soul collector

Tang Xiu strode over and said in shock, "What's wrong with you?!"

Jiang Qiao closed his eyes, his face was whiter than paper, his hair was wet with sweat and dust, his light-colored clothes were covered with black and gray mud, and there was even a big black footprint on his stomach.

He was panting, each breath was deep, reaching the bottom of his lungs, but because of his weakness, he took deep breaths and exhaled shallowly, and the breaths made people worry.

Tang Xiu's voice became more anxious, "Where are you hurt?"

Jiang Qiao reluctantly opened his eyes to look at him, opened his mouth to speak, but Tang Xiu said again, "Don't open your mouth yet." He knelt down and half knelt on the ground, put one hand on Jiang Qiao's pulse, and after listening for a while, he pressed tentatively. on the position of his lungs, "Does it hurt?"

Jiang Qiao shook his head, Tang Xiu heaved a sigh of relief, and stretched out his hand to touch down again. Just before he pressed down with force, Jiang Qiao shook violently and dodged backwards.

There were distinct footprints on the clothes. Tang Xiu took a deep breath, and a flash of sharpness flashed in his black eyes, "Did you kick your stomach?"

Jiang Qiao nodded and said dryly, "You..."

"What?" Tang Xiu leaned over to listen.

"Bring, the spare phone in the bedroom... and then, let's go..."

Tang Xiu's face turned cold, and he stared at Jiang Qiao with his black eyes, and Jiang Qiao also looked at him, his eyes were scattered but firm, he opened his mouth, and said, "Leave it alone."

Tang Xiu looked at Jiang Qiao blankly for a moment, then said, "I'll take you to the hospital."

"Need not……"

"Shut up." The ancestor glanced at Jiang Qiao, "I'm a practitioner, so I can't just ignore death."

Jiang Qiao's throat moved and he swallowed what he wanted to say.Tang Xiu put his good arm on his shoulder and propped him up with all his strength. Jiang Qiao's legs were not bad and he could barely walk around. body in arms.

"Thank you." There was a handful of sand in his throat.

Tang Xiu didn't say anything.

It took about 10 minutes to drive to the nearest hospital, Tang Xiu drove all the way, and it only took half of the time to send the person to the hospital.Jiang Qiao was put into the patient's car and pushed into the surgical emergency room. The head nurse ran out and asked Tang Xiu urgently, "The patient is suspected of internal bleeding. It's best not to wait for the film and decide whether to have surgery immediately, you know..."

Tang Xiu nodded, "He suffered a severe blow to his stomach, and his chest, kidneys, and ribs should be fine. You need to check whether his blood is from the stomach, and if it is from the stomach, you need to use a knife to stop the bleeding as soon as possible. The right shoulder was moderately injured yesterday morning. Strained, was completely dislocated from more serious beatings in a day, the knife wound on the forearm should not be serious."

The nurse was stunned, "Aren't you an actor?"

Tang Xiu glanced at her, "First check whether the bleeding point is the stomach, if it is the stomach, it will be a little troublesome."

"Okay." The nurse agreed, turned around and ran back to the emergency room.

The emergency room indicator light came on, Tang Xiu looked at the dazzling red light, took a few deep breaths, took a few steps back, and slowly sat down in front of the stool.

Judging from the pulse condition, Jiang Qiao's internal organs should not have suffered any damage. The internal bleeding may come from the wall of the cavity, not necessarily the stomach.But for the first time in his life, the ancestor felt so uncertain about his medical skills.That guy's stomach has always been bad, and he managed to recuperate a little bit. If he is seriously injured again due to external force, then no matter whether he can become a soul collector or not, at least he won't run away from suffering in this life.

Thinking of this, Tang Xiu was suddenly taken aback.

What does it matter if that guy suffers a lifetime of crimes?

But he could only think of this, he couldn't think of any extra complicated things, his mind seemed to have suddenly rejected the job, and there was only a blank.

