Episode 3.5 Bai Family's Little Prince

The distant sound of explosions and gunfires echoed, and the five-year-old Bai Shengyan heard all of these— the clever little kid pretending to be asleep. His heart was beating loudly as hope and confidence slowly blossomed in his heart. 

"That should be Papa! He is here to save me!" Yanyan inwardly cried in victory. Not a second did he doubt his father's words that once the situation turned bad, he would run towards him as his savior!

All that is left is to avoid getting noticed by the fiery eyes of these six bad guys! These six guys are currently facing hardship because of the strength of his Papa. Based on what he overheard, their reinforcements are slowly getting chipped away by his father's greatness!

Thankfully, they are preoccupied so Yanyan can continue acting like a little spy. His Grandpa and Papa always told him that if he was ever caught or kidnapped, he needed to raise his awareness of his surroundings and ensure that he accumulated enough information to send the bad guys to prison. Yanyan is doing that so that his Papa will praise him. Above all, he wanted to impress his Daddy!

Just the thought that he will meet his Daddy for the first time overcomes his nervousness in this perilous situation.

"Oh, Bai Family's little prince is awake now. Do you sleep well?" a voice dripping with menace interrupted his facade.

The little back of the reclining little boy turned stiff. "Zzzz"

"Yanyan is in a super duper big trouble!" Yanyan internally sweated.

"It's useless to pretend to be snoring, little squirt. Your plump butt is quivering like pudding. Bug brain, this is an order. Make that tiny cretin sit up and restrain him."

The man who was sitting on the other side of the backseat moved. Yanyan has a terrible gut feeling, so he immediately put up his guard, and the thing he dreaded happened.

"No! Don't touch me!" Yanyan did his best to shake away the strong hands gripping both his arms. However, aside from being strong and tough, it is also scally that it hurts his young and fair skin.

Since he is just a child with little to no tolerance to pain, his eyes instinctively teared up. But this did not dampen his desire to break away. 

"Let me go!" He squirmed and squirmed despite the jeers and the laughs of four villainous men in front of him. Yanyan's eyes are flared with adamant hate as he looks at the faces of his kidnappers. They all looked like smirking hyenas in the little boy's eyes, making him shiver in fright. No matter how much he tried to stabilize his emotion, the chilling glint from their eyes cast haunting shadows in the child's mind—especially the one wearing a hoodie sitting in the passenger's seat. Yanyan is feeling a very eerie feeling from that certain man.

He could only see the man's smirk through the hood, which was not a kind or playful smirk.

"This man is the most dangerous among the bad guys!" Yanyan uttered in his head. He saw the evil brother in a hoodie pointing at the man behind him, so Yanyan slightly turned his head to catch a glimpse of the man. And there, he saw something that made his stomach turn upside down.

Yanyan's face turned pale as if he had seen a ghost. In fact, what he saw was far more grotesque than that.

"So-something is moving inside this bad man's eyes!" Yanyan trembled like a leaf in the arms of the scaled man. It seems like worms are moving around the silent man's eyes, and just thinking of it is enough for Yanyan to break into a cold sweat. 

"Waaaah!! Papa! Daddy!"

The bellowing laugh of his kidnappers erupted inside the minivan. However, the one holding down Yanyan did not show any reaction. He was just holding Yanyan as if he was a post.

As the heartless kidnappers continued teasing the poor, innocent kid, an explosion shook from behind them.

Yanyan's cries were muffled, and his eyes turned big. He did his best to stand on the lap of the scally man so that he could see what was happening through the car's window. His heart silently holds on, hoping his father is taking him back.

And Bai Tingfeng did not disappoint him at all. "Papa!"

"Fuck, the big tiger father is here, huh?" The man in a hoodie gnashed his teeth. "Go faster," he commanded his lackey, the driver. He did not expect the other three convoys to be easily obliterated like that, given that they were armed with high-caliber guns and rocket launchers. 

They even picked the road along the commercial districts so that the bystanders would slow down Bai Tingfeng. However, their efforts did not serve their purpose. The S-Class swordman skillfully repelled the bullets to the ground without endangering other motorists and bystanders. As for the rocket launchers, the damned alpha directed them to the sky and treated them like fireworks.

Unbeknownst to him, Bai Tingfeng is letting off some steam because aside from worrying for his son, his stubborn omega husband ran off to god knows where!

Bai Tingfeng, who was stably standing on the hood of his moving car, swung his long samurai sword, and in an instant, a long slit appeared on the ground catching up to the assailants' wheel. However, because of the increasing acceleration of the car, the slit failed to capture the wheels.

"Just how far is the reach of that damned alpha's blade? So annoying," Haichong begrudgingly murmured. Bai Tingfeng was brandishing his sword without any aura and yet it is showing such promising destructive force. Fucking hell! Their plans messed up when this S-Class swordmaster and his husband appeared.

