Li Ruoxi took two steps on the stairs and couldn’t bear the pain.
Broken shards shifted inside her flesh, each step accompanied by tearing pain.
She knew her face must have turned deathly pale by now.
Finally, she reached the first-floor garden.
She had no idea how things were developing upstairs.
Li Qing definitely couldn’t be a match for Brooke.
This Vampire Prince’s combat strength wasn’t as weak as imagined.
It seemed Li Qing could keep up with him, but that was because Brooke didn’t want to reveal his identity here.
She couldn’t stay there any longer.
If she held Li Qing back, it would be even worse.
Tsk…
Under the night’s shade, there were many plants and trees, and many mosquitoes around.
Attracted by the smell of blood on Li Ruoxi, they gradually increased.
Her forehead was covered in sweat.
She sat down, and relying on the pain from her foot, she groped and picked out the tiny broken shards from her flesh, one by one.
Unconsciously, sweat soaked her clothes.
But there was no expected smell of sweat; instead, it was a faint, pleasant scent.
Even the smell of blood, after smelling it for a while, seemed very pleasant.
Driving away the surrounding mosquitoes, Li Ruoxi didn’t dare waste much time.
“I can’t stay here.”
Brooke might come over in a while.
She had to leave as soon as possible, no matter where she went.
Li Ruoxi continued moving forward, somewhat miserably.
The distance to the courtyard gate was getting closer.
She became more cautious.
Brooke said he hadn’t arranged for anyone to monitor her, but in reality, there might have been people lying in ambush nearby, always watching her.
Her blood could enhance the purity of the Vampire Clan’s bloodline, increasing their strength.
But this required a lengthy process.
Only by imprisoning her would it be more convenient.
—
On Jingjiang Avenue, cars were driving along the road.
Late at night, inside a taxi.
The taxi driver glanced at the woman beside him several times.
Her sitting posture was elegant, her legs long and shapely.
Her face had a cool, mature beauty.
Most importantly, this woman was wearing a short dress with tight black stockings, sitting right next to the taxi driver.
His name was Hao Ren, a taxi driver.
He was a bit excited, thinking he wouldn’t go home empty-handed today and could even have such a beautiful girl in his car.
He was very excited.
Hao Ren casually said, “Miss, what are you doing going to Jingjiang Garden so late? Going home, or visiting friends?”
The car moved forward, but the woman beside him didn’t answer.
Her face, like that of a cold, aloof goddess, showed no expression.
The only thing that puzzled him was that this woman didn’t seem to be a local.
The car was very quiet.
Not getting a reply, Hao Ren didn’t think much of it.
At that moment, the car radio, which had been making a rustling noise, broadcast a professional announcer’s voice.
“Recently, the suspect in the 312 Major Case has still not been apprehended. According to the latest police news, the suspect is a man around thirty years old, of medium height…”
The content mentioned the recent serial killer, the Rainy Night Butcher.
Hao Ren’s face showed regret.
“I heard that near University Town, several female college students were killed. When they were found, the bodies were mutilated beyond recognition. I don’t know which lunatic would do such a thing.”
Hao Ren deliberately glanced at the woman in the next seat a few times.
“If you’re going out at night, I’m not saying this to scare you, but you should be careful. A pretty girl like you walking alone at night is really unsafe.”
Hao Ren advised sincerely.
“We’re here. Stop ahead,” the woman said coldly, without responding.
Hao Ren’s eyelids twitched, and he gave a forced smile.
“Alright, I’ll drop you off up ahead. Take care of yourself, young lady, walking alone at night.”
As a middle-aged man’s advice, Hao Ren felt he had done his best.
After the woman got out of the car, he watched her walk onto a small path.
The shops beside were closed, and only a few cars passed by occasionally—a typical late-night street scene.
Hao Ren hesitated for a moment, thinking that it hadn’t rained today.
“I’ll follow for now,” he decided.
After she had walked a long distance, he slowly drove the car behind her.
Seeing her enter Jingjiang Garden Villa Community, he became even more determined.
“Looks like another one,” Hao Ren narrowed his eyes.
Thinking of how this kind of person would cry and beg for mercy under his knife, Hao Ren shivered and let out a comfortable moan.
He looked at the time displayed in the car.
“If I could hear that wonderful sound at this hour, it would be absolutely perfect.”
He parked the car on the side of the road not far away.
Suddenly, he saw a young girl come out from the hidden side gate, limping, with disheveled clothes and a miserable appearance.
He immediately smiled.
“Little miss, what a coincidence. Let me, Hao Ren, take you to heaven~ ah~”
Thinking of that wonderful feeling, he couldn’t help shivering.
He started the engine, turned on the lights, and the car slowly moved.
