Chapter 22: The Blood-Stained Ribbon

  Tang Xiaofeng rushed into the woods and saw four young thugs armed with weapons, surrounding and beating a young man. He shouted loudly: "Stop! What are you doing?" The four of them suddenly stopped when they heard Tang Xiaofeng's shout, looking around cautiously. When they confirmed that it was only Tang Xiaofeng alone, one of the thugs with bleached yellow hair sneered and said: "Brothers, look at this! Today we're going to make a fortune! This guy is even better than the one on the ground, he looks rich too!" He kicked the young man on the ground again, who let out a painful groan.

  Tang Xiaofeng gazed at the group of young thugs, and couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind him. He turned around to see Li Na and that girl following closely behind. Li Na whispered a warning: "Be careful yourself, just scare them off and don't make things bigger..." As Li Na spoke to Tang Xiaofeng, she suddenly noticed there were four people on the other side, and her voice trailed off with a hint of intimidation. Seeing the four young thugs holding steel pipes in their hands, she felt a shiver run down her spine.

  Four young thugs charged forward with steel pipes, Tang Xiao Feng shielded Li Na behind him and faced the oncoming pipes. He grasped one of the thug's wrists, blocking another pipe, and lifted his knee to strike the thug's abdomen. A cold smile spread across his face: "Robbery? Sorry, you've got the wrong person." He snatched a pipe and swung it at Huang Mao, who retaliated with his own pipe aimed at Tang Xiao Feng's head. Although Huang Mao struck first, Tang Xiao Feng's speed was far superior, and their pipes seemed to be about to collide simultaneously. Huang Mao hesitated, taken aback by Tang Xiao Feng's fearless fighting style. In that moment of hesitation, Tang Xiao Feng landed a blow on Huang Mao's head, causing it to crack open and bleed profusely. Huang Mao retreated, clutching his head and wailing in pain.

  Seeing the bloody scene in front of her, Li Na screamed loudly. The little boy who was just knocked down by Tang Xiao Feng's knee suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed at Li Na. Tang Xiao Feng roared with anger and rushed forward. At the critical moment, he grabbed the opponent's dagger. The dagger was clenched in Tang Xiao Feng's palm, and the sharp blade cut through the skin of his palm. Fresh blood flowed out along the blade.

  That little rascal was scared out of his wits by Tang Xiao Feng's ferocity. He had only been brandishing the dagger to intimidate people, using Li Na to threaten Tang Xiao Feng, and had no intention of actually stabbing anyone. But then Tang Xiao Feng unexpectedly grabbed the dagger with all her might, ignoring the blood flowing from her left hand. With a loud roar, she suddenly increased her strength and managed to wrestle the dagger away. Everyone was shocked by Tang Xiao Feng's ferocity, and Huang Mao, who had instigated the trouble, was filled with regret. No wonder she dared to rush in alone to rescue someone - it turned out she was an expert!

  A shrill cry echoed in his ears, but it was Tang Xiao Feng slamming the steel pipe into the collarbone of the thug who had been wielding a dagger earlier. Tang Xiao Feng grasped the blood-stained dagger, his eyes fixed on Huang Mao with a fierce and bloodthirsty glare. Huang Mao's legs went weak with fear, causing him to kneel down before Tang Xiao Feng, stammering: "Big brother... I... I was wrong... I'm kneeling for you... please..."

  "Get out of here, you two!" Tang Xiao Feng kicked Huang Mao's nose with one foot, kicking him onto his back, and then shouted at the little girl: "Don't you go help him up?" He threw down the steel pipe and dagger, turned around with Li Na, and walked towards the outside of the woods. The remaining two young thugs didn't dare to block their way either, who would want to look for trouble? They hastily helped up their two companions who were lying on the ground and quickly left from the other side of the woods.

  Arriving outside the forest, Li Na saw that Tang Xiao Feng's hand was still bleeding under the moonlight. She hastily reached out to grasp Tang Xiao Feng's left hand which was still bleeding: "Your hand... is still bleeding... let me take a look..."

  Tang Xiao Feng smiled calmly, his face revealing a resolute determination that moved people's hearts. His left thumb and palm were wounded by the dagger's blade, with fresh blood still flowing out continuously. Li Na hastily untied her dress's waistband to bandage Tang Xiao Feng, her pretty face tense and pale, beautiful eyes shimmering with tears: "No way, we have to go to the hospital right away, might need to get stitched."

  Tang Xiaofeng smiled and said: "It's not that serious! The wound is not deep, after cleaning and dressing it will be fine. I'm a doctor myself, so I know this."

  But Li Na insisted on going to the hospital, and Tang Xiaofeng couldn't persuade her otherwise. He had no choice but to hail a taxi back to Renmin Hospital for treatment. Zhao Yong was shocked when he saw that Tang Xiaofeng's hand was bleeding as he entered the emergency room. He quickly came forward to examine and bandage Tang Xiaofeng, saying worriedly: "Do you know that if a doctor's hands are disabled, it means his medical career is over, or will be stuck in a certain place?" Fortunately, the wound wasn't deep, and after Zhao Yong cleaned it, he didn't need stitches. He just wrapped it with gauze. Zhao Yong wanted to ask Tang Xiaofeng what had happened, but when he saw Li Na standing beside him with a sad, absent-minded, and haggard face, he sighed and looked at the two of them before saying nothing more and walking away.

  As she walked out of the emergency department, it was already past 10 pm. Looking at Tang Xiao Feng's left hand wrapped in gauze, Li Na felt a surge of unspoken sorrow and pain in her heart. If it weren't for herself, Tang Xiao Feng wouldn't have gotten hurt. Her mind kept replaying the scene where Tang Xiao Feng had recklessly blocked the attacker with his own body, grasping the dagger tightly in his hand to protect her. Her eyes involuntarily reddened.

  Tang Xiao Feng saw the subtle changes in Li Na's expression, and smiled: "Don't look at me with such a grateful gaze, I would do this for anyone."

  Who would have thought that Li Na, upon hearing this, actually had her eyes redden and uncontrollably slid down two lines of crystal clear tears. Tang Xiao Feng saw that he had made her cry and couldn't help but feel a bit flustered: "I was just joking, don't take it seriously, I didn't mean anything else..."

  Li Na gently grasped Tang Xiao Feng's injured left hand with tears in her eyes: "Does it hurt?"

  Tang Xiao Feng smiled lightly and looked at her with a relaxed expression, shaking his head slowly.

  Li Na placed Tang Xiao Feng's injured left hand in her palm with both hands and whispered, "Promise me one thing, no matter what time it is, you must always take care of yourself!"

  Tang Xiaofeng was taken aback, gazing at Li Na's clear and desolate tearful eyes. His heart surged with emotion as he nodded gently: "I promise you!" Tang Xiaofeng hailed a taxi for Li Na, knowing that their parting was imminent, Li Na suddenly felt an inexplicable pang of sadness in her heart.

  Tang Xiao Feng smiled and closed the car door for her. Li Na rolled down the window: "Hey! Xiao Feng!" gesturing him to lean in closer.

  Tang Xiao Feng leaned in, and Li Na said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I'm so happy to have met you!"

  "What did you say?" Tang Xiao Feng pretended not to understand.

  Li Na couldn't help but laugh, like a jasmine flower blooming elegantly in the morning breeze.

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