Title: Ancient Assassin Meets Modern-day Career Woman
Translator: Fuyu
Chapter 1.2 - They meet (2)
Ruan Qing blew out a long breath. She felt a bit better after letting out her emotions and was ready to go home. At a glance, she saw that the milk tea cup that she had thrown out was stuck between the rocks on the shallow part of the river.
Littering wasn't good.
Ruan Qing grinded her teeth. In the end, she couldn't resist years of moral education. She kicked off her sandals and went into the water with bare feet to pick up the cup.
The tap water in the city was warm in midsummer, but the water in the natural river was still cold, especially at night.
Ruan Qing swiftly leaned over, picked up the cup, and went back to the riverbank. She shook the water off her feet and put on her sandals. She looked around. This wasn't a scenic spot, just a river under a highway on the outskirts of the city. There weren't any trash cans. Even the lighting came from the highway lights in the distance.
Ruan Qing could only hold onto the cup and planned on putting it in the garbage bag in her car and throwing it away when she got home.
As she was walking back to her car, there was a burst of white light in the sky!
Saying that the night sky was well-lit felt off, but the night sky really was bright as day. A purple cloud was spinning in the sky, and a dazzling white light shot out from the center of that vortex.
Under such a clear light, Ruan Qing could only helplessly watch as someone fell from the vortex and hit the roof of her car with a bang. And then, that person bounced up, fell onto the car's hood, and rolled onto the ground!
That looked… so painful.
Soon after, the white light disappeared and the purple cloud dissipated. The only light came from the distant lights on the highway. The night returned to its proper darkness as if that strange and amazing scene hadn't happened.
Ruan Qing was stunned.
She was dumbstruck for several seconds. She glanced at the ordinary night sky before running over to check on the person on the ground.
As soon as she crouched down, she smelled a strong smell of blood. That person was wrapped in black clothing and lying face down.
"Hey?" She gently poked the person on the ground. "Are you okay? Hey?"
The person in black didn't react.
Ruan Qing could only hold him by his shoulders and exert her strength to turn him over.
Her wrist was suddenly grabbed! It was like being held by metal pliers! For a moment, she thought her bones were about to be crushed.
In the dim lighting, she saw bright eyes. She was stunned. How could human eyes be so bright?
The masked man saw that she wasn't one of his pursuers. It was a woman. For a moment, he showed a relieved expression. In the next moment, he closed eyes. The hand that was holding her wrist loosened and dropped to the ground.
This scene was a lot like those TV scenes where people died after imparting their last words. Ruan Qing almost thought he had died.
She checked if he was breathing with trembling hands. After confirming that he was alive, she quickly took out her phone and called for an ambulance.
After clearly explaining the location, she ended the call and looked at the unconscious man lying in front of her.
This man had a slender physique and was dressed in black… ancient clothing? Anyways, it was one of those ancient costumes where the collars crossed. He was dressed in black from head to toe. It resembled clothing that people wore for covert night-time tasks in tv shows.
Wait, no. He was covering his face. It was exactly that type of clothing!
Upon further observation, she noticed that not only was he wearing an ancient costume, his hair was in a bun. The type that she would see in tv shows!
Ruan Qing's heart suddenly started pounding. She vaguely felt that she had gotten into trouble. And, it was probably the kind of thing that only happened in novels!
She walked over to her car and took a look. There was a human-shaped indent on the roof of her car. Only a fall from a very high height could create that force of impact.
However, when she raised her head, she only saw the bright moon and a few stars in the midsummer night sky. There was nothing else.
She turned her head and saw the empty riverbank that was below the highway. Since this was on the outskirts and not a scenic spot, no one had planted anything here. There was only dirt and some weeds near the road and pebbles by the river.
There wasn't even a single tree. There was no chance that he could have jumped from a tree.
There were no planes flying over just now. It was impossible for a passenger plane to drop people. It was impossible for a helicopter to be silent. A fighter jet… let's not even go there.
After eliminating all the possibilities, there was only one answer. This man dressed in an ancient costume…. had really appeared out of thin air!
Ruan Qing took a deep breath and took a step back. She suddenly felt something under her foot.
She looked down, leaned over, and picked up the item.
Long, narrow, a broadsword?
No, a broadsword sword was straight and double-edged. This object looked straight, but it had a slight curve and a sharp edge on only one side. It was a saber.
(T/N: A saber is a type of sword.)
That's right. She knew that the weapons in ancient times weren't the flashy broadswords seen in old black-and-white movies or plays. This is what a useful weapon in ancient times would look like.
This sword still had blood on it.
Ruan Qing's sword-holding hand slightly trembled.
She glanced at the man in black on the ground, pursed her lips, opened the trunk of the car, and put the saber away.
After that, she went over and crouched down to look at the man. She pulled off the black cloth covering his face and saw an attractive face. His eyebrows were long, his nose was straight, and his sharp jawline was quite pleasing.
He had appeared out of thin air, was dressed in an ancient costume and hairstyle, and had a metal saber.
Ruan Qing took a deep breath. Could her guess be right?
(T/N: Next update will be on Tuesday, January 23rd 10:15 PM EST.)