Chapter 41 Keeping the Promise
Since that time when the lurking evil was cleared away, Tang Lu seems to be really different.
She no longer simply relied on Chi Li's warmth, but began to participate in Chi Li's life in a more proactive and delicate way, especially paying attention to her injuries.
Chi Li's old injuries on her shoulder and back had worsened again due to the forced activation of her source energy.
Although the surface has healed, the inside is like a piece of porcelain riddled with cracks, which can be easily aggravated and cause hidden pain.
In the past, she always endured it alone and quietly adjusted her breathing, but now she could no longer hide it from the unusually "sharp" little guy beside her.
That afternoon, while Chi Li was reviewing memorials, she felt a familiar soreness and stinging pain in her shoulder blade because she had maintained one posture for too long.
She subconsciously frowned slightly and adjusted her posture.
With just this slight movement, Tang Lu, who was playing with a string of glowing spirit plant seeds next to her, immediately looked up.
She put down what she was holding, crawled behind Chi Li, knelt on the cushion, and stretched out her small hand, precisely pressing it on the spot corresponding to her old injury.
"Lili, I feel uncomfortable here again." Her tone was not a question, but a statement.
Those once clear and innocent amber eyes now held an almost physician-like focus.
Chi Li was somewhat surprised, but she didn't show anything.
"It's nothing, just an old ailment..."
Before she could finish speaking, Tang Lu's small hands had already begun to gently massage her.
It wasn't a random movement; her fingertips were surrounded by extremely soft green light spots. Following her guidance, those light spots seeped into Chi Li's skin, precisely finding those congested and stagnant meridian nodes.
A sense of comfort instantly washed over the sore and stinging area.
It doesn't forcefully repair the stubborn damage, but rather, like the most skillful craftsman, gently combs through the tangled energy, smooths the tense texture caused by pain, and brings a deep level of relaxation and relief.
Chi Li could even sense that the chilling aura originating from ancient demons, which lingered deep within her old wounds, seemed to have become somewhat docile and less restless under the nourishment of this vibrant wood spirit energy.
“You…” Chi Li was stunned.
This ability to perceive and channel energy far exceeds the scope of ordinary healing spells; it's more like... an innate instinct?
Is it a blessing in disguise? After the spirit was broken and reassembled, its perception of vitality and energy reached a whole new level.
Tang Lu didn't explain; she just massaged the area intently, her face slightly tense from her focus.
She could "see" the uneasy, grayish areas in Lili's body, and her little green light could brighten and make those areas feel comfortable.
This gave her a great sense of accomplishment.
After a while, she seemed to feel that the effect through the clothes was not good enough, so she reached out with her other hand and tried to untie the belt at Chi Li's waist.
Chi Li stiffened, instinctively pressing down on her small hand: "What are you doing?"
Tang Lu tilted her head back, her eyes completely innocent, and said with righteous indignation:
"You can't get in naked through clothes!"
You need to press it firmly to gently massage away the 'little bumps' inside!
She understands those pent-up energies in her own way.
Chili: "..."
Looking into the little guy's pure and innocent eyes, she realized that her worries, typical of a ten-thousand-year-old demon, seemed so... superfluous and unhealthy.
She remained silent for a moment, then finally let go of his hand, turned slightly to the side, and tacitly approved of the little guy's "treatment".
His clothes were loose, and his collar was slightly open.
Tang Lu's warm little hands were placed directly on Chi Li's back skin. Her delicate fingertips carried a comfortable coolness as she carefully explored, pressed, and guided the acupoints and meridians around her old wound.
Chi Li closed her eyes, feeling the just-right force and the gentle vitality that kept flowing in.
This is an unprecedented experience.
Unlike the domineering power of divine force in combating injuries, or the slow nourishment of medicine, this is a soothing and restorative treatment that originates from the very source of life and is full of resilience.
She could even feel her restless soul, which had been agitated by repeated battles and exhaustion, gradually returning to tranquility under this soothing touch.
After an unknown amount of time, the soreness in my shoulders and back almost completely disappeared, replaced by a warm and relaxed feeling.
Tang Lu seemed to have exhausted her strength, her little hands slowed down, and finally she softly rested her hands on Chi Li's back.
The little head bobbed up and down against her bare back, and she dozed off.
Chi Li straightened her clothes, turned around, and scooped the drowsy little guy into her arms.
"Are you tired?" she asked softly, brushing away the fine sweat from Tang Lu's forehead with her fingertips.
Tang Lu snuggled comfortably in her arms, nodded drowsily, and said in a sleepy voice, "Hmm... Is Lili comfortable now?"
"Mmm, very comfortable." Chi Li looked down at the little tree spirit in her arms, who was content and sleeping peacefully because of helping her.
She began to realize that her need for Tang Lu went far beyond emotional dependence and companionship.
Her tree spirit is becoming an indispensable "medicine" and comfort in her weary battles in a way she never expected.
From that day on, Chi Li tacitly approved of Tang Lu's unique "treatment".
After reviewing memorials for a long time, the little guy would crawl over and massage her shoulders and neck.
When her old wounds occasionally ache, she would obediently press against them, using her purifying biomechanics to restrain the cold.
Even when she was feeling agitated and her murderous aura was subtly rising, Tang Lu simply leaned quietly beside her, and that pure and peaceful aura was enough to gradually calm her down.
The servants of the Demon King's Palace noticed that His Majesty's imposing aura seemed to have subsided considerably, and a relaxed weariness occasionally appeared between his brows, as if he had finally found a safe haven to rest in.
And the little princess who was always by His Majesty's side was no longer just someone who needed to be protected; there was now a silent understanding and connection between them.
Chi Li enjoys this dependence.
She even started to subconsciously look for that green figure when she felt unwell.
Tang Lu also tirelessly regards "making Li Li comfortable" as one of her most important tasks.
That day, Chi Li held Tang Lu, who was sleeping peacefully under her "treatment".
As she looked out the window at the setting sun, she suddenly remembered how, long ago, this little guy had looked up with his innocent face and vowed to protect her.
At the time, she thought it was just a child's innocent and cute joke.
Now it seems that her tree spirit is truly fulfilling that vow little by little in her own way.
With her new shoots, she gently soothes the many old scars left by her millennia of conquest.
The Demon King discovered that even someone as powerful as her had begun to crave this unique "spiritual healing" from the little tree spirit.
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