Lin Qingyu entered the pick-up hall and cast her lovely eyes around. She was trying to locate that face she had missed so much in the crowds.
“Qingyu, over here.” In the crowds, Ning Tao waved at Lin Qingyu.
Lin Qingyu saw Ning Tao and walked swiftly to him. There seemed to be many things she liked to tell him in her heart. But the moment she came to him, she found herself dumbstricken. She could only stare at him with an aggrieved look in her eyes. There was also a joyous affection in this reunion. Her emotions were very complex.
Ning Tao smiled at her. “Come, let me pull your luggage for you. My vehicle's parked in the carpark.”
Lin Qingyu nodded and followed Ning Tao silently.
In the crowds, a blond man in dark sungla.s.ses was holding up a pickup sign. But his eyes landed on Ning Tao and Lin Qingyu. His gaze followed them out of the pick-up hall and then he took out his cell phone.
At the gate of the hall, Ning Tao slowed down.
Lin Qingyu asked curiously, “What's wrong?”
Ning Tao gave another smile. “Nothing. Let's go.”
Lin Qingyu jerked the corner of her mouth and followed Ning Tao in the direction of the carpark.
Ning Tao's physical world was holding a large core, as big as a volleyball. His sixth sense was so acute that it was terrifying. Someone had been watching him and he could certainly feel it. But he did not want Lin Qingyu to worry and kept the feeling to himself.
In the waiting area beside the airport expressway, two women with long legs were watching Ning Tao and Lin Qingyu cross the road. But Ning Tao did not give them even a glance.
These two women were Bai Jing and Qing Zhui.
“Sister, have you progressed in your relations.h.i.+p with him?” Bai Jing asked.
Qing Zhui's voice was very soft. “Still the same.”
Bai Jing gave a sigh. “You silly good-for-nothing, you have to try harder. Three years will pa.s.s swiftly. Then it will be wasted effort on your part. He is a cultivation doctor, one only in a thousand years. And that clinic of his isn't simple either. To have him as a lover will be a ma.s.sive stroke of good fortune. You might be able to tide over earthly trials and become an immortal.”
Qing Zhui rolled her eyes at Bai Jing. “You only know how to complain. Why don't you do it yourself if you can?”
Bai Jing wanted to speak but held herself back. She looked thoroughly frustrated at her sister's poor progress. She had admonished her so earnestly and yet her foolish sister had not heeded even a word.
It was a once-in-thousand-year opportunity. But it would not be easy to seize this golden opportunity.
At this moment, the blond man too walked out of the pick-up hall, leaving for the carpark.
Bai Jing and Qing Zhui went after him.
In the smoking area, a cool-looking old comrade with flowing locks, clad in a windbreaker, also threw away his cigarette b.u.t.t. He also tailed the man noiselessly.
He was Yin Molan.
In the carpark, Lin Qingyu who had traversed several parking areas asked frustratedly, “Tao, where have you parked your car?”
Ning Tao lifted his finger and pointed. “There, we're coming to it.”
Lin Qingyu looked in the direction of Ning Tao's pointed finger and she saw a Bentley. Her expression turned solemn and she immediately said in awe, “I knew you will succeed. It's been only a short time, and yet you can afford such a car.”
Ning Tao did not say anything. He strolled quickly over and circ.u.mvented the Bentley. Then, he put Lin Qingyu's luggage on the footrest of his electric motorbike, G.o.d's Will.
Lin Qingyu was wondering why Ning Tao had not opened the car door. She strode past the car and saw Ning Tao putting her luggage on an electric motorbike. She cried out in surprise, “So this… this is your vehicle?”
Ning Tao put up the stand and pushed G.o.d's Will out. He smiled as he said, “Well, you think I will pick you up in a Bentley?”
Lin Qingyu watched Ning Tao's electric motorbike, her expression full of curiosity.
Ning Tao mounted the motorbike. He said, “Get up. Why are you dazed? My motorbike's more expensive than that Bentley. The owner of that Bentley wanted to exchange his vehicle with me, but I refused.”
Lin Qingyu smiled, amused by Ning Tao's words. “He's not an idiot. Why would he exchange his Bentley for your electric motorbike?” As she spoke, she lifted her long legs and mounted the electric motorbike.
Ning Tao stepped on the motor, and rode the electric motorbike G.o.d's Will steadily away.
Lin Qingyu hesitated for a moment before stretching out her arms to clasp Ning Tao's waist. She had done this very tastefully, not like Qing Zhui who pressed her body completely on Ning Tao's back. Lin Qingyu had kept a small distance between her upper body and Ning Tao's back.
Although an electric motorbike was useful, it could not go on the expressway. After leaving the carpark, Ning Tao rode G.o.d's Will to a Cla.s.s II Highway. He drove with a speed of 60 km/h towards the munic.i.p.al region of Guan City.
After driving a dozen kilometers, the electric motorbike arrived at the rural outskirts. The housing by the sides of the highway gradually dwindled.
They came to a crossroad, where a Toyota off-road jeep was waiting at the traffic light. While Ning Tao was driving G.o.d's Will past the junction, the jeep suddenly revved in the direction of the motorbike.
Ning Tao forcefully stepped on the accelerator and injected spiritual power into G.o.d's Will. In the blink of an eye, G.o.d's Will started to race forward, barely avoiding the Toyota jeep cras.h.i.+ng into it.
The Toyota jeep suddenly turned and sped after him, its engine purring. It was racing at breakneck speed.
