CHAPTER 208: CHAPTER 208: HEIMU

It was close to eleven at night, and Gu Ningyue was leaning against the chair, her head nodding intermittently, almost falling asleep.

But when she heard that faint call, Gu Ningyue immediately became alert.

"Awake?"

Lin Ruixian’s fingers moved slightly as he looked at her weakly, "I thought I’d never see you again."

He rarely had moments like this; his jade-like face looked even more pitiful under the hospital’s incandescent lights.

Gu Ningyue couldn’t help feeling a bit heartbroken and stood up, first calling a nurse to hang up the IV before returning to his side, "Hungry? I bought some porridge, but it’s already cold. Should I heat it up for you?"

Lin Ruixian shook his head, "Not hungry."

Gu Ningyue poured a cup of hot water, blew it cool, and handed it to his lips, "Then drink some water! Don’t drink too much, or going to the bathroom later might be troublesome."

Recalling her own arm fracture before, when the anesthesia hadn’t worn off, even going to the bathroom was like climbing a tall mountain.

Following her arm, Lin Ruixian sipped lightly.

The once high-flying young master was now as pale as paper. Gu Ningyue looked at his expression and reached out to pull the blanket up over him, "How did this happen? Who hurt you?"

Her voice was softer than ever before, bringing considerable comfort to Lin Ruixian even while he was in pain lying on the hospital bed.

"Lin Ruixian?"

Just about to speak, a young nurse holding a tray walked in from outside the ward.

Lin Ruixian nodded, and the young nurse began mixing the medicine, preparing to give him an infusion.

At this time, Gu Ningyue remembered and looked at his palm.

But because there was an outsider here, Gu Ningyue couldn’t openly speak, instead she just asked Lin Ruixian not to be so tense, to relax a bit, otherwise the infusion wouldn’t go smoothly.

Lin Ruixian put his hand into the blanket and when he brought it out again, his hands were empty.

Once the infusion was done and the door closed, they were left alone again.

"I didn’t see that person’s face clearly, but if it weren’t for Tan Evil suddenly appearing and blocking a couple of moves for me, I probably would have turned into a corpse."

Gu Ningyue said, "So it was you who let Tan Evil come find me? Why didn’t you call me?"

Lin Ruixian had a bitter smile, "I went to see Cheng Yihan, and before I could say much, I heard knocking. My phone was in the room, and I only saw a shadow flash by in the corridor. I sensed something was wrong and chased after it. Who knew..."

"Who knew that he was deliberately luring you out to assassinate you," Gu Ningyue interjected, "How tall was that person? Any physical characteristics?"

Lin Ruixian shook his head, "Looked just over 1.6 meters, very skinny, bundled up tighter than Tan Evil, I honestly couldn’t tell."

If Tan Evil hadn’t appeared just then, I really would have been reporting from beyond the grave.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruixian was truly frightened.

Gu Ningyue was quite surprised, "Your ability had no effect on him?"

The opponent was alone, how could Lin Ruixian suffer such a loss?

"No effect." Lin Ruixian suffered such a setback for the first time, even thinking about it now felt unbelievable, "That person’s willpower is astounding, my hypnotism had no use on him whatsoever. For the first time in so many years, I’ve encountered such an existence."

Gu Ningyue sighed, "One mountain taller than the other. This time, take it as a lesson learned and don’t be so careless."

Lin Ruixian responded, "Today wasn’t a complete waste. I found out about your master’s whereabouts."

Saying this, Gu Ningyue’s eyes showed regret, "If it weren’t for me asking you to go inquire about my master’s whereabouts, you wouldn’t have to be lying here, I’m sorry."

"Really?" Lin Ruixian didn’t know why, hearing this he actually showed a hint of a smile, "Then how about you properly compensate me after I get discharged?"

Gu Ningyue stared at him and asked, "How do you want me to compensate you?"

Lin Ruixian shook his head, "I haven’t thought about it yet, let’s owe it for now!"

Gu Ningyue thought for a while and eventually agreed, "Alright, then I’ll owe you a request, but it can’t be too excessive."

"Alright." Lin Ruixian looked at her and said, "Cheng Yihan said your master was heartbroken since you lost your life in that mission, and took a long vacation to travel. Now, they should be in the U country. A month ago, Cheng Yihan received a postcard from your master sent from the U country, seems like they have somewhat recovered, though they still look a bit pale."

Gu Ningyue felt a pang of sorrow in her heart, remained silent for a long time before asking, "The doctor said you were clutching onto something in your hand, refusing to let go. What did you find?"

"Oh, that!" Lin Ruixian grabbed something from the bed. A shiny crystal brooch appeared before Gu Ningyue’s eyes, "Look at it, does it look familiar?"

Gu Ningyue’s eyes widened instantly, "Is it Heimu’s emblem?"

Heimu was an organization established by her master’s rival, always in opposition to her own organization.

But in the years just after her graduation, Heimu had nearly vanished, rarely appearing in the martial world.

"It fell off from that short guy." Lin Ruixian said rather calmly to Gu Ningyue, "Only Heimu’s upper-level members can wear this type of emblem, it seems that short guy has quite a background."

With such an astonishing willpower, it’s not surprising.

Heimu’s personnel distribution only had two types; lower members follow all commands of upper members, and once you’re in the organization, it’s all orders, no personal feelings.

Every action must obey the leader.

Each upper member can only select three lower members to follow them.

This model is even more stringent than ancient assassins, so everyone is very cautious when selecting people.

It seems because of this, during the years when her organization was suppressing them, Heimu almost disappeared and couldn’t be seen again.

Gu Ningyue thought for a while and asked, "So, who are they after? Is it also for the Blood Jade?"

Thinking of this, Gu Ningyue almost jumped up, "Wait, could it be for Cheng Yihan?"

Lin Ruixian chuckled, "Nine times out of ten it’s for Cheng Yihan, but you don’t need to be so agitated, with Tan Evil around, do you think anyone could harm Cheng Yihan?"

Linking to everything that happened tonight, it’s clear why Tan Evil showed up in this neighborhood.

He was there to protect Cheng Yihan; otherwise, he wouldn’t have stepped in when Lin Ruixian was injured and even helped him relay the message.

"Since that’s the case, does that mean Cheng Yihan knew someone was out to harm him, so he asked Tan Evil to protect himself?"

Lin Ruixian nodded, "It appears that way."

But how Cheng Yihan contacted Tan Evil, and how Tan Evil became his bodyguard, is quite interesting.

After all, earlier, neither of them could stand each other.