Chapter 4 Why am I so good to him?
"My lord, please don't kill me." The young girl, her face still showing signs of fear, pleaded in a trembling voice, "Please, spare me."
Xiao Sui, sword in hand, pressed closer and closer.
The girl turned her head to look at the window beside her; it was pitch black outside, and there was no sound.
“I can give you money. My father is the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat. He has a lot of money. Or you can ask my father to find as many cultivation treasures as you want, as long as you let me go.”
Xiao Sui remained unmoved.
The girl suddenly lifted the chair in front of the dressing table and threw it at Xiao Sui. The chair shattered into pieces after hitting him, but it only raised some dust on the ground and did not stop him in the slightest.
The girl cried out, "Help! Where is everyone?!"
“I have already killed them all,” Xiao Sui said.
The girl's face turned ashen. Suddenly, she climbed onto the table and made a move to jump out the window and escape.
But this struggle was nothing to Xiao Sui. He stretched out his long arm, grabbed the girl's shawl, and raised his long sword.
The sword gleamed coldly in the moonlight, and warm blood instantly sprayed onto his face and clothes. His eyes were stained with blood, and the world turned completely red, like hell.
Conversely, there is a feeling of physical exhilaration; every pore seems to be screaming for more blood.
Xiao Sui immediately put down the girl's body and turned to walk into the moonlight.
The red color seemed to seep into his eyes, lingering there for a long time.
He fled back to his bedroom, which was quieter than usual, and something felt off.
He looked around and something dripped onto his hair. He looked up sharply and saw a calico cat hanging from the rafters of his house with its head drooping. Its once beautiful golden eyes had lost their luster and were wide open, bulging out of their sockets. Its abdomen was open with a large gash, and its internal organs were hanging out. The dripping blood fell into his eyes.
His beautiful kitten... In an instant, the world spun before his eyes, as if he had been sucked into a dark vortex.
"Doctor, what's wrong with him? I clearly gave him the antidote, so why is his temperature still so high?" A clear voice rang out from afar, sounding somewhat familiar.
Xiao Sui struggled to break free, but his body was unable to move.
“Alas, this young master’s problem is much more serious than it appears to the naked eye. He must have suffered internal injuries not long ago, causing his qi and blood to be disordered and his internal organs to be damaged, which has led to his fever. If he wants to fully recover along with his cultivation, it will probably take a lot of time and money.”
There was a brief silence outside, then the voice continued, "I believe that given his lowly status, you need not waste your money. He is perfectly capable of handling matters of the bedchamber."
Ultimately, this body of his now only has this one use, and no one will spend any more effort on him. Upon hearing this, Xiao Sui gave up his plan to fight the nightmare and, in a daze, sank back into the blood-red dream.
Ning Qi, who was talking to the doctor outside the door, was unhappy. She put her hands on her hips and said, "Who said I was only thinking about that kind of thing? I have other plans. You must cure this person for me. If you can't, I'll find someone else."
“Oh, you say you are of noble status and can have any kind of servant you want, but you insist on buying such a defective one. You are already losing money, and you have to spend a lot of money to treat him. Wouldn’t that be losing money on top of losing money? You shouldn’t waste money like this.”
This imperial physician often treated Ning Qi, and he spoke without restraint.
Ning Qi put on a stern face, "Dr. Chu, I only came to you because I trust you. If you can't cure me, I'll find someone else."
Chu Fengnian immediately shut his mouth, turned his back and silently shook his head. He went into the house and wrote three or four prescriptions for treatment, and arranged to come back the next day to reconnect the tendons in his hands and feet.
"However, his eye injury is too severe. His right eye was completely smashed, which is really shocking. I don't know who did such a heavy-handed thing. Even my medical skills are not enough to cure him. If you want him to regain his sight, you will probably have to go to Medicine King Valley and ask their valley master for help."
“I remember you studied medicine in Medicine King Valley. Could you please introduce me?” Ning Qi asked.
“That’s no problem at all.” Chu Fengnian looked worried. “It’s just that the Valley Master has a very strange personality. Even if someone introduces him, very few people can persuade him to come.”
“You just need to take me there,” Ning Qi said.
"Alright." Chu Fengnian got up to take his leave, and glanced at the young man who was still unconscious. He thought to himself that he was indeed good-looking, no wonder the princess cared so much about him.
But he clearly remembered that the princess was deeply in love with Yan Xiushi and even begged the emperor to grant them a marriage. Was she now having a change of heart?
Well, Princess He Xi's affairs are not something a mere imperial physician like himself can comment on, so he didn't dare ask any more questions and took his apprentice back to prepare the tools.
Ning Qi returned to the room and sat by Xiao Sui's bedside. She saw that he was covered in sweat, sleeping very restlessly, and his body was trembling slightly.
She took the damp cloth from Qianyu's hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Qianyu glanced at Xiao Sui and said worriedly, "It's fine if you treat his hand and foot injuries, but if his eye injury heals, he will definitely find out that you lied to him. What will you do then?"
Ning Qi was taken aback. This was a problem. She couldn't very well disguise herself as Gu Xinxue and spend time with Xiao Sui, could she?
Sigh, she thought with a headache, "Sure enough, one lie requires countless more to cover it up."
Ning Xi pondered for a moment: "When that time comes, I will tell him my true identity. If he can't accept it, I will let him go."
"Why are you doing this?" Qianyu looked at her in confusion, seemingly unable to understand why she would buy this disabled servant, go to such lengths to treat him, and even plan to let him go in the end.
Ning Xi herself couldn't understand why she couldn't bear to see this man looking so pitiful.
Perhaps it was because his appearance particularly appealed to her, and perhaps also because he would avenge the kitten.
