Chapter 316: Chapter 113: Xingguang: Missing My Man (5)
Xu Xingguang walked up to the attendant on duty and said, "I’d like to charter a yacht to go to sea."
Chartering a yacht to go to sea is a pure extravagance, but the dock does indeed offer this service for the wealthy. Hearing this, the attendant led Xu Xingguang to the VIP room to complete the departure registration.
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The yacht sailed according to Xu Xingguang’s instructions, entering the open sea, passing those stylish islands, and heading toward the southernmost direction where Divine Concealment Island was located.
At three in the morning, a steward came to Xu Xingguang’s side, leaned over, and told her, "Miss Xu, within a hundred kilometers ahead is the sea area of Divine Concealment Island. Our yacht cannot get any closer."
Divine Concealment Island is an independent island not belonging to any country, and the Huo Family on Divine Concealment Island has jurisdiction over the nearby sea area. Any unauthorized foreign vessels approaching Divine Concealment Island without permission would face retaliation from the Huo Family.
At worst, the vessel would be detained, identities checked, and then deported.
At best, they would be fired upon.
Nodding, Xu Xingguang lifted the light blanket off herself, stood up, and walked to the deck. Gazing upward at the starry sky, she suddenly asked the attendant beside her, "What time is it?"
The attendant promptly replied, "Three o’clock."
Xu Xingguang said, "Let’s wait a little longer."
Although not knowing what Miss Xu was waiting for, the attendant didn’t dare to speak and disturb her.
Meanwhile, far away on Divine Concealment Island, inside the darkened castle where Huo Wen’an resided, not a single light could be seen. All the servants and guards had been sent away to stay in the small building in the southwest corner of the manor, with only Zheng Lie and Ye Mingluo eligible to remain.
Tonight was another night when Huo Wen’an would take the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills.
When the medicine took effect, his face contorted and he became unsightly, so he tied himself to the large bed in the underground interrogation room.
Zheng Lie stood outside the interrogation room, frowning and nervously counting the time in his mind.
Ye Mingluo sat on the iron chair outside the interrogation room wearing flip-flops, using an ear pick to clean his ears. Seeing Ye Mingluo so calm, Zheng Lie asked him, "Doctor Ye, there’s no movement from pilot. Is the torment over?"
Shaking his head, Ye Mingluo said, "He’s lost his voice, exhausted his energy, and can’t move anymore."
Zheng Lie felt a pang in his heart.
"Are you feeling sorry?" Ye Mingluo clicked his tongue, telling Zheng Lie, "This is called a fight for survival. After suffering several times, he can be reborn. You just wait and see. Tonight, the people outside seeing the movement on our side might think your pilot is at death’s door."
Ye Mingluo blew the debris off the ear pick, musingly said, "Perhaps even Mrs. Huo has invited a funeral procession."
Zheng Lie: "..."
Zheng Lie said sullenly, "Don’t joke about the pilot." If it weren’t for Ye Mingluo being in front of him, Zheng Lie would have slapped him to death.
Ye Mingluo, smiling, looked at Zheng Lie, teasing him, "You really care about your master."
After more than an hour, Ye Mingluo looked at his watch and said, "It should be about time."
Hearing this, Zheng Lie immediately pushed open the tightly closed door of the interrogation room and rushed inside.
Upon entering, he saw Huo Wen’an lying on the bed, barely clinging to life.
Huo Wen’an’s clothes were drenched, as were the sheets underneath him. He stared blankly at the pitch-black ceiling above, his lips biting a towel devoid of their usual rosy hue, looking pale and haggard.
Zheng Lie hurriedly went over to unlock the chains binding Huo Wen’an’s limbs, gently asking him, "Pilot, are you alright? Do you need some water?"
Huo Wen’an, as if he hadn’t heard him, remained motionless.
Suddenly, Ye Mingluo walked in with a phone and said to Huo Wen’an, "Master just sent me a message." Ye Mingluo showed the phone screen to Huo Wen’an, displaying the chat between him and Xu Xingguang.
Huo Wen’an finally showed some reaction.
His eyes slowly rolled around, finding it somewhat blurry to read the text.
Huo Wen’an gathered his focus, his scattered consciousness gradually coming together. He squinted his eyes to see clearly the words Xu Xingguang sent to Ye Mingluo.
Xu Xingguang said: [When your grandmaster wakes up, let me know. I have a gift for him.]
Suddenly, Huo Wen’an didn’t feel the physical pain anymore.
"Reply to her, tell her I’m awake." Huo Wen’an’s voice was hoarse and terrifying, like sandpaper painfully scraping against a dull tool, making people deeply uncomfortable.
Ye Mingluo nodded.
He sent the message to Xu Xingguang and immediately received her reply: [Take him to an open area outside.]
Ye Mingluo then told Huo Wen’an, "Master asked if you want to go to the open space, will you go?"
"Go!" Huo Wen’an answered without a shred of hesitation.
"But your body..."
"I’m fine."
"Alright." Ye Mingluo had Zheng Lie change Huo Wen’an into dry clothes and put a robe over him before carrying him to a wheelchair, taking him to the viewing platform on the back mountain of the manor.
Here, facing the sea, beneath the mountaintop was a cliff, offering the widest view.
Huo Wen’an leaned weakly against the wheelchair, squinting at the pitch-dark sea, puzzled as he said, "Where’s the gift?"
Ye Mingluo quickly tapped the phone keyboard, telling Xu Xingguang that they had reached the open location.
Receiving the message, Xu Xingguang replied to Ye Mingluo, "In a minute, look at the sky."
Turning off the phone, Ye Mingluo relayed to Huo Wen’an, "Master said, in a minute, look at the sky."
Huo Wen’an then gazed upward at the deep sky, full of anticipation.
On the open sea, Xu Xingguang put down her phone, took a lighter from her pocket, and walked toward the pile of expensive fireworks lined up beside her.
Seeing this, the attendant promptly appeared and said to Xu Xingguang, "Miss Xu, we can help you light the fireworks."
Xu Xingguang waved her hand and said, "Thank you, but there’s no need."
The gift for her fiancé naturally had to be lit by her own hand.
