Liu Chuanxiong walked up to Bai Jiajia and casually removed the towel from her mouth.
He had initially planned to take advantage of Bai Jiajia, but as soon as he entertained that thought, blood once again trickled from the corner of his mouth.
This is the terrifying aspect of a Tai Chi master; once injured by one, it results in serious internal wounds.
Su Fan's double-handed strike earlier had disrupted Liu Chuanxiong's True Qi.
His internal organs had suffered significant damage.
He had hoped to spend a wonderful night with Bai Jiajia.
But now, it was impossible. He needed to focus seriously on healing, or he'd risk future complications from hidden injuries.
Bai Jiajia, although still somewhat frightened, tensely asked, "Who are you people? What do you want to do to me?"
Liu Chuanxiong, casually sitting down not far from her to heal himself, replied offhandedly:
"I'm Liu Chuanxiong; you should have heard of me."
Upon hearing the name Liu Chuanxiong, Bai Jiajia's heart sank into despair.
She indeed had heard of Liu Chuanxiong; he's a guy known for kidnapping and extorting ransom.
Liu Chuanxiong has a good reputation in that, as long as the ransom is paid, the kidnapped individuals are typically returned.
However, if he kidnaps a beautiful woman, he always uses her before returning her.
Even so, many people have no choice but to ransom their loved ones. They can't really let Liu Chuanxiong kill them.
Aboard the Victoria Cruise, Bai Jiawen was also present.
Su Fan and Han Xinying had boarded the cruise not long ago, and he and Bai Dongshan had arrived on the ship as well.
He was, of course, very concerned about his sister.
Furthermore, his relationship with Bai Jiajia was more complicated.
Bai Jiawen's injuries hadn't fully healed yet.
He had received the necessary treatment, and is himself a Martial Artist.
Staying on the cruise now posed no real problem.
However, like Su Fan, he had no idea Liu Chuanxiong and his team had already boarded the cruise.
Bai Jiawen sighed and said, "It seems Su Fan was wrong; those kidnappers don't have the guts to get close to the cruise."
"Without unexpected circumstances, those kidnappers would definitely be hiding on some nearby island."
"Tomorrow morning, the Victoria will leave this sea area; by then, we'll disembark and head back."
Bai Dongshan nodded at his words, "I also thought the possibility of the kidnappers escaping using the Victoria was very small."
"Nonetheless, it's possible, and being cautious doesn't hurt."
"Since the kidnappers aren't on the Victoria, tomorrow morning I'll round up Su, the Divine Doctor, and the others, and we'll leave together."
Bai Jiawen had no objection this time; he had now realized Su Fan's hidden true identity.
Clearly, Su Fan's identity as a traditional Chinese doctor was just a cover.
He's actually a martial arts expert whom Han Shiguang had recruited from somewhere.
For unknown reasons, he's using a doctor's identity as cover.
Bai Jiawen was unaware that Su Fan really was a Divine Doctor.
If he had the time to thoroughly investigate Su Fan's background, he'd discover some of Su Fan's activities in Yang City.
This night, the Bai family members were all extremely restless.
Bai Chunlin and others caught up with the unmanned cruising speedboat.
But catching up to the speedboat was of no use.
The speedboat was just a decoy used by Liu Chuanxiong and his men.
The night sea breeze was very cold.
Bai Jiawen stood on the deck and lit a cigarette.
He felt troubled, those scoundrels might do something to Bai Jiajia.
Liu Chuanxiong's reputation was terrible; with Bai Jiajia in his hands, she might even be subjected to gang violence.
While he harbored such worries, he suddenly noticed someone else smoking on the nearby deck.
It was a stranger, but for some reason, Bai Jiawen felt that the person looked somewhat familiar.