Treating Zhu Zhuqing's Injuries

Treating Zhu Zhuqing's Injuries

By the time they returned to the tent, Xiao Wu was already awake.

Seeing Yin Hao return, Xiao Wu asked with a puzzled look.

"Hao Ge, what did you go off to do..."

Before she could finish, Xiao Wu noticed Zhu Zhuqing in Yin Hao's arms.

Her eyes flew wide open as she stared at Yin Hao in astonishment.

What was going on? Hao Ge... had gone highway robbing? And robbed a woman while he was at it?

He had said he came here to take care of something... could it be... robbery?

For some reason, when Xiao Wu saw the woman in Yin Hao's arms, whose chest was so well-developed, her heart felt strangely uncomfortable, and her brows furrowed without her realizing it.

"Ow..."

Xiao Wu clutched her forehead and looked at Yin Hao in confusion, unable to understand why he had hit her.

"What nonsense are you thinking? She's injured. Hurry over and help."

"She's injured?"

Xiao Wu quickly moved closer. The front of the girl's clothes was soaked through. When she touched it, her hand came away with something red and sticky—it was blood...

Seeing this, Xiao Wu stopped letting her imagination run wild and hurriedly helped Yin Hao carry Zhu Zhuqing into their only tent.

Well... it really was their only tent. They had slept together for so many years already, so what was wrong with sharing one tent now?

Yin Hao took out a pair of scissors, a white towel, several white cotton balls, and several bottles of medicine from his Storage Ring, placing them beside him before speaking to Xiao Wu.

"Hurry and boil a pot of hot water."

"Okay, okay..."

Xiao Wu nodded quickly.

Yin Hao then used the scissors to gently cut open Zhu Zhuqing's clothes. The instant the fabric was cut apart, her snow-white skin was exposed.

(Why didn't he let Xiao Wu do it?

Don't misunderstand—Yin Hao wasn't taking the opportunity to cop a feel. In his previous life, he had loved courting death... ahem... adventure, and had been injured plenty of times. He was already quite experienced in treating wounds.

As for Xiao Wu... aside from eating Crystal Carrots and fighting, her abilities in practically every other area were basically zero. If she were the one treating Zhu Zhuqing's wounds, Shrek's three sisters would probably become two sisters.)

Yin Hao cut away all the clothing from Zhu Zhuqing's left shoulder down to her chest, revealing a huge wound before his eyes.

"Forgive me..."

Yin Hao murmured softly. Though he liked beautiful women and occasionally used a few little tricks, he would not take advantage of someone in such a situation.

After removing the last bit of cloth obstructing the wound, Yin Hao dipped a cotton ball into one of the bottles of medicine.

Then, using tweezers, he gently wiped both sides of the wound on Zhu Zhuqing's chest. It was both to prevent infection and to apply the medicine more effectively.

The instant the cotton ball touched the wound, the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing could not help but let out a soft groan. Her beautiful face tightened slightly, her Willow Eyebrows furrowing, but she showed no sign of waking.

Yin Hao did not stop. He cleaned the wound, disinfected it, and applied medicine. Just as he was applying the medicine, Xiao Wu walked in.

She paused only briefly at the sight of Zhu Zhuqing's exposed chest, saying nothing as she carried the hot water over to Yin Hao.

"Hao Ge, the hot water's ready."

Without looking up, Yin Hao continued applying medicine as he spoke.

"Pour some hot water into a cup first. Pour the rest into a basin, then put the white towel beside me in it."

Xiao Wu did not ask why. After hearing Yin Hao's instructions, she immediately did as he said.

The two of them worked for an hour. Only after Yin Hao wrapped Zhu Zhuqing's wound in gauze did they finally finish.

Yin Hao wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at Zhu Zhuqing inside the tent, and said, "Xiao Wu, stay in the tent and sleep with her tonight. I'll make do outside..."

"Mm."

Xiao Wu nodded without refusing. You could say Xiao Wu had plenty of flaws—she loved causing trouble, she was a violent girl, and so on—but one thing could not be denied: she was kind at heart. Seeing Zhu Zhuqing so badly injured, she was willing to stay behind and watch over her.

Nothing happened that night.

The next morning, Xiao Wu rubbed her eyes as she walked out of the tent, just in time to see Yin Hao returning through the forest with a small wild boar in hand.

The moment she saw the little boar, Xiao Wu's foodie instincts were instantly triggered. Her eyes, which had barely been able to stay open, snapped wide open, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Alright, stop grinning like an idiot. Has the girl inside still not woken up?"

Xiao Wu shook her head, indicating that she had not.

"Fine, then. I'll go deal with the boar. You go gather some firewood. We're having roasted suckling pig."

"Okay."

The moment she heard they were having roasted suckling pig, Xiao Wu immediately bounced off to gather firewood in the woods.

About an hour after Xiao Wu left, Yin Hao, who was setting up a barbecue grill, suddenly sensed someone approaching him. Through the Blue Silver Domain, he immediately identified the visitor—it was Zhu Zhuqing.

However, her expression was far from pleasant. When she woke up that morning, she discovered that her clothes were torn. Both the inner and outer layers over her chest were gone—not entirely gone, but half of them had been cut away. One glance was enough to tell that scissors had been used.

Still, she also saw several layers of bandages wrapped around her chest, which eased her tightly furrowed brows slightly.

She then found a set of women's clothes nearby and put them on. They were a little tight, but they would do.

After getting dressed, Zhu Zhuqing tried to stand, but the sharp pain in her chest made her frown deeply. Only after several attempts did she manage to get to her feet.

The moment she stepped outside, Zhu Zhuqing saw Yin Hao setting up the grill not far away and walked straight over.

To be honest, her feelings were complicated. On one hand, she was a very conservative woman. Otherwise, she would not have taken such a huge risk to come to Heaven Dou with nothing but a marriage contract to find a fiancé she had never even met.

And the man before her had most likely been the one to cut open her clothes and see her body. Traditional as she was, Zhu Zhuqing found that hard to accept.

But on the other hand, he had done it to save her. Given how badly injured she had been, if she had not received treatment in time, she would probably have been dead by now.

With both sides weighed against each other, Zhu Zhuqing did not know what kind of attitude she should take toward Yin Hao.

She could only walk blankly to his side and wait for him to speak first.

In truth, Yin Hao had noticed her the moment she came out, but he still put on an act as though he had only just seen her.

"Eh? You're awake?"

"Were you the one who took off my clothes?"

For some reason, Zhu Zhuqing felt a flicker of panic after saying those words, but she quickly suppressed it.

Yin Hao "froze slightly," then nodded and said, "I took them off, but that was only to treat your injuries..."

Before he could finish, Zhu Zhuqing had already pulled out a dagger and pointed it at Yin Hao.

She had seen Yin Hao fighting before, and she knew she stood no chance against him. Yet she still drew the dagger. Even if Yin Hao killed her for it, she would accept it. She would just consider it... returning this life to him.