Enchanting

Ye Qiu grabbed her straight by the collar and was about to slowly pull it down.

"W-what are you doing!? Mm, ah~" Zhu Yeqing tried to dodge his movements, but it tugged at her injuries, sending a burst of pain through her. A sound that easily led the imagination astray slipped from her mouth and nose.

What am I doing? Why does that sound a little wrong? He gave the girl in front of him a strange look and replied.

"I don't want to ga—mm, cough, cough!"

He coughed dryly twice, secretly thinking how close that had been. He had nearly blurted out what was in his heart.

"You agreed so readily just now that I thought you already knew what I was going to do. It's nothing much."

Ye Qiu grew serious, spreading his hands before pointing at her again. "It's just... look at the clothes you're wearing. They're wrapped so tightly, and you're so dirty. Of course I have to clean you up first before applying medicine, right?"

"Clean me!" Her pitch suddenly rose. For a moment, she froze there, her expression shifting nonstop—conflicted, miserable, embarrassed, angry.

Her body was sticky and uncomfortable, and she had crawled on the ground for so long. If the wounds were not cleaned properly, they would probably get infected. She understood all that, but the other person was a man.

When she thought of that scene, of him... having to cut off her clothes, help her clean the wounds, wipe every single place... a lone man and woman...

"Hah—uh!"

Thinking of that, she suddenly felt her breath catch. Her face flushed crimson, and she began breathing in great gulps.

"Have you made up your mind?" Ye Qiu had already sat down by the bed. "If you feel embarrassed, I can knock you out."

"No!" She rejected that method outright. How could that be allowed! If that happened, wouldn't her body be left completely at someone else's mercy?

"Then what else do you want me to do?" Ye Qiu was getting a little impatient too. Was he supposed to save this person or not?

It was unclear whether she had heard Ye Qiu's question. She stayed silent for a long while, then seemed to have finally accepted it. Adjusting her breathing, she slowly turned her head away, not wanting to look at Ye Qiu.

"Do it." Gritting her teeth, she forced out those two words with difficulty.

Having received permission, Ye Qiu did not stand on ceremony. He picked up the scissors and dagger in his hands and was about to start cutting away the clothes on her body.

When he touched the skin at her neck, a faint pink hue spread upward, and her delicate body trembled slightly.

Her voice carried a sob as she said stubbornly, "If you try to do anything to me! Even if I die, I won't let you have it warm!"

Tears slowly flowed to the pillow as she closed her eyes as if resigning herself to fate.

"Pfft. Haha! If I wanted to do something to you, do you think you'd be able to kill yourself successfully? You really are cute." Ye Qiu shook his head, finding the girl before him, who was clearly resisting yet insisting on pretending to be strong, rather amusing.

She did not reply, lying there quietly, her face red and ears hot.

Ye Qiu stopped teasing her as well. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he slowly peeled her open.

"Mm~" Her fists clenched tightly, and she could not help letting out a faint hum.

The blood had already dried, and the wounds and clothes were stuck together. Even the slightest tug on the fabric made her feel pain.

Snip, snip. Aside from the sound of cloth being cut, there was no other movement in the cave.

Time seemed to pass very slowly. Both of them were suffering.

Looking at the scenery before him that was already beginning to take shape, Ye Qiu was not completely unmoved. Sweat gradually seeped from his forehead.

As for Zhu Yeqing, she was incomparably tense. Every accidental touch made her heart tremble, and she was already drenched in sweat.

The obstructions to cleaning the wounds had been completely removed. The wiping work could begin too.

"I'll wipe your upper half first."

"Shut up!" Zhu Yeqing let out a furious shout, both embarrassed and enraged, her eyes filled with anger and shame.

"Hoo! Fine!" Ye Qiu exhaled a breath of stale air and relaxed a little.

He wet the towel in the basin and wiped carefully. In the end, when he touched two key spots, Ye Qiu heard a few faint sobs.

