Hearing Aurora's words, Gao Tu's anger flared. He immediately turned his gun, intending to deal with Aurora and Ross first.
Even if he had to die, he wanted to take two people down with him, and these two women were clearly the leaders.
However, before he could pull the trigger, an ice cone, over 10 centimeters long and as thick as a finger, pierced his wrist.
"Ah!"
Gao Tu let out a piercing scream, and the handgun he was holding fell to the ground.
He looked at the ice cone on his hand. It was incredibly sharp, and his blood had already stained it red. The blood itself was frozen, turning into red ice shards.
"You b*tch, how dare you injure me! I'll kill you!"
As he cursed, he reached for the dagger at his waist with his other, uninjured hand. But just then, he suddenly felt the temperature around his body plummet.
It was important to note that the temperature in Mo Country was very high. The country was close to the equator, and many areas were deserts. Even though it was winter, the daytime temperature could reach over 30 degrees Celsius.
But now, the temperature around Gao Tu had dropped to below minus 20 degrees Celsius. In such cold, he felt his blood was about to freeze!
In a flash, Ross seized the opportunity to quickly move behind Gao Tu and plunged a syringe into his neck.
As the specially formulated liquid was injected, Gao Tu instantly lost consciousness.
"Sister Ross, this guy is in your hands. Make sure to get useful information out of him, and don't let him die," Aurora reminded her.
"Don't worry, Sister Aurora. He won't wake up before he returns to our country."
Only then did Aurora turn her head to look at Zhang Xu and the others, who were in a state of shock.
These men had experienced the ups and downs of life in the past few days. First, they had dreams of financial freedom, then they were brought to Mo Country, and then they were plunged into endless terror.
They had almost been killed by Gao Tu and his men just now, having been pulled back from the brink of death.
Now, looking at the incredibly beautiful woman before them, they felt immense fear.
After all, several corpses lay on the ground, their heads bearing dark gunshots, with various fluids, red and white, flowing from the wounds.
Aurora looked at the three of them, Zhang Xu, and said coldly, "I am here on behalf of Bing Tian Pharmaceutical to find you!"
Upon hearing this, the three men's hearts churned like stormy seas. They had thought that by escaping abroad, to this remote corner, even the Chinese authorities wouldn't be able to find them.
But they never expected to be discovered after only a few days here. It was too terrifying!
However, it was also fortunate that they were found, otherwise, they would be dead by now!
"You now have two choices. First, stay here. But I can assure you that you won't live long here. The people who hired you won't keep you; you are a liability to them.
The second choice is to return to our country with me, surrender, confess your crimes to the authorities, and clear Bing Tian Pharmaceutical's name.
While you may face some prison time, I guarantee your safety!
Furthermore, if you are willing to surrender and cooperate, you might receive some leniency and a reduced sentence!"
"I'll go back. I'll go back with you. I promise, as long as you guarantee our safety, I'll tell you everything. I'm willing to testify!" Zhang Xu cried, his attitude extremely sincere.
He had been terrified earlier, with one leg already in the grave, only to be pulled back.
In his eyes, even going to prison back home was better than living in constant fear in a foreign land.
Zhang Xu's other three colleagues nodded repeatedly, agreeing to return to China as witnesses.
Aurora turned to look at Ross.
"Sister, these people are in your care!"
"Don't worry, Sister Aurora. I'll safely send them all back to China!"
Three days later, a flight from Mo Country to China landed in Beijing. As soon as the four disembarked, they were taken away by the authorities...
...
For the past few days, Ling Tian had been with Wang Bingxia every day. During the day, Ling Tian and Wang Bingxia's father worked together at the company, handling various matters for Bing Tian Pharmaceutical. There was a large backlog of work, especially after clearing out a bunch of treacherous executives, and many relationships needed to be untangled.
In the evenings, the two of them cultivated together, their days filled with sweet intimacy.
Soon, they received news from Aurora abroad that Zhang Xu and the other insiders had been apprehended. Only then did Wang Bingxia feel at ease.
Sweet days always passed quickly. One day, Ling Tian suddenly received a phone call. On the other end, Zhang Caifeng's voice was choked with tears.
"Ling Tian, my father is in trouble!"
"Caifeng, don't panic. Speak slowly. What happened?"
"My father was injured by a water ghost. That water ghost might be a mutated monster, and the corpse poison on it is very potent.
Our Longhu Mountain has tried various methods, but we still cannot expel the corpse poison from my father.
Now, my father can only use his cultivation to resist the invasion of the corpse poison, but I fear he cannot hold on for much longer.
Ling Tian, you must save my father..." Zhang Caifeng cried, tears streaming down her face.
"Where are you now?"
"I'm at Longhu Mountain!"
"Give me a coordinate, and I'll be there immediately!"
"Then I'll send someone to pick you up."
"No need. Saving a life is like fighting a fire; we don't have much time to waste."
Ling Tian hung up the phone, bid farewell to Wang Bingxia, and then a majestic sea eagle took to the sky.
Seven to eight hours later, in the evening, Ling Tian appeared outside the back mountain gate of Longhu Mountain.
Like other ancient sects, Longhu Mountain was divided into inner and outer sections.
The outer part, with its Taoist temples, was a tourist attraction, while the inner back mountain was the true essence of Longhu Mountain.
As soon as Ling Tian approached the back mountain gate, he was stopped by several Taoist priests.
"Sir, please stop. This area is not open to the public!" said a robust Taoist priest, a treasured sword strapped to his back.
Ling Tian could tell at a glance that these Taoist priests were skilled practitioners, their demeanor different from ordinary monks.
"Sir, please return. Although this is a scenic area, it is dangerous to linger on the mountain at night!" another Taoist priest advised.