In the afternoon, I received a distress signal from Feng Qianqian, who has the ability to see ghosts.
I'd been hesitating about whether to interrupt Si Jiangchen's meeting. But then, out of the blue, I saw in the video that A Wen was running in a hurry on the street, carrying Grandma Bai in her original form. The towel wrapped around the white hedgehog was already stained red with blood.
Grandma Bai had been seriously injured during the family's thunder tribulation before. Every time the sun rose, her spiritual power would dry up, and she had no choice but to transform into her original form and hide away to recuperate. This was the weakest stage of her, and even a little kid could pose a threat to her.
"A bitch came to our shop this afternoon. She said she wanted to buy... uh, invite a statue of the Goddess of Mercy home."
Du Wenzhong had to hold the hedgehog carefully while talking to me on the phone. He was a bit flustered for a moment. "I went to the back warehouse to get it for her. Who knew she followed me. Somehow, she saw Grandma Bai. Immediately, she started shouting and screaming. Wearing such high - heeled shoes, she stepped directly on Grandma Bai. If I hadn't pushed her away, Grandma Bai might not have survived!"
"A woman? How could she see Grandma Bai?"
As far as I knew, Grandma Bai would stay in the rental house during the day and wouldn't come out. How could she be in the small warehouse behind our shop?
"I have no idea. Grandma Bai was like a drunk, staggering out of the room."
Du Wenzhong was used to calling her "Grandma Bai" since childhood. Even though he was already an old man in his eighties, he still called her that out of habit. "I'm taking her to the pet hospital now. This kind of external injury can be fatal!"
Although Grandma Bai was from the White Immortal clan, in her current state of injury, she might not even be able to stay conscious. It was definitely the wisest choice for Du Wenzhong to take her out to see a doctor.
"Grandpa, send me your location. I'll come too."
People have different levels of closeness, and things have their priorities. Compared with Wei Yuan, I was more concerned about Grandma Bai's current situation!
I turned around and rushed back into the room to get my shoulder bag. Suddenly, I heard a shrill scream and a huge crashing sound from the unhung - up phone.
"Ouch!"
Amid the loud crashing sound, Du Wenzhong's miserable cry could be clearly heard.
I quickly shouted into the screen, "Grandpa!! Du Wenzhong?!"
Du Wenzhong's figure was no longer in front of the screen. Instead, there were several pairs of feet moving in a disorderly way. "There's been a car accident. A old man has been hit!"
"He's bleeding so much!!"
...
The voices from the phone made my heart sink. The camera on the phone pointed upwards, just like a person lying on their back, helplessly looking at the sky blocked by buildings and trees.
"A Wen!! Du Wenzhong! What's wrong with you?!"
My mind went blank. I was shouting at the phone screen while staggering towards the door.
This was my instinctive reaction. A Wen and I had been dependent on each other for so long. Every time he got into trouble, I would be by his side immediately!
As soon as I stepped over the threshold, I was lifted off the ground. Si Jiangchen had rushed over and picked me up.
"Xiao He, where are you going?!"
Si Jiangchen grabbed my waist and turned my face, forcing me to look into his eyes.
"... A, A Wen has been in a car accident! Bai, Grandma Bai is injured..."
I was so flustered that I was babbling incoherently. I had experienced this feeling before. When Du Wenzhong suddenly had a cerebral infarction and fell to the ground, I was just as helpless, as if I had stepped into an abyss.
"Calm down!"
Si Jiangchen reached out and covered my eyes. Suddenly, it was pitch - black in front of me. Only his steady voice rang in my ears. "Take a deep breath and think carefully about what you should do."
The warmth of Si Jiangchen's palm calmed my heart a little. I followed his words and took a deep breath, trying to calm my racing heart.
Sure enough, after calming down, I immediately knew what I should do. Du Wenzhong must have had the car accident while sending me the location. As long as I followed the location, I would surely reach the scene of the accident!
I had to go to the scene of the car accident!!
After the car accident, Du Wenzhong would probably be rescued by an ambulance soon, but Grandma Bai couldn't. She was just an injured hedgehog. In such a chaotic situation, even if she was lucky enough not to be trampled to death by random feet, she might be thrown into a street corner and ignored...
"I have A Wen's location."
After calming down, I gently pulled Si Jiangchen's fingers away and looked up at him. "Do you have an electric bike?"
The roads in the capital city were always busy. It was the rush - hour now. If Si Jiangchen drove there, we might be stuck in traffic for who knows how long. It would be more time - saving and convenient to ride a bike.
"Come with me!"
Si Jiangchen casually took off his formal suit jacket and threw it inside the door. He took my hand and walked towards the back door of the quadrangle courtyard.
"Aren't you going to the meeting?"
After walking a few steps, my mind finally returned to normal. Seeing the half - open door and the computer screen inside still emitting a faint blue light, I couldn't help but look at Si Jiangchen.
Since it was a meeting that Ji Chen had emphasized twice, it must be an occasion that Si Jiangchen couldn't miss. I didn't know how he had noticed my abnormality and managed to get out of the meeting.
Although Du Wenzhong was in trouble, I didn't want to affect Si Jiangchen's work.
I've never liked relying on others. In the days before Si Jiangchen, I had always handled various emergencies in a timely and proper manner.
Si Jiangchen looked at me deeply and put his arm around my shoulder. "Xiao He, you can rely on me a little more in the future. I'm willing to be a fatuous king who loves beauty more than his kingdom."
I pursed my lips. I knew he was just saying this to make me relax, but my heart was filled with warmth... His seemingly casual words might represent countless wealth and fortune, the pursuit that so many people had abandoned everything for!
Si Jiangchen led me to the back door of the quadrangle courtyard. There was a not - too - large metal rolling door there, looking like a garage.
But I knew this was the center of the capital city. All the buildings were hundreds of years old, and there was no such supporting facility as a parking lot. Even the street in front of this quadrangle courtyard was a path less than three meters wide, only wide enough for a carriage in the old days.
On weekdays, when Ji Chen drove us back, he always parked at the intersection. I didn't know what Si Jiangchen was up to. If there was no electric bike, I could think of other ways!!
Si Jiangchen ignored my chaotic thoughts. He just pressed his fingerprint on the lock. The moment the rolling door opened, I couldn't help but let out a low cry.
It was a motorcycle, more beautiful than any motorcycle I had ever seen, shining with a cold metallic texture in the setting sun!
"Let's go, Xiao He!"
Si Jiangchen had already straddled the bike and casually tossed a helmet to me!