Bai Ye Cures Collei's Scales of Corruption

When Tighnari returned to the cottage where Collei lived, he saw Dori and her men guarding the outside.

"Did you send Collei?" Tighnari asked her.

At the same time, he began to carefully consider whether his own pocket would be enough to pay Dori's reward later.

He's a reasonable person; he'll definitely give you the money you're owed.

"Although I wish it were me, unfortunately it's not."

Dori said with some regret.

Although she wanted to agree and receive the reward from Tighnari, she knew that while her actions were cunning, she wouldn't lie. Besides, Bai Ye was no longer in the room; if she really wanted the reward, Bai Ye would appear and expose her.

That would be a losing proposition.

Who is that?

Dori gestured towards the inside of the house with her mouth. "That guy's inside, you'd better hurry up and go in. Oh, and remember to be quick, or your little apprentice might end up with the surname Bai."

"Collei is still young."

"Don't worry, that guy is even younger Collei."

"Um?"

Tighnari still didn't intend to pay attention to Dori and headed into the room.

Meanwhile, inside the house, Collei woke up.

I opened my eyes and there was that familiar ceiling.

What's wrong with me?

I think I was on a forest patrol when I encountered a very handsome young man.

Looking at this boy, I felt really comfortable; my Scales of Corruption had lessened considerably.

However, what followed was excruciating pain all over my body.

I can't remember anything.

These things seem like a dream. Am I dreaming?

For a moment, Collei felt like she was dreaming.

However, the white snake that appeared in front of her face at that moment made her realize that she was not dreaming.

Then, she heard the white snake speak.

"You're awake. It seems the life force I infused you was sufficient. Hmm, now get out of bed and take a look at your body."

Collei rolled out of bed, her feet sinking into the wooden floor, the feeling of solidity was much stronger than before.

Is my Scales of Corruption really cured?

As she was thinking this, she remembered what the white snake had said earlier.

She was given life force.

"You gave me your life force," Collei asked the Chang Sheng.

"Yes, I'll give you my own life force. But you don't need to thank me; Little Bai Ye will make up for the life points I lost."

Collei looked at Bai Ye, who was looking at her directly.

The incredibly handsome young man smiled broadly, looking at Collei with anticipation in his eyes.

"This, how is this possible? You, you shouldn't be so reckless and waste your life force."

She looked at the boy, who was about her age, and said in a slightly stuttering tone, "Yu."

Some people even used their own life force to save themselves.

This won't do.

Unlike himself, who was plagued by the Scales of Corruption and whose health was deteriorating, he was such a handsome young man; there was no man more handsome than him. Moreover, he was not only good-looking, but his demeanor also exuded talent.

Such a person must be stronger than oneself.

I can't let myself harm him like this.

She then said to Chang Sheng, "Why don't you absorb my life force back? I... I don't want it anymore."

You must not harm others.

Especially harming him.

Collei couldn't help but glance at Bai Ye.

The Chang Sheng returned to Bai Ye's neck and said to the Chang Sheng snake, "Oh, that doesn't matter. Its body can absorb life points from various places. Healing your little bit of life points probably wouldn't require more than a few dozen catties of fish. You can't possibly have less life points than a fish, can you?"

"No, that's not it."

Even Collei wouldn't think there's anything wrong with absorbing the fish's energy.

"This, this white snake..."

"My name is Chang Sheng!" Chang Sheng interrupted Collei and said to her.

"Is what Chang Sheng said true?"

"Yes, so you don't need to worry about these things."

Bai Ye nodded.

Hearing him say that, Collei was immediately happy.

As long as it doesn't consume Bai Ye's life force.

The door creaked open, Tighnari walked in.

"Collei, are you alright? I remember that your medication was prepared a few days ago. As long as you take it on time, you'll be fine."

He asked Collei.

"Um..." Collei also a little confused.

She couldn't understand why she had developed the Scales of Corruption at that time.

"I think this might be because of me," Bai Ye said at this moment. "My body has a special constitution, and I have an innate ability to cleanse the source of diseases like Scales of Corruption. As a result, when I cleanse, the culprits that caused Collei to develop Scales of Corruption react together, which is why little Collei became like this."

