Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“You’re hurt!”
Bai Muchuan had better eyesight in the dark than Xiang Wan.
Seeing that, he quickly got up and placed her in front of him.
“Bear with it. The reinforcements will be here soon!”
He had rushed over, ahead of the rest when he heard the gunshots.
All the others were behind.
“I’m fine, I’m alright!” Xiang Wan was overjoyed after seeing Bai Muchuan. Hence, at that moment, her legs, as well as her heart, were numb. It was only after Bai Muchuan showed concern did she realize the sharp pain on her thigh.
While she said she was fine…
She was also sniffling.
The pitiful look on her expression made it seem like she had suffered some form of injustice.
Bai Muchuan rubbed her head roughly just as he always did.
“Don’t be scared, I’m here!”
“Mm.” Xiang Wan nodded her head as she did not want to affect the morale of the team.
Bai Muchuan could clearly see Xiang Wan trembling from the pain, yet she was biting her lips, obviously trying to endure the desire to cry. His gaze deepened. Without saying another word, he picked up his assault rifle on the ground and pointed at those approaching shadows…
“Bai Muchuan is here! Come get me! You wusses!”
Ah! They then heard a tragic cry.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
The sounds of gunshots resonated throughout the forest.
The gunfight was no different from earlier. The sounds of gunshots, the cries, and the shouts…
However, Xiang Wan’s heart was no longer beating furiously the same way it did earlier.
Seeing the man she loved right before her, she felt at ease and was no longer in fear.
The way Bai Muchuan fired with his rifle was different from the rest. His pose looked really suave in Xiang Wan’s eyes. The assault rifle he was using was much heavier than the guns carried by the others. Yet in his hands, the rifle looked as if it had a life of its own. Each recoil of the rifle felt like it was capable of blowing Xiang Wan’s hair into the air…
The expression on Bai Muchuan’s face looked cold, fearsome, and grim.
The way he gritted his teeth seemed like he wanted to tear his enemies apart.
His muscle lines looked like they were full of strength.
However, seeing this side of Bai Muchuan filled Xiang Wan with gentleness in her heart.
A gentleness that came from being protected.
She believed that Bai Muchuan did have the capability to protect her.
Even if he was the only person with her at this very moment.
…
“Come on! If you’re not afraid of death. Come get me!”
Bai Muchuan roared at the enemy, arrogant and unrestrained.
As his attractive voice roughened, everyone heard the power in it.
That thunderous shout had a strong deterrent effect.
In the beginning, the enemies were still vociferously retorting back at him.
Gradually, their clamoring died down.
Soon, the sounds of gunfire reduced. Only the cold breeze was blowing at them.
The twinkling flashlights were moving away from them…
Cheng Zheng exclaimed, “They are actually retreating?”
He used the word “actually”.
For this was an illogical behavior from the enemy.
Before Bai Muchuan appeared, the enemy definitely had the upper hand. Xiang Wan even wanted to sacrifice herself to exchange for the safety of the teammates…
Shouldn’t they strike while the iron is hot? Xiang Wan thought.
Why did they flee at this juncture?
Is it because… Bai Muchuan appeared?
“D*mn! These wusses!” Bai Muchuan snorted in anger. He got up while holding his assault rifle; it was as though the anger in him that had been accumulating finally reached its limit. His eyes were glowing in the darkness like a wolf. That stance and aura signified the pride and strength of a leader.
Even though he was just one person, it felt like he had brought an army with him.
“Trying to run after hurting my woman!”
“Leave your life here!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!…
He’s crazy!
He fired non-stop into the darkness.
Cheng Zheng stopped whatever he was doing and looked at Bai Muchuan.
He kept his gaze on him, and his expression started to become grim.
All this while, he never felt that there was anything great about Bai Muchuan.
He knew shooting too. He was even a marksman in the shooting club.
To him, being a marksman was not a big deal.
