Chapter 18
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Shi Yu put his five fingers together and covered his eyes tightly. His back was stiff and sore, and he was always tense.
As the knife's tip swiftly and lightly left the flesh, the sharp blade scraped through the air, creating a tiny sound. Blood dripped, and the blade's crisp sound of being thrown to the ground echoed, followed by Xia Feng's faint, instinctive groan of pain.
Shi Yu felt a little breathless, her hands trembling slightly in fear, and she tried her best to stop focusing her ears on the sounds.
It was so quiet beside me that I could clearly hear the rapid breathing of the girl behind me.
Loren wordlessly took out the debridement tools and sutures from his tool bag. He then straightened his glasses, which had been tilted from lowering his head, and casually asked Shigure behind him, "Are you asleep?"
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Beta replied weakly and softly, "No..."
"OK."
The young man, his hair a hint of rationality and a thin green, nodded, bit open the catgut package expressionlessly, and then pulled the sterile gloves to his slender and beautiful wrist.
His voice was cold, and he patiently reminded her again, "Your ankle is still dislocated. If you fall asleep now, it will be very difficult for me."
Hearing this, Shi Yu immediately replied nervously: "Yeah, yeah, okay! I won't fall asleep."
Loren heard this and remained silent for a moment. His dark eyes behind his glasses were fixed silently on Xia Feng's wound. He didn't have the habit of talking when he was concentrating on something, nor did he like being disturbed by others' noises.
But this Beta—judging by her words and actions—was likely someone who became anxious and panicky without someone to talk to. After all, she, too, would need treatment. Loren, who considered himself somewhat caring, had to distract himself a bit and think about how to soothe her.
The boy pondered for a moment.
Then, with his back to Shi Yu, he remained expressionless and gave a calm encouragement: "Great, keep it up."
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Shi Yu suddenly felt his face getting hot.
She thought awkwardly - eh, how should I put it...his tone sounded normal, but why did she feel like she was being treated like a child, or an animal?
Thinking of this, Shi Yu felt embarrassed to show any more embarrassment to the boy behind him.
Her mood unconsciously calmed down a little during the conversation just now. She couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and rubbed her stiff back in relaxation.
"There are things I need to discuss with you."
Loren's glasses were slightly reflective, and after waiting for a moment, he removed the gauze covering the wound and began to clean the blood clots and necrotic muscle tissue. At this moment, the boy unexpectedly spoke to Shigure.
Shi Yu's fur rose slightly, but he immediately straightened his back again: "Yes... I'm listening."
Loren: "Xia Feng temporarily lost his fighting ability, and the possibility of us entering the third round of training has become very slim. After settling you and her, I must go out to investigate the situation and strive for a chance to advance later."
The young man lowered his eyes, and the lenses reflected a slight green light.
He asked calmly and tentatively: "...When I'm not around, you need to take care of Xia Feng, and there might be a chance you'll be in danger. If you're scared, I'll try my best-"
Shi Yu got so excited that he suddenly interrupted the other person: "Don't be afraid, I'm fine!"
Beta behind him seemed to be getting a little agitated. She also realized her own impoliteness and immediately added guiltily, "Xia Feng did this for me... I don't know her well, but I'm very grateful to her today. Moreover, I want to thank her..."
Loren's fingers, gripping the tweezers, paused for a moment. Even at the interruption, he showed no particular emotion. He continued with his work, saying simply, "Got it. Xia Feng is in your care."
"Thanks!"
Shi Yu pinched her face and felt somewhat recognized, and she happily agreed.
- If you are afraid, I will try my best to determine Wayne's location first. The boy didn't say it in the end. He judged rationally that there seemed no need to say this sentence in full at this time.
However, when Beta was with that violent and sinister young master, was she also so... clumsy and dull, allowing herself to be controlled?
After the wound was cleaned and before suturing, Loren calmed himself down and suppressed his inappropriate imagination in time.
Not long after, after the sound of the thick and smooth bandages was heard, Loren's still calm voice came from behind Shi Yu.
"Okay."
Shigure: "Really? Thank you for your hard work."
As he said that, he immediately wanted to turn around to check on Xia Feng, but the next moment, Loren, who had already stood up and was taking off his bloodstained gloves, quickly pressed down on his head with his forearm. At the same time, the boy's glasses reflected the light, and he threw away the gloves with a tight lip, looking stern as if he was taming a restless cat.
Shi Yu had her fate strangled by the scruff of her neck. She could only open her eyes wide, blink in confusion, and let out a short "Huh?"
"Your dislocation."
Loren reminded her coldly. Shi Yu felt that he seemed to be always thinking about her dislocation. She had no choice but to say softly, "Okay, do you want treatment now?"
"Um."
Taking off his gloves, the boy confirmed Shigure's question with an irresistible short voice. At this moment, he finally adjusted his glasses as usual.
"…Is there anything I need to prepare?"
