Sure enough, there was a small iron gate on the left leading to an alley behind the residential area. Lu Chuqing ran into the alley, but because of the echo, she couldn't find out where it was for a moment.
Following the sounds of fighting, she circled through several alleys before finally spotting the black-haired boy alone, wrestling with several thugs of varying hair colors.
Without any hesitation, the girl grabbed the long-handled umbrella and ran off, swinging it to hit the shoulder and neck of a thug behind Xi Qingxu.
"Ah!" The thug yelled, clutching his neck as his legs went weak. Xi Qingxu noticed and quickly turned around to deliver a follow-up kick, instantly slamming the man against the wall of the narrow alley. The sound of flesh colliding echoed as the thug collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain, curled up and unable to get up.
Almost instantly, Xi Qingxu spotted Lu Chuqing. A moment of surprise flashed in the boy's eyes, followed by the girl's shout, "Watch out behind you!"
At the same time, the girl's beige figure rushed in front of him, and a strong force came from her hand. Xi Qingxu was pulled away by the force, and he quickly reacted and kicked backward. At the same time as he kicked out, the girl ruthlessly swung the umbrella handle.
The man with the rooster-comb haircut had no idea where the girl had come from. He just felt a blur before his eyes, and suddenly a beige figure appeared.
Then a black, curved umbrella handle fell in front of him. Before he could dodge, he felt a sharp pain on his head. Almost at the same time, he was kicked hard in the abdomen. The pain spread throughout his body, and he flew two or three meters away.
There was someone else struggling to get up nearby. Lu Chuqing swung her umbrella and hit the person's knee directly. A cry of pain rang out, and the person fell back down, rolling around while clutching their knee.
The girl had a cold face as she looked down at the group of people who had fallen to the ground. Her posture was like that of a noble and aloof superior, looking down on the ants on the ground with disdain. "Who else wants to come? I'll try not to break his kneecaps."
What should have been a soft, sweet voice sounded sharper and more piercing than icicles to those people.
When Lu Ying returned, she saw Lu Chuqing's figure. She called out to the girl but received no response, so she could only run over, but she was still a little late.
"Qingqing, Qingxu! Are you both alright?" The woman turned around and came to their side, looking them over from left to right.
Lu Chuqing was fine, but Xi Qingxu, fighting against many opponents, inevitably got hit and had some bruises on his face.
Seeing the injuries on the boy's face, Lu Ying's expression instantly turned cold. She glanced at the thug who was lying on the ground unable to get up and said in a deep voice, "You're so young and you're already learning bad habits, deliberately fighting and causing trouble. Let the police teach you a lesson!"
The people on the ground turned even paler when they heard that the police were going to be called. They wanted to speak, but they couldn't because they were in too much pain.
Lu Chuqing looked at the boy beside her, but before she could speak, the boy, who was a head taller than her, fell straight into her arms.
"Mom! Xi Qingxu has fainted!"
Seeing how thin Xi Qingxu was, he was heavier than a dead pig when he fell into her arms. Lu Chuqing held the boy tightly with all her might to prevent him from slipping and to prevent herself from falling.
Those on the ground, seeing this, just wanted to curse. "Are you kidding me?! Who's more seriously injured here?!"
They weren't even unconscious yet, so how could someone who could knock them all to the ground just suddenly faint!
Instead of fainting on the ground, she fainted in the arms of a beautiful young woman!
He's a complete scoundrel!
Upon hearing the commotion, Lu Ying rushed over to support Xi Qingxu. She had just dialed 110 and was about to dial 120 when Xi Jun arrived, at which point Lu Ying put down her phone.
"Ah-Jun, Qingxu got caught in the rain and his fever has probably spiked again. We need to take him to the hospital quickly!"
Seeing the mess on the ground, Xi Jun's face was also very bad. She immediately took the boy from the mother and daughter and supported him by one arm.
"No one can escape this today!" Having lived in the neighborhood for so many years, the man recognized these teenagers at first glance as the ones who had fought with Xi Qingxu back in the old neighborhood.
Back then, it was the group of them who surrounded Xi Qingxu and beat him. The child was bruised and swollen, but he still fought back fiercely and beat them so badly that their noses bled as well.
Because of this incident, all the children's parents came to complain to the perpetrator. At that time, he thought the children were still young and only asked them to apologize.
Now it's the same again. This time he's determined to teach them a lesson and make them reflect on and take responsibility for their actions.
Xi Jun led the people to the car. Lu Ying and Lu Chuqing drove to the hospital first, while Xi Jun returned to wait for the police to arrive.
In the hospital, Xi Qingxu did indeed have a relapse of her fever. She had fought with a group of people for a long time and was quite exhausted, which is why she fell into Lu Chuqing's arms. Fortunately, she regained some strength and consciousness when she got out of the car and managed to get to the ward.
Because he had received an IV drip that morning, the doctor only prescribed some fast-acting fever reducer and advised him to rest and avoid unnecessary movement. The nurse disinfected the bruises and abrasions on his face, gave him some ointment for the wounds, and then left.
After a period of haste, the situation has stabilized, and Lu Ying's anxious mood has finally eased a bit. "Qingxu, are there any other injuries? Let the doctor take another look at you?"
Lu Chuqing added, "Don't be afraid of trouble and keep quiet. Just say it if you feel unwell."
Xi Qingxu's mind was still replaying that moment when Lu Chuqing suddenly appeared and pulled him close.
He had indeed been beaten quite a bit, but he didn't feel any pain. Compared to the beatings he received as a child, these were nothing. However, when he met the girl's concerned gaze, he straightened up from his bed and pointed to his back, saying in a hoarse voice, "My back."
"I got hit on the back a few times."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuqing instinctively leaned over and pulled up the bottom of the boy's hoodie. What she saw was a patch of white, followed by several bruises.
The girl's expression instantly turned cold again. "Why didn't you say there were so many bruises on your backs sooner? If I had known, I would have hit them a few more times!"
Xi Qingxu hadn't expected her to suddenly get angry; he was just listening to her and telling the truth.
If he knew it would make her angry, he wouldn't have said anything.
Lu Ying saw it too, and while she was angry, she also felt very sorry for him. She called the doctor to come and take a look. The doctor prescribed a bottle of medicated oil to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and told her to apply it once or twice a day. It would disappear completely in three or four days.
Seeing that everything was alright, Lu Ying left for the police station.
For a moment, only Lu Chuqing and Xi Qingxu remained in the ward.
The boy's schoolbag was stained with dirty water. Lu Chuqing saw this and asked the person on the bed, "Your schoolbag is wet. Do you want me to help you take the things out of it?"
Xi Qingxu paused for a second or two before answering, "No need, there are only a few old, thick clothes inside, which I haven't worn in a long time. I'll have to wash them anyway."
Lu Chuqing didn't say anything more, then remembered someone saying something and asked, "Where's your phone? My mom and I couldn't get through to you back then."
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