Healing Wounds

Upon entering the barracks, everything around was still laid out as it had been when Xu Yuan had visited not long ago.

The sand table, armor bed, and some weapons created a solemn and imposing atmosphere.

Li Qingyan was not there.

The vast, empty barracks were eerily quiet.

"Clatter"

"Clatter"

The sound of boots hitting the ground was very soft. As Xu Yuan walked inside, his gaze shifted from the empty main seat to the scattered pieces of junk on the ground.

After staring at the "rubbish" on the ground for a long time, which was stained with viscous black liquid and faintly gleamed with a metallic luster, Xu Yuan bent down and picked up one of the larger pieces. Sensing the array patterns on it, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

These are fragments of armor.

Li Qingyan's armor?

The armor worn by the commander-in-chief has transcended the concept of standard designs; it is custom-made to perfectly match the military formations and Cultivation Method of the border troops under his command.

These custom-made armors, let alone Li Qingyan's, even Yuan Hao's armor would cost at least 100,000 taels of silver to make, and they could be sold for several times that amount.

Under normal circumstances,

Even if the commander dies, the armor will only be partially damaged at most.

Thinking about it, Xu Yuan looked at the fragments of armor scattered all over the barracks and his lips curled into a slight smile.

Wow. This armor is all torn to shreds. I hope the princess with the bound breast is alright?

Xu Yuan casually tossed the vest he was holding back onto the ground with a clatter and walked unhurriedly behind the screen.

He witnessed the battle in the East City, but he estimated that the ferocity of the decisive battle in the South City was several levels greater.

With a sigh, Xu Yuan gently shook his head, deciding to stop thinking about it.

Behind the screen, a short corridor came into view, at the end of which was a rather simple house, like the barracks of ordinary soldiers.

To win respect in a place like the military, you have to be treated with similar standards as other sergeants, at least outwardly.

As he approached, Xu Yuan was about to raise his hand to knock, but after a moment's hesitation, he ultimately chose to push the door open and enter.

Logically, what follows should be the much-anticipated scene of healing and applying medicine.

Xu Yuan figured that knocking on the door and such could probably be omitted.

The female assassin inside didn't seem to care about these details.

Just as I was thinking,

"Come in directly. From now on, you may enter any of my private quarters whenever you wish; there's no need to hesitate outside."

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Wow, I'm actually a little touched by that.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan shook his head.

If this continues, one day he'll be taken advantage of by this wicked woman.

Composing himself, Xu Yuan placed his hand on the door.

"Squeak--"

The door wasn't locked; it opened easily with a gentle push.

Xu Yuan's gaze immediately fell on the woman sitting cross-legged on the bed inside the room.

Having removed her armor, her body was half-naked, wearing only a bodice and underpants; in the dim light, her skin was fair and delicate.

Xu Yuan smiled, about to speak, but then swallowed his words and frowned slightly.

On the woman's smooth, delicate skin, he saw a deep, bone-revealing bloodstain.

The tightly wrapped bodice, extending from the left hip to the right ribcage, had a small opening cut into it, revealing a glimpse of the constricted southern hemisphere beneath the weight.

If it's a little off-center, or even an inch higher, the baby will probably have to find someone else to breastfeed later.

The two remained silent for a long time.

Xu Yuan let out a breath, walked over and sat down beside her bed. After a moment of silence, he asked:

"Are you in pain?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyan glanced at him sideways and smiled.

"Is the Prince Consort showing concern for me? But I'm already used to it."

Xu Yuan casually scanned her exposed skin and smiled:

"I haven't seen any other scars either?"

Li Qingyan's lips curved slightly as she stared into his eyes, her red lips curving slightly.

"I am also a woman, and the scars I suffered in battle were removed with secret medicine."

"You're quite nonchalant about it."

Xu Yuan laughed upon hearing this, paused, and then chuckled softly, saying, "I always thought that people who led troops into battle would have many scars."

"Well, if the Prince Consort has other interests, I can leave the scar untreated this time."

Battle-damaged equipment?

Knows how to have fun.

Xu Yuan didn't answer that question, but instead asked:

"You seem to be in good spirits. Is the battle going well?"

Li Qingyan shook his head upon hearing this:

"That barbarian is as difficult to deal with as ever, however..."

As he spoke,

She raised a slender, jade-like finger, pointing it towards the inner wall of the room as if to show off.

Xu Yuan turned around and looked back with a hint of curiosity.

On the sword rack on the wall, where swords were originally placed, now sat a thick arm, half a zhang long.

The bone spurs are menacing, and the thick layer of keratin makes their hardness immediately apparent.

"The Barbarian King's?"

"Nature."

