“Yes. I think we should stop talking about this. Why don’t you tell me about your situation these past years?”
“Your subordinate?” Although Leng Youlan’s tone remained calm, she was truly shocked.
“Yes, indeed my subordinate.”
“Oh.” Although she was puzzled, she seemed to have no reason to suspect Chu Lie meant her harm. But then again, who in the underworld didn’t know about the deep connection between the Ghost Empress Chi and the Blazing Door’s master Chu Lie?
Chu Lie looked at Leng Youlan’s indifferent expression and said again, “Little Lan Lan, thank you for your trust.”
“I’ll say it again, we don’t need to thank each other.” Her tone was her usual calmness, but with an unmistakable decisiveness.
Leng Youlan’s words filled Chu Lie’s heart with hope. He believed his only sunshine would never leave him, and he would protect his sunshine with everything he had. “I understand, I promise not to say it again.”
“Watch out!” Leng Youlan suddenly pushed the blissfully absorbed Chu Lie aside and then nimbly dodged to the other side. A bullet whizzed past her. She quickly took cover in a corner.
Chu Lie, pushed by Leng Youlan, became alert and took cover in the nearby corner. He looked toward the street. The street was quiet, and now it was so silent that the sound of leaves rustling in the evening breeze could be heard.
Leng Youlan searched for the enemy’s hiding place. Based on the bullet’s trajectory, the opponent was likely positioned slightly to the left in front of her. She observed the trees were the best hiding spot. She judged that the shooter was hiding in the trees and believed their accomplices were nearby.
From the bullet’s position, it was clear the target was her. Leng Youlan glanced at Chu Lie hiding on the other side, not wanting to implicate him. She had owed him too much. She gripped the flying daggers on her body and then moved quickly.
Hearing the bullet’s sound cutting through the air, she launched her flying dagger in the direction of the bullet.
With lightning speed, she dodged the enemy’s deadly bullets, knowing she needed to eliminate these people quickly before their reinforcements arrived.
“Thud!” A black shadow fell directly from the tree, a knife piercing his chest, blood spurting.
Leng Youlan quickly moved to Chu Lie’s side, whispering, “Lie, there might be more people in the tree. We must eliminate them all.”
“Yes, I estimate there are two more people up there.” He looked at her, speaking sternly, “You must not do something so dangerous again.”
“I understand.” She didn’t think this was the right time to argue. “Lie, I think the people in the tree were scared by my previous actions. They’re in a state of panic now.”
“Yes. What do you want to do?”
“Do you have a gun?”
Chu Lie waved the gun in his hand.
“Good. If your judgment is correct and there are two people in the tree, we’ll each take one.”
Chu Lie immediately responded, “According to our current positions.”
“Okay, let’s do it.” Leng Youlan believed with their skills, the people in the tree were doomed.
She playfully kicked a stone on the ground.
The stone’s sound broke the silent night, and the people in the tree immediately fired bullets. A flying dagger and a bullet met head-on.
With two muffled grunts, two black figures fell from the tree. Blood sprinkled in the night, and the bloody smell in the air grew stronger.
Leng Youlan felt nausea rising in her stomach. She tried to stay calm, saying, “Lie, let’s go?” She walked out first, wanting to leave quickly.
“Okay.” As soon as Chu Lie finished speaking, he saw a bullet flying toward Leng Youlan. He shouted, “Watch out!” and threw himself toward her.
“Lie, hold on, please. I beg you to persist. Lie?” Chu Lie was covered in blood. Even though Leng Youlan was usually composed, her voice was now filled with panic. She felt herself trembling, unsure if she could find the courage to live on if Chu Lie died before her eyes. No, she couldn’t. She definitely couldn’t.
The person who had just fired the gun was already killed by her flying knife when she turned back, but Chu Lie had blocked the incoming bullet for her in that instant.
She did not want this; she would rather have been shot herself. Her trembling hands touched the blood-covered Chu Lie, feeling an unprecedented fear in her heart; she could not accept seeing her loved one lying before her.
“Lie, say something, please, I beg you, please say something to me. I’m begging you?” Leng Youlan knelt on the cold street that night, helpless tears covering her face. Her heart was already so fragile.
“I, I’m, I’m fine, don’t, don’t worry.” Chu Lie said with difficulty; he did not want to see her so panicked. The pain on his body was nothing compared to her tears.
“Lie, you’re not dead? Don’t scare me anymore, okay?” Tears fell on Chu Lie like rainwater, merging with the bright red blood.
“Okay, I won’t scare you. Don’t cry.” Her tears were like sharp knives piercing his heart.
“Okay, I won’t cry. I’ll find someone to save you right away.” Leng Youlan frantically searched for her phone, wanting to find help quickly.
“Chu Lie felt darkness gradually enveloping him, his consciousness gradually blurring, ‘Little Lan Lan, if I die, the thing I’ll regret most in this life is not having told you I love you, I’ve always loved you.’ Darkness finally consumed him, his little Lan Lan drifting away from him.
‘Lie, what are you saying? What’s happening to you? Don’t scare me! Lie!’ She caressed Chu Lie, who had fallen into darkness, her consciousness seeming to return to that night when she was eight.
Fresh blood, endless fresh blood stimulating her fragile heart. She murmured, ‘Take me away, this time take me away. Please, take me away? Take me away?’ Her eyes had no spirit, she repeatedly said the same words in a low voice.
‘Big Sister, what happened? Big Sister, what’s wrong? Big Sister!’
‘Big Sister, how could Master Chu be like this? Big Sister?’ Shang Guanxue Shui and Ai Temeng Yue Jin, who had quickly rushed over after receiving Leng Youlan’s call, kept asking questions. Their hearts ached terribly; this state of their big sister made them tremble.
Hearing her sisters’ calls, Leng Youlan’s consciousness cleared somewhat. She instinctively made a judgment. She told herself that she absolutely could not panic now. Otherwise, Chu Lie might really die. She grabbed Shang Guanxue Shui’s clothes, speaking hoarsely, ‘I’ll explain to you later, quick, quick!'”
Contact the best doctors in the world right now. I absolutely will not allow him to die. Absolutely not! Do you hear me?
“Big Sister, we’ve already brought the doctors. Shall we take Master Chu back to our residence now?” Shang Guanxue Shui waved her hand, and the doctors and nurses behind her immediately began emergency treatment.
Seeing their big sister’s current state, Shang Guanxue Shui and Ai Temeng Yue Jin exchanged a glance. Their big sister had apparently been truly stimulated. They hugged Leng Youlan tightly, speaking hoarsely, “Big Sister, don’t hit yourself, don’t hit yourself anymore. Master Chu will be fine.”
“Big Sister, Master Chu will be fine. Don’t worry, you must not worry!”
“Lie, he’ll be okay?”
Shang Guanxue hugged her big sister tightly, speaking softly, “Big Sister, it’s okay. We’ll go back with Master Chu together.”
He will definitely be fine. Trust me.” Her voice was full of deep concern; she wanted to comfort her emotionally unstable big sister as much as possible.
“Really? Xue Shui, tell me, is it true? He did this because of me, they wanted to kill me, right? But he, he……” Leng Youlan thought of Chu Lie covered in blood, and the tears she had just stopped began flowing again. Her heart ached so much.
