They quickly stopped a few hundred meters in front of the vehicle, completely blocking its path.
Upon realizing something was wrong, the couple immediately notified Tang Qingli.
As they attempted to turn around, Gu Lili suddenly noticed seven or eight masked individuals standing behind the car.
Despite this, she still turned around, and suddenly a burst of gunfire sounded, blowing out the car’s tires.
After a tire burst, most people wouldn’t continue to drive, but it was still possible to travel a short distance if really necessary.
Gu Lili chose the latter option.
Facing the seven or eight armed individuals, she steered directly towards them; the glass of Long Yubei’s car was highly bulletproof and impenetrable.
Seeing her driving towards them, the gunmen quickly dodged, but one who didn’t move fast enough was run over by the car’s wheels, screaming in agony.
Gu Lili didn’t care about the condition of the car and slammed on the accelerator continuing forward.
The helicopter that was blocking the path saw the car escaping and swooped down to pursue.
The events occurred in less than two minutes.
"The car can’t keep running." Long Yubei spoke up, "Stop, we need to get out immediately and jump into the river."
Gu Lili agreed, and they were already on the road by the edge of the Ring River. The two of them got out of the car together, but their quick steps couldn’t outpace the helicopter.
Just a few steps from the riverbank, a gunshot rang through the sky, and Gu Lili felt Long Yubei suddenly pull her into his arms, holding her tightly. The bullet meant for her struck Long Yubei instead.
"Husband!" Gu Lili’s eyes reddened.
"I’m alright." He said in a deep voice and then grabbed her wrist, leaping into the river.
"Splash!" A large splash erupted where they hit the water.
The river water covered their heads as Long Yubei held her and sank down without swimming away.
The lights by the Ring River weren’t very bright, and nothing could be seen beneath the water.
Gu Lili could feel him holding her tightly, as if afraid the river would separate them.
Her hands also wrapped tightly around his waist, unconsciously touching the spot where he was shot, feeling the gunshot wound.
She covered that spot with her hand, her heart suddenly feeling heavy.
Unable to breathe underwater, Gu Lili felt extremely uncomfortable. Just when she felt she couldn’t endure any longer, his lips found hers accurately, and they started to breath for each other through the kiss.
This way, they wouldn’t suffocate and drown underwater.
This method couldn’t be sustained for too long.
When both could no longer hold on, they suddenly heard a loud noise hitting the water surface nearby.
Long Yubei took her upwards, until they reached the surface and revealed half of their heads; Long Yubei looked around and then pulled her out of the water.
"How did the helicopter fall into the water..." Long Yubei gasped heavily.
"With thunder and heavy rain, flying a plane in such conditions, it was probably struck by lightning, husband, let’s get out quickly."
He climbed out first, then pulled her out, and when the two reached the highway, they found a cluster of corpses around their car.
"Who killed them...?" Gu Lili stood dumbfounded, "Did Qing Li arrive?"
Long Yubei took out his phone from his wet clothes, and despite having been submerged in water, his phone was still functioning perfectly.
When he called Tang Qingli, Tang Qingli told him he would arrive soon.
"It’s not Qing Li, it’s been less than ten minutes; he couldn’t have gotten here that fast."