Li Qingyan seemed to be in a good mood, and said in a low voice, "Since I have suffered such serious injuries, he naturally has to leave something behind."

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Xu Yuan hesitated slightly, then whispered:

"With that Barbarian King's cultivation level, couldn't he grow another arm?"

The Tachao from the Great Desert, who was only a fourth-rank official, was able to regenerate his severed arm with a "thud," just like a certain nemesis.

Li Qingyan's phoenix eyes were filled with laughter:

"I used Secret Method to sever his Will Soul and essence. Even if he manages to regenerate his arm, it will be unusable."

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Xu Yuan stared at Li Qingyan with a strange expression.

You also know about the Corpse Sealing Technique?

After a moment of silence, Xu Yuan asked:

"And your injury?"

As he spoke, he activated the Blood Origin Heart-Fall Technique to probe his Will Soul.

And the next moment,

Xu Yuan immediately sensed that the princess in front of him, who was wrapped in a bodice, had lost her vital energy, and the Source Qi in the entire room was surging because of her.

A strange fluctuation clung to the bloody wound, not only hindering Li Qingyan's body from healing itself, but also attempting to deepen the wound further to the sides and inwards.

Severe injury and bleeding

If Li Qingyan hadn't possessed such high cultivation, a mere minor wound wouldn't have been able to escalate into a fatal injury.

Li Qingyan's expression remained calm, as if the deep, bone-piercing knife wound wasn't on her body. She nonchalantly took out a large, red, close-fitting garment from her Sumeru Ring.

"It's alright, I can suppress it with my cultivation for now."

As she spoke, she began to dress herself with a graceful and confident air.

The red dress could have concealed the blood seeping from her waist and abdomen, but Xu Yuan suddenly grabbed the hem of her dress at that moment.

Li Qingyan turned around, their eyes met for a moment, and a hint of a smile appeared in her phoenix eyes:

"What? Has the Prince Consort not yet had his fill of seeing my body?"

"I could never tire of looking at the princess's body."

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After a moment of silence, Li Qingyan removed her red robe again, revealing her slender, curvaceous figure standing gracefully before him. She slightly bowed, raised her hand to gently stroke Xu Yuan's cheek, her phoenix eyes narrowing into two crystalline slits.

"My lord, your words just now have stirred something within me."

"It is my honor to have won the princess's heart."

Xu Yuan grinned, inwardly rolling his eyes.

A woman's mouth is a liar's tongue.

It would be a miracle if he believed that wicked woman's lies.

After a moment's pause, Xu Yuan glanced at the gruesome, unbandaged wound on her waist and abdomen:

"Princess, aren't you going to treat your wound?"

Li Qingyan's phoenix eyes flickered for a moment, and she straightened up:

"This wound will look the same no matter what, we can only use Source Qi to temporarily stop the bleeding and prevent it from getting worse."

Xu Yuan took out a small, dark-colored bottle from his Sumeru Ring, placed it in his palm, and handed it to Li Qingyan:

"This is a gift that Lou Ji gave me before."

Lou Ji, that old auntie, was involved with poisons, but poison doctors and doctors are inseparable, and she usually gave him the best stuff from where she had it.

The expression in Li Qingyan's phoenix eyes was slightly strange:

"Chief Lou's secret medicine?"

Xu Yuan smiled slightly and explained:

"She said it was a drug I could use to trick young girls, but I had someone examine it and found it's actually for healing wounds; she said it can cure all external injuries."

Li Qingyan gave Xu Yuan a deep, meaningful look:

"Chief Lou really dotes on you, my son-in-law."

As she spoke, she climbed onto the bed and lay down neatly beside him.

Her alluring pear-shaped figure seems ready to be picked.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan could only remain silent, opened the cap of the small ink bottle, and immediately a unique fragrance filled the room.

The medicine inside the bottle was a green, viscous liquid.

Xu Yuan skillfully poured the ointment into his palm and spread it evenly on one finger.

After getting ready, he glanced at the stunningly beautiful woman lying flat on the bed and subconsciously reminded her:

"It might hurt a little, bear with it, and don't make a sound."

Upon hearing this, a hint of amusement flashed in Li Qingyan's beautiful phoenix eyes:

"Don't worry, I'm not some pampered young lady from a wealthy family."

Before he could finish speaking,

Li Qingyan abruptly bit her lip to stop speaking, her delicate eyebrows instantly furrowing together.

Xu Yuan's hand, smeared with ointment, had just touched the wound.

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Upon seeing this, Xu Yuan instinctively felt that this woman was trying to create a contrast by playing the victim in front of him.

There's no way around it; the image of this strong, wicked woman who loves CPUs—the "chest-bound princess"—is deeply ingrained in people's minds, so he has to be suspicious of everything she does.

