star hunter

The past few days have been snowy and sunny, but the temperature has not risen at all, but has dropped a few degrees, and even the sun that falls is cold on people.

The girl was walking alone on the street. There was thin ice on the road. She stuck to the wall and walked cautiously.

Zhong Yuncong insisted on giving her half of the emerald money, but she refused to do so, so she had no choice but to accept it.

And the first thing she did was to pay Zhang Jibai the rent, but the latter just looked at her with a frown, and she didn't dare to speak.

Xiaotao felt uneasy, so she had to repay him in other ways - for example, now, she was going to a nearby shop to buy some things for him.

What does Dr. Zhang like to eat?After living with him for so many days, she still doesn't seem to understand...

How about wearing that?Clothes or shoes or something.Xiaotao's eyes lit up, and she felt that this idea was not bad.

Just... what size is he?It would be great if my brother was here, his height and build were about the same as Dr. Zhang... Xiao Tao thought dejectedly, Zhong Yuncong was going to be away for three months, this matter was indeed a big blow to her.

How should I put it, in fact, she is really grateful to Zhang Jibai, he is quite a good person, but...she is always a little afraid, or in awe of him.

Xiaotao was already not good at talking, and Dr. Zhang was not the type to chat with people with a pleasant face. He looked serious when he was not talking, and she didn't dare to speak up at all, and he rarely talked to her.

At this time, Xiaotao would especially miss the spring breeze when she was by Zhong Yuncong's side.

On the day he came to bid farewell, before leaving, he deliberately called her aside and said, "This time the emerald was exchanged for money... Next time, I will give you a bigger and better one!"

She couldn't help laughing: "It's not so easy to find good jadeite, is it? You said that it seems that you can buy it in the vegetable market casually."

Zhong Yuncong flicked her forehead lightly: "I will deliver it to you."

Xiaotao blinked: "Then let me ask you, if you get another piece of beautiful jadeite, will you give it to me first, or to Chief Su first?"

"This..." Zhong Yun never thought that she would ask this question, and he was stunned. Seeing this, the girl smiled narrowly: "Let's send it to Chief Su, after all, you promised him first!"

"He definitely won't want it." Zhong Yuncong shrugged, seeing her smiling so heartily, he also laughed: "It seems to be the first time I see you smiling so happily."

Xiaotao was taken aback, her smile faded a little, but she was as gentle as water: "Probably because... living in this 'isolated island' is too bitter, so I can't always laugh."

"Xiao Tao..." Zhong Yuncong's heart suddenly became panicked, "You really don't want to..."

She knew what he wanted to say, and shook her head: "I really can't... I don't know who can help me. I'm afraid that if I say it rashly, it will hurt those brothers and sisters who didn't escape."

Zhong Yuncong was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "If I become a member of the Management Bureau in three months, will you trust me and let me help you?"

The girl turned pale, as if she didn't expect him to ask such a question.

Her silence made Zhong Yuncong's heart sink gradually.

"Yes." Just when he was so lost, he suddenly heard her voice, "If it's you, Brother Yun Cong, I'd like to believe you."

"Okay!" Zhong Yuncong nodded in relief, "Even for your words, I will work hard!"

When she sent him out, she followed behind him, and suddenly said: "Brother."

"Ah?" He stopped suddenly and looked back at her, "What's the matter?"

She smiled sweetly: "If you meet someone you like later, remember to tell them."

Zhong Yun was dumbfounded in shock, and asked stammeringly, "Why... you are talking about this..."

"I just thought of it, so I'll tell you." She winked her eyes playfully, "I'm afraid you're stupid and don't understand."

Zhong Yun straightened his face, pretending to be angry and said: "Well, you little girl, are you kidding my brother?"

"It's not a joke." She smiled and shook her head, "It's serious."

Zhong Yun didn't know what to reply for a while.

"Because we can only live once, so we have to live well. Especially, our lives are shorter than others, so we have to be more worthy of ourselves, aren't we?"

He stretched out his hand to rub her soft hair, and smiled helplessly: "You little girl, have you ever been in love? Come here and explain the truth to me...Let's go, take good care of yourself!"

Xiao Tao watched him and Su Xian leave until they disappeared.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile, even a little girl like her could see it, but he himself was in a trance, probably because the authorities were obsessed.

