Chapter 33 He smells so good!
During the stalemate, the county magistrate received the news and went out of the city to welcome Ning Qi. He arranged a courtyard for her, which looked like it had been vacant for a long time, but it was still relatively clean.
Zhizhi and Aying arrived one after the other. Upon hearing about what had happened, they both gave Yan Chongyan a cold shoulder.
Yan Chongyan seemed oblivious, placed the sword in his hand on the stone table in the courtyard, and said to Ning Qi, "I will guard you outside."
Ning Qi was about to mutate and leave the small world, and she had no intention of being a sycophant anymore. She immediately asked sarcastically, "What? Are you going to kill me the moment I mutate?"
Yan Chongyan was stunned, "How could this be..."
“Then go do what you need to do. I don’t need you here,” Ning Qi said bluntly.
Yan Chongyan glanced at Xiao Sui, clenched his fist, and said, "Do you really need him? He's about to turn into a corpse demon."
“We mutated together.” Ning Qi said this, ignoring how ugly the male lead’s expression was, and pulled Xiao Sui into the house to ask for gauze and wound ointment.
Qianyu prepared the things, and Zhizhi followed behind carrying hot water. When they passed Yan Chongyan, who was standing like a statue, she said, "Please go back."
Yan Chongyan's gaze then shifted from the closed door to the wooden basin in Zhizhi's hands.
Just now, his fiancée dragged her disreputable male lover into the house right in front of him.
He knew they were both injured and probably wouldn't do anything.
But such behavior is undoubtedly a slap in his face.
Is he angry at himself for abandoning Xie Xiyue? So now he's going to abandon her too, choosing that ugly male concubine?
But what time is it now...?
She might mutate soon, yet she's still sulking with herself.
Yan Chongyan's Adam's apple bobbed. He lifted his robe and sat down at the stone table. "I said I would stay by her side."
Zhizhi shook her head helplessly, ignored him, and followed Qianyu into the house.
Inside the room, Ning Qi and Xiao Sui sat facing each other on chairs.
Xiao Sui had already removed his veil, and she could clearly see the bloodstains on his face. Several layers of marks were superimposed, as if he had wiped it two or three times.
In other words, he coughed up blood at least twice in order to break the seal and save himself.
Her gaze shifted downwards, and when she saw the spot where the corpse demon had bitten him, it was even more horrifying. Deep teeth marks were embedded in his flesh, but thankfully, no flesh had been torn out, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to handle it.
She tried to pick up the gauze, but Xiao Sui beat her to it.
“I’ll help you clean it,” he said.
Ning Qi looked at herself with a puzzled expression. "I'm fine. The bite only broke the skin. It's not as bad as yours. Let me treat your wound first."
“I am your servant, and it is my duty to serve you.” Xiao Sui knelt down and half-squatted beside her legs.
Ning Qi looked down at him, wondering if her words had indeed hurt him.
His hand landed on the hem of her skirt, and he looked up to ask, "Is it alright?"
Ning Qi nodded.
He lifted her skirt up to her knees, revealing her calves.
Ning Qi suddenly felt a little shy for some reason, and crossed her legs, but Xiao Sui suddenly grabbed them.
Her heart trembled.
His slender fingers traced her skin, gently searching for her wounds. The calloused palms left a slightly tingling sensation where they touched, making her feel a ticklish feeling in her heart.
"Here." She couldn't stand the itching any longer, so she grabbed his finger and brought it to her wound.
Xiao Sui gently pressed his thumb on the area, soaked a soft cloth in it, and carefully wiped it with clean water.
"Hiss." Ning Qi felt a slight pain and shook her leg.
Xiao Sui leaned closer and carefully blew on it, as if a feather were brushing against it.
She looked at the top of his black hair, and a pleasant scent of herbs seemed to waft towards her nose. She sniffed and bit her lower lip.
After cleaning the wound, he dug out some wound medicine and applied it to her wound. The cool touch immediately relieved the pain.
Ning Qi breathed a sigh of relief and watched him finish bandaging.
"Okay, now it's my turn to clean your wound." She pulled him to his feet, but as soon as she moved, a piercing pain shot through her ankle.
She gasped involuntarily, almost bursting into tears.
Ning Qi then remembered that she had sprained her ankle before and had the system block out the pain. She then ran for several miles, and now that the pain relief effect had worn off, she didn't know what had become of her foot.
Xiao Sui helped her sit down again and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"I sprained my ankle before," Ning Qi said with a mournful face.
Xiao Sui frowned deeply.
She glanced at it, knowing he couldn't see it anyway, and struggled to take off her shoes and socks, only to be shocked to see that her right foot was swollen like a braised pig's trotter.
It looks like they can't even walk.
Xiao Sui had already returned to her side following her movements, his hand sliding down her arm and finally landing on her ankle, where he cupped it and gently squeezed it.