However, at that moment, when he saw the trembling Xiang Wan calming down because of Bai Muchuan, he looked at the way Bai Muchuan carried the assault rifle. Cheng Zheng was finally willing to admit that this guy who was trained in the special elite commando force was indeed different from him.
He alone was capable of scaring off the enemy. That was only because he was Bai Muchuan.
Cheng Zheng could also snipe an enemy’s heart, but Bai Muchuan could snipe the souls of the enemies.
Both of them were just not the same.
“…”
The night was too dark.
Nobody noticed that change of expression in Cheng Zheng.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The gunshots went on for a long time.
By then, Tu Liang, Ding Yifan, Salimu, and Tang Yuanchu… finally caught up with Bai Muchuan.
Bai Muchuan ordered them, still holding the rifle still in his hands: “After them!”
“Got it!”
Tu Liang was the first to dash ahead.
“Come back!”
Bai Muchuan pondered for a second and changed his mind.
He realized that—he was no longer leading a small group. He couldn’t afford to play guerilla warfare with Brother Steel and his lackeys lest they split into two forces..
There were women here. Not to mention some of them were seriously ill.
“Let’s regroup! Tu Liang, Salimu, the two of you tail them. We’ll wait for your news here!”
“Yes, sir!” Tu Liang pulled his hat and went ahead to follow the fleeing enemies.
…
“Will they lose their way?” someone asked softly.
“They won’t.” Bai Muchuan narrowed his eyes as he replied. “We found a way to trace our route.”
Everyone was silent.
The atmosphere finally felt less tense.
They attributed all of this to the appearance of Bai Muchuan.
The Dark Clan members had retreated.
The forest fell into a short moment of silence.
Bai Muchuan didn’t explain what had happened. Instead, he rushed over to Xiang Wan and carried her in his arms. He got Tang Yuanchu to light the fire that had been extinguished earlier and examined Xiang Wan’s wound closely.
“Tsk!”
Xiang Wan couldn’t help but groan in pain when he touched the wound.
“Know the pain now?”
When the fire started up, Bai Muchuan could now see the bitter look on Xiang Wan’s face.
“You looked so heroic when you were trying to be one earlier!”
“… That’s too much!” Xiang Wan endured the pain as she wrinkled her nose and whispered. “How can you say that to a patient?”
Their situation did not change for the better. Xiang Wan’s leg was injured, but she had relaxed now. He could even feel the little woman within her through her actions and voice, even though her face was writhing with pain…
Cheng Zheng looked on in silence and walked over.
“Let me take a look.”
Xiang Wan’s injury was at the inner part of her left thigh.
At that point in time, she was wearing a pair of jeans, and she had no extra clothing with her.
Did she really have to remove her jeans right in front of so many people?
Hur, impossible.
Bai Muchuan did not know how serious Xiang Wan’s injury was, so he did not want Cheng Zheng to access her condition.
Bai Muchuan turned his head. “Mei Xin!”
It was just two words, but they trembled after hearing it.
Mei Xin felt her scalp numb. “I’m here, Captain Bai.”
Bai Muchuan furrowed his brows. “Lend me a hand.”
Mei Xin stole a glance at Cheng Zheng. “Okay.”
They did not have anything to cover the view. As for light, besides the fire pit, they also had flashlights.
Bai Muchuan assessed the situation and arranged for five teammates to stand guard in a 50-meter radius. He then carefully laid some leaves on the ground and placed his jacket on top of them before moving Xiang Wan over.
He said to Mei Xin, “The weather is cold! Just cut up the area to reveal the wound will do.”
In other words, he was telling her not to reveal too much of Xiang Wan’s leg…
Even though from Mei Xin’s point of view, she felt it was not much of a big deal if a leg was revealed, she followed accordingly to what Bai Muchuan had instructed.
The bullet had brushed past the inner thigh of Xiang Wan’s left leg. However, it was fortunate as the wound wasn’t deep and the area was not big. Mei Xin frowned a little as she could only do basic treatment to the wound with their limited amount of medical supplies…
