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Chapter 108: If You Want to Live, You Cannot Fear Death

Chapter 108: Chapter 108: If You Want to Live, You Cannot Fear Death

Throughout the journey up the mountain, Yu Jingting wore a stern face, and he seemed to be under a lot of pressure.

He had confiscated Suizi’s kitchen knife and the axe at her waist. Following him, she looked like a bullied little wife.

Mother Li was walking in front, her hands bound, anxiety written all over her face.

Yu Jingting and his wife were so worried about Jiaojiao that they couldn’t bring themselves to say anything else, the journey was silent.

A sketch of a pavilion was drawn on the note that Li Youcai had given to Suizi.

The pavilion was not far from the foot of the mountain. Presumably, Li Youcai, with his weak physique, wouldn’t be able to climb the mountain. So, he had chosen a place that is easy to locate.

The pavilion was just about ten minutes away. Suizi, after a long journey of brooding, finally spoke.

"Jingting, are you still mad?"

"What do you think?"

Suizi knew that he was very angry.

Whether it was her taking hostages with knives and guns after she was pregnant, or Li Youcai tying up Jiaojiao, both were enough to provoke his furious wrath.

She must appease his anger before starting the rescue, as people tend to act irrationally when they are angry.

"I came here only after I accounted for every contingency. I know you worry about me. You’re afraid that if I rush into the mountain rashly and get killed by Li’s family, it’ll be two lives lost at once. And if something happens to Jiaojiao, our family will be devastated."

"Shut up!"

When Yu Jingting heard her mention "two lives lost at once," he felt a dull ache in his heart, not the stabbing sort of pain.

It was a pain like being bludgeoned, crushing his strong heart.

Just listening to her was enough to stoke his fury, his eyes turning blood-red, wishing he could kill Li Youcai right now.

"I can’t take too many people up the mountain. If Li Youcai is alarmed, he might act in desperation and push Jiaojiao down the mountain. I took Mother Li hostage, reckoning that Li Youcai wouldn’t dare to trade a life for a life."

"Before we went up the mountain, this old woman was already playing tricks. If she hadn’t bumped into me, you..." Yu Jingting still felt his heart churning at the thought of Mother Li holding a gun to Suizi.

"I know I’m a weak woman."

"???" Mother Li, on the side, was utterly confused. How could she say that with a straight face?

"I expected that she might try to snatch the gun, so I didn’t load it."

Mother Li was even more disheartened. So, she was fooled all this way?

"When she ran, I calculated the wind direction and her speed. If you didn’t show up, I would’ve thrown my axe to hack at her leg and disable her. I calculated the weight and my strength. I could have done it."

"!!!" Mother Li’s hair stood on end. Had she really been skirting the edge of being hacked?

Where on earth did Suizi come from? With her face like a Bodhisattva, she was speaking such ferocious words.

Yu Jingting’s face softened a bit. Seeing him relax, Suizi seized the chance to make her last argument.

"Even though I’m a peace-loving and gentle woman, when it comes to protecting my family, my resolve is the same as yours. I prefer not to harm people if I can avoid it. But if I’m forced to, I’m not afraid to fight for our lives. If I were to hack her, no matter how much I must compensate or how long I might be sentenced, I’ve calculated everything. I’m ready to face the consequences."

If Yu Jingting hadn’t shown up in time, Suizi’s axe would certainly have drawn blood.

"I don’t support being a desperado. But if we can subdue our enemies without bloodshed, there’s no need for excessive revenge that would put ourselves at risk, don’t you agree?"

"If Li Youcai and his black-hearted mother worked together to harm you and Jiaojiao, wouldn’t I not be able to find you?"

This mountain is so big; hiding one or two corpses wouldn’t be difficult. Yu Jingting dared not imagine that scene.

A hint of sorrow that only she herself understood appeared in Suizi’s eyes.

"I won’t let you lose me." She wouldn’t repeat the mistakes she made in her past life.

"I only tied up Mother Li and let Father Li go. I calculated his timid temperament. After I took away Mother Li, he would be in a dilemma for an hour or two, and then he should cry out for help."

By that time, whether Suizi had managed to rescue Jiaojiao or not, the villagers would go up the mountain. Whether dead or alive, there would always be some clues left for Yu Jingting.

She talked about it as if it was nothing, but her every move was calculative. This usually timid woman had chosen the riskiest path at a critical moment.

In order to survive, sometimes you have to not fear death.

Yu Jingting looked at Suizi’s tear-streaked face, thinking of how she had chased after Mother Li with red eyes. His anger miraculously subsided a bit.

"First, let’s save our family. We’ll settle these scores later." His tone cold, the man still couldn’t suppress the longing in his heart. He reached out his hand and gently poked her face.

This girl had such a big influence on him, it was unusual.

But what could he do? She was charming and beautiful, which could have been enough, but she also happened to be incredibly smart.

The couple didn’t interact much. Their brief exchanges, however, were filled with deep affection. Mother Li, listening to them, found it somewhat difficult to understand their conversation with her intelligence.

Mother Li was thinking about how to warn her son to run away, when she felt a chill on the back of her head.

Yu Jingting signaled Suizi with his gun pointed at Mother Li’s head to find a cloth to gag her.

Mother Li looked at the two with desperation as they cooperated seamlessly.

Li Youcai didn’t look like he could match up to this couple. In her mind, Suizi and Yu Jingting had become a formidable duo.

She understood now. Normally, Suizi appeared soft and weak, but when it was crucial, she was the most ruthless. She could casually suggest chopping off a leg.

To Mother Li, it felt like Yu Jingting and his wife weren’t here to save anyone, but instead to eliminate her and her son. As she trembled, these thoughts kept running through her mind.

The flashlight stood out significantly in the dark valley.

Li Youcai stared hard at the light like a startled bird.

The light was hiding among the trees. Li Youcai, not wearing his glasses, couldn’t see clearly.

"Is that you, Chen Hansui?"

The forest was eerily quiet, the wind brushing past the forlorn trees, producing a slight whispering sound, as if the mountain spirits were sighing.

"Chen Hansui! Is that you? Stop playing with me. Don’t you want to keep your sister-in-law alive?" Li Youcai’s voice was shaky, as if he had drunk quite a bit.

"Li Youcai, what are you trying to do?"

Suizi exchanged a glance with Yu Jingting, raising her voice.

She didn’t immediately come out but only tested with her voice to see if Li Youcai had any long-range, lethal weapons, like a gun.

"Chen Hansui, why did you choose to be with that bully, Yu Jingting? I just want to know, are you ’her’?"

Li Youcai asked several questions in quick succession. These past few days, he had been going over this again and again, unable to fathom it.

He ran out here to seek the truth from Suizi, knowing that his life was ruined. He was full of resentment and wanted an explanation from Suizi.

Despite his many questions, Suizi didn’t answer any of them directly.

"Li Youcai, release Jiaojiao now and turn yourself in. You have no other choice."

Suizi was trying to buy time for Yu Jingting to study the terrain and plan their approach.

After soothing Yu Jingting’s feelings, she discussed two rescue plans with him, deciding not to use Mother Li as a bargaining chip for now and trying to negotiate with Li Youcai instead.

The flashlight illuminated the pavilion, and the situation was not quite what Suizi had anticipated.

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