Chapter 157 - 157 The Tree Wants to Stay Still but the Wind Keeps Blowing!

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Chapter 157: Chapter 157 The Tree Wants to Stay Still but the Wind Keeps Blowing! The elderly person nodded and continued walking forward. Although somewhat confused, as soon as she heard that her daughter was in trouble, she seemed to become a lot more alert. Gu Qiaoqiao had no choice but to support her and follow her forward. The county town was not large, and since it had only recently been upgraded to a county town, many areas were still wooded land. At this time, Gu Qiaoqiao was following the elderly woman walking eastward on the road, then passed through a small wooded area, and Gu Qiaoqiao could see a few houses not far away. It must be the old lady’s home. Gu Qiaoqiao let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it wasn’t far. But just then, two people suddenly sprang out from the woods beside them. Their faces were covered with black cloth, and their movements were swift and fierce; one of them pushed Grandma Yu away, and the other grabbed Gu Qiaoqiao’s neck and rapidly dragged her toward the woods. The incident happened too suddenly. Gu Qiaoqiao was completely unprepared, and her mind even went blank for a moment. As for Grandma Yu, who was pushed to the ground, her cloudy eyes suddenly widened, her breathing hurried as if she saw something terrifying. But then, she suddenly got up, holding her cane and rushing towards Gu Qiaoqiao, striking a man on the back with her walking stick, whimpering through her teeth, “Despicable thieves, despicable thieves…” The man who had just pushed down Grandma Yu had not expected the old woman to be able to get back up, let alone strike him with her cane. Enraged with humiliation, he turned and kicked viciously towards Grandma Yu. Gu Qiaoqiao’s throat was tightly clamped by the man’s arm, her face turned red, and even breathing was difficult. She couldn’t even speak, watching helplessly as Grandma Yu was kicked down by the man, while she was dragged deeper into the woods. This wooded area was not isolated; beyond a dike in the middle lay a vast forest. In less than two minutes, Gu Qiaoqiao had already been dragged more than a hundred meters. Branches scraped against Gu Qiaoqiao’s face, bringing a stinging pain. Her bare feet were scratched by tree roots, and blood seemed to flow. She clenched her teeth tightly, forcing herself to calm down. There were no pedestrians here, and even if she wanted to scream for help, no one would hear. She looked up at the clear blue sky, a shadow of menace flickered in her eyes. The tree wants tranquility but the wind does not cease! This was not her fault! Following behind Gu Qiaoqiao was the man who had kicked down Grandma Yu, holding in his hand a dagger that glinted coldly, its point aimed at Gu Qiaoqiao. With his face covered, only his eyes were visible, filled with maliciousness and threat, as well as nauseating lewdness. Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t know what they wanted to do, but clearly, it was more than just taking a life. S~eaʀᴄh the nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Her menacing gaze suddenly turned towards the man following her; he paused, and in that moment, Gu Qiaoqiao suddenly grabbed the arm choking her throat and pulled with force, followed by a scream of pain, and then she was released. Gu Qiaoqiao gasped for air, taking in big gulps. The man who had been strangling her looked in disbelief at his hand, which was now snapped off cleanly at the wrist, forming an eerie ninety-degree angle. Severe pain caused him to kneel down on the ground with a thud. He clenched his teeth, biting back any further cries, but turned to the man holding the dagger, still in shock, and shouted, “What are you waiting for, kill her!” The man with the knife finally snapped back to reality and charged towards Gu Qiaoqiao as she was about to run. By this time, Gu Qiaoqiao had already clenched a few stones in her hand. As the man charged at her, she coldly curled her lips, and the stones shot out, hitting the man’s eyes, the wrist holding the knife, and finally the adam’s apple. The stones might not have been large, but they carried all the anger and power that Gu Qiaoqiao could muster. The man, clutching his eyes, wailed and also knelt on the ground. Gu Qiaoqiao gritted her teeth, and coarse tree branches