The old man looked at the bustling Hengde Pharmacy, his eyes filled with gloom, yet his face still wore a cordial smile.
Because of his escape from prison, his movements in the surrounding counties were now severely restricted, and all of this was thanks to Li Yue Shu from Hengde Pharmacy!
He had been studying the poison Li Yue Shu had administered to him during this time, but once the effects wore off, the traces he uncovered were insufficient for him to fully comprehend the poison.
He had spent more than half his life researching poisons and had never encountered an equal. He was determined to take this Li Yue Shu away!
But when he went to Hengde Pharmacy, he learned that Li Yue Shu had already left.
No, he couldn't just let it go!
The old man's gaze fell upon the figure of the young girl at the pharmacy's entrance, his eyes dark and unfathomable.
Since he couldn't find Li Yue Shu, he would make her come looking for him!
...
Warm sunlight streamed through the gaps in the trees, and the gurgling stream accompanied by birdsong created an indescribable sense of peace and beauty.
However, by the river, lay two figures, a man and a woman, covered in blood. Half their bodies were submerged in the water, and fresh blood flowed from their feet into the river, their lives unknown.
In this setting, the man still held the woman tightly, showing no signs of letting go.
After an unknown period, Shen Wei stirred.
His long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his handsome eyes slowly opened.
He looked around, then gently patted the person in his arms, "A Shu, wake up..."
He called out a few times, but Li Yue Shu didn't respond.
Shen Wei's heart filled with unease, and he quickly checked her condition.
Li Yue Shu's clothes were torn in many places, and she had sustained numerous scratches, but none of the injuries were severe, except for a noticeable gash on the left side of her head, which was bleeding.
Shen Wei quickly felt around in his arms and, as expected, found a bottle of wound medicine.
Having fought on battlefields, he had always made it a habit to carry wound medicine with him. Although it had been soaked, a portion of it was still usable.
Shen Wei carefully poured the usable medicine onto the wound on Li Yue Shu's head, then tore off a relatively clean piece of lining from his inner garment and gently bandaged it for her.
After finishing, he finally stood up.
The moment he moved, a searing pain shot through Shen Wei's back.
He couldn't see his own back, but based on his years of experience with injuries, he knew without a doubt how serious it was.
Shen Wei glanced at the wound medicine in his hand, and without hesitation, he put it back in his arms.
Then, he bent down and picked up Li Yue Shu, his movements so gentle as if he were afraid of jostling her.
As he moved, the wound on his back began to bleed again, but he seemed completely oblivious.
He didn't know where he was, and those men in black could return at any moment. He had to find a safe place.
Shen Wei walked forward step by step, leaving a long trail of blood behind him.
Yet, the hand holding Li Yue Shu did not tremble in the slightest.
...
Li Yue Shu felt as if her entire body was floating, surrounded by darkness.
She remembered being sucked into a vortex with Shen Wei, and then... her head seemed to have been hit.
Was she dead now?
Li Yue Shu recalled her last death experience; it didn't feel like this at all.
Just then, she suddenly felt something pull at her.
Accompanied by a dizzying sensation, the dark surroundings suddenly became bright.
It was a luxuriously decorated room, filled with priceless antiques. Outside the large floor-to-ceiling windows, a brightly lit city sprawled.
A magnificent chandelier hung from the ceiling, illuminating the entire room.
Li Yue Shu stood in this modern room, wearing her ancient attire, torn by the water.
This... this was her and Xiao Yu's home!
Not far away, on a leather sofa, lay a woman dressed in a tight leather outfit.
The woman had a delicate appearance, and coupled with her weary face, she looked like a fragile wilting flower, easily evoking a desire to protect.
Blood dripped slowly from her slender fingers, as if blooming flowers on the floor.
On her arm, there was a bloody gaping wound.
Li Yue Shu recognized her immediately: it was He Xiao Yu, her best friend, whom she had grown up with and shared countless life-and-death experiences with.
"Xiao Yu!"
She ran over in surprise, wanting to reach out and grab the person on the sofa, but her entire body passed straight through it.
Li Yue Shu froze.
He Xiao Yu on the sofa seemed to sense something and suddenly opened her eyes and sat up.
She looked around in a daze, her gaze finally falling on her injured arm.
Thinking of something, she let out a helpless laugh, "Shu Shu, since you left, no one's here to treat my wounds anymore."
Her low voice echoed in the empty room, and Li Yue Shu's nose stung.
Every time Xiao Yu went on a mission, she would wait for her at home. No matter how late it was, she would always sit on the sofa waiting for her.
And every time Xiao Yu got hurt, it was she who would help treat her wounds.
Li Yue Shu walked through the sofa and knelt before He Xiao Yu, her eyes filled with worry.
She and Xiao Yu were anomalies in the organization. Therefore, over the years, people in the organization had been very dissatisfied with them. If she hadn't controlled all the organization's medications, she and Xiao Yu would have been overthrown long ago.
Now that she was gone, Xiao Yu would have to face those people alone...
He Xiao Yu, unaware of anyone else in the room, took out a first-aid kit from the drawer and began to remove the bullet from her arm herself.
Ever since becoming a killing machine for the organization, she had grown accustomed to pain. But whenever Shu Shu treated her wounds, she would use anesthetic.
That foolish girl, the one who feared pain the most, was herself.
A flicker of remembrance crossed He Xiao Yu's eyes.
Li Yue Shu, crouching in front of her, could naturally see the look in her eyes, and her nose stung even more.
"Xiao Yu..."
She called out softly, but before she could finish, He Xiao Yu suddenly looked up.
Her gaze met Li Yue Shu's, as if she could see...
Li Yue Shu's heart leaped, and she instinctively straightened her body, "Xiao Yu... can you see me?"
He Xiao Yu stared blankly at a certain spot for a long time, then let out a soft laugh, "I really... I thought I heard Shu Shu's voice."
She sighed, her expression full of fatigue.
Hearing this, Li Yue Shu could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes, and they flowed freely.
Had she truly died this time, which was why she was seeing Xiao Yu?
As she was thinking, He Xiao Yu opened another drawer and took out a stack of documents.
She opened the documents; dense writing covered the pages, the most conspicuous being a map.
Li Yue Shu recognized it instantly: this was an internal structural diagram of the organization's location.
Given their positions in the organization, she and Xiao Yu naturally knew the internal structure of their base, but it had never been this detailed.
In an instant, Li Yue Shu guessed something.
She quickly got up and moved to a different angle, so she could see the contents of the documents more clearly.
But upon seeing the content, Li Yue Shu's eyes widened in shock.