The only thing in his mind was that Jiang Qiao looked at him just now, moved his dry lips, and told him, let's go.

That person who doesn't know how to flatter, committed all kinds of disrespect, but turned upright at a critical moment, it's really hateful.

Tang Xiu scolded Jiang Qiao several times in his heart, and after about 20 minutes, the light at the door went out, and the nurses pushed Jiang Qiao out.

Tang Xiu stood up quickly, and the nurse smiled at him just now: "Don't worry, the internal organs are fine, but the abdominal contusion is a bit serious, and the shoulder joint problems are not small, but they can all be recovered."

Tang Xiu's black eyes twitched for a moment and then fell silent. His gaze fell on Jiang Qiao's face on the bed. Jiang Qiao had fallen asleep, and his hair was still dirty and wet.Tang Xiu paused, "Thank you."

"It's okay. Have you contacted his family members? The hospitalization here requires payment and family members' signature..."

"I'll sign, and I'll pay." Tang Xiu said decisively, following the nurse to the consultation desk, the other two nurses watched his long legs move from behind, feeling a little excited.

One pulled the other and said, "Do you feel lost?"

The other man nodded, "Yeah!"

It was already night when Jiang Qiao woke up, the sky outside the window of the ward was dark, the drip was stuck on the back of his hand, and the bed was empty.Through the small window on the door, he saw his assistant was listening to the nurse's explanation, and there was no one else around.

For a moment, Jiang Qiao felt a throbbing pain deep in his heart, as if he had been kicked hard in his abdomen. The pain was so severe that he couldn't breathe.

It was true that he didn't go home directly after he came out of the hospital yesterday. He was annoyed and panicked, so he went to the tavern below the company for a drink.In the end, after sitting for less than two hours, I received a call from an investor before "Zhan Hu Tai", saying that he wanted to talk about the investment cooperation of the next film, so he invited him to the tavern, and the two chatted again long time.

It was already night when he came out of the tavern. He originally wanted to go back to the company to get some materials, but he was suddenly attacked on the way.

The tavern is in the shade of an alley next to the company, passing a section of alley with no street lights or surveillance video.He has learned Sanda for many years, so it would be no problem to deal with a surprise attack, but it happened that he couldn't exert strength with his right hand, and after losing the opportunity, he was directly dragged away with a sack on his head.

There should be some drug in the sack. Jiang Qiao has a blank memory. When he woke up this morning, he was kicked hard on the stomach several times.The stomach is one of the most fragile organs in the human body, and he lost the ability to speak and resist when he kicked it.The man didn't pick his sack, kicked and crushed his right shoulder joint, which was already strained and swollen, and when he was already struggling with pain, he only heard the man snort contemptuously, and then stabbed him with a knife. into his forearm.

The man's voice was so soft that Jiang Qiao could not see his face, nor could he distinguish the owner of the voice.But he was no fool, he guessed who it was.

Stomach, arm, every wound seemed to point to something. It was Wang Yu—the guy who had disappeared from the drug rehabilitation center for two months.

It was only then that Jiang Qiao suddenly realized that the person Wang Yu hated the most should not be Tang Xiu, but him.Although Tang Xiu planned all that back then, it was Jiang Qiao who pretended to have an injured arm to tempt Wang Yu and lure him into the game.

In the past two months, the additional security guards were assigned to Tang Xiu, but unexpectedly, it was completely superfluous.That person was not Tang Xiu from the very beginning, or at least, not Tang Xiu at all.

Fortunately, that guy didn't dare to kill anyone, and ran away after venting enough. Jiang Qiao spent a long time grinding the hemp rope that bound his hands with small stones, and after pulling off the sack, he found that he was still in that alley, and he was about to leave home. Only three and five minutes away.He struggled and crawled home, and Tang Xiu came back not long after.

The memory after that was fragmented, the pain was shattered, all I could remember was Tang Xiu helping him into the car, stepping on the accelerator all the way, the seat belt tightly restraining his body, and hearing the sound of the car braking suddenly several times. .

