“Alright… I believe you…”
She raised her hand that was burned from the fight, and gently caressed the young man’s face. Touched by his determination, she mostly didn’t want her little junior to shoulder the burden of revenge at such a young age.
Yuyan had experienced that feeling before. It was lonely and unpleasant.
Moreover, she was still alive. Yino really didn’t need to hold such a deep grudge for her…
“Senior Sister, let me treat your wounds.”
Suddenly, Yino held the hand caressing his face.
He gripped Yuyan’s wrist, placing it on his chest. Through the firelight from the mountain temple, Yino could faintly see the shocking row of burns on Yuyan’s arm.
Of course, Yino knew that with Yuyan’s cold-resistant holy body, burns of this level wouldn’t leave scars.
But… As a player from his past life, Yino knew this. However, as a little junior brother who had only reached Foundation Establishment after being reborn,
he shouldn’t know
!
He had already bought the ointment and essential oils. If he didn’t apply them to his senior sister now, was he supposed to use them on himself?
“You know how to treat wounds?”
Yuyan blinked her beautiful eyes curiously as Yino held her hand.
But soon, she thought of something intimate, and her already slightly flushed face showed even more embarrassment. Your next read is at
“I know a bit of medicine. My auntie taught me before.”
Yino said calmly.
Yuyan was leaning against his chest, so Yino only needed to open the ointment and hold Yuyan’s hand to apply it directly.
“Let’s apply the medicine first. It might hurt a bit, but combined with Wangxue’s natural power, it will help your wounds heal faster…”
“Treating the scars early will also minimize the chance of these burns leaving marks on you. I don’t want Senior Sister to end up with patches of blue and purple all over.”
Yino secretly coated his palm with a thin layer of spiritual energy, then gently applied the ointment to Yuyan’s arm while speaking softly to comfort her.
Yuyan listened quietly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Yino’s palm as he applied the ointment. She felt a cool, tingling sensation on her skin, and a subtle emotion seemed to burrow into her heart, making her feel itchy.
Actually… Yuyan had always known she was a Destined Daughter that fate favored her.
She had practiced swordsmanship since childhood. Despite being a little girl, she loved going to the mountains to catch spirit beasts and demons, so naturally, she often got wounds on her body. But over the years, Yuyan never really needed to apply medicine. Her wounds would heal quickly on their own without leaving scars.
Yuyan didn’t say anything now, simply wanting Yino to continue applying the medicine.
Perhaps she really wanted to see how good the young man’s medical skills were.
Or maybe… she just wanted to observe how gentle Yino could be.
This feeling of being cherished and pampered was something she hadn’t experienced since her clan was destroyed and her parents died when she was nine years old.
“Senior Sister…”
“Senior Sister…”
Bathing in the cool, tingling comfort of the ointment being applied to her skin, Yuyan felt the scene before her eyes becoming blurry. Her consciousness seemed to drift to childhood memories of her mother scolding her while combing her hair. She heard the repeated calls of “Senior Sister” and suddenly blinked, snapping back from that happy memory.
“Senior, look!”
At some point, Yino had taken Yuyan’s hand and was showing her the burn on her forearm, now 90% healed.
Yuyan was momentarily stunned.
She rubbed her eyes with her other hand, but this wasn’t a dream. She had only lent her hand to Yino, allowing him to apply the medicine for just a few minutes, and Yino had actually healed this burn!
“See…”
“It doesn’t hurt and won’t leave a scar, right?”
Yino gently stroked the skin on Yuyan’s arm. In the faint moonlight, Yuyan’s ice-smooth skin was still soft and smooth. Only a slight redness remained where the burn had been. Honestly, Yuyan wasn’t even sure if this remaining blush was from the burn or because she felt so sensitive from Yino constantly touching her skin.
“Th-thank you…” Yuyan said, a bit dazed. Since her clan was wiped out, Yuyan had never been treated for injuries by anyone else. Honestly, besides the standard
thank you
, she didn’t know what else to say. Moreover, Yuyan’s attention was completely drawn to Yino’s palm, leaving her no mental space to think about how to express gratitude. She didn’t know if it was because of the ointment or if her skin was naturally this sensitive… Why did she feel like half her arm was subtly heating up under Yino’s palm after zoning out for a moment? It was as if every sensation was amplified, the skin-to-skin contact feeling incredibly delicate in her mind!
