The King's Enchanting-Chapter 1572 - 1584: The Great Escape (Part 5)

"We need to conserve our strength. There are only three kidnappers; if we can break free from the rope, we can escape!"

"The problem is, how do we cut the rope!" Jian Anning was a bit anxious. No matter how down and out she was usually, the worst had only been getting caught by Situ Xuan. While Situ Xuan wanted her, he definitely wouldn’t use such life-and-death measures against her.

Struggling a couple more times, the rope didn’t come loose, and the delicate skin on her wrist was almost rubbed raw.

Situ Xuan thought for a moment, if it really doesn’t work, he could only use his teeth to bite through the rope. He leaned down and said, "Turn around, I’ll help you bite through the rope."

"Bite?" Jian Anning was a bit surprised, Situ Xuan chuckled, "If not bite, do you think we have any other tools here to get it open?"

They certainly didn’t have any. Situ Xuan said, "Quickly, turn your back to me, I’ll bite it open! Success or failure hinges on this! If those people discover us first, we’re finished!"

Jian Anning hesitated for a moment, then nodded and quickly turned her back. Situ Xuan immediately moved closer, awkwardly shifting his body, trying to bend over and lean down. But with both his hands and feet tied, he carelessly fell straight onto Jian Anning’s back!

Jian Anning was startled, almost letting out a scream. Behind her, Situ Xuan groaned after a long silence, "Ugh, I’m okay."

"Then hurry up."

Situ Xuan nodded, slowly adjusted his posture, and simply lay on the ground, drawing his mouth closer.

Jian Anning carried a slight elegant scent; though she was in a mess, as he leaned in, his nose lightly brushed her fingertips, and it seemed he could smell the fragrant aroma she emitted. If Situ Xuan weren’t in such a plight at this time, perhaps he would have gone closer and given her a big kiss.

"Hurry up!" Jian Anning, over there, still unaware of what Situ Xuan was thinking, shifted uncomfortably. Situ Xuan took a deep breath, immediately moved closer, bit the rope, and began pulling hard.

Sure enough, he wasn’t wrong; this kind of rope is woven out of cowhide and reinforced repeatedly with tung oil. Situ Xuan bit for a long time, the rope almost didn’t budge, and his teeth were on the verge of feeling sore.

"Is it done?" Jian Anning was also a bit uncomfortable at this point, with Situ Xuan’s lips intermittently brushing across her soft palm and his breath spraying on her hand. Although she didn’t have any romantic notions, she still felt somewhat uneasy.

It was truly funny that just a few hours ago, they were this close, yet at that time, they were enemies. But a few hours later, it was still just the two of them, but they had turned from foes to friends.

Moreover, they had to endure hardships together, advance and retreat as one, and support each other.

What kind of situation is this!

Jian Anning sighed. She didn’t know who these bandits were, but they seemed to know Situ Xuan, yet at the same time, they demanded ransom from Yu Zexiao. This puzzled her.

Although Yu Zexiao was indeed quite wealthy, she admitted. Not only was Yu Zexiao rich, but the Yu Family was even wealthier. However, comparing Situ Xuan to the Yu Family, he was no less wealthy. Moreover, he had recently siphoned off a lot of assets from the Huanyu Group during the stock market turmoil he had stirred up.

These guys clearly knew who Situ Xuan was and boldly kidnapped him, yet didn’t ask him for a penny! Why is that?