Xu Le walked somewhat slowly over the next stretch.
The Rat Crow's sonic blast earlier had done him considerable harm. More precisely, his kidneys hurt.
But why a sonic attack would make his kidneys hurt... he had not figured that out. Even if he had, he would not have said anything.
The price was that he now staggered as he walked.
Ai Li, walking beside him, tried several times to support him, but Xu Le waved her off each time.
"Are you angry?" Ai Li suddenly asked.
A mature, steady man without lecherous tendencies like Xu Le would certainly not get angry over something like this. He looked at Ai Li and gave an unrelated answer:
"We've bled together."
Ai Li: ?? She did not quite understand what Xu Le meant.
Seeing that Ai Li had not understood him, Xu Le continued walking in silence.
We're already comrades, yet she's still quibbling over this. Doggy really has no sense.
While Xu Le grumbled inwardly, Ai Li took the initiative to pull his arms over her shoulders and hoist him onto her back.
Being a man carried by a woman always felt rather strange to Xu Le.
Even if that woman's stamina and strength far surpassed his.
And being carried by Ai Li like this, Xu Le was not quite sure where to put his hands.
A moment later, she smiled and apologized:
"Sorry. If I'd known you were hurt so badly, I wouldn't have let you walk on your own like that. Why didn't you tell me outright?"
"This concerns a man's dignity."
"Heh."
With Ai Li carrying Xu Le, they undoubtedly moved much faster.
When the two reached the street where the studio stood, even Xu Le could smell blood and traces of gunfire in the air.
"Someone died?"