Ning Xi stroked his chin, thinking that perhaps he could ask him about the kitten when the kitten was no longer so resistant to him.
The system, which hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly appeared. "Host, don't forget the plot we're going to follow in three days."
Ning Qi reviewed the plot, then pouted and said, "I know."
Three days later, the male protagonist returned after defeating the demon, but he suffered a minor superficial injury. When she, the minor character, found out, she immediately went to great lengths to find him some very precious medicinal herbs from the Imperial Pharmacy in the palace. However, the medicine was not suitable for his condition, and the male protagonist had an allergic reaction, which made his wound even more serious. When this got out, it became a big joke and aroused the male protagonist's resentment, who felt that she was wasteful.
However, according to the system, it should add a lot of infatuation points.
She slapped her forehead. "I'll just go to Medicine King Valley to get him some medicine. That way I can kill two birds with one stone."
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Xiao Sui woke up from the nightmare again, his vision still completely black. He was breathing heavily when a cold hand landed on his forehead. "It seems the fever has gone down."
He immediately recognized the owner of the hands and said calmly, "Miss Gu."
"Ah, you're finally awake." The voice sounded very happy. "My doctor... the one I invited will come over in a bit to reconnect your tendons. I heard it will be a little painful, but he has painkillers, so you'll be fine after taking them."
Xiao Sui turned his head toward the source of the sound, his eyes widening in surprise, but a sharp pain instantly told him that he had lost his eyes.
He opened his mouth, wanting to ask her who she really was and why she was treating him so well with a fake identity. He didn't know what else he could do with this broken body.
But if he angers her and she refuses to treat him, he will have no choice but to die.
The resentment that I thought had long since disappeared suddenly surged back into my heart.
I am so unwilling, unwilling to die silently before I could take my revenge.
His weak hands trembled slightly, he bit his lower lip, and after a moment he said in a muffled voice, "Thank you, Miss Gu."
"Don't be so polite. From now on, you're mine, so naturally I'll treat you well." The clear voice continued, "Are you hungry? I'll feed you something."
"No need to trouble you," Xiao Sui said, his stomach, which had been empty for a long time, rumbled against his will.
Ning Qi chuckled softly, then called Qian Yu to bring over the rice porridge that had been warmed for a while, and then summoned a guard to help Xiao Sui sit up from the bed.
She took the porridge, which was at the perfect temperature, and fed it to Xiao Sui.
His lips are different from Yan Chongyan's; they are more fleshy, and they must taste great when you bite into them.
Ning Qi swallowed hard; this man's appearance did indeed perfectly match her aesthetic standards.
She secretly glanced at him while changing his clothes. Even though his muscles had atrophied slightly because he couldn't move them, he still had a perfectly lean and fit physique.
If he's willing to stay with her in the future, she'll definitely find a chance to touch him.
Thinking of this, Ning Qi clenched her fingers again.
But there was one thing about him that intrigued her.
"What's with the metal plate around your neck? Why can't you take it off?" Ning Xi looked at his fair neck, which was clearly marked with glaring red marks, yet he couldn't remove it no matter what he did.
According to the owner of Nanfeng Pavilion, it was already being worn when it was delivered.
Xiao Sui pursed his lips, not drinking the sip that was offered to him, "It was given to me by my master."
Who is your master?
Xiao Sui and the system's voice rang out together, "Master Jingyan of Huaguang Sect."
It was actually her senior brother! Ning Qi was taken aback. "Why would he put something like this on you?"
Xiao Sui lowered his head and remained silent.
Instead, the system said in her head, "Do you know about Sun Wukong's headband? It's something Jingyan used to prevent villains from abusing his abilities to kill people and to restrict his cultivation. You'd better not try to take it off."
“…Okay.” Ning Qi nodded to indicate that she understood.
Xiao Sui refused to drink the porridge she fed him. Just then, Chu Fengnian and his disciple arrived. Ning Qi gave them the room and went back to her room to wait.
The tendon reattachment process didn't take long. Ning Qi had a lot of confidence in Chu Fengnian's surgical skills. In less than two hours, he sent his apprentice to knock on the door and invite her over.
"Young master, young lady, I've successfully reattached the tendons in this young master's hands and feet. He'll be able to function normally in three to five months." Chu Fengnian stroked his beard. "However, he needs to follow my instructions for rehabilitation. For the first month, he should avoid getting out of bed and will require assistance with movement..."
Ning Qi listened for a while, then sat on the edge of the bed and asked Xiao Sui, "How are you feeling now?"
Xiao Sui took a deep breath, seemingly a little nervous.
He forcefully raised his arm, and his fingers slowly curled up.
"You can really move now!" Ning Xi exclaimed, grabbing his wrist in delight.
Xiao Sui's movements froze.
Chu Fengnian coughed twice: "Miss, I'd better write you a recovery guide instead."
"Okay, sure," Ning Qi said without turning her head.
Actually, she understood everything just now: she couldn't get out of bed for the first month, but she could gradually regain normal function through exercise.
Xiao Sui's wrist was still held in her hand. He tried to pull it away, but Ning Xi held it tightly.
He heard her righteous voice: "Dr. Chu just said that he wanted me to help you move your wrists."
A cold fingertip slipped between his palms, unconsciously scratching his hand, the tickling sensation causing him to curl his fingers involuntarily.
The fingers that landed on the back of his hand led his palm to rotate. His hand, which had been unable to move for a long time, was regained under the guidance of a cold hand.
"By the way, I'm going to Medicine King Valley tomorrow to see if there's any way to restore your eyesight. I shouldn't be here for the next few days, so I'm letting you know."
Xiao Sui's heart skipped a beat.
Why am I so good to him?
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