Chapter 344: Chu Ling in Danger? Bastard, Don’t Underestimate the Bonds Between Family!!!!

Shenghao Hotel.

Private Room [443].

Tang Chuan patted his father on the shoulder, expressing approval for his upright and incorruptible behavior.

“Dad, I knew you were a good man who strictly abides by male virtue.”

“Sure enough, Mom and I didn’t misjudge you… ah—ow ow ow, what are you doing?!”

“……….”

Tang Guoan raised an eyebrow, too lazy to waste words on his own product of passion, and viciously yanked his good-for-nothing son by the ear.

“You little brat, trying to rebel, huh? You think I didn’t hear you egging—………”

Tang Guoan stopped mid-sentence.

He originally wanted to blurt out the thing about Tang Chuan egging his wife on to divorce him……..

But if those words came out, wouldn’t that expose the fact that he was pretending to be unconscious?!

“Dad, (⊙_⊙) what did I even say? Why are you suddenly yanking my ear? It hurts!”

“If you’re going to hit someone you have to have a reason! Otherwise, it’s domestic violence, and I can call the cops to arrest you.”

“……….”

Tang Chuan looked aggrieved and started accusing his father of being “brutal.”

But how could Tang Guoan care about his good-for-nothing son’s resistance? He casually found an excuse and hit him even harder.

“Shut up(⊙x⊙;). I don’t like the look of you—is that reason enough?! And you want to call the cops on me?”

“I think you’re just itching for a beating. Haven’t been disciplined in too long and now you want to ascend to heaven, huh?”

“……….”

After a round of chaos, it was only with Xu Shuyun stepping in to mediate that this farce finally came to a temporary end.

Just as the group was about to head home……..

Bang——

A heaven-shaking boom rang out. The wall suddenly exploded open into a huge hole, and a black shadow was blasted flying backward out of it, landing right beside Tang Guoan and the others.

Only then did everyone realize in shock that the one who fell beside them…. was actually a burly Black man?!

……….

“What… what’s going on? Filming a movie? What kind of movie needs people this dedicated? He’s spitting blood! Could he have internal injuries?”

“And without wires he can even fly backward that far—how the hell did they do that?”

“And this is a five-star hotel! Which film crew is that loaded? Doing a real on-location explosion? What about the compensation fees?”

“………”

Tang Chuan’s mouth hung open, his forehead full of giant Black question marks as he muttered to himself.

Not just him—Tang Guoan and the others beside him were also startled, completely unable to figure out what the hell was happening in front of them???

Ugh~~~

At this time, Blood Crow spat out a mouthful of black blood, struggled up from the ground, and looked toward the cloaked figure who appeared at the hole, his eyes full of horror.

“Y-you’re from the Tiansha Hall?”

Blood Crow was extremely confident in his own strength, so at first, he didn’t take the cloaked figure seriously—until the corner of his eye caught the cloak pattern behind the other person. Only then did he react, his expression turning tense.

No choice the ‘Tiansha Hall’ name was simply too famous overseas.

His own organization, ‘Blood Skeleton’ was also one of the top assassin groups in the underworld.

But compared to the notorious ‘Tiansha Hall’, it was still several tiers weaker.

Damn it?!

Why would people from that organization come after me???

Could it be I accidentally offended them during some mission?

Blood Crow frowned, racking his brain.

He didn’t want to make an enemy of ‘Tiansha Hall,’ this warlike organization. He originally planned to communicate properly with the mysterious person, trying to turn an enemy into a friend.

Who knew the other party was a lunatic……..

After the singing stopped, he didn’t say a single word and directly launched an attack, killing intent fully exposed.

And in that brief clash, Blood Crow’s face turned fearful—he realized the gap in strength between them.

I have to run!!!

Otherwise, I definitely won’t survive tonight!!!!!

“N-ni… what do you want before you’ll let me go? I can give you money.”

Staring at the figure steadily approaching him, Blood Crow looked terrified, making a last-ditch struggle in broken Chinese.

Unfortunately, Su Fan didn’t even lift his eyelids, too lazy to respond to his begging. What he needed was Blood Crow’s life, to intimidate the entire underground world.

The forbidden zone of Magic City—ghosts and gods are barred from passage.

“Fuck!!!”

