Chapter 24 Don't Treat Me Like a Child If She Is...
If she were any living being in the valley, she wouldn't care about so many things, nor would she encounter so many problems. She would simply watch the rain when it rains, play in the snow when it snows, and bask in the sun when it shines.
It's a pity I have to be human; there are so many troubles.
Birds chirped in the valley, and sunlight shone on the cave walls. Occasionally, Zhe Dong stared intently, and a familiar emerald figure appeared out of the corner of his eye.
"Hour?" Linglong tilted her head and looked around, sensing that the atmosphere in the cave was strange. "What are you daydreaming about?"
“Linglong.” Shi Wenzhe’s pupils lit up, and he smiled for the first time in a long time.
Linglong was still wearing that blue robe, her steps light and graceful, lively and adorable. She took something out of her bosom and handed it to Shi Wenzhe, saying, "Here, a rare item from Peach Blossom Valley—lotus seeds." She peeled one and spread it out in her hand: "Want some? They're delicious."
"Tsk." Linglong asked, puzzled, "What happened? Why do you look like you've suffered a huge blow? And what's with that beautiful man? Why are you hugging him so nervously? He looks..." Linglong leaned closer for a glance, her face blank for a moment, and hesitated, "Is he injured?"
"You have a fever."
"Then why do you look like he's about to die?"
It's a long story, but Shi Wenzhe had genuinely believed the other party was about to die.
"What kind of expression is that? Let me see."
"It should be alright now." Shi Wenzhe gently pushed away Linglong's restless hand.
Linglong looked at her with dissatisfaction: "Can't I even take a look? This person is so precious. I'm quite capable, and I'm considered a famous doctor in the valley."
"Really?" Shi Wenzhe's eyes lit up.
Linglong recalled how she had set the little rabbit's bones, caught insects for the flowers and plants, and put stranded fish back into the water... and so on. She nodded shamelessly, "Of course."
“Sure, you come here.” Shi Wenzhe happily gave up his seat.
Seeing the other person's confident demeanor, touching and examining Qin Wenxue here and there, taking her pulse and flipping her eyelids, she thought, "I'm confident this time."
However, this person actually lifted Qin Wenxue's clothes to look at his body. Qin Wenxue looked as if he had been molested by a lecherous man, his clothes disheveled... Shi Wenzhe was like a rabbit with its fur standing on end. She couldn't stand this. She launched herself like a cannonball and pressed down on Linglong to stop the other party's actions.
"Heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy!" Linglong, like a four-legged turtle flapping its wings, cursed, "What are you doing?! Are you crazy?"
Shi Wen buried her face in her arms and mumbled, "What are you doing!"
Linglong retorted, "What are you doing?! I'm treating him! Are you sick too?!"
"No." Shi Wenzhe continued to feign ignorance: "If you're going to see a doctor, then you're going to see a doctor. Why did you throw his clothes on him..."
Linglong's face contorted in anger, unable to utter a word for a long time. He was so angry that his face turned red: "You're really... completely insane!"
“Fellow Daoist is right.” Shi Wen, like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water, did not move his body.
"Get up now, you're so heavy!" Linglong said through gritted teeth.
"Ouch." Shi Wenzhe obediently got up, and also kindly pulled Linglong up and pushed her aside, pretending nothing had happened, and tidied Qin Wenxue's clothes.
exquisite:"……"
"What a show-off."
"Hmph." Shi Wenzhe was very happy. She was shameless and didn't care what others said.
"How is it, doctor? Have you figured out what's wrong?" Shi Wenzhe teased.
Linglong's expression turned serious. "We've been poisoned," she said. She looked at Shi Wenzhe and asked, "Did you touch anything in Peach Blossom Valley?"
"What?! Poisoning?!" Shi Wenzhe was thunderstruck. Damn it, 001 clearly said he had a fever, or at least he was possessed by a demon, not poisoned! What kind of situation is this? She repeated, "Are you sure?"
Linglong said confidently, "I'm sure, it's pretty obvious, isn't it?"
Shi Wen looked at him suspiciously: "You're really not lying to me?"
Linglong was a little angry. Shi Wenzhe actually dared to question him so boldly. He was indeed not very good at medicine, but he was very good at poisons. He could diagnose them with his eyes closed.
Linglong's face immediately turned cold. Shi Wenzhe knew things were going badly and quickly tried to appease her: "Good Linglong, don't be angry. I didn't know anything and was worried about Qinwenxue's injury. Please forgive my ignorance."
"Hmph." Linglong turned his head away from her to show his anger, but he was only angry for a moment before asking with a serious expression, "Did you eat or touch anything?"
Shi Wenzhe blinked and said dryly, "I didn't touch anything. I just picked some mushrooms last night, the white kind from the back mountain. I saw bird peck marks on them. Can't we eat them?"
"Yes, it's edible. It tastes delicious and quite tasty." Linglong rubbed her chin, staring suspiciously at Shi Wenzhe: "That's all? You didn't touch anything else?"
"No."
