Chapter 115 Liang Yizhi pulled her back again

Uncle Chang's fishpond was very large, with several thatched pavilions built around it.

Under the blazing sun, a few anglers sat sparsely in the pavilion.

Ji Ying glanced around and walked straight towards the small wooden house on the shore where shadows were swaying.

"Uncle Jiu, buy two silver carp."

An elderly man in his fifties, wearing a gray cotton shirt, stopped what he was doing and asked with a smile, "How heavy do you want it?"

Ji Ying thought for a moment, "Seven or eight pounds, I guess."

Uncle Chang was surprised, "How many of you are eating?"

Ji Ying: "Two."

Uncle Chang Jiu: "One is enough."

Ji Ying said, "Sell it to me, I love eating fish, one isn't enough."

"Girl, you're even more amazing than a cat."

Uncle Chang happily scooped two silver carp weighing over 7 jin each from the net by the pond for her.

Just as Ji Ying was about to pay, a fish spear suddenly grazed her shoulder and pierced the two fish that Uncle Chang Jiu was holding up.

Ji Ying was shocked and turned around. About 20 meters away, in the pavilion, a man with tiger stripes tattooed on his forehead threw down a fish-shooting device and rushed towards her.

Ji Ying realized the danger and ran away as fast as she could.

I heard a man's hurried chasing voice and a phone call coming from behind me.

"Come quick, she's here!"

Just seconds after the other person finished speaking, a cold wind swept towards the back of her neck.

Ji Ying instinctively shrank her neck and rolled to the side, the dagger slicing past the tip of her hair.

She rolled into the reeds nearby.

“You’ve always managed to fail with our Brother Zhan, but you won’t escape today.”

The tattooed man jumped into the reeds and, before Ji Ying could get up, stabbed her again with his dagger.

Ji Ying couldn't avoid it in time and instinctively closed her eyes.

Then a muffled thud was heard, and the tattooed man fell heavily onto the stone slab on the edge of the field.

She opened her eyes, and before she could even see what was happening, a large, bony hand quickly pulled her up.

Immediately afterwards, she was protected by a tall, upright figure behind her.

Liang Yizhi stared coldly at the man who had climbed up from the wings and said in a deep voice, "Who hired you?"

"Your mother!"

The tattooed man got up and pounced on Liang Yizhi.

"Your mouth stinks, wash it with blood."

Liang Yizhi threw a punch, knocking his face off.

The tattooed man was also lying on the ground, unable to get up.

Just as Liang Yizhi was about to tie him up, a black cube sparking with sparks suddenly fell in front of them.

Ji Ying smelled the pungent odor in the air and immediately knew what it was.

She had just shouted "It'll explode!" when Liang Yizhi grabbed her waist, and the two of them fell deeper into the reeds.

Then, with a loud "boom," a dazzling array of colors flashed so brightly that people couldn't open their eyes.

Amidst the thick smoke, several dark figures approached.

Liang Yizhi pulled Ji Ying back, but a hand grabbed her shoulder.

Ji Ying turned her head and saw three hideous scars on the other person's back.

She gasped, but at that moment Liang Yizhi spun around and delivered an elbow strike to her throat, pulling Ji Ying back again.

Just then, someone's phone rang.

Liang Yizhi shielded Ji Ying in front of him and ran for a while, then stopped when he realized there were no more footsteps behind him.

The smoke slowly dissipated among the reeds, and the people had vanished without a trace, leaving only a few charred stubbles and messy marks, as if the life-or-death struggle just now was nothing more than an illusion under the scorching sun.

Liang Yizhi glanced around warily before saying, "They're gone."

Seeing that Ji Ying didn't move, he squeezed her arm. "Did you fall and get stupid?"

“It’s that kind of battery again,” Ji Ying said through gritted teeth. “I scratched him and I’d recognize the scar on the back of his hand even if it were ashes.”

Liang Yizhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"boss!"

Xue Qin caught up and saw that Liang Yizhi's down jacket was covered in mud and weeds, and immediately understood what had happened.

"Are you alright? We came here to fish, and we didn't bring any equipment. How could we run into something like this..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liang Yizhi gave him a glare, and he immediately swallowed the rest of his words.

“There’s quite a commotion here; some villagers have called the police,” Xue Qin said.

"They came after me, Grandpa, my grandpa..."

Ji Ying came to her senses and immediately ran to the rented farmhouse.

"You handle this."

After saying this, Liang Yizhi went after Ji Ying.

As soon as she reached the bottom of the embankment, Ji Ying's legs suddenly felt like they were made of lead and she froze in place.

The old man lay sprawled at the bottom of the last stone step, his body bent at an unnatural ninety-degree angle. His aged face was buried in the dust, and his twisted arm remained in a clenched grip, with a few torn blades of grass clinging between his fingers.

"Grandpa!"

Ji Ying's knees seemed to suddenly lose all strength, and she knelt down heavily.

It felt like there were nails in my chest; not only was it difficult to breathe, but every breath was also painfully pulled.

She crawled on her knees to the old man's side, a distance of five or six meters.

She was about to touch him, but Liang Yizhi grabbed her hand.

The man remained calm. "Wait for the doctor to come before you move him."

With tears welling up in her eyes, Ji Ying grabbed his arm and pleaded, "Please, you must save him, please."

Liang Yizhi squatted down and checked the old man's breathing. He had a strong feeling about this, but he didn't show it. Instead, he supported Ji Ying, who was about to give up. "The ambulance will be here soon. You have to hold on no matter what."

...

Soon, Mr. Lin was taken to the hospital and underwent emergency treatment for more than seven hours.

"The patient is elderly and the injuries are too severe. We have done everything we can," the doctor said.

Lin Meizhen burst into tears.

"Doctor, please save him no matter the cost."

The doctor glanced at Liang Yizhi and said helplessly, "We've already sent the best doctors in the hospital. The old man already had heart disease, and now there's no medicine to control his heart failure. Besides, his spine is broken... He's still conscious. His family should hurry up and say goodbye."

Without saying a word, Ji Ying pushed Lin Meizhen aside and rushed into the ward.

“Ms. Lin,” Xue Qin handed her a tissue, “if there’s nothing we can do, let the old man rest in peace.”

Lin Meizhen paused for a moment, took the tissue, wiped away her tears, and nodded.

She only went into the ward after calming down.

Xue Qin returned to Liang Yizhi's side and whispered, "Those people are extremely vicious. Our initial analysis is that the old man was kicked down the stone steps by them. They had already fled when the police arrived, but they found a bloody tooth in the reeds. For now, we can only hope to identify them through DNA testing. I've taken care of everything else; it won't involve you."

Liang Yizhi stared at the closed door with a serious expression, remaining silent.

In the ward, Ji Ying slowly walked to the old man's side.

The old man opened his eyes when he heard her footsteps.

She knelt down beside the bed with a thud.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa, I've dragged you into this."

The old man couldn't move his entire body. He struggled to catch his breath before saying, "Get up, girl, it's not your fault."

Lin Meizhen brought over two chairs and helped Ji Ying up.

“Dad, please don’t say anything. I’ll take care of things at home. You…” She choked up a little, “Just focus on getting better.”

The old man sighed, "Don't try to comfort me. I know what's going on with me, girl..."

His fingers twitched slightly, and Ji Ying quickly and gently grasped them.

"If I get down there, will I not be able to see Lin Yan?"