On the Other Side

On the other side.

The car sped along, quickly reaching the designated meeting point.

Ye Yun, Qi Yang, and Zhuo Ran, who was still unconscious, anxiously watched the car racing toward them in the distance.

They saw it screech to a sudden halt in front of them and immediately ran over.

The car door slowly opened.

The two of them glanced at Qin Yan, who was sprawled across the seat, her eyes filled with fear, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Wait, where's Ye Yun?"

Suddenly,

Ye Yun remembered Ye Yun and looked at Qin Yan, who was still dazed.

"Xiang Mao? Xiang Mao?"

Qi Yang glanced at her and hurriedly reached out to shake her.

"Ah... Brother Yang, B-Brother Yang, are w-we all safe now?"

At last,

Qin Yan came to her senses, emerging from her daze and fear.

"Yes, we're all safe now. Ye Yun was asking you something."

Qi Yang nodded, then jerked his chin toward Ye Yun beside him.

Qi Yang knew Ye Yun.

After all,

she was Professor Jianjie's daughter, and an Intelligent Being as well.

Over the past three years,

they had run into each other a few times.

"Y-Ye Zi, what were you asking me?"

Qin Yan looked at Ye Yun, her eyes full of questions.

What exactly had you asked me?

Of course, she knew Ye Yun too, and they had been pretty close.

That had been three years ago, though.

Over the past three years, they had been in touch less and less.

"Where's Ye Yun? The guy who rescued you?"

Ye Yun pressed a hand to her forehead. "How is he now?"

"Ye Yun? Right! Go help him, hurry! If we're late, it'll be over. After we left the library..."

Qin Yan gathered her thoughts and hurriedly recounted what had happened.

"What? Those despicable bastards!"

Anger flashed across Ye Yun's face. She punched the car beside her.

Good thing Mom had seen this coming.

Otherwise, if she'd brought the stuff over, she might have died there too.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Qi Yang shouted when he saw Ye Yun swing onto a heavy motorcycle.

"To save someone! Contact the Intelligence Hunting Bureau and get them moving. Have them capture and wipe out those bastards from Duyizhi. Xiang Mao, don't go anywhere. Stay in the car!"

Ye Yun's voice carried back from a distance.

Along with it,

came the roar of the engine as she sped away.

"Okay."

Qi Yang agreed to Ye Yun's request.

This was the best time to move.

If they were too late,

the situation would become even harder to handle.

The wind howled against Ye Yun's face, but she showed no reaction. The motorcycle beneath her kept accelerating.

She hoped Ye Yun could hold on.

Otherwise,

the consequences would be serious.

Mom, Qiao Er, and Professor Qin Hui were staying at the Ancient Castle on Linji Island, which made them half-hostages, in a way.

So she absolutely couldn't let anything happen to Ye Yun.

"Cough, cough."

A violent coughing fit broke out.

Ye Yun pressed a hand against the wound on his chest, at least five centimeters long, as though he could stop the bleeding by holding it shut.

It did nothing to stop the bleeding, but it slowed the blood loss and helped keep him from passing out sooner.

He stared fixedly at Jie Xing, then glanced at the Laser Sword embedded in the head of the Intelligent Being soldier carrying the Sharp Eye Chip.

"Whoosh!"

In the next instant, a cold flash streaked past. Jie Xing charged at him, wielding an oversized Spiral Blade.

The ground rumbled beneath Jie Xing's pounding steps.

Ye Yun's gaze stayed locked on the Laser Sword. He rolled across the ground, lunging for his weapon.

But—

Jie Xing blocked his path.

A Glaive loomed larger and larger in his vision.

Just as he thought the Glaive was about to end his life,

a sharp sound rang out.

The Glaive that had lunged at him was stopped in an instant.

For some reason, Jie Xing was sent tumbling across the ground.

A barrage of gunfire erupted again.

"Are you all right?"

Someone pulled the Laser Sword from the soldier's head. A clear female voice sounded beside him, but he paid no attention to its owner, instead looking toward Jie Xing, who had been knocked away.

"Who are you?"

Seeing the masked young man standing in front of him, the one who had intercepted Jie Xing's surprise attack, confusion appeared on Ye Yun's handsome face.

He didn't know this young man.

"Ice Weapon."

The silver-haired young man wore a mask over his mouth. Cold radiated from his arm as he silently watched Jie Xing get back to his feet, not even glancing at Ye Yun.

