Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 44: Chapter 42 Oh no, the secret has been discovered!

Huo Sining dared not take this man home, but saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story stupa, she wasn’t a hard-hearted person, and couldn’t just stand by and watch someone die.

Moreover, this man had saved her life in his previous life, she couldn’t just ignore him.

Huo Sining sighed, struggled internally for a while, and then decided to help, considering it repayment for the favor she owed from her past life.

Her right hand covered the man’s shoulder, and in an instant, spiritual energy filled her palm.

In the night, a green luminescence shone, brightening the entire corner.

Luckily, it was already midnight, and they were at the corner of an alley by a pile of trash, with a garbage bin next to them blocking the view, so Huo Sining wasn’t worried about being discovered.

The gunshot wound was just an inch away from the man’s heart, and since she couldn’t see the bullet, Huo Sining did not dare heal the wound immediately, but instead used her spiritual energy to slowly force the bullet out.

While adept at manipulating spiritual energy, using it to extract a bullet from the body was a first for Huo Sining.

Because the bullet was lodged in the rib, it took Huo Sining most of her spiritual energy and nearly half an hour to separate the bullet from the man’s body.

Once the bullet was out, things were easier. Huo Sining felt more confident and started infusing spiritual energy into the man’s body as if it cost her nothing.

Not until the wound began to grow new muscle from the inside out, slowly starting to heal and scab over, did Huo Sining’s spiritual energy run out.

Feeling weak at the knees, she collapsed to the ground unsteadily.

The man hadn’t woken up yet, which suggested he must have lost a lot of blood after being shot, leading to his unconsciousness.

However, with spiritual energy within him, Huo Sining wasn’t worried about any life-threatening danger; at most, his unconsciousness would last a bit longer, and she anticipated he would awaken before too long.

“An eye for an eye, we’re even now!”

Her face was pale as she managed a bitter smile, then climbed up from the rain and staggered back on the road home.

However, what Huo Sining did not notice was that the very moment she turned to walk into the night, the man who had been unconscious on the ground suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were like those of a panther, tightly fixed on her retreating back, conveying deep confusion and shock.

After returning, Huo Sining caught a cold, the first since she had acquired the Water-Repelling Pearl.

Thanks to the Water-Repelling Pearl, no matter how reckless Huo Sining had been previously, the spiritual energy in her body always erected barriers and eliminated any discomfort.

But this time, probably because she had overused her spiritual energy, she stumbled home in the rain, climbed into bed, and fell into a deep sleep, only to wake up in the night with a low fever.

The next day, she did not get up to open the door until customers coming to buy fresh live fish knocked on the shop door incessantly, and she woke up in a daze.

She hadn’t expected herself to be so wretched, which made Huo Sining feel a mix of laughter and tears.

Fortunately, the cold came quickly and left just as fast. After a night, the spiritual energy gradually returned, and she combed through her body with it, causing the fever to instantly recede, leaving only her voice a bit hoarse.

That morning, she quietly went to the alley again. There was no trace of the man by the pile of garbage, and even the bloodstains had been cleaned up.

If it weren’t for her hoarse voice, she would think that everything from last night had been an illusion.

However, knowing that the man had left safely, Huo Sining finally felt relieved.

The feeling of saving someone was quite good; although the cold made her uncomfortable, Huo Sining still found her mood pleasantly uplifted.

It was as if she had shed the last burden from her past life, and everything in the world seemed beautiful. She didn’t owe anyone anything and could now live freely and unconstrained.

Huo Sining had clearly guessed wrong because she would soon realize that she had somehow encountered certain people again, and things were becoming increasingly tangled.

“Boss, this time you really were something else,” stumbling through a storm of bullets in the forest, and yet not a single one touched you, truly worthy of our boss, just incredible!”

Yu Fei sat in the room, giving Gu Xu a thumbs up, his eyes full of admiration.

“Hmph, they were just a few small fry,” compared to the boss’s sharpshooting skills? I heard they lost a heavy hitter last night, and they’re searching all over the major hospitals for them, never guessing that our boss is standing here unharmed!” a cunning flash crossed Song Hui’s eyes.

But Gu Xu’s face was expressionless; he just glanced coldly at the two men and dampened their spirits,

“Don’t get too excited, this time we’ve really scratched the tiger’s butt – totally pissed them off. Going back empty-handed, how are we going to explain to our superiors? Better think about how to lure those people away and secure the goods first.”

Once Gu Xu spoke, Yu Fei and Song Hui instantly felt deflated.

Gu Xu’s face darkened as he stared out the window, but the image of an unfamiliar woman’s face kept surfacing in his mind; closing his eyes, he seemed to feel the cool and soothing flow of energy swirling at his back.

His mind couldn’t differentiate between dream and reality; he had clearly been shot and had narrowly escaped his enemies, collapsing from exhaustion, and yet when he woke up, he found himself completely unharmed.

This eerily illogical event had actually happened to him, and he simply couldn’t explain it with scientific reasoning.

Gu Xu held a bullet tightly in his hand, unable to stem the shock within him.

He had picked up the bullet next to a pile of trash, and seeing it only intensified the doubts and suspicions in his heart like a surging wave.

He couldn’t help but think again of what the mysterious woman had said.

“An eye for an eye, now we’re even.”

What did this woman mean by these words? He didn’t remember ever knowing such a person, so what was this talk of recompense?

“Boss, what’s wrong with you?” Seeing that his team leader was actually standing by the window lost in thought, Yu Fei found it odd.

Gu Xu didn’t explain much, instead, after a moment, he said, “I’ve got something to deal with; you two keep watch over there, report back to me immediately if anything happens.”

“Yes.”

As soon as Gu Xu left, Yu Fei nudged Song Hui’s shoulder, “Hey, hey, don’t you feel like the boss is a bit off today? Seems kind of distracted, out of sorts.”

Song Hui glanced at Yu Fei with annoyance, “What are you trying to say?”

Yu Fei smiled like a sly fox, “What kind of business could the boss have in S, personal stuff? Could there be some kind of situation?”

Song Hui was taken aback, but he quickly thought Yu Fei’s comment was implausible.

“What are you babbling about? You have no idea what the boss and Yao…”

Mid-sentence, Song Hui realized he might have said too much and hastily checked himself.

“The boss and who? Why do you start talking and then stop halfway, keeping people in suspense. The boss has someone?”

Yu Fei got impatient – gossip was his favorite pastime.

Song Hui knew this young man’s character all too well and, scared he would leave no stone unturned in his questioning, quickly changed the subject,

“Let’s leave the past in the past, whatever you’re suggesting is impossible. Just focus on doing our current job well.”