Chapter 270: Chapter 270: Body Snatching? Haha! (4th Update)
“And now, we come to the most exciting moment of the evening! Of course, I know everyone is getting impatient, because after this award is given out, we can all go eat!” the black host said with an exaggerated expression.
Laughter erupted from the audience.
Mr. Long, however, curled his lips indifferently, “After all these years, I’ve gotten used to M Country’s food, their lifestyle, but I still can’t appreciate M Country style humor.”
Xue An said nothing.
He kept a thoughtful gaze on the stage.
“And the Oscar for Best Actress goes to…” the host drew out his words, deliberately suspenseful.
“Oh, my God! Mr. Long’s compatriot has once again made a splash in Hollywood; this is a Chinese actress from Huaxia, Fan Mengxue!”
Boom!
Even though the result had been anticipated, the venue still erupted with a great commotion.
Many people were hearing this name for the first time and couldn’t help but look around to see who had won this year’s Oscars for Best Actress.
At this moment, Williams excitedly approached Fan Mengxue, bending over and offering his hand in a guiding gesture.
Fan Mengxue smiled slightly, stood up, and gracefully walked onto the stage.
Her presence as she walked was inviolable, like that of a Night Devil Empress.
The whole venue fell quiet, many people taken aback by Fan Mengxue’s imposing aura.
Especially many stars who had worked with Fan Mengxue were now flickering their gazes, secretly amazed at how someone could develop such an astonishing presence in such a short time?
Fan Mengxue approached the award podium, casually picked up the trophy, and then spoke into the microphone.
“To achieve this honor, I only want to thank one person!”
The whole venue became silent, everyone listening quietly.
“And today, this person is also here. I really hope he can come up on stage now and share this honor with me!”
As Fan Mengxue spoke, she looked toward Xue An in the distance.
But Xue An merely leaned back in his chair, saying nothing.
After a long silence, the people in the hall began to whisper amongst themselves.
“What’s going on?”
“Who is Fan Mengxue talking about?”
“And they’re here at the event, but who is it?”
Amidst the murmuring of the crowd, Mr. Long was also surprised, “Who is Miss Fan referring to?”
Xue An shook his head and said nonchalantly, “I don’t know either!”
At this moment, the Night Devil Empress on stage looked somewhat displeased.
Why wasn’t he coming onto the stage?
Could it be that he had perceived something?
Impossible!
After all, her Divine Sense had been sleeping; her behavior was controlled by the subconscious of her true self.
How could he possibly have noticed?
While she was in her state of uncertainty,
Williams walked onto the high platform, smiling proudly.
“Miss Mengxue, I’m so pleased you would say that. It’s an honor to have helped you win the award!”
The audience reacted with surprise.
But Williams’ good looks and proper attire led many people to believe it was true, actually thinking it was him.
A faint trace of ruthlessness flashed in Fan Mengxue’s eyes, yet she nodded her head.
“Thank you!”
An invisible turmoil passed just like that, and only a very few people knew what had happened.
For instance, An Yan now quietly asked,
“Honey, why didn’t you go up on stage just now?”
Xue An sighed softly, “I was thinking!”
“Thinking about what?”
“Thinking about how to rescue her without harming Mengxue’s body later!” Xue An said indifferently.
An Yan was startled. “Husband, are you saying…?”
Xue An nodded, “Don’t worry, I can feel her presence, she’s just been blocked!”
At the same time, Xue An’s eyes grew colder.
Xue An rarely got angry.
This millennia-old Dao heart wasn’t cultivated in vain.
Sometimes he was decisive in killing, but his Dao heart remained clear and pure.
But at this moment, he suddenly had the urge to kill!
Because he felt an intense sense of despair and pain.
It filled him with raging fury.
“Possession? Haha!” Xue An murmured to himself.
The award ceremony was over.
Next was the grand banquet.
Countless actresses competed in splendor, appearing at the banquet in various expensive gowns.
The men, on the other hand, huddled together in groups, starting to discuss animatedly.
The topics were nothing other than this year’s movie quality and the actresses!
Xue An didn’t join in on these discussions, as he was busy taking two little girls to eat desserts in the sweets area.
Seeing this, MR Dragon, who was surrounded by people, squeezed out of the crowd and came over, handing Xue An a glass of red wine.
“You don’t seem to like talking much?” MR Dragon said with a smile.
Xue An took a sip of red wine and said indifferently, “It’s not that I don’t like to talk. It’s just that tonight, there are some things I have to do!”
“Oh?” MR Dragon was about to ask what he was going to do.
The doors of the hall suddenly collapsed.
Then, a large group of men in black suits streamed in, all wielding various ferocious firearms, and even a few of them carried rocket launchers with them.
This scene made everyone at the banquet stunned, and the women began to scream.
But the screams stopped abruptly.
Because Griffin walked in elegantly and fired a dozen shots at the ceiling.
The gunshots were deafening, silencing everyone.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry to disturb your dinner!” Griffin bowed slightly, his posture as perfect as a gentleman.
“You… what do you want to do?” a burly man asked angrily.
Smack!
The moment his words fell, his head was blown off with a gunshot.
The corpse fell to the ground.
Many people screamed, followed by the sound of a woman’s sobbing.
Griffin shook his head, “I’m sorry, I don’t like people talking to me in a questioning tone!”
At that moment, Williams whispered to Fan Mengxue beside him, “Miss Mengxue, follow me later, I can safely get you out of here!”
Fan Mengxue frowned and gave him a cold glance.
The Night Devil Empress was so angry she could almost spit blood at this point.
Her original plan was to get close to Xue An and coax the formula of Heaven’s Fate Elixir out of him before killing him!
But she hadn’t expected that Griffin would be so impulsive to take everyone at the venue hostage.
Williams, thinking Fan Mengxue was scared, whispered, “Don’t be afraid, these guys probably want money. I have plenty of money; we can just pay the ransom!”
“You seem to be very familiar with this?” The Night Devil Empress inquired.
Williams smiled, “Heh, I did get kidnapped a few times back in the day!”
While they were talking, Griffin slowly walked over and smiled at Fan Mengxue.
“Night…”
Fan Mengxue frowned and signaled him with a stern look not to speak out of turn.
Griffin was slightly taken aback and then nodded, turning to look at Williams!
“Kid, what were you just muttering about?”
Williams stood up proudly, “Sir, please relax, I won’t resist. I know you’re probably after money, and my family will be willing to pay a sum that will satisfy you! And Miss Mengxue, I am also willing to pay her ransom!”