The Rebirth of an Orphan

Zhao Xihua looked at Gu Lun who was put on the bed, and remembered what Grandpa Gu said, that there was no future for her and Gu Lun with her identity.

After looking at the painting for a long time, Zhao Xi ordered Pingshui and Chunfeng: "Go and fetch some hot water, and bring all the medicine I hid before."

Zhao Xihua understood that in this crisis-ridden place, she could not trust any doctor she called or send to the hospital. Gu Lun's injuries had to be treated by herself, and she was not comfortable leaving Gu Lun to anyone now.

Zhao Xihua asked Pingshui and Chunfeng to prepare everything and then let them go out. Gu Lun was a proud man. Even though he was unconscious, he didn't want others to see his bruised appearance.

Gu Lun's injury was on his back so he was lying on the bed. After Zhao Xihua cleaned the wound on Gu Lun's back, she sprinkled her own special medicine powder on the wound, and then carefully bandaged it for him.

Gu Lun didn't make a sound during the whole process. Zhao Xihua thought he was unconscious, otherwise the wound would be too painful to bear. But when she saw Gu Lun's entire back, she was a little surprised.

"Are you scared?" Gu Lun, who was lying on the bed, pressed his mouth and nose and asked in a hoarse voice.

Zhao Xihua was shocked. It turned out that this guy was actually awake. He was beaten like this but he was still able to survive. It was true that this guy was not comparable to ordinary people.

But she looked at the scars of all sizes on Gu Lun's back. Those old wounds were much more serious than the current flesh wounds, and most of them were fatal. One of the knife wounds was from his left shoulder to his right ribs. This knife should have been caused by someone who attacked him from behind, almost splitting his body in half.

Zhao Xihua calmed down and prepared to get up to prepare the internal medicine for him, but Gu Lun suddenly grabbed her wrist.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Xihua asked.

Gu Lun tilted his head slightly and said, "Do you have any wine?"

Zhao Xihua gritted her teeth and said, "Your injury is too serious to drink. Wait, I'll give you medicine in a while."

"Hua'er, do you care about me?" Gu Lun looked up and gave Zhao Xihua a wicked smile.

"I don't want to bother with you." Zhao Xihua broke free from Gu Lun's restraints, then walked out quickly, and soon brought back a cup of hot water and some pills.

"You can't drink the alcohol. Take this water and the pills." Zhao Xihua said expressionlessly.

Gu Lun looked at Zhao Xihua, then laughed heartily: "Okay, I'll listen to Huaer." Then he drank the water and the pills himself.

After he finished eating, he looked at Zhao Xihua with a smile and said, "Hua'er, you've drunk the water and taken the medicine. Do you want to hear a story?"

Zhao Xihua smiled helplessly and said, "Do I have the right not to listen? This is the bedroom. If you insist on telling me, where can I hide if I don't want to listen?"

Gu Lun smiled bitterly, then tapped his back and said, "Since my mother died, I have become a little beggar with no one to take care of me. My grandfather's family thinks I am a disgrace, and the Gu family thinks I am a bastard. I wander around the streets every day, and when I am hungry, I eat some leftovers given by others. Sometimes I am so hungry that I even fight with wild dogs for food. I live either under a bridge or in a dilapidated temple in the suburbs. In short, I live one day at a time."

Zhao Xihua felt a sharp pain in her heart after hearing this. She was shocked by herself. How could she feel heartache? After living a new life, she thought she would not be hurt by anyone or anything, but she didn't expect that she would be unable to guard against it now.

Gu Lun raised his head and took another sip of water. He had never told anyone about his past terrible experiences, not even his grandfather who saved him from the devil's cave.

He pointed to another scar and continued, "I lived in a daze until I was six years old. One day, after fighting with a group of little beggars on the street, I was taken away by a middle-aged man who was watching nearby. He said he would take me to a place called Tianmenying, where there was wine to drink and meat to eat, and I would not starve to death."

Zhao Xihua looked up at Gu Lun. Tianmen Camp? It was said to be a notorious assassin organization. Anyone who had anything to do with Tianmen Camp would have a bad ending.

Gu Lun turned sideways, raised his hand and rubbed Zhao Xihua's hair lovingly, and laughed softly, "Did I scare you?"

Zhao Xihua could only subconsciously avoid Gu Lun's intimate behavior. She didn't want to immerse herself in an illusory relationship, and she still kept Mr. Gu's warning in her heart.

Gu Lun's hand paused in mid-air awkwardly, then slowly fell down, and continued: "I was just a six-year-old child at the time, and I didn't know how treacherous people are. I just thought that a place where I could have enough food should be good, but in the end..."

Zhao Xihua was actually quite interested in Gu Lun's story, and was listening to it seriously when Gu Lun paused.

"What's the result?" Zhao Xihua asked.

"Go get me some wine, otherwise how can I continue this story?" Zhao Xihua's face darkened. "If you want to stay in bed for a few more days, I have nothing to say. It's up to you."

Gu Lun smiled, but his eyes passed Zhao Xihua and looked out the window. It was almost dawn.

"Later, I went to Tianmen Camp with that middle-aged man. However, that place was not the headquarters of Tianmen Camp. It was a training base for Tianmen Camp that specialized in training assassins. It was called the Killer Realm."

Gu Lun paused and continued, "It's actually just a very inconspicuous little valley, a place that can't even be found on the map of our country, but it's the most dangerous and terrifying place in the world."

"It's surrounded by mountains, with only one entrance that's big enough for one car to get in and out. The iron chains around it are electrified and poisoned. It's harder to get out than to climb to the sky. There's no chance of escaping, absolutely no chance."

Zhao Xihua had actually guessed the beginning of the story, but she didn't want to interrupt Gu Lun's confession. Maybe he had wanted to confess a long time ago? It was just that she happened to be his listener.

Gu Lun held the water cup tightly and said, "When I was taken to the base by that person, I found that there were more than a hundred children of my age locked up inside. They were well fed and well clothed, but everyone had to learn various ways to kill people and use various weapons, including poison."

"This is not the worst. The worst thing is that every month there is an elimination system. Ten children are put into a closed room in a group, and then..."

"Then only one person can come out alive, do you understand? In this dark world, surrounded by people who want to kill you in order to survive, but only one person can survive, and they are all such young children..."

Gu Lun raised his head, and a tear instantly slid down his resolute face. It was the first time that Zhao Xihua saw Gu Lun cry. How could such an arrogant and ruthless person cry?