Ye Tiancheng said to Nie Chongyang, "This Xu Zhaoxing is really cunning, he actually escaped right under our noses. It seems he's a very cautious person, but we still have to keep looking for him. I don't believe we can't catch up to him."
"I don't know if he discovered us before, but the possibility is not high, because we used the Breath Concealing Talisman, and it's hard for him to find us."
"However, we also have a weakness. If we can't confront him head-on, and he wants to run using his treasure with special abilities, none of us can stop him."
The people present were all troubled. Nie Chongyang asked, "Then what should we do next? I don't know why he suddenly ran away."
Ye Tiancheng thought for a moment, then looked at the little fox. "Little fox, do you have any talismans that could be useful? Can you track Xu Zhaoxing, no matter where that guy goes, preferably without him noticing?"
The little fox frowned, remained silent for a while, and then said to Ye Tiancheng, "I'll have to go back and check the books. It's impossible to make one today, and I don't have the conditions to draw talismans here."
Ye Tiancheng knew this was the case and could only nod helplessly.
Nie Chongyang found it a bit strange and asked, "Go back and check the books?"
Hearing Nie Chongyang's question, the little fox was afraid he would think she was unreliable, so she explained in a way that wouldn't make her seem unprofessional, "I need to go back and see which one is the most effective and least likely to be detected, the most suitable for our current situation."
"And I also need to see if there are any talismans I haven't memorized, and if there might be anything useful inside. After all, with so many things, I can't possibly memorize all of them. If I go through them, I might get some unexpected gains."
This was to show that her abilities were not weak and that she had many books, indicating that they were all very capable and professional.
Nie Chongyang nodded, not thinking too much about it. After listening to the little fox's explanation, he turned and asked, "Then do you have anything useful on hand now? Why don't we try it first?"
Xu Zhaoxing was clearly scouting for prey. He also knew that people from official agencies were investigating the case, and because of suspicion, they had been tracking him. He was confident that he could escape at any time and didn't need to worry about being caught, so he hadn't thought of being particularly discreet.
Therefore, although Xu Zhaoxing had deliberately avoided them, overall, he was still quite arrogant and hadn't given up on his original plan. It had always been like this.
What Nie Chongyang feared most was not that Xu Zhaoxing would escape successfully, but that there would be new victims.
Hearing Nie Chongyang's question, the little fox shook her head and replied regretfully, "No. I've never encountered such a difficult opponent who could run away. My brother and I could never fail to keep up or catch someone, so we didn't prepare anything like this. We'll have to go back and draw them first."
Seeing this, Nie Chongyang knew he could only give up with regret.
Suddenly, Ye Tiancheng saw a familiar figure. "Huh? Is that... why does this person look familiar?"
Hearing Ye Tiancheng's puzzled voice, everyone present immediately looked at Ye Tiancheng, and then followed the direction Ye Tiancheng was looking at, and saw the familiar person Ye Tiancheng was talking about.
At this moment, even Nie Chongyang was confused. "It's normal for you to find her familiar, but Mr. Ye, do you really not remember who this person is?"
It wasn't just Nie Chongyang who found it strange; even Fatty and the little fox felt a bit speechless. It was the little fox who said to Ye Tiancheng, "Brother, of course you find her familiar, because she's Qingcheng's Chinese teacher!"
Ye Tiancheng suddenly realized and finally matched the face. However, facing his brothers' reactions, Ye Tiancheng was very calm. "It's Teacher Wan Yulin, right? Then I understand. It's normal for me not to remember her right away."
"She's a female teacher, and a young and beautiful one at that. When she came to our house, would I dare to look at her, or even actively interact with her? What if she or Mingzhu misunderstood?"
"If either of them misunderstood, it would be a huge problem for me."
The little fox and Fatty couldn't help but chuckle, but quickly suppressed it. Nie Chongyang seemed a bit surprised. "I didn't expect Mr. Ye to be such a henpecked husband... no, such a devoted husband!"
Ye Tiancheng's mouth twitched. He heard them pretending.
However, he wasn't angry about it, as it was the truth and his own choice. He was just a bit speechless about their reactions.
"Can we be more professional? Is this our focus right now? It should be Xu Zhaoxing and Wan Yulin, right?"
Fatty chimed in, agreeing with Ye Tiancheng. "Yes, yes, yes. I wonder if Teacher Wan Yulin's presence here and Xu Zhaoxing's appearance here have any connection. Could it be that Xu Zhaoxing knew that Teacher Wan Yulin would come to this hotel, so he came here too?"
"Could Xu Zhaoxing's target this time be Teacher Wan Yulin?"
Around the time Ye Tiancheng and the others were discussing this, they simultaneously received information that their subordinates had also discovered and notified them that Wan Yulin had entered their surveillance range.
Ye Tiancheng's expression turned serious. "It's hard to say. We need to observe. But I think this possibility is quite high."
Nie Chongyang had a similar feeling. "I think it's very likely. Your family's Chinese tutor could indeed become a target."
"Some murderers really like to target people like her."
