Hou Chenyi took out the gun from his bosom and fired a shot at Mrs. Wu. Mrs. Wu immediately fell to the ground.
Wu Yilan opened her mouth wide and let out startled cries but couldn't say a single complete sentence. "W-wh..." Overwhelmed by shock, Wu Yilan stammered incoherently.
Hou Chenyi pointed the gun at Wu Yilan again. "There's no reason. You simply deserve to die! Hahaha." Hou Chenyi burst into laughter. He loaded the gun and was about to fire when he noticed that the Wu family's guards had arrived.
"Damn it!" Hou Chenyi cursed under his breath.
The men brought by Hou Chenyi clashed with the Wu family guards. Both sides were armed soldiers. In an instant, gunshots echoed through the hall, and one by one, the living men fell in a pool of blood.
Zhai Cheng snatched a knife from a guard and carefully made his way to Wu Yilan's side with Song Ge.
Wu Yilan was in a highly unstable mental state. She hugged her head and refused to let anyone approach.
"Forget it." Song Ge struggled to protect Wu Yilan and then said to Zhai Cheng, "There's no time. Knock Yilan out. Let's get out of here first."
Zhai Cheng nodded, reached out, and struck Wu Yilan on the neck. Wu Yilan cried and collapsed into Song Ge's arms. The two of them carried Wu Yilan and ran out.
Not familiar with this world yet, Song Ge could only take Wu Yilan to an abandoned temple on the outskirts.
After settling Wu Yilan down, she fetched some water from the stream and wiped the blood off Wu Yilan's body.
As she wiped, Song Ge couldn't hold back her tears. She felt so useless! Song Ge began to blame herself. Once again, she had failed to save Wu Yilan. She was such a sinner.
Wu Yilan was still unconscious, but even in her sleep, she frowned, unable to sleep soundly.
Song Ge leaned weakly against the wall and slowly slid down. Filled with remorse, she thought it was all her fault. If...
God had given her a chance, but she had still missed it.
Song Ge lowered her head and sobbed softly.
"Song Ge, don't cry." Zhai Cheng walked over, gently grasped Song Ge's wrist, and carefully wiped away the tears on her face with his other hand.
"It's not your fault. It's mine. If I hadn't stopped you back then, things might not have turned out like this." Zhai Cheng's features were all scrunched up.
"No, no, it's not." Song Ge stood up, shaking her head while crying. "Zhai Cheng, what should we do? What should we do! What will Yilan do when she wakes up?" Just a short while ago, Wu Yilan had been excitedly waiting for her wedding, thinking she was the happiest woman in the world.
But unfortunately, the murderer who had brutally killed her parents at the wedding was actually the man she loved the most, her fiancé. How could anyone accept such a cruel reality? Just thinking about it made one feel suffocated.
"Dad, Mom."
"Yilan, Yilan."
Hearing Wu Yilan's voice, Song Ge immediately rushed over. Sure enough, Wu Yilan had woken up. She stared blankly at the two people in front of her.
"Who are you? I don't know you." Wu Yilan shook her head, sat up, and hugged herself. She lifted the corner of her clothes and glanced at her red wedding dress. "Where's Chenyi? What did you do with Chenyi? I haven't married Chenyi yet." Wu Yilan cried aggrievedly.
"Yilan."
Song Ge's voice was filled with sobs. Wu Yilan surely couldn't accept such a drastic change, but the thing had already happened! Song Ge cried as she pulled Wu Yilan into her arms. "Look at me. I'm Song Ge! I'm your good friend." Song Ge had said this once in the modern era, but unexpectedly, she had to say it again in the Republic of China.
"Don't look for Hou Chenyi anymore. Don't you remember? He's the murderer who killed your parents! You saw it with your own eyes, didn't you?" Although Wu Yilan was reluctant to believe this fact, Song Ge had to tell her. No one could live in a fantasy forever.
"Aaaaah." After hearing Song Ge's words, Wu Yilan hugged her head with both hands and howled.
"Yilan." Song Ge didn't feel good either. She had witnessed all this with her own eyes. She was no better off than Wu Yilan.
"Song Ge..." Wu Yilan suddenly stopped crying, looked at Song Ge, and said, "I feel so miserable!"
"Go and check if there's anyone inside."
The sound of a search came from outside. It should be the people sent by Hou Chenyi to hunt down Song Ge.
Song Ge immediately tensed up. She exchanged a look with Zhai Cheng, and they understood each other's meaning.
"Yilan, listen." Song Ge pressed on Wu Yilan's shoulders and looked at her seriously. "There's no time. I won't say much. I know you're very sad, but you have to know that there's hope only if you're alive. You must do your best to live. Do you hear me?" Song Ge reached out to wipe away Wu Yilan's tears and at the same time gave Zhai Cheng a look.
Zhai Cheng nodded and knocked Wu Yilan out again.
The two quickly hid Wu Yilan with weeds and then held hands and opened the temple door.
Hou Chenyi, who was searching outside, led his men in at the same time. Their eyes met, and Song Ge slowly spoke, showing no trace of fear on her face.
"Hou Chenyi, didn't expect it would still be me."
Zhai Cheng also stared at Hou Chenyi with red eyes. Hou Chenyi curled his lips into a smile and clapped his hands. "Interesting, interesting. You two really aren't afraid of death."
"No! We're afraid." Song Ge shook her head and stretched out her hands. "We don't want to die. Take us back." Song Ge nudged Zhai Cheng, and Zhai Cheng reluctantly stretched out his hands too.
Hou Chenyi seemed to be caught off guard by this outcome. He smiled and touched the corner of his mouth. His eyes were filled with killing intent. "If you don't want to die, hand over Wu Yilan. It was you who took her away, wasn't it?"
"You're right. But she's now in a safe place. I can tell you where she is, but I have a condition. Don't kill us. Can you do that, Hou Chenyi?"
"Okay." Hou Chenyi readily agreed and reached out to instruct the people around him. "Did you all hear that? Put your guns away quickly." As Hou Chenyi's voice faded, the guards obediently put away their guns.
Song Ge and Zhai Cheng were escorted forward. Song Ge walked while smiling. Although she didn't say a word to Zhai Cheng, they were already in perfect harmony. Even with just a glance, they could understand each other's thoughts.
When they passed by a cliff, the two of them forcefully pushed away the guards escorting them and ran hand in hand to the edge of the cliff.
"Damn it, do you want to die?" Hou Chenyi took out his pistol and aimed it at the two of them. The other guards also got ready to shoot.
"Hou Chenyi." Song Ge turned around and smiled. "You can't beat me, whether in the modern era or here." After saying that, Song Ge looked at Zhai Cheng. "Zhai Cheng, are you willing?"
Zhai Cheng nodded and also began to smile. "As long as I'm with you, I'm willing to go anywhere." Song Ge smiled happily, held Zhai Cheng's hand tightly, and the two jumped off the cliff.
"Congratulations to you two for completing all the tasks and arriving in the future era. And the system has been upgraded because of you. Congratulations again, you two."