Although Xiao Yunying didn't believe that showing her feet meant losing her chastity like people in ancient times, she was still somewhat embarrassed that her feet were touched by a man she didn't know very well.
"I'll do it myself."
Luo Sheng scooped out another piece of ointment and applied it to the back of her foot, gently rubbing it. Without looking up, he said, "The bruise on your side hasn't healed yet, and today you also hurt your hip and knee. Can you bend down by yourself?"
Xiao Yunying was speechless and could only obediently let him apply the medicine for her.
Whether it was the ointment's effectiveness or the man's high temperature, Xiao Yunying could feel the red and swollen area of her ankle was warm.
Luo Sheng stood up and placed the ointment on the table: "Are you calmed down now?"
Xiao Yunying snorted, it was unclear whether she was expressing her dissatisfaction or acknowledging that she had calmed down.
Luo Sheng dragged a stool over and sat opposite her. Xiao Yunying, who was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), was much taller than Luo Sheng, who was sitting on the stool, making Luo Sheng appear inferior to her.
He took out a fruit knife wrapped in cotton cloth from his pocket and placed it next to her: "I never thought you would actually dare to kill someone."
Xiao Yunying's expression turned cold: "She dared to threaten me with Luo Xin, so naturally I don't mind sending her to her death sooner."
Luo Ying looked into the eyes of the person in front of him: "Yun Ying, I don't think your ruthlessness back then was just to scare her. I know you were really angry and wanted to kill her, but what about afterwards? Can you accept yourself as someone who has killed someone? Can you continue to live a good life after killing someone?"
He spoke seriously, as if he had seen through Xiao Yunying's character: "Killing is not so simple. You are not a cold-hearted person who regards human life as worthless. If you really kill Zuo Lanzhi in a fit of anger today, I think you will live in the shadow of this matter for a long time to come, or even for the rest of your life. What do you think?"
Xiao Yunying did not deny the matter.
Luo Sheng is right; he can't get over this hurdle.
She was educated in the new era, and respect for life was ingrained in her. Even if she succeeded in killing someone out of momentary anger, it would haunt her as a nightmare for the rest of her life.
In order to save Luo Yang, she seriously injured several bandits, and afterwards she never inquired about their fate.
It's because I'm afraid of finding out that they couldn't be saved because I went too far, which would only cause me unnecessary trouble.
Luo Yong continued to comfort him, saying, "You were too angry at the time and only thought about killing her to prevent future troubles. Or you may have a way to make the emperor not pursue your crimes, but have you ever thought about whether the Zuo family might do something behind the scenes?"
You must know that Madam Zuo dotes on this daughter. If you kill her like this, Madam Zuo might do something drastic. Yun Ying, you still have family. Think of them. Unless you can completely eliminate the threat in one move, you mustn't provoke them before you've gained enough power.
Xiao Yunying met Luo Sheng's eyes: "So you're not letting me kill her, not to protect her?"
Luo Sheng said helplessly, "I have no connection with her. Why should I abandon you and Xin'er to protect such an unrelated outsider?"
Xiao Yunying remained silent, admitting that Luo Sheng's words made a lot of sense.
She's always been flexible and knows when to yield; she admits her mistakes: "I acted impulsively today, and... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have called you a dog of a man."
Speaking of this, Luo Sheng straightened his expression and said, "What happened before was indeed my fault..."
Xiao Yunying hurriedly said, "Forget it, let bygones be bygones, let's not bring up the past anymore."
Seeing that she didn't want to talk about this topic, Luo Yong took out a celadon jar: "This is an ointment that can heal wounds without leaving scars. Start applying it when your wound scabs over. Don't be stingy. I'll give you more when you run out."
Xiao Yunying took the porcelain jar, opened it, and smelled it: "Is this ointment very rare?"
Given Luo Sheng's personality, the fact that he told himself not to be reluctant to use it shows that he subconsciously believed the ointment must be very rare and precious.
"It's just a matter of paying more money."
Xiao Yunying fiddled with the porcelain jar in her hand, belatedly realizing that the man in front of her was being a little too nice to her.
If it were any other man, after all the scolding he gave her in front of so many people, how could he possibly be so patient in reasoning with her and even apply medicine and massage her ankle when he got back?
Lost in thought, Xiao Yunying blurted out without thinking, "Luo Sheng, why are you so good to me? Do you like me?"
The two of them were stunned when they heard this.
Xiao Yunying tensed all her muscles, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
She laughed awkwardly, "Hehe, well... I was just talking nonsense, joking, is it not very funny?"
"yes."
...
Xiao Yunying was even more embarrassed, and lowered her head, not knowing what to say.
If it's not funny, it's not funny. Why shout it so loudly?
Luo Sheng seemed to realize that his timing in answering was inappropriate and that the girl in front of him had misunderstood him, so his tone was urgent and a little uneasy.
"I mean... I like you."
Xiao Yunying shifted back slightly: "You...you must be joking."
"I'm not joking."
Luo Sheng had never been sure of his feelings for Xiao Yunying; he thought that at most he felt only a little gratitude towards her.
I don't know when it started, but my eyes always unconsciously follow her figure.
Even knowing that she had something unusual about her, his initial wariness gradually disappeared as he spent more time with her.
Until the day Zuo Lanzhi accidentally ingested the medicine, he saw her nose bleeding and thought it was a deadly poison that would kill her. At that moment, he really panicked.
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