"What does the Peace Society want?"

Jie Xing stared at the two people who had stopped him from killing that guy. His voice rang out darkly as the Spiral Blade in his hand spun without pause.

"I'm taking this person with me."

Qiya, with a short haircut and dressed in tight-fitting clothes, stood with her arms folded as she gazed at Jie Xing. "I can't speak for the Peace Society. I'm only acting on my own behalf."

"You..."

Jie Xing nearly short-circuited with rage. The Spiral Blade in his hand shot out like lightning, leaving a series of afterimages in the air.

As the Spiral Blade came at him, Ye Yun reacted instantly and swung his weapon.

He knocked the lightning-fast Spiral Blade to the ground.

"Retreat. The Intelligence Hunting Bureau's hounds will be here in less than fifteen minutes. We need to get out of here. If we drag this out, we won't have enough time to make a clean getaway."

Just then,

Ye Zhen's voice came through Jie Xing's communicator.

Hearing that,

he could only glare hatefully at the unexpected interloper before ordering his men, "Retreat."

"Let's go."

After watching Jie Xing and his men withdraw, the Intelligent Being Qiya nodded to Ice Weapon. She helped the wounded Ye Yun away from the scene.

They climbed into a luxurious, elongated limousine.

Ye Yun slumped in his seat, blood streaming from his chest as he sucked in sharp breaths.

"How bad is it?"

Qiya asked, looking at the blood continuously seeping from Ye Yun's chest.

"You..."

He eyed the Intelligent Being in front of him, who looked exactly like Qiya, suspicion in his eyes.

"Surprised?"

Qiya smiled at him. "It seems the memory wipe failed because of Ye Zhen, so my memories weren't erased. This is Ice Weapon, my partner."

"Hello."

Ye Yun nodded slightly to Ice Weapon, surprise plain on his face.

Ice Weapon nodded in greeting as well.

"We don't have medical equipment right now, so you'll have to bear with it for a while."

Qiya said, "Why did you come back to Intelligent Island, and why did you fight Jie Xing?"

"Ugh, don't ask. Feiran asked when I was going to find a wife and whether I had anyone in mind. I said I did—Qin Yan. But last night, Qin Yan was captured by Jie Xing of Duyizhi. He demanded that Qin Hui trade the Intelligent Firewall Program for the chips from Mad Fist and the others..."

Ye Yun explained what had happened, wincing at the pain in his chest.

After hearing what had started it all, Ice Weapon and Qiya couldn't help laughing.

"Cough, not bad. You tricked Qin Yan into guarding the Ancient Castle, then created a chance to win her over. Your sister really is thoughtful." Qiya laughed, unable to hold it in.

She pulled a lollipop from her pocket and popped it into his mouth. "If it hurts, have a lollipop. Then it won't hurt anymore."

"How do you...?"

Suddenly,

Ye Yun remembered something: how did Qiya know about this?

And why had she come to help him at such a crucial moment?

"Surprised?"

Qiya smiled without answering directly. "You're the only sapling left in the Old Hu Family. I couldn't let Jie Xing ruin you. I was the one who had Ice Weapon notify the Intelligence Hunting Bureau."

Qiya didn't know that Ye Yun wasn't Professor Hu Ming's biological son.

So,

the Intelligent Being Qiya, who had her memories, naturally couldn't know that Ye Yun had been adopted.

"No wonder..."

Ye Yun nodded, understanding.

That cleared things up for him.

Soon,

the car stopped at Eight-Nine Alley.

The Intelligent Beings Qiya and Ice Weapon took Ye Yun inside.

Through the small house, they made their way to the distant high-rise.

"Stay here for now. I'll find a specialist and medical equipment for you right away," the Intelligent Being Qiya said after getting Ye Yun settled.

"Mm."

Ye Yun nodded slightly and looked down at his injuries.

His body was in terrible shape now.

His recovery was far too slow.

At his peak, as long as he had enough energy, he could recover completely in just a few minutes.

But he wasn't at his peak.

This was his lowest point.

After the Intelligent Being Qiya left, only Ye Yun and Ice Weapon remained in the spacious suite.

He looked at Ice Weapon curiously, recalling a fleeting image he had once seen on television.

It seemed

Ice Weapon had been by the Intelligent Being Qiya's side back then too.

