Mated at First Sight
Chapter 1057 - 709: Edge of the Storm (1)

Chapter 1057: Chapter 709: Edge of the Storm (1)

Grandfather Jing stood by the bed, looking at his old comrade whom he had known for decades in such a state; for a moment, he didn’t know how to feel.

Is this what a dying man looks like? No! With their girl around, his old buddy wouldn’t just leave him so easily!

Although they usually argued whenever they met, he still couldn’t accept that one of his comrades, who had been through life and death with him, would depart before him.

"Grandfather Jing, please, take a seat." The eldest son of the Xue family brought a chair over and placed it behind Grandfather Jing.

"Good...good." Grandfather Jing sat down with the support of Song Qi, but his eyes never left Elder Xue in the bed, "Girl, Elder Xue won’t have any problems, right?" Elder Xue’s condition was indeed worrying, striking fear into one’s heart.

Although he had faith in Mu Lin’s medical skill, doctors were not deities after all; there are always those they cannot save.

Mu Lin: "Don’t worry, Grandpa, I just used medicine to sustain Elder Xue’s breath; as long as the wound is properly treated, I believe there should be no problem." However, if it had been even two minutes later, honestly, even she would have been powerless.

However, this is something Mu Lin did not dwell on nor planned to elaborate on; she only focused on treating him.

Elder Xue had many injuries, including gunshot wounds and even wounds from a dagger, suggesting he had been through a fierce battle; but fortunately, he hadn’t been poisoned, otherwise his body probably wouldn’t have held out until their arrival.

The two most severe injuries were one on a major artery, which was bleeding profusely but had now been stopped, and another near his heart.

If the wound had been any deeper, it would have been fatal on the spot.

It seemed that unlike with Elder Zhang, the enemies this time truly intended to take Elder Xue’s life!

Mu Lin worked quickly to save the man, and although the family doctor couldn’t help much, handing over tools and providing assistance was well within his capabilities; after all, he was the Xue family’s doctor and was not lacking in medical skill.

Nonetheless, for him, watching Mu Lin at work was a rare and invaluable experience.

Although he practiced Western medicine.

He was fully aware of the extent of Elder Xue’s injuries, and when Mu Lin said there was no problem, he finally saw what a real Divine Doctor was like; not until Mu Lin completely pulled the man back from the brink of death did he understand why everyone called Mu Lin the ’Young Divine Doctor’ and showed her such great respect!

This level of medical expertise was truly beyond the reach of ordinary people. He was outclassed.

Of course, that would be another story.

After the wounds were dressed and cleaned up, Mu Lin, too, breathed a sigh of relief. Turning to Grandfather Jing and the eldest son of the Xue family, she said, "Everything’s fine now; however, we haven’t fully passed the critical phase. I’ll stay here tonight to keep vigil with you. If there are no problems by tomorrow, he’ll just need to recover slowly." He would have to recover for at least a year and a half.

Elder Xue’s body had indeed been overstrained this time.

"I really can’t thank you enough," the eldest son of the Xue family said, looking at Mu Lin with barely concealed excitement.

In fact, the eldest son of the Xue family was Xue Jianbing’s father—Xue Wenjie.

Looking at him, Mu Lin nodded slightly, "It’s what I should do." In a way, it was now part of her duties, too.

If those people wanted to play games, fine! For every person they wanted to kill, she didn’t mind bringing each one back from death’s door.

Hearing Mu Lin’s words, Grandfather Jing also appeared to relax, his wrinkled hands tightly grasping Song Qi, and only after Mu Lin finished speaking did he let go.

Although we haven’t fully passed the critical phase yet, things really are better; seeing how Mu Lin is, there probably won’t be any major issues.

After a while, Mu Lin looked at Grandfather Jing, "Grandpa, it’s getting very late. I’ll have Jing Chen send you back to rest soon. If you’re worried about Elder Xue, you can come back tomorrow; I think there should be no problem by then."

Although Mu Lin wasn’t completely certain, she was still confident in her medical skill.

Seeing Grandfather Jing’s willingness to stay by the bedside, Song Qi also persuaded, "Yes, Grandfather, let’s head back tonight. If you stay, Mu Lin will have another person to look after." It didn’t matter to them, but Grandfather Jing’s health couldn’t stand staying up all night either.

