Chapter 65 Don't Try to Foole Me So Easily
Li Ye, curled up on the ground, didn't want Si Yao to see him like this at all.
Doesn't she like strong people like Jiang Cifeng?
Now, I find myself in such a sorry state.
In her eyes, she might find him ridiculous?
"If I hadn't come, you would have died here and no one would have known."
Si Yao's voice drifted over, and Li Ye muttered, "He won't die, though."
As soon as he finished speaking, Si Yao helped him up and then threw him onto the bed.
"Tell me, why is your whole body so hot?"
Li Ye did not respond to Si Yao's words. Instead, he frowned and endured the pain coming from his body. His face was as white as paper, and blood was seeping from the corner of his mouth because he had been enduring the excruciating pain.
Under the lamplight, a dark red aura began to emanate from his body, and large beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
This time, it seems to be much more serious than the last time.
Si Yao leaned closer and pulled open Li Ye's shirt with both hands, only to discover that several black lines had appeared on his chest, each line emanating a continuous stream of malevolent energy.
His body was burning hot, and his originally fair skin was gradually turning red.
If this continues, he might turn the same color as a fully cooked shrimp.
"Li Ye?"
Li Ye was in a daze on the bed, and no matter how Si Yao called out to him, he did not respond.
Without delay, she found a huge wooden tub, filled it with cold water, and threw Li Ye in with all her might.
She even stripped off his shirt, staring blankly at the astonishing black lines on his chest.
"Let me cool you down, maybe that will make you feel better," she muttered to herself. But before long, the cold water in the wooden tub began to boil, steaming.
Si Yao gasped, "It's only been a short time, and the water is already boiling hot? I imagine your body is even hotter, like volcanic lava."
At this rate, won't he burn himself to death?
Even Si Yao didn't realize that she had already panicked and was really worried that Li Ye would die here.
She quickly waved her cloud-patterned fan and used a mysterious ice technique to rapidly cool the scalding water in the wooden tub, eventually forming layer upon layer of ice.
As a result, the intense heat emanating from Li Ye seemed to lessen somewhat.
But that was far from enough. Si Yao formed a hand seal and sent a wisp of spiritual energy into Li Ye's body. She then discovered that the demonic energy within him was already in complete disarray, as if it were frantically tearing at his meridians.
It must have hurt a lot.
Otherwise, how could he have turned out like this?
Li Ye, trapped in the wooden tub, was in so much pain that he was unconsciously tilting his head back, his Adam's apple bobbing as he endured the torment of the aftereffects.
Even though his entire body was covered in ice, his face and neck were still covered with a thin layer of clear sweat.
Si Yao silently recited the incantation, and a Pure Heart Transformation Mantra began to circulate as she began to channel spiritual energy into Li Ye's body.
His tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and the pain on his face was no longer as intense as before.
Finally, the ice slowly melted, and the black markings on Li Ye's chest gradually disappeared.
His fever finally subsided.
He leaned weakly against the wooden tub, still unconscious.
Si Yao laboriously moved him to the bed, fed him a few qi-boosting pills, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Is everything alright now?"
Li Ye, lying on the bed, frowned again and began to mumble incoherently.
Si Yao leaned down and brought her ear closer.
"No... Father... Why are you treating Mother like this?"
“Zhaochu…you…”
"Si...Si Yao..."
Si Yao heard the first two sentences vaguely, but he definitely called her name in the third sentence.
Her breath caught in her throat, and she instinctively replied, "I'm here."
Then Li Ye said again, "You...you're such a bad...woman..."
His eyes were closed, and he was not fully conscious; it was likely that he was talking in his sleep.
Bad woman?
Tell me, what's wrong with me?
She was still waiting for his answer, but his thin lips remained tightly closed, and he said nothing more.
Si Yao could only pat him gently, like coaxing a child to sleep, "Hmm, I'm a bad woman. Right now, you'd better behave and go to sleep, or this bad woman won't let you get away with it!"
Li Ye stopped talking in his sleep, but his whole body was still trembling.
After his body temperature dropped rapidly, his body became ice-cold.
Si Yao frowned; this was truly a difficult situation.
After hesitating for a moment, she sighed and said, "We are ultimately master and disciple, so be it."
As soon as she finished speaking, Si Yao lay down next to Li Ye.
Then, she reached out and hugged his chilling body tightly.
When their bodies touched, Si Yao couldn't help but shiver.
He was so cold... she felt like she was hugging an ice cube.
However, Si Yao did not back down. Instead, she hugged him tighter and rested her head on his broad back.
Such an intimate posture stirred a strange feeling in Si Yao's heart.
Five years have passed, but the scenes that happened that night in Qingfengjian suddenly flooded back to her.
The Jade Maiden Sutra even stirred at this moment, making her feel as if a thousand ants were crawling inside her body.
She knew that the unusual activity of the Jade Maiden Sutra was the most direct reflection of her body's current needs.
At this moment, while Li Ye was still unconscious, Si Yao actually felt a surge of lust and wanted to... take him right there and then...
She felt like she was going crazy.
He quickly shook his head, trying to clear his head.
Perhaps it was because of that night of intense passion that she became so dependent on and fond of his body?
