I Blushed Too

Meanwhile, seeing Lin Manshan return, Shui Bing'er hurriedly braced herself with both hands, trying to stand up.

She couldn't stand. Her buttocks had truly gone numb.

"I'll do it."

As he spoke, Lin Manshan crouched down.

"Mm, sorry to trouble you." Shui Bing'er lowered her head with shifty eyes, blushing as she wrapped her arms around Lin Manshan's neck.

His figure leaped through the forest, trees flashing past in her peripheral vision. The night wind was chilly, yet her skin was burning hot. Amid the rapid thump-thump of her heart, she rested her head against his shoulder and listened closely by his ear. Shui Bing'er could feel Lin Manshan's warmth and heartbeat. He was nowhere near as calm as he sounded when he spoke.

Her face grew even redder.

It was her first time being in such close contact with a boy her own age. It gave her an indescribable feeling.

Damn it, I blushed too. How embarrassing. Lin Manshan, who had been single for two lifetimes and had never brought a girl into his den, could not help cursing inwardly.

The two girls' skin had heated up from embarrassment and their heartbeats had quickened. Holding them so steadily, with their warm fragrance in his arms, he could feel it all clearly. As time passed, even his own heartbeat unconsciously sped up. His blood surged, raising his skin temperature. Shui Bing'er had definitely noticed.

He had to admit, Shui Bing'er really was beautiful. She was much more curvaceous than Shui Yue'er. A careless glance from the corner of his eye gave him quite a shock.

Thud, thud, thud. He hurriedly composed himself and accelerated his leaps.

With every second feeling like a year, they finally reached the tree hollow.

He placed Shui Bing'er on a narrow branch, holding her waist steady as he freed his left hand to push aside the leaves and branches.

"Miss Bing'er, we're here." Lin Manshan said, giving her waist a gentle push.

"Mm." Shui Bing'er murmured. Strength suddenly returned to her, and she swiftly drilled into the tree hollow as if fleeing.

Lin Manshan quickly followed her inside.

He put the branches and leaves back in place, leaving only a tiny gap for ventilation, then scattered Snake Repellent Powder. He moved to the side of the entrance and sat cross-legged on the leaves.

"Get some rest early." Lin Manshan did not turn around. He murmured softly, closed his eyes, and entered cultivation.

While he had been gone, Shui Yue'er had already laid a carpet and bedding across the floor of the hollow. The two-meter space was neither particularly small nor particularly large. Once the two girls lay down, there was not much room left for him. After thinking it over, he decided not to lie down to sleep.

If we somehow rolled together, there'd be no explaining it.

He admitted that he was an LSP who was easily tempted by beauty, but he was the kind with principles.

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Seeing Lin Manshan sit at the entrance and begin cultivating, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er knew that he was avoiding suspicion. Their hearts warmed, and after exchanging a glance, they did not want to disturb him. They pulled over the blankets and lay down.

After fleeing all the way here, they were tired as well.

Time passed bit by bit, until the dead of night.

"Mm... cold..."

A low, struggling murmur broke the silence.

"Hmm?" Lin Manshan opened his eyes and turned to look.

The two girls were curled tightly together, wrapped in the blankets and trembling slightly.

"By all rights, the poison should have been neutralized already." Lin Manshan rubbed his chin and stood up, walking over.

He crouched beside them and touched the back of Shui Bing'er's head through her hair. His brows immediately furrowed. "So hot! A fever?"

"Wake up, wake up." He hurriedly reached out and gently shook her shoulder.

At the movement, both girls quickly reacted. Their faces twisted in struggle, as though they were suffering from sleep paralysis.

Lin Manshan immediately increased the force of his shaking.

"Don't come closer!" Shui Bing'er suddenly opened her eyes with a startled cry. Cold sweat beaded on her forehead, and she breathed rapidly as if she had just awakened from a nightmare.

"Ah!" Startled by her reaction, Shui Yue'er abruptly woke as well.

Seeing Lin Manshan crouched before them, Shui Bing'er instinctively tightened the blanket around herself. Her pale face held a trace of wariness.

"You two were having nightmares," Lin Manshan said first. "Miss Bing'er, I touched your forehead just now. It's very hot. I suspect your wounds have become infected. If left untreated, it could be dangerous, so I had no choice but to wake you."

"If you don't mind, please lift the blanket and let me look at the wounds."

At those words, Shui Bing'er's expression relaxed at once. She nodded and weakly raised a hand.