Seeing he couldn’t communicate with words, Blood Crow casually grabbed a girl beside him, clamped a hand around her throat, and threatened Su Fan:

“You stop, or I kill her.”

What surprised Blood Crow was…….

At his shout, Su Fan actually stopped walking, which made Blood Crow overjoyed.

He hadn’t held much hope in hostage-taking, because at their level, many people didn’t treat ordinary lives as worth anything.

But he never expected……..

That his desperate ‘dead horse as living horse’ move actually worked—an unexpected delight indeed………

“Her?” After seeing the hostage’s face clearly, Su Fan couldn’t help frowning.

He wasn’t a saint.

If the hostage were a complete stranger he’d never met,

Then he wouldn’t bother with Blood Crow’s threat at all. You could only say the victim forgot to check the almanac before going out today—just accept bad luck…….

But this girl in front of him……..

Su Fan remembered she was a relative of his brother-in-law—seemed like her name was… Chu Ling?!

Back at the hospital, he had even run into her by chance.

In a sense, if you round it off a bit, she could even be considered his relative—how could he remain indifferent?

Sigh, now this is a bit tricky, huh?!

Just as Su Fan was caught between advancing and retreating……..

Tang Guoan and the others, who had still been in a daze, finally all came back to their senses.

……….

“Y-you…. let go of my daughter! Whatever it is, let’s talk properly! Don’t hurt her! She’s innocent!”

“How about this! I’ll trade with her—take me hostage! I’m the head of the Tang clan, I’m worth more as a hostage!”

“No! Take me instead! Don’t hurt my daughter! She’s still a child!”

“………”

Seeing their daughter in danger, Tang Guoan and his wife panicked, both proposing to swap themselves in as hostages.

Even though there had been some minor conflict earlier, Chu Ling was still their child. As parents, how could they just stand by?!

Plus, he was the fated uncle and she was the fated aunt-in-law, blessed with great fortune—surely, they could turn disaster into luck.

With confidence in their hearts, the couple wasn’t scared at all, scrambling to step forward and ‘deliver themselves.’

Even Tang Chuan was pounding his chest at the side, excitedly shouting at Blood Crow:

“Black dude! If you’ve got the guts, let go of my sister and come at me!”

“You only dare bully a woman—are you even a man?”

“If you’ve got the guts, let go of my sister and fight me one-on-one like a man! This Third Young Master of the Tang family isn’t afraid of you! Come on!!!”

“You think being ugly means you can scare me? I’m telling you, don’t underestimate the bonds between our family!!!!”

“If you dare touch someone from the Tang family, I’d say you’re courting death—watch out for my own mom’s ‘entangling’!!!”

“……….”

Even if he was dissatisfied with Chu Ling, thinking she used blood ties to hurt the little Rou sister he doted on most,

No matter what, she was still family by blood. As an older brother, Tang Chuan still stepped out without hesitation.

For a moment, all three members of the Tang family were shouting to become Blood Crow’s hostage, demanding he release Chu Ling.

A bunch of lunatics!

Looking at the bizarre scene before him, Blood Crow couldn’t help cursing inwardly.

Overseas, even when it comes to close relatives or dear friends, once their own interests are involved, who would care whether you live or die? Everyone will selfishly choose to protect themselves.

This was the first time Blood Crow had seen so many people who didn’t fear death?!

But that didn’t matter…….

What he needed was to use these people to help him escape from that ‘monster’ not far away.

These people valued each other’s lives so much, which actually made them easier for him to manipulate.

Still, one hostage seemed a bit too few— didn’t give him enough security. He needed to add a little more bargaining power………

On the other side, Chu Ling—held in Blood Crow’s arms—had looked terrified at first.

But after seeing her parents and family so fearless, faces full of worry, demanding to trade themselves for her……..

Chu Ling felt the scenery before her eyes turn blurry without realizing it.

Even though she was in danger right now…….

For some reason, Chu Ling had completely lost all fear. Instead, her heart felt warm—so warm—and so happy…….

So, this…….

This… is family love?!

This… is what it feels like to be cared for by family?!

Not long ago, when her relatives had to choose between Tang Rou and her, they had chosen Tang Rou without hesitation.

At that time, Chu Ling’s heart had shattered—it was despair……..

She’d even stopped expecting much from the family affection she’d once dreamed of, feeling she would forever be a nobody’s ugly duckling—optional, expendable.

