Chen Xiao was awakened by the heat.
He opened his eyes and found himself lying in bedding. He could still smell a faint dampness and heat in the air.
He wanted to sit up, but because only his left hand responded to his action, his empty right arm caused his body to lose balance and he almost fell back into the bedding.
Chen Xiao looked down at his bare upper arm in a daze, feeling it was very unreal. He stared blankly for a moment before noticing that the place where he was lying was surrounded by a curtain, and under him was a thick mat similar to a tatami. In the corner of the less than ten square meters of space, there was a lighting device that Chen Xiao had seen before, emitting a soft dim light. He turned his head to look and saw that the curtain was supported by several square copper pillars.
What is this place? Where is my brother? Questions flashed through Chen Xiao's mind.
He pulled back the quilt, took out a set of clothes from the storage box on his left wrist, and put them on.
The simplest actions that he was used to became extremely clumsy because he lost his dominant hand. Chen Xiao was sweating all over before he could barely put on his shirt.
When putting on pants, Chen Xiao was not used to the new center of gravity, so he failed several times. Gradually, he could no longer suppress his impatience and shouted angrily.
A gust of air rushed past, blowing up a corner of the curtain, and then it was suddenly lifted, revealing a very familiar face. Xi Yunting frowned slightly, and when he saw him with anxious eyes, he showed his heartfelt joy, "Xiao brother, you're awake!"
"Brother!" Although Chen Xiao knew that he was not dreaming, he was still very happy to see Xi Yunting. He walked towards Xi Yunting, but was tripped by the trouser leg wrapped around his ankle.
In a flash, Chen Xiao was supported by Xi Yunting's arm. "Be careful, move slowly." He said softly.
Chen Xiao's face flushed with anxiety, and he was wearing nothing underneath his bare legs. He struggled but failed to break free of the other person's hand, so Xi Yunting pressed him down and made him sit on the soft quilt.
Xi Yunting stretched out his hand to grab the tangled pants and tried to help Chen Xiao put them on. Chen Xiao quickly held his hand down and said, "Brother, I can do it myself." He was so old, and it was too embarrassing for him to have someone put his pants on.
Xi Yunting did not move much, but he firmly pushed Chen Xiao's hand away. He lowered his eyes so that Chen Xiao could not see his expression clearly. "Let me do it. It's not convenient for you now."
Xi Yunting was telling the truth, so Chen Xiao no longer insisted.
It was very quiet inside the curtain, so quiet that Chen Xiao could even hear his own heartbeat. Xi Yunting dressed him silently without saying a word, but Chen Xiao was still immersed in the excitement of reuniting with his lover, and couldn't help wanting to talk to him.
"Brother, you arrived just in time yesterday. How did you know I was at Yinjiantan and how did you get here just in time?"
Xi Yunting looked up at him, his eyes dark and full of complex emotions that Chen Xiao couldn't understand. Before Chen Xiao could figure it out, he lowered his eyelids and said in a low voice, "I met Jinghui, and he asked me for help. That's how I found out where you were, and I rushed here immediately."
Xi Yunting's voice was a bit suppressed, which made Chen Xiao's heart tremble. The excitement and joy seemed to be poured with cold water, and dissipated a lot at once.
A wave of fear surged in his heart. Fortunately, Jing Hui listened to him and asked for help when she met someone who was on the right path. If he happened to meet someone other than Xi Yunting, the other party might not be so concerned and arrive in time to save him.
"So that's how it is. This is really a coincidence." Chen Xiao murmured. Xi Yunting lowered his head and said "hmm" after a while.
Chen Xiao was about to ask something else when Xi Yunting dressed him, stood up and walked out. "You've slept all day, you should be hungry. I estimated that you should be awake by now, so I made you some food. Wait a minute, I'll bring it over. Please sit down first, don't get up."
When Chen Xiao was interrupted, he forgot what he was going to say and just said "Oh" obediently.
After a while, Xi Yunting came in with a small square table, which was placed directly on the ground. Chen Xiao sat at the right height.
This meal had four side dishes and a bowl of greasy rice porridge. As soon as Chen Xiao smelled the aroma of the food, his stomach started to growl.
He was about to reach for the chopsticks on the table, but then he remembered that his left hand was not flexible, so he reached for the soup spoon instead. Unexpectedly, Xi Yunting was one step faster than him and had already picked up the soup spoon.
Chen Xiao looked up at him in surprise. Xi Yunting fixed his eyes on the dishes on the table and said, "We were in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. The dishes are simple and may not suit your taste. Which one do you want to eat?"
In addition to helping him put on clothes, you also have to feed him? Chen Xiao was flattered and waved his hand: "No, no, no, your cooking skills are so good, how can it not suit your taste. As long as it is made by you, even if it is a plate of grass, it is a delicacy from the mountains and the sea."
Normally, Chen Xiao’s exaggerated words would make Xi Yunting smile no matter how indifferent he was. But today, the corners of his lips just twitched, and he didn’t even look at him.
No matter how overwhelmed by the joy of reunion, Chen Xiao realized that something was wrong at this moment, and he was not slow-witted.
The overly attentive attitude, the evasive eyes, the dull and depressed mood... Chen Xiao's heart sank.
He pretended to be relaxed and said, "Brother, we haven't seen each other for such a long time, don't you want to talk to me? I have a lot to say to you. Although I wrote to you before, it has been a long time..." The feeling of missing you was stirred up again, making Chen Xiao's throat choke.
