Qin An didn't know what was wrong with him. He could only silently recite the Heart-Clearing Mantra a few times to calm his mind.

After a while, Shu Lan finished his bath. He stood up from the tub and began to dry himself.

Just then, Qin An looked up and saw his master's shadow behind the screen. From the shadow, his master's figure appeared very upright and well-proportioned. Qin An's gaze unconsciously drifted to his master's waist, which was remarkably slender. When his master bent over, his waist formed a graceful curve.

Qin An was stunned. He felt that his master's waist seemed so large that he could wrap his arms around it with one hand, but he wondered what it would feel like to do so...

Wait a minute, Qin An patted his cheeks. What was he thinking? That was his master, his elder brother! Qin An's face immediately turned bright red.

When Shu Lan came out, she saw that Qin An's face was flushed.

"Xiao An, what's wrong?" Shu Lan stepped forward and touched Qin An's forehead with concern. "It's not hot?"

"Brother Shizun, I'm fine. I'm just a little hot, I'll be fine in a bit."

"Alright then." Shu Lan didn't press for details.

Shu Lan took out some medicine for external wounds from her cabinet, went to the inner room of her room, sat on the bed, and began to apply the medicine to herself.

After a while, Shu Lan stared at the external wound medicine, feeling troubled.

"Xiao An," Shu Lan called out to Qin An.

"Master, is there anything I can help you with?" Qin An walked in from the outer room.

"Um, could you help me apply the medicine to my back?" Shu Lan asked somewhat embarrassedly, "I can't reach it."

"Oh, oh, okay." Qin An was stunned for a moment after hearing Shu Lan's words, but then returned to normal.

Qin An took the medicine from Shu Lan's hand. Shu Lan turned her back to Qin An and took off her clothes.

A flash of white appeared before Qin An's eyes, revealing his master's back, which was as smooth and warm as jade. But now, on that jade-like back, there were all sorts of wounds, large and small, and several bloody holes, which was truly shocking to see.

With trembling hands, Qin An gently applied the ointment to the wound on his master's back. As he applied it, Qin An's eyes gradually reddened, and his nose felt a little sore.

He felt sorry for his master, knowing how much pain his master must be in by seeing so many wounds. Qin An wished he could transfer all those wounds to himself, sparing his master from the torment of pain.

Qin An suppressed the stinging in his eyes and nose and gently and evenly applied the ointment to all of his master's wounds.

After applying the medicine, Qin An stared blankly at his master brother's battered back, remaining motionless for a long time.

"Xiao An, is the medicine applied?" After applying the medicine, Shu Lan waited for a long time without seeing the next step, so she asked.

"Okay, it's applied." Qin An nodded, carefully took his coat and covered Shu Lan with it, then handed her the medicine bottle.

Shu Lan put the medicine bottle back in the cabinet, took the clothes, and quietly put them on.

Qin An had already left by then.

At the door of his master's room, Qin An encountered Venerable Lieyang, who had come to visit.

Venerable Lieyang glanced coldly at Qin An, his expression indifferent.

Qin An knew he was in the wrong; it was all his fault that his master was injured. Therefore, it was normal for his master's senior brother to dislike him.

"Junior brother, how are you? Can I come in?" Venerable Lieyang stood outside the door and called out into the room.

Just then, Shu Lan finished dressing. She gracefully got out of bed and walked to the door.

He opened the door and personally greeted Venerable Lieyang. "Senior brother, you've arrived."

"Alas! Junior brother, you are still injured. Why trouble yourself to come and greet me personally?" Venerable Lieyang said with concern as he helped Shu Lan up, his tone somewhat disapproving.

"Senior brother, I'm really fine. I've taken healing pills and applied medicine to my external wounds." Shu Lan said somewhat helplessly, but he could feel that Venerable Lieyang was genuinely worried about him, which warmed his heart.

"Nonsense! Your injuries are so severe this time, you still need to rest more and move around less." Venerable Lieyang said with some disappointment, "From now on, your disciple will take care of you."

Venerable Lieyang turned to Qin An, "You must keep a close eye on your master and ensure he gets plenty of rest. Don't let him move around unnecessarily, lest his injuries worsen, do you understand?"

Qin An nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Senior brother..." Shu Lan was at a loss with Venerable Lieyang, and could only look at him with a wry smile.

"There's no room for discussion on this."

"Senior brother, come sit in my room." Seeing that she couldn't sway Venerable Lieyang, Shu Lan changed the subject.

“Alright,” Venerable Lieyang readily agreed.

So, Shu Lan led Venerable Lieyang into his room.

Shu Lan brewed a pot of tea for Venerable Lieyang, saying, "Senior Brother, my cultivation is about to break through."

"Oh? That's a good thing!" Venerable Lieyang accepted the tea and took a sip with great pleasure. "Once your cultivation level increases, our Star River Sect will have another layer of protection."

"Hmm, I have a feeling. This time I should be able to break through to the Fusion Stage."

"How confident are you?" Venerable Lieyang paused in his teacup, his expression becoming more serious.

"Don't worry, senior brother. I'm confident!" Shu Lan thought of the unique features of her cultivation technique and felt completely at ease.

"Yes, that's good. Everything should be done within your capabilities, and your own safety should be the priority." Venerable Lieyang patted Shulan's shoulder and said earnestly.

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