"Okay, let's go." With that, He Ting took An Ke into the car.
"Li Li, drive to Hongdu Airport."
"Yes, Young Master."
"Are the plane tickets you were asked to buy just now confirmed?"
"Yes, we can leave right away."
The car fell into silence. He Ting looked at An Ke, who was full of anxiety. He Ting gently patted her and comforted her in a soft voice.
"Don't worry. It'll be okay. It'll be okay."
An Ke didn't say a word. She just stared at the road ahead, wondering how much longer it would take to reach the airport.
He Ting had been watching An Ke and naturally knew what she was thinking.
"Li Li, hurry up."
"Yes, Young Master."
An Ke looked at him gratefully. In her heart, the most important person at this moment was her senior brother. She had no parents or relatives, only her senior brother. Her senior brother had accompanied her since childhood, and they had shared joys and sorrows together. She had long regarded Bo Jinnian as her family. She couldn't imagine what would happen to her if she failed to save him. Would she go crazy?
Throughout the journey, An Ke was on tenterhooks. She remained so even on the plane.
"Senior brother will be okay. He will be okay." An Ke murmured to herself constantly, trying to console herself. He Ting looked at her, placed his warm big hand on hers, and nodded.
"It'll be okay. It'll be okay. Don't worry. Don't be too anxious." He Ting didn't know how to comfort An Ke. He knew that she wouldn't take his words to heart, but he still wanted to do something he could.
An Ke looked up at him and then lowered her head. Suddenly, she hugged him.
"He Ting, I'm so scared. I'm so, so scared. What should I do if senior brother dies? He can't die. He can't." An Ke sobbed as she spoke. An Ke rarely shed tears and was always strong most of the time. However, Bo Jinnian was too important to her. She was already in a state of panic and uneasiness.
He Ting hugged her tightly in return and gently patted An Ke's back.
"It'll be okay. It will. Even if something happens, you still have me. I'll always be here. Stop crying. We're almost there." He Ting wiped away her incessant tears, then stroked her head and hugged An Ke even tighter.
An Ke buried her face in He Ting's arms and cried. He Ting felt extremely heart - broken seeing An Ke like this, but there was also a slight hint of secret joy. Because of this incident, An Ke was getting closer and more dependent on him.
"An'an, we're here." He Ting moved An Ke's head out of his arms and wiped away her tears.
"Let's go." He Ting tightly held An Ke's hand and walked out. This was the first time He Ting had held her hand in three years, and she didn't resist at all.
"Li Li, take us to the forest where Bo Jinnian is."
"Yes."
Soon, Li Li brought He Ting and An Ke to the forest.
The forest was vast and gloomy. Of course, the people He Ting had arranged were also following them secretly to protect their safety.
"According to the display, this is the place." Li Li looked around and said hesitantly.
"Senior brother! Senior brother! Are you here? I'm An Ke." Hearing what Li Li said, An Ke immediately shouted.
He Ting looked around warily. He always felt that things were not that simple. It was too quiet here, abnormally quiet.
He Ting looked at An Ke worriedly. An Ke was still shouting, but there was no sound from around.
"Who is it? Priest! Is it you? Are you controlling senior brother?" An Ke finally realized that since the locator showed this was the place, it should be correct. But after An Ke had shouted for so long, Bo Jinnian hadn't responded. There was only one possibility, that is, he was being controlled and couldn't speak. And who else but the priest could control Bo Jinnian?
Nearby, at the entrance of a cave, the priest showed a meaningful smile.
"An Ke is still as smart as ever. And to my surprise, she even brought He Ting here. In that case, maybe I'll let you go." The priest leaned in and looked at Bo Jinnian, who was tied up and struggling constantly.
"Stop struggling. It's useless. I'll take you out now to see your dear junior sister and He Ting." When saying the name "He Ting", there was full of playfulness in the priest's mouth.
"An Ke, you're finally here." The priest led Bo Jinnian out of the cave. All An Ke could see were the two of them, while the cave was full of the priest's men.
An Ke quickly walked to the opposite side of the priest.
"Long time no see." The priest smiled at her.
"What on earth do you want?" An Ke said angrily.
"Nothing. I just want to catch up with you." The priest smiled.
"Let go of my senior brother." An Ke looked at Bo Jinnian, who was tied up all over, feeling both angry and heart - broken. She didn't know what they had done to Bo Jinnian and what he had suffered.
"Okay, I'll listen to our Ke'er." As the priest said, he began to untie Bo Jinnian, but he gave him a pill before doing so.
An Ke felt disgusted when she heard the priest call her Ke'er.
"Don't call me that. I feel sick. What did you give him?" An Ke watched the priest feed Bo Jinnian the pill, feeling extremely angry but also helpless.
"I just gave him a pill that will make him weak for a while. After all, I don't know if he will run away as soon as I untie him."
"You..." An Ke didn't know what words to use to refute the priest.
"Come on. You didn't lead us here just to see An'an. What on earth do you want?" He Ting had been standing beside An Ke for a long time. He noticed Bo Jinnian shaking his head constantly and the large number of people in the cave.
"Sure enough, you're the famous Young Master of the He family. You're smart." The priest looked at him appreciatively.
"It's a pity that you're my enemy. An Ke, originally I just wanted to lure you here and give you some pills to make you obedient so that you could bring He Ting here earlier. But I didn't expect you to bring He Ting here so soon today. I'm very satisfied." With that, the priest burst into laughter.
"So, what do you want to do now?" An Ke didn't expect that the priest's real target was He Ting in the end. She hated herself for not figuring it out earlier. She hated that she only thought about Bo Jinnian's safety at that time and ignored the priest's hostility towards He Ting.
"I'm quite happy to see this situation today, so I've decided not to kill you all. An Ke, you're the great hero. You can choose. Between these two men, who do you want to keep and take away?" The priest looked at An Ke playfully.
Hearing this, An Ke stood there stunned. Was she really being asked to choose one out of the two?