Two Leaves

Moonlight slowly streamed into the windowsill, and the plain white gauze curtains swayed gently in the evening breeze. The Moonlight Sprite leaped down, climbed onto the girl's windowsill, and gently kissed her forehead.

Bai Jiu Yi lay on her back on the bed, her chest heaving violently from deep breathing, her forehead covered in sweat, and her expression was already unclear.

Just now, when Bai Jiu Yi fell onto Jiang Lin, Jiang Lin was completely stunned.

Jiang Lin even suspected that Bai Jiu Yi was testing his willpower.

But soon, Jiang Lin realized something was wrong; the girl seemed to have a fever...

Beside Bai Jiu Yi's bed was a large Medicine Box.

"Girl Bai, please forgive me. Doctors are not limited by gender."

Jiang Lin loosened her collar slightly and inserted a thermometer under her armpit.

Jiang Lin actually had an oral thermometer, but the problem was that Bai Jiu Yi her jaw tightly clenched, and Jiang Lin was afraid that even if he managed to put it in her mouth, she would probably bite it off...

[43.5 degrees]

Jiang Lin felt that if things continued like this, the fox would be burned to ashes.

Putting away the thermometer, which was still hot and carried a faint, feminine fragrance, Jiang Lin held her slender wrist, which he could easily encircle with a gentle grip, and channeled his Spiritual Power into her inner force.

Jiang Lin had thought that his Spiritual Power would be blocked when it entered her body, but when his Spiritual Power entered her meridians, the Guardian Sprite formed by the Spiritual Power in Bai Jiu Yi's body seemed to see a familiar face and immediately moved aside.

Although it's unclear whether her injuries caused her weakened defenses, it saved her a lot of trouble.

Soon, Jiang Lin fully understood the extent of her injuries, even knowing that the bloodshed had occurred a few days prior.

After the battle with the Empty Spirit Sect, Bai Jiu Yi defeated the saint from the Wutong Academy, but she herself was also seriously injured, even to the point of being somewhat severe at the time.

Upon returning to the White Empire, she immediately resumed handling state affairs instead of secluded recuperation, which only exacerbated her injuries.

In fact, it wasn't a mistake for her not to go into seclusion to recuperate. If she had gone into seclusion, it would have taken a considerable amount of time, and those restless feudal lords wouldn't have waited that long.

However, Jiang Lin also felt that there was no need for her to be in such a hurry to return to the White Empire.

Perhaps... she was worried that if she stayed away for too long, the feudal lords would rebel, and the Little White Fox in the palace might be in trouble...

"Sigh, why bother..."

Looking at her lying on the bed, veiled and with her beautiful brows furrowed in pain from her injuries, Jiang Lin sighed softly.

Jiang Lin tucked her wrist under the blanket and applied the "Cultivator Fever Patch" that he and Grandma Hua had jointly developed to her forehead.

Based on Bai Jiu Yi's injuries, Jiang Lin brewed her a cup of improved "Banlangen Granules" and finally used the golden lotus that Wu Ke had given him as the main ingredient to brew a pot of medicinal soup to strengthen her body and replenish her vital energy.

These can stabilize the injury, but they are far from enough for a full recovery.

Given Bai Jiu Yi's current injuries, even if Grandma Hua were to treat her personally, it would probably take a year for her to fully recover, requiring both treatment and recuperation.

As for myself... I estimate it will take about a year and a half (if I were to ask Grandma Hua to come now, it would generally take four or five months for her to travel from Wutong Province to the Ten Thousand Demons Continent, so the time required would be about the same for both...).

After all, for cultivators, getting injured is difficult, but healing is even more difficult, let alone injuries sustained by someone at the Immortal Realm.

But!

I'm a man with a system!

With a heavy heart, Jiang Lin bought a Hundred Herbs Pill.

The Hundred Herbs Pill Instructions state that they can accelerate the recovery of injuries and even have the effect of strengthening the body's Strengthening Origin and Nourishing Vitals.