Seeing that the shop was not far away, she slipped and her ankle suddenly started to burn and hurt.

"Hiss—" She gasped and had to stop. She leaned on the wall and was about to check the condition of her ankle, but accidentally caught a glimpse of a notch on the wall.

"This is..." The girl's complexion changed suddenly, and she immediately recognized that it was the secret sign she had agreed with her lost siblings. She had seen it once in Changle Street, but there was no news of it after that.

Unexpectedly, it appeared again.

are they aroundXiaotao turned sideways tremblingly, and checked again carefully to ensure that she did not admit her mistake, so she was instantly overwhelmed with ecstasy, and regardless of her foot injury, she leaned on the wall and moved forward with difficulty.

After advancing about ten meters, she found the same inconspicuous mark on the wall.

Can't go wrong!They must be right here!

She regained her spirits and limped forward along the mark.

She followed the imprint that appeared and disappeared at that time, turned through several streets and alleys, and finally found that she had come to a completely strange place.

Standing in this deserted and dark alleyway, she suddenly shivered. The deserted alley made her joy disappear without a trace, replaced by gradually surging panic.

If my brother and the others know where I am, why don't they come to me directly?But if it wasn't for them, who would know the password?

The sound of the engine came without warning from the dead alley, the girl shuddered and turned around, two black cars were parked at the alley, the door of one of them was pushed open, and a person got out.

"Jiang Qiyan..." She recognized the handsome man, and instantly understood everything.

Seeing that she was alone, Jiang Qiyan smiled with satisfaction: "You came later than I expected."

The coolness climbed up her back inch by inch, and her tense nerves suddenly broke at a certain moment. She dragged her injured foot and rushed over staggeringly: "They...are they in your hands?!"

Seeing that she was about to fall, Jiang Qiyan grabbed her and locked her tightly in his arms: "It turned out that her foot was injured, no wonder it was so slow."

Under shock, anger and fear, tears welled up in her eyes: "You...why are you..."

"Want to see your family?" He didn't seem to hear her question, he waved his hand, and then the window of another car rolled down, and two familiar faces, a man and a woman, appeared in her field of vision.

They were gagged, their faces were stained with tears, and the windows were quickly raised again.

"Brother!" Xiaotao bit her lip hard until the blood was dripping, she stared at Jiang Qiyan bitterly, "You lied to me!"

Jiang Qiyan held her shoulders and led her forward: "Don't worry, they are living well with me, and I have not treated them badly."

"Then you let them go!"

His footsteps paused: "Yes, as long as you do me a favor."

Xiao Tao raised her face and looked straight into his eyes: "Okay, I promise you."

Jiang Qiyan's brows moved slightly: "You agreed before I even said what I was doing?"

"I know." She said lightly, "Don't you just want me to save your sister?"

Jiang Qiyan laughed silently: "You are refreshing."

"You can't be happy, right?" Xiaotao closed her eyes and sighed wearily, "If you let them go, I can go with you now."

"I let him go, what if you don't obey me?" Jiang Qiyan asked back, she showed a mocking smile: "Jiang Qiyan, if you want me to help save people, there is no need to go through so much trouble, if you can save I am very happy with a person's life. As long as you talk to me, I will definitely agree. "

He froze in place.

She sneered: "However, for a person like you, you are probably used to being a villain, and you never know what it means to act aboveboard, right?"

He pursed his lips hard, as if he was a little annoyed, but he quickly suppressed the mood swings, turned his face sideways, and said in a deep voice, "Once you cure him, I will release him naturally."

Xiao Tao clenched her hands into fists, her nails sunk into her palms, Jiang Qiyan held one of her slender shoulders, and made an inviting gesture: "Let's go."

She was forced to get into the same car as him.

Xiaotao can say that her eyes are dark about the route in this city, but she can guess where Jiang Qiyan is going to take her, but she is not badly treated, neither tied nor handcuffed, so I think she is quite reassuring about her skills.

After being stuffed into the back seat, the captain of the picket followed closely behind, and the two sat next to each other. Xiao Tao had just seen his true face, and still had lingering fears, so she subconsciously shrank to the side, deliberately keeping a distance from him .

Jiang Qiyan saw her actions, but didn't react at all, just curled the corners of her lips.

The body shook slightly, the engine sounded, and the car started.

