Chapter 89 [VIP] Shadow Guard (3)

But Seventeen didn't feel awkward for long. He quickly suppressed the strange feeling deep in his heart.

After all, he is a shadow guard. The seniors in the Shadow Guard Building have long said that a qualified shadow guard cannot always have such unstable emotions and needs to remain calm at all times, otherwise it will be easy to reveal flaws when facing the enemy, and now he is full of flaws.

The two of them chattered and walked and stopped all the way as they explored deeper into the forest. They didn't know how long they had been walking until it was completely dark.

At this moment, in the darkness, a sharp arrow suddenly flew towards the two of them.

Originally, Ying Shiqi could have dodged it, but now he had someone to protect on his back, and he was afraid that the other person would get hurt, so he hesitated for a moment. He was unable to dodge in time, and his clothes were pierced by the sharp arrow. His shoulder was also scratched, and a trickle of blood oozed out of the wound.

Seventeen frowned slightly and looked back. He seemed to have heard some noise. It seemed that the group of killers from the day had caught up with him. They were really hard to deal with.

"Seventeen, are you injured?"

Nan Yan had naturally heard what had happened just now, and she was also quite frightened. At this moment, she was leaning on Shiqi's shoulder and anxiously asking, not daring to raise her voice too loudly, and her cautious tone was full of concern, "I smell blood, please put me down first, so I can see how badly you are injured?"

Hearing this, Seventeen's breathing paused slightly.

His gaze hesitated for a long time before it belatedly fell on his shoulder. It turned out that he was injured.

Seventeen pursed his lips, and his expression suddenly turned unhappy. He thought that it was definitely not because he was not strong enough, but that not having eaten enough really affected his performance.

In the moonlight, he could vaguely see a wound on his shoulder as long as his index finger. Fortunately, the arrow was not coated with any messy poison, but this small wound was really not worth mentioning. He even didn't understand why his master was so surprised. This small wound wouldn't kill him, so why was he so anxious?

Seventeen slowed down his breathing and said in a steady voice,

"Don't move, someone is catching up with us."

"But he probably hasn't discovered us for a while, otherwise the arrow's accuracy wouldn't be so bad. He must have shot it deliberately to scare him off."

Thinking of this, Seventeen frowned again, and his expression became serious. He did not agree to Nan Yan who kept making a fuss and wanted to get off his back. Instead, he held her tighter.

"I will take you out of here first."

Nan Yan sniffed the bloody scent and slowly touched his shoulder. She felt the faint wetness between her fingers and then realized that the man must have injured his shoulder.

It started to rain during the escape. The two of them dodged everywhere and finally found a secluded and narrow cave after searching for a long time. Ying Shiqi immediately put Nan Yan down and hid her in the cave, whispering, "There are too many pursuers behind us now, and it's raining. It's inconvenient for me to carry you. This cave can temporarily shelter us from the rain and hide us. I will lead the pursuers away first. Before that, you should stay here and hide. Don't run around. Wait for me to come back and pick you up."

He hesitated for a moment, then took out a dagger from his bosom and put it into Nan Yan's hand. "Also, this dagger can be used for self-defense. If I don't come back, you should keep going downstream. Soon, you should see a village and people there. Then you should be saved."

As he said this, he turned around and was about to leave. After all, time was running out and there was no time to say anything more.

But before he could leave, Nan Yan grabbed his wrist.

"Seventeen, can you really do this alone?"

"Of course!"

Nan Yan still held onto his wrist and refused to let go. Her voice was a little hoarse. Her eyes, which were slightly clear in the rain, stared at him without blinking. Her tone was full of worry and uneasiness. "I'm a little worried. What if... you can't come back?"

Seventeen turned his head to look at her, seeing his figure reflected in those misty eyes. He was the only one in his heart and eyes. Suddenly, a strange and weird emotion welled up in his heart, making his heart beat fast. His face, which had been expressionless before, now looked a little uncomfortable.

