Chapter 422 – Heaven’s Protection
As Xu Jinning and Lin Wangshu’s car drove further away, gunshots suddenly rang out from behind them.
“They’re catching up again, and they even dared to shoot!” the driver immediately exclaimed.
Gunfire in broad daylight caused chaos, making it difficult for Xu Jinning’s car to keep moving.
And it wasn’t just a single shot or two; the shooting continued, targeting their vehicle.
“It’s over, it’s over! That madman Shen Huai actually ordered them to shoot. Does he really not want us to leave? Does he want us dead?” Lin Wangshu was terrified, curling up in the corner of the car, trembling with fear.
Not only that, but she also clung tightly to Xu Jinning’s arm, seeking some semblance of safety and comfort.
Xu Jinning hadn’t expected that Shen Huai would dare to shoot in broad daylight—wasn’t he afraid of getting into serious trouble?
But it also showed that Shen Huai was desperate.
After all, Lin Wangshu was his last hope for realizing his ambitions.
According to Master Long Ming, with Lin Wangshu’s fortune, Shen Huai, who was currently at a disadvantage, could turn the tide and even rise to greater heights.
Without Lin Wangshu, Shen Huai wouldn’t succeed.
And for someone as ambitious as Shen Huai, that was a fate worse than death.
So now, he was making a last-ditch effort, determined to keep Lin Wangshu, who was valuable to him, no matter what.
“Driver, just keep going. We’ll be fine,” Xu Jinning said.
“You say we’ll be fine, and we will be? Xu Jinning, you’re not a god,” Lin Wangshu immediately retorted.
Xu Jinning looked at her helplessly. “Shut up. If you don’t want to be taken back and sacrificed, then speak properly.”
Lin Wangshu wanted to snap back, but she chose to stay quiet.
After all, Xu Jinning was the only one she could rely on now.
If Xu Jinning handed her over to Shen Huai, she would be doomed.
After all, that master had said that Shen Huai couldn’t take Xu Jinning’s life, and he couldn’t kill her either.
Shen Huai needed her. She was the key to his plans. If Xu Jinning stopped protecting her, Lin Wangshu would be finished.
So, she decided to stay quiet.
Seeing Lin Wangshu obediently quiet down, Xu Jinning didn’t say anything more.
“Driver, keep going. We won’t be harmed,” Xu Jinning repeated.
Xu Jinning had a reason for saying this. When the gunshots first rang out, she had been tense and anxious. But more than that, she feared for the safety of those traveling with them.
After all, she had narrowly escaped assassination attempts by Shen Huai’s men several times before. She felt that her luck would hold out again this time, but she was worried about the others, including Ting’an.
Xu Jinning couldn’t help but feel concerned, so she prayed silently.
She prayed for the safety of everyone involved, including herself.
And just after she finished her prayer, she felt as though something had responded to her. Her intuition told her that it was Tiandao answering her prayers, protecting them at that very moment.
Tiandao was the ultimate force, the most powerful guardian.
That was why Xu Jinning had spoken with such confidence.
In fact, it really seemed that way. Shen Huai had clearly ordered his men to shoot. Initially, they aimed for the car’s tires, intending to stop them without causing any fatalities so they couldn’t escape.
But strangely, none of the bullets hit their mark.
Even though the bullets were aimed at the tires, just as they were about to make contact, they swerved off course.
Every single time, the bullets ended up hitting the ground instead.
“Boss, we can’t hit them.” For the first time, Shen Huai’s men encountered such a situation, and their voices trembled with fear.
Shen Huai was furious. “If you can’t hit them, keep shooting until you do! If you can’t hit the tires, shoot at the car itself. I refuse to believe you can’t hit even one of those cars when their bodies are so large!”
But the events that followed proved Shen Huai wrong.
Xu Jinning’s group had several cars, and despite being right in front of Shen Huai’s men, who were aiming at the car bodies, not a single bullet hit its target.
The bullets curved away, either hitting the ground or shooting up into the sky.
It was as if they were cursed.
Shen Huai’s men were on the verge of tears.
“I refuse to believe we can’t hit them.” Enraged, Shen Huai grabbed a gun from one of his men and fired several shots directly at the car carrying Xu Jinning and Lin Wangshu.
But the result proved it wasn’t a matter of skill—it was a matter of… luck?
Shen Huai had aimed at the car’s body, and by all logic, the windows should have shattered. Yet, somehow, the bullets exploded on the ground instead.
Unwilling to accept this, Shen Huai fired several more shots until he ran out of bullets.
But not a single shot hit the car.
Shen Huai could only watch helplessly as Xu Jinning’s car sped further and further away.
Suddenly, Shen Huai froze, and then, like a deflated balloon, he slumped into his seat.
He stared blankly, as if he had suddenly lost his mind.
He hadn’t hit anything. Not a single shot had landed.
Shen Huai could only watch as they drove away, disappearing into the distance.
Why was this happening?
Shen Huai suddenly recalled the previous times he had sent people to assassinate Xu Jinning on the mainland, and how they had failed repeatedly, with Xu Jinning narrowly escaping each time through sheer luck.
Later, Shen Huai learned that it was Xu Jinning’s luck.
Master Long Ming had also said that Xu Jinning was someone he could neither kill nor confront. That was why things had turned out so bizarre after the shots were fired that day.
Was it fated that Xu Jinning would take Lin Wangshu away?
Was it destined that Shen Huai would get nothing at all?
“Why is the world so unfair? What good is such strong luck in the hands of a woman? Why couldn’t even a little bit of it be given to me?”
But it seemed that the heavens had destined Shen Huai to get nothing.
He could hardly imagine what would happen to him in his current disadvantaged position, especially if he couldn’t gain Lin Wangshu’s good fortune—he would be devoured by the other members of the Shen family.
“Boss, should we keep pursuing them?” one of his men asked.
Shen Huai slowly opened his eyes and coldly spat out a single word, “Pursue.”
He couldn’t rest until he saw them leave with his own eyes.
But even after seeing them leave, Shen Huai couldn’t find peace.
By the time Shen Huai and his men reached the docks, Xu Jinning, Lin Wangshu, and the others had already boarded the ship, which was now far out at sea.
Shen Huai could only watch as the ship sailed farther and farther away, until it completely vanished from his sight.
At that moment, a group of uniformed police officers, armed with guns, approached.
“Shen Huai, you and your men have openly fired guns, disturbing public order and causing a major incident. You’re coming with us.”
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“I think I just saw the police arrest Shen Huai?” Lin Wangshu squinted as she looked from the ship’s deck.
Although they were quite far away, Lin Wangshu’s vision was sharp enough to see it clearly.
After saying this, Lin Wangshu turned back to look at Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an, who were standing together.
When her gaze fell on Xie Ting’an, a flicker of fear crossed her eyes.
