Chapter 282 Keep His Self-Respect

Xiao Yu was seriously injured.

He put his hand directly into the energy ball wrapped in the pool water. Not only his arm was injured, but also his bones, meridians, blood and even nerves.

At this time, his arm had been bandaged with layers of gauze by his master. Xu Chuchu could not see the exact extent of the injury, but she had never seen a living person so weak.

"His breathing is so light, and his body is so cold." She shook her head. "He can't do this. We have to think of something!"

Seeing her anxious, the master patted her comfortingly and said, "Don't touch him yet. I've used medicine to protect his heart meridians. Now we have to wait for his body to adjust on its own. He won't be in danger for the time being."

"That's good." Xu Chuchu felt relieved.

"It's his hand..."

"What's wrong with your hand!" Xu Chuchu's mood suddenly fluctuated greatly.

The master was also helpless: "When he first came out, his arm was basically gone. There wasn't even much bone left. I... went to pick up a few pieces that fell on the ground, but I still can't put it together."

"And then?" Xu Chuchu felt dizzy listening to his master's stuttering sentences.

"I told him to forget about the arm and that I would amputate it so that he would feel better," the master continued. "He was already barely breathing at that time. When he heard me say that, he still managed to shake his head and said he still wanted his arm."

"I used the Bone-Growing Spirit to glue the remaining bone fragments together. For the missing parts... I broke off branches to replace them, creating a skeleton. However, even if this skeleton can be fixed, it won't be able to grow flesh. Furthermore, it's been corroded by the pool water, which will affect his recovery. It's doing more harm than good."

Xu Chuchu was furious: "Then just cut it off! Why keep it if it can do harm!"

The master gave her an awkward look and said, "It's Master Xiao. He doesn't want to. He said... he doesn't want you to think he's a cripple."

Xu Chuchu opened her eyes wide for a moment, not knowing what to say.

The master had no choice but to continue, "So I want you to decide whether to keep this arm or not."

Xu Chuchu lowered her eyes and looked at Xiao Yu. She knew exactly what he was thinking.

If one arm is missing and the sleeves are empty, then you are disabled.

If there is still a skeleton left, it can be wrapped up and it will still be a complete person.

He didn't just want to keep his arm, he wanted to keep her and his self-esteem.

"...Let's wait until he wakes up." Xu Chuchu finally said after weighing the pros and cons.

She couldn't make decisions for Xiao Yu without permission.

For the good of his health, amputation is definitely necessary.

But if he wakes up and sees that the self-esteem he tried so hard to keep is gone, it will be difficult for him to accept it.

Sometimes mental torture is ten thousand times more painful than physical torture.

"That's fine, his own body decides for itself." The master sighed. "Actually, according to common sense, if his hand went in, the nerves would be stimulated, and the person should lose consciousness. He actually still had the strength and awareness to pull you out... I wonder what kind of willpower this kid has."

Xu Chuchu sniffed.

What kind of will? The will to save her.

Xiao Yu was outside, he couldn't see that she was protected by the candlestick, he didn't even know whether she was dead or alive, but he had already reached out to save her.

Lose an arm, or even a life, to save a dead person.

There is no hesitation at all.

...What kind of fool is this.

The master said again: "Then you take care of him first, I will go to see Master Shen over there, call me if there is anything."

"Oh." Xu Chuchu replied blankly, "His condition... can't be cured? Doesn't Hu Da'er from Fox Mountain heal injuries with just a blow? Can't we ask him for help?"

"Chuchu, you've forgotten in your haste," the master explained. "We use spiritual practice to heal wounds, emphasizing the principle of using the strong to overcome the weak. Hu Da'er's cultivation is high, so he can basically save all the injured. But who among us has a cultivation level greater than that energy ball?"

"Then what can I do now?" Xu Chuchu felt her mind go blank, completely lacking the clear thinking of the Dog-Slaying Emperor just now. "Can I use my spiritual power to heal him?"

The master hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's not do that. Spiritual energy can indeed speed up his recovery, but it's best to let him recover naturally so that the root of the disease won't be left behind. Besides, the spiritual energy in your body is from a fox demon."

"I understand." She couldn't do anything, not even carry him to the couch, she could only accompany him quietly.

The master went to visit Chen Zhaozhi. Daju and Jiji stayed to try to cheer Xu Chuchu up, but were also sent away by Xu Chuchu to rest.

She sat beside Xiao Yu, stroking his cheek from time to time, feeling his heartbeat and breathing, and then looking at the busy people around them.

The Crown Prince and General Xia's men had all evacuated. They had been busy cleaning up the Emperor's followers and establishing a new dynasty, and were so busy that they disappeared without a trace.

The master was checking Chen Zhaozhi's injuries, while Hu Shanshan and Xia Wanqing stood by with worried eyes.

Daju and Jiji started playing a game. They imitated Jiji's process of beheading the dragon's head, taking turns to be the warrior, and they had a lot of fun going back and forth.

"I'm really the only one you have, Xiao Yu."

As soon as Xu Chuchu opened her mouth, she realized that her face was already covered with tears.

Everyone is loved and cared for from the bottom of their hearts. Even a heartless and ungrateful villain like Chen Zhaozhi still has two women who protect him and his grandfather in Hushan cares about him.

Xiao Yu had no one else except her.

His closest blood relative, his scumbag father, had just passed away. Among his brothers, the crown prince had more important things to do, and the second prince and the third brother, Shen Zhaozhi, would not care about him at all.

The Shao brothers and sisters, who were once my only friends, have become strangers to me.

At this moment, Xu Chuchu finally understood what Xiao Yu once said: there was no one else in his world but her.

Her life and death are his life and death, her mission is his mission, and she is his whole world.

"I will stay with you from now on." Xu Chuchu said softly, "no matter if you still have arms or not, no matter what you become."

"Don't worry about it, okay?"

Her tears rolled down, some fell on Xiao Yu's forehead, and some fell on the ends of his hair.

…

What made Xu Chuchu feel a little relieved was that she could feel Xiao Yu's body temperature gradually warming up and her breathing became stronger.

But as consciousness returned, pain also came with it. While still in a coma, his brows were furrowed in pain and his body trembled from time to time.

Xu Chuchu couldn't help him, so she just held his other hand and stroked it over and over again, hoping that he could feel comforted.

"Chu Chu!" Daju came running over, "Master asked me to ask you, what are you going to do with that big energy ball?"