Chapter 761: One More Her Beside Me_1

She had waited for a long time, but all she got was Uncle’s silence.

Baili Xia’s courage, which had built up from the beginning, was quickly being spent.

It seemed that Uncle was still not willing to accept it.

To be precise, he had never taken her intentions to heart.

She had spoken her concerns to him so clearly; if he wasn’t willing to consider them, there was nothing she could do.

Baili Xia exhaled, feeling somewhat helpless: “If Uncle isn’t willing…

”

“If I find out that guy has a part in it, I promise, you’ll never forget the taste of punishment.”

He stepped on the accelerator, and the sightseeing car immediately headed back to the parking lot the same way they came.

It took a while for Baili Xia to finally make sense of what he had meant.

He agreed!

Uncle really decided to consider her feelings!

As long as she could convince Dongfang Jin too, she would have succeeded!

“I’ll make sure he doesn’t participate either, I definitely will!”

She turned her head to look at him, her voice trembling slightly due to her excitement.

Mu Xiaojiu merely hummed coldly and ignored her.

It was only a few minutes by car from the archery range to the parking lot, but it would probably take ten to twenty minutes to walk there.

This archery range was built near the mountain, creating a beautiful and quiet environment.

The road from the archery range to the parking lot was relatively secluded, with mountains on one side and a forest or artificial lake on the other.

Not many pedestrians could be found here.

Driving along the road with the breeze caressing their faces felt incredibly comfortable.

Baili Xia was mesmerized by the scenery around her and found herself in such a good mood that she began to hum a small tune unconsciously.

Mu Xiaojiu, sitting in the driver’s seat, kept his eyes focused on the road ahead, occasionally glancing at Baili Xia from the corner of his eyes.

Seeing her happy face relaxed him somewhat, and he eased up on the accelerator.

A minute’s journey by car turned into a half-minute journey for Mu Xiaojiu.

Suddenly, a piece of wood about the thickness of an arm appeared in the distance in front of them.

The piece of wood wasn’t particularly large, but it would still prove challenging for a sightseeing car to pass over it.

Didn’t two employees just drive down this road?

How did a piece of wood suddenly appear?

Mu Xiaojiu instantly became cautious, knowing that to continue, he would have to get out of the car and move the wood.

The wood had been just placed there, most likely by people who saw the employees bring their car and leave them alone.

They waited until they were far enough, then placed the wood down.

Because they knew he would be leaving soon too.

Once he got out of the car, he could imagine what would be waiting for him.

If he was alone, he wouldn’t have cared about these trivial tricks.

But now, with a young girl in tow, he had to consider her.

Glancing at Baili Xia next to him, Mu Xiaojiu gently said: “Hold tight.”

Baili Xia was taken by surprise as she noticed Mu Xiaojiu’s suddenly stern expression.

Despite her confusion, she didn’t ask questions but immediately grabbed the guardrails on either side of the car.

Mu Xiaojiu abruptly stepped on the gas, increasing their speed.

With a quick pull on the handbrake and a sharp turn of the steering wheel, he executed a drift on the narrow road only two meters wide.

“Ah——” The turn came so suddenly that Baili Xia couldn’t help but cry out in surprise.

However, before she could ask any questions, a gunshot resounded near her ear.

The person lurking in the shadows knew they had been discovered by Mu Xiaojiu, so they decisively attacked.

Unfortunately, Mu Xiaojiu’s sudden change of direction was too fast and their first shot missed its mark.