Zhu Yeqing's shoulders trembled. Feeling the pain on her body and thinking of the pressure she had been born with in her family, all of it pressed down on her until she could hardly breathe. Now it was as if she had found an outlet, and she began to cry silently.

Ye Qiu thought she was only acting this way because she felt wronged, embarrassed, and angry. His hand paused, then quickly swept past this area and shifted to cleaning the wound below her chest.

The bloody hole gouged out by the Rhinoceros Horn had even injured her ribs.

Crack! Her bone gave a crisp sound. "Uh~ ah!" Zhu Yeqing cried out in pain.

Ye Qiu placed his hand over her ribs, urged his Soul Power, and used a few techniques. Her ribs were reconnected.

He took out a blanket and covered her body, then took out another water flask. "Drink some water and replenish your fluids."

Her pale face was tinged with red. With tears streaking her face like pear blossoms in the rain and her hair disheveled, she looked utterly haggard. Her misty eyes swept over him once, but she gave no response.

Since she did not want it, Ye Qiu could not very well force it into her mouth.

"Then next..." His gaze fell on her legs in stockings. Her left calf was even slightly twisted.

"Y-you just do what you have to do!" She forced herself to calm down and spoke coldly.

Under her gritted-teeth expression and grief-stricken, furious gaze, Her short skirt was slowly removed. The preparations were complete!

Ye Qiu also wiped quickly, attending to every detail and leaving nothing out.

Zhu Yeqing's eyes turned somewhat dazed, and she had nearly bitten her lips until they bled.

Everything that had never been seen or touched by anyone before became a thing of the past today.

He lifted the blanket covering her upper body again, turned her over, and repeated the work from before.

By the time everything was over, she looked as if she had just been hauled out of the water, her whole body drenched, her skin flushed pink.

Since she was covered in sweat, Ye Qiu had no choice but to wipe her down again. After that, he began applying the medicine.

Medicine went where it needed to go, and bandages went where they needed to go.

A full process, start to finish.

Zhu Yeqing had cried herself out. Her red, swollen eyes stared blankly and numbly at the cave ceiling as her thoughts drifted far away. At a time like this... where is that so-called fiancé? Sister... you've made me suffer so badly!

"Heh." A miserable laugh suddenly slipped out.

"What's wrong? Is there another wound I haven't applied medicine to?" Ye Qiu pulled the blanket over her, covering her body.

"..." Zhu Yeqing only looked at him coldly.

"Mm?" Ye Qiu frowned. Killing intent! He had sensed killing intent. He lowered his head, a red glint flashing through his eyes.

Fortunately, that killing intent did not last long.

"Other than my left calf, everywhere else... hehe!" She gave a cold laugh, her voice carrying a chilly edge. "Haven't you already groped all over?"

Ye Qiu, who had just been about to make a move, laughed self-mockingly. She was just a girl paralyzed on the bed, completely at someone else's mercy.

Besides, his actions really were hard for her to accept.

Although he no longer meant to act, his Sharingan remained active as he walked to the foot of the bed.

That left leg, which had been trampled broken, was seen through by Ye Qiu.

"A fracture, and cracks in the bone. Will the medicine you brought work?"

"Don't worry. If it can even handle the wound on my ch—if it can even handle the wound there on my chest, then this is nothing." The cold voice could not quite hide the turmoil in her heart.

After receiving her answer, Ye Qiu gently placed his hand over it. The Mysterious Heaven Skill circulated, and Soul Power seeped in.

"Then you'd better endure it!" As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for her to react, Ye Qiu began to exert force!

"Ugh—ah!" Her scream was piercing, enough to imagine just how much it hurt. Her body even went into slight spasms, and even her curses trembled. "You... you bastard!"

"Consider it punishment for wanting to kill me just now!" Ignoring the murderous look in her eyes, Ye Qiu chuckled. He gently applied the ointment, gave it a simple bandage, then found a few wooden boards to fix the bone in place.