“Senior Sister…”
“Your leg seems to be burned too.”
At some point, Yino’s gaze was drawn to a red scar visible through a tear in the black stockings on Yuyan’s leg under her skirt. He spoke again in a gentle tone.
“Mm, then you can help me with that too…”
Yuyan was still immersed in the previous feeling of happiness, her beautiful eyes somewhat unfocused.
She nodded instinctively at first, but soon,she thought of something and suddenly snapped out of her daze, abruptly sitting up and breaking free from Yino’s embrace.
“Senior Sister?”
In the moonlight, the young man’s cold eyes held tenderness. He just tilted his head slightly, looking curiously at the white-robed immortal who had suddenly sat up.
Yuyan’s delicate body trembled slightly as she took deep breaths. Her beautiful face under her scattered black hair showed both panic and embarrassment.
She didn’t really understand what had just happened to her…
Yino’s way of applying the medicine felt so comfortable that Yuyan felt dazed the whole time. She had almost fallen asleep enjoying it in the young man’s arms. When he mentioned the wound on her leg, Yuyan nodded without thinking, wanting Yino to help apply more medicine.
But was the inner thigh an area where medicine could be applied?
If Yuyan continued to indulge in this comfort, wouldn’t her entire body eventually be touched all over?
That’s why she had suddenly sat up.
Now that Yuyan had woken up from her pleasant dream and recalled the memory of nearly crossing a line, she still couldn’t hide her fear and her heart was racing.
“I’ll take care of the wound on my leg myself!”
Yuyan was no longer so gentle, returning to her usual cold tone as she refused.
At the same time, she also realized how intimately close she had been with Yino. She bit her lip lightly, trying with some difficulty to sit up from Yino’s arms. But she seemed to have forgotten about the internal injury on her leg. Her inner thigh suddenly cramped, making Yuyan’s legs twitch and nearly lose balance. At the critical moment, Yino reached out to hold her again.
But unlike before, when Yuyan’s cold face showed signs of embarrassment again, the young man’s narrowed eyes in the moonlight were no longer so tender and doting. Instead, he said calmly:
“Senior Sister, you’re injured and can’t walk well.”
“I know men and women shouldn’t have too much physical contact. You’re wary of too much interaction with me, but at least let Wangxue carry you.”
As he finished speaking, without waiting for Yuyan’s agreement, he bent down, one arm around her waist and the other supporting her black-stockinged legs under her skirt. With his strong arms, he immediately lifted Yuyan in a princess carry.
“0__o?!”
Yuyan hadn’t even reacted.
But Yino didn’t hold her for long. Soon, the limp and powerless senior sister was placed on the back of the nine-colored deer beside him.
When Yuyan came to her senses again, she was already riding the nine-colored deer heading towards the exit of the secret realm.
“…”
Yuyan felt like everything had been arranged, leaving her with a sense of missed opportunities. Just a second ago, she was leaning in Yino’s arms, feeling incredibly secure and about to fall asleep. But when Yuyan realized the intimate overstepping between a man and woman and wanted to break free from Yino’s embrace, he didn’t try to hold on to her or show any disappointment. He directly followed Yuyan’s wishes and with a series of motions, brushed his hands off after placing Yuyan on the little deer.
-Just… that fast?-
Being suddenly discarded made Yuyan feel a bit uneasy, like her body was chilled by the night breeze and her chest lacked that sense of security that allowed her to let down her guard. Now, with Yino not by her side, Yuyan couldn’t help thinking about the question the young man had mentioned before [ what if Gu Wanglan turned around and attacked her now?]
“Wait.”
At some point, Yuyan finally realized the reason for her unease.
She had ridden the nine-colored deer quite far. Now looking back, she suddenly realized that the young man who had princess-carried her onto the little deer was still standing in the same spot
“Yino?”