Ning Qi took a deep breath, her heart pounding as she tried to breathe, whether from the pain or something else.
She swallowed hard, trying to calm her heartbeat.
Xiao Sui seemed oblivious to her abnormality, placing his palm under her feet and kneading other areas, checking her over thoroughly.
Ning Xi felt as if she were standing on fire, her body getting hotter and hotter. She shrank her toes, almost stopped breathing, and her fingers gripped the wooden edge of the chair.
Isn't their action a bit too intimate?
But Xiao Sui seemed to have no romantic thoughts whatsoever. After finishing the inspection, he released her, stood up, and said, "I'll go fetch some well water."
Ningxi's feet suddenly felt empty, and her heart felt empty too. Her feet landed back on her silk stockings as she watched him leave the house.
The door closed, and the sun outside grew increasingly scorching. Yan Chongyan sat on a stone chair, arms crossed, under the blazing sun. He was about to stand up, but upon seeing that it was Xiao Sui, he merely lifted his eyelids and asked, "How is the princess?"
"It's alright," Xiao Sui replied.
"You were bitten so badly, how come you're still alright?" Yan Chongyan asked bluntly.
"It's not time yet," Xiao Sui said, and went to the well.
Yan Chongyan tapped his arm, feeling that his male concubine's voice sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
He stood up and walked to Xiao Sui's side, watching him fetch water. "When you mutate, I will kill you the moment you are born."
Xiao Sui didn't react much and carried the bucket back.
Yan Chongyan felt like he had punched cotton.
The blinding sunlight made him squint. Although he didn't have any deep feelings for the princess, he wouldn't tolerate this male concubine for long.
He will definitely get rid of him within a day or two at most.
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Xiao Sui returned to the house, gripping the wooden bucket tightly, not letting go even when the thorns on it pierced his hand.
If he weren't worried about upsetting the princess, he would have killed that man outside!
If he hadn't abandoned the princess, she wouldn't have been bitten by the corpse demon that the monster had transformed into.
He hung his head, his face as cold as ice. If the princess... he would kill him and then go to find the princess.
When he turned back to face the princess, his expression had returned to normal. He knelt down, dipped a handkerchief into the cold well water, and wrapped it around the princess's ankles.
"Are you feeling any better?" he asked.
"Hmm," the princess's voice was somewhat muffled.
He raised his head and released his spiritual power to sense the princess's condition, discovering that her heartbeat was faster than usual and her body temperature was higher than usual.
He knew perfectly well that this was a sign of an impending upheaval.
In the end... He had dealt with so many corpse demons, he should have known that it was extremely rare for someone bitten by a corpse demon not to mutate.
My heart felt like it was being squeezed and pulled, the pain was so intense I couldn't breathe, my eyes were throbbing with pain, and my head started to ache too.
Xiao Sui adjusted his breathing and did his best to finish what he was doing. After feeling the handkerchief warmed by her body temperature, he immediately soaked it in cold water again, repeating this several times.
There was a moment of silence. Ning Qi didn't move, but suddenly said, "Xiao Sui, I think I'm hungry."
He looked up, his voice hoarse, "What would you like to eat? I'll find it for you."
"I want to eat...meat." There was uncertainty in her voice.
Xiao Sui released his spiritual power, which clung to her facial features and sensed every change in her.
His heart pounded faster and faster. He opened his mouth, his throat dry. "What kind of meat do you want to eat?"
Ning Xi frowned, seemingly deep in thought. After a while, she leaned down, pressing her head against his body, her teeth chattering against his neck, her breath like a puff of mist drifting onto his skin. "I don't know, but Xiao Sui, you smell so good."
Xiao Sui raised his hand and put his arm around Ning Qi's back, bringing the two of them very close.
He tilted his head to the other side, exposing a larger area of skin around her mouth. "Do you... want to eat?"
Ning Qi was very puzzled, "Eat? What do you want to eat?"
"My flesh." His voice was a little choked up.
Why couldn't he become a corpse demon and stay by the princess's side forever? He even resented his special ability.
But dying in the princess's arms was also a happy thing for him.
He selfishly hugged the princess even tighter.
"Can I eat your flesh?" Ning Qi had already slid off the chair and sat on his lap, uncertainly touching his neck with her fingers.
“Yes, you can.” Xiao Sui nodded. “If you’re hungry, you can eat.”
"Really?" Ning Qi was still thinking.
Xiao Sui pulled open his collar, revealing more of his skin.
He could sense Ning Qi's change; her breathing became more rapid, and she wanted to eat his flesh.
“It’s true.” He gave an affirmative answer.
Ning Qi got permission, opened her mouth with a howl, and bit down on his carotid artery.
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Author's Note: Xiaoqi: What's going on? It's so hot! [fireworks]
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