She didn't want to face him, so she simply turned her head and looked out of the car window, the street scene changed in her eyes like a flying horse.

In fact, the sky is getting weaker this day, and most of the streets look the same, there is nothing to see.

Jiang Qiyan's peripheral vision swept across her side face without any trace, and finally stopped at the back of her neck.

Her number is 9702.

She was able to escape from that kind of place, it's really unbelievable.

"This area is remote, there are not many people in the daytime, and it's hard to find even mice at the moment." He looks different from time to time, sometimes sarcastic, sometimes domineering, and sometimes hides a knife in his smile, but at the moment he has a lazy and leisurely expression. Tone, "If you want to see the excitement, you have to go to Changle Street...it is the only place in the 'Lonely Island' that is still a bit popular, and it is more interesting at night than during the day. If you want to go, I can be your tour guide...but Not today, another day."

Like a statue, Xiaotao ignored his words and did not respond.

Jiang Qiyan didn't take it seriously either: "You don't have to worry too much, I have no enmity with you, your sister or brother, and when the matter is over, I will send you away naturally, not only that, but also thank you very much."

The girl just glanced at him cautiously and didn't respond.

"Speaking of it, I should thank you. Speaking of it, you saved my life." He said something astonishing, which made her change color, and she said tremblingly: "I shouldn't have..."

"Regret?" He raised half of his eyebrows and chuckled, "It's a pity it's too late."

She bit her lower lip hard, but said nothing.

"At that time, I was dying, I had no sanity, and I didn't remember anything." He leaned back, leaning on the soft back of the chair, and didn't look at her, "But later I found that the wound in my heart had healed It was too fast and too perfect, and there was not even a scar left."

He said with a smile, raised his finger and pointed to the scar on the back of his hand: "Even a minor injury didn't heal quickly, but the serious injury in my heart healed without medicine, it sounds like a fantasy. "

"Fortunately, this place is a ridiculous place. It's not surprising that anything happens." Jiang Qiyan's voice was flat, "I can keep your history a secret for you, and I can arrange for you as well. Even if you want to Get rid of your pursuers, and I will help you."

She pursed her lips tightly, and he turned around, those usual disguises disappeared without a trace, and his eyes were full of sincerity.

"So, please save her." He was earnest in rare words, "As long as I can save my sister, I will do anything."

Xiao Tao pursed her lips, but did not speak.

Jiang Qiyan is still very confident. Although she is in his hands, he can do whatever he wants, but if he can, he doesn't want to be rough on her.

And Xiaotao is a kind girl, otherwise at that time, she wouldn't have taken the risk to rescue him.

She will say yes.he thought.

But he never expected that he would be severely slapped in the face the next moment—Xiao Tao lowered her eyes and shook her head gently: "I'm sorry, I can't promise you."

Jiang Qiyan was so shocked that he lost his voice for a short time. After a while, the car turned two intersections before he asked hoarsely, "Why?"

There are too many things in this question - surprise, anger, and faint murderous intent.

Xiaotao flinched, but still faced his overwhelming anger, and shook her head resolutely again: "It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't do it."

Jiang Qiyan only thought it was her excuse, and almost left angrily: "How is it possible? You obviously..."

"It's not what you think." She smiled sadly, "I have the ability to heal myself, and this ability can indeed be used to save people, but my blood is not omnipotent."

Suddenly a dark cloud rolled over his mind, he took a deep breath: "What do you mean?"

She said softly: "My healing ability only works on external injuries."

She sighed: "Your sister... probably has a terminal illness. Her body has already collapsed from the inside. I really can't do anything about it."

The blood in Jiang Qiyan's body almost froze in her soft words.

The carriage fell into a dead silence again.

Xiaotao peeked at Jiang Qiyan's expression, and found that his face was ashen and extremely depressed.

She gritted her teeth, and said bravely: "So, please let us go, I really can't help...uh!"

Jiang Qiyan choked her throat without warning, and he said every word: "Shut up!"

Xiaotao was almost suffocated by him, she never expected that he would turn his back when he said he would turn his back, and he turned his back so thoroughly.

Am I going to die here?Where are my sister and brother?Will he be killed too?The pain of suffocation caused her to feel extreme fear, and her two hands frantically scratched the seat, leaving several messy marks on the leather in an instant.

