Chastity

"Uh? I... where am I?" The flames in the cave danced over the branches, flickering and making her eyes rather uncomfortable. The woman lying on the blanket suddenly opened her eyes, looked around, and spoke weakly.

Killing was always easier than saving. The Wild Tiger was weaker than Ye Qiu, but it had inflicted a single attack on the woman, while Ye Qiu had given her a burst of Healing Power. Even so, that Healing Power would take at least ten days to heal her!

Feeling that she had been badly wounded but had not died, Qing Ye recalled what had happened. Looking around the cave, she knew someone had saved her.

"Hm, this..." The woman tried to sit up, only to suddenly discover that someone had changed her clothes. Her body was wrapped in many bandages, even around her thighs. Moreover, she was now wearing a man's long robe. Could it be...

She hurriedly felt herself over and checked. Whew, thank goodness. She was still whole; her Red Pill was still there.

"Ah, ah!" Supporting herself with both hands against the ground, she struggled to sit up, but this tugged at the injury on her back. The woman remembered now. The Wild Tiger had sent her flying, and she had scraped across the ground for more than ten meters. Her back must be covered in wounds. That damned beast!

"Where exactly is this place? And who saved me?" Looking at the robe she wore, the woman's grip on the blanket tightened involuntarily.

Struggling to her feet, Qing Ye held a hand to her chest. Though the cold Qi had been forced out, her internal injuries had not fully recovered. She walked toward the light at the cave entrance, moving very slowly, because any increase in speed caused pain to shoot through her body.

Not far from the cave, a crescent-shaped purple crystal blade grew from Ye Qiu's arm and slashed toward a massive stone pillar seven or eight meters tall. "Crystal Release—Emerald Crystal Blade!"

Boom! The huge stone pillar was actually cut open and came crashing down. Looking at the smooth cross-section, Ye Qiu happily stroked the purple crystal blade on his arm. Pretty sharp. From now on, besides the Aluminum Alloy Sword, I had another treasured blade I could create whenever I wanted.

"Hm?" Ye Qiu's ears suddenly twitched, and he turned to look toward the cave entrance. A woman in a man's long robe, her wheat-colored skin brimming with wildness, slowly emerged from the cave and entered his sight.

"You're awake. Are your injuries any better?" Ye Qiu waved his arm, dispersing the crystal blade on it, then leapt to a spot three or four meters from the woman and asked.

"You... sir, you're... you saved me?" Qing Ye asked. However, since her injuries had not fully recovered, she spoke with pauses. One hand rested against her chest, adding a touch of charm to her appearance.

"Ah, yes. Yesterday, I saw Miss being attacked by a Wild Tiger, so I brought you back and saved you. It was only a small matter, Miss needn't take it to heart." That was indeed what Ye Qiu thought. Anyway, this young master had already seen every inch of you. I'd be embarrassed to ask for any reward.

"Then... my original... clothes..." Qing Ye asked awkwardly, a faint blush on her face.

"Uh." Although he had known she would ask, now that the moment had come, it really was... No choice but to answer honestly. It wasn't like he was lying. "Well, Miss had wounds all over her body, and the bleeding wouldn't stop. If they weren't bandaged in time, then perhaps... Also, the Wild Tiger's cold Qi remained within your body. It kept invading your Five Viscera and Six Bowels, so I had no choice but to..." Ye Qiu wore an expression of having acted only out of necessity. He couldn't exactly say that although he hadn't intended it, it suited him just fine.

"Then... then you... saw everything?" The woman's face was so red it seemed ready to bleed.

"Well, that couldn't be avoided." Ye Qiu spread his hands helplessly.

"You..." Qing Ye pointed at the young man, wanting to say something, but in the end, it turned into a sigh. "Thank you, sir, for saving my life. Qing Ye is deeply grateful, and I will surely repay you one day." The woman closed her eyes for a moment, then suddenly opened them as she spoke. Her expression changed at once, becoming cold and unapproachable.

"Uh, well, actually, I can take responsi—"

"Please forget what happened yesterday, sir. You need only remember that you saved my life, and I owe you one." Before Ye Qiu could finish, the woman interrupted him. After Qing Ye spoke, she turned and slowly returned to the cave.

"Uh, this isn't quite how I imagined it would go?! Didn't I save her life and see her body? Shouldn't she offer herself to me? Why..." Ye Qiu stared dumbfounded at the woman, who had left without the slightest hesitation.

After Qing Ye returned to the cave, she went back to where she had been lying and wrapped herself tightly in the blanket. She lowered her head without saying a word, two streams of tears flowing from her eyes.

Twenty years of purity, just like that... Her body had been seen completely by someone else. What was she supposed to do? Kill him? But he had saved her life, and he had only done it to save her... Besides, he had not taken advantage of her unconsciousness to do something even more unspeakable. How could she repay kindness with enmity? Forget it, forget it. Qing Ye wiped away her tears with the blanket, then raised her head, her gaze gradually firming.

"The most urgent matter is to quickly find Leader Fei Lei and Ka Gang and the others."

Ye Qiu did not know what Qing Ye was thinking inside the cave. At that moment, he was troubled. What should he do? Go in or not? And what should he say if he went in? Ye Qiu had never had a girlfriend in his life. He truly had no idea how to handle this sort of thing.

Ding! Weekly Task: As a forger, how could you not have a work you are proud of? Please use the Level One Forging Technique to forge an exquisite weapon. Time limit: five days. Task reward: one A-Rank Pet Summoning Card, 30,000 Gold Coins.

Just as Ye Qiu was hesitating, the system's voice suddenly rang out. "Damn it, I forgot today was the eighth day. Time to get to work."