Chapter 869: Chapter 844:
Bang...
Kong Haoran seized the chance, darted forward, and knocked the porcelain shard from Li Ruo’s hand onto the ground. Then he grabbed Li Ruo and said, "Let’s go, I’ll take you to see Ye Chen right now!"
"Bastard, let go of me, don’t touch me with your filthy hands!" Li Ruo struggled furiously, but Kong Haoran’s grip was firm, like an iron clamp that held her tight, making it impossible for her to move. Li Ruo was dragged out by Kong Haoran just like that.
Ye Chen had just rushed into the hallway, unsure of where to start looking. Suddenly, a few people walked down the walkway, and two soldiers pointed their rifles at Ye Chen as they walked down step by step. Ye Chen hesitated, just about to shoot, but he immediately put away his pistol, exclaiming, "Xiao Ruo..."
"Ye Chen, Ye Chen, please save me, save me!" Seeing the dusty Ye Chen, Li Ruo couldn’t help but burst into tears. Seeing Li Ruo’s tears made Ye Chen even more heartbroken; Li Ruo had lost a lot of weight, and her thin figure made Ye Chen want to protect her.
"Haha, a little lover’s reunion, is it filled with emotions?" An annoying voice appeared, and Ye Chen’s visual focus fell on Kong Haoran. Ye Chen took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "Kong Haoran, you beast, I won’t let you off!"
"Haha, did you watch the video?" Kong Haoran deliberately provoked Ye Chen’s hatred; if he couldn’t torment him physically, then he would mentally torture him severely, letting him taste what pain and suffering truly were. Kong Haoran closed his eyes, reminiscing, "I didn’t expect Li Ruo’s body to be so wonderful, it almost left me exhausted!"
Crunch...
Ye Chen’s fists tightened, his joints making a continuous cracking sound, and his eyes were blazing red. Li Ruo was Ye Chen’s Achilles’ heel; such things could never happen. Unexpectedly, Kong Haoran went looking for death himself. A crazy hatred was burning within Ye Chen, and Li Ruo urgently shouted, "Ye Chen, don’t believe him, he’s trying to provoke you. Don’t trust him!"
However, Ye Chen had already lost his sanity at this moment and couldn’t listen to any sound. He gritted his teeth as if he were a Divine Beast about to evolve.
Kong Haoran seemed to notice something was wrong with Ye Chen; he immediately stood behind Li Ruo, then exposed half of his body, holding a Dagger against Li Ruo’s throat, threatening coldly, "Ye Chen, don’t act recklessly, or I will kill her!"
"Die!" Ye Chen roared in anger.
"Quick, stop him!" Kong Haoran realized Ye Chen was about to lose his temper, so he hurriedly ordered the two soldiers to go forward to stop him. The soldiers hesitated not a bit, raising their rifles to shoot, but unfortunately, Ye Chen didn’t give them any time. With a stomp on the ground by his right foot, he darted out like a bullet, his hands clamping the throats of the two soldiers like iron shackles, and he exerted force.
Crunch...
The two soldiers were killed immediately. Seeing the situation, Kong Haoran said nothing and pushed Li Ruo forward fiercely, then quickly ran upstairs. The sudden force from Kong Haoran made Li Ruo lose her balance and crash hard into the nearby wall. Ye Chen hesitated, released the two soldiers, and then rushed forward to catch Li Ruo in his arms. Li Ruo was still in shock; seeing herself in Ye Chen’s embrace, she burst into tears: "Ye Chen, I... I finally saw you again, I finally made it out alive to see you, I thought... I thought I’d never see you again!"
"Fool, how could you not see me?" Ye Chen comforted, "Even if you’re taken to the ends of the earth, I’ll still follow you to the ends of the earth. I will always be with you, always!"
"Sob..." Li Ruo cried loudly, "If I’ve been defiled by Kong Haoran, would you still want me?"
"Of course, I would!" Ye Chen tightly held Li Ruo. Thinking of Li Ruo being tortured by Kong Haoran, his mind was filled with scenes of Li Ruo being defiled by Kong Haoran, driving Ye Chen into a trembling rage. He was angry at himself; he was fiercely blaming himself; as a man, how could he let his woman be humiliated by another? What a grave sin this was. However, Ye Chen had his responsibilities; even if Li Ruo was defiled by Kong Haoran, he wouldn’t abandon her.
"Really?" Li Ruo sobbed and then looked up at Ye Chen, saying, "Did you see the video he sent? Aren’t you angry?"
"I’m angry; I’m angry at myself. I hate myself for not protecting you well!" Ye Chen took a deep breath, but tears of remorse kept flowing. Seeing Ye Chen’s guilty expression, Li Ruo hurriedly hugged him, said, "No, it’s not your fault!"
"It’s all my fault; if I hadn’t let you go to the United States, if I kept you by my side, this wouldn’t have happened!" Ye Chen gritted his teeth. Seeing Ye Chen blame himself so much, Li Ruo hurriedly said, "No, I’m fine, you know? Kong Haoran didn’t succeed at all."
"How did he not succeed?" Ye Chen was puzzled.