—
Exhausted, Li Ruoxi carefully looked around from the side gate.
After coming out, she looked toward the main road.
Hobbling on her injured leg, she limped out.
A beam of light suddenly shone into her eyes.
She instinctively raised her hand to block it.
A taxi slowly drove over.
The window rolled down.
A middle-aged man with a square face, honest-looking, with big eyes and thick eyebrows, called out from the driver’s seat.
“Little girl, are you okay? Do you want uncle to take you to the hospital?”
Hao Ren said with some compassion, “Did you encounter some bad person? How did you end up like this? No, get in the car quickly. Uncle will take you to the hospital first. If something happens to you, I, as a passerby, won’t feel good either. Hurry, hurry, get in.”
Hao Ren stretched out his hand and pushed open the car door.
Li Ruoxi hesitated outside, then got into the car.
She didn’t know if she might collapse by the roadside later.
After getting in, she said to Hao Ren, “Sir, can you take me to the police station? But I don’t have any money with me right now. Can I leave you a contact number and pay you later?”
“Eh, it’s nothing. Don’t worry about it. With you in this state, I’ll take you to see a doctor first.”
Li Ruoxi got in, and Hao Ren started the car without another word.
The car drove on the night road.
On the late-night radio, the news of the 312 Major Case was broadcast again.
Hao Ren sighed again.
“It’s really dangerous. For someone alone like you, what would you do if you ran into that Rainy Night Butcher? Little girl, did something happen at home?”
Hao Ren looked at Li Ruoxi’s attire.
Compared to the cold-beauty woman earlier, this one made his heart beat faster.
Her slightly loose shirt revealed delicate skin and collarbones.
The full shape of her chest also surprised him a bit—such a small body actually had quite a lot.
He still wore a look of a warm-hearted uncle.
He took Li Ruoxi to a well-known private hospital.
“Come on, uncle will take you to see a doctor first.”
Hao Ren’s behavior didn’t alert Li Ruoxi.
She didn’t think about why he didn’t call the police after seeing her like this, nor why he didn’t ask about her injuries.
Instead, he acted eager to help and directly brought her to a private hospital.
She hadn’t thought about it.
She hadn’t eaten for too long, and hunger made it hard for her to concentrate.
She felt groggy.
On the way to the hospital, she almost fell asleep in the car.
At this point, it was around two in the morning.
There were still many people coming and going at the hospital entrance, each with anxious and heavy expressions, or silently carrying lunch boxes with their heads down.
Li Ruoxi got out of the car and still limped.
The wound on her leg couldn’t heal immediately.
She walked ahead, and a nurse approached her.
Seeing her like this, and then seeing Hao Ren, who looked like an honest man, following hurriedly behind her.
Zhao Yueyue quickly asked, “Little girl, what happened to you?”
She was just coming off her shift when she saw such a delicate beauty injured like this.
After seeing Li Ruoxi’s face clearly, she felt even more reluctant to leave immediately.
Instead, she quickly supported Li Ruoxi.
“Come with me. Is that man behind you your guardian?”
Hao Ren looked like an honest man, so she didn’t think much.
“Let him go register and pay. I’ll take you upstairs first.”
Li Ruoxi didn’t know if some strange attribute of hers had been triggered, but everything went unusually smoothly.
Even the problem of money she had considered earlier was no longer an issue.
Hearing the nurse’s words, Hao Ren didn’t argue.
Instead, he walked toward the registration area in the lobby.
Following the nurse to the pharmacy, the room was simply arranged, about ten square meters, with only Li Ruoxi and Zhao Yueyue there.
“Lie down on the bed.”
Zhao Yueyue ordered without explanation, while walking to the medicine cabinet and picking up bottles and jars, preparing something.
As soon as Li Ruoxi lay down on the bed, she completely relaxed.
The fatigue in the air surged toward her like a tide.
“Nurse… sis… Nurse… sis…”
snore
Just as she was about to say something, Li Ruoxi fell asleep directly on the bed.
—
Downstairs, Hao Ren brought the registration slip and went to find Li Ruoxi.
He stopped a nurse and asked, “Did you see that little girl just now?”
“Which one?”
“The one who looked very disheveled…”
The nurse was taken aback.
It was the first time she had seen someone ask about a patient using such words.
“Who are you?”
“No, I’m the taxi driver who brought her here. Did you see her? She looked very weak. Oh, I’m really worried.”
This time the nurse answered seriously.
“She’s in the head nurse’s room, Room 307.”
“Oh, thank you, thank you. I really can’t rest easy about a little girl like her…”
“You should go over there quickly,” the nurse said kindly.
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Hao Ren looked sincere.
“Room 307~”
Hao Ren nervously walked toward Room 307.