Chapter 93: Luo Xi's Determination

  Chu Nan carried Wu Pei into the cave, and after putting her down, he took a look around and let out a sigh of relief: "This should be a naturally formed cave. Just now I noticed that there were no signs of wild beasts in the valley, so it shouldn't be dangerous. You stay here first, I'll go prepare some things. It looks like we'll have to spend the night here tonight."

  When Chu Nan was about to go out, Wu Pei hastily said: "Don't!"

  Chu Nan turned his head and looked at Wu Pei, who said with some embarrassment: "I'll go with you."

  Chu Nan thought for a moment, nodded and agreed. After the two of them walked out of the cave together, Chu Nan suddenly muttered to himself: "I didn't expect that a strong woman would also be afraid of the dark!"

  Wu Pei didn't dare to go back by herself, so she pretended not to hear and glared at Chu Nan with a huff, which made Chu Nan find quite amusing.

  Although Wu Pei was a strong woman, she had never experienced outdoor life. In the end, she followed Chu Nan's advice and found some dry grass and branches to bring back.

  Chu Nan spread a thick layer of dry grass on the ground, then set up a bonfire, took out a lighter from his pocket and lit it.

  Chu Nan lay down beside Wu Pei, glanced at the time on his phone and sighed: "Fortunately, my phone still has a clock function. It's already half past ten, almost midnight, let's rest."

  Wu Pei nodded, resting her head on her hands, facing sideways towards Chu Nan, who was lying on the ground with a blade of grass in his mouth and his hands clasped behind his head, staring up at the sky with an unknown thought.

  "Wu Pei asked in a low voice: 'Brother Chu, can they find their way here?'"

  "It shouldn't be that easy, the forest is so big and we also stumbled upon it by chance. Moreover, they are all searching in groups of three to five people. Even if someone happens to enter the valley, there won't be too many people..."

  Chu Nan didn't finish what he was saying, but his meaning was very clear: whoever comes in will be taken down.

  Wu Bei looked at Chu Nan, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Chu big brother, sometimes looking at you really doesn't seem like a doctor."

  Chu Nan turned around, facing Wu Pei who was lying down, and spat the wooden stick to one side, smiling and asking: "Why?"

  "Because other doctors all feel very introverted, and older ones are also very kind..."

  Chu Nan smiled and said: "And what about me?"

  "And you... from the moment I first saw you, I felt that there was something more to you than ordinary people, a sharpness that even I had never seen in the business world."

  "Perhaps you think that doctors shouldn't be the ones to cure illnesses, but rather everyone should have a kind heart. But I kill people without batting an eye, just like a devil!"

  "Wu Tong said stubbornly: 'Chu Gege, I told you, I'm not afraid of you... but I feel a little sorry for you.'"

  Chu Nan nodded and said seriously, "My master taught me from a young age that doctors can save lives, but they can also take lives. Sometimes saving one person is for the greater good, while killing one person can be the same. Saving one person only saves one person, but killing one person can sometimes save hundreds."

  Wu Pei thought for a moment, then said: "I can understand. That is to say, killing an evil person might save many innocent lives. But just now you killed so many..."

  Chu Nan smiled and said: "It depends on the situation..."

  Chu Nan fell silent for a moment, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes that made one's heart tremble with fear. However, it dissipated instantly, and Chu Nan said calmly: "If killing hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of people can protect my loved ones, I am willing to do so!"

  Although his tone was calm, these words seemed to instantly lower the temperature in the cave, and an aura of dominance, killing intent, and sharpness merged into one!

  Wu Pei looked at Chu Nan quietly, then suddenly smiled and sweetly said: "Chu big brother, no matter what you become, no matter what you do, but I can always see that you are forever the Chu big brother I know."

  Chu Nan smiled and said, "Alright, go to sleep quickly. If those people can't find us, they won't keep searching forever. Tomorrow I'll be able to take you back. Even if they do keep searching, I have a way to get you out!"

  Chu Nan said, turned over, and fell asleep with his back to Wu Pei.

