Chapter 392 - 388: Why Are You Here?

Chapter 392: Chapter 388: Why Are You Here?

Chapter 388: What Are You Doing Here?

Gu Nuan Nuan was kicking herself. She had basically just exposed their identities to their faces. But since she’d already let it slip, she decided not to hide it anymore. "Your identities? Do I even need to guess?" she said directly. "Your looks and your bearing alone scream that you’re from the Alliance."

’What kind of response was that?’

Luo Hongyi and his teammates exchanged glances, then gave bitter smiles. The mysterious person before them was judging them by their looks and bearing. What could they say to that? Other things could be concealed, but how could they hide their appearances and that indescribable aura?

Fortunately, she had only identified them as being from the Alliance, not exposed their specific identities. Of course, as people without an "official" identity, they couldn’t admit it even if they were exposed.

Giving Gu Nuan Nuan a deep look, Luo Hongyi shook his head and said helplessly, "You have sharp eyes. You could even tell we’re Mercenaries."

’Mercenaries, huh?’

Gu Nuan Nuan pressed her lips together and said nothing more.

Luo Hongyi’s doubts about the person’s identity grew, but he couldn’t dwell on it right now. It was enough to know this person was a friend, not a foe. Frankly, after witnessing this person’s earlier skills, he didn’t think there was any need for them to deceive his team. So, he and his three teammates paused for a moment before rushing to the side of their vice-captain, Qiao Guoqing, the only one lying on the ground, incapacitated.

When they got a clear look at the wound on Qiao Guoqing’s abdomen, all four of them gasped. The fact that he was still hanging on by a thread showed just how tenacious his will to live was. Luo Hongyi dropped to one knee. Without daring to delay, he immediately took the Jade Bottle from around his neck and tipped out a medicine pill.

Of the other three, one lifted Qiao Guoqing’s upper body and propped him against his own. The other two weren’t idle either. One used a knife to cut open the clothing on Qiao Guoqing’s abdomen and took out the water and sterilized cotton they carried to help clean the wound. The other opened a canteen, rinsed his own hands, and then carefully cupped Qiao Guoqing’s intestines and gently placed them back into his abdominal cavity...

As he did so, he couldn’t stop his eyes from turning red.

The others weren’t doing any better. They all looked away as hot tears silently rolled down their cheeks.

At that moment, no one paid any mind to the fact that they too were covered in blood, with many of their own wounds still oozing. In their eyes, their own minor injuries were nothing compared to Qiao Guoqing’s critical condition. Delaying treatment for their own wounds wouldn’t be a problem, but if Qiao Guoqing wasn’t treated immediately, there might be no hope of saving him.

As long as there was a sliver of hope, none of them were willing to give up on their teammate.

Luo Hongyi held the medicine pill and was about to put it directly into Qiao Guoqing’s mouth. Qiao Guoqing turned his head away and gave a pained smile. "I’m not going to make it. Don’t waste this life-saving treasure on me."

Qiao Guoqing, of course, recognized the small jade bottle in Luo Hongyi’s hand. Not only did he recognize it, he had personally tasted its contents. The other three team members were no strangers to it either. Their mission this time was too dangerous, and they had all previously relied on these miraculous, life-saving medicine pills to survive grievous injuries. To put it bluntly, if not for these miraculous pills, they might have all been wiped out long ago. Even now, Qiao Guoqing felt that the only reason he was still breathing despite such a severe injury was because he had taken one of these life-saving medicine pills before, which had enhanced his physical stamina.

If there was a chance to live, Qiao Guoqing naturally didn’t want to die.

But given his current condition... He smiled bitterly and shook his head. Even with another one of these miraculous medicine pills, he didn’t dare hope he could survive. He shook his head again. "Save this for yourselves, for when you need to save your own lives. Don’t waste it on me."

Luo Hongyi’s eyes darkened. Without a word, he reached out with his other hand, forced Qiao Guoqing’s mouth open, and tossed the medicine pill inside. He only pulled his hand back after seeing the pill go down his throat.

"Why did you have to do that?" Tears streamed down Qiao Guoqing’s face.

"Save your breath and use that energy to hang on. If you can’t, think about your son. Do you really want him to never even have the chance to call you ’Dad’ to your face?" After saying this, Luo Hongyi, his eyes red, pressed his lips together tightly and fell silent. He was afraid that if he said another word, he wouldn’t be able to stop the tears from falling again. But seeing Qiao Guoqing’s face remain a deathly gray with no signs of improvement, he gritted his teeth, uncorked the bottle again, and was about to tip out another medicine pill—

"Wait." This time, before Qiao Guoqing could object, Gu Nuan Nuan couldn’t watch any longer.

’The man’s wound is in his abdomen. If that isn’t treated properly, he could swallow half the bottle of the medicine I gave Luo Hongyi and it would be useless. In fact, his meridians might even rupture from being unable to withstand the pill’s potency.’

’Sigh, I have to step in now.’ She walked over to them, knelt down, and examined Qiao Guoqing’s injury. "If you trust me, let me give it a try."

As she drew near, Luo Hongyi’s expression suddenly changed. He grabbed her hand and exclaimed, "What are you doing here?"

"You?" Gu Nuan Nuan was horrified. She instinctively looked down at her Jade Pendant. ’The Jade Token is fine, isn’t it? How did Luo Hongyi see through my disguise even with this?’ In her shock, she failed to disguise her voice.

The others present heard it too. It was clearly the voice of a young woman. They exchanged confused glances. ’Could it be that this person knows our captain? No wonder she could see through our identities at a glance.’

"Why are you here?" Luo Hongyi was now completely certain of Gu Nuan Nuan’s identity. How could a young woman like her be so bold as to come here all alone? ’Okay, so in this life she has some strange abilities that I don’t know the origin of, but the fact that I could grab her hand so easily just now shows that her skills aren’t good enough. They must be all for show, mostly for bluffing.’

He was suddenly flustered and exasperated, his voice turning exceptionally stern. "Do you have any idea what kind of place this is? How dangerous it is?"

"Let go." Gu Nuan Nuan came to her senses. Even though she knew she’d been exposed, she didn’t use her real voice, instead continuing to speak in her disguised, cool tone. However, her words clearly had no effect on Luo Hongyi.

Luo Hongyi pressed his lips together, staring right at her and showing no intention of loosening his grip on her hand. The others were the same; even Qiao Guoqing seemed to have forgotten everything else as his gaze grew exceptionally curious.

"If you want to just stand by and watch him die, then don’t let go. Just keep holding on to me. Hold me for as long as you want." Gu Nuan Nuan was furious and had to resort to harsh words.

Luo Hongyi’s hand loosened instinctively. His face lit up with surprise and delight. "You have a way?"

’What a stupid question. Would I have stayed if I couldn’t help?’

Gu Nuan Nuan really couldn’t be bothered to say more. She saw that Qiao Guoqing’s abdomen had been cleaned and his intestines put back. His teammate was holding a packet of styptic powder, about to sprinkle it on, when she quickly stopped him. "That won’t work."