Probably because of the memory of that scene, he thought he would see Tang Xiu sitting in front of the hospital bed when he just woke up.

Maybe what the ancestor said was the truth, he would definitely save him, but it was only because that was the vocation of a practitioner.

Jiang Qiao sighed softly. The pain in his abdominal cavity made him unable to even sigh. He swept his eyes and suddenly landed on the stack of hospital materials at hand.He casually picked it up and looked at it, but his gaze was fixed on the signature.

Signature of family members: Tang Xiu.

Jiang Qiao felt that his breathing was wrong for a second, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and a familiar voice said to the outside: "Talk next to you, don't disturb him to rest."

Jiang Qiao turned his head abruptly, and saw Tang Xiu walking towards the hospital bed.

Tang Xiu stood at the head of the bed, seemingly a little surprised, "Are you awake?"

Jiang Qiao nodded slowly, and squeezed out the word "um" from his throat.

"The doctor said you won't be able to wake up until tomorrow morning, so you woke up quickly." Tang Xiu paused, "Are you thirsty? Pour you water?"

Jiang Qiao's lips were peeling, but he shook his head lightly, "No need."

Tang Xiu still poured him a glass, but he didn't help him get up to drink. He just put it on the auxiliary shelf next to the hospital bed, where Jiang Qiao could touch it as soon as he raised his hand.

Jiang Qiao glanced at the water glass and said, "Thank you."

Tang Xiu hummed, "Wang Yu?"

"Ah."

Tang Xiu paused for a few seconds, and then said in a low voice: "I'm sorry for you. Back then, I used you as a weapon to make him think that you were plotting to harm him."

Jiang Qiao didn't say a word, Tang Xiu said again: "Leave this matter alone, I'll take care of it."

Jiang Qiao hummed, "I don't blame you."

Jiang Qiao's assistant opened the door and came in and poked his head, "Director Jiang is awake, what would you like to eat? The nurse said that you can only eat liquid food. May I buy you some porridge?"

Jiang Qiao hummed, "Anything is fine."

"Xiaomi, warm and nourish the spleen and stomach." Tang Xiu said.

"Okay." The assistant nodded, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Tang Xiu, this matter is not covered. The media are all squatting outside the hospital waiting for first-hand information. Be careful when you leave later."

Tang Xiu nodded, "Okay."

After the assistant left, the room was silent for a moment, then Jiang Qiao lowered his head and smiled slightly: "You go too, I'm fine, thank you."

Tang Xiu looked at him for a while, then stood up, "Then you keep it, I'll come back tomorrow."

"Tomorrow..." Jiang Qiao repeated in a low voice, and suddenly he called out, "Tang Xiu."

Tang Xiu paused.

"You said you were willing the night before yesterday. I want to ask, if you are not some soul collector, we are just two ordinary mortals, mortal Jiang Qiao and mortal Tang Xiu, without those annoying rules and regulations. Then, your willingness , is it still just that the so-called drunkenness is not really ridiculous?"

Tang Xiu didn't say a word, Jiang Qiao waited for a while, and then said, "Even a little bit, is there a little bit from the heart?"

Tang Xiu paused, "I don't know."

He wasn't lying, he really didn't know.The wine the night before yesterday was simply against the sky, and he couldn't tell what state he was in.Sometimes he is sober and sometimes erratic. No one knows whether he is sober or erratic when answering that question.

It's just that Tang Xiu felt that with his rationality of ten thousand years, he would never allow himself to finalize a relationship with Jiang Qiao when his identity was unknown.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Qiao sighed, "I understand."

"What do you understand?" Tang Xiu looked back at him, even he himself didn't understand.

Jiang Qiao hooked the corners of his lips weakly, and said in a low voice, "Don't come tomorrow. There are too many reporters, so don't take matters into your own hands."

Hei Mou stared at him for a moment, Tang Xiu said, "Oh."

