GHLCS Chapter116

A gunshot pierced the night sky over the dock, and then something like a mighty army approached.

 

This single gunshot was nothing, what was more powerful was the numerous gunshots that followed. The bullets that were originally aimed at Duan Yelin were all shot at the ground, walls, and ruins as if possessed by evil spirits. Duan Yelin looked closely and saw the criminals staggering here and there, screaming a few times with hideous faces, spitting blood, and falling to the ground.

 

It turned out that behind them, a team of reinforcements suddenly came to deal with the criminals. The others were masked, except for the leader, who was on horseback. His plain shirt was blown up by the wind, and his hair was flipped up on his forehead. He held a gun in his hand with smoke coming out of the muzzle, and his eyes were unusually cold and sharp.

 

That person was Xu Hang.

 

Under Duan Yelin’s gaze, he held the gun in one hand and pulled the horse’s reins with the other. The horse leaped forward, flipped over the fire, and ran towards where Duan Yelin was.

 

He didn’t wear any battle attire, but his demeanor was stunning, and this stunningness was different from when he first saw him at Qiyuan. Back then, he was bright and beautiful like flower mist, but now, he was as cool and refreshing as a lotus on fire.

 

Behind him, countless people went wherever he went, solving all the dead and alive criminals and rescuing Duan Yelin’s people one by one, helping them onto horses.

 

Against the firelight, Xu Hang threw away his gun, and like a god stepping on a fire lotus, he walked towards Duan Yelin step by step with brilliant light. Duan Yelin just looked up until Xu Hang bent down slightly and reached his slender hand over.

 

“Yelin, come up.”

 

At that moment, Duan Yelin had a momentary daze, thinking that he had actually died and that this was just an illusion given to him before he died.

 

He reached out and took hold of that hand. The palm was warm and had a slightly sticky liquid, which was a scar caused by Xu Hang’s inability to ride horses and his tight grip on the reins.

 

So it’s true, so he’s still alive.

 

Without much time to say, he used this strength to turn over and get on the horse, sitting behind Xu Hang.

 

Xu Hang turned his head and saw his other pair of pants completely soaked in blood. He frowned and turned back to Liao Qin and said, “Liao Qin, Zhang Xiuming will catch up soon, retreat quickly!”

 

Liao Qing had just shot someone in the head and was wiping the blood, and he said, “Brothers, retreat!”

 

Those people were mending their knives, but upon hearing this, they all stopped and mounted their horses one after another.

 

One of the criminals had been playing dead, thinking the fight was already won. But something unexpected happened midway. When he heard Zhang Xiuming’s name, fear of returning to prison gripped him, and he decided to risk everything. He touched his gun, and when Xu Hang’s horse ran past him, he suddenly jumped up and fired a shot!

 

The distance was too close, and the incident happened suddenly, making it somewhat difficult to avoid.

 

Both Xu Hang and Duan Yelin widened their eyes, Duan Yelin fell backwards, and Xu Hang lunged forward, and the bullet just flew between them.

 

The man failed in his attack and suddenly ran away. No one knew what he was doing. Xu Hang looked carefully and saw a box in the direction where the large group in front of him was leaving. There was a very long fuse in the middle, and the end of the fuse was the place where the man ran to.

 

“He’s going to ignite a fire!” Xu Hang was startled and shouted to the front, “Liao Qin, run! Keep going forward, don’t look back, the faster, the better!”

 

Because Xu Hang was always calm, if he shouted like this, it would definitely be extremely dangerous. Liao Qin was frightened by his shouting, and his shoulders shook. He didn’t even dare to look back, so he squeezed the horse’s belly and urged his men to follow him.

 

Then Xu Hang turned over and jumped off the horse. Duan Yelin had no time to grab him: “Shaotang!”

 

Xu Hang threw the reins into his hand and said in a very firm tone, “Don’t worry about anything and just run forward! There’s no way I’m dying here!”