It was not only the Toyota jeep. Another black Audi and two other Toyota motorbikes with high horsepower also dashed out from behind the jeep. The two motorbikes had been tailing, but they overtook the two other vehicles in an instant and left them behind, streaking like the wind.
Ning Tao saw from the rear-view mirror the driver taking something out from his clothes. He growled immediately, “Hold me tight!”
The man was obviously taking out a gun.
Lin Qingyu was still panicking over the close shave just now. She did not know what was happening. When she heard Ning Tao's growl, she came to herself and stretched her arms around Ning Tao's waist. She fastened her ten fingers into a loop and embraced his waist tightly.
Ning Tao revved up his engine to the maximum and injected spiritual power into G.o.d's Will. It was like injecting nitrous oxide into a revamped engine. Once he did that, G.o.d's Will immediately accelerated and sped away at beyond 400 km/h!
The two high-powered motorbikes tried to catch up. Their six-gear throttles could only see the black-and-white striped G.o.d's Will speed away. Their maximum speed at 200 km/h was far inferior to G.o.d's Will's 400 km/h. They could not hope to gain on that electric motorbike. Still, the two motorbikes and the two vehicles continued to pursue G.o.d's Will relentlessly.
A scene of speed and pa.s.sion was unfolding on this country road. Yet the jaw-dropping protagonist was no revamped sportscar, but an electric motorbike.
Speeding to more than 400 km/h on a Cla.s.s II Highway… such an act was tantamount to suicide. Lin Qingyu was blanching in fear, so scared that she hugged Ning Tao's waist tightly, burying her head into his back. She did not dare to even open her eyes. But Ning Tao was very calm and not the least ruffled. After injecting spiritual power into his electric motorbike, he merged into one with his motorbike, controlling it like his arms. There was no danger at all in him running into a road accident after the acceleration. Even if there was, the risk would be negligible.
But he had to consider Lin Qingyu. Racing was no problem for him, but Lin Qingyu could not withstand racing at such a speed.
In the blink of an eye, they had sped a few kilometers. Ning Tao reduced his speed and turned into a small lane by a village. Then, they rode for a short distance more before entering a forest.
“Retch… ” Lin Qingyu jumped down the bike and, squatting on the ground, started to throw up.
Ning Tao could not afford time to comfort her. He came to the side of the forest, gazing at the nearby road. About one minute later, the two motorbikes and the Toyota jeep and Audi car appeared in his sight.
Ning Tao took out his cell phone and took two photos.
The pursuers had disappeared in a flash. The two motorbike riders were wearing helmets and their faces could not be seen. The windows of the two cars were also not wound down. He could not see anyone in the car. But from the burly builds of the motorbike riders, he could deduce that they were whites.
Ning Tao said secretly to himself, “Bai Sheng sent his two disciples to hand me the invitation, so he wouldn't have attacked at this moment. Could these people be mercenaries from the Black Fire Company?” A cold gleam flashed across his eyes. The Black Fire Company was getting more and more unruly.
“Retch… ” Lin Qingyu was still vomiting, her complexion pale.
Ning Tao kept his cell phone and walked over, extending his arms to help her up. While doing so, he injected a whiff of spiritual power into her body.
Lin Qingyu instantly felt much better. She no longer retched and her complexion resumed a more florid color. But she was still very afraid. “What… what happened just now?”
Ning Tao said, “Someone's trying to kill us. Your brother's disappearance may be related to those guys.”
“I… I want to report to the police.” As she said this, Lin Qingyu took out her cell phone.
Ning Tao pressed down her hand. “There's no use doing that. If there is, your brother wouldn't have been abducted.”
“Then… then what?” Lin Qingyu was completely fl.u.s.tered.
Ning Tao said, “This is why I am picking you up. You may have become their target. Did you book the hotel yourself online, or did Bai Sheng arrange the accommodation for you?”
Lin Qingyu said, “Bai Sheng did provide a hotel room, but the hotel rating was too low. So I booked my own room online.”
Ning Tao was silent for a while before saying, “You might as well forget the hotel and come stay with me.”
“You have a house in Guan City?” Lin Qingyu seemed rather surprised.
Ning Tao said, “I have a rented apartment, but it's definitely lower grade than a hotel room.”
“I'm not one of those affluent and extravagant rich girls. I booked my own room because I am representing Blueprint Biotechnology Company. I need to look good,” Lin Qingyu said.
Ning Tao mounted his electric motorbike G.o.d Will's, and smiled. “Sorry to make you go through this. Come up the bike.”
Lin Qingyu seemed to remember something. She stared strangely at G.o.d's Will which Ning Tao had just mounted and asked curiously, “Why is your electric motorbike so fast? It seems to be faster even than a plane. How can it be so fast?”
Ning Tao gave an indifferent smile. “I have said before: my electric motorbike's very expensive. I won't exchange it for a Bentley.”
Indeed, the spiritual materials used in refining this electric motorbike were even more expensive than a Bentley. Furthermore, he had refined those materials in his rotten broken tripod for a few days and nights.
But Lin Qingyu pouted and seemed unconvinced. Still, she mounted G.o.d's Will as well and clasped Ning Tao's waist. She had to remind him, “Don't ride so fast.”
While all this was happening, Ning Tao had already sent his two photos to Bai Jing. He kept his cell phone and cranked up the engine, riding to the road. This time, he did not ride into a Cla.s.s II Highway but rode instead sluggishly on the country road.