That Thing Is the Most Lovable

Ming Jing hugged Konan and dove into the cave. The centipede raged, slamming against the stone walls, as if it was determined to devour them both.

Ming Jing didn't have time to think. He held Konan tightly and scrambled forward, trying to get as far away from the giant centipede as possible. Finally, the vibrations from behind grew weaker, and Ming Jing let out a sigh of relief. It was only then that he realized how disheveled he was. His clothes were torn, his hair was matted with dirt and unknown fragments of flesh from the centipede's mouthparts. His face was bruised and battered, and even the slightest touch made him wince. What's more, now that he'd stopped, one of his arms felt incredibly sore and weak.

Ming Jing collapsed in the cave, but his other arm remained tightly wrapped around Konan.

Right, Konan!

Ming Jing quickly looked at Konan and saw that her face had turned a little purple. He quickly patted her cheek and called out, "Hey, hey, Konan, can you hear me? Give me some kind of response!"

Konan slowly opened her eyes, bit her lip, glared at Ming Jing, and weakly said, "I'm... fine."

"You're lying! You're still saying you're fine in this state?" Ming Jing shot back, exasperated.

"None... of your business?" Konan closed her eyes and, after a long pause, managed to utter three words.

Ming Jing froze, then sighed inwardly. Konan was indeed poisoned! That tsundere tone wasn't like Konan at all. Ming Jing searched his limited knowledge base for detoxification methods: forcing poison out with inner energy, sucking out the poison with one's mouth, using poison to counteract poison...

Damn it!

What kind of ridiculous methods are these!

But, looking at them all, sucking out the poison with one's mouth seems the most viable!

Ming Jing looked down at Konan and patted her pretty face again. "Konan, where's your wound?"

Konan was already somewhat delirious. When Ming Jing asked, she just shrugged unconsciously. Ming Jing paused and thought back carefully. Konan had indeed been swept by the centipede's tail on her shoulder earlier!

So, Ming Jing painstakingly adjusted his position, making Konan lie face down. Ming Jing then lay on top of Konan... Ugh... Okay! Ming Jing was truly embarrassed now. This position looked incredibly suggestive! Thankfully, Konan was delirious at the moment, or she would have definitely attacked Ming Jing.

"Sigh, a doctor's heart is like a parent's. I'm pure!" Ming Jing comforted himself. Just as he was about to pull down Konan's robe a little, Konan woke up. She woke up at this very moment!

Ming Jing: "..."

Konan: "..."

"If I said I was going to suck out the poison for you, would you believe me?" After a moment, Ming Jing asked cautiously.

Konan looked at Ming Jing with a blushing face and, after a long while, said, "You're still a kid..."

Ming Jing: "..."

His body was indeed only about ten years old. Even with Ming Jing's careful diet and exercise, he wouldn't look too mature. But after Konan's comment, Ming Jing felt he should do something to maintain his dignity as a man... Never mind, I won't argue with her, considering she's injured.

"How long are you planning to lie on me?" After a while, Konan spoke again, her voice still cool and clear, with no hint of embarrassment.

"Sorry, is the poison in you gone?" Ming Jing, feeling awkward, retreated and got off Konan.

Konan sat up, her complexion slightly better than before. She shook her head and said, "It's only temporarily controlled. I can't use Chakra right now, so I can't help you. If you find it troublesome, you can leave me here and go out first."

"Don't be silly," Ming Jing said, moving a little closer. "I asked you to help me. How could I possibly leave you here and go out alone?"

"What about the refugees outside? Aren't you going to help them?" Konan asked.

"With Yamashita Taiji and Tamamachi Seiyo's abilities, I won't need to worry about them for at least ten days." Ming Jing looked at Konan seriously and said, "So, theoretically, we have ten days."

"It should be five days," Konan said slowly. "Ordinary people will die within three days without food or water. We are ninjas, sustained by Chakra, but in my current state, I can only last five days at most."

"Then we need to hurry. I forgot to mention, that giant centipede seems to have it out for us." Ming Jing felt a little of his strength return and moved his arm. "In any case, let's find a way to get back to the surface first!"

"In that case, we can only go forward," Konan nodded and crawled forward with Ming Jing. Soon, Konan was panting from exhaustion and had to stop.

Seeing Konan like this, Ming Jing felt it wouldn't work. He asked, "Can you use Chakra to force the poison to one spot?"

"Can Chakra be used like that?" Konan teased, which was rare for her.

Ming Jing could only give an embarrassed smile. Chakra really couldn't be compared to inner energy!

But looking at Konan's state, Ming Jing felt he had to do something. He went to Konan's side and said seriously, "I'll help you suck out the poison!"

"Suck it out? With what?" Konan frowned and asked.

Ming Jing pointed to his mouth. "I saw it in a novel. You can suck out poison with your mouth."

"Are you sure it will work?" Konan felt her body suddenly become very sensitive. Just leaning against him made her unable to resist getting goosebumps. She hated this feeling, so she was willing to try anything to get rid of the poison.

"I don't know, but it's better than you resisting it like this!" Ming Jing shook his head decisively. He really didn't know if it would work, but he hoped that Mr. Jin Yong had practiced it when he wrote his books.

"Okay, okay!..." Konan didn't hesitate for long. She turned her back to Ming Jing, unbuttoned a few buttons on her Akatsuki uniform, and pulled it down a bit. There was a purplish-blue bruise around her scapula, indicating that the poison had entered Konan's body from that spot.

What beautiful shoulders!

Ming Jing reached out to touch them, but as soon as he touched Konan, she couldn't help but let out a soft moan. Ming Jing quickly withdrew his hand, looking at Konan in confusion.

This time, Konan's pretty face finally turned red. She gritted her teeth and said, "Y-you, hurry up."

"Oh, okay!" Ming Jing nodded quickly. He concentrated his Chakra on his fingers, using them as a sword to make a small cut on Konan's shoulder. Immediately, discolored blood flowed out. Ming Jing took off his outer robe, tore off a relatively clean strip of cloth from his inner garment, and wiped away the flowing, dark blood.

Although his movements were very gentle, Konan still struggled to endure it. Once the dark blood was wiped away, Ming Jing slowly leaned closer. The airflow from his breath on Konan's neck almost made her cry out.

"Mmmph... W-what are you doing?!" Suddenly, a soft, tingling sensation on her shoulder made Konan unable to hold back a cry. She questioned him, both angry and annoyed.

"Uh... I saw animals licking their wounds when they're healing. Maybe it's because saliva has anti-inflammatory properties? I think humans are animals too, so maybe saliva can disinfect?" Yes, just now, Ming Jing had licked Konan's shoulder. To be honest, that lick was incredibly stimulating, and Ming Jing felt like he was becoming a bad person. And this excuse was so good that Konan didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Don't, don't do these unnecessary things, or... I, I'll kill you," Konan said with difficulty, suppressing the tingling sensation in her body.

"Okay, okay!" Ming Jing quickly nodded. He wasn't really afraid that Konan would kill him. He was worried that if they delayed any longer, Konan might die first. He really didn't want Konan to die!

This time, Ming Jing truly and earnestly sucked out the poison for Konan. Konan bit her lip tightly, refusing to cry out again, her beautiful lips bleeding from the pressure. As Ming Jing sucked out the poison, mouthful by mouthful, she could feel her strength returning. Most importantly, the sensitive feeling of shame and anger was gradually subsiding.

Konan could finally breathe a sigh of relief.