"Bring out the guns and blast that bastard. We will pass by a mall later, and you can pick a few meat shields to take the brunt for us."

"Papa will destroy you!" Yanyan interjected. The little boy's face projects extreme stubbornness and bravery. "Your guns will not work on him because he is the strongest!"

Haichong smirked through his hoodie. "I know that. We are just buying some time. Little boy, do you know why we took all the trouble to get you?"

"Because you have something that we need the most."

Haichong turned to the man holding Yanyan, "Bug brain, ready the suction machine. The papa tiger cannot wait to see his little cub's dried corpse. So, let's speed things up."

The attacks from Bai Tingfeng continued, and as time passed, they slowly became sharper and more accurate. Haichong knew it wouldn't be long until Bai Tingfeng successfully stopped their car. From the distance, he could also hear the blaring siren of the police.

Their situation is not ideal. Haichong knew that well. He does not mind losing all the trash that came with him, and they are disposable lackeys anyway. The only thing that remained his priority, and he didn't want to mess up, was their goal. 

"Mandaley, you are in charge of extracting that twerp's blood. Not a drop should be wasted. It was such a waste that we could not give a proper vessel, but a fitting blood should be enough to awaken the guardian who will grant our wishes."

Yanyan's eyes were trembling with fear, and his tears fell one after another. He could not understand some parts said by the frightening boss, but he knows that losing blood signals one thing: his death.

But none of the adults thought of the terror of the child. All of their attention is fixed on their heartless goal.

The buff man who was preparing a rocket launcher stopped midway. "Wait, shouldn't your puppet be the one to do that? All he did was hold the kid. He is big enough to do both."

The man is sporting an obvious smirk, mocking. 

The atmosphere turned cold, particularly Haichong, who showed apparent signs of irritation.

"Hey, are you asking me to implant one of my bugs into your brain? Maybe once you become my puppet, I will finally have one who can perform complicated and extremely specific actions. What do you think?"

The alpha with a bulky build shivered after feeling the oppressive aura coming from Haichong. "I-I, okay! I will do it!"

Haichong did not bother to look at the cowardly face of the giant alpha. He opened the car windows and, together with the fires of his lackey, he summoned a massive number of toxic insects towards Bai Tingfeng and the police.

The bulky man begrudgingly gritted his teeth. "Damned newbie."

He had no idea how strong the summoner mage that had recently joined them was, but all he knew was that this man might overtake his position within the organization, and he did not like that. He angrily snatched the blood suction machine and started it.

"Hey, little imp. You better cooperate with me. Do not make me madder than I already am." He then slowly moved to the back seat while threateningly waving the needle at the frightened little kid.

Yanyan fearfully pushed himself to the scaly body of the one holding him for fear of the one approaching him. The whirring sound of the device made his heart beat faster to the point that his chest hurts.

His eyes started to water, and tears generously fell one after another.

"No! Don't come near me!" The kid frantically pushed the adult away. However, the child's struggles cannot do much since two adults hold him down. He was helplessly overpowered. 

"Your struggles are futile. No matter what happens, we will get what we want. But don't worry. Our suction machine can extract blood in no time, so it will not be slow and painful. Your suffering will end before you know it."

Yanyan's struggles became even more frantic. Because he knows for sure that if he weakens,  it will be the end for him. That is the least that he wanted. He wants to see his Papa. He wants to play with his Grandpa and Granddad. And above all, he wants to see his Daddy.

His dreams and daydreams are always filled with the thought of finally meeting his beautiful Daddy. Playing and sharing a meal, Yanyan already imagines all kinds of scenes when he can spend time with his dad.

It was only in his imagination since it was impossible for them to meet.

Being a celebrity is a time-consuming profession; aside from that, his Daddy works on the other side of the world. Therefore, Yanyan could understand why his dad did not have time to see him. That is why he waited for the time when he could finally hug his daddy.

Now that his Daddy is home, he wants to make the products of his imagination a reality.

"Damn, kid! I just told you to cooperate well so I can grant you a quick death, yet you are thrashing like a pig to be slaughtered!" Loud gunshots and explosions of rockets accompany the man's yell.

It rang in the kid's ears, but like a tiny warrior, Yanyan did not falter. He used his short legs to push the buff alpha male away from him.

"Go away! I will meet my Daddy!!" Bai Shengyan's determined yell filled the inside of the car. Yes, he is afraid, but his hopes and dreams outweigh the thumping of his chest. His eyes are glued to the front, and in a split second, he sees something or someone white— to be more precise— fall in front of their car. Yanyan's cute eyes turned round like a pair of marble balls.

Baaam!

All of a sudden, a loud clanking of metals is heard, and their car makes an abrupt halt. Due to the unexpected force and inertia, the alpha man bullying Yanyan flew to the middle of the minivan. Everyone inside the car is filled with disbelief. But to Bai Shengyan, his eyes are sparkling with unparalleled happiness.

"Daddy!"