It seems rather serious. Lin Manshan sensed her weakness from that movement and hurriedly stopped her. "I'll do it."

As he spoke, he moved to the side of Shui Bing'er's thigh. While lifting the blanket, he took out a fire starter from his bosom.

"Use mine." Shui Bing'er spoke softly. With a flick of her left hand, a blue crystal fell out, glowing with a hazy radiance.

"Thank you." Lin Manshan quickly picked up the blue crystal from the blanket and brought it close to her long legs.

After unwrapping the bandage, he saw that the shallow scratches had already whitened around the edges. The surrounding skin was red and somewhat swollen.

"It really is a wound infection. It was probably caused by being kept stuffy. This tree hollow was only recently dug out, and the wooden floor was not dried or treated at all. Over time, moisture seeped into the carpet. With you two covered by blankets and no air circulation, infection was unavoidable."

"Fortunately, we caught it in time, so it's nothing serious." Lin Manshan secretly sighed in relief. "You feel weak mainly because sweating caused dehydration." Of course, there's also septicemia caused by bacteria, but you wouldn't understand even if I explained it.

To be precise, I don't really understand it either. I only heard about it in the age of exploding knowledge.

Having said that, he turned to Shui Bing'er. "Also, the poison has been neutralized. I have a way to heal your wounds in a short time, but before that, I need to remove the bandages and clean the infected wounds first."

The Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone contained pure Life Energy. It could heal injuries, but in essence, it merely stimulated the body's natural ability to heal itself without consuming the injured person's own Life Energy.

However, it did not actually detoxify or cure poison. On the contrary, it could provide energy to certain germs and promote their growth. Although the plant poison in Shui Bing'er's body had been neutralized, the germs produced by the infected wounds were, strictly speaking, also a form of life. If he directly used Life Energy to heal her and they began multiplying—

He truly had no idea what the consequences would be.

At his words, a flush immediately appeared on the two girls' pale faces.

However, given their current condition, with their limbs weak and powerless, they could only let Lin Manshan help them.

Thankfully, the wounds are on our thighs and arms. Otherwise, it would be unbearably embarrassing. Both girls thought the same thing.

"Sorry to trouble you." Shui Bing'er lowered her head and spoke weakly. Then, with a movement of her wrist, she took out some drinking water.

Having obtained permission, Lin Manshan wasted no more time. He began removing the bandages, applying medicinal juice, and washing the wounds in one smooth process.

Watching Lin Manshan busily work at her side, touching here and there, Shui Bing'er simply closed her eyes.

Yet the faint blush on her cheeks and her occasionally trembling body still revealed her unease.

Shui Yue'er, on the other hand, watched with sparkling eyes and an admiring expression. The longer she looked, the more satisfied she felt.

Before long, Lin Manshan pressed his palm close to the wound. A faint blue-gold glow spread out. Under Shui Yue'er's shocked gaze, the scratch-like wounds on Shui Bing'er's thigh visibly changed. The redness and swelling faded, leaving fair skin behind. The pale yellowish rotten flesh rapidly hardened into brown scabs, which then darkened, curled up from the edges, and finally fell away.

"Mm..."

The cool, comfortable sensation made Shui Bing'er, lying on the carpet, unable to suppress a soft moan.

The next second, she yanked the blanket up over her flushed face, leaving only her curved lashes trembling like little brushes.

"Does it feel good?" Shui Yue'er blinked her beautiful eyes.

Whoosh! Even her eyes were covered.

Half an hour later.

Shui Yue'er had also turned into a little ostrich, her entire head buried beneath the blanket. A mosquito-like buzzing came from inside.

"Th-thank you, A'man."

You didn't even take off your clothes or pants. You only exposed your arms and thighs. Was there really any need to be this nervous? If your buttocks or waist had been scratched, wouldn't you have fainted from embarrassment on the spot? Lin Manshan pursed his lips, inwardly sighing that this truly was a feudal society. Girls here were so innocent and reserved.

If this were my past life, they'd only urge you to hurry up, then curse you with, "You pervert, can you even do it or not?"

"Get some rest." After replying, Lin Manshan returned to his spot and fell asleep against the tree wall.

Rustle, rustle. Soft shifting sounds came from behind him. Two little heads poked out and glanced at Lin Manshan.

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The two looked at each other, speechless. Then, with a whoosh, they both ducked back under the blankets.