"I acted frivolously the night before. I... If you need me to do anything or help, just come to me. I... I really don't know how to make up for this kind of thing."

Tang Xiu's eyebrows seemed to fluctuate for a moment, he looked at Jiang Qiao, "I don't need compensation."

Jiang Qiao hummed, "Thank you, and... I'm sorry."

……

"Jiang Qiao was seriously injured in the attack and was hospitalized, Tang Xiu was sent to the hospital by speeding car"

"Famous Director and Favored Actor Turns Out to Be Neighbors Living Across the Door"

"Jiang Qiao was suspected of being retaliated by the actors because of the strictness on the set, Tang Xiu accompanied and took care of him wholeheartedly"

……

For a long time after that, the media frenziedly hyped up those trivial matters between Jiang Qiao and Tang Xiu who couldn't explain clearly.Years ago, the whole people had a holiday, and the gossip of the masses was full of gossip. Even the fact that Tang Xiu's family member signed Jiang Qiao's medical certificate was picked up somehow. "Fox Killing Terrace" was overwhelmed.

Jiang Qiao was hospitalized for more than a month. During this period, the first season of "Ten Thousand Volumes Book" came to a perfect conclusion. Tang Xiu gathered a large number of fans from the age of nine to 99 years old. "Before the launch, the publicity was full of enthusiasm... Tang Xiu, Tang Xiu, Tang Xiu, Tang Xiu was overwhelming in various media, followed by Jiangqiao overwhelming.

"The Book of Ten Thousand Volumes" was able to select such an excellent and knowledgeable Tang Xiu because Jiang Qiao was the recommender.

Director Chen Gui used young mainland actors for the first time because of Jiang Qiao's matchmaking.

Every year around the annual holidays, Jiang Qiao began to choose the leading role for the next drama, but this year it seemed that he already had a candidate, so he kept silent.

……

All the clues seemed to have been pulled out overnight.But so many things happened, Tang Xiu never went to the hospital for such a long month.

A person who has lived for thousands of years is not omniscient. He has seen tens of thousands of resentful couples or lovers, and his feelings fall on him, but he has completely become a fool who cannot think.

Tang Xiu was thinking about why he would be tempted by a mortal.Why, that man did such an excessive thing, but he still couldn't forget it.

And why, it was just a glass of wine, but it made me take the initiative to kiss that person's lips in a half-dream and half-awake state.

When you are drunk and your ears are hot, is there a trace of sobriety?

As night fell, the lights in the apartment were not turned on. A certain popular actor was sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of his home, his computer was placed on the carpet next to him, and the lit screen just happened to show the 24-hour countdown to the release of "Zhanhutai".

That's right, "Zhan Fox Terrace" was released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it is now [-]:[-]:[-] on the New Year's Eve, and New Year's Eve is here.

He has only been in the circle for half a year, but everything seems to have passed away, and when he recalls the past 1 years, he feels that it is extremely unreal.

The old ancestor heaved a long sigh. He hadn't felt this kind of loneliness for a long time, and suddenly he felt uncomfortable.

The phone rang suddenly, and he picked it up to answer it.

"Hey?"

Li Ziping, "Director Jiang was discharged from the hospital an hour ago, let me tell you."

Tang Xiu raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, "Discharged from the hospital? Didn't the doctor say it would take a month and a half?"

"The premiere of "Zhanhutai" will be premiered soon, I think he can't sit still." Li Ziping sighed, "You are still neighbors after breaking up, a large part of your popularity during this time is due to the CP rumors between you two At the stage of maintaining and releasing the film, from an agent's point of view, I advise you not to make any major incidents, after all, leave a good news for the investors..."

Tang Xiu didn't finish listening to him, and interrupted: "I'll call you later."

He hung up the phone, stood up and walked silently to the security door, listening to the sound of the corridor.

There were two different footsteps in the corridor, one of which was Jiang Qiao.

Tang Xiu looked out through the cat's eyes, Jiang Qiao's assistant supported him and was walking towards home.