Wan Yulin was wearing a formal dress. The dress was not revealing, making her look dignified and elegant, with a great temperament. Her figure was also excellent, with a graceful posture and a slender waist. She was thin where she should be thin and had curves where she should have them. Her hair was pinned up at the back of her head, making her look very gentle, and her small face was only the size of a palm.
Not only was she a beautiful and elegant woman, but at first glance, she seemed like the type of woman who would be perfect to marry and bring home as a wife.
She was dignified and gentle, yet inexplicably evoked a desire to "destroy" her.
Wan Yulin was indeed a beautiful woman. When Ye Tiancheng first saw her, he had already realized it. Otherwise, Ye Tiancheng wouldn't have immediately distanced himself from her. To the point that when he saw Wan Yulin later, he couldn't even remember her identity when he looked at her face.
This was because Ye Tiancheng rarely interacted with Wan Yulin, and even less so saw her face-to-face. When he did, he would avoid her from a distance. His impression was only from the first time he saw Wan Yulin, so he still found her familiar.
Wan Yulin's attitude towards unfamiliar men was somewhat cold. As a great beauty with a radiant appearance, as she walked through the hotel, she was approached by several men within a short time, but she quickly rejected or gave them the cold shoulder.
She went to the front desk to check in. Based on the check-in time and other factors, it was determined that Wan Yulin had likely booked a room in advance, so the front desk processed her request very quickly.
Nie Chongyang suddenly said, "Xu Zhaoxing is here."
At a corner not far away, Xu Zhaoxing stood there, quietly and intently gazing in a certain direction, which happened to be where Wan Yulin was.
It seemed he had indeed come for Wan Yulin. Even if not, with Xu Zhaoxing's current attitude, Wan Yulin was very likely already being targeted by him.
"Pay more attention. We need to protect Teacher Wan Yulin carefully. When we gave the tutors time off before, we didn't inform them of the real situation to avoid causing panic. Wan Yulin might be harmed due to insufficient vigilance," Ye Tiancheng said with a frown.
The other three nodded in agreement, finding his words reasonable. Nie Chongyang, in particular, took this as his responsibility and would never shirk it.
Ye Tiancheng and the others quietly followed Wan Yulin and Xu Zhaoxing. They saw Wan Yulin walking towards the corner where Xu Zhaoxing was. Xu Zhaoxing suddenly took a few steps back and disappeared around the corner.
Ye Tiancheng and the others initially thought that Xu Zhaoxing might have discovered them or didn't want to attract attention. However, they didn't expect that as soon as Wan Yulin reached the corner, Xu Zhaoxing would reappear and bump into her.
If Ye Tiancheng and the others hadn't witnessed the entire event from beginning to end, and if they didn't know who Xu Zhaoxing was, they might have believed Xu Zhaoxing's act and thought he had accidentally bumped into Wan Yulin.
Xu Zhaoxing pretended to accidentally bump into someone and then, in a panic, quickly grabbed the other person. Wan Yulin was also startled and instinctively grabbed onto him when he pulled her. In the ensuing struggle, both of them accidentally fell to the ground.
This not only brought Xu Zhaoxing and Wan Yulin into close physical contact, but Wan Yulin also fell onto Xu Zhaoxing. A faint fragrance instantly filled Xu Zhaoxing's nostrils.
Xu Zhaoxing felt a warmth in his nose and instinctively inhaled the scent of perfume. In an instant, his face turned red, like a ripe apple, looking very alluring, making one want to take a bite.
Xu Zhaoxing showed an embarrassed expression, a hint of shyness and bashfulness, but he did not push her away because of it.
His appearance was gentle, and his demeanor was upright, making him look like anything but a bad person.
At this moment, Wan Yulin had already gotten up and extended a hand to help Xu Zhaoxing up.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pull you down with me. I almost fell just now, and it was an instinctive reaction. I'm sorry, sir, are you alright?" Wan Yulin asked about Xu Zhaoxing's condition in a soft tone.
Xu Zhaoxing raised his hand and touched the back of his head, quickly letting go of Wan Yulin. His voice was full of apology, "No, no, no, it's not your fault. If anyone is to blame, it's me. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. If I hadn't bumped into you first, you wouldn't have almost fallen."
Wan Yulin looked at the young man in the white shirt, who appeared somewhat shy and naive. For once, she wasn't overly cold. Instead, she chuckled and comforted Xu Zhaoxing, "In places like corners, accidents are bound to happen. Maybe you didn't see me, and I didn't see you at that time."
"If we're to be strict, we both share some responsibility. We can't blame you entirely."
Fatty watched this scene with some surprise. He turned to Ye Tiancheng and said, "They seem to be getting along quite well. Bumping into each other like this, and nothing bad happened."
"In normal circumstances, if the other party didn't have ill intentions, it would be like a scene from a movie, a romantic start for the male and female leads."
The little fox chimed in from the side, "But now it's clearly a wolf that has targeted its prey and is preparing to strike. Where is the romance? It's all just a facade."