Chapter 43 Undercurrent

The bullet shot towards Qiao Susu quickly, and Luka, who was standing opposite with a gun in his hand, had bloodshot eyes.

In the blink of an eye, without any time to think, Zongfang leaped forward regardless of his wounds, pounced on her, and used the inertia of his body to crush her heavily.

At the same time, Carl saw the right opportunity in another direction and decisively fired in the direction of Zongfang.

"You're fucking crazy! Who told you to shoot?"

Luka kicked the gun out of Carl's hand, grabbed him by the collar and threw him towards the door frame. Carl coughed and squinted at him after being hit.

"If you don't shoot, will he get up and kill you?"

When he fired just now, Qiao Sui Sui was in Zong Fang's arms. If there was a slight deviation, she would have been hit. Luka's face was distorted, and he ran quickly to Qiao Sui Sui, not saying a word to Karl.

When I got closer, I found that there was a bloodstain spread on the floor, which was thick and black and red.

Qiao Susu was pinned down by Zong Fang. She didn't expect to be in such a situation when she came out. When she came to her senses, Zong Fang had already pounced on her. She called his name, but the person on her didn't respond at all. She moved her upper body to check on him, but when she touched the floor, she felt something sticky.

"Sui Sui, Sui Sui, don't scare me. Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Luka took her out from under Zongfang and saw that her lower back was covered in blood. He was so scared that his face turned pale.

"It's not my blood sect recipe."

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the man lying motionless on the ground. His arms were twisted as if he had no feeling at all, his palms facing upwards. The blood was spreading larger and larger, forming a small pool of blood under him. Half of his face was completely soaked in blood, and his eyes were closed.

Seeing this, Qiao Susu gasped for breath and wanted to check on him, but Luka held her waist.

"I'll do it."

He stroked her hair, then stood up and squatted beside Zongfang. He saw that he had been shot in the back near his shoulder blade. It was the bullet that had hit him. Luka turned his heavy body over again and examined it. He found the bleeding point, the third rib below his ribs on the side. The bullet must have been fired by Luka. Judging from the trajectory and the location of the wound, he must have been shot because he didn't have time to adjust his body while protecting Sui Sui.

"Neither shot was fatal." Luka walked back after checking, not wanting to bother with the person lying on the ground. He comforted Qiao Suisui, saying, "I fought him one-on-one last time in the Imperial Court. His injuries will heal quickly, so he shouldn't die."

Qiao Suisui was startled when she heard this, and asked hesitantly, "What would happen if he lost his natural healing ability?"

Luka watched her look nervously at Zongfang, his jaw unconsciously tensed, and he lowered his eyes and said, "Then it depends on his luck."

Everything that followed was carried out in an orderly manner according to Luka's arrangements. Medical staff carried Zongfang away and put a reinforced electronic lock around his neck to prevent him from escaping.

Qiao Susu was carried by Luka as they walked towards the warship. When they passed a man with short red hair and an eyebrow stud, Luka stopped and said to him, "Mission accomplished." The man ignored him, leaned against the door frame with his arms folded, and raised his eyebrows to indicate that he heard it.

The team members who came to clear the area were moving back and forth, but Carl still stood there motionless. He watched Luka carry the petite female to the steps of the battleship, gently put her down, and called medical staff to check her. He stayed by her side from beginning to end with gentle movements.

While chewing gum, Carl looked at Qiao Susu. He saw her politely thank the medical staff, saw her tug at the man's sleeve and look up to say something to him, and saw her delicate face slightly frowned, with an expression of worry and distress, and extremely sad.

What's the trouble? She's been rescued, and I didn't even hit her.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw the little female looking over at me, and our eyes met.

"Pah—"

The bubble suddenly burst, splashing all over Carl's mouth.

His face turned red, and he felt that he looked very shameless, so he went into the house without looking back.

On the other side, Luka finally felt relieved when he heard the medical staff say that Qiao Susu had no external injuries.

"What are you looking at?"

“My house.”

She looked at her two-story house with worry. When she just came out, she saw that the place she passed was almost like a trench. How could people live there?

Luka paused, thinking that she was worried about Zongfang and would at least ask where he was being taken and what would happen. He didn't expect that she was only concerned about this remote house.

The man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the tension he had just felt dissipated a little.

"Do you like it here?"

"Um."

"I'm going to have someone come and do some repairs. I think it's getting old, so this is a good opportunity to redecorate it. What style do you like? You can choose everything, okay?"

Qiao Suisui's eyes suddenly lit up. "I do have an idea. Thank you, Luka."

The man kissed the corner of her eye and whispered, "You don't have to ever say thank you to me. This is what I want to do."

Instead, he wanted to thank her for accepting the little things he did for her, which made Luka's heart feel at ease.

On the way back, Luka didn't ask her what she and Zongfang had done, nor did he ask about her pregnancy. He simply explained some of the situations that had occurred in Oslan during her absence.

"The Emperor is critically ill? So suddenly?"

Qiao Susu was a little surprised. She and Lan Ze had seen him together before going out. At that time, he looked in good spirits and was talkative, with no signs of illness.

Luka didn't quite believe it either. He said, "Father has already arrived at the Imperial Court, and the heads of other major families will also be going there to pay their respects. I heard that the eldest prince has also been invited back. Judging from the situation, the sun of Oslan will soon change hands."

"So suddenly?"

She always felt that something was amiss, and she couldn't help but frown and think about it. After a while, she asked, "Does Ash know that Zong Fang is looking for me?"

"I know. He was the one who invited Carl for me."

Knowing but not showing up was not Libery's style. Qiao Suisui didn't want to emphasize how important she was to him, but his absence at this time was a huge contrast to the Libery who used to be by her side no matter what.

A person will not change in a short period of time unless something unexpected happens, or she never gets to know the real Liberi.

"By the way, where's Lan Ze? He was the one who told you I was here, right? Why didn't I see him just now?"

Luka pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to tell her tactfully.

"Lan Ze was injured and is now receiving treatment."

"Is it serious? Was it Munakata who hurt him?"

Luka nodded, cupped her face and kissed her, "Sui Sui, you have to be mentally prepared. Lan Ze may not be able to stand up again."

Qiao Suisui's heart tightened when she heard this. She didn't dare to ask any more questions and returned to the imperial court in silence. The first thing she did after arriving was to visit Lan Ze.

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