"Don't...don't kill me..." She struggled to squeeze out a few words between her teeth, and looked at him sadly. Jiang Qiyan stared at her for a moment, his face still gloomy, but slowly let go.

Xiao Tao immediately held her throat and coughed desperately.

Tears burst out of her eyes uncontrollably, her face was wet and cold, and there was still an inexplicable grievance in her heart.

This man is horrible.A few minutes ago, she claimed to be her savior, but in the blink of an eye, she mercilessly killed her.

The girl's intermittent coughing disturbed Jiang Qiyan again. He stretched out his hand and rolled down half of the car window, and the bitter cold wind came in, blowing away his irritability a little.

"Just now," he said softly, pressing the center of his brows, "I got angry for a while, and I was a little rude...I'm sorry."

...So it was just a bit of a faux pas?

Xiaotao was already in a lot of pain, but when she was blown by the cold wind, her whole body shivered, she simply hugged her knees, curled up in a ball, and huddled in a corner, not even looking at him, making up her mind not to say a word. Will not trust him again.

Jiang Qiyan didn't get a response, turned his head and glanced at her miserable appearance, then immediately closed the car window and sighed deeply: "I'm sorry."

His apology seemed insincere to her, dry, like a piece of chewed gum, but somehow it made her tears flow more violently.

The car passed through the boundless night, and finally stopped in a brightly lit place. After opening the car door, Xiaotao looked at the huge red cross on the building in a nonchalant manner. What did you bring me here for?"

This is clearly a hospital.

Her voice was very different from usual, hoarse and dry like an old man, this is naturally the aftereffect of Jiang Qiyan's "disrespect" earlier.

"I've said it before, I can't save her..." She still didn't speak very fluently, Jiang Qiyan didn't care about her attitude, he put his hands behind his back and looked at a certain window of the inpatient building: "Go up and have a look, I My younger sister has been hospitalized and has no friends of the same age, I would like you to visit her."

The girl looked at him suspiciously.

"I was thinking that Chuchu was finally saved, and I didn't want to delay for a moment, but I didn't expect that people are not as good as heaven..." He turned his face and smiled miserably, "Since you are here, go up with me to see her... please."

Xiaotao recalled that girl who looked like a spring flower but could wither at any time that day. She came back to her senses and asked in a low voice: "Then after I visit her...can you let us go?"

He nodded: "Yes."

She was silent for a moment, and then nodded: "Then go."

Jiang Qiyan smiled gratefully: "Thank you."

She turned a deaf ear, half a body behind him, glanced away, followed by several pickets.

She couldn't help sneering, in fact, she had no choice at all.

Jiang Chuchu was in good spirits today, and she didn't feel sleepy after taking the medicine. She was even full of energy and made trouble with the escort and guards, asking someone to tell her a joke.

"This one is too old-fashioned! I've read it in the newspaper a long time ago... just change it!"

The white-clothed nurse and the black-clothed guards were being entangled by this girl, and they realized that the girl's brother had arrived. They had the illusion of escaping death, and hurriedly hugged the savior's thigh: "Captain!" You are here! Miss Chuchu is in good spirits today..."

Jiang Qiyan shook his head and laughed: "I can see... that's all right, you guys go out first."

Jiang Chuchu didn't listen to the joke she liked, nor was she annoyed. She watched the two flee with a smile, and then turned her arms to her elder brother: "Brother!"

After the brothers and sisters hugged each other, Jiang Chuchu realized that there was a new face behind Jiang Qiyan, and she was a girl similar to her age, so she immediately became excited: "This sister...ah no, it's my sister, where did she come from? "

Xiaotao blushed inexplicably when she called her out, she rubbed the soles of her shoes on the floor hesitantly, and her habitual shyness emerged again: "I... I am 19 years old..."

"Let me just say, it's really one year younger than me!" Jiang Chuchumeng was right, and happily grabbed her brother's arm, but fortunately she didn't have much strength, Jiang Qiyan let her make trouble with a slight smile.

"By the way, what's your name?" Jiang Chuchu's eyeballs rolled a few times, her eyes wandered between her and Jiang Qiyan, half probing and half gossiping, "What's the relationship between you and my brother... ah?"