However, this thing is really expensive, 40,000 each! That's comparable to the price the system charges for recycling Resurrection Coin.

Moreover, there are side effects. The label states that "[the patient's IQ gradually decreases as the drug takes effect, until the patient fully recovers, and is accompanied by drowsiness]". Jiang Lin has no idea how this decrease is described.

But whatever you do, just use it; it's not like it can't be restored.

With the medicine added as a guide, Jiang Lin gently helped her sit up against him, and with great difficulty pried open her teeth, finally managing to feed her the medicine.

Furthermore, Jiang Lin continuously used his Spiritual Power as a guide, allowing the medicine to exert its maximum effect.

Half an hour later, Bai Jiu Yi's injuries finally stabilized, and Jiang Lin, exhausted, lay down by the bed to sleep.

After another incense stick's time, Jiang Lin, who was fast asleep, felt something soft poking his arm, then his hair seemed to be curled and played with, and then it felt like his ear was being pinched...

As she lifted her head from her arms and opened her eyes, she saw a pair of extremely beautiful eyes in front of Jiang Lin. Under the moonlight, they seemed to encompass a galaxy. She was very close to her; she could even touch the tip of her nose with just a slight movement.

The two stared at each other, the atmosphere seemingly a little awkward...

The main problem is why Bai Jiu Yi keeps poking me for no reason. Poking me is one thing, but you also play with my hair and pinch my ears. You're not some perverted woman...

I'm... sorry...

In the end, the girl looked away, sat on the bed with her knees drawn up to her chest, Bai Jiu Yi said softly, a blush gradually creeping onto her cheeks, as if she wanted to pretend nothing had happened.

"I'm fine, how are you feeling?"

Jiang Lin was too embarrassed to delve deeper into the matter, otherwise he felt he might get beaten up.

"Much better."

"Let me take another look."

Before Bai Jiu Yi refuse, Jiang Lin took the girl's jade-like wrist into his palm and examined it carefully.

Bai Jiu Yi's body trembled slightly as her wrist was being held. The girl, extremely embarrassed, wanted to pull her hand back, but she gave up and let him hold it.

She looked up at him, who was holding her wrist, but he looked completely serious, without any other expression.

He was clearly holding his own wrist...

For some reason, the girl felt a Xiao Xiao unhappy.

"This medicine is really good!"

He released Bai Jiu Yi's wrist. Although this system was quite shameless, the quality of the things it provided was genuinely good.

The Hundred Herbs Pill with its 40,000 Notoriety Points has already begun to take effect.

"The injury has stabilized, and the medication is starting to take effect, but it will still take a few months to recover."

During this period, you must avoid mental strain and focus on rest and recuperation.

As for the affairs of the White Empire, they can be left to Bai Ling Bai Qiao.

After confirming that she was really alright, Jiang Lin began packing his medical kit.

Hearing Jiang Lin's unyielding tone, for some reason, the girl couldn't muster any anger.

On the bed, watching Jiang Lin busy at work, Bai Jiu Yi gently bit her red lips, her eyes flickering slightly:

Why did you save me?

"Ha?"

I killed you before!

"I know," Jiang Lin replied while packing his medicine kit. "Actually, if it were anyone else, I would have run away long ago, but... never mind... I'm lusting after your body, is that alright?"

Hearing Jiang Lin's reply, Bai Jiu Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, and a blush spread to her ears:

"Disgusting... No man is any good after all..."

"Girl... I just saved your life... And this isn't called being despicable, it's called honesty! Anyway, your life is mine until your injuries heal. Now, focus on recovering, and I'll stabilize the situation for you. I..."

Before Jiang Lin Jiang Lin could finish speaking, the girl's veil slowly fell away in front of him, and her soft, delicate hand pressed against Jiang Lin's wrist.

Outside the window, two leaves are pressed tightly together.