Song Lan opened the door.
She saw a soldier standing outside who said he was looking for Song Ning.
At a loss, Song Lan pointed toward her room. "Ning didn't go to bed until almost dawn! She told us not to wake her!"
Song Wang had gone out early that morning, leaving specific instructions for the two of them before he left.
They were not to call for Song Ning or disturb her sleep.
Han Xiao was also surprised to find a girl he had never seen before in Song Ning's courtyard.
He could only keep stressing the urgency.
"It's an emergency! Someone's life is at stake! Sorry for the trouble, but please wake her!"
Song Lan felt both respect and fear toward Song Ning.
She stood hesitating at the courtyard entrance, unwilling to move.
Han Xiao had no choice but to shout into the courtyard. "Song Ning! Song Ning! Get up! Something's happened!"
"Y-you... keep your voice down! You'll wake Ning!" Song Lan said anxiously.
"I'm here to wake her! Of course I need to get her up! Miss, could you step aside and let me go in to call her myself?"
"N-no! I can't let you in!"
The two were still at an impasse by the entrance.
Song Ning had already gotten dressed and stepped out of her room.
With all that commotion, staying asleep would have been difficult.
Han Xiao spotted her immediately.
"Hurry! Tang Wei's been shot! It's critical! Lao Jiang sent me to get you!"
Tang Wei?
Tang Wei had been shot?!
Song Ning turned back into her room and picked up her acupuncture kit.
She hurriedly left Song Lan a few instructions.
Then she got into the car with Han Xiao.
On the way, Han Xiao gave her a rough account of what had