"Alright," Grandpa Jing didn’t want to wear out Mu Lin and didn’t refuse, but added, "Then I’ll just sit here a little longer, chat with my old buddy for a while longer before I go." His heart was still racing, the fear not entirely faded.

"Okay," Mu Lin nodded, not refusing either. After a pause, he said, "I’ll go down and talk to Jing Chen first before coming back up." Then he turned and went downstairs.

Downstairs, Jing Chen was busy handling things, as well as making arrangements for what was to come next; meanwhile, the people Mu Lin had sent out were now sitting on the sofas in the hall; not far from them, in the center area, two bodies were laid out.

Seeing Mu Lin, those people immediately stood up, "How’s my dad?" Mu Lin didn’t know who spoke, but he simply replied, "He has been saved for the time being." Hearing this, those people wanted to rush upstairs, but the next moment, Mu Lin added a ’but’.

"But, if your going up affects Elder Xue’s life, I will not take any responsibility." Among these people in front of him, some were truly worried, while the sincerity of others remained questionable—known only to themselves and irrelevant to Mu Lin.

Sure enough, upon hearing Mu Lin’s words, that group of people stopped in their tracks, only to turn around and find Mu Lin was already walking towards the two bodies.

"Chen." Mu Lin came over to Jing Chen and glanced around slightly, "How is it?" It seemed that there were no other special issues remaining.

Jing Chen replied, "The Guard silently stationed here said there were five Assassins in total. They first sent out three to draw their attention, one to snipe, and then the last to execute a close-range assassination." The planning was meticulous step by step, "If Elder Xue hadn’t originally possessed decent fighting skills, he probably wouldn’t have lasted until help arrived from downstairs."

Mu Lin pursed his lips, eyes falling on the two on the ground, "Did the others escape?"

"Yes," Jing Chen nodded, "Fearing that they might mislead us with a feint, we didn’t pursue." For those guarding here, the safety of the Xue Family was more important than anything; however, "The attackers were mostly experts; several comrades have been injured." And not lightly.

"I’ll take a look," Mu Lin thought. With Elder Xue severely injured, they likely hadn’t had time to dress the wounds of the brothers from the Special Forces.

Afterward, while administering first aid to the injured, Mu Lin discussed with Jing Chen about him staying over at the Xue Family that evening; after all, Elder Xue had not yet truly escaped from danger.

"I’m entrusting Grandpa to you," Mu Lin considered. With the Xue Family having already been targeted, he wondered if the Jing Family would be next.

"Don’t worry," Jing Chen assured Mu Lin, "Tomorrow I will deploy more manpower to secure the homes of the Elders adequately, so an incident like this won’t happen again."

After all, this was the second attack in a row on two significant Elders in B City, causing them injuries and even endangering their lives; Jing Chen was considering involving the Divine Doctor’s men in the protection details as well.

After all, these defense assignments had all been handed over to other Special Forces units.

The elder meant that Ying Sun should always be ready to strike; therefore...

At this very moment, that elder was also made aware of the incident at the Xue Family; right when it happened, Zhan Zhong had already received a call; thus, not only Grandpa Jing was unable to sleep at this time, but the elder was also without a hint of sleepiness.

He couldn’t fathom why those people didn’t target him first.

Yet, these successive incidents ultimately gave some families a sense of vulnerability.

It appeared that they might already be standing on the brink of a storm.

Without sleeping for the whole night, Mu Lin and Xue Family’s eldest son, Xue Wenjie, stayed up with Elder Xue all night.

"Divine Doctor Mu, I really don’t know how to thank you for this time’s incident," said Xue Wenjie, nearly crying tears of joy after Mu Lin announced that Elder Xue had passed the critical period. His gratitude was apparent.

However, Mu Lin simply shook his head indifferently, "There’s no need for that." Whether he received thanks or not was of no consequence to Mu Lin.

By this time, Elder Xue’s breathing had stabilized. To be honest, even though Mu Lin had been confident, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Xue Wenjie smiled faintly.

Although the two of them had hardly spoken a word all night, the young woman in front of him had given Xue Wenjie a different impression.

No wonder their Grandpa had said some things should not be taken for granted based on rumors or legends; it was best to leave well enough alone.

The young girl before him was indeed so!