It doesn't matter!These four words almost blurted out, but after meeting Jiang Chuchu's innocent gaze, Xiaotao swallowed the words abruptly, but the expression on her face was somewhat awkward, and Sister Jiang was a little surprised, so she turned her head away look at her brother.

Jiang Qiyan smiled without changing his expression: "Xiao Tao is my friend."

The person named by him was sulking, but he didn't say anything to refute, so Jiang Chuchu became happy again: "I didn't expect my brother to have friends, and she is such a beautiful girl."

This is what he said... Jiang Qiyan showed a wry smile: "Chuchu, are you scolding me?"

"Hey!" Jiang Chuchu bared her teeth and waved to Xiaotao again, "Sit down, don't keep standing." Then she pushed her elder brother and said angrily, "Go get someone a glass of water."

Jiang Qiyan did as he said, and Xiaotao sat on a chair cautiously, and when he took the glass of water Jiang Qiyan handed over, he couldn't believe it, so it turned out that he was also human occasionally.

It's just that she picked it up, and she didn't drink a sip, fearing that he would drug it.

Jiang Chuchu didn't notice such little details, but excitedly pulled Xiaotao all over the world, and the latter was surprised to find that this girl and Jiang Qiyan were nothing like each other except for their looks. From somewhat similar.

Thinking of Zhong Yuncong, Xiaotao's heart suddenly softened, wondering how he was doing in that training camp?

I don't know...whether there will be a chance to meet again in the future.

She didn't even know where she would spend tonight.

Jiang Chuchu talked a lot with great interest, but she didn't see Xiaotao answering a few words, and seeing her sleepy expression, her heart was agitated, for fear that she was spitting all over the place to be annoying.

"Well, did I talk too much..." She suddenly changed the subject, with a cautious intention of apologizing, Jiang Qiyan's eyes also swept over, and Xiaotao suddenly got out of her anxious thoughts Withdrawing, he quickly shook his head: "No! It's just that I'm... clumsy, not very good at talking..."

Jiang Chuchu was obviously relieved: "I thought you were angry with me..."

"How could it be?" Xiaotao glanced at Jiang Qiyan from the corner of her eyes and squeezed out a smile, "Miss Jiang is a very nice person, I... very glad to meet you."

Jiang Chuchu was startled at first, but then she showed a smile: "Really? Actually, I also..."

"Since you hit it off so well," Jiang Qiyan who had been quiet for a long time suddenly said, "Xiaotao might as well stay with Chuchu for a few days."

Xiaotao reluctantly raised the corner of her mouth, he said whatever he said, so could she say no?

Jiang Chuchu, on the other hand, cast a doubtful glance at Xiaotao, who was pleasing to the eye: "Does Xiaotao's family agree with this?"

Jiang Qiyan glanced at Xiaotao, who immediately smiled: "There is no one in my house, and I have nowhere to go...just treat it as Miss Jiang taking me in."

Jiang Chuchu didn't think about it, and agreed happily: "That's good! I'm bored in the room all day long, so it's great to have someone as a companion!"

As she spoke, she stretched out a thin and pale hand. Xiao Tao was taken aback for a moment, and then held that hand. The coolness on the back of her hand made her tremble involuntarily.

"Don't call me Miss Jiang anymore, just call me Chuchu." She smiled like a flower, and Xiao Tao also showed her first sincere smile tonight: "Okay."

Jiang Qiyan watched silently for a long time, saw her younger sister showing tiredness, so she let her lie down to sleep, she was very reluctant, and wanted to chat with the new friend she just made, Xiao Tao persuaded with a smile: "It's okay, anyway, I We've been here for the past few days, and we can chat tomorrow."

When she said this, Jiang Chuchu became obedient, and after she settled down, Jiang Qiyan and Xiaotao walked out of the ward together.

"What exactly do you want?" After walking in the long corridor for a while, she still couldn't hold her breath, and Jiang Qiyan didn't look back: "Chuchu has been in the hospital since she was a child, and she doesn't have any friends of the same age. I want to trouble you to accompany her." For a while."

She felt cold all over her body, and her footsteps froze: "What do you want..."

Jiang Qiyan also stopped.

"There is a doctor who is very interested in your abilities." His words made her stop immediately, and when he realized it, he turned around and smiled at her, "Don't be afraid, just be a It's just a medical check."

She stared at him with a pale face, and the chill climbed up her spine, almost freezing her into ice.