Seventeen tried to pull his hand back quickly, but Nan Yan held it too tightly, so he couldn't move it.

He pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and then softened his tone, saying in a soothing tone, "They are no match for me. I will definitely be back before dawn."

Nan Yan felt even more aggrieved after hearing this. "No, Seventeen, you think too much. I'm not worried about that. I'm worried that you'll get lost. What if you can't find your way back? Will I be eaten by a wild wolf?"

Seventeen: “…”

For the first time, he was speechless.

Seventeen's eyes widened with inexplicable anger. He looked up and glared at Nan Yan. His originally cold face turned slightly red. He didn't know if this had touched his weakness. Anyway, Seventeen was very unhappy at the moment. "I am a professionally trained shadow guard. As long as I have a full meal, I can complete any task. I am also the number one killer in the Shadow Guard Building. You can distrust the vision of the Shadow Guard Building, but you must not doubt my strength. I will definitely come back alive."

The little shadow guard turned his head away, looking very angry.

After he finished speaking, he shook Nan Yan's hand away, turned around and leaped away into the rain. His movements were neat and tidy. It was obvious that what Nan Yan said had touched his bottom line, which made him very angry.

Nan Yan hid in the cave and watched him walk away.

I turned around and found a relatively dry place in the cave. I relaxed completely and lay down to rest.

It was not until the second half of the night that the drizzle stopped and Nan Yan finally heard some movement coming from outside the house. At first, she thought it was some wild beast. Nan Yan tightly grasped the dagger given by Seventeen, but just as she reached the entrance of the cave, she heard a "plop" sound, like something falling heavily to the ground.

When she got closer, she could see clearly that it was a person lying on the ground. The male protagonist came back with wounds all over his body, covered in blood. There was a hideous wound on his chest, with the skin and flesh turned inside out, revealing the bone. As he moved, bright red blood kept gushing out from the wound, forming a sharp contrast with the fair skin.

Nan Yan's face suddenly showed a nervous look. She quickly stepped forward to help the man up, and while carefully dragging him into the cave, she anxiously called his name, "Shiqi, what happened to you? How did you get so seriously injured?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt her wrist suddenly tightened. Seventeen, who was originally unconscious, regained some consciousness at some point, half-closed his eyes and opened them. Although he was already very groggy, he still held her wrist and refused to let go. He turned over and buried his head in the crook of Nan Yan's neck. He murmured in confusion, "I'm back. This time... This time I didn't get lost. I just took a few detours..."

After saying this, he fell asleep peacefully.

Nan Yan stared at him for a long while without saying a word. She really didn't know what to say, especially when she saw that he was covered in blood. A look of worry unconsciously appeared in her eyes.

Even though he was hurt so badly, he was still thinking about those unimportant things she said before. I don’t know if he is really stupid or too stubborn.

However, she did not pay much attention to this problem. Nan Yan soon discovered that his forehead was hot and his face was abnormally red. It seemed that the wound was infected and had a fever after being caught in the rain.

Nan Yan went over and was about to treat his wound, but the man reflexively grabbed her wrist and refused to let go. Nan Yan almost slapped him with such force. This was probably an instinct of their Shadow Guards. Even though he was in a coma, his body had not completely relaxed.

"Seventeen, I can't help you like this..."

Nan Yan called his name softly. Seventeen closed his eyes. The temperature of his palms was as hot as branding iron, and his originally pale face turned red.

Nan Yan was a little anxious, so she had to slow down her voice and soothe him patiently, "Shiqi, you are injured, and the wound has been bleeding. You will die if you don't treat it. Please let me go first, I won't hurt you."

Seventeen's breathing seemed to have become more stable, so Nan Yan continued to coax him, "Okay Seventeen, don't you recognize me?"

I don't know whether he really heard what she said or he was completely unconscious due to the burns, but the hand that had been holding her tightly finally loosened its grip.