"Do you like Qiya?"

Ye Yun asked tentatively.

In response,

Ice Weapon gave him a cool glance and then ignored the young man.

This young man gave him a sense of danger.

Even wounded as he was, Ice Weapon could still sense the danger he posed.

With nothing else to do, Ye Yun closed his eyes and basked in the sunlight, lost in thought.

"Knock, knock, knock."

A knocking sound rang out.

Ice Weapon glanced at the young man lying on the bed, then turned to open the door.

"Nothing unusual."

Ice Weapon glanced at the young man lying on the bed where Qiya usually treated Intelligent Beings. "Are we being too cautious? The Hound couldn't possibly track us here."

"It's better to be safe than sorry."

Qiya walked in from outside with a doctor. "That Fire God bastard will stop at nothing to get what he wants."

"Could you take a look at my brother's condition?" Qiya said, turning to the doctor she had brought with her.

"Of course."

The doctor didn't hesitate much when she heard the woman's request.

After all,

she'd been paid.

It was only right to examine the patient.

"Hmm?"

Ye Yun, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened them and struggled to sit up.

"Don't move! Lie back down. Do you want to die?"

Seeing the pale young woman sit up, the doctor took one look at her chest wound and was shocked.

What on earth had happened to her?

Abandoned Library.

By the time Ye Yun arrived, the Abandoned Library was already deserted.

Blood trickled across the ground.

"Ye Yun's been injured? And badly, too."

Looking at the blood pooling on the ground, Ye Yun's expression turned grave.

Now the bastards from Duyizhi were nowhere to be found, and Ye Yun had vanished as well.

What was she supposed to do?

"WEE-OO, WEE-OO, WEE-OO."

Just then,

a piercing alarm sounded in the distance.

Hearing the familiar alarm, Ye Yun looked utterly bewildered.

What was going on?

The Intelligence Hunting Bureau was at least seventy kilometers away. How had they gotten here so quickly?

She wasn't about to sit around like an idiot, so she hurriedly got on her motorcycle and rode away from the Abandoned Library.

After riding about a kilometer from the Abandoned Library, she pulled over and found a spot with a clear view to check what was happening.

She saw that Director Qiao was leading the team this time.

Nearly half the officers from the Intelligence Hunting Bureau had already arrived.

This...

The surprise on Ye Yun's face flashed and was gone. She quickly rode off to meet up with Qin Yan.

There was no sign of Ye Yun now.

There were only two possibilities.

Either she'd been taken away by the people from Duyizhi, or she'd escaped on her own.

Actually,

Ye Yun was more convinced of the latter.

Her strength had been plain to see, and she figured she wasn't much weaker than Jie Xing.

Ye Yun had beaten her with ease, so she was surely capable of handling this.

Little did Ye Yun know,

the difference between her and Jie Xing was like the distance between heaven and earth.

"What about the others?"

Qi Yang asked in confusion as Ye Yun returned.

"I don't know. I couldn't find Ye Yun, and the Abandoned Library was deserted too. I ran into Director Qiao and the others near the library, so I came back."

Ye Yun briefly explained what had happened. "All right, let's split up here. Xiang Mao, come with me. Professor Qin's waiting for you to get back."

"Okay."

Qi Yang didn't have any objections. "Thanks for helping me this time. If anything comes up, you can always come to me."

"I wasn't the one who saved you. It was Ye Yun."

Ye Yun glanced at Qi Yang, got into the car, and sped off with Qin Yan.

"Good grief, that hurts like hell!"

Just then,

the Young Master, who was lying in the nearby camper van, finally came to. He rubbed his neck and cursed, "Damn, did he really have to hit me that hard?"

"Hmph. Serves you right."

Qi Yang gave him an exasperated look. "Come on."

"Where are we going?"

Zhuo Ran asked, completely confused.

"To meet up with the director and the others, of course. I've no idea what's going on." Qi Yang got into the car.

"What about Xiang Mao and the others?"

Only then did Zhuo Ran remember something important: where was Xiang Mao?

"Xiang Mao already left with Ye Yun. We owe them a big one this time."

Qi Yang replied.

"That damn Jie Xing. If I ever catch him, I'll blow his head off."

At the thought of Jie Xing, Zhuo Ran gritted his teeth, flames flickering in his eyes.

"Forget blowing his head off. You're lucky he didn't blow yours off first."