"Pain …." Kong Yan felt a sharp pain coming from her back. She could not help but frown and cry out in pain.
Then, she slowly opened her eyes. She raised her head and looked at her surroundings. When she found that she was still lying in Lu An's arms like a little bird, she screamed and quickly jumped up.
This jump was not good. Lu An was pressed against the stone on his back, making the wound on his back even more painful. He could not help but take a deep breath.
"Hiss … Cough cough cough …." Lu An could not help but cough a few times before he sat up from the stone with great effort. The burning pain on his back made him not dare to touch it.
Although Kong Yan was a little shy about hiding in Lu An's arms, she was not that kind of little woman. Seeing the big pool of blood on the stone, she could not help but frown and quickly went behind Lu An.
"Let me see." Kong Yan said. When she saw Lu An's back, she could not help but suck in a breath of cold air!
This … .is this still his back?
The clothes on his back were completely tattered, completely exposing his back. She saw that his back was badly mutilated and there was almost no good place. Moreover, there were many burns and even charred. If she guessed correctly, it was caused by Wang Zhenggang's fireball. She was pressed under his body and was not affected at all.
Burns were not enough to cause this, but the burned skin was covered with mud, gravel and even wood fragments after rolling all the way. Everything was mixed with flesh and blood, making people feel nauseous.
Kong Yan looked at the badly mutilated back and then looked at Lu An who was frowning. She could not imagine how this young man could endure the pain without making a sound.
"How are you?" Kong Yan quickly came in front of Lu An and asked anxiously.
"Not bad." Lu An showed an ugly smile. His head was a little dizzy, probably due to excessive blood loss. He said, "It's okay. My recovery ability has been quite strong since I was young. Don't worry."
With that, Lu An raised his head and looked around. This was a cave. The cave entrance was about ten feet above the ground. It was empty all around, but the space was not small. But in the cave, there was only one big rock facing the entrance.
What made Lu An happy was that, for some reason, even though the two of them had fallen, the ground was still covered by a lot of branches and weeds. Only a little light shone in through the gaps. Although the entire cave was dark, it was enough to prevent Wang Zhenggang and the others from finding him.
Just as Lu An was deep in thought, a sound suddenly came from not far from the cave entrance!
"Where is he?" Wang Zhenggang's voice suddenly sounded. It was obvious that he was near the entrance of the cave, which made Lu An and Kong Yan both tense up.
If he was discovered, he would be like a turtle caught in a jar in this cave.
"That's right. It just rolled down in this direction. Why did it suddenly disappear?" another person asked curiously.
"Cut the crap! Let's split up and search! "Wang Zhenggang's tone was obviously unfriendly. Following that, the few of them split up, and there was no more movement from above.
The two people in the cave finally heaved a sigh of relief.
"We're safe for the time being." Lu An frowned and said softly, "But we can't go out yet. The other party is still searching. If you want to go out, you have to at least wait for your strength to recover. "
Kong Yan nodded her head when she heard that, but her eyebrows were tightly knitted. Looking at Lu An, she said, "But your back …"
"It's fine." Lu An smiled weakly and waved his hand, saying, "It's finally stopped. Let's rest here for a while."
After saying that, Lu An walked to the side of the wall with difficulty and sat down. Kong Yan looked at this boy who was seven years younger than her. Not knowing why, she really could not understand him.
Was this person so stubborn? No, he actually let go of a Celestial Spirit Flaming Leopard cub. But was his personality weak? No, he dared to confront Wang Zhenggang head on, dared to face six opponents who were much stronger than him, plus a Celestial Spirit Flaming Leopard charging out. This did not seem like something a freshman would do.
In addition, he did not hesitate to make a move and had a strong ability to endure pain. She could not understand how a twelve year old boy could have such a temper.
Lu An, who was trying hard to bandage the wounds on his body, noticed that Kong Yan had been staring at him. He could not help but raise his head and look at her. Smiling faintly, he said, "You should sit down too."
