I already owe you enough.
"Sister..." Xu Qingzhu called out to her, her voice choked with emotion, "Don't hurt yourself..."
Liang Shi's knife landed on the back of his neck; the sharp tip of the blade almost caused blood to gush out the instant it struck.
But after a moment, Liang Shi let go and looked at Chen Liuying: "I can't bring myself to do it."
Liang Shi feigned weakness, saying, "I'm timid and not very capable; I simply can't bring myself to do it. You do it..."
Liang Shi said, "You can tie me up and do it, otherwise I will struggle... Besides, shouldn't one take revenge themselves? It's much better for you to cut off my glands than for you to stand there and watch me do it myself."
Chen Liuying softened her stance, "Really?"
Liang Shi said helplessly, "Xu Qingzhu is still in your hands. How could I lie? Even if I asked you to remove your own glands now, you'd be too afraid of the pain to do it. I'm such a coward, I simply can't bring myself to do it, and I'd probably cut the wrong spot. You do it yourself."
Chen Liuying snorted coldly, "Who knows what tricks you're up to this time?"
Liang Shi complained, "How could that be? You've at least trained, while I'm usually just indulging in pleasure. How could I be better than you? You've heard Bai Weiwei talk about me before..."
Liang Shi kept showing weakness in order to make Chen Liuying lower her guard.
Seeing that her attitude had softened, Liang Shi added a punch, "You can decide the depth of the attack if you take action, but if I do it myself, it'll just be a light touch, and you'll definitely be unhappy."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Liuying strode towards Liang Shi, her eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty light.
Liang Shi threw the knife on the ground and stood there empty-handed, his light brown eyes staring straight at Chen Liuying.
As Chen Liuying picked up the military knife, Liang Shi took advantage of her bending over, pressed down on her back, rolled her around on the ground, wrapped his legs around her body, and suppressed Chen Liuying with absolute strength.
...Cutting out glands? Dream on.
If Liang Shi had his glands removed, his fighting ability would definitely be greatly reduced, and it's hard to say how Chen Liuying would bully Xu Qingzhu.
We might as well take a gamble.
She was highly focused, but Chen Liuying was no pushover either. After sensing the danger, she desperately broke free from Liang Shi's grip. Liang Shi felt a stinging pain in the back of his neck from the previous blow, and since he already had a fever, his movements were not as agile as usual.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Liuying's knife landed on her side of the neck.
It was positioned directly over the gland...
Chapter 125
At the critical moment, Liang Shi struck Chen Liuying's elbow with a backhand.
Chen Liuying's arm went numb instantly, and she couldn't muster any strength in her hand. As the knife fell, Liang Shi twisted his neck with lightning speed, and the knife grazed past her side of the neck, leaving a stinging sensation and a touch of coldness wherever it went.
But the body couldn't care less about that at the moment; it had to keep fighting. When life hangs by a thread, a person's potential is magnified infinitely. In just a moment, Liang Shi's eyes turned bloodshot, and he and Chen Liuying rolled around on the ground again and again.
They were covered in dirt and mud, but they didn't care.
Rainwater seeped into the dark chemical plant, while outside, the rain pattered down, hitting the grass and rooftops with unusually loud, muffled sounds.
The dark clouds on the distant horizon resembled a well-trained army, drifting towards the center with practiced ease, accompanied by booming thunder, making the sky even more gloomy.
Lightning ripped through the dark clouds, tearing a hole in the sky, but vanished in an instant, and the dark clouds gathered again, sealing everything back together.
Darkness swallowed the light.
The abandoned factory already smelled bad, and now it was mixed with rainwater, rotten wood, trace amounts of chemicals, and the smell of rusty metal that had been sitting there for a long time.
All the flavors mixed together create a powerful sensory impact.
At this moment, two strands of Liang Shi's hair hung down on either side of his face, and his hands never stopped moving.
Unlike the fight scenes he usually practices on set, and unlike the moves he practices in the training ground, he put all his strength into every move at this moment, just wanting to restrain his opponent.
Quickly and firmly restrain him...
However, Chen Liuying usually works out her figure like crazy in order to attract female fans. She has strong explosive power and endurance. Gradually, Liang Shi felt a little powerless, but she did not slack off at all.
Despite feeling unwell, she still managed to fight Chen Liuying to a draw, and Chen Liuying even had more bruises than her.
The knife was kicked away by Liang Shi "inadvertently," landing not far from Xu Qingzhu.
While keeping an eye on the battle between the two, Xu Qingzhu reached out to grab the knife.
Her blood ran cold, and she didn't dare blink, fearing that something might happen to Liang Shi at any moment.
This scene never overlapped with the past again.
Liang Shi was too weak in the past and could only passively endure everything.
But now she is bravely resisting; she is desperately protecting herself.
Xu Qingzhu felt as if a million ants were biting her heart, both sore and painful. Fear and terror continued to spread through her body, and she was starting to lose control of her emotions, which she had been trying to maintain.
Xu Qingzhu kept telling herself: You have to be good and not hold Liang Shi back.
Her rationality was like a tall building, constantly teetering on the brink of collapse, yet being pulled back countless times.
