Title: Ancient Assassin Meets Modern-day Career Woman
Translator: Fuyu
Chapter 2.1 - Waking up (1)
The ambulance came very quickly. A well-known Grade A Tertiary public hospital had established a branch on the city outskirts to triage patients. That branch surprisingly wasn't far from here.
With Ruan Qing giving instructions over the phone and flashing her car lights, the ambulance driver was able to pinpoint the location and drive the ambulance down from the highway.
The medical professionals had witnessed difficult accidents and were able to keep calm when faced with all sorts of tragic scenes. They only took an extra look at the man in black because of his unusual clothing and hairstyle.
Ruan Qing followed the ambulance in her car. The doctor received the patient, checked his vital signs, confirmed that he was unconscious from shock, and asked Ruan Qing what happened.
Ruan Qing hesitated for a moment before answering, "He… fell from a high place."
He had fallen from the sky and the roof of her car had a dent. She winced whenever she thought about it.
The man in black was pushed into the emergency room. Soon, a nurse gave her the bill and told her to go pay.
Ruan Qing paid the bill and quietly waited in the corridor. Her imagination was running rampant.
Time seemed to pass by slowly. After an unknown time had passed, a nurse finally came out and asked, "Where's the family member of the man wearing traditional clothing?"
"... Here." Ruan Qing hastily went over.
The man was still unconscious when she entered.
The doctor explained the situation to her, "His life isn't in danger. He has a soft tissue contusion and some bruising. It'll be necessary to observe him to make sure he doesn't have a concussion."
The doctor asked, "Are you his family member?"
"No," Ruan Qing said, "I, umm, I passed by him and saw that he was unconscious, so I called for an ambulance."
The doctor said, "Ah well…"
Ruan Qing understood there was subtext from his tone and asked, "Is there a problem?"
"There are other injuries on his body. My preliminary judgment is that they're wounds from a knife," the doctor said.
Ruan Qing froze in surprise. She hadn't noticed that. Firstly, it had been too dim by the river. Secondly, he was dressed in black. She smelled blood and knew that he was bleeding, but she couldn't clearly see his wounds in the dim lighting.
Ruan Qing thought of the sword in her car trunk and tensely asked, "Should I call the police?"
The doctor hesitated. Based on the neat wounds, the blade must have been very sharp. However, they were neither a slash wound nor a stab wound. If it was, the doctor would follow the hospital regulations and call the police without hesitation.
The wounds on the man in ancient clothing were very puzzling. They were scratches, shallow scratches at that. Although there was a lot of blood that would alarm ordinary people, his wounds were superficial. From a medical point of view, these were very minor wounds.
Slashes and stab injuries had to be reported to the police because they might have come from a fight or self-harm. However, the doctor was baffled by the superficial scratches. Under what circumstances could such wounds appear in multiple locations of the body? Moreover, these multiple scratches had to be cut with excellent control. They were shallow and not jagged.
The doctor hadn't witnessed the intense outnumbered fight on the cliff when the dark clouds had covered the moon. It was impossible for the doctor to think this was the result of the man in black's excellent fighting skills. He had moved in such a way that he had gotten shallow scratches instead of fatal injuries on his abdomen.
"Where did he fall from?" the doctor asked.
Ruan Qing vaguely said, "From the roadside. That place is by the river. It's much lower than the highway's foundation…"
The doctor found that answer strange and asked, "Then how did he fall?"
"I didn't see. He had already fallen when I saw him." Ruan Qing continued to muddle through.
"It doesn't like there was a fight. Let's not call the police for now." The doctor finally decided.
There was something the doctor hadn't said. When the doctor was treating the man's superficial wounds, the doctor had seen many old scars that were similar to the scratches. However, it was impossible to call the police over old scars.
Hearing that the doctor wasn't going to call the police, Ruan Qing sighed and asked, "When will he wake up?"
The doctor said, "That depends on the situation. The human body will self-protect. He'll naturally wake up when it's time."
"Then, do I have to wait here? Can I go grab something to eat?" Ruan Qing asked.
Her troubles with her ex-boyfriend had caused her to miss dinner. She didn't dare to leave earlier, and now, her stomach was growling.
The doctor answered, "You can leave if you're not his family member. Oh, did you pay for him in advance?"
Ruan Qing naturally couldn't say that she had another reason for not leaving. Waiting around because she wanted to be reimbursed for her advanced payment was a good reason. Moreover, she had paid for him, so she nodded to admit.
"You can go eat. His vital signs are currently stable," the doctor said, "Leave your phone number, and we'll let you know when he wakes up."
Ruan Qing thanked the doctor and left the emergency room. When she returned to her car in the parking lot, she hesitated before opening her trunk.
There was a bunch of junk in her trunk. Although there was lighting, she couldn't see too clearly. She turned on the flashlight on her phone, leaned over, and looked at the sword for a long time. There was cloth wrapped on the handle. Based on how the cloth looked, he had probably used it for a long time.
Under the light, the blade shone with an icy, sharp edge. It was definitely a real weapon.
Not to mention, there were blood stains on the sword. It looked quite scary.
Ruan Qing gulped and slammed the trunk shut. She saw the dented roof of her car as soon as she looked up. What happened tonight wasn't a dream.
When she got into her car, her heart was still palpitating. After giving herself time to calm down, she tapped her phone to search for nearby Henan cuisine to fill her stomach.
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Since the hospital didn't call her, it meant that the man hadn't woken up yet.
The emergency room was packed with people. There wasn't even an empty seat available. Ruan Qing wasn't in a rush to go back. She rested in the restaurant for a while.
What happened today, one matter was vexing and the other matter was bizarre. She was mentally exhausted
Suddenly, her phone rang. She came back to her senses and picked up the phone to look. It was almost 11 PM. The caller was unknown and from a landline.
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Twenty-seven's last memory was jumping down from the cliff. He suddenly woke up, and there was a masked person's face close to his!
Twenty-seven instinctively grabbed a nearby thin stick and pressed it against that person's throat. If his opponent made any hostile moves, he could immediately pierce her throat and kill her!
"What are you doing?!" the woman shouted. "Put that down! Now! Lie down! I'm doing a check up!"
Her accent was weird, and he was barely able to understand her words. Most importantly, that person's tone was righteous.
Immediately after, she blocked his hand and snatched the thin wooden stick from his hand.
That movement was quick and strong, but it was only an ordinary person's strength. In fact, from the moment she had moved, Twenty-seven knew she was an ordinary person. She wasn't a threat to him.
He had calmed down and let her snatch the thin wooden stick from him and press him back onto the bed.
Everything was so strange.
The room's ceiling was bright as daytime.
When Twenty-seven had woken up, he had thought it was daytime for a moment before realizing something was off. Even if it was daytime and all of the lattice windows were open, it couldn't be so bright inside.
T/N: No plans on translating further. Will be left as a teaser.