The small animals had no idea they had just narrowly escaped death’s door, saved only by Yun Ran’s intervention, or else they would have already become test subjects.
Yun Ran’s pace did not stop as she followed the previously calculated direction, and soon she arrived at the foot of a desolate mountain.
The area was completely uninhabited, and the mountain trees flourished densely.
During the day it was okay, but if it were night, it would undoubtedly be gloomy. Anyone a bit faint-hearted coming here would have their hearts jumping to their throats.
However, soon Yun Ran noticed there was a clean and tidy road nearby. To go up the mountain following the road would be easier than ungroomed paths.
Yun Ran wasn’t one to be reckless; she sent a Little Paperman to fly up and scout the situation before deciding whether to go up herself.
After all, Yun Qing wasn’t in life-threatening danger, and their relationship wasn’t good. Coming here was already setting aside past grievances.
The Little Paperman flew up, and within a distance less than 100 meters, it flew back.
"Master, there’s a villa up there, and there are quite a few surveillance cameras around. If you go up from the road, you will definitely be spotted."
But taking another route would not only waste time, but also get you dirty. There are also a lot of traps and electric nets nearby.
For ordinary people, making their way smoothly up would be harder than reaching the heavens.
Yun Ran scrutinized the surrounding area again and finally saw a huge warning sign stating that the mountain was private property, not open to outsiders.
[Host, perhaps you shouldn’t go up. Just let the Little Paperman carry the person down.]
Yun Ran thought about it and agreed—although she had ways to avoid the dangers, Yun Qing wasn’t worth her going to great lengths.
Saying this, she waved for the Little Paperman that had just flown down to go up again, this time giving it a helper just in case they encountered troublesome people and needed to cooperate.
Yun Ran herself found a spot with a nice view and sat down to rest.
The Little Paperman successfully flew up to the villa on the mountain top.
This place, having only that villa which occupied the entire mountaintop, truly deserved its status as private property.
They moved too swiftly; the surveillance cameras along the road couldn’t catch a glimpse of their figures.
After flying into the villa, the Little Paperman became much more low-key, always flying low close to the ground.
Their purpose was clear; they followed the scent of Yun Qing.
At the moment, Yun Qing was locked in the villa’s basement, which, contrary to expectations, wasn’t dark and damp but was brightly illuminated just like daylight.
On Yun Qing’s body was a Haute Couture outfit worth hundreds of thousands, not only wrinkled but also stained with blood.
Her face was as pale as if painted with white, her lips had numerous blood scabs—clearly self-inflicted—and her forehead was matted with hair.
The sight suggested immense suffering, certainly not something a high-born young lady could endure.
Around her waist was a huge iron ring that looked heavy, but the chain attached to this iron ring was very short.
It made it impossible for Yun Qing to sit down and relieve the pressure below her waist, as if her slight frame was being punished to stand carrying weights over a hundred kilograms.
Looking at this scene, the iron ring seemed almost on the verge of dragging her whole person down.
Little Paperman slipped in through the crack under the door of the basement, completely unnoticed, their cultivation stemming from Yun Ran, and their thoughts were naturally the same.
Seeing Yun Qing in such a miserable state, the two Little Papermen weren’t particularly worried or sympathetic, just being able to come to her rescue was already commendable.
Just then, the empty basement suddenly erupted with an ear-piercing noise, causing the Little Papermen to look up and see surveillance cameras and several expensive speakers mounted on the wall.
This noise was extremely harsh, capable of instantly inciting irritability.
Yun Qing, who hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for a day and a night, was subjected to bright lights, weighed down by heavy objects, and intermittently tortured by noise, was truly at her limit.
She truly regretted it now; how could she have been so naive to think the people from the Xiyeno Family would be easy to deal with?
Fortunately, when she had been trying to please Xiyeno Natsuo, she had also been kind to a few people around her, which gave her a chance to send a message to her elder brother.
She knew Xiyeno Natsuo would certainly use this opportunity to make exorbitant demands from her elder brother.
At this moment, all her hopes were pinned on her elder brother, hoping he would value his sister enough to agree to Xiyeno Natsuo’s demands.
The noise grew stronger, and a clearly pained expression emerged on Yun Qing’s face.
But now she didn’t even have the strength to scream in anger, and her throat was burning with pain.
At that moment, Xiyeno Natsuo sat leisurely drinking coffee in front of the monitor, watching Yun Qing’s pained expression as if she saw something that pleased her.
Indeed, venting her anger seemed to soothe her mood.
Standing beside her was a woman dressed in traditional clothing from Yinghua Country, holding a tablet.
She respectfully said, "Miss, the Yun Family has responded, they need time to consider."
Xiyeno Natsuo wasn’t surprised by this result at all; coming from a major family herself, if merely capturing a family member could threaten the family’s interests, then there would be many people willing to engage in kidnapping.
"Send another video of Yun Qing to Mr. Yun’s email."
The woman respectfully exited the surveillance room.
Xiyeno Natsuo put down the coffee cup in her hand, lightly tapped a button in front of the monitor screen, and the noise intensified significantly.
Not until she saw blood trickle from the corner of Yun Qing’s mouth did Xiyeno Natsuo finally break into a laugh.
"Always, some people think they are the smart ones~"
She then revealed a meaningful smile; thinking of her enemy’s younger sister groveling like a dog around her, of course, she was pleased.
Not to mention, Yun Qing mistakenly thought her pandering was effective, allowing her to send a message back to the Yun Family, which truly flattered Xiyeno Natsuo.
This feeling, like humiliating the noble Mr. Yun, brought a secret joy that was even better than making money.
Just thinking of the now embarrassed and furious Mr. Yun because of his younger sister made all the annoyance of being turned away by the Helian Family disappear.
After a while, the woman came back in: "Miss, the Helian Family’s people have delivered the reciprocal gift to the company."
Just when Xiyeno Natsuo felt slightly better, a trace of irritation reappeared on her face.