Nan Yan then bandaged his wounds carefully. It was not until noon the next day that Ying Shiqi, who had not eaten for two days, finally woke up from hunger. He was so hungry that stars were almost appearing before his eyes.

He slowly opened his eyes, misty in them, and still a little unconscious. When he looked up, he saw Nan Yan running towards him with a smile, "Shiqi, you're finally awake."

She had just come in from the cave, her body was still covered with dirt and grass, her face was black and white, her hair was disheveled, her makeup was smudged, and she looked extremely shabby.

But when Seventeen saw her like this, he didn't know what happened, his heart suddenly beat fast for no reason, and he didn't even hear what she said next.

Nan Yan said this with a hint of grievance in her voice. She naturally leaned towards him and almost opened the wound on his shoulder. "Shiqi, I'm so glad you're okay. You had a fever for a long time last night. I thought you wouldn't wake up. Fortunately, you made it."

"Oh, look, these are all the fruits I picked for you this morning. Hurry up and eat some more to replenish your water."

As Nan Yan spoke, she handed him the spoils of her busy morning work. Only then did Shiqi see that there were quite a few wild fruits in her skirt, which she had wiped clean carefully.

Suddenly, an indescribable strange feeling welled up in my heart.

Seventeen subconsciously reached out and rubbed his chest.

He wondered in confusion, wondering if it was because the injury he suffered this time was too severe that he had these strange and unfamiliar emotions coming out of his chest again and again? It seemed that he would have to ask the seniors in the building for advice when he returned. Why did his heart beat uncontrollably fast when he saw his master? What on earth was wrong with him?

Seventeen thought about it, then looked down at the wild fruit under her skirt, her lips moved, and for a moment she didn't know what to say, so she just lowered her head and said in a muffled voice, "Thank you..."

Nan Yan smiled and handed the wild fruit over, "Don't thank me, if you hadn't protected me, I would have died long ago."

"Come, eat some wild fruits. Your lips are chapped. If you don't drink more water, your voice will become so hoarse that you won't be able to speak."

"Eat this. It must be sweet."

Nan Yan's enthusiasm made Seventeen a little overwhelmed, and his face became uncomfortable. Perhaps it was because no one had ever been so nice to him, so he was a little confused for a moment.

In fact, the life and death of the Shadow Guards are not that important to their masters. They are just handy tools. If the tools break down or die, they can just get new ones. Their lives are worthless anyway. They are destined to be like this since birth, so Nan Yan's kindness to him really makes him feel at a loss.

Seventeen obediently took a piece of the fruit and took a bite. This bite almost killed him. His originally expressionless face showed a hint of distortion.

Nan Yan, who was standing by, was still holding her chin. She blinked twice and looked at him expectantly, "Is it delicious? I picked it especially for you."

The honest Seventeen hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said seriously, "It's not delicious, very sour."

This immediately made the young lady unhappy.

Nan Yan pursed her lips slightly, and the expectant look in her eyes was extinguished like a cluster of small flames. She turned to look at him resentfully, "I worked so hard and climbed a tree all morning to pick the fruit for you. My hands are all scratched. Look! It's fine if you don't like it, but you actually complain that the fruit I found for you is not tasty. Seventeen, are you really doing me justice? You really disappoint me!"

Seventeen: “…”

He just... just told the truth.

Obviously she was the one who wanted to ask him,

Why can't I tell the truth?

Are all girls such unreasonable creatures?

Seventeen pursed his lips and looked at Nan Yan's unhappy expression. He then tentatively picked up another wild fruit and took another bite. "Actually... it's not that bad."

Nan Yan smiled upon seeing this, then reached out to wipe the juice off the corner of his mouth and said with a smile, "That's right, you have to live up to my hard work, this is quite edible. Come on, Seventeen, it's not good to be picky about food, you're so badly injured, you have to eat more to make up for it."

But he didn't want to eat these things to replenish his body.

Seventeen thought gloomily.

This treatment is hundreds of times worse than that in the Shadow Guard Building.

