Qin Zhao didn't answer for a long time, and the two of them were in a stalemate. After a moment, the force on Jing Li's wrist loosened.
Jing Li looked at him, but Qin Zhao had already turned his head away and closed his eyes.
The light in this room is very dim, and Qin Zhao is so sick that it is impossible to see his appearance clearly.
Jing Li felt relieved and said, "You can't go on like this. Can you still stand up? Can I take you home?"
There was another moment of silence, and Qin Zhao whispered, "...Thank you."
Jing Li put the straw raincoat into the backpack, put the backpack on his back, helped Qin Zhao up, let Qin Zhao lean on his shoulders, and supported him as he walked out.
Qin Zhao's consciousness was still very confused. He didn't even notice that the person next to him didn't ask about his residence and directly took him back to the village.
In a daze, he only felt that the body in his arms was petite and soft. It felt cool and great to touch.
Qin Zhao leaned over instinctively.
Jing Li hadn't quite gotten used to his new human form, and Qin Zhao, who was almost a head taller than him, had a hard time supporting him. The two of them walked unsteadily, taking twice as long as usual to reach the village.
Linxi Village was silent at night, and because it was raining today, almost all the villagers went to bed early.
Li Dali came out with an oil lamp to relieve himself, and happened to see two figures supporting each other slowly passing by his house.
He looked at the familiar figure and rubbed his eyes.
Is it Qin Zhao?
That shouldn't be the case. Qin Zhao is alone and there is no one in the house.
Li Dali didn't think much about it and turned back to the house.
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Jing Li helped Qin Zhao back to the bed.
Jing Li spent too long in human form this time. He felt that his physical strength had been greatly depleted. More fish scales appeared on the surface of his skin than before, and it was almost difficult for him to maintain his human form.
But he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
Worried that Qin Zhao would see his appearance, Jing Li didn't dare to light the lamp. He fetched a basin of water in the dark, wrung out a towel, and used it to wipe his body to cool him down.
But Qin Zhao's body was still very hot. Jing Li wiped it for him several times, but the heat did not subside.
He must be in great pain, his brows were tightly furrowed, and from time to time he let out a low groan of pain through his clenched teeth.
This doesn't even look like an ordinary fever.
What kind of disease does Qin Zhao have?
Even if Jing Li wanted to ask, he couldn't find a chance. He helped Qin Zhao wipe himself for the last time, pulled the quilt over him, and went to the outer room.
Qin Zhao has to take medicine once every morning and evening. Today, he came back too late and didn't have time to take the medicine.
Maybe that's why I suddenly became so ill.
Fortunately, Qin Zhao would prepare a potion every morning, so he only needed to heat it up in the evening, saving him the trouble of decocting the medicine. But Jing Li had never done this kind of work before, and even lighting the firewood took him a long time.
After a long while, he finally returned to the bedroom with the hot medicine.
Qin Zhao's condition became worse than before.
He lay there unsteadily, his body shaking constantly. The quilt had been kicked aside and his clothes had come loose during his struggle.
"Don't move!" Jing Li quickly put the medicine aside and stepped forward to hold the other person's shoulders. "You'll catch a cold..."
The open collar revealed the other person's pale skin, and the delicate collarbone was particularly prominent because of his thinness. Looking down, one could also see the thin muscle lines on his chest.
Jing Li looked away awkwardly, his ears feeling a little hot.
He didn't dare to look anymore and reached out to pull the quilt at the foot of the bed.
But before he could touch the quilt, someone suddenly grabbed his wrist and pulled it hard.
The world was spinning, and Jing Li fell into a hot embrace.
“!!!”
In that instant, Jing Li felt as if his heart had skipped a beat. His nose was filled with the unique medicinal aroma of the other person, and his brain was dizzy and he lost the ability to think.
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