Touched by his words, Chen Xiao saw Xi Yunting wanted to say something but held back.
Chen Xiao took a deep breath and said, "Okay, even if you don't want to talk to me, can you just look at me? Just look at me." As he spoke, his voice couldn't help but tremble.
Xi Yunting's shoulders shook, and he raised his eyes and looked at Chen Xiao's red eyes. The emotions that he could no longer suppress burst out.
Chen Xiao stared straight into those obsidian eyes, which were filled with self-blame, regret, and... sorrow. He asked quietly, "Is my right hand incurable?"
With a loud crash, the table on the kang was knocked over. Xi Yunting hugged Chen Xiao tightly in his arms, "Don't think too much. Jing Hui is proficient in various healing spells. When we meet up, let him treat you and your arm will be healed."
Chen Xiao's head rested against Xi Yunting's neck, and he was unprecedentedly sober. He himself had no confidence in what Xi Yunting said, otherwise he would not have such a big reaction.
He raised his left arm and embraced Xi Yunting's body. He also raised the remaining half of his right upper arm and made a hugging gesture.
Xi Yunting's body was very tense. After Chen Xiao held him for a while, he slowly relaxed.
Chen Xiao pushed gently, and Xi Yunting let go of him. Chen Xiao looked up at him and asked, "Can you tell me what happened?"
Xi Yunting kept his lips tightly shut. Chen Xiao asked again, and he slowly said, "Yesterday, while you were still asleep, I gave you a pill to build tendons and bones, but it didn't work."
Chen Xiao frowned and thought about it. Xi Yunting said, "The bleeding and wound healing were very fast and smooth. I thought the pill would take effect soon after use, but there was no reaction until the next morning."
Chen Xiao asked: "What is the process of this pill taking effect?"
Seeing that he grasped the key point at once, Xi Yunting said directly: "It is the spiritual power contained in the elixir that penetrates into the body through the true essence meridians, supplying energy to create new flesh, blood, and bones." Obviously, during the time when Chen Xiao was asleep, Xi Yunting had figured it out.
However, Chen Xiao did not have any true energy meridians, so after taking the pill, he just let the spiritual energy dissipate from his body.
Chen Xiao was still lucky. After the transformation of his vital energy, his body was almost as good as that of a cultivator in the foundation-building stage. If it were a mortal, the spiritual energy would not dissipate but would burn the person to death.
Chen Xiao nodded slowly and asked again: "Then how did the detoxification pill I took before work?"
Xi Yunting explained: "The detoxification pill works because it is extracted from spiritual plants and relies on pharmacology. It is not like the one that makes tendons and bones, which purely uses spiritual power."
Chen Xiao said: "In that case, the spiritual energy pills such as Peiyuan Pill and Huiyuan Pill that can be used by immortal cultivators will definitely not work on me."
He was talking about the two most common spiritual elixirs in the world of immortal cultivation. One is to assist in cultivation, and the other is to replenish true essence during battles. As you can imagine, he has no spiritual root talent, so he can't cultivate meridians to run energy, so this kind of elixir will naturally be of no use to him.
Xi Yunting said: "In theory, that's right."
Chen Xiao pondered for a while, then looked up at Xi Yunting who was still sullen, and smiled as he leaned against him: "Fortunately, I discovered it early. I will prepare more pharmacological pills in the future. Fortunately, Li Yuzhou is a pharmacist who is proficient in pharmacology. I will ask him to make more when I go back."
Xi Yunting forced himself to raise the corners of his lips, but the smile disappeared before it could fully show up.
Chen Xiao sighed inwardly when he saw this. He changed from a sitting position to a kneeling position and used his intact hand to hold Xi Yunting's head in his arms.
He said softly, "Brother, don't worry about it. In this world of immortal cultivation, everyone gets hurt sometimes. If you want to get ahead in the long immortal journey, don't you have to put life and death aside?"
Xi Yunting hugged his thin waist tightly and pressed his face into Chen Xiao's neck, "I regret so much... I shouldn't have returned to Zhongxuan for retreat. If I had informed my master and stayed in retreat at Yingxian Island's main residence, you wouldn't have encountered this. Or I would have gone back to the sect and asked the masters to lend me the protective instruments to take you over. Or I would have left without delay and set off directly, and things wouldn't have turned out like this."
The pain and regret in his voice made Chen Xiao feel a pain in his heart. He didn't expect that Xi Yunting would be more hurt and sad than him after losing his arm. He was so fragile that he would directly reveal these inner thoughts. In the past, he would not easily reveal them unless he was forced to do so.
Chen Xiao's heart softened and he said in a soft voice, "How can I blame you? No one would have thought that something like this would happen."
Xi Yunting shook his head. Chen Xiao felt that the places where he pressed on her skin began to get hot and soon became wet.
Chen Xiao wanted to see his face, but Xi Yunting refused to release his arms that were holding him tightly, and let him see his weak side.
Chen Xiao had no choice but to say: "Brother, I miss you so much, I want to kiss you."
Xi Yunting paused, then raised his head after a while. There was no sign that he had lost his composure.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but smile, and Xi Yunting's ears turned red and his eyes turned away. Chen Xiao smiled and lowered his head to kiss him for a long and lingering kiss. After the kiss, Chen Xiao panted and said, "Let's do it."
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