The Undercover Heir is Actually Tycoon's Secret Girlfriend-Chapter 328 - 264

At night, the temperature in Y State drops sharply, and the breath exhaled by Rong Zhi forms a cloud of white mist.

In the afternoon, John threatened her with a gun, but without giving him a chance to fire, she directly pulled Cheng Sijia out.

It was quite evident that the soldiers stationed at the border recognized President Cheng of the Tianchen Group.

After verifying their identities, John had to report the situation to his superiors and was only allowed to let these people in after receiving approval.

Currently, the border of Y State is not peaceful.

Rong Zhi walked leisurely under the starless night sky; wherever her gaze fell, there were no more street vendors. Apart from the makeshift camp beside her, there was only a desolate wasteland.

Her body couldn’t adjust to the time difference, so she decided to take a casual stroll, knowing she wouldn’t get hurt here.

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Outside a simple tent, two figures wrapped in thin blankets sat outside, a young girl’s face still showing traces of baby fat. Her cheeks were chilled to a bright red, and her lips were purplish.

Her eyes were tightly shut, with tiny shards of ice forming on her long, curled eyelashes.

They were children abandoned by local natives nearby, generally due to weakness or physical defects, unable to pass the auxiliary power’s assessment, thus discarded by their families.

Cheng Sijia had pried this information from John’s mouth, recently Y State had been sealed off because a batch of deformed creatures suddenly appeared on the plains. They had human skin, but their bodies were as hard as steel, named as modified humans by orders from above.

Rong Zhi figured out Bai Su’s purpose for running this errand after a brief contemplation.

As she walked past the two hugging and sleeping, she caught a glimpse of a boy in his early twenties, her steps momentarily halted.

He was a very beautiful young man; she seldom used "beautiful" to describe people, but he aptly fit the term.

He resembled the dream lover of countless maidens, with crimson lips and white teeth, a straight nose, and elegant brows. His eyes bore a striking resemblance to the girl’s he held, innocent yet captivating.

His dark pupils bore no trace of filth, clearer than a spring.

Rong Zhi’s gaze swept over his demeanor, noting his upright posture despite the circumstances.

Expressionless, she stepped past them and continued forward.

Judging by the situation, if things go as expected, the two might freeze to death tonight.

After wandering about without finding anything interesting, she returned past them again, and sure enough, the girl in the boy’s arms had already fainted from the cold. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

She headed directly to the accommodation John had prepared for them; fearing trouble from them, John had stationed someone there to ostensibly protect while in reality, monitoring.

It was a bald man, a twisted scar running from his left eyebrow to his right mouth corner, enjoying his cigarette quite contentedly.

White mist trickled from his nose, dispersing into the air with a pungent tobacco smell. As the boy walked past, greed flashed in his small eyes instantly.

No such high-quality goods had been seen on the border before.

Although John warned them to avoid offending the potential big shots, without specific orders from above, they could act as they pleased, possibly having no connection to those higher-ups, even if they ended up with dead bodies, no one would intervene.

Rong Zhi came out holding a blanket, with Song Lichen following behind.

The tough guy took another drag, flicked his cigarette ash, "Where are the two of you going, wandering around at night instead of sleeping?"

Song Lichen avoided the smoke he exhaled, his calm demeanor unchanged, "Business."

"I tell you folks," the brute glanced at the blankets they carried, then glanced at the pair outside, flashing a grin, grotesque as ever.

"Really think this place is safe? Those two outside are just a bunch of wolf cubs. You help them out of sympathy; they might bite you tomorrow."

Song Lichen suppressed a chuckle, "None of your concern."

"Fine," bald brute spat, "You’re quite temperamental, but I’m not responsible if anything goes wrong."

Saying this, he unabashedly eyed Rong Zhi, with lustful greed immediately apparent, then inhaled deeply again, spit out a few vulgar, indecent words.

Rong Zhi didn’t bother acknowledging him.

The dim firelight could barely add warmth to this frigid night, Zi Shuchen’s face gradually turned pale, but he bit his lip, held onto Pei Su tightly.

Rong Zhi stood before him, watching him coolly.

Zi Shuchen sensed her gaze, lifted his head slowly, locking eyes with her clear gaze.

"What?"

He sneered, tinged with self-mockery, "Are you here for a laugh too, planning on driving us away?"

Zi Shuchen didn’t know the young woman, but seeing her coming out of that place, he somewhat understood she likely belonged to the soldiers eager to get rid of them.

Rong Zhi didn’t respond, merely having Song Lichen toss the blanket to them, then stretched out her hand, "Give her to me."

Zi Shuchen instead hugged Pei Su tighter, his gaze turning wary, "What are you going to do?!"

Rong Zhi couldn’t be bothered with his shout, bent down and effortlessly lifted the cold-as-ice girl.

Colder than ice.

She vaguely sensed what it felt like when Bai Su held her at night.

Having starved for days, Zi Shuchen had barely any strength, only able to watch wide-eyed as Rong Zhi carried Pei Su away, trying to stand only to collapse from exhaustion.

"Let her go... let her go!!"

Song Lichen slightly twitched his lips, leaving Zi Shuchen to make a scene until everyone in the nearby camp was awakened.

So he decisively delivered a chop to knock the man down, catching his weakening body and hefting him over his shoulder along with the blanket.

Chang Sen, the bald guard at the door, saw them return and immediately blocked their path.

"You come inside but leave those two riffraff outside."

His words barely hid his disdain.

Pei Su lay in the boy’s arms for a while, her furrowed eyebrows gradually relaxing, rubbing affectionately against her clothing, breathing steadily.

Rong Zhi lowered her gaze, adjusted to hold her better, then removed her coat to drape over Pei Su.

She then glanced calmly at Chang Sen, speaking indifferently, "Move aside."

Chang Sen snorted through his nose, "Move aside for what, those two are just lowlives, dead is dead."

He reached out to grab Pei Su, but Rong Zhi retreated a step calmly.

Seeing his move fail, Chang Sen spat and lunged at the two behind her.

Song Lichen steadily carried Zi Shuchen, eluding him repeatedly, until Chang Sen became furious, were they playing him?!

He drew a pistol from beside him, aimed at them, and fired!

This time Song Lichen couldn’t avoid in time, the sound of the bullet hitting flesh was solid and deep.

Zi Shuchen awakened instantly in pain.

"Stop messing around, just let these two down or I’ll kill you both!"

He awoke to hear these words, struggling with newfound strength.

Song Lichen frowned.

Meanwhile, Chang Sen’s assault continued, other soldiers in the camp emerged upon hearing the commotion.

Seeing resistance was futile, Zi Shuchen’s eyes turned crimson with rage, "Put me down!"

Grinding his molars, he articulated each word slowly.

Chang Sen heard, angrily chuckled, feigning to pull him, "Isn’t that capable? Don’t you want to save people?"