Chapter 646: Li Xiao, do you need help?

"Asura! They were prepared!"

A subordinate's voice came through Li Xiao's earpiece.

Li Xiao and Li Beijue quickly found cover, yet their eyes remained fixed on the direction of the man who had been carrying the bag just moments ago.

"Find a way to confirm what is in the bag. Once you discover no trace of Tiantian, withdraw immediately!"

Li Xiao commanded in a low voice.

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, almost everyone found a way to approach the direction of the man from before.

The scene was in chaos.

Gunfire and explosions mixed together; it was impossible to tell whose men were whose.

A few minutes later—a few people successfully approached the man who had been carrying the bag.

A voice sounded in Li Xiao's earpiece once again.

"Asura, confirmed! That bag does not contain the person we are looking for!"

Li Xiao said immediately: "Find a way to retreat!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he heard footsteps sound behind his cover, stopping at the edge.

"Shh..."

Li Xiao signaled for Li Beijue to stay silent, rose quietly, and leaned against the wall.

One second—two seconds—three seconds—"Bang! Bang!"

Two gunshots rang out simultaneously!

A bullet grazed Li Xiao's waist, leaving a burning trail.

Yet Li Xiao did not even frown; without hesitation, he reached out and fired two more shots directly in front of him!

Another two "bangs" sounded!

The sound of a human body falling to the ground followed.

"Go."

Li Xiao glanced coldly at the person on the ground, gave Li Beijue a look, and quickly moved out from behind the cover.

Yet, from somewhere, two more people appeared, blocking their path.

Li Beijue's gaze darkened; he kept his hand on the trigger and exchanged a look with Li Xiao without a word.

The next second—the two men's figures moved almost at the same time!

Li Beijue stepped forward and kicked the wrist of the man holding the gun opposite him, kicking his pistol away!

Li Xiao tilted his head to dodge a shot and directly dislocated the other person's wrist!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye—"Asura, our men are withdrawing. Everyone has some minor injuries, no brothers are seriously hurt. Their men seem to be retreating too; those explosions were just loud, they didn't have much power!"

A report came through Li Xiao's earpiece again.

Li Xiao had no time to speak; he hurriedly tapped his earpiece twice to signal that he understood.

The place where they parked was not far away.

After dealing with some small fry blocking the way, the two finally got into the car successfully.

The rest of the subordinates had also arrived long ago.

Everyone was covered in scrapes, and their complexions looked rather grim.

"Damn it! That grandson Venomous Snake is just playing with us!"

One of them cursed in a low, dissatisfied voice.

Li Beijue's expression was also cold as ice; the moment he thought about how Tiantian's situation was still unknown, his whole heart was in turmoil.

"Let's go back first."

Li Xiao dropped these five words, turned around with a straight face, and got into the car.

Li Beijue turned to follow him, but his eyes froze slightly as they swept over him.

Li Xiao had already sat in the driver's seat.

Li Beijue hurriedly got into the car as well, closed the door, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, are you hurt?"

Li Xiao was wearing dark-colored clothing today.

If one didn't look closely, it was impossible to tell that a large patch of his clothing at his side had been soaked through with blood.

Li Beijue frowned and said worriedly: "I'll drive..."

"It's fine, just a flesh wound."

Li Xiao was dismissive; before he could finish his sentence, he had already started the car.

"Are you sure you're okay? Stop the car, let me drive."

Li Beijue looked at him with some disapproval.

"Don't worry, I won't die. When did you learn to be so long-winded?"

Li Xiao gave Li Beijue a speechless glance, still with no intention of stopping.

Li Beijue had no choice but to say nothing more, only keeping an eye on his condition the whole way.

Not until they returned to their residence did he urge him again: "Park the car anywhere, you'd better go treat your wound quickly."

"Mm."

Li Xiao did not refuse this time; he parked the car casually and strode toward the villa. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang appear at the entrance at the same time!

"Where is Tiantian? Did you bring her back!"

The two of them stood up from the sofa almost as soon as they heard the commotion.

Li Xiao paused slightly, meeting Jiang Baobao's expectant gaze, and suddenly found it hard to speak.

In truth, he also bore responsibility for what happened at the wedding that day.

If he hadn't walked away, but had instead stayed by the side of those three little ones, at least when the incident occurred, he could have protected those three children...

But it is too late to say anything now.

"Baobao..."

Li Beijue walked in from outside the door and took hold of Jiang Baobao's hand.

He looked uncharacteristically disheveled, his face full of apology as he looked at Jiang Baobao.

Jiang Baobao understood instantly.

"Tiantian wasn't brought back, right..."

She blinked, her eyes reddening uncontrollably, and then she noticed the small wounds on Li Beijue and Li Xiao, hurriedly suppressing her own emotions: "As long as you aren't hurt..."

Li Beijue pulled her into his arms to comfort her, his heart aching: "Baobao, they didn't take Tiantian with them; having no news at the moment is actually the best news. Why don't you go upstairs and rest? Uncle is also injured..."

"What? You're injured?"

Cai Xiaotang, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly looked at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao paused slightly, as if he had only just remembered he was wounded, and then said unhurriedly: "A minor injury, it's nothing. Baobao, I have failed you in this matter. I will have people continue to keep an eye out for news from over there. Since the Viper is keeping her, he must have his reasons, so you don't need to worry too much about Tiantian's safety for now. I promise you, I will definitely help you bring Tiantian back!"

After Li Xiao finished speaking, he headed up the stairs without looking back.

The pain from the wounds on his body had long since become numb, but he was already used to it.

Returning to his room—he then carefully began to examine his wounds.

The blood there had already nearly dried.

The wound had also stuck to his clothing.

Li Xiao tugged at it tentatively, and the next second, he simply gritted his teeth and gave a sharp pull!

A sharp pain instantly spread through his nerves.

Even though Li Xiao was accustomed to pain, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat instantly.

Just at this moment—"Your medicine."

Cai Xiaotang's voice suddenly sounded at the room's entrance.

Li Xiao paused slightly, instantly putting on an indifferent expression as he turned around.

Seeing the wound on his side, Cai Xiaotang's eyes flickered for a moment, and she couldn't help but feel a little bit of heartache deep down.

What on earth had they encountered?

Had they been played by the other side?

She suppressed the doubts in her heart, deliberately kept a straight face, limped over, and threw the medicine in her hand onto his bed.

Yet she stood where she was, not moving.

After a long while—Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but sigh, and once again asked in a cold voice: "Do you need help?"