  Wu Pei murmured and closed her eyes, but she couldn't fall asleep. Instead, she felt a chill in her body. The silence inside the cave made her feel even colder, as if the coldness was spreading from within. Wu Pei opened her eyes and looked at Chu Nan's back, which was covered in scars for her sake. Her heart ached, yet it also felt sweet. These were the scars left by this man for her, but Wu Pei knew that with Chu Nan being a doctor, these scars wouldn't last.

  The cave was originally quiet, Wu Pei was thinking about her troubles, Chu Nan suddenly spoke up and said: "Can't you sleep?"

  Although Wu Pei had her back to Chu Nan, she felt that Chu Nan shouldn't know she was sneaking a peek at him, but her face still flushed slightly, and her thoughts were somewhat disordered. She said: "Ah... how did you know I wasn't asleep?"

  "Because your breathing is not calm."

  Chu Nan turned over, facing Wu Pei who was lying down, and curiously asked: "Why can't you sleep? Is it because the bedding is not soft enough? I'll go out and find something to add to make it softer for you."

  "No." Wu Pei hastily said, "Don't go out! That... anyway, you can't sleep either, can you tell me a story?"

  "Tell a story?" Chu Nan said with a wry smile. "My master didn't tell me many stories, so you say, what do you want to hear?"

  Wu Pei looked like she really couldn't sleep, not even a bit drowsy, her gentle eyes gazing at Chu Nan: "Everything is fine, as long as you're the one saying it."

  "Alright then." Chu Nan thought for a moment and smiled wryly, "I don't know many stories, but after you hear it, you have to be happy!"

  Wu Pei smiled and said: "How can you not be happy listening to stories? Tell me one."

  "Alright." Chu Nan thought for a moment before starting to speak: "A long time ago, a scholar was on his way to the capital to take an exam, but got lost in the deep mountains. He searched and searched, finally finding a small house after a long while. After knocking on the door, he found out that the owner of the house was a beautiful widow, and her family was very poor, with only one bed. With no other choice, the two of them had to squeeze together, so the widow said to the scholar: 'If you have any ill intentions in the middle of the night, then you're nothing but a beast.' After saying that, she finally let the scholar sleep on the same bed as her."

  "Wu Pei asked curiously: 'Then what?'"

  The next morning, the widow found that this scholar was indeed very honest, and even in one night, he didn't dare to move a single step, being extremely proper and not overstepping his bounds.

  Wu Pei sighed and said: "Such a good man is indeed hard to come by. Did the scholar continue on to Beijing to take the exam?"

  "Yes, because early in the morning, the widow didn't even let the scholar have breakfast at home, and directly got angry and drove the scholar out, with a loud scolding."

  "Wu Pei exclaimed in surprise: 'Why? Didn't he do nothing at all?'"

  "Yes, that scholar also asked, you said if I had ulterior motives, I would be a beast. But I didn't do anything that night. As a result, the widow scolded him, it's precisely because of this, so you're not even as good as a beast!"

  Wu Pei couldn't help but burst out laughing, and after she finished laughing, she understood the meaning behind the joke. She couldn't help but give Chu Nan a white eye and said: "You're such a person, not even a joke is serious."

  "Hmm, it's all because of that old man, my master never told me any decent jokes."

  Wu Bei smiled: "Your master is also a pretty interesting person, so why don't you tell me your own story?"

  "My own story?" Chu Nan asked, "What's interesting about my own story? It's so dull."

  "For example, the story of you following your master to learn a skill from a young age, have you always lived in the mountains? Do you never come out usually? What do you eat in the mountains, what do you learn every day? Is there anything fun?"

  "Haha, you asked so many questions at once, I don't know what to say anymore."

  "Just say whatever comes to mind."

  "Alright." Chu Nan thought for a moment, sighed and said in a somewhat melancholic tone, "I was taken away by my master when I was four years old, so my childhood memories are already very vague. However, Master always told me that I had parents who loved me dearly, although they took care of me and raised me from a young age. But Master almost always told me that the people who loved me most in this world were my parents, it's just that they left too early."