That was her fate, and she had to accept it.

But who would’ve thought………

She had believed she’d been completely abandoned by her family, yet now she was once again feeling that long-lost warmth of family from Xu Shuyun and the others……..

It made the light in her once-dim eyes sparkle again.

So, it turns out…….

Someone still cared about her, still loved her……..

Thinking of this, unwilling to let her family be put in danger, she suddenly slammed her hand onto Blood Crow’s elbow joint, as if afraid he might loosen the arm clamped around her neck.

“I order you—no swapping hostages. If you’ve got something, come at me! I’m not afraid of you!”

Chu Ling took a deep breath and said coldly.

She firmly believed that as the fated cousin, she definitely wouldn’t easily fall here!!!!!

Huh???

How did another one go crazy?!

Chu Ling’s strange action made Blood Crow feel numb all over.

He could only feel that Chinese people all had something wrong in their heads—are they all this willing to throw their lives away???

And when Xu Shuyun and the others saw this, they looked even more worried and shouted:

“Chu Ling, don’t be impulsive!” “Black dude, come at me!” “Let go of my daughter, I’ll be your hostage.”………

Tang Rou, standing among them, looked at this glaring scene, and a trace of malicious gloom flashed in her eyes.

She truly wished that Black guy would hurry up and do it—kill that thief who was trying to steal her happy life right here…….

Before Chu Ling appeared, her family’s attention had always been focused on her.

But ever since that shameless woman showed up at the door……..

She had gradually stolen the love and attention that should have belonged to Tang Rou. That was something Tang Rou absolutely could not accept!!!!!

No matter what, she would find a way to eliminate Chu Ling, this obstruction.

But right now Chu Ling was in mortal danger—so even if it was just putting on a show in front of her parents, she had to endure the disgust and temporarily act like she was worried about her.

Thinking that, Tang Rou forced out a few tears and launched into a full-blown acting performance.

Anyone seeing her performance at this moment would probably think she and Chu Ling were an inseparable pair of loving sisters………

“Please, let go of my older sister! Wuwuwu….. She’s still a patient! She can’t take being tortured like this!”

“I’ll be your hostage. As long as you let Sister Chu Ling go, I’m willing to do anything. I’ll willingly trade life for life—use me to swap my sister away.”

“Anyway, I’m just a fake heiress. I’ve occupied my sister’s life for so many years. My guilt makes me unwilling to keep scraping by any longer.”

“I want to return it to her—return all the rest of my life to Sister Chu Ling.”

“Because she…. is the real Tang family heiress, and I….. am nothing but a dispensable thief……….”

“……….”

Tang Rou’s eyes brimmed with tears as she acted with all her might, wailing.

For an instant, she even truly put herself into the role of a younger sister.

Anyway, that Black guy couldn’t possibly swap hostages. She didn’t mind acting more convincingly, and there were so many people here—if they really did swap, it wouldn’t be her turn anyway?!

So, Tang Rou was calm as hell, unable to pull herself out of her own acting.

Until she heard a sentence by her ear…….

“Okay. Want to swap, right? That woman, you come over.”

(???(??? 😉 Huh??????

Seeing Blood Crow point at her, Tang Rou instantly became dumbfounded, not reacting for a moment.

Σ(☉▽☉”a.

“Me? You mean me?”

“Mm! That’s right! It’s you—come here, quick.”

Blood Crow looked impatient, urging her in extremely broken Chinese.

It wasn’t that he really wanted to let Chu Ling go—he just wanted to escape while carrying two hostages, which would be safer.

And here…….

Only that woman crying a sloppy mess was the most suitable.

She was small and easy to control and take away.

And she and the girl he already controlled were sisters with an unbreakable bond.

As long as he controlled one, the other would be restrained and wouldn’t dare run easily.

This plan…. was simply perfect.

????乛?乛????。

At this moment.

Facing Blood Crow’s urging, Tang Rou was completely stunned, standing there with an ugly expression, trapped between advancing and retreating.

In her heart, she had already cursed Blood Crow’s ancestors for eighteen generations………

“Tiangang Divine Steps, instant flash—”

Fortunately, while Blood Crow was distracted, Su Fan struck decisively.

He was someone who cherished family ties the most.

After feeling that flesh-and-blood family bond among the Tang family, he had already made a silent vow to save this family without a single scratch………