"Well, tell me, did you see him defile me in the video?" Li Ruo stopped crying; she wiped her tears and looked at Ye Chen seriously. Ye Chen shook his head and said, "It seems the later scenes were cut!"
"Exactly, someone came to save me at that time!" Li Ruo looked at Ye Chen, and continued, "So, I wasn’t defiled by Kong Haoran; he just tortured me for a while!"
"Really?!" Ye Chen was stunned.
"Of course it’s true. Do you hope I would be defiled by that beast?" Li Ruo pouted her red lips, seeming very dissatisfied. Ye Chen hurriedly shook his head, like a rattle drum, he shook his head and said, "I don’t want that. If he defiles you, I will use his blood to atone for his sins!"
"I am untouched, so you can’t despise me in the future!" Li Ruo gritted her teeth and said.
"Yes, even if you weren’t untouched, I wouldn’t despise you!" Ye Chen held Li Ruo tightly; the two embraced, with no intention of letting go.
At this moment, Haozi rushed in with dozens of people and exclaimed upon seeing Ye Chen, "Big brother, they’re retreating!"
"Retreating?" Ye Chen was startled, then immediately laughed coldly, "Retreating is fine. Damn it, clean up the battlefield. Also, have Da Xia and the others come ashore. We’re not leaving now; we need to firmly occupy this stronghold!"
"Yes!" Haozi’s heart was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, this large stronghold was now occupied by them. Excited, he signaled Da Xia. Upon receiving the signal, Da Xia immediately entered Canada from the St. Lawrence River and headed straight into Ottawa. And this river isn’t far from the Doomsday Family’s headquarters. Along the way, Da Xia exchanged a few shots with them. However, they were fleeing soldiers; after hurried shots, they quickly fled.
This amused Da Xia greatly because there was a shipyard owned by the Doomsday Family on the St. Lawrence River, which they abandoned. Soon, Da Xia promptly had the shipyard occupied and personally led over five hundred people towards the Doomsday Family’s headquarters.
Haozi led a large group to clean up the battlefield. The rout caused massive fleeing; the headquarters originally had over three thousand people, but they all fled without being able to fight off even eight hundred. After cleaning up the battlefield, they found an arms factory, various mansions, racecourses, swimming pools, and training grounds and dormitories for three thousand soldiers, as well as a cafeteria. It was like a whole environment right there.
Not only that, there was also a church here. However, when Ye Chen arrived, he immediately drove the people out of the church. They were all members of the Church Court, and building a church here was merely to oversee the Doomsday Family. And this was just the tip of the iceberg of the Doomsday Family. Ahead, there’s a vast territory. Ye Chen was very satisfied and excitedly said, "In the future, we will build towns and roads here. I will turn this into my kingdom!"
"Hehe, Your Majesty, you have to at least bestow me a general’s title," Haozi joked.
"Don’t worry. In the future, the Seven Hidden Generals will all become my ministers, and I will give you uniform general titles! Haha..." Ye Chen laughed heartily.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Haozi grinned and said.
At this time, Da Xia walked in clad in armor, laughing, "What majesty? Where did the king come from?"
"Da Xia, you’ve arrived!" Ye Chen laughed heartily and said, "Come quickly, I need to tell you about our plan!"
Ye Chen tireless repeated his plan to Da Xia, who was immediately delighted, "Good, very good, I support it. I believe this will be a major shift for the Luo Sijue family! You will certainly become a king of great achievements!"
"Haha..." Ye Chen laughed, but soon showed a hint of worry, and said, "Alas, the road ahead is long. I will strive to find my way back. The future is a long journey; who knows, maybe I’ll die somewhere along the way!"
"Nonsense!" Li Ruo glared at Ye Chen as she came out of the bathroom. She washed away all fatigue and dust from her body, but she disliked hearing Ye Chen’s words as soon as she came out. Naturally, she felt uneasy, gave Ye Chen a look, then said, "Why say such unpleasant and ominous things!"
"Okay, okay!" Ye Chen nodded hurriedly, then immediately instructed Haozi and Da Xia, "You two, take people to familiarize yourselves with the surrounding environment. Also, take people to take over the arms factory, don’t let the craftsmen inside leave. Also, keep those maids and servants inside, and investigate their identities and background."
"Yes!" The two quickly got busy.
The soldiers of Rothschild were scouring every inch of land here, ensuring there were no hidden paths or secret compartments leading to the outside. Eliminating every bit of danger. Ye Chen and Li Ruo walked around enjoying the beautiful scenery.
It was already dawn; the sun shone around them, surrounded by a white mist and incredibly beautiful. The golden haze painted the earth, covering it in a layer of gold. Li Ruo, wearing a thick cotton coat, although somewhat ill-fitting, made her body look a bit clunky, couldn’t help but spread her arms excitedly and said, "It’s so beautiful; I love it here!"
"Do you like it?" Ye Chen was pleased in his heart. Suddenly, he had a very bold plan. If he properly renovated this place, he could give Li Ruo a surprise.
"I like it, but this isn’t our place!" Li Ruo shook her head.
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