Chapter 313 Gentle Senior Brother 21 "You slept for three days and are fine now."

Zi Xi answered succinctly and put the water glass back on the table.

In the days that followed, Mu Yuan entered a long recovery period.

The Soul-Devouring Shuttle was extremely poisonous, leaving Mu Yuan incredibly weak even after he woke up, requiring a long period of recuperation.

Zi Xi naturally took over the responsibility of taking care of him.

I prepared the medicine, fed it to him, circulated my internal energy to help him absorb the medicinal properties, and changed the dressing on his wound.

She did it meticulously, silently and attentively.

Mu Yuan also sheathed all his claws and became unusually obedient.

He stopped teasing Zixi with his glib tongue and simply cooperated quietly with her care.

Occasionally, she would frown slightly because of the bitter taste of the medicine, but she would not complain.

A strange, quiet atmosphere settled between the two.

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A few days later, a simple celebration banquet was held inside Hidden Peak.

It was both a celebration of defeating a powerful enemy and a thank you to Mu Yuan for his selfless rescue.

The atmosphere inside the peak was exceptionally warm and joyful, having survived the ordeal. Even Yuhengzi came, embracing and weeping with Yunyan Zhenren, and drinking several cups of spiritual wine.

Mu Yuan, still recovering from his injuries, only sipped a few cups of fruit wine before sitting down to rest.

His gaze involuntarily followed that aloof figure in the crowd.

Zi Xi seemed a little more relaxed today, and was being talked to by her senior brother. Her profile looked exceptionally soft and serene in the moonlight, with a breathtaking beauty.

As Mu Yuan watched, he felt his heart inexplicably race, and an unprecedented impulse surged into his heart.

He stood up as if possessed and walked to Zi Xi's side.

"Xi'er".

He called out softly, his voice deeper and more magnetic than usual.

Zi Xi turned to look at him upon hearing the sound.

His face was still somewhat pale in the moonlight, but his eyes, which were looking at her, shone with an astonishing brightness.

Mu Yuan took a step closer, and the distance between them instantly closed, so close that she could smell the faint medicinal fragrance on his body mixed with her own cool scent.

"Xi'er, if I stay in Hidden Peak from now on, will you be willing to take care of me for all eternity?"

He lowered his head, his gaze fixed intently on her eyes, his voice low and tinged with barely perceptible tension and probing.

What does it mean to say that you will be in charge of him for all eternity?

Is he inviting her to be his Daoist partner?

Zi Xi's fingertips trembled suddenly, and she almost lost her grip on the wine glass.

A surge of heat uncontrollably rushed to her ears, turning them a faint blush.

She abruptly lowered her eyes, unable to look into his overly direct and intense gaze any longer, her heart pounding.

Zi Xi said she didn't know, and that she had never thought about the question.

Seeing her suddenly flushed ears and her helpless silence, a deep smile flashed in Mu Yuan's eyes.

He didn't urge them, but waited patiently.

"I...I never thought of that..."

After a long while, Zi Xi managed to squeeze out a few words almost inaudibly.

After saying that, as if she could no longer bear the suffocating atmosphere, she suddenly turned around and almost fled, disappearing into the crowd.

Mu Yuan watched her hastily fleeing figure without the slightest anger. Instead, he slowly curled the corners of his lips into an extremely pleased and confident smile.

She did not refuse immediately.

She panicked.

She even blushed.