Chapter 23
He retracted all his previous thoughts.
I still think,
Once you regain your spiritual power, it would be better to just strangle her.
*
That night, Xi Yunliu developed a high fever.
"Master, Xi Yunliu has a high fever." 67 observed Xi Yunliu's situation and promptly reminded him.
"Okay, I understand."
Yingning, still feeling dizzy from sleep, got out of bed.
Xi Yunliu's high fever was caused by an infection of her wound. It came on suddenly and fiercely, and Yingning took care of her for most of the night before bringing her temperature down.
While Xi Yunliu was unconscious, he vaguely felt that someone was always by his side. The burning discomfort all over his body made him feel like a fish struggling to die.
Once they realized there was a lifeline...
He then gripped the woman's delicate hand tightly, refusing to let go for even a moment.
Worried about that person's departure.
The person not only didn't break free, but also patted his hand reassuringly, indicating that they would stay with him.
Xi Yunliu finally felt relieved and gradually fell asleep peacefully.
The next day, when he woke up, he found himself alone in the room.
The other person has disappeared.
With some doubts in his mind, he struggled to his feet, feeling weak, and slowly walked out of the room.
As soon as Xi Yunliu entered the courtyard, she saw smoke rising from the kitchen.
What is she doing?
He strolled closer.
In the kitchen,
Yingning was holding a fan and carefully boiling the medicinal soup on the stove.
Having been pampered since childhood, she seemed to have no experience with brewing medicine. She simply picked up a magic fan, and when she used too little force, the fire in the stove would flicker and almost fall.
Sometimes, if the force is too strong, a thick cloud of smoke will fill the kitchen.
Her originally fair face was soon covered in soot, turning her into a little cat.
"Cough cough cough..."
The woman's coughing came from the kitchen.
Seeing this, Xi Yunliu showed no expression on her face.
However, his originally unruly, violet eyes gradually became deep and mysterious.
He watched for a while, made no sound, and then turned and left.
Not long after, he was lying in bed with his eyes closed, meditating, when he heard the door being gently pushed open.
A series of footsteps.
I could tell it was her.
Xi Yunliu did not get up immediately, but listened quietly to the sounds, gradually deducing her movements from the sounds.
She placed the medicine on the table...
He came over again...
She sat down on the bed...
Xi Yunliu waited for several breaths, but found that Ying Ning no longer made any sound.
Why did she stop?
Finally, unable to suppress her curiosity, Xi Yunliu slowly opened her eyes.
He saw a pretty woman with streaks of black soot on her face staring intently at him.
Why are you looking at me like that?
"I'm just curious, do all demons look like you?"
Her eyes held a glint of light as she looked Xi Yunliu up and down.
Xi Yunliu felt somewhat uncomfortable under her blatant gaze, and said in a weak voice:
"The demons have all sorts of strange appearances."
"No wonder."
"No wonder what?"
"If all demons looked like you, then the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan would not be considered the most beautiful race in all realms."
Xi Yunliu asked inexplicably, "Then what clan are you from?"
Ying Ning paused, her eyes gradually losing focus.
He then let out a wry smile:
"I?"
"I have no clan left."
Xi Yunliu felt somewhat uncomfortable seeing her forced smile.
He tried to ask again, but Yingning immediately interrupted him, whether intentionally or not.
"You're awake now, get up and take your medicine."
Xi Yunliu then looked at the bowl of dark, watery liquid placed in front of her.
What is this?
"Medicine."
Xi Yunliu looked at the "medicine" that looked almost identical to the Demon Abyss Poison Pool.
"Why can't you just buy pre-made elixirs?"
"How could I have forgotten about that?" Yingning suddenly realized. "But since I've already cooked it, you should just make do with it."
Looking at the bowl of "medicine" that looked extremely like poison, Xi Yunliu didn't hesitate any longer and drank it down in one gulp.
The feeling of being unable to swallow it is indescribable.
As soon as he put down the bowl, he saw Yingning resting her chin on her hand, looking at him.
Those few streaks of ash were still firmly stuck to her face.
Xi Yunliu couldn't bear to watch any longer and spoke up:
"come over."
"What?" Yingning obediently came over.
We're closer now.
He reached out and gently wiped Yingning's cheek with his white sleeve.
"How can your face be so dirty after the medicine has been boiled like this?"
"I really don't know how stupid you are."
Although there was some disdain in his words, there was also a hidden sense of pity that he shouldn't have felt in this lifetime.
*
When Xi Yunliu's health improved, Yingning directed him to do some chores.
"Ah Yun, is it hung up yet?"
Today, Yingning suddenly had a whimsical idea: to hang a bird's nest on the big tree in the yard.
After finally hanging it up, she looked at the ground, which was quite far away, and didn't dare to come down.
"I'll catch you."
"But it's just too tall." Yingning looked at his small frame: "Won't it crush you?"
"Then you can stay up there."
Xi Yunliu turned to leave, leaving Yingning alone, clinging to the tree branch, teetering on the verge of collapse.
“Ah Yun.”
But he couldn't call him back. Xi Yunliu walked away, seemingly intending to leave Yingning in the tree.
"ah!"
A gasp of surprise rippled through the room.
The woman in red seemed to have lost her grip on the branch and fell from a height of two or three meters.
Xi Yunliu immediately turned around, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air.
Yingning thought she was about to fall to the ground, but was caught by a cold embrace.
"Ah Yun, you caught me!"
Yingning happily wrapped her arms around Xi Yunliu's neck, her tone still sounding somewhat fearful.
"I thought I was going to fall."
Xi Yunliu felt a faint fragrance in her arms and did not immediately let go.
Then he heard the pretty woman in his arms say in a coquettish tone:
"Ah Yun, my leg seems to hurt a little."
His heart tightened, and he wanted to check if she was injured anywhere.
Yingning smiled and said, "Could you carry me back to my room?"
Xi Yunliu reverted to her previous attitude of ignoring her, bent down to put her down, and strode away.
All that could be heard from behind was the woman laughing and saying:
"Ah Yun, wait for me."
*
The days in the illusion didn't pass quickly.
Flowers bloom on branches, leaves fall like snow.
Winter has arrived in the blink of an eye.
During the months of "torture," Xi Yunliu not only recovered her health considerably, but also discovered many of Ying Ning's flaws.
For example, always acting on a whim.
Today, she wanted to eat food from the demon race, so she instructed me to buy it myself, and if I couldn't buy it, I would have to cook it for her myself.
The Demon Lord, who had never experienced the warmth of human relationships, finally witnessed Feng Yingning's clingy nature.
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