The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 581 - 545: He Blocked It For Me

The sky was gray, on the verge of dawn, with the damp, cool fog mixed in the air.

Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian first found a place to settle down.

The apartment Gu Yanjing bought in Jin City was simply decorated and had never been lived in.

He brought Shi Tan and the others to the apartment and questioned them.

An hour passed, Lu Mengyi and the others returned from the port, but Shi Tan hadn’t uttered a single word.

Had it been someone else, Qiao Yuxian would have definitely resorted to violence.

But this was Shi Tan. And she had some connection with Huo Yanxin.

So she held back her hand.

When Lu Mengyi and the others arrived, Qiao Yuxian was standing in the courtyard, hands on her hips, sulking. She had just replaced Qin Xia to do the questioning.

Gu Yanjing draped a coat over her and stood silently beside her, not saying a word.

He felt that Qiao Yuxian didn’t need his voice at the moment.

So he chose to stand quietly.

Lu Mengyi, Lu Muyao, and Yu Heng returned with their men.

The battle at the port was fierce.

Lasted a long while.

However, neither Gu Yao nor Chen Xi were found at the port.

Instead, they encountered a very strong opponent.

Yu Heng got hit by him, taking a bullet to the left shoulder.

Qiao Yuxian stood in the courtyard, watching their car drive in, watching Lu Muyao and Lu Mengyi jump swiftly out of the car and open the rear door.

Both of their expressions were cold, and their movements were swift.

Instinctively, Qiao Yuxian and Gu Yanjing moved towards them.

Yu Heng got out of the car, holding his left shoulder.

Lu Muyao reached out to help him, but Yu Heng refused, repeating quickly: "No need, no need, no need. It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay. I can walk, I can walk, I can walk."

Qiao Yuxian immediately supported his arm, checking his wound.

A through-and-through wound. It had been simply treated but was still seeping blood.

She looked towards Gu Yanjing.

Gu Yanjing said, "There’s a doctor, can be here in ten minutes."

"Boss, it’s fine." Yu Heng’s face was pale with pain.

The clothes were black, so it wasn’t visible, but when Qiao Yuxian touched them, they were all wet, her hands covered in blood.

"Get to the room first." Qiao Yuxian said coldly.

Lu Muyao glanced at Qiao Yuxian’s stern expression, said nothing, and followed them directly to the room.

The doctor arrived quickly, probably dragged out of bed by Gu Yanjing’s people.

When he arrived, he was carrying a medical kit, still in his pajamas.

Without a word, he started treating Yu Heng’s wound.

The wound was quickly bandaged.

Without saying a word, the doctor left, but before leaving, he gave Gu Yanjing a discontented look.

Qiao Yuxian happened to catch that look; she thought the doctor appeared eager to bite Gu Yanjing.

But Gu Yanjing ignored him and had someone directly take him away.

"Boss, it’s okay now." Yu Heng said, noticing Qiao Yuxian’s unpleasant expression, "The painkillers work quickly, it doesn’t hurt anymore."

As he finished speaking, Qin Xia stormed in from outside.

She was indeed trying very hard to control her temper.

However, upon pushing the door open, she still created a loud noise.

Everyone in the room looked at her.

Qin Xia rolled up her sleeves and shouted, "Did someone feed Shi Tan some mute medicine? She not only said nothing, she didn’t make any sound at all."

She yelled this sentence out, then saw Yu Heng’s bandaged wound and suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my! Who’s this?! Who’s injured?! Who’s injured?!"

The tense atmosphere was instantly broken by her words.

Yu Heng looked at her expressionlessly.

Qin Xia was utterly fascinated; after coming closer, she reached out and poked the bandage on his shoulder lightly.

Yu Heng was shocked at her actions.

With her poke, even Lu Mengyi’s eyes twitched.

After poking, Qin Xia asked, "What kind of injury? A bullet wound?"

"Yeah." Yu Heng, though shocked, replied to her.

"Oh wow." Qin Xia continued her fascinated curiosity, "Who hurt you? It’s so rare. There’s actually a day where you’ve been injured. I should take a picture to commemorate it."

She said this while taking out her phone to snap a picture.

Qiao Yuxian watched them.

Yu Heng looked humiliated as he got a few pictures taken, then glared sinisterly at Qin Xia, gritting his teeth, "Don’t push me to fight you now."

"Can you win against me?" Qin Xia taunted arrogantly.

Yu Heng stared at her.

Qin Xia also lowered her eyes, looking at him.

The tension between the two was escalating as if they’d start fighting any moment, but Qiao Yuxian calmly asked, "Who did it?"

In a flash, the antagonistic atmosphere between them vanished, and they both looked at Qiao Yuxian.

Qiao Yuxian looked at Yu Heng.

Everyone else also watched the three of them.

Though usually unnoticed, at this moment, Qiao Yuxian’s strong aura was pervasive.

The powerful aura of a leader.

Yu Heng said, "I don’t know. I’ve never seen him. Wore a hat and mask, around 1.85 meters tall, from his voice, maybe in his forties or fifties. Very skilled."

Qiao Yuxian looked again at Yu Heng’s shoulder wound.

Indeed, the individual was very skilled, otherwise Yu Heng wouldn’t have been injured.

"He took a bullet for me." Lu Mengyi, who had been silent all along, said.

Qiao Yuxian looked at Lu Mengyi.

Lu Muyao stood beside, not speaking.

"Sister Lu, I was right beside you, I couldn’t just watch you get hurt, could I? How would I, Yu Heng, continue in this field after that?" Yu Heng smiled and added, "I did it willingly. Don’t take it to heart."

Qiao Yuxian and Qin Xia both looked at Yu Heng.

After watching him, they exchanged glances.

Qin Xia’s eyes seemed to say: This guy is already calling her ’sister’?!

Qiao Yuxian scratched her cheek and glanced at Gu Yanjing.

Gu Yanjing looked at her.

Qiao Yuxian gave him a stiff smile.

"Thank you." Lu Muyao suddenly bowed to Yu Heng.

Yu Heng jumped up from his chair in fright, "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

"Thank you." Lu Muyao said, with his neck stiff.

"No need, no need." Yu Heng waved his hand, "Really, no need. In the Nine Emperor Hall, we’re into Qin Xia’s style, not this kind of gesture. Don’t thank me again, I’m scared."

Qin Xia raised her hand and poked his bandage again.

Although she estimated and avoided the wound.

Yu Heng was still equally shocked.

"If my wound recovers slowly, you’ll have a very special and significant responsibility!"

Qin Xia rolled her eyes at him, not bothering to respond.

Lu Muyao didn’t say anything further and just glanced at Qiao Yuxian.

Qiao Yuxian said, "When there’s time, let me introduce you to someone else, then... we’ll discuss the contract."

"Sure." Lu Muyao’s "sure" was willing, convinced, even a bit expectant.

Qiao Yuxian gave him a look and then brought the topic back to the port, "Was Gu Yao there at the port?"

"No." Yu Heng and Lu Mengyi replied together.

Qiao Yuxian looked at the two of them.

Lu Mengyi said nothing more.

Yu Heng said, "We specifically searched, but found no trace of Gu Yao or that girl called Chen Xi. Instead, we encountered that very strong man. If it’s a one-on-one fight, I have no confidence in winning against him."

"A man we never encountered before." Qiao Yuxian reiterated.

Yu Heng said nothing.

Lu Mengyi looked at her, and after a while, said, "That man... seemed like he was searching for someone among us."