. Instinctively she tried to flee, only to discover that her hands and feet were bound so tightly that she could not move at all.

"Heh heh."

"Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is that you're mine now. Whatever I want you to do, you do it."

"Otherwise, I can't promise your little life will stay intact."

The man with the severed finger rubbed his hands together, brimming with impatience.

Truly worthy of being the jewel of Jinghan. Her face and figure were exceptional, beyond compare.

Especially after being splashed with cold water: her white blouse clung tightly to her delicate body, tracing curves so exquisite they were almost unreal.

Her hair was a little disheveled, spread over her shoulders, shimmering beneath the dim overhead light with a beauty full of rare, intoxicating charm.

Goddamn, she was irresistible.

The man's lecherous fire surged in his belly, and he wanted nothing more than to pounce on her at once.

"Please... let me go."

Lan Ruoxue was nearly faint with fear.

Looking around, she saw that this was an abandoned warehouse. Men were guarding both upstairs and downstairs.

No one could hear her cries, and no one would come to save her.

She understood perfectly now that she had fallen into the hands of kidnappers.

Only now did she realize that the sleazy man was the taxi driver from before.

No wonder the smell inside the car had seemed so strange. It had been a drug all along.

Pity filled her heart.

They had clearly been watching her for a long time; this kidnapping was nothing more than an attempt to extort money and violate her.

Although she had been married to Ye Wushang for three years, she had always kept herself pure. If her body were defiled, she would rather die.

"Big brother, you want money, right?"

"As long as you'll let me go, I can give you as much as you want."

"I'm the CEO of the Lan Group. My family has money..."

Lan Ruoxue pleaded desperately, but the man with the severed finger only sneered.

"I know you're the CEO of the Lan Group. That's exactly why I kidnapped you."

"Money is nice. Everyone likes it."

"But this time, I'm not here for money. I'm here for you."

As he spoke, he stepped closer, lifted a strand of her hair, let his fingers glide lightly over her cheek, and teased, "Be good and cooperate with me."

"Once I've had my fill, I'll spare your life and won't kill you."

"But if you struggle or refuse to cooperate, I'll slash up your face and ruin it."

"Then your jewel of Jinghan will become a broken flower, a discarded blossom."

Then he lunged at her like a mad dog and threw himself on her.

"No, please, let me go."

"Get away! Get off me!"

"I'd rather die than let you succeed!"

Lan Ruoxue was utterly despondent.

He wanted not money, but her.

And he had even been waiting in disguise outside the company, which meant he had come prepared.

She did not know who he was, but she had always treated her body as if it were her life. If she was about to be polluted now, then in her panic she would bite off her tongue and die rather than submit.

She also wondered whether someone might come to rescue her. For reasons she could not explain, a familiar figure suddenly flashed through her mind.

Ye Wushang.

The thought passed in an instant.

Why would she think of him at a time like this?

His recent behavior had indeed been surprising, but expecting him to save her was no different from wishful thinking.

"Mmph!"

At that thought, Lan Ruoxue abruptly stopped struggling. She bit down hard on her tongue, ready to kill herself.

Smack!

The man with the severed finger slapped Lan Ruoxue hard across the face.

After all that groping, he still had not even torn her clothes apart. He had tried to feel her, but she had protected herself desperately.

And now she was actually trying to bite her tongue and die. She was the one Master Wang had specifically named; he could not allow anything to go wrong with her.

"Bitch!"

"Giving you face and you won't take it, is that it?"

"Fine. If you won't give yourself to me now, later I'll make you cry and beg me to take you."

With that, he actually pulled a white capsule from his pocket and shoved it straight into Lan Ruoxue's mouth.

He pinched her throat, and with a gulp, she swallowed it down.

"What... what did you make me take?"

Lan Ruoxue tried desperately to spit it out, but to no avail.

The man with the severed finger laughed grimly.

"Of course, an aphrodisiac."

"In less than ten minutes, your whole body will be burning hot. By then, the sight of any man will make you want him."

"Weren't you willing to die rather than give yourself to me?"

"Let's see how you keep pretending to be a chaste, incorruptible woman after this."

Lan Ruoxue's expression changed drastically.

Even a fool could understand what he had fed her: a lust drug.

She immediately tried to vomit it back up, but nothing came. Worse still, the effect struck quickly. Heat surged through her body, sweat beaded on her skin, and the fire of desire spread like a blaze through dry grass, racing through her veins.

"Haha!"

The man with the severed finger burst into wild laughter.

He sat down directly on the floor and, while stripping off his clothes, chuckled with gleeful wickedness.

"I'm taking my clothes off first and waiting for you."

"In a little while, you'll crawl onto me all by yourself. Then I'll have a hundred rounds with you if it takes that much."

"The taste of the jewel of Jinghan... I'm going to savor it properly..."

Bang!

Before he could finish, the door was suddenly kicked open, and the two underlings standing guard were sent flying to the ground.

A familiar figure appeared in an instant, causing the Lan Ruoxue, who had already been filled with despair, to widen her eyes in disbelief.

"Wu... Wushang?"

"You finally came."

Seeing Ye Wushang, the man with the severed finger, who had stripped down to nothing but his underwear, froze for a moment. Then he gave a low laugh, rising lazily to his feet and mocking him.

