Rebirth! The Assassin's Revenge-Chapter 216: She Matters Most

When they reached the destination, perhaps because the night wind was somewhat chilly, the pain from the wounds on his body felt increasingly pronounced.

The driver glanced at the exposed glimpse of Lin Ruixian’s hospital gown at the moment the car door closed and suddenly lowered the window: "Young man, are you still going back?"

Lin Ruixian surveyed the surroundings; the vast night seemed capable of swallowing everything.

"Going back."

The driver left him a phone number, "If you need to leave, give me a call in advance. I only stop working at two! It’s unsafe here now, and drivers rarely come this way. Going back won’t be easy for you."

With a word of thanks, Lin Ruixian vanished into the night sky after taking the phone number.

It seems that having a gentle and approachable face can be exceptionally useful at times.

This place used to be a frequent haunt of the Heimu Organization. Now that the Heimu Organization has reappeared, it’s quite likely they’ll return here.

There are very few places without surveillance in Y City.

Aside from the suburbs and outer ring area, he really couldn’t think of any place more suited as their foothold.

Moreover, the property prices here are already rivaling those in A City.

He walked all the way to an abandoned housing complex, where the faint flashlight from his phone revealed some dark red blood stains on the ground.

Following that trail, Lin Ruixian could finally vaguely see a white silhouette.

She was wearing the white T-shirt she had on when she left in the afternoon, and with a slight sway, she fell to the ground.

Disregarding the pain in his body, Lin Ruixian hastened to her, "Weiwei!"

Around her lay a dozen men strewn about, each stained with blood, as if they’d just been through a fierce fight.

The air was filled with a faint fragrance, one so peculiar, like flowers, yet reminiscent of the foul smell of vegetation decay after a rainstorm.

A gust of evening wind blew in, dispersing that last lingering scent completely.

Feeling alarmed, Lin Ruixian immediately called the driver who hadn’t gone far.

"Weiwei! Weiwei! Wake up!"

In her hand, she still clutched the silver Butterfly Knife, under the moonlight, dripping with blood.

Gu Ningyue’s eyes were tightly shut, her breath shallow, her face pale as paper.

Reaching out to embrace her, Lin Ruixian felt a wetness on his hands.

Upon lifting them again, his sight was filled with the crimson stain of blood.

At a glance, Gu Ningyue’s fair skin already bore an alarming wound, jagged and fierce, seemingly attempting to swallow his hand.

This wound, could definitely not have been caused by a dagger.

Holding Gu Ningyue’s body, Lin Ruixian’s gaze fell upon a scattered machete not far away.

Gu Ningyue had indeed carried such a blade and tangled with these dozen men till now?

His heart suddenly ached as if being squeezed, "Weiwei..."

The driver was shocked beyond words when he arrived, "This... is this a gang fight?"

Lin Ruixian, ignoring the nonsense, requested the driver to lend a hand and took Gu Ningyue, whose bleeding had been barely stopped, to the hospital.

Fortunately, before he came, he bought some hemostatic bandages nearby, and some medicine, or the wound was too long for Gu Ningyue to hold out until reaching the hospital.

On the way to the hospital, the kind-hearted driver helped Lin Ruixian send Gu Ningyue to the emergency room.

Before leaving, Lin Ruixian looked at the driver and solemnly expressed his gratitude.

The driver waved his hand, "No problem, you don’t seem like bad people either. Besides, that young girl... sigh!"

Along the way, Lin Ruixian fabricated a lie depicting Gu Ningyue as an innocent victim, so the driver already regarded her as an unfortunate girl who had encountered misfortune.

If he knew the dozen men lying there were all due to Gu Ningyue, what kind of expression would he make?

"No matter what, thank you." Lin Ruixian pulled out his phone and input a string of numbers, "This is your Alipay account, right? I’ve transferred five thousand yuan to you, please don’t speak of today’s matters. After all, she’s still young..."

With things as they were, he let it flow as it willed.

The driver instantly nodded understandingly, "This is your girlfriend, right? I suggest you report this to the police!"

Lin Ruixian replied absently, uttering a few perfunctory words before having the driver leave.

Gu Ningyue was pushed into the operating room, while Lin Ruixian, sitting on the bench, suddenly felt the wound intensely aching.

Lifting his shirt, the white gauze was already soaked with blood, it seemed the wound hadn’t healed and had split open again.

"What happened? Didn’t I say you needed to rest in bed? How could you sneak out?"

The doctor scolding him was stitching the wounds as he lay semi-anesthetized on the bed.

Lin Ruixian said nothing, waited until the stitches were complete, and as he was pushed back to the ward, he asked the doctor, "The friend who was just pushed into the operating room, how long until she can come out?"

"Her injuries are much more severe than yours, it won’t be easy stitching up her wounds. You should rest a while! Once she’s out of the operating room, I’ll have someone inform you."

Lin Ruixian slightly nodded, "Thank you."

His complexion was exceptionally pale, the doctor couldn’t help but ask seeing him like this, "Is she your girlfriend?"

If that’s the case, indeed... birds of a feather flock together.

Lin Ruixian didn’t answer, how many people had asked him this question today?

He couldn’t remember, he wanted to say yes, but he couldn’t.

Gu Ningyue’s identity, perhaps few in Y City might know, but after all, they would return.

He didn’t want to bring trouble upon Gu Ningyue because... she was no longer Gu Weiwei.

Closing his eyes, his nerves remained tense, fearing someone would tell him Gu Ningyue was severely injured and died.

It’s as if he understood how Gu Ningyue felt seeing him injured—was she as worried as this back then?

Or was it just ordinary concern?

After who knows how long, a nurse came in to tell him Gu Ningyue had escaped danger and been sent to the ward next to him.

Lin Ruixian breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, fortunately, she was still alive.

The stone in his heart finally settled, and shortly after the nurse left, Lin Ruixian drifted into slumber.

The next morning at seven, Lin Ruixian gradually awoke.

He called a nurse to inquire about Gu Ningyue’s condition, then closed his eyes again, feigning sleep.

Since arriving in Y City, both of them endured injuries, yet the Blood Jade was still not secured.

This time, they truly incurred a loss!

Without organizational assistance, many things became difficult.

Lin Ruixian was already contemplating to return once they healed enough.

For a piece of Blood Jade, it wasn’t worth risking Gu Ningyue’s life.

Even if that Blood Jade was as precious as the He Shi Bi, he wouldn’t want Gu Ningyue to trade her life for it!

In his heart, Gu Ningyue remained an immensely important presence.