Chapter 859: On the Brink of Peril
Bai Shishi had handled guns before at Xianglong Tea House, but she hadn’t practiced much.
After all, in Celestial Dragon Continent, guns were still considered controlled items.
However, she had trained in marksmanship for two months, so she wasn’t unfamiliar with using a gun, and her marksmanship was quite good.
This was evident from the fatal wounds on those two experts. They were already dead.
Bai Shishi aimed the gun at Wang Yi again and fired twice, both missed.
Meanwhile, Lin Tian had alleviated the pain in his elbow and abdomen using Spiritual Qi. He stood up from the ground.
Wang Yi also had a gun in his hand and fired directly at Lin Tian twice.
Bang! Bang!
The gunshots were very loud in the enclosed study, even causing Lin Tian’s ears to ring. However, he wasn’t hit and instead hid behind a cabinet storing books and materials.
What a joke, he was always cautious of this guy; how could he be hit so easily?
Seeing Lin Tian hide, Wang Yi aimed his gun at Bai Shishi again, determined to kill one if possible!
Just then, Lin Tian suddenly shouted, "Old Turtle! I’ll crush you!"
Upon hearing the roar, Wang Yi turned his head. But he didn’t see Lin Tian; instead, he saw a large cabinet ’rushing’ towards him at high speed.
The cabinet was a head taller than Wang Yi, and as it approached, the cabinet legs scraped against the floor, making a very screeching sound.
Wang Yi kept retreating sideways, but the cabinet seemed to track him, persistently following.
Wang Yi was perplexed; he had clearly used the ’Snow-Stepping Step,’ and logically, Lin Tian, pushing the cabinet from behind, shouldn’t know his position. Did he have x-ray vision?
"Damn it!"
Being chased to a dead end by a cabinet made Wang Yi feel utterly frustrated. He suddenly stopped, infusing Inner Strength into his hands, then struck the cabinet with both palms.
The ’running’ cabinet finally stopped, but Wang Yi’s hands were numbed from the impact. It felt like he was hitting an iron plate! The counterforce made his arms feel detached from his own body.
More seriously, the strike had torn open the wound on his left shoulder, causing blood to gush out more severely!
Suddenly, the cabinet in front of him collapsed. At the critical moment, Wang Yi powered his legs and leaped out, smashing through the glass window and jumping down.
Lin Tian hesitated for two seconds but didn’t pursue Wang Yi. Instead, he quickly ran to Bai Shishi’s side, looking at Bai Tianlong, who was continually bleeding, and promptly pressed several acupuncture points on Bai Tianlong’s chest.
"Lin Tian! Ruyan went downstairs to get a hemostatic ointment for my dad, but she hasn’t come back yet. Should you go check?" Bai Shishi clung to Bai Tianlong, crying like a tearful child.
Lin Tian gently wiped away Bai Shishi’s tear stains and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll go check now. I’ve sealed the acupuncture points on your uncle’s body, so he can hold on a bit longer. You should call Eagle Eye to send someone over to take your uncle to the hospital."
"Okay..." Bai Shishi nodded tearfully, her mind already in chaos, forgetting to arrange for Bai Tianlong to be taken to the hospital.
Lin Tian narrowed his eyes slightly and activated his x-ray vision to scan the floor below; if Mei Ruyan was coming upstairs now, he wouldn’t have to go down. However, he saw nothing.
"Wait here for me a moment; I’ll be right back," Lin Tian whispered to Bai Shishi.
After saying this, he walked to the window, and to save time, he leaped down from there as well. The height of the second floor was a little over three meters, still easy for him to manage.
After jumping downstairs, Lin Tian could still see a trail of blood on the ground, no need to think; it must be from that old fellow Wang Yi.
Lin Tian had no intention of pursuing him and directly ran towards the spot where they parked the car earlier.
...
Bai Shishi first supported Bai Tianlong onto a chair, then ran to the second-floor living room to retrieve a medicine box, applied medication to Bai Tianlong’s wounds, and bandaged them.
Her movements were skilled, all practiced at Xianglong Tea House before.
Bai Tianlong looked at his daughter’s anxious and busy appearance, unable to resist grinning widely, "People always say daughters are a father’s little cotton-padded jacket; when you were little, I didn’t think so. Now that you’ve grown, I realize having a daughter is truly a blessing... Shishi, it’s my fault for failing you."
Bai Shishi wiped her face like a child with the back of her hand, "Dad, don’t say that. I was the one who was headstrong before; now that Jiaming is gone, Lin Tian and I will take care of you."
Bai Tianlong held Bai Shishi’s hand and forced a smile, "Shishi... I, I might not be able to see your wedding..."
Bai Tianlong spoke with intermittent pauses, as if his throat was gripped by a little ghost, exhaling much more than inhaling.
Although Lin Tian had pressed several acupuncture points, slowing the bleeding speed, such close-range gun wounds were not easy to stop bleeding. Combined with previous blood loss, Bai Tianlong was already in a very perilous situation.
"No, you will! You’ll still host my wedding, give blessings, and personally hand me over to Lin Tian! If you leave just like that, can you rest assured about your daughter?" Bai Shishi was already crying like a tearful child, her voice full of sobs.
Bai Tianlong used the last of his strength to gently pat his daughter’s hand, struggling to say, "From a young age, you were understanding. Actually, I’m not worried about anything. My biggest worry is you and Lin Tian. That boy can be quite the flirt, with quite a few women around him, but I never said anything. Because I know you know, and I trust your judgment, just make sure you’re not bullied by that boy."
Bai Shishi glanced at the study’s door, hoping Lin Tian and Mei Ruyan would bring the hemostatic medication, but she couldn’t see any sign of them.
Bai Shishi cradled her father to her chest, choking up, "Dad, stop talking! You have to hang in there; if Lin Tian bullies me, you still must help me get justice."
"I..."
Bai Tianlong wanted to say something but was stopped by Bai Shishi, so he only used his remaining strength to keep his eyes open, watching her until he couldn’t hold on any longer.
Time continually ticked by, but at this moment, Bai Shishi felt time was flying, seeing the blood continually flowing from her father’s wound and his increasingly pallid face. Her heart clenched.
"Shishi, Dad might be going to find Jiaming... The Bai Family will be entrusted to you in the future. After I leave, those uncles and elders won’t stay still, don’t be lenient in dealing with them. Handle it as it needs to be done."