"Can you cleanse the Scales of Corruption?"

Tighnari, chin in hand, spoke to Bai Ye.

I am happy inside.

As Collei's teacher, he naturally hoped that Collei would recover soon.

However, he still asked Bai Ye, "May I know your identity?"

"My name is Bai Ye, and I'm a Bounty Hunter in Liyue. Oh, by the way, I, Sumeru, have a friend. This is a letter he asked me to deliver to someone."

Bai Ye took out Kaveh's letter.

Although Kaveh's financial situation is really bad, Sumeru fame is still high enough.

"Is it Kaveh?"

Seeing the handwriting on the letter's cover, Tighnari knew it was indeed written by Kaveh. And Tighnari felt he could still trust the person Kaveh had asked to introduce to someone who could help him.

Letting Kaveh help himself might lead to being deceived; that guy might choose to help even when he's undecided. If he asks someone else for help, it proves that person's character is indeed trustworthy.

Tighnari felt he believed it to be seven or eight tenths of the truth.

At the same time, he felt that the name Bai Ye sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

"Yes, I am now Kaveh's employer, so when I came to Sumeru this time, he sent me a letter so that I could find someone else to help me."

Bai Ye answered Tighnari.

He continued, "If the cause of the Scales of Corruption is something I know, then it is indeed possible. However, we will need to find a way to protect little Collei's body during this process."

The last time the Abyss power within Albedo's body was shattered, it nearly killed Albedo. And clearly, Albedo's physical strength far surpasses that of Little Collei; if it were eliminated directly, Collei probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Even if she keeps using her life force to protect Collei's body, can she endure the pain?

Bai Ye told him everything.

Tighnari's brow furrowed.

He wasn't sure if Collei could handle the pain.

Just as he was pondering this, Collei spoke up.

"I can do it. As long as I don't have this kind of Scales of Corruption, I can endure any pain. I also endured all those experiments back then."

Bai Ye then remembered Collei's body.

They were taken away by Dottore to be used for human experiments...

Even if it wasn't the remaining film that did this, it's still his responsibility.

"Hopefully, in the future, Collei will be able to seek revenge on Dottore."

Bai Ye thought to herself.

Although he harbored deep feelings for Collei, this was, after all, their first meeting. Bai Ye could help her overcome the Scales of Corruption, but Bai Ye couldn't bring himself to directly turn against Dottore and fight her.

Even if he could defeat Dottore, let alone be no match for Dottore, Dottore has no intention of harming him and is even quite kind to him. Bai Ye would never turn around and harm him.

Unless Dottore is targeting someone close to him, Bai Ye Mikoto can't find a reason to execute him. Furthermore, the remaining film is a relatively benign one, and to protect his own feelings, Dottore is unlikely to conduct further human experiments.

So he simply waited and saw what would happen; whether Collei could get revenge was up to her.

At most, I will find a way to improve her strength in the future.

Bai Ye looked at Collei and took out the Heavenly Principles' Sword.

Are you sure you can endure this pain?

Bai Ye asked Collei again.

"Yes."

Collei gritted his teeth.

Although it was their first meeting, Collei felt a sense of trust Bai Ye didn't show up.

She believed that Bai Ye could solve her problems.

So what if there is some pain?

Bai Ye turned his gaze to Tighnari, who was standing to one side.

Tighnari nodded slightly and said to Bai Ye, "Since Cole has said so, then I also believe that she can do it."

"Then, Collei, you should rest for a while. We'll start treating your Scales of Corruption when we have time."

But at this moment, Collei retorted:

"I want to do it now. If I wait any longer, I'm afraid I'll lose the courage."

Collei said this firmly.

Immediately, she realized she had spoken too harshly and quickly added to Bai Ye, "Well, that hug, I'm sorry, I was a little too hasty."

"It's alright. If you insist on doing this, then of course I'm happy to." Bai Ye still reminded Chang Sheng, "Then, Sister Chang Sheng, you keep an eye on her. If she can't hold on for a while, you must replenish her life force in time and make sure she doesn't collapse from the pain."

