"Hmm..." When Xu Jiujiu woke up again, she looked towards the direction of the cave and found that it was already dawn.
She was still a little dizzy after just waking up. After unconsciously slapping her head twice, she slowly recovered her memory of yesterday.
"Yesterday... Oh, by the way, after I finished those things yesterday, I felt very tired and took a rest... How come I slept until the next day?"
She patted her face in annoyance to make herself more sober, then looked at the tools around her.
"What did he prepare for dinner last night?"
There was a big pot, a quilt, and there seemed to be a strange taste of medicine in his mouth, which made Xu Jiujiu frown again.
"What happened last night?"
It was obvious that the food here did not look like cooked food. There was brown residue in the pot and a strange medicinal smell in the bowl.
These things don't match the food at all.
"It's strange...it's really strange..."
I racked my brain for a long time but couldn't figure out what happened last night and why I didn't react at all.
A slight smell of rust drifted to Xu Jiuji's nose. She sniffed it subconsciously and her face changed drastically in an instant.
"Such a strong smell of blood... Could it be!"
She supported her still weak body and walked step by step to the cave entrance. The scene that came into her eyes made her cover her mouth subconsciously, and tears were slowly falling from the corners of her eyes.
She saw Zhao Xin, covered in blood, sitting beside a tree. Beside him, a large number of soul beast corpses were piled together, and the bloody smell was coming from there.
"Hmm?" Zhao Xin sensed a slight movement and subconsciously turned his head to see Xu Jiujiu sobbing with his hands covering his mouth.
"Are you awake? Why did you suddenly fall ill yesterday? Girls should take care of their health..." After saying a few words, he collapsed to the ground, breathing in the air filled with the smell of blood.
In order to protect the sick Xu Jiujiu, he fought with these soul beasts that came following the smell of medicine all night without even eating a single bite of food. It took him a lot of effort to finally kill these guys.
"Chen Zifeng."
Xu Jiujiu came to Zhao Xin's side and gently helped Zhao Xin up, not caring at all that the blood on Zhao Xin's body had stained her clothes.
"Are you... okay?" Xu Jiujiu was a little worried. She was not a fool. The smell of medicine, the illness, and Zhao Xin standing at the entrance of the cave covered in blood, all these clues were connected. Yesterday, Zhao Xin, who had fed her medicine, fought with these soul beasts until dawn to protect her when she was sick. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel distressed.
She and Xin Zhao were just strangers who met by chance. If Xin Zhao hadn't saved her, she might have died in the clutches of the Explosive Lion King and become its food. Now, Xin Zhao fought desperately for her, so no matter how wary she was of Xin Zhao, it had already disappeared completely.
Now, she only cares about whether the boy in front of her who claims to be Chen Zifeng is okay!
Zhao Xin forced a smile.
"I'm not going to die yet. I'm just a little tired and want to take a nap."
Xu Jiujiu wiped away her tears with her sleeves, supported Zhao Xin with her weak body, and walked towards the cave step by step with Zhao Xin.
Zhao Xin was somewhat surprised and asked weakly, "Jiujiu, you..."
"Don't talk."
Xu Jiujiu's words sounded tough, but Zhao Xin could feel the care from the girl.
In order not to let Xu Jiujiu down, Zhao Xin closed his mouth and limped back to the cave with Xu Jiujiu.
Zhao Xin was really exhausted. After returning to the cave, he found a flat place, lay down, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
"Chen Zifeng."
Xu Jiujiu was startled for a moment, and hurriedly used her hand to check Zhao Xin's breathing. After finding that Zhao Xin's breathing was normal, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, everything is fine, fortunately, everything is fine!
She lay gently on Zhao Xin's chest, not caring about the blood on Zhao Xin's body, and listened quietly to Zhao Xin's calm and steady heartbeat.
In order to recover as quickly as possible, Zhao Xin's body automatically shut down all of his senses, waiting to recover on its own. Therefore, he had no reaction to Xu Jiujiu's non-hostile behavior.
After feeling Zhao Xin's heartbeat for a while, Xu Jiujiu suddenly sat up and slapped his red face with both hands.
"What's wrong with me?"
She felt her face turning red, but looking at Zhao Xin in front of her, her excited heart gradually calmed down.
Then, with trembling hands, she undressed Zhao Xin's upper body.
“……!”
She had always thought that the blood stains were just condensed on the surface of the clothes, but when she opened Zhao Xin's clothes, she found that this was not the case. Zhao Xin's clothes were soaked with the blood of soul beasts from the inside out, and the smell of blood filled her face and hit her face.
After a long silence, she gritted her teeth again, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, took some water from the water bottle beside her, and soaked her handkerchief. Then, she gently and carefully wiped the marks on Zhao Xin's body. There was not much water in the water bottle, and it was only enough to roughly wipe Zhao Xin's upper body, but even so, it could make Zhao Xin feel a lot more comfortable.
Looking at the bloodstained handkerchief, Xu Jiujiu didn't feel bad at all. This was a gift from her mother, but she thought she used it in the right place.
She took off Zhao Xin's clothes, and then took the quilt she had slept on from the side. After a little hesitation, she gently covered Zhao Xin with it. She glanced at the bottle of unopened mineral water that Zhao Xin had taken out for her to drink. A hint of hesitation flashed across her eyes, but it was quickly covered up by determination. She slowly helped Zhao Xin up, and then tried to feed him water. Unfortunately, it didn't work, and the water flowed down Zhao Xin's upper body.
Xu Jiujiu quickly took a handkerchief and wiped off the water stains on Zhao Xin's body. Then, she picked up the water bottle, took a sip of it in her mouth, and fed it to Zhao Xin mouth-to-mouth.
After helping Zhao Xin replenish some water, she sat there with a flushed face, not knowing what to do. After covering Zhao Xin with the quilt again, she suddenly felt a little sleepy. She kept looking at Zhao Xin for a long time. Then, she lay down beside Zhao Xin and fell asleep.
In the shadows, Zhao Changtian showed a meaningful smile, and then released his mental power, announcing to the surroundings that there was a master here. The soul beast that was originally attracted by the smell of blood was trembling with fear. Zhao Changtian's mental power swept around and then retracted it. The soul beast with weak legs suddenly felt full of strength and ran in the opposite direction without looking back.
Zhao Changtian didn't care, but continued to pay attention to Zhao Xin, fearing that something might happen to him. He wanted to take action more than once in the battle just now, but restrained himself. Of course, this also made him see Zhao Xin's strength and perseverance.
When Zhao Xin woke up from his self-sleep, he subconsciously looked towards the direction of the cave entrance, but saw only darkness. It seemed that it was already night, and no soul beast had come in yet. It must be his father who took action.
Suddenly, Zhao Xin felt something strange beside his body. He couldn't help but lower his head, and saw Xu Jiujiu sleeping soundly with his right hand in his arms. His upper body was naked, and a large part of the blood stains had been wiped off. It could only have been done by Miss Xu Jiujiu beside him.
Hmm…”
Xu Jiujiu felt the movement around her and opened her eyes. She saw Zhao Xin who had woken up through sleepy eyes and suddenly became sober.
"Chen Zifeng, how are you feeling? Are you feeling unwell?"
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