“Strange…” He was also a little confused: “Never mind, I happen to have some fruit from the Brahma Heart Tree, which can cure all poisons.” He stuffed it into Qin Wenxue’s mouth, but the other party did not cooperate at all. Her eyes were closed tightly, and she was unconscious. She was as stubborn as an ox. He was a little angry and threw the fruit to Shi Wenzhe: “Hey, why is he so stubborn?”
Still angry, she stomped her feet twice: "I'm trying to save him! Why are you acting like I'm taking his life?"
"Be gentle." Shi Wenzhe hurriedly stepped forward and tidied Qin Wenxue's clothes and hair again. The stone slab was cold and hard, and Shi Wenzhe felt that this place was really unfair to Qin Wenxue. A person as elegant as him should be sleeping in a warm red silk tent. She took off her cloak and covered him with it, and tucked in the four corners of the cloak. She was quite pleased to see Qin Wenxue sitting upright.
Linglong turned around and nearly fainted. He stammered, looking utterly bewildered, "Hey, you little girl, how can you be so scantily clad, so casually dressed?" He pointed to himself, "Me! I'm a man! Can't you be a little more considerate?" He then muttered a complaint, "Although we demons don't emphasize these things and are used to being carefree, he's always been very strict with me, telling me to be more tolerant and forgiving towards women, and to pay attention to propriety and a sense of shame… How come human women are like this…"
He glanced at it again, and was startled by Shi Wenzhe's exposed thighs. He hurriedly looked away, sighed, and said, "How can you be so inconsiderate!"
He looked up at the sky and sighed. He wanted to ignore it, but the man's angry admonition kept echoing in his mind: "Don't keep staring at women's faces! And don't say everything to them!"
He was furious and asked, "Why? I think the little girl is really cute. When I complimented her, her face turned red. She clearly liked it."
Then he heard the rustling of leaves, a sound that echoed throughout the valley like the wrath of a mountain god. Linglong shrank her shoulders.
He was just a four or five-year-old little dumpling back then. He wasn't very tall, and his voice was soft and cute. He looked up at the big tree with an innocent and naive expression, as if he was puzzled, but his stubbornness was clearly unrepentant.
"You're so young, what do you know!" The voice grew angry again, feeling that this child was really hard to discipline. How could Peach Blossom Valley produce such a wicked demon? He wanted to teach him a lesson, but after getting angry, he could only hear the rustling of leaves even louder, like the rolling of ocean waves.
"Hey, don't be angry." Linglong said aggrievedly, "Your leaves have all fallen, you won't be pretty anymore. I won't talk to young girls like that."
"Then you must be mindful of your words and actions, and be kind to humans, especially women. You must not speak carelessly!"
"Okay, okay." Linglong said helplessly, resting her chin on her hand, "I'll agree to everything you want... You're such a worrywart. I'm just short, but that doesn't mean I'm immature. Why are you lecturing me like a child?"
"You're just a child!"
"Look at you, you're angry again. I'm already three hundred years old."
The voice said leisurely, "That's still younger than me..."
"Tsk." Linglong sighed, thinking to himself that he was really meddling. He took off his outer robe and threw it at Shi Wenzhe, saying, "Put this on. Although Peach Blossom Valley is warm, it is bitterly cold in the morning and evening. Also..." He paused for a moment and then reminded him, "There are many demons in Peach Blossom Valley who have cultivated into human form. You should be careful. Although you are not as beautiful as the Great Beauty, you are still quite graceful and attractive."
"I warned you, we demons are very free-spirited. Be careful not to get kidnapped and become a demon chieftain's wife..."
A warmth came from her shoulder, and she instinctively pressed down on her falling outer garment. The outer garment was green, with many tassels hanging from the cuffs and collar. The tassels were mostly in the natural style of flowers, grass, and leaves, as well as some brightly colored bird feathers. Unlike the formal styles in Shifang City, it looked like a feathered garment conjured up by a mountain spirit.
There was a faint floral scent on the clothes. Shi Wenzhe felt as if she could smell the warm, cozy scent of a kitten after it had sunbathed. Looking into the delicate, round almond-shaped eyes, she couldn't help but wonder if the other person was a cat demon.
"Haha." Shi Wenzhe squeezed the outer garment in her hand, in a good mood. She didn't stand on ceremony and casually said, "Thank you, little brother Linglong."
"Younger brother?" Linglong stared wide-eyed in disbelief, as if he had heard something terrifying. He pointed at himself and asked, "Me?"
"Mmm." Shi Wenzhe said, "You're so young, aren't you just a little brother? When we humans address someone like that, it proves that our relationship is special." After saying that, she snapped her fingers, looking incredibly smug.
exquisite:"……"
Linglongmu said expressionlessly, "I'm older than you."
"Really?" Shi Wenzhe scanned him up and down, finding it difficult to speak. He could only gesture to show the other's height, his eyes full of disbelief.
exquisite:"……"
Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, he immediately jumped up and shouted, "Shi Wenzhe, you're really sick! I'm five hundred years old! I could be your ancestor! You're being incredibly disrespectful! Unrespectful!" After saying that, he even performed a set of military boxing moves in the air, looking indignant.
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