"You actually came alone. I never told you to lay a hand on my people..."

"Cut the crap. Let Ruoxue go now!"

"Come at me if you have something to say. If you dare harm her even a hair, I'll kill you!"

Ye Wushang's expression was cold and stern as he glared at the other man.

Past him, he looked at Lan Ruoxue behind him.

At that moment she was disheveled, her hair in a mess, bound all over and sitting on the floor, her face full of shock.

Ye Wushang could not help feeling a pang of heartache.

Even though they were already divorced, their bond as husband and wife had not vanished.

And what the other side had done today was clearly aimed at him.

He felt guilty.

All he wanted was to bring her back safely.

At the same time, he needed to uncover who these people really were.

As for the Rabbit Lord, after leaving the Lan Group he had gone back to gather his men.

They had agreed to arrive at the same time as him and strike when the opportunity was right.

But he still had not seen him, and he did not know what the situation was.

"Threatening me?"

"You think you have the standing to challenge me now?"

The man with the severed finger sneered and strolled unhurriedly to Lan Ruoxue, crouching down before her.

He yanked her hair and pressed her head toward a nail nearby, saying coldly, "Your ex-wife is in my hands."

"As long as I smash her head into this nail, I can split her skull open on the spot!"

"Get down on your knees now and call me Grandpa three times, then we can talk!"

Ye Wushang's face darkened.

Before coming here, he had already noticed that the warehouse was surrounded by the other side's people.

And every one of them was armed with guns. Clearly, they were no ordinary kidnappers.

If he wanted to rescue Lan Ruoxue, he would first have to seize the ringleader.

Taking down this sleazy man would likely keep the others from acting recklessly.

The distance between them was not too great. If he moved fast enough, it should be fine.

"Ye Wushang, run!"

Lan Ruoxue was both shocked and delighted by his sudden appearance.

Just a moment ago she had been thinking of him in passing, and she never imagined that he would truly come.

She was glad that he had come to rescue her.

But there were enemies all around.

Even the strongest pair of fists could not defeat four hands, and she knew she could not possibly hold out. She did not want to drag him into this either.

Besides, her whole body was burning hot; she could feel that evil fire surging wildly, and she was nearly losing control of herself.

She did not dare imagine what would happen if she truly lost her reason.

"Ruoxue, don't worry."

"Since I've come, I'll definitely take you back safely."

"They're after me. As long as I do what they say, they won't make things difficult for you."

Ye Wushang comforted her with a few words, took a deep breath, bent his knees, and made as if to kneel.

The man with the severed finger burst into a triumphant laugh.

"So you're that useless waste with a big reputation, arrogant and unwilling to bow easily."

"But now? Told to kneel and you kneel. What can you do?"

"I thought you were so capable. Looks like you're nothing much after all..."

As he spoke, he reached out to pull over a chair. The moment he was about to sit down, Ye Wushang seized the chance and moved.

Swift as a fish through water, fast as lightning, he charged forward and with a sharp crash struck the man with the severed finger down to the floor.

At the same time, he twisted and turned, reached Lan Ruoxue's side, and with several crisp snaps ripped apart the ropes binding her.

"Damn it!"

The man with the severed finger scrambled up. Cursing, his eyes turned fierce. The gunmen hiding in the shadows on the second floor all clicked their weapons into readiness and aimed at Ye Wushang.

But just then, dozens of figures quickly moved out from the other abandoned buildings, advancing low and stealthily until they came up behind them.

One after another, they drew daggers and pressed them against the small of the gunmen's backs.

"Don't move!"

The gunmen were horrified beyond measure. Before they could even speak, the Rabbit Lord and his men had already surged up and seized their arms.

The guns that had been aimed at Ye Wushang were forced aside at once.

"You've got guts," the man with the severed finger spat to the ground. "You pretended to kneel, then ambushed me from behind?"

"That speed... I really didn't expect it."

Since he had been prepared all along, the second floor was full of the sharpshooters he had arranged in advance.

Never mind this waste—if even the heavens themselves came, they would still have to bow their heads!

"Ruoxue, are you all right? Are you hurt?"

Ye Wushang held Lan Ruoxue in his arms, asking with concern.

Lan Ruoxue was trembling all over and could not even speak. Especially seeing how red and hot her cheeks had become, Ye Wushang immediately knew something was wrong.

At once he laid his fingers on her pulse, and found it chaotic, with evil fire raging within. Recalling how unnaturally hot her body felt, his gaze instantly turned cold.

"You bastard, what did you feed Ruoxue?!"

Ye Wushang looked up and glared at the man with the severed finger.

The man, still in his shorts, laughed wildly.

"What did I feed her? Aren't you very clear on that already?"

"Didn't look like it at first, but you really are as the rumors say: highly skilled in martial arts, and not bad at medicine either."

"Just by checking her pulse, you could tell I'd given this woman something."

"By my reckoning, it'll take just a few more minutes before it fully takes effect, won't it?"

"Good. After I finish with you, I'll make you watch with your own eyes how I take care of your wife!"

With that, he waved his hand. The more than ten gunmen already under control all thrust out their weapons and aimed them toward the hall.

"I know you're formidable. You think I came without preparations?"

"These gunmen are all elite marksmen. If you dare make another move, they'll turn you into a sieve in an instant."