Chapter 669: Finding the Baby

Sheng Hanyu: "Didn't you buy a book about constellations last month? I saw you flip through it once; is there any basis to it? Whatever you do, don't let A Ning down again."

Jian Yining's torment over these past few days was plain for his friends to see, and they were anxious for him.

If he were to be disappointed once more, it was feared he would collapse.

Shi Youxuan: "It won't happen, trust me."

He certainly trusted his wife; no matter what happened, Sheng Hanyu would choose to stand firmly by her side.

Time ticked away, second by second.

The shadow of Jian Yining cast on the ground moved slowly, and finally, three o'clock in the morning arrived.

Moonlight shone on Jian Yining's shadow cast against the wall, and Shi Youxuan immediately used a marker to trace it.

"Right here, it must be here."

This section of the wall was indeed smoother than the rest, but as the two grown men pushed, pulled, and tugged—there was no reaction at all.

"Let me." Shi Youxuan pressed hard inward—"Click, click."

After the faint sound, the uneven ground suddenly began to move slowly to both sides; Sheng Hanyu jumped aside immediately, otherwise he would have fallen in.

An elevator rose from within.

A mechanical voice said: "Please perform face recognition."

There's even face recognition?

All three were a bit shocked.

This kind of high technology hadn't been out for long, and this place looked very ancient, yet it actually had a Face Recognition System.

What exactly was down there?

It couldn't be an alien research base, could it?

No sooner said than done.

The moment the mechanical voice finished speaking, the recognition system had already activated.

Sheng Hanyu and Jian Yining automatically stepped back, while Shi Youxuan stood at the very front!

"Access granted, welcome back, Master."

The system exited, the elevator doors opened, and the three walked inside.

There were no buttons in the elevator; once people were inside, the doors closed automatically, and then it slowly descended.

Sheng Hanyu held his wife's hand tightly to give her a sense of security, worried that she might be afraid.

"Ding!"

The elevator arrived, and after the doors opened, the three walked out.

Heavens!

Had they reached a vault?

The three of them were people of the world, but they still gasped upon arriving here.

Wasn't this a bit too extravagant?

The floor was paved with gold bricks, the walls were covered in gold leaf, and the wall lamps were decorated not with crystal, but with diamonds.

The three of them walked forward a few steps when the wall suddenly sprayed out a faint mist—"Quick, cover your mouths, get down on the ground," Sheng Hanyu warned his wife and friend, but he himself was hit.

The moment before he lost consciousness, he noticed Shi Youxuan and Jian Yining also collapsing limply to the ground, while a woman wearing a gas mask suddenly appeared in front of them.

The three woke up from their stupor, their bodies bound by Rope.

And kneeling on the ground was... that's right, a young woman was kneeling!

The woman was about twenty years old, with delicate features and a heroic air about her.

A woman with such a temperament is usually very haughty, but this woman was submissive, kneeling before the three of them and trembling!

She apologized incessantly: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Please, Miss, punish me as you wish; Nianyin will not have a single word of complaint."

What was this all about?

The two grown men looked at Shi Youxuan in unison, but they couldn't figure out what was going on with this woman either.

She had clearly tied them up, and yet she was apologizing?

They were the ones being controlled right now, so who was this woman putting on this weak, pitiful, and frightened act for?

She didn't seem to be faking it, either.

The awe that emanated from her very bones was indeed real; she could feel it!

Shi Youxuan would certainly not miss such an opportunity.

"Untie us, the blood isn't circulating in our arms," she commanded.

Nianyin pleaded: "Miss must promise Nianyin to let me take the Young Master back, then I will untie you and the two husbands."

Shi Youxuan was just about to blurt out an agreement.

The scene of Wan'er signing the agreement in frustration suddenly flashed through her mind; no, she couldn't just agree, one must be a person of their word.

Although she had guessed it, she still asked: "Who is the Young Master?"

"The Young Master is the little miss born to Miss Wan'er; it was decided by the agreement she signed with the Clan Leader back then."

Upon hearing this, Jian Yining immediately asked Nianyin: "Where have you hidden my daughter? Return the child to me at once."

"I can't, it's not up to me; this is a matter decided between Miss Wan'er and our Clan Leader..." A moment later she added: "It's not up to you either."

In the Ji Family, women were the absolute authority, and men had no say whatsoever.

Jian Yining raged: "This is against the law! No one can take my child away without my permission!"

Nianyin: "You are talking about your laws; I don't recognize them. I only recognize the agreement, written in black and white. I haven't done anything wrong."

Jian Yining was furious, but he couldn't reason with her; it was like talking to a brick wall.

Sheng Hanyu gave him a look, signaling him to calm down.

They were still tied up for now; they would plan for the long term once they gained their freedom.

He had not spoken a word just now, observing the place calmly and quietly.

From beginning to end, there was only the woman kneeling before them, and no second person had appeared; Sheng Hanyu suspected that apart from her, there was simply no one else here!

If that were the case, it would be easy to handle.

The husband and wife exchanged a glance from the corners of their eyes, understanding each other perfectly!

Sheng Hanyu stopped Jian Yining: "A Ning, don't be agitated. She says there is an agreement, but we haven't seen it and don't know if it's true or false; take it out and let us see."

He wanted to send this woman away to give Jian Yining a hint.

But he didn't expect the woman to smoothly take the agreement out from her clothes, unfold it, and hold it up with both hands for the three of them to see: "Please take a look, I am not lying; it was indeed decided by the Clan Leader and Miss Wan'er."

Jian Yining:...

"No, I didn't agree to this."

Nianyin: "What you say doesn't count; I only listen to the Clan Leader."

The matter seemed to have fallen into a dead loop, and it soon circled back to the beginning.

Shi Youxuan demanded: "I want to see your Clan Leader."

Nianyin was silent.

She was hesitating, weighing, and wondering whether to tell the truth.

Finally, she told the truth: "Miss, the Clan Leader is not here. Right now, I am the only one here; otherwise, no matter how clever you are, you wouldn't have been able to get in here."

"Then let me speak to your Clan Leader on the phone," Shi Youxuan took another step back.

Nianyin continued to shake her head: "Sorry, Miss, the Clan Leader cannot speak with you right now. She has been held hostage by bad people. I came to Jiangzhou this time specifically to bring the Young Master back to inherit his position; I absolutely cannot let the power of the Ji Family fall into other hands."

Jian Yining became agitated again: "Are you crazy? Can you use your brains? What position can a newborn baby inherit? What kind of country or Clan are you? Are you a primitive tribe that still has a throne to inherit?"

He began to struggle hard to break free from the Rope, but the Rope was made of a special material; it looked ordinary but was extremely sturdy, and he simply could not break free.

"Yes, we are the Ji Family. The Ji Family is as wealthy as a nation; the thrones of ordinary countries don't change," Nianyin said with a serious face.

Jian Yining:...

He had no way to communicate with this very young but pedantic woman.

If it were someone else's business, Jian Yining could also remain calm, but he couldn't do it now, because the child who had been taken away was his.

"You wait a moment, I need to go see if the Young Master has woken up. When the time comes, I will send you back to the surface, and please do not come again in the future." Was she not planning to continue the discussion?