Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 168: Chapter 168 Brother Huo, It’s So Great to See You

A wave of fear washed over Yun Yiyi after the fact. It had been a hair’s breadth—that bullet had almost struck Huo Jingrui, right where his heart was.

She didn’t even realize her forehead was covered in sweat.

Perhaps truly frightened, she rose from behind the rock and dashed towards the person who had fired at Huo Jingrui. Just as that person shot another bullet, Yunyi reached him.

With a palm strike, Yunyi sent the man flying with her Inner Strength. Fortunately for him, he landed against a Centennial Red Pine, as her martial arts skill had not yet fully returned to its peak.

The man was slightly embedded in the tree.

After Yunyi charged the sniper, Huo Jingrui, having subdued the man he was fighting, quickly followed.

He grabbed the man and punched him in the stomach. Already injured by Yunyi’s Inner Strength and now struck by this punch, the man went as limp as a noodle. Unable to stand, he slid to the ground.

When Huo Jingrui saw the unusual indentations on the tree, he was instantly shocked.

But after the initial shock, he drew the dagger he always carried and immediately obscured the marks on the Centennial Red Pine.

For some reason, his first reaction was to keep Yunyi’s secret.

Having done all this, he dislocated the man’s arm, searched him, and threw him into the pile with the other subdued Japanese attackers.

Seeing that everyone’s battle was nearing its end, he did not step forward again.

After giving a few instructions to his men, he walked back to Yunyi. ”Are you all right?” he asked.

Without waiting for Yunyi to answer, he continued, ”Don’t worry, I won’t mention your skills to anyone. No, I mean, I won’t say what I shouldn’t.”

Yunyi asked with a hint of amusement, ”My skills? You don’t doubt them?”

That sounds nice, but he’ll probably investigate me afterwards. However, I’m not afraid—can’t everyone have their own fortuitous encounters? Besides, I haven’t done anything outrageous or unconscionable; I’m not afraid. My background information from before doesn’t quite match up, but people can’t always stick to the rules. What’s more, maybe I’ve always been concealing my true abilities?

This wasn’t the time to delve into that. He said, ”Your eyes are clear, and your actions are upright. I trust you.”

He knew he shouldn’t trust others so easily, but for some reason, he just believed that this person before him would not cause any trouble.

Soon, all the Japanese attackers were subdued. Although Yunyi had helped considerably from the shadows, some of our men were still injured.

Following that, the two had no time for further discussion.

Yunyi quickly joined in the efforts to treat the injured.

Among the Japanese attackers, there were three fatalities, and the rest were injured to varying degrees.

Although she was reluctant to treat them, Yunyi knew they would be useful once taken back, so she helped with the basic treatment of their wounds.

Qiao Wenyu, having regained considerable strength from the food Yunyi had given him, saw that the skirmish was over. He quickly slid down from the tree, shouting to the two still up there, ”Stay in the tree for now!”

With that, he ran to Huo Jingrui. ”Brother Huo,” he exclaimed, ”I’m so glad to see you!”

Huo Jingrui glared at him in annoyance. ”You really are something else,” he said. ”Coming to the countryside and nearly getting yourself killed. Let’s see if you dare to be so reckless again!”

After this ordeal, Qiao Wenyu indeed recognized his mistake. ”Brother Huo,” he said, his voice growing quieter, ”rest assured, I’ll train properly from now on and stop being so arrogant.”

Seeing that Qiao Wenyu had realized his mistake, Huo Jingrui didn’t berate him further. ”Alright, learn from this and be wiser next time,” he said. ”You have no idea how anxious your Second Uncle was after you went missing. Hua’an Farm Reclamation is still sending people into the mountains to search for you. You’ve caused your Second Uncle a lot of trouble, kid.”