Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 459: Chapter 459 Regaining Memory

Hearing the crying of the children inside, everyone was anxious and distressed. Such a significant issue had reached a deadlock.

Tang Haiyang, in order to stabilize them, said, ”Okay, I will immediately send someone to negotiate with the higher-ups. I ask you to keep your promise not to harm the children before noon the day after tomorrow.”

There was no response from inside; instead, a roar was heard, ”Shut the hell up!”

With that commotion, the other two children inside the cave also woke up.

Xie Jiabao, Tang Haiyang’s nephew, might have been spoiled at home, but he was quite smart. Despite being scared to death, he still pulled the sleeve of the crying child, cautiously reminding, ”Stop crying, or they might hit us.” Upon hearing a familiar voice and also fearing a beating, the child managed to stop crying.

Tang Haiyang sent people down and stayed there himself to stall the man with the scar, wanting to remain as close as possible to his nephew in case something went wrong.

After surveying the area, Yunyi started to assess the surrounding environment. She realized that what they thought was a cave wasn’t really one. There was just an opening on one side, and it was open-air above, which made things much easier.

She had discarded the makeshift bow and arrows she had fashioned earlier.

She went over to Huo Jingrui and whispered a few words to him. Then, she whispered to Tang Haiyang, telling him he must keep the people inside stable for the time being.

She quickly reached a tree near the cave entrance and climbed up nimbly. Her smooth ascent, akin to a monkey’s agility, startled the men below.

She climbed the tree to provide cover for her spiritual power. After all, without climbing, she wouldn’t know the situation on the other side. Using the moonlight and her extraordinary senses, she was indeed able to see inside the cave.

Nimbly descending from the tree, she took the thorn bow and arrow Huo Jingrui had made. After testing the draw, she deemed it should be sufficient. ”That cave is open to the air,” she said. ”We need to rescue the children quickly. Otherwise, in this cold weather, it could be very dangerous.”

Huo Jingrui’s expression was serious as he asked, ”How confident are you?”

Yunyi glanced at a nearby tree, not daring to be too certain. ”About seventy percent,” she replied.

Their demands were impossible to meet. Those people had already been handed over to Beijing, so even if they truly agreed, it would be too late. Moreover, such conditions were fundamentally unacceptable.

They must have scouted this place in advance, Tang Haiyang realized. One side is a cliff, and the other has no path, making encirclement impossible, especially since the three children are still their captives. I, too, had initially assumed it was a cave. The realization that it was an open-air one, however, means it presents a definite opportunity!

Although Tang Haiyang was communicating with the other party, he kept an eye on the situation here. Hearing Yunyi’s words, his face showed concern, but he also knew there was no better option at the moment.

Tang Haiyang wasn’t aware that Yunyi had previously used Sleeping Drug to incapacitate the ambushers. He was now deeply worried, fearing their current attempt might backfire and further provoke their captors—the consequences were too dreadful to imagine.

Now that there was silence from that direction, he slowly made his way over. ”Comrade Huo.”

Huo Jingrui knew what he was worried about. ”Don’t worry,” he said. ”My partner is very skilled, and her pharmaceutical abilities are remarkable.”

If this had happened before, I might have shared his worry, Huo Jingrui thought. But just now, all those fragmented memories in my mind became clear. I have memories from my previous life—no, they should be from my last two lives.

At that moment, his gaze towards Yunyi was so fervent that she, being exceptionally perceptive, felt somewhat overwhelmed, and a flicker of doubt sparked within her.