124: Honey, I'm going to sleep a little longer.

The incident that occurred in the shopping mall quickly alarmed the high-ranking members of the Ning Family.

After Ning Tianxiong learned the news of Ning Fengya's assassination attempt, he was uncharacteristically furious and swiftly issued a series of orders.

In less than five minutes, the most luxurious shopping mall in Tianyang City was completely locked down.

The security company affiliated with the Ning Family deployed nearly a thousand Bodyguards, surrounding the mall until not even a drop of water could pass through, and no one inside was allowed to leave.

The Anima store had now been converted into a makeshift operating room.

Nearly half of the top medical experts in Tianyang City were gathered there.

The experts gathered around Lin Du, carefully examining his wound, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Ning Fengya stood nearby, her eyes never leaving Lin Du.

If it hadn't been for Lin Du today, the person lying on the ground right now would have been Ning Fengya herself.

Ning Fengya had never imagined that the canary she kept would save her life at such a critical moment.

Ning Fengya's emotions were complex to the extreme; flashes of anger, coldness, self-reproach, and even heartache occasionally flickered in the depths of her eyes.

In her mind, she subconsciously recalled the arm that had given her such a strong sense of security... Just then, a medical authority from Yunlong City spoke up.

"Miss Ning, the wound on your boyfriend's arm is infected with an extremely rare poison. It will likely take some time to extract the virus."

Ning Fengya glanced at the medical authority who had spoken and said coldly, "I don't need to know the process; I only need the result."

"If anything happens to him, every single person present here will have to be buried with him!"

Ning Fengya was truly enraged.

She had almost never spoken such extreme words in reality.

Hearing this, the surrounding medical experts were all terrified.

Ning Fengya's threat of "being buried with him" was no idle talk; given the Ning Family's influence in Tianyang City, Ning Fengya certainly had the means to enforce it.

In the eyes of top financial magnates, human lives were like weeds, and the Ning Family had ten thousand ways to torture these medical experts to death.

Since Ning Fengya had given the command, how could the experts dare not give their all?

The experts racked their brains, pulling out every last trick they had.

Outside the door, a Bodyguard in black swiftly ran up to Ning Fengya.

"Miss, the mall lockdown is complete!"

"We captured a total of 75 suspicious individuals. Our subordinates are currently conducting interrogations."

"Results will be available soon!"

Ning Fengya nodded.

Manager Lin Xue, the female manager of the mall, bit her tongue and committed suicide when she was subdued moments ago.

Since the assassination only involved Lin Xue herself, her death turned the case into a cold case.

Open and secret struggles between the major families on Ancestral Star were commonplace; nearly every major family cultivated dead soldiers like Manager Lin Xue.

The battleground for conflicts between the major families was primarily in universe ol, but dangers in reality were also everywhere and should not be underestimated.

After calming down, Ning Fengya thought of many potential enemies.

From Zhao Yunsou, who failed his confession and was killed twice, to Death Waltz, who lost all face and dropped levels, and then to the Qilin Immortal Venerable silently backing the Peak of the Forbidden City... all these major powers were somewhat suspicious... Two hours later.

A column of luxury vehicles sped along the road leading from the shopping mall to the Ning Family.

On the way there, Ning Fengya and Lin Du had been escorted by twenty Land Rover Range Rovers.

On the way back, the twenty Range Rovers had become fifty, and the vehicle being escorted in the very center had changed from a Rolls-Royce Phantom to a luxurious RV.

This luxurious lineup was comparable to a head of state traveling!

On the RV bed, Lin Du slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, the memories from before he fainted flooded into his mind.

Lin Du looked at his bandaged arm. He tried to move it gently, but was met with a searing pain.

Hiss~

The anesthesia had worn off; it would be strange if it didn't hurt!

In his previous life, Lin Du hadn't been injured much; he had ultimately underestimated the pain of being stabbed... "Don't move your arm recklessly!" Ning Fengya's cold voice rang out nearby.

Within that cold voice, there was a faint hint of concern and heartache that had never been there before.

Lin Du secretly rejoiced.

Listening to Ning Fengya's voice, Lin Du knew that this stab wound was definitely worth it!

But!

This was far from enough; the performance had to continue.

While Ning Fengya still had some sympathy, he had to strike while the iron was hot!

"Hiss~"

Lin Du frowned painfully. Enduring the intense pain, he struggled to check on Ning Fengya's condition.

"Wife, are you okay?"

"That female assassin didn't hurt you, did she?"

Ning Fengya shook her head, supported Lin Du, and gently pressed him back onto the bed.

"You blocked the fatal strike for me. I'm fine."

"Lie down quickly, and don't move around!"

Lin Du let out a long breath upon hearing this, relieved. "It's good that you weren't hurt."

Under the intense pain in his arm, fine beads of sweat appeared on Lin Du's forehead, and his facial expression was slightly contorted.

Ning Fengya picked up a tissue and gently wiped the sweat beads from Lin Du's forehead.

This was the first time Ning Fengya had ever wiped someone's sweat since she was a child. Looking at Lin Du's painful expression, an indescribable feeling arose in her heart.

If it weren't for this man, whom she humiliated every day, she might already be meeting the King of Hell right now... Lin Du looked extremely weak.

He "struggled" to reach out and grasp Ning Fengya's jade-like hand.

"Wife, I blame myself for what happened today."

"If you hadn't come with me to buy a suit, you wouldn't have suffered this assassination attempt."

"I'm sorry!"

Lin Du's weak voice, combined with his self-reproachful expression, made Ning Fengya feel terrible. For a moment, she didn't withdraw her hand... If anyone was to blame, it should have been her. If she hadn't thrown away all of Lin Du's suits, none of these subsequent events would have occurred.

Lin Du secretly glanced at Ning Fengya, his face showing signs of grogginess.

"Wife, I'm tired. I want to sleep for a bit."

"Take care of yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, before Ning Fengya could react, Lin Du's hand weakly let go.

He had actually fainted... A little past five in the afternoon.

A sudden roar of propellers sounded above the Ning Family Villa, as three black helicopters landed on the helipad in the Ning Family's backyard.

Beside the helipad, the high-ranking members of the Ning Family, including Ning Tianxiong, were waiting.

Whoosh—

The cabin doors of the three helicopters opened in succession, and teams of burly men wearing camouflage uniforms jumped out in an orderly fashion.

These burly men had dark complexions, were all at least 185 centimeters tall, and their black vests revealed prominently bulging muscles.

These imposing men resembled iron towers, their gazes fierce and intimidating. Large and small hideous scars were clearly visible on their exposed skin.

The thirty-plus burly men stood in a single file, radiating an intense aura of killing intent!

Although the Ning Family's Bodyguards were also one in a hundred, they were clearly a level below these imposing men...