night earlier, giving her a surprise and a sense of security."Hug me!" she said, her arms outstretched in a gesture of playful begging. Though still unable to move freely, she couldn't resist the urg...The car jolted like a roller coaster, and from all directions, bullets whizzed past, bombs exploded, sparks flew, and dust billowed. The Western Army and the rebels fighting to protect them were engaged in a fierce battle—a real warzone.

Chen Ning held her breath, afraid to make a sound. She gripped the safety belt tightly in her hand and stared intently at the road ahead, praying for a quick escape.

After a while, things calmed down relatively. There wasn't such a large-scale military pursuit anymore, they were probably stopped by the government army in Xili.

Just then, Chen Ling saw the car that Mr. Liang had driven yesterday parked by the side of the road.