Chapter 45: The Death Trap

After beating Li Hong, Third Brother stepped on him in front of everyone and cursed, "Let me tell you, Li Hong, I didn't want to bother with you because I thought you were just a brat. If you dare to act up again or touch our people, don't blame me for being ruthless next time!"

Li Hong kept his head down, gritting his teeth without saying a word. Third Brother didn't care, just snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Li Hong slowly climbed up from the ground, his expression ferocious. He looked at me and said out of the blue, "You've always wanted to know about Su Xueyan, right?"

Hearing Li Hong's words, my expression changed. I rushed in front of him and demanded, "What do you mean?"

"Nothing special. Come find me alone after school this afternoon, and I'll tell you what you want to know!" Li Hong's expression didn't change in the slightest. I couldn't judge the truth of his words from his face or eyes, but the matter of Su Xueyan was truly too important. Whether it was true or false, I had to go.

Third Brother grabbed Li Hong's clothes and cursed, "Damn you, what are you playing at? If you know, just say it. Do you take us for fools? Who knows what tricks you're planning?"

Li Hong chuckled and looked at us with disdain, saying, "If you're afraid, you don't have to come!"

Third Brother wanted to strike Li Hong again, but I pulled him back and said, "Forget it. I doubt he'll say anything no matter what you do to him now!"

Third Brother looked at Li Hong with hatred, threw him to the ground, and said to me, "Fourth, you'd better think this through. Who knows what kind of medicine is in this guy's gourd!"

I gave Third Brother a reassuring look, indicating it was fine.

We left the classroom; after all, it wasn't good to stay in someone else's room, and class was about to start. The teacher would likely be here soon. Although the teachers at this school didn't care much, we still had to be careful.

Back in our classroom, Third Brother looked at me and asked, "Are you really planning to go alone this afternoon?"

I nodded. Although it was very likely a trap, I had no choice but to go.

I smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I'm not the same person I was before. At least I have the ability to protect myself!"

Seeing my persistence, Third Brother didn't say anything more, just told me to be careful.

Finally, in the afternoon, just as I was about to go find Li Hong, Zhuge Yue suddenly appeared. I looked at her, puzzled: "Why are you here?"

Zhuge Yue's expression wasn't very good. She looked at me for a long time and said, "Are you really going?"

I nodded, my expression firm. Zhuge Yue sighed slightly and said, "I know I can't talk you out of it, but just be careful!"

"I just want to know if I can get what I want this time?" I looked at Zhuge Yue and asked.

Zhuge Yue was speechless, and after a long while, she said, "I'm really not a god. I don't know everything. And even if I had the ability to foresee the future, do you think that's something that can be used casually? Revealing the secrets of heaven comes with a price!"

I scratched my head awkwardly. My question was indeed a bit ridiculous. Zhuge Yue was right; she wasn't a god. And recently, I had discovered that I seemed to be feeling a bit dependent on her, which was a bad feeling.

Just as I was about to leave, Zhuge Yue suddenly shouted at me, "Remember, if you encounter danger, you must run. Don't try to fight it out!"

I waved at Zhuge Yue behind me to show my gratitude.

When I arrived at Li Hong's classroom, I found that Li Hong had been waiting there for a long time. Seeing me arrive, Li Hong smiled and said, "If you had come any later, the person would probably be gone!"

"What do you mean?" I didn't quite understand Li Hong's meaning, feeling that this guy was definitely plotting something.

"Nothing much. Actually, I don't know anything about Su Xueyan!" Li Hong played with a fruit knife in his hand, his expression indifferent.

"So you're playing with me?" My expression turned ugly.

"Not exactly. If you hadn't come today, you might have witnessed another tragedy. But since you came today, it depends on whether you have the ability to save her!" Li Hong chuckled and stuck the fruit knife into the desk.

"What the hell are you doing?" My gut feeling wasn't good; I felt like something big was about to happen.

"Nothing. My uncle was beaten by your friend earlier, and he was very unhappy, so he asked me for information on both of you. Coincidentally, he saw photos of Su Xueyan and Su Xueya. Su Xueyan is definitely out of reach, but Su Xueya looks pretty good, and my uncle is a man who loves beauty, so he wants to find her and 'cherish' her!" Li Hong smiled lecherously.

Hearing this, I flew into a rage and shouted, "You're courting death! If you dare to touch her, I'll never be done with you!"

Li Hong didn't care about my words at all and continued calmly, "I think you'd better go quickly, otherwise you won't make it in time. If you're late, who knows how many people will have walked over her!"

"You bastards!" I cursed and immediately turned to run toward Su Xueya's classroom, while simultaneously pulling out my phone to dial Su Xueya's number.

But after calling for a long time, no one answered. When I arrived at the school classroom, I couldn't find Su Xueya either. Other students said she had already gone home.

I quickly chased after her along the route Su Xueya took home, while constantly dialing her number, but Su Xueya still wouldn't answer.

In an alley on the way, I saw Su Xueya. I shouted for her with all my might, but because I was quite far away, she might not have heard me. However, at that moment, I suddenly saw four or five people following Su Xueya, two of whom were holding knives and sneaking around, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Su Xueya seemed to have noticed these people as well; she kept glancing back at them, her pace gradually quickening.

Seeing this, I became even more anxious. I increased my speed, ran close to Su Xueya, and shouted loudly, "Su Xueya, run!"

Su Xueya seemed to have heard my shout and turned her head subconsciously. She was startled to see the two people beside her suddenly rushing over with knives and quickly dodged. At this moment, I also arrived, kicking directly at the person holding the knife. However, that person seemed prepared; he turned and punched me directly. My foot and his fist collided, and I felt a massive force coming from under my foot. I hurriedly dodged in mid-air and landed beside Su Xueya, looking at these people with a grave expression. One of them was clearly Li Heng, and the person who had held the knife earlier also had very strong combat power. These people were much more powerful than ordinary people. Suddenly, a terrifying thought occurred to me: were these people targeting me?