He looked up at Nan Yan again, and then he realized that something seemed to be wrong with her. He subconsciously pointed at her chest and asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you injured? Why do you look a lot more swollen than yesterday?"

He clearly remembered that her skin was still smooth and not so swollen when he helped her with the heart and lung resuscitation yesterday. Could it be that she got swollen because she accidentally fell while helping him pick fruits this morning?

Thinking in this way, Seventeen's gaze became even more penetrating. If it weren't for the difference in gender, he would have wanted to personally help her check the severity of her injuries.

But for some reason, although he was clearly expressing concern, the other party suddenly glared at him angrily, and even a thin layer of blush appeared on both sides of her cheeks, making her look puffy and like a layer of rouge. Seventeen didn't know how to describe it, but he just thought it looked very beautiful.

I was a little dazed for a moment.

Nan Yan subconsciously protected her chest. She turned around and saw the other person's stunned look. She became even angrier and slapped him, "Why are you asking so many questions?"

"Who allowed you to point and look around? Do you think you can look at a girl's body casually? If you dare to talk nonsense again, you will not be able to eat my fruit."

Seventeen was stunned by her slap.

He touched his cheek which was hurt by the slap, and he was still a little dazed for a while. He didn't know what was wrong with him, but he suddenly felt his heart beating faster, especially when looking at Nan Yan. For some reason, a thought suddenly came to his mind: it turns out that the master can also blush, and the blushing master looks different from usual, very beautiful.

Seventeen had not read many books, so he could not describe this kind of beauty, but there was a kind of beauty that made people feel tingling in their hearts. Even the glaring eyes were particularly beautiful, as if staring into his heart, and not offensive at all.

Seventeen's eyelashes moved and her eyes fell on her lips. She watched her lips opening and closing, and vaguely saw a hint of red inside, as rosy as the pink pomegranates on the tree, very tempting.

He felt that he could no longer let his imagination run wild.

So he quickly turned his head to look away, but when his eyes fell on the wound on his shoulder that had been carefully bandaged with a cloth, his heart began to beat slightly again.

Seventeen suddenly lowered her head and sniffed, and vaguely smelled a trace of faint fragrance left on the cloth. She felt a little happy and sniffed it carefully a few times. It seemed to be very similar to the fragrance on her body.

This fragrance can make people feel happy if they smell it for a long time.

Seventeen's breathing gradually slowed down as he smelled the fragrance, so he subconsciously asked, "What kind of herbs are used on this piece of cloth? It smells so good, just like the fragrance on your body, young lady."

When he said this, his tone was obviously filled with joy. He lowered his head and moved closer to the bandage on his shoulder, rubbing it lightly with the tip of his nose, as if he really liked the smell.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Yan's face turned even redder.

She didn't even know if he did it on purpose?

This time, she was really irritated by his ignorance. Even the corners of her eyes were slightly red, with a hint of seduction. She turned around and slapped him again, with a flash of shame in her eyes.

"I've already told you to shut up, why are you still asking? Can't all these wild fruits keep you quiet?"

Seventeen looked at Nan Yan in a daze.

He was slapped again, and this slap made him a little dazed. He really didn't know what he had done wrong and why he was beaten for even asking a question?

Thinking of this, he became a little angry, even a little aggrieved, and felt a tightness in his chest. He turned his back and didn't want to pay any more attention to her.

Women are so unreasonable!

If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. What's the point of hitting someone?

And she specifically hit him in the face. You know, no one in the Shadow Guard Building dared to get close to him casually, even the owner of the building didn't dare to fight with him casually. But she not only hit him, but also hit him twice in a row. Even a clay man would have a temper, let alone him.

Seventeen glanced at her quickly, turned around and, as if to vent his anger, bit off half of the wild fruit with one bite. It was so sour that his teeth almost broke.

He thought, she wanted to shut him up with something so disgusting, wasn't she looking down on him too much? They, the Shadow Guards, have seen the world, right?