 

“Shao… hiss!” Duan Yelin wanted to dismount, but he found that after hesitating for a while, his muscles relaxed, and now he could no longer hold on. The slightest movement caused him excruciating pain.

 

Then the man’s terrifying laughter was heard. The fuse had been lit, making a hissing sound, and he was chasing towards the direction of the bomb at a speed visible to the naked eye!

 

Xu Hang didn’t have time to think of any strategies or methods, he could only take steps to chase after him. He had to be faster and faster; otherwise, otherwise, everyone would end up here!

 

Although Duan Yelin was sitting on the horse, his nervousness was no less than Xu Hang’s. He also stared fixedly at the direction of the lead, sweat dripping onto the horse’s back. He didn’t walk or run, he could only watch like this.

 

Now is not the time for him to be willful, his body can no longer move. The only thing he can do is trust Xu Hang, trust his Shaotang.

 

That criminal seemed to be trying to stop Xu Hang, but was shot through the chest by Liao Qin from afar. Without any worries, Xu Hang ran even harder. From Duan Yelin’s perspective, he had caught up with the lead.

 

Almost instinctively, he threw himself on the fuse. Without even having time to look for any firefighting materials, he simply grabbed the flames with his hands!

 

Squeak—!

 

The bleeding palm, the tender flesh, and the dancing flames collided with each other, making a sound of burning skin and rotting flesh. Xu Hang frowned in pain, gritted his teeth, and held on tightly, as if the fire was alive and would escape if he let go.

 

He kept gasping for breath and grabbing for a long time, his body seemed stiff. From Duan Yelin’s perspective, Xu Hang seemed to be frozen in place.

 

After a long time, he slowly let go.

 

The alarm was cleared.

 

The palms of his hands were covered with blood scabs, blackened and broken skin… the pain slowly came up. At first, it didn’t hurt because he was nervous, but now that he relaxed, it was extremely painful since the fingers were connected to the heart.

 

“Whoosh…” Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

 

Xu Hang threw the fuse away and sat back, only then did he feel really scared. Just as he was about to get up, he heard a “clang” sound from behind, it’s the sound of a body hitting the ground.

 

Looking back, it was the man who started the fire who wanted to attack from behind, but Duan Yelin, who came on horseback, kicked him to the side with the horse’s hoof and stomped on him several times, knocking him unconscious. It was unknown whether he was dead or not.

 

Duan Yelin patted the horse’s back, and the horse took two steps forward. Xu Hang stood up by holding the horse’s body and got on the horse again.

 

They rode their horses, passing through piles of corpses and walking away. The smell of explosives and blood was still lingering in the air even after they’ve been going for a long time.

 

“Does it hurt?” Duan Yelin hugged Xu Hang from behind, holding the reins in front of him. He looked at Xu Hang’s bleeding palms, wanting to touch them but not daring to.

 

Xu Hang shook his head and asked, “What about you?”

 

“I’m not in pain, just a little tired.” Duan Yelin rested his chin on Xu Hang’s shoulder. Xu Hang felt his back sink. Duan Yelin was really tired and leaned down. “I feel relieved to see you. I feel a little sleepy.”

 

Xu Hang looked up at the sky. The moon was blocked by dark clouds. “Tonight is finally over.”

 

It was a night in which no one was truly happy, but tonight is finally over.

 

Tonight, someone secretly marching through Chencang[mfn]Secretly marching through Chencang refers to concealing the attack route in war, secretly detouring behind the enemy’s rear to launch a surprise attack, catching the enemy off guard, and winning the battle.[/mfn], wandered among the rich natural resources, gave up his obsession, chose a different path, and felt mixed emotions of joy and sorrow.

 

Tonight, someone wasted his efforts and ended up losing more than he gained. Filled with failure from the beginning to the end.

 

Tonight, someone in Qiyan Villa was repenting his past in panic, with thoughts and emotions fluctuating.

 

Tonight, someone was covered in bruises and blood, but in the end, he was able to get a shoulder to rest on.

 

Do tonight’s work today, and worry about tomorrow’s worries tomorrow.