The emotional turmoil is more terrifying than physical pain.
When she was in extreme emotional turmoil, her body felt like it was being pricked with needles, and the pain was so intense that she felt like she was suffocating.
Physiological tears kept falling, but she dared not cry out loud.
Despair, helplessness, pain...
The rain was pouring down, and the sounds of fighting in the distance were almost inaudible.
Xu Qingzhu had no choice but to force herself to take the knife, cut the ropes on her wrists, and then cut the ropes on her feet. As long as she was free, Liang Shi would not be restrained.
She cannot be another burden to Liang Shi.
"Sister, let's go outside," the little girl said from inside the haystack. "They must be gone."
Young Liang Shi frowned and said in a low voice, "Let's wait a little longer..."
"But my face hurts..." The pampered little princess had developed a rash on her face.
Liang Shi gritted his teeth, "Then I'll go first..."
Before the words were even finished, the haystack that was covering their small bodies had already been lifted up.
The ugly faces of those people were revealed before their eyes.
The two children looked at them in terror and tried to run away again, but were grabbed by the back of their necks.
"I told you I heard something," someone said smugly, slapping Liang Shi on the back. "You brat, you dare to run away!"
"Your ears are so sharp," the other person laughed.
They ran hand in hand across the boundless wilderness, with the illusion that they were escaping to the ends of the earth.
In reality, they didn't even run ten kilometers before they were caught and brought back.
Liang Shi paid the full price for their escape.
Because the young girl was cute and timid, and her family was willing to pay for her.
The kidnappers naturally treated her better.
But Liang Shi was different. Although she was beautiful, she didn't know how to coax people and just smiled foolishly all day.
The kidnappers said she was an idiot, and she didn't argue back.
She told Xu Qingzhu, "I have a universe in my heart, they don't understand."
However, ignorant adults never follow any rules when they barbarically invade the world of children.
It was as if iron hooves had trampled into a fairytale castle, instantly crushing it into ruins, the ruins turning into dust, leaving not even a wisp of smoke in sight.
The emotions etched in her memory were incredibly vivid, capable of evoking terror even after many years, a thousand times more frightening than a haunted house, while Xu Qingzhu's hands were almost numb.
She was still able to maintain a sliver of rationality because Liang Shi was still fighting for her and facing danger to protect her, so she had to protect herself and not become a burden to Liang Shi.
Her gaze was fixed on that sharp knife.
In the darkness, the knife still reflected light, and a trace of blood stained the blade.
Liang Shi kept glancing at her, but to avoid being noticed by Chen Liuying, she only dared to glance at her out of the corner of her eye.
Her fighting ability was on par with Chen Liuying's, but her physical functions were rapidly deteriorating, and her strength was gradually diminishing...
After briefly restraining Chen Liuying, Liang Shi pressed the alarm button attached to his abdomen.
Her body couldn't take it anymore... She had to protect Xu Qingzhu.
This was Liang Shi's final belief.
Originally, they wanted to wait until Xu Qingzhu broke free of her restraints before pressing her down, but she couldn't hold on for that long. Moreover, Xu Qingzhu looked extremely unwell, with a pale face, unfocused pupils, and her mouth slightly open, muttering something unintelligible.
It's like he's encouraging himself.
It was somewhat similar to what Liang Shigang saw in the hospital when he first arrived, but much more terrifying.
The sirens blared throughout the night, followed by a deafening clap of thunder.
The alarm sounded in unison with the cacophony of sirens outside, filling the darkness with a sense of dread.
Chen Liuying's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and she said coldly, "You called the police?"
Liang used all his strength to restrain her arms and bent his legs to press down on her legs, without answering.
Driven by murderous intent, Chen Liuying unleashed astonishing strength, flipping over and throwing Liang Shi aside.
Liang Shi's back fell onto the cold, hard cement floor, her ribs throbbing slightly, but she completely ignored the pain in her body and grabbed Chen Liuying's foot.
A weak chop to the neck stopped Chen Liuying in her tracks. Taking advantage of this moment, Liang Shi flipped up and stood directly behind her, his arm around her neck, dragging her backward with all his might, even choking her to breathe.
Out of the corner of Liang Shi's eye, he noticed that the knife near Xu Qingzhu had disappeared; she was now quietly sharpening a rope with the knife.
Amidst the torrential rain, the sound of approaching footsteps echoed, and all the light and shadow in the world overlapped. Liang Shi felt as if her glands were on fire, and her strength was constantly fading away, but she persevered with only one belief—to protect Xu Qingzhu.
He couldn't even protect his own lover.
Just as Xu Qingzhu cut the rope on his hand, Liang Shi's eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, drooping continuously. His legs were also numb. He instinctively pulled Chen Liuying backward, seemingly pulling her a lot further away, but in reality, he remained in the same place.
While Chen Liuying was struggling to breathe, she pulled out a knife from somewhere...
The blade was so sharp that Xu Qingzhu could hear the sound of it cutting through the air when she picked it up.
Xu Qingzhu could even see the trajectory of the knife in the air, as it stabbed straight toward Liang Shi's arm.