Chapter 673: The Familiar Person Longed For in Dreams

The little girl cried by the seaside for a full half hour.

By the time Li Xiao found them, her tears had not yet dried, but she had already fallen asleep in Li Beijue's arms from exhaustion.

"Why is Tiantian crying like this?"

Li Xiao saw the little one's red eyes at a glance and immediately felt a pang of heartache.

"It's nothing, a good cry... should be enough..."

Li Beijue patted Tiantian gently and said in a low voice, "Your men just said they found the corpse of the Viper, and Tiantian also found one of that child's shoes by the seaside; it should... not be necessary to keep looking."

"Mm, they already told me just now."

Li Xiao replied, then hurriedly added, "You should head back first; the wind is strong here, be careful that Tiantian catches a cold."

"Alright."

Li Beijue nodded, said nothing more, and left with Jiang Baobao while carrying Tiantian.

Li Xiao watched them walk away before lifting his feet to head toward his own men.

"Shura, we have already captured most of Viper's subordinates; only the whereabouts of a few individuals are still being investigated."

A man walked over and reported to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao nodded and looked at the sea in the distance: "Has there still been no trace found of that child?"

The subordinate replied: "We have already conducted a large-scale search, but there hasn't been a single discovery. Should we continue searching?"

Li Xiao was silent for a long moment, then waved his hand helplessly.

"No need. Dispose of Viper's corpse, and there is no need to come back here again."

"Yes."

The subordinate took the order and left.

Li Xiao stood by the seaside alone for a while longer before intending to turn and leave.

But unexpectedly, just as he turned—he saw a car parked on the mountain loop road not far away!

The car window was slowly rolling up, and behind the window, a woman seemed to be sitting.

Her gaze was looking toward this side, but it was only for an instant before it was completely blocked by the window, and nothing could be seen anymore.

Li Xiao stood where he was, his whole body stiffening for a moment as if struck by lightning, his eyes filled with disbelief.

That woman in the car was...

A familiar face suddenly surfaced in his mind, and immediately after, he saw the car slowly start, seemingly about to leave.

Li Xiao didn't say a word, immediately turned and got into his own car, and slammed his foot on the accelerator!

The tires rubbed against the road surface, emitting a harsh screeching sound.

Li Xiao drove toward the mountain loop road at almost the fastest speed possible, his eyes dark and heavy.

Impossible...

It couldn't be her!

But he couldn't have seen wrong...

He absolutely could not have seen wrong!!!

The mountain road was winding and twisting; by the time he finally drove his car to the place where the other car had been parked, he discovered that the car had long since vanished without a trace.

There was only his car on the entire road, as if nothing had happened just now.

Li Xiao slammed on the brakes, only to discover that his palms were already covered in cold sweat.

He took a deep breath, leaned his head back against the seat, and closed his eyes.

"Impossible..."

Li Xiao murmured, but he couldn't help but replay the familiar pair of eyes he had just seen over and over in his mind.

It should just be that they look somewhat similar...

Is it because he has been thinking of her lately?

That is why he mistakenly took someone else for her...

Li Xiao let out a long breath, and when he opened his eyes again, he had returned to calm.

He restarted the car and turned around to drive down the mountain road, his eyes suppressing emotions that had not yet completely faded.

Don't think about it anymore...

That matter has been sealed away for a long time...

Must not think about it anymore...

He recited silently in his heart, drove the car down from the mountain, and onto the main road.

But just at this moment—a strange car suddenly rushed out from his diagonal rear!

"Bang!"

It was the familiar sound of a gunshot.

Li Xiao was shocked, subconsciously slamming on the brakes.

But the tire that had been shot out was already out of control, causing the entire car to twist wildly on the road.

"Damn..."

He cursed in a low voice and quickly pulled a handgun from his waist.

In the rearview mirror, that car was approaching again.

A disheveled man sat in the driver's seat, once again raising a handgun and firing toward the direction of Li Xiao's tires!

Li Xiao gritted his teeth fiercely and backhanded the steering wheel to the limit!

The car, which had already lost control, spun in place for half a circle, avoiding the incoming bullets.

He did not stop his movements, directly opened the car window, and pulled the trigger at the car that had already pulled up beside him!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three consecutive gunshots rang out, accompanied by the sound of shattering glass.

The person in the driver's seat of the opposing vehicle was struck in the forehead by a bullet, stopped breathing on the spot, and slumped against the seat, motionless.

Yet the car did not stop; driven by inertia, it slammed violently into Li Xiao's car!

Li Xiao spun the steering wheel again, directly ramming the other car away!

His own car also crashed heavily in the opposite direction against the mountain wall to the side!

"Clang!"

A massive sound of impact rang out.

Li Xiao only felt his chest being violently constricted by the seatbelt, and immediately after, his arm slammed heavily onto the steering wheel!

"Ugh..."

He let out a muffled groan, feeling an agonizing, bone-piercing pain radiating from his right forearm.

There was no need to guess; it was definitely broken.

"Shura!!!"

Several subordinates happened to be driving back together; seeing the situation on the road, they hurriedly stopped their cars.

Li Xiao casually unbuckled his seatbelt and stepped out of the car with a gloomy face.

"Shura, are you alright?"

A few people rushed over, while others went to check the situation in the other car.

Li Xiao shook his head and walked toward the car that had just collided with his.

Walking closer, he saw a familiar face staring straight ahead, eyes wide open in death.

It was one of Viper's trusted aides.

They must have come to "avenge" Viper.

"Shura, how are you? Is your arm injured?"

Seeing that his arm was positioned at an awkward angle, a few of them hurriedly asked.

"It's nothing serious."

Li Xiao replied offhandedly, then pointed at one of them: "You take me to the Hospital, and the rest of you, dispose of him."

After speaking, he turned and walked toward one of his subordinates' cars, cleanly and efficiently pulling open the back door to sit inside.

The car slowly started moving.

Li Xiao closed his eyes in exhaustion and leaned back against the seat to rest, yet his mind remained incredibly clear due to the constant pain radiating from his arm.

This should be the end of it all now, right...

How could Viper's people be so overestimating their own strength... to actually dare to come and attack him single-handedly...

Li Xiao sneered disdainfully in his heart, then suddenly thought of the car he had seen on the mountain road earlier.

That woman...

His heart tightened, and he helplessly raised a hand to rub his brow.

Why was he thinking of her again?

It really must have been his eyes playing tricks on him today...

For a car to appear in such a place at this time, if he wasn't mistaken, it should have been someone sent by "him" to keep watch and confirm whether Viper was truly dead.

It couldn't possibly be her.

She... had clearly already been gone from this world for a long time...