  Wu Pei nodded and looked at Chu Nan's expression, feeling a sour taste in her heart. She said softly: "You have the best parents under the sky, and also the best master under the sky."

  "Yes, I have the best master in the world, which is also a compensation for my life." Chu Nan sighed and wiped away the sadness in his eyes, smiling, "There's nothing to be sad about. Although my parents left early, fortunately, they still have each other in another world, at least they're not lonely!"

  Wu Bingxin said, is this really what you think? Do you know how much your appearance makes people heartbroken? When dealing with enemies, you seem to be colder and more ruthless than anyone else, as if your heart were made of steel. But at times, you are so kind that it breaks my heart. This is clearly your own sorrow, yet you pretend to be nonchalant, not wanting me to share in your sadness.

  Wu Pei couldn't persuade Chu Nan, she could only quietly listen.

  Chu Nan continued: "Later, my master took me to the mountain. Before I came to Jiangwan City this time, I had never left the mountain. My master only told me that I must keep getting stronger and stronger, and only when I am truly strong can I protect my family and loved ones in the future. Later, under my master's supervision, I studied various things every day. The old man knew a lot of things, including martial arts, medicine, astronomy, geography...".

  Wu Pei listened quietly, and suddenly she very much wanted to understand the man in front of her, wanted to touch the unknown wounds in Chu Nan's heart, and wanted to help him heal a little bit one day.

  At this moment, the Jishetang was also uneasy. Chu Nan had not returned for a whole day, which did not attract anyone's attention at first. The phone could not be reached either, but this did not raise any concerns. What was important was that Wu's family called Jishetang and said that Wu Pei was also missing, and the phone could not be reached either. As a result, both Wu's family and Jishetang knew that something might have happened. Wu's family sent many people to search for Chu Nan and Wu Pei everywhere, while Jishetang was short-handed and had nowhere to look.

  Inside the grand hall of Jishitang, everyone's brows were furrowed in concern. Even Ling Luo Creek, who was normally calmer than anyone else, was no longer tranquil. Wang Hu spoke in a low voice: "Could it be that Eighth Master has made a move against Old Master Chu?"

  Luo Lie suddenly stood up and said: "Where is the home of the eighth master? I'll go find him now!"

  Ling Luo Creek, who was always smiling, looked at Luo Lie with a serious face and said in a low voice: "What's the use of you going? Moreover, Chu Da Ge and Bei Bei Jie are together, Wu Jia's power is not small, how can Ba Ye possibly make a move in his house? Isn't that courting disaster?"

  Luo Lie sat back down, Zero Luo Creek sighed and slowly walked out of the hall, gazing up at the starry night sky. He said to the people inside the hall: "You all rest for now, don't panic. In Jiangwan City, no one can touch Chu Da Ge. Besides, the Wu family has already taken action. If there's still no news tomorrow, we'll report it to the police directly."

  After Ling Luo Creek finished speaking, he slowly walked towards the direction of the gate.

  "Wang Hu asked: 'Miss Luo Xi, where are you going?'"

  "I want to go out for a while." Ling Luo Xi said, slowly walking out of Ji Shi Tang.

  She walked quietly on the quiet path, trying to calm herself down. She had just found out that she managed to contact Hua Linglong today, but as a result of the phone call, she learned that Hua Linglong was currently suffering from an unprecedented blow from Ba Ye. Therefore, Zero Creek almost confirmed that Chu Da Ge's disappearance must have something to do with Ba Ye. In her heart, she thought silently: "If there is still no news about Chu Da Ge tomorrow, even if it means exposing my identity, I can only contact the people on the Kyoto side."

  "If Chu Da Ge has a grudge, no matter what he needs to do himself, he must make the person who hurt Chu Da Ge pay the price and let the whole Jiangwan City bleed!"

  Zero Luo Xi's eyes flashed with a resolute gaze.