Outside, a fierce wind was blowing and heavy rain was pouring down.

Inside, a campfire burned softly, and the air was warm.

Jing Zhe sat shirtless on the ground, while Mu Qingren knelt behind him to make it easier for him to apply the medicine.

Her movements were gentle yet earnest. Her slender hands traced every inch of Jing Zhe's skin. The wounds that had just been broken open, revealing a patch of scarlet blood, had stopped bleeding instantly, whether due to the quick effect of the wound medicine or the miraculous power of Mu Qingren's hands. The wounds no longer looked conspicuous or glaring.

But this scene, with a man and a woman, one in front and one behind, always reminded Jing Zhe of some familiar movie scenes.

Before long, Mu Qingren finished applying the ointment.

However, the two are no longer like before, where even if they argue or bicker, they at least have something to say to each other when they meet.

Right now, with a light drizzle outside and an awkward, ambiguous atmosphere inside, no one dares to speak.

After a moment of silence, Jing Zhe spoke first: "Sect Master Mu, you've been out for a while now. Instead of staying here, why don't you fly back to Wuxian Pavilion, take a hot bath, and get a good night's sleep!"

Mu Qingren then turned to look at him, her eyes clear and bright, as if they could speak.

"And what about you?"

"Me..."

Jing Zhe smiled and said, "Of course I'll stay here. After all, my master said that if I go out, I'll bleed and fester. I'll probably have trouble even getting dressed. It's better for me to stay here. After you leave, I'll take off my clothes and dry them in the sun. By the time they're dry, the rain will have stopped, and I can leave!"

Mu Qingren's delicate nose wrinkled almost imperceptibly, but her face remained expressionless as she calmly said, "I'm not leaving."

Why don't you leave?

Why are you leaving?

"..."

This rhetorical question stumped Jing Zhe.

Mu Qingren also stared blankly for a while, then sighed and said, "I don't want to leave, and I can't leave."

Before Jing Zhe could finish speaking, she added quietly, "It was my mistake to drag you into the forbidden area of ​​Changsheng Mountain this time. I only thought of myself and Wuxian Pavilion, without considering the consequences of my actions. If it weren't for your quick thinking, how could we have escaped? If we had died, what would have been the point of all this?"

Sitting by the campfire, the flames made Mu Qingren's face glow red, and her gaze pierced through the flames as she looked at Jing Zhe.

"You should be disappointed not to have gotten the Breakthrough Flower. But for some reason, I'm actually very happy right now. Hearing that your injuries aren't serious makes me feel even better than if I had gotten the Breakthrough Flower!"

It sounded like a monologue, yet also like an apology. After Mu Qingren finished speaking, the corners of her mouth curved into a beautiful smile, a look that Jing Zhe had never seen before, leaving him completely mesmerized.

The scene was so beautiful that Jing Zhe was too embarrassed to bring up the topic of martial arts training again...

If Mu Qingren and he were still in the same state of arguing every time they met and feeling uncomfortable if they didn't bicker, Jing Zhe would most likely tease him by saying that he was practicing martial arts with him, which would be his true persona.

But now that she's being affectionate, he can't possibly go up and do something indecent like that, can he?

“You… turn around.”

Mu Qingren suddenly spoke up.

There was nothing wrong with what was said in itself, but after Jing Zhe processed it so deeply in his mind, he felt that there was a problem.

Could it be... that she's going to wait until I turn around, and then... hehehe... should I be a little reserved later?

It turned out he was overthinking it.

He turned around, but Mu Qingren didn't do anything as he expected. Instead, he said, "Your master just said that after applying the wound medicine, in addition to avoiding water, it's best to apply a hot compress... There's no place to apply a hot compress here, so let's just use a fire to warm it up!"

"..."

Jing Zhe was a little disappointed.

The temple fell silent again, with only the crackling of the flames, the howling wind outside, and the breathing of the two people in the room.

Achoo!

Mu Qingren sneezed, and Jing Zhe turned around to see her sitting in front of the fire, hugging her arms and shivering.

According to the physics theory Jing Zhe learned in junior high school, raising the temperature is conducive to the evaporation of water, and evaporation is an endothermic process. That's why it's not cold when it snows but it's cold when the snow melts—meaning Mu Qingren caught a cold!

She was wearing wet clothes, which were already sticking to her body and feeling cold and uncomfortable. When she sat in front of the fire, the heat she gained was not enough to neutralize the heat that was being taken from her body, so she naturally felt cold.

In contrast, Jing Zhe, who was shirtless, felt much better.

"Sect Master Mu, do you believe me?"

I don't believe it.

Mu Qingren shook her head.

"..."

Jing Zhe was instantly speechless.

Seeing his embarrassed look, Mu Qingren smiled and said, "I didn't believe it before, but after today... I think I can believe it now."

Thinking of how he stood in front of her several times in the forbidden area of ​​Changsheng Mountain, even pushing her away—all to prepare to carry her away—Mu Qing felt a sense of security she had never experienced before, so she felt she could trust him.

"Since Pavilion Master Mu trusts me..."

At this point, Jing Zhe couldn't help but look Mu Qingren up and down. Her soaked clothes clung tightly to her body, revealing her great figure and making people swallow hard.

"How about... you take off your clothes?"

"???"

She could have believed him at first, but given his gaze and those slightly lewd actions, Mu Qingren no longer dared to believe him.

Seeing the questioning look in Mu Qingren's eyes, Jing Zhe quickly explained to her, "It's too cold wearing wet clothes! If I don't dry them, I won't be able to get through this freezing night! Since Pavilion Master Mu said she trusts me, I promise that once I turn around, I will never look back!"

"oh…"

Upon hearing this reason, Mu Qingren gave a soft reply and breathed a sigh of relief, but for some reason, she felt a faint sense of loss.

I shook my head, banishing the strange thought.

"Then... turn around!"

"Oh, okay."

Jing Zhe turned back to the campfire and Mu Qingren.

Mu Qingren walked up to him, stood there, and looked at Jing Zhe's back, seemingly lost in thought...

Then, Jing Zhe heard the rustling sound of clothes being taken off behind him. As a normal man, or even a man much more virile than the average man, Jing Zhe's blood rushed to his head...

And since he had helped Mu Qingren retrieve her steamed buns before, he knew all too well how voluptuous Mu Qingren's figure was. Just listening to the sounds behind him, he had already begun to sketch out a rough outline in his mind...

A moment later, the rustling sound stopped, but Jing Zhe became even more excited because he knew that not far from him, there was a stunningly beautiful woman standing there completely naked!

Suddenly, something unexpected happened!

Jing Zhe's body instantly went to stone!

He had only ever fished out steamed buns before; he never imagined that steamed buns would stick to him on their own.

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