Kong Yan was startled. Her eyebrows knitted together. After thinking for a while, she sat down against the big rock in the middle.
The two sat down. The entire cave became quiet. Occasionally, they could hear the sound of the wind and leaves outside. Most of the time, the cave was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Time passed by slowly. If it was only for a short period of time, it would be fine. After a long time, the entire cave seemed lifeless and very depressing.
After nearly an hour, Kong Yan raised her head and slowly moved her body. Her strength had already recovered by about thirty percent. Looking at Lu An in the distance, she realized that he was still cleaning his wounds. However, there were many wounds on his back that he could not handle. After thinking for a while, she walked over.
"I'll help you." Kong Yan came in front of Lu An and said.
Lu An was startled. He looked up at Kong Yan and said with a smile, "Thank you."
After saying that, Kong Yan sat down beside Lu An. Lu An also turned around and presented his back to Kong Yan.
Looking at his back that was slowly drying and rotting, as well as the dust and debris on it, Kong Yan's heart tightened. She endured the discomfort and used her hands to remove the debris on his back.
It was inevitable that her hands would touch the flesh. Some of them were so deep that she had to reach into the flesh and pull them out. Kong Yan could not bear to see it. However, Lu An did not make a sound except for the occasional trembling of his body.
After a while, Kong Yan removed the large pieces from her back and began to remove the smaller pieces. In order to make the atmosphere less oppressive, she took a deep breath and said, "Say something."
She found that her voice was even trembling when she spoke.
"Okay." Lu An in front of her said. However, his voice was very weak. He said softly, "Say something?"
"Tell me about you." Kong Yan took a deep breath and said slowly, "Where are you from? Your parents, your past interesting things."
Kong Yan noticed that Lu An's body trembled.
"What's wrong?" Kong Yan was startled and asked in astonishment.
"Nothing." Lu An in front did not even turn his head as he replied softly, "My parents are dead, and I don't have any brothers or sisters. I wandered to Starfire City."
Kong Yan was startled when she heard this, and then said apologetically, "I'm sorry."
"It's fine." Lu An in front of him said with a slight smile, "What about you? You should be a young miss from some rich family in Starfire City. "
"Rich?" Kong Yan smiled when she heard this, but there was a lot of ridicule in her smile. She said, "That's right, a rich family, but a rich family that needs to look at other people's faces."
Lu An finally turned around, looked at Kong Yan and asked, "What do you mean?"
"My family is in the aquatic business. A third of all the aquatic products in the entire Starfire City are supplied by my family. It can be considered a large portion, but it is definitely not a monopoly." Kong Yan's voice became very quiet, and said, "There are also two other Chamber of Commerce that do aquatic products, and the competition is very intense. However, Starfire City is not close to the sea. No matter which aquatic business it is, they all need to go through channels to get the goods in. "
At this point, Kong Yan paused, as if she was gritting her teeth, and slowly said, "And the entire official road and escort agency in Starfire City are all controlled by the Wang Family!"
Lu An was startled, he thought of something and asked tentatively, "Wang Zhenggang?"
"That's right." Kong Yan nodded vigorously and said, "His family has a complete monopoly on the official road and escort agency in Starfire City. All imports and exports need his family's channels. If his family does not agree, not only will there be no escort agency to transport the goods for you, even if you ask the Chamber of Commerce from other places to transport the goods, you will not be able to use the official road! "
Lu An heard this and frowned.
"Because of this matter, my family naturally has to curry favor with the Wang Family. Not only that, but we also have to send a certain amount of tribute every year, or else we will lose all our channels! "At this point, Kong Yan was already gritting her teeth, her face full of resentment!
Lu An was silent when he heard this. Taking 50% of the other party's income for no reason was indeed very excessive, it was simply like opening a lion's mouth. He frowned and asked, "Shouldn't the official road be managed by the City Lord's Mansion? As long as you pay taxes, you can use it. Why does his family have the final say? "
Kong Yan heard this and sneered. She looked at Lu An and said, "Do you think that the City Lord's Mansion is a good thing?"
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