"I know."

Chang Sheng nodded slightly.

It looks like everything is almost ready.

Bai Ye picked up the Heavenly Principles' Sword and was about to place it on Ke Collei's shoulder.

"I thought it was going to involve physical contact."

Seeing that Bai Ye only touched her with his longsword, Collei breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought she was going to be hugged tightly by Bai Ye, and she was a little shy.

However, in order to get rid of the Scales of Corruption in her body, Collei had to persevere no matter how shy she was.

Unexpectedly, the young man in front of him didn't even consider this point, and only used his longsword to make contact with him.

He is so considerate.

She never expected that Bai Ye used the Heavenly Principles' Sword because he was afraid that she would also be in pain later.

The power of the Bai Ye began to slowly flow into Collei's body through the Heavenly Principles' Sword.

At first, it was still a bit awkward, but as the power within Bai Ye's body came into contact with Collei's Scales of Corruption, Collei's body trembled instantly.

"Sister Chang Sheng, infuse life force."

"Collei, stay alert and don't pass out."

Collei was in so much pain that she couldn't say anything; she could only grit her teeth and nod.

It hurts, it really hurts so much.

It was as if the Scales of Corruption within her body had been ignited; she felt as if her entire body was on fire. Her skin turned bright red, and steam began to rise from her body.

She felt like she was about to die.

Through her blurry vision, she could only see Bai Ye standing in front of her.

I could hear his encouragement in my ears.

He could no longer feel anything around him; the Bai Ye before him was like the only rope he could grab onto before falling into the Abyss.

Hold on tight.

Own,

They wanted to cure the Scales of Corruption.

We absolutely cannot fall here.

"Aaaaaaahh..."

Collei let out a painful cry, trying to cheer himself up.

At this moment, Chang Sheng promptly infused his life force into the body.

Once the life force entered Collei's body, it began to rapidly repair her body.

This gave Collei a much-needed breather.

However, before she could catch her breath, Bai Ye continued, "I'll continue."

Bai Ye's physical energy was injected again.

Collei felt that burning pain in his bones again.

This time, she could clearly feel that she could persevere.

Especially—

Collei looked at Bai Ye, who was looking at her with a serious expression.

Everyone else is trying so hard to help her, so why isn't she persisting?

Collei gritted her teeth and began to endure Bai Ye's repeated energy infusions.

Because of the pain, she unconsciously began to tear her clothes.

When Tighnari saw that her little apprentice was about to leave, she quickly left and blocked the doorway to prevent others from peeking inside.

As for Bai Ye, there's no point in worrying about that now.

Collei didn't know how much time had passed.

Finally, the pain in my body subsided.

Collei's body went limp involuntarily. Bai Ye gratefully put the Heavenly Principles' Sword back into his body and then hugged Collei.

"Is this... is this a divine power?"

"I asked Bai Ye in a weak voice," Collei asked.

"Yes, the Scales of Corruption in your body has completely disappeared." Bai Ye nodded affirmatively.

Then, Chang Sheng infused another batch of life force into Collei's body.

When Collei heard Bai Ye say that she had recovered, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's really too painful."

With her head tilted to the side, she fell into Bai Ye's arms and drifted off to sleep.

Bai Ye picked up Princess Collei again.

Her clothes were torn, making it look like a scene from a defeated battle; even though there was no wardrobe malfunction, large patches of skin were exposed. Bai Ye quickly helped Collei put on her clothes and covered her with a blanket.

Looking at the unconscious Collei, Chang Sheng asked Bai Ye, "Is this Scales of Corruption cured?"

"Well, it's a cure. As long as Collei stops using that thing that connects to the World Tree and is careful in his daily life, he won't be corrupted by Forbidden Knowledge."

Bai Ye answered.

During the treatment, Bai Ye could sense other Forbidden Knowledge forces trying to replenish Collei. However, as soon as Bai Ye glanced at them, those energies receded.

This girl is mine to protect, you guys get lost!