The weather in early winter is naturally gloomy and cold.
A sudden gust of wind and heavy rain came from outside, and with my clothes soaked in the icy rain, I felt even colder.
What's more, Jing Zhe was shirtless...
So when Mu Qingren's icy little hand touched him, he couldn't help but shiver and wince in pain.
If it were someone else, he would most likely say: "I'll give you a good whack, you little idiot!"
But Mu Qingren, especially now looking so pitiful with tears in her eyes, Jing Zhe couldn't bear to see her like that.
"It doesn't hurt."
"Smack!"
"Ouch—"
He had barely finished saying it didn't hurt when he was slapped on the back. He opened his mouth to curse, but when he turned his head and saw that it was the old medicine boy who had hit him, he immediately changed his mind.
"My master! Why did you hit me?"
"You said it didn't hurt? I'm curious and want to try it!"
"..."
Jing Zhe was speechless. What kind of weird master was this?
Mu Qingren stepped in front of him, looking at the old medicine boy and saying, "Senior... his injuries are so serious, he must be in a lot of pain. Please don't joke with him!"
The old medicine boy glanced at Mu Qingren and said, "You've got quite the luck with women, this girl even knows how to protect you!"
Mu Qingren bit her lip and remained silent, her face flushed with embarrassment.
Then the old apprentice asked Mu Qingren to step aside, examined Jing Zhe's wounds again, and said, "It's nothing, just some superficial wounds. I'll remove the iron filings for you later and apply some wound medicine!"
"..."
A true master is a master; even with injuries like this, he still claims it's just superficial wounds…
"However, even though they are just superficial wounds, there are so many of them that they need to be properly cared for, otherwise they will become infected and rot!"
"..."
That sounds more like a human being...
Afterwards, the old medicine boy lit a fire in the house. Perhaps because he had lived here for a long time, there was a lot of firewood piled up in the corner of the temple, enough to keep warm.
The old medicine boy led Jing Zhe to the fire, then reached out and secretly applied force to his back. His hand acted like a magnet, drawing out the iron filings from Jing Zhe's back.
The moment the metal shavings detached from his skin, he still gasped in pain. This sight made Mu Qingren's heart inexplicably clench...
...
After the iron filings from the wound were cleaned away, the old apprentice took out a small medicine bottle from his clothes.
"This is a wound medicine I concocted. Just apply it to the wound and keep it dry for five hours. In less than two days, the wound will heal completely!"
It was still raining heavily outside, and it didn't seem like it would stop anytime soon.
It's already afternoon, and you can't touch water for five hours...
Jing Zhe's face fell: "Master, does that mean I won't be able to go back tonight?"
The old medicine boy shook his head: "You can go back!"
Before Jing Zhe could be happy, he continued, "Anyway, it won't be me who bleeds and festers in the end."
"..."
My master's mouth... it's really infuriating. Luckily, he's already reached the Grandmaster level, otherwise he'd easily be beaten to death outside...
"If you don't want to go back, then don't. It's only for one night anyway. You have too many wounds. If they bleed and become infected, it will be terrible!"
At this moment, Mu Qingren interjected.
Both the old medicine boy and Jing Zhe turned to look at her. Mu Qing's face flushed, and she stammered, "Today... it's all my fault. If... I hadn't insisted that you come with me to steal the Breakthrough Flower, you wouldn't be like this... so I couldn't bear to see your injuries worsen..."
Mu Qingren offered an explanation, but the two men interpreted it in a completely different way. However, no one pointed it out. The old medicine boy said, "In that case, we can't blame you; we should thank you!"
"???"
"If you hadn't let Jing Zhe in today, the Twin Monsters of Tongtian would most likely not have let me go. So, you saved my life."
The old medicine boy looked at Jing Zhe and said earnestly, "We people of the Heaven and Earth Sect have always been grateful and will repay kindness. This girl saved my life, so you should repay her on behalf of your master. Whatever she wants to do, just help her!"
"Sect Master Mu wants to break through to the sixth level tonight..."
"That's easy!"
The old medicine boy chuckled, "Didn't you just finish eating the jujube pills? I was initially thinking it was a waste, because if you don't use them within two hours of taking them, they're a waste! Since the girl wants to break through, and you want to repay her, it's a win-win situation!"
"..."
The fact that the old medicine boy could talk about going to bed so simply impressed Jing Zhe greatly.
Mu Qingren's face was redder than ever before, and she lowered her head.
She understood when the old medicine boy told the two strange monsters in the forbidden area of Changsheng Mountain about the "rotating yin and yang" technique of eating jujube pills.
Wang Yingqiu lost her virginity and her martial arts skills improved by leaps and bounds. Presumably, she had "swirled yin and yang" with him and understood what he meant when he told her that practicing this kind of skill required "extreme courage and perseverance, which ordinary people cannot endure"!
Now, hearing the old medicine boy mention it again, he naturally blushed.
Jing Zhe gave an embarrassed smile and hurriedly said to the old medicine boy, "Master, let's heal our injuries first!"
The old apprentice was about to pour the medicine when Mu Qingren suddenly raised his head and said in a deep voice, "Senior, let me apply the medicine for him!"
The old apprentice looked at her and smiled, "Alright, a young girl's hands should be gentler; this is just right for applying the medicine!"
Then he instructed, "After applying it, remember not to touch it with water for five hours! Also, you mentioned taking the jujube pills, plus the one you just swallowed, so you have three left, right? Each one is incredibly precious, it would be a waste to waste them! Remember, if you don't use them within two hours, they will lose their effectiveness!"
"..."
Just like being repeatedly reminded that "you two must go to bed within two hours," Jing Zhe and Mu Qingren both felt a little awkward, especially Jing Zhe, who felt that the old medicine boy was being too deliberate. Wouldn't it be better if things just happened naturally?
With water, anything is possible.
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
After giving his instructions, the old apprentice stood up and said...
"Master, where are you going? Are your injuries alright?"
"The injury is minor; I'll be fine after a few days of training back home. The environment here is terrible; I can't stand living here. I'm leaving."
After saying this, the old medicine boy walked out and disappeared into the rain...
"Turn around, let me apply the medicine for you."
Mu Qingren spoke softly, her voice gentle, no longer cold as before, which warmed the heart.
"oh."
Jing Zhe agreed and turned around.
The next moment, Mu Qingren's small hands, still wet with medicine, began to apply it to Jing Zhe's back.
"Hiss~"
"What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"
Mu Qingren quickly stopped and asked cautiously.
"It doesn't hurt, it just feels a little cold..."
Mu Qingren thought for a moment, then held her hands over the fire for a while, rubbed them, and then touched them again.
"Hiss~ No~"
"Still cold?"
"No...no, I mean, don't...stop..."
"..."
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(The train has started, sob sob sob...)
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