were scattered all about the forest floor. She picked up one at random and swung it at the man’s head in front of her. Although the man was well-trained and rolled on the spot, he couldn’t evade the strike from Gu Qiaoqiao’s stick, which seemed to have eyes of its own. Struck on the back of the head by the stick, the man grunted and then fell unconscious. Although Gu Qiaoqiao wanted to know who had sent this person, Grandma Yu had been kicked and was in a critical condition, her life hanging in the balance, so Gu Qiaoqiao, holding the stick, ran towards Grandma Yu. Meanwhile, one of the men had passed out, and the other, gritting his teeth, staggered to his feet and went over to the unconscious man. He called out a few times but got no response, and he dared not stay any longer. A malevolent glare followed the direction Gu Qiaoqiao had run; he was shocked and furious. His martial skill was ranked in the top ten of his group. Yet he now found himself with a broken arm, inflicted by their mission target. The strength of that young girl was astonishingly great, frighteningly so. What he had thought would be an easy mission, almost like a game, had turned into a nightmare in mere minutes. The plan had failed, and if he wanted to survive, he needed to leave immediately with his cohort. But his cohort was bleeding from his eyes and the back of his head, clearly not going to wake up any time soon, becoming a burden. If left behind, and if he woke up and got caught, possibly revealing everything about him, it would all be over. He had never considered the possibility of failure. Everything had seemed logical and natural; he had not planned for an escape route. His eyes revealed a ferocious intent as he suddenly picked up a dagger from the ground and without hesitation, plunged it into his cohort’s heart with his left hand. Thinking to himself, “For the honor and future of the organization, go in peace,” he then, not to leave any chance, stabbed several more times before forcing himself to run towards the depths of the forest, despite the intense pain. Meanwhile, Gu Qiaoqiao knelt on the road, where Grandma Yu lay pale and motionless before her. Gu Qiaoqiao reached out to check for Grandma Yu’s breath, and was suddenly startled. There was no breath. Gu Qiaoqiao’s hands began to tremble. Was Grandma Yu dead? She bit down hard and checked once more, her fingertips imbued with Mind Power, and then she felt a surge of joy; Grandma Yu was not dead, only her breath was so faint that it had been almost imperceptible. Gu Qiaoqiao looked around; no one was in sight. Perhaps Du Shuang and the others were still shopping, or knowing she wasn’t there, it was unlikely they could find her so quickly. Gu Qiaoqiao took a deep breath and quickly unbuttoned Grandma Yu’s blouse. On her chest, Grandma Yu wore a pendant that looked like a pocket watch. Gu Qiaoqiao set it aside and pressed her hands rapidly onto the heart area. Unlike CPR, Gu Qiaoqiao’s hands remained still, and strands of warmth flowed from her fingers towards the heart. After a moment, Gu Qiaoqiao’s forehead was beaded with sweat. And Grandma Yu’s complexion slowly began to improve. There was now a faint breath from her nose. But she still remained unconscious, probably due to her advanced age. Feeling that the situation was now stable, Gu Qiaoqiao withdrew her hands in relief, and as she was tidying up Grandma Yu’s clothes and the string of the pendant, the string broke. The pendant, similar to a pocket watch, rolled onto the ground. Gu Qiaoqiao quickly picked it up and only then realized in the palm of her hand it was not a watch but a slightly convex piece of jade on both sides. The color was an emerald green, clearly a piece of fine jade. Gu Qiaoqiao tied a knot in the broken string and was about to put the jade back around Grandma Yu’s neck when her finger pressed against a spot. Gu Qiaoqiao paused, feeling as if there was a button. Without being able to control it, she pressed down and with a click, the jade that seemed to be one solid piece split open in the middle. Underneath was indeed a watch. Many people from the Republic of China era liked pocket watches specially made with such jade. Gu Qiaoqiao was just about to close it when, in the next moment, her entire body stiffened.

Chapter 157 - 157 The Tree Wants to Stay Still but the Wind Keeps Blowing!

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