Du Qingyue picked up the phone, thinking that Xiao Feng would surely tell her that he wouldn't be coming home tonight or would be coming back late. She thought she should give him a hard time, as it wasn't acceptable for him to stay out all night frequently.

However, Xiao Feng's first words made her stand up: "What did you say?!"

Xiao Feng spoke urgently: "I'm not joking, there really is a bomb around the house. Where are you now? If you're at home, get out quickly!"

"Got it." Du Qingyue hung up the phone, took a deep breath to calm herself, and shouted, "Yixin, Yixin, come out quickly!"

"Why? I'm in the middle of watching a show!" Jiang Yixin's dissatisfied voice came from the upstairs bathroom.

Du Qingyue anxiously said, "Get out quickly, there's a bomb around the house, it's about to explode. I'm not joking!"

"What!" Jiang Yixin couldn't help but panic. She knew that Du Qingyue rarely joked, especially not about serious matters. She hurriedly ran out of the bathroom.

The two of them quickly left the yard, but Du Qingyue seemed to have thought of something: "Yixin, you go to the street corner and wait for me. I'll go back to get something and come right out!"

Jiang Yixin was anxious: "At a time like this, you still want to go back? What's more important than your life?"

But Du Qingyue turned a deaf ear to her and resolutely ran back into the yard, calculating the remaining time in her head.

Jiang Yixin couldn't grab Du Qingyue in time and watched her determined back. She stomped her foot and ran towards the corner. It wasn't that she didn't want to go back with Du Qingyue, but she knew that following would be useless.

Du Qingyue threw off her slippers, ran barefoot to the room on the second floor, took down an oil painting of a knight and princess from the wall, and quickly ran out, calculating the time silently in her heart - about a minute and a half left.

A minute and a half was enough time for her to leave the villa.

However, she didn't know that the time from when Gao Tian told Xiao Feng to when Xiao Feng told her had already caused significant delays. The time left before the actual explosion was less than five minutes, so her calculation was definitely flawed.

"Boom!"

A massive explosion shook the entire Brocade Manor. Starting from Courtyard No. 9, all the glass within a kilometer radius shattered!

At the street corner, Jiang Yixin heard the explosion and quickly turned around. Seeing the sky full of dust and smoke, she froze for a long moment before screaming, "Qingyue!"

Tears flew behind her as she ran. Memories of her times with Du Qingyue flooded her mind like a tide. Jiang Yixin was in total blankness; she just wanted to confirm one thing: was Du Qingyue dead or alive?

...

"Brother Yanhuang, are you okay?" Lu Yao tentatively asked.

Just before, when Xiao Feng counterattacked, she clearly felt an aura of fierce hostility release from Xiao Feng.

The hostility was overpowering, seemingly capable of destroying everything. Lu Yao had never seen Xiao Feng like this before.

Xiao Feng shook his head: "I'm fine."

In fact, when Xiao Feng first clashed with Luo Yi, he had some hesitation in his heart.

As he said, he preferred his current life and didn't want any more ties with Devil's Concentration Camp, but the other party clearly had no intention of letting him go.

Realizing there was no room for negotiation, Xiao Feng got angry. Since he couldn't avoid it, he decided to face it head-on.

Anyone who wanted to kill him should be prepared to be killed, so without any scruples, he struck with lightning speed!

"What are you planning to do next?" Xiao Feng suddenly asked.

Lu Yao smiled, revealing two delicate dimples, but her smile was somewhat bitter: "I'm confident that even if I return to the camp, the big sister won't likely harm me. But after seeing Brother Yanhuang, I've suddenly lost the will to go back..."

Before Xiao Feng could respond, Lu Yao continued: "Before, when I had no food, Brother Yanhuang would share half with me. When someone bullied me, Brother Yanhuang would stand up and beat those people thoroughly. Thinking back, those were the happiest days I had at the camp."

"Later, when Brother Yanhuang left, no one dared to not give me food anymore, and no one dared to bully me, but without Brother Yanhuang, I was never that happy again."

Lu Yao bit her pink lips lightly and said after a moment, "So, I've decided not to go back. As long as I intend to hide, the big sister won't find me so easily."

"Have you decided where to go?" Xiao Feng asked.

"Haven't thought of a place yet, just wandering wherever my path takes me." Lu Yao whispered, "I'm leaving. Brother Yanhuang, take care. If you need any help, contact me anytime."

Upon saying this, Lu Yao turned to leave.

Xiao Feng watched her back, feeling an inexplicable ache. He left Devil's Concentration Camp with at least a goal, knowing where to return.

But this computer genius girl, after choosing to leave, didn't even have a clear direction, which might be exactly what that crazy woman wanted.

In Devil's Concentration Camp, most people gathered were orphans with no parents or family. Abandoned together, over time, it became a habit.

When someone thought of leaving, they found out they didn't even know where to go.

Lu Yao's expression was especially forlorn, hoping Xiao Feng would call her back, but due to his personality, Xiao Feng remained silent, making her feel there was no reason to stay by his side.

Just as she was about to walk into an intersection, Lu Yao paused, wanting to turn around to see if the person behind her was still there, watching her back, but she dared not turn around, fearing emptiness behind her.

The vast world, nowhere to call home - these words mirrored Lu Yao's inner feelings at that moment.

Finally, Lu Yao didn't turn back, but just as she lifted her foot, the long-awaited voice sounded: "Wait!"

Lu Yao quickly turned her head: "What's wrong, Brother Yanhuang?"

Xiao Feng cleared his throat: "Well, if you can't figure out where to go right away, why not stay? By the way, I'm short of a..."

Before he finished, Lu Yao cheered and ran back, directly into Xiao Feng's arms, happily saying, "I knew Brother Yanhuang wouldn't leave me. Thank you for taking me in!"

Xiao Feng's face flushed red. He intended to keep Lu Yao by his side, having another high-tech talent nearby; he never expected her to think of it as being taken in and appreciating it so much.

After a moment, Lu Yao reluctantly left Xiao Feng's embrace: "Where are we going now?"

"Let's go to Brocade Manor first." Xiao Feng responded, quickly climbing to the roof.

Lu Yao quickly followed, the two of them swiftly moved across Jiangcheng's rooftops, her speed almost matching Xiao Feng's.

In fact, it was thanks to Xiao Feng.

Back then, Lu Yao didn't like fighting, so Xiao Feng forced her to focus on speed, patiently explaining that if she couldn't fight, she should at least run.

In hindsight, it was a very wise decision.

"Brother Yanhuang, is that your current home?" Lu Yao worriedly asked, "If I go over, will I cause you trouble?"

Xiao Feng laughed: "No, it's complicated to explain, not something I can clear with a word or two, I'll tell you slowly later."

"Alright!" Lu Yao repeatedly nodded, the smile in her eyes almost overflowing.

Actually, Xiao Feng didn't intend to let Lu Yao move into Courtyard No. 9; he just couldn't rest easy and had to check it out personally.

As for Miao Youmin, Xiao Feng naturally wouldn't let him escape. That old guy cooperated with Shen Tianze multiple times, intending to kill him, so how could he let him escape freely?

More than ten minutes later, Xiao Feng and Lu Yao arrived at Brocade Manor. From a distance, they saw the flashing police lights, indicating that Gao Tian wasn't joking—the explosion had already occurred.

Arriving outside Courtyard No. 9, Xiao Feng immediately saw Jiang Yixin kneeling on the ground in her pajamas, and the formerly well-decorated No. 9 Courtyard had turned into ruins.

"Where's Du Qingyue?" Xiao Feng ran to ask, Lu Yao following closely behind him.

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