Thinking of this, Si Yao nodded, having convinced herself.
That must be it.
After all, Li Ye was the first man accepted by the Jade Maiden Sutra.
She couldn't help but hug him tighter, struggling to suppress the desire surging within her.
"Sleep, sleep..."
Before she knew it, Si Yao began to hum a gentle tune. The heavy rain outside gradually stopped, and she fell into a deep sleep. She didn't know how much time had passed.
Si Yao slept very soundly.
The next morning, when she woke up, Li Ye beside her had already opened his eyes.
The first thing she noticed was that the other person was staring at her.
The two lay on the bed, very close to each other, with Si Yao's hand still resting on Li Ye's body.
To her surprise, Li Ye let her do as she pleased and did not push her away.
However, Si Yao quickly withdrew her hand, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her face, before saying, "You're awake..."
Li Ye didn't answer, so Si Yao asked with concern, "Are you feeling better? You looked a bit scary last night. Can you tell me what happened?"
Seeing Si Yao ask this, Li Ye parted his lips slightly, but ultimately did not answer.
Si Yao waved her hand, "It's okay if you don't say anything, anyway, it's you who's suffering, not me."
Li Ye scrutinized her repeatedly, staring at her for a while until he noticed her uneasy expression. Finally, he spoke, answering a question that seemed unrelated: "You slept here all night?"
"What else?" Si Yao changed her position, lying on her side, not avoiding Li Ye's gaze. "I stayed up all night watching over you."
After hearing this, Li Ye lowered his head and glanced at the clean clothes he was wearing. "Did you change these clothes too?"
Si Yao paused for a moment, her ear tips turning inexplicably red, then she didn't deny it, "I changed it."
"You..." Li Ye hesitated, seemingly very unhappy about Si Yao changing his clothes.
"What?" Si Yao raised her chin, arrogantly. "What's wrong with helping you change your clothes?"
Li Ye snorted and turned his head away. "Isn't it proper for men and women to not touch each other?"
"Haha?" Si Yao laughed. "What part of you haven't I seen? And you say we shouldn't touch each other?"
Li Ye: "..."
What she said seemed to make sense. The two of them had seen everything they needed to see, and had already done everything they should and shouldn't have done.
"Alright, you're fine now, I should go."
Si Yao didn't plan to stay any longer. She got out of bed, stretched, and prepared to leave the room.
Just as he was about to step out the door, Li Ye's voice came from behind him, "Thank you for last night."
Si Yao paused for a moment without turning around. When she walked into the courtyard, she looked up at the sky and said, "The sun really did rise in the west."
In the following days, Si Yao either stayed in the guest courtyard of the Hehuan Sect or occasionally went to the seaside to enjoy the scenery. Ye Guyan, the Qin Master of Luanqin Valley, also came to see her once or twice.
Ye Guyan was often quite busy, so the two didn't have much time to spend together.
Li Ye has been staying at home these past few days, and Si Yao didn't ask too many questions. She just guessed that he was probably recuperating and didn't want to disturb him.
Soon, the ceremony for the succession of the new island master of Tianchen Island will be held. One day before the ceremony, the leaders of other sects also arrived on the island.
In addition to the new island master succession ceremony on Tianchen Island, each sect is also required to send two or three outstanding disciples to engage in magical duels on the day of the ceremony.
This was all to add some excitement to the new island owner's succession ceremony.
Therefore, on the Hehuan Sect's side, "Little Yezi" was naturally the candidate strongly recommended by several elders and the sect leader to participate in the competition. Besides him, there were Tang Che and Qi Lan.
On the eve of the ceremony, Si Yao knocked on the door of Li Ye's room. When she went in, she found him meditating with his eyes closed.
When he opened his eyes, Si Yao asked, "Are you ready for the magic competition tomorrow?"
Li Ye closed his eyes. "Then, do I still need to prepare for the competition?"
I knew this would be the answer.
He has always been arrogant and doesn't take disciples from other sects seriously at all.
However, Si Yao cautioned, "That being said, I still want to remind you that although your current body has the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator, you can't possibly use your Nascent Soul level to fight against the other disciples in tomorrow's competition, can you?"
Li Ye paused for a moment, "I will suppress my cultivation to the Foundation Establishment stage."
Si Yao's expression relaxed a little, and she hummed in agreement, "That's fine then, after all, I don't want your identity to be exposed."
Li Ye smiled and said, "It's rare to see someone so kind."
"Otherwise what? We're already in the same boat," Si Yao said softly. "Of course I have to think of you in every way."
"Always thinking of me?" Li Ye looked at her. "If you don't explain it clearly, this sentence is very ambiguous."
Si Yao coughed lightly, "Then what did you think it was?"
Li Ye's gaze softened again. "But I'm not like other men. Your Hehuan Sect's tricks won't work on me at all."
He wanted to tell Si Yao: Don't try to hook me, I'm not that easy to catch.
Si Yao shuddered. Even if she had ten times the courage, she wouldn't dare to seduce Li Ye.
Even though they currently have such a strange connection because of Li Ye's primordial spirit, she still doesn't have the courage.
She only hoped that after Li Ye successfully retrieved his primordial spirit in the future, she could still survive and stay as far away from him as possible.
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