Nangong Min was worried that Mu Jin would catch a cold, so he quickly pushed Mu Jin into the tent.
Nangong Min stood outside the tent, his face slightly flushed, and said softly, "Ajin, quickly change out of your wet clothes so you don't catch a cold."
Mu Jin agreed verbally, but in her heart she felt that Nangong Min was too nervous about her.
After all, with her martial arts training, she had some resistance, but she still listened to Nangong Min and quickly changed out of her wet clothes.
Mu Jin quickly changed her clothes and came out of the tent carrying the dirty and wet clothes she had taken off.
She planned to go to the stream first to wash the dirty, wet clothes. She would leave them outside the tent to dry overnight, so they would be completely dry by tomorrow morning and easy to take on the journey.
Seeing Mu Jin emerge from the tent, Nangong Min walked over to her. He took the soaking wet clothes from her hands and said...
“Ah Jin, rest here for a while. The stream is slippery. I’ll take these clothes over and wash them.”
After Nangong Min finished speaking, without waiting for Mu Jin's agreement, he turned around and walked quickly towards the stream, as if afraid that if he was even a moment too slow, Mu Jin would disagree.
Whether in the real world or after transmigrating to this Eastern Yue Kingdom, no man had ever helped Mu Jin wash her clothes by hand. Even though Mu Jin had a thick skin, she still felt a little embarrassed.
However, seeing how fast Nangong Min was running, she felt that if she went over and snatched the clothes back from him, it would only make things more awkward for both of them. So, Mu Jin decided to brazenly pretend that she didn't care.
Nangong Min walked to the stream and put the clothes Mu Jin was holding into the stream to wash them.
To make it easier for him to travel these past few days, Mu Jin has been wearing men's clothing, which makes washing him quite convenient.
As Nangong Min was washing, a bodice suddenly fell out of Mu Jin's clothes.
At first, Nangong Min didn't know what the piece of cloth was for. When he realized that it was Mu Jin's undergarment, his face instantly turned bright red, just like a ripe tomato.
At this moment, Nangong Min was at a loss, holding Mu Jin's bodice. He didn't know whether to wash it or not. It was like holding a hot potato, burning his whole body.
Nangong Min's mind suddenly went blank. He gritted his teeth, his hands trembling, and hurriedly finished washing the undergarment, placing it on the stone he had just washed, along with the other washed clothes.
Then, he picked up Mu Jin's pants and put them in the water to wash. However, when he saw a smear of blood on Mu Jin's trouser leg, he froze.
He seemed to have thought of something, and the blush on his face immediately disappeared.
Nangong Min immediately put down the clothes he was washing, turned around and ran back to Mu Jin's side. He squatted down and, no longer thinking about the proper conduct between men and women, reached out to grab Mu Jin's leg.
Mu Jin looked at Nangong Min with some confusion and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Nangong Min asked anxiously, "Your leg is injured? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Mu Jin instinctively pulled her foot back and whispered, "It's just a little scrape, it's nothing."
Nangong Min didn't believe it. He said to Mu Jin, "Let me take a look first. If there are any wounds, they will fester tomorrow if we don't treat them."
Actually, when Mu Jin fell into the water, her calf was cut by a sharp rock at the bottom.
When she changed her clothes, the bloodstains were still stuck to the fabric, and when she took them off, it really hurt so much that she gasped.
However, Mu Jin didn't want Nangong Min to worry about her.
Mu Jin said, "It's really nothing, I can apply the medicine myself later."
Nangong Min had seen the bloodstains on the fabric of the trouser leg. He didn't believe Mu Jin's claim that it was nothing serious. He frowned and looked at Mu Jin, as if to say that he wouldn't leave unless he saw it.
Faced with such a persistent Nangong Min, Mu Jin had no choice but to compromise.
Nangong Min held Mu Jin's calf and slowly lifted the fabric from her trouser leg.
Because Nangong Min had just washed clothes, his hands, which had been soaking in the stream, were somewhat cold. Furthermore, due to his years of martial arts training, the calluses on his hands made Mu Jin feel uncomfortable when they rubbed against her delicate skin, as if the skin where Nangong Min touched her was burning hot.
The next moment, as Nangong Min once again lifted Mu Jin's trouser leg, the fabric stained with blood and stuck to the wound was torn apart again. Mu Jin almost cried out in pain, but she still endured it.
"How could the wound be so deep?"
Nangong Min examined the clothes for a moment, then frowned and said, "If I hadn't found the bloodstains while washing your clothes, were you planning to keep it from me forever?"
Mu Jin said in a low voice, "I was afraid you would worry, and the wound will slowly heal. I was thinking of applying another layer of medicine powder before resting later, and it will be better tomorrow."
After a brief silence, Nangong Min took out a handkerchief from his chest. He then took out a water bag containing the warm water they usually drank on the road, poured the warm water onto the handkerchief, and then held Mu Jin's calf with one hand, supporting it on his knee, while wiping away the blood around the wound with the other.
Mu Jin's cold feet pressed against Nangong Min's chest, making her feel somewhat warm, but mostly making her uncomfortable. She lowered her head, her toes involuntarily curling slightly.
After silently wiping the blood off Mu Jin's calf, Nangong Min took out some medicinal powder and sprinkled it on. Then he took out another clean handkerchief and carefully bandaged Mu Jin's wound.
While doing these things, Nangong Min kept his head down and remained silent, his technique both skillful and extremely serious.
After everything was done, Nangong Min gently removed the fabric from Mu Jin's calves and put Mu Jin's legs back on the ground.
Mu Jin sensed that Nangong Min was a little angry, but when Nangong Min looked up and smiled gently at her, she felt that it was just her imagination.
Nangong Min turned around and went back into the tent. When he came out, he was holding some dry food and fruit, which he handed to Mu Jin.
"I'll have to make do with this tonight. You have a leg injury and can't eat meat. We won't have fish tonight. If you still want fish after your wound heals, I'll catch one for you and cook it for you, okay?"
Mu Jin smiled awkwardly at Nangong Min and said, "Okay!"
Nangong Min smiled gently at Mu Jin and said, "Then you eat first. I'll go wash all the clothes and then come back to keep you company."
Mu Jin nodded, and Nangong Min then turned back to the stream to continue washing Mu Jin's clothes that were not yet clean.
Mu Jin felt that Nangong Min had taken a long time to wash her two clothes tonight.
It wasn't until 15 minutes later that Nangong Min turned back, hung the clean clothes on the top of the tent to dry, and then sat down next to Mu Jin.
Neither of them said much. After finishing their food, they returned to their respective tents to rest.
It was a new day. Mu Jin opened her eyes, sat up, stretched, lifted the tent flap, and saw Nangong Min sitting not far away cooking porridge.
Seeing that Mu Jin was already up, Nangong Min looked in her direction and smiled at her, saying, "Good morning, Mu Jin."
"Good morning~" Mu Jin replied with a smile.
After Mu Jin finished washing up, Nangong Min helped her change her dressings before packing their things and continuing their journey with Mu Jin.
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