"This is impossible... this is impossible!"
After learning of Chu Tiannan's situation, Luo Ji was so frightened that all color drained from his face.
Even the wine in the glass he held up spilled as his hand trembled.
"No, I can't just sit here and wait for death!" Luo Ji shot to his feet. He had never been so panicked before.
But this time, he was truly afraid!
He could almost see the police waiting at his door with ice-cold handcuffs.
Fear! Cold! Terror!
"Right... call Uncle first... call him!" Luo Ji hurriedly pulled out his phone and dialed.
"Hello! Uncle, where are you?"
Inside the Martial Artist Hospital in the eastern district.
After Wang Jinhai left the ward, only Chu Tiannan and Luo'er remained in the room.
For some reason, the atmosphere suddenly grew a little awkward. Neither quite knew what to say.
Watching Luo'er's slightly evasive gaze, Chu Tiannan smiled. "I only just realized you can get embarrassed too."
"Around you?" Luo'er's bright eyes settled on the young man in the bed, and she said softly, "Of course. The man before me made quite a splash in prison and still acts as though nothing happened. This humble girl is impressed!"
As she spoke, Luo'er couldn't help laughing, and Chu Tiannan smiled in spite of himself.
"What are your plans now?" Luo'er looked at Chu Tiannan and asked softly.
"Me?" Chu Tiannan shrugged and said casually, "I'll take things one step at a time. But I'll have to plan carefully how to deal with Luo Ji. I can't let him off easily."
"Since your big problem has been resolved, it's time for me to leave too." As she spoke, Luo'er stood up, though there was a trace of reluctance in her voice.
"Where are you going?" Chu Tiannan froze at her words, then couldn't help asking.
"You're not staying at the Martial Artist Academy anymore?"
"You idiot. We're both Junior Martial Masters. Would we stay at the Martial Artist Academy to bully people?" Luo'er rolled her eyes at him in exasperation, then paused thoughtfully before speaking.
"I came here to find you."
Though her voice was very soft, her words sounded wonderfully warm and comforting to Chu Tiannan.
"It's my honor to have a beauty like you thinking of me!"
"I never thought you could be such a smooth talker!"
"I'm thanking you, all right!"
"Hmph, you men are all big pig trotters!"
"..."
After the joking, they naturally returned to the matter at hand. Luo'er personally tucked Chu Tiannan's blanket around him and said,
"I'm going home. We've already added each other through the friend system, so we can contact each other anytime on our smart bracelets."
"Oh..." Chu Tiannan nodded at her words.
"All right, we both still have plenty to deal with. I won't disturb you any longer." Luo'er could tell he was feeling a little down.
She reached out and lightly tapped his forehead, saying with a faint smile,
"Give me a smile!"
"Hehe!" Chu Tiannan nodded and spread his lips in a deliberate grin, leaving Luo'er exasperated.
"Can't you smile properly?"
"I'm leaving!" With that, Luo'er turned to go, leaving Chu Tiannan in bed.
"Wait!" After an internal struggle, Chu Tiannan still called out to stop her.
"What is it?" Luo'er turned around.
"Um, are you with the East Martial Arts Hall too?" Suppressing his excitement, Chu Tiannan fixed his gaze on Luo'er and asked.
"Me?" At his question, Luo'er pointed at herself, then gently shook her head.
"I'm not with the East Martial Arts Hall!"
"Then are you with the North Martial Arts Hall?" Chu Tiannan frowned. After obtaining his Martial Artist bracelet, he had naturally learned a great deal.
The Martial Artist Alliance existed as a collective in this world, while within the China Alliance, the Martial Artist System was divided into two major factions.
The East Martial Arts Hall, which Chu Tiannan had joined, was one of them.
The other was the equally well-established North Martial Arts Hall!
Both the East Martial Arts Hall and the North Martial Arts Hall had a presence in the China Alliance's remaining nine base cities.
The extent of their influence was easy to imagine!
"I'm not with the North Martial Arts Hall either." Luo'er's answer made Chu Tiannan sigh with relief, but then he asked in astonishment,
"Then which Martial Artist System do you belong to?"
"I'm a Martial Artist in the Martial Artist System, but I don't belong to the China Alliance Martial Arts Hall," Luo'er teased, blinking her bright, gemlike eyes.
"Get to the point!" Chu Tiannan's face darkened.
"Why should I tell you?" Luo'er, however, refused to play along. She walked straight out and waved.
"See you, Tiannan!"
"Hey! You still haven't told me where you actually belong! Is your home in South China Base City?" In the face of a certain someone's bellowing, Luo'er stepped lightly out of the ward.
Closing the door, Luo'er leaned sideways against the wall beside it, her pretty face slightly flushed.
A trace of delight flashed through the girl's bright eyes. Her smile seemed to dim the bright lights around her a little in that instant.
The corners of the girl's lips lifted slightly, and then she turned and left.
Idiot!