After several shouted curses spilled from her lips in her sleep,
Xiong Erlian gradually regained consciousness. She jolted awake from her dream, springing upright and instinctively raising her hands into a defensive stance.
"It's all right," Lu Feng comforted her helplessly. "You're safe now."
Xiong Erlian looked around. Only upon seeing the familiar surroundings did she relax. Her gaze dropped, and she saw that her outer garment had been removed. Her chin still felt faintly damp and cool, and she immediately flew into embarrassed fury. "You—you, what did you do to me?"
Lu Feng froze, speechless. "What are you thinking? Your outer garment was covered in blood, so I cleaned it. I also wiped your chin dry with clean water."
"Whew~" Xiong Erlian secretly let out a breath, touching her slightly cool chin. "I thought you'd stolen a kiss while I was asleep."
Lu Feng rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Xiong Erlian glanced at Lu Feng. Looking at his handsome, refined face, she could not help but laugh at herself. "Come to think of it, you probably haven't reached that age yet. You still don't understand matters between men and women."
Lu Feng was speechless. Somewhat irritably, he shot back, "With that dim-witted and reckless temperament of yours, you don't look like you understand much either."
"I..." Xiong Erlian was momentarily at a loss for words. Thinking back, when she had been at the manor, she had devoted herself single-mindedly to practicing martial arts. The people around her had all been rough and boorish Senior Brothers and fellow disciples; rarely did anyone mention love between men and women. It seemed she truly had never experienced such things.
At that moment, pain coursed through her limbs and bones.
Xiong Erlian gave a pained grunt, then began kneading her shoulders and arms, using