"ah--"
Inside the stairwell, an uncontrollable scream suddenly erupted.
The wailing was so pitiful that it sounded inhuman, as jarring as a wildcat in heat.
At that moment, all the motion-activated lights in the entire hospital building turned on.
...
"So the so-called Black Tower is hiding in a village in a town... How cautious. So many dangerous people gather in such an eerie location. No wonder the Jiang City Police Department has never been able to find it. It's similar to the stealth style of my Assassin's Hall."
Qingning skipped and hopped out of the hospital building, not forgetting to greet the nurse at the front desk before leaving. The nurse seemed to have heard the scream that sounded like a wild cat in heat, and her face turned pale with fright after watching half of a suspense drama.
"It's a pity... I can't kill anyone after coming to China. I can only leave a mark on him. Well... it's still alright. If he dares to lay a hand on Xia Che again, this mark will be enough to make him remember it forever."
Qing Ning looked at the white slip of paper in her hand, on which was an address—the Black Tower's stronghold.
"This organization feels even more perverted than the Assassin's Guild. Every assassin who chooses to join has to have a rat mark burned on their face. Sigh... How come this kind of twisted method feels so similar to that of a certain perverted long-haired man?"
Qing Ning carefully put the note away, and as she recalled Xiao's lazy face, she couldn't help but shake her head in disgust.
All right.
In terms of sheer morbid humor, Xiao is indeed quite similar to the leader of the Black Tower.
They all share the same fun-loving nature...
"Forget it, let's not go today, so as not to alert them. Let's go check out this so-called Black Tower after this matter is over."
Enjoying the evening breeze, Qing Ning stretched comfortably.
Zhang Er was severely injured in the hospital ward. He will likely be discovered by the doctors soon and sent for emergency treatment. At that time, Zhang Er's identity will definitely be exposed.
After all, the assassin profession cannot be conducted in the open.
Injuries are treated within the organization; going to a regular hospital? No assassin would be that stupid.
Zhang Er's identity will likely cause a stir in Jiang City, which is Qing Ning's deliberate act to warn those who secretly intend to harm Xia Che.
Everyone in the industry knows who Zhang Er is going to kill. With Zhang Er as a precedent, it should be able to dispel the ill intentions of some petty villains.
Before finding out who really wants to harm Xia Che, some deterrence is still necessary. After all, Qing Ning can defend against those experts, but it's difficult for her to defend against the overwhelming number of underlings.
Based on Qing Ning's understanding of Xia Che before she went abroad, he was a lazy young master who couldn't lift a finger. Even if he was just a low-level assassin, he could still cause Xia Che real harm.
It would be incredibly embarrassing if the experts managed to defend against it, only to have a little brat succeed...
"Right, the most important thing now is to find Xia Che... Where is he?"
Qing Ning slapped her forehead, realizing she had almost forgotten the most important thing.
Just thinking about Xia Che's surprise when he saw her made Qing Ning's pretty face blush.
She was Xia Che's best playmate when they were young. The two were childhood sweethearts until they entered junior high school. Qing Ning went abroad. Later, due to some changes in the Shi family, Qing Ning chose to join the Assassin's Hall. Thanks to the entrustment of her elders, she was accepted as a disciple by Xiao.
Qing Ning possessed exceptional talent as an assassin, and her status rose rapidly, eventually reaching the top ranks of the Assassin's Hall, where she ranked ninth and earned the title of September.
Recalling her past, Qing Ning's longing for Xia Che grew stronger.
"I wonder if Xia Che ever misses me... Back then, there were so many playmates in the neighborhood. I didn't live in the same community as Xia Che, so I had to get up half an hour earlier every day to play with him. He was the only one who didn't look down on me and didn't bully me like the other kids..."
Lime's heart started racing.
When she was a child, she was raised as a boy by her family. In her mother's words, they hoped that their child would not be bound by any rules or regulations and would grow up wildly so that he could have the nature of a child.
So, unlike other little girls who are taught from a young age to be quiet and well-behaved, Qingning has always been a tomboy.
At an age when playing with the opposite sex was considered shameful, Qing Ning's situation was not good.
She was a girl, but she was a tomboy, which led to her being ostracized by girls, and also by boys because of her gender.
Back then, Qing Ning was often bullied and isolated.
Only Xia Che didn't dislike her.
Qing Ning clearly remembers that she only gave Xia Che a bag of snacks, and he patted his chest and said he would protect her.
However, the condition is that I have to buy him snacks every day.
Still in a daze, Qing Ning learned to pay protection money and made offerings to Xia Che every day.
In return, he got the chance to play with Xia Che.
Xia Che, who was about the same age as her, knew a lot of strange and unusual ways to play. Qing Ning loved to follow him around to the sandpit to build sandcastles. Whoever built the sandcastle the slowest would be kicked down by the one who built it the fastest.
In Xia Che's words...
—The strong must ruthlessly humiliate the weak!
Qingning didn't want to be a weakling forever.
So she wiped away her tears and continued to offer sacrifices to Xia Che the next day, then played with him building sandcastles.
only……
Lime always loses more than he wins.
But it's okay.
This must be Xia Che protecting herself, because no one else plays with her except Xia Che, and Qing Ning is precocious, so according to her guess, Xia Che is protecting herself in this way.
As Qingning had predicted, the other children, seeing their castles kicked down and then crying...
No one's bullying her anymore!
Realizing this, Qing Ning became even more attentive, not only giving Xia Che snacks and drinks, but also immediately giving him the newly bought game cards so that he could play them first.
Many years later, as Qingning grew up and recalled this memory, she suddenly realized...
Xia Che's behavior...
She's so gentle!
Otherwise, why doesn't Xia Che accept other people's snacks?
Why don't you just kick down someone else's castle?
Why don't you watch other people cry and then stand by and laugh?
He only cares about himself!
The affection I felt in my childhood, after being tempered by the years, gradually sprouted into a seed called love.
Qing Ning misses Xia Che more and more, but the mission of the Assassin's Hall and Xiao's kindness in raising her make it impossible for her to abandon everything and return to the country.
Now, after years of waiting, there is finally going to be a result.
"After Xia Che sees me... will he hug me right away? He probably will, that's how it's always portrayed in dramas..."
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