Shi Yu must be a little nervous. She had never dislocated her arm before, but she saw a boy in her class break his arm while playing basketball and had to wear a cast on his arm for several months.
No matter how she thought about it, she secretly glanced at the thin tool kit that Loren placed on the ground next to Xia Feng - no matter how she thought about it, there couldn't be a plaster there... Uh, do you need a plaster for a dislocation?
Loren suddenly asked, "Are you sensitive to pain?"
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, and looked up at Loren, only to see that the boy had quietly moved in front of her, and then... Shi Yu's head also lowered as he knelt on one knee on the ground -
Eh, eh? ?
Under the mirror that was emitting a fluorescent green light, Shi Yu felt that her calves and ankles exposed under her skirt were being examined openly by the opposite sex with deep eyes. Shi Yu could not help but call out to him awkwardly: "...Wait a minute!"
But Loren ignored her.
He looked down at Shigure's ankle, his raven eyelashes obscuring his vision as if he were seriously considering the optimal treatment. Then, Loren silently reached forward and grasped the girl's thin, uninjured ankle.
The intense heat from the boy's palms instantly made Shi Yu's face flush red, and smoke nearly came out of her head. Before the boy could forcefully pull her ankles aside, she hurriedly pressed her skirt against her thighs and shouted shyly and fearfully, "Wait a minute! Don't be like this..."
Loren then raised his chin slightly and gave Shi Yu a questioning look with his cold black eyes that were filled with a mechanical sense.
Shi Yu said: "Uh, you can sit on the side where I'm injured, and don't kneel like this... Sorry, I feel a little..."
Shi Yu hesitated, avoiding the other person's dim gaze, and then vaguely uttered the word "afraid".
Loren: “…”
The young man narrowed his eyes, then carefully observed Shi Yu's fair and soft profile, with a slight but cold doubt in his tone.
"Rather than being scared, I think you're shy now." Loren seemed a little confused by Shigure's reaction. He frowned, paused, and then asked sincerely, "Will a Beta's estrogen level also fluctuate when an Alpha touches him like this?"
Shi Yu's eyes went dark and he felt like he was suffocating.
What the hell is this...what kind of speech is this! This is a bit like harassment!
Shi Yu already knew that "Beta" was the nickname they gave herself, and even if she was naive, her girl's instinct told her that Alpha was probably the nickname Loren gave himself at the moment...!
As soon as her mind cleared up, Shi Yu began to feel dizzy. Waves of pain and intense emotions tortured her fragile nerves. She sobbed weakly, "Don't talk anymore. I'm not shy. I really am not!"
The girl's cheeks flushed, and she made unconvincing excuses for herself. Just as she was racking her brains to think of what to say next to break Loren's misunderstanding of her, there was a sudden crisp sound of bones in her injured ankle. Shi Yu screamed at the sudden pain, and tears instantly fell from her eyes in pain.
While Shi Yu was still distracted by his confused mind and thinking about other things, Loren quickly achieved his goal.
"Okay, reset successful."
The young man modestly believed that his actions just now were very quick and efficient. However, just after he finished his clear and cold announcement, he heard the sobbing sound of a girl.
Loren thought he would receive another thank you, but when he heard this unexpected movement, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
He followed the sound of crying and glanced at the other person's aggrieved and sad expression with an expressionless face.
The boy fell into a brief moment of thought again.
However, he was troubled by the fact that the lens's vast database contained no reasonable solution for such a situation. Unsure of what to say, Loren pondered for a moment. After a moment, the cold, rational, and somewhat mechanical black-haired boy silently turned to Shigure.
"...Anyway," he said, his throat dry, confused, "get some rest first."
That was all he could say.
Afterwards, Loren took Shigure and the unconscious Xiafeng to a new cave. Because there were two people who couldn't move on their own, the journey was divided into two trips. At Shigure's strong request, Loren gave up the idea of carrying her there and carried her on his back.
For some reason, Shi Yu always felt that Loren's unreserved contact with her made her very awkward and shy. She was obviously not the kind of willful person... and he also helped her!
Shi Yu thought a little sadly. Although Loren was kind-hearted, Shi Yu felt that it would take some time to adjust his mindset before facing him again.
Loren found a new hiding place, gave Shi Yu a few instructions, and then went out to explore, leaving Shi Yu alone to accompany Xia Feng, who was still unconscious and breathing softly.
Shi Yu couldn't run around because Loren said he hadn't found anything suitable to fix her ankles, so she couldn't move around much. At this time, she could only play with Xia Feng's soft black short hair out of boredom.
“…”
Feeling as if someone was watching him, Shi Yu blinked and lowered his head, then moved closer to Xia Feng's slightly moving black eyelashes with an excited look.
She suppressed the excitement that was making her voice rise, and asked softly, "Are you awake, Xia Feng?"
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The treatment process is all written randomly, just take a look at it orz
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