In Luo Yang’s view, the four words “going too far” were simply praising himself!

It showed that his “ability” was not to be underestimated!

Actually making someone use those four words.

Wen Yu glared with his eyes, fiercely watching him riding on the camel, throwing his head back in laughter.

Truly detestable to the extreme!

Helpless due to his injuries, plus his wrists bound round and round with rope, he simply couldn’t muster any strength.

Otherwise, at this moment he would definitely take that brat’s life!

After Luo Yang had his fill of gloating, he wound the rope in his hand in a circle, then yanked it forcefully.

Wen Yu was forced to stumble forward several steps, nearly falling face-first onto the yellow sand.

But he still suppressed the impulse to curse out loud!

Luo Yang said in a high-pitched voice, “Surnamed Wen, let me tell you—this young master has feared neither heaven nor earth since childhood. What I love most is going too far! Especially bullying people like you—every time I see one, I bully them once.”

Endure!

Must endure!

Wen Yu ground his teeth, that ball of fire in his heart continuously burning, still trying hard to restrain himself.

Being impulsive now wouldn’t lead to anything good, especially being at the mercy of those two rogues.

He absolutely had to endure!

Right now he could only hope they wouldn’t encounter that masked assassin in the desert. Otherwise, once they used him as a bargaining chip to exchange for that young lady, his life would definitely be in danger. Only by safely reaching the border city of Qujiang could he think of a way to escape. Seeing that Wen Yu remained silent, Luo Yang glanced at him sideways, “What’s wrong? Weren’t you quite talkative? Why aren’t you talking now? But it’s better if you don’t talk. The more you talk now, the less energy you’ll have. Without energy you can’t walk, and if you can’t walk, this young master will have to drag you along. Not worth it! So you’d better conserve your energy.”

Talkative?

From start to finish, the most talkative one has been you, old man!

The three continued forward, climbing over another tall sand dune.

The scorching sun grew fiercer, making the tops of their heads burn.

Like being roasted by fire! Luo Yang found a long scarf to cover his head and shade himself from the sun. While observing the surroundings to scout the way, he said to Xiao Ba, “Keep your eyes sharp and watch behind us. We absolutely can’t let Boss Hu and those people from the inn catch up, or we’re done for.”

“Brother, don’t worry, I’m watching!” Xiao Ba kept turning back to look, but apart from the three of them, there wasn’t a single other person in sight. After walking for a while, he began to ask doubtfully, “Brother, are you sure you know the way? We can’t go off course! If we go the wrong way, we won’t be able to get out. Dying in the desert wouldn’t be worth it.”

Luo Yang was full of confidence, “Don’t worry. I already asked around clearly last night. As long as we keep walking in this direction, we can’t go wrong.”

“Can we find Miss Ji?”

“That…” Luo Yang wasn’t certain either, but he had to take the gamble. After all, they now had Wen Yu as a chess piece in hand. “That woman has a big life—she won’t die. We’ll definitely find her.”

“That’s good.” Xiao Ba’s face showed a foolishly sweet smile.

Actually, at any time and any place, he unconditionally trusted Luo Yang.

In his heart, Luo Yang was his only family.

His only support!

Wen Yu was pulled along for a good stretch of road. Finally, he really couldn’t walk anymore.

His head felt dizzy and heavy, his eyes went dark, and his whole body collapsed.

Luo Yang couldn’t pull the rope wound around his hand. He looked back and saw Wen Yu sprawled on the yellow sand.

“Brother, could he be dead?” Xiao Ba worried.

The two quickly got off their camels.

Luo Yang flipped Wen Yu over like flipping a salted fish and saw that his face was sunburned and peeling, his lips parched and dry, half-dead.

If they continued walking, he’d really turn into dried salted fish!

Luo Yang had no choice but to untie the water bag from his waist and pour some water into his mouth.

That sweet, clear water was like a life-saving miracle elixir. Wen Yu slowly regained consciousness and grabbed the water bag with one hand.

He gulped it down!

Only then did he improve slightly.

Xiao Ba, seeing how pitiful he truly was and feeling some compassion, pulled out a steamed bun and stuffed it into his hand, “Eat. You haven’t eaten anything.”

Adding flowers to brocade—no one remembers.

Sending charcoal in snow—that’s true kindness.

Wen Yu looked at the steamed bun in his hand, his feelings mixed. The ones who’d caused him to fall into such a wretched state were these two people before him, yet the ones giving him water and a steamed bun were also them. He truly didn’t know whether to hate them or be grateful they’d found their conscience.

He was truly starving and quickly stuffed the bun into his mouth in large bites. But when he’d eaten half, Luo Yang snatched it away.

“Can’t let you eat your fill, or once you have strength you’ll try to escape.”

Wen Yu swallowed, watching pitifully as he tucked the bun into the front of his clothes.

He was both angry and felt utterly humiliated, shouting hoarsely, “You’re demons and monsters! Sooner or later, retribution will come!”

“What’s wrong with being demons and monsters? We can take people’s lives—how mighty.” Luo Yang was full of himself, straightening his back and giving himself a thumbs up.

“If you were smart, you’d hurry up and release me.”

“Release you? You think I’m stupid?”

“Aren’t you afraid that given the chance, I’ll take revenge on you?”

“Revenge?” Luo Yang laughed and said, “Didn’t you remember what this young master just said? From childhood till now, I’ve feared neither heaven nor earth! Even the proprietress of Tiansha Inn was played around by me—let alone you! You think I’d fear your threats?”

“Hmph!” Wen Yu’s anger surged. Luo Yang pretended to console him, patting his shoulder as he said, “Don’t be unwilling. So what if I released you right now? Look around you—not a blade of grass grows here, ten thousand miles of yellow sand! Where could you possibly go? In the end, wouldn’t you still die in this desert? So if you don’t want to die, you can only obediently follow us.”

“…”

What he said did make sense.

Given Wen Yu’s current condition, even if they released him or he thought of a way to escape on his own, not only wouldn’t he be able to walk out of the desert, he’d be roasted alive by the scorching sun.

Currently, the only ones he could depend on were Luo Yang and Xiao Ba.

Seeing that he seemed to have figured it out, Luo Yang had Xiao Ba help him sit under the camel to block some sun and rest before continuing.

After all, if Wen Yu really died, that would be a huge loss!

Luo Yang then stood on this sand dune, gazing into the distance. As far as his vision could reach, it was all yellow sand!

Not a single person’s shadow could be seen!

Moreover, there were no footprints to track in the desert!

So wanting to know where Ji Yunshu had been taken was harder than ascending to heaven. They could only try their luck—perhaps they’d encounter her!

He suddenly recalled Ji Yunshu’s clean, delicate appearance, which was still deeply imprinted in his mind at this moment.

Never forgotten!

He didn’t know why, but he always felt something extra in his heart.

Something he couldn’t see or touch.

Strange and peculiar! Xiao Ba saw him standing there seemingly lost in thought and scratched his ear.