In the silence, her voice, tinged with pain, drifted out softly:

"Continue."

Li Qingyan bit her lip, a few beads of sweat appearing on her fair forehead, and managed to keep her tone calm. "This medicine is effective."

Xu Yuan remained silent for a moment, then decided to try Will Soul.

As his Will Soul probed out, he immediately realized that Li Qingyan seemed to be genuine.

The ointment Lou Ji gave reacted immediately with the strange fluctuations attached to the wound the moment it came into contact with it.

It was as intense as saltpeter hitting water, as agonizing as a thousand ants gnawing at the heart.

"Good."

Xu Yuan nodded. "Just bear with it."

After saying that, he first cut a small section of her bodice along the knife wound.

In order to apply the medicine.

But this action caused the previously stable bra to immediately sag and tear upwards a short distance, revealing a patch of snow-white, delicate breasts.

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Xu Yuan paused slightly, glancing at her as she lay flat on her back.

The princess with the strapless bodice smiled and tilted her head at him, her eyes showing neither shyness nor concern.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan became somewhat bored and moved his fingers gently and slowly across her wound.

This was the first time Xu Yuan had ever applied medicine to someone else, but for some reason his movements were extremely practiced.

It's as if it's etched into my body.

A moment later,

He then applied the ointment evenly to her wound.

However, when he glanced back at the face of the stunning woman on the bed, he realized that something seemed amiss.

She squinted, and apart from the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, her flawless and delicate face was now covered with an unusual flush on both cheeks.

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Looking at her like this, Xu Yuan raised his hand and touched his chin.

Could that old woman Lou Ji have really added a sleeping potion to this healing medicine?

After waiting a while and seeing that Li Qingyan still did not react, Xu Yuan tentatively spoke up:

"Princess.?"

Li Qingyan slowly opened her eyes, her heroic phoenix eyes now misty with tears, her voice trembling slightly.

"W-what's wrong?"

"It's over," Xu Yuan reminded him.

Li Qingyan sensed it for a moment, then, with her head resting on the soft pillow, her long hair disheveled behind her head, she shook her head slightly, her words even carrying a hint of subtle allure:

"No, it's not enough. The medicine isn't effective enough. Continue."

After saying that, she closed her eyes again.

Xu Yuan licked his slightly dry lips.

broken,

Is this going to be a remake of a classic?

In the silence, an ambiguous atmosphere gradually spread throughout the room.

Li Qingyan's voice interrupted her, her tone much calmer:

"Continue. The ointment you just applied isn't enough to dissolve the Barbarian King's corrosive blade energy."

Xu Yuan coughed lightly and said:

"Princess, something's not right with you right now. I mean, could there really be a sleeping potion in this medicine?"

As an outstanding "three-no" youth (referring to people who refuse to do anything), he had to shirk all responsibility beforehand.

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent for a moment.

Li Qingyan was so silent that he seemed to have forgotten even the pain.

After a while,

Li Qingyan closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and bit her lip as she spoke softly:

"I can sense whether there's any sleeping potion or not, and even if there is, I don't care. The city is in danger now; healing is the priority. I won't call you; just continue."

Okay, that's exactly what I wanted to hear.

Without further hesitation, Xu Yuan took out some more ointment, applied it to his fingertips, and quickly ran it over the wound on the princess's waist.

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There was no gasp, but a rustling sound came from the bed.

Seemingly due to intense pain, the woman's jade-like hand, which she had used to hold a knife for years, clenched tightly. Her long, straight, fair legs arched slightly, and her delicate feet gripped the fiery red bed sheet.

The wound had visibly healed somewhat.

But it wasn't stopped.

continue.

They still haven't stopped.

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Xu Yuan was about to continue applying the medicine when his kneeling position on the edge of the bed stiffened slightly. He suddenly glanced at the small ink bottle in his hand.

etc.

If he understood correctly, Li Qingyan's words just now seemed to imply that the medicine did not have a mind-controlling effect.

Since it has no hallucinogenic effect

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan realized something, and his expression became extremely strange.

In silence,

Xu Yuan, expressionless, poured the entire emerald green liquid from the small bottle onto Li Qingyan's waist, then instantly used his Source Qi to gather the liquid into the wound.

The next moment,

"Mmm."

Her slender waist suddenly arched, and a slightly seductive moan rang out in the quiet room.

Outsiders would probably never imagine that such a voice could come from the mouth of this female assassin.

The moment the voice rang out, Li Qingyan instantly opened her phoenix eyes.

Their eyes met.

Seeing the strange and amusing look in his eyes, Li Qingyan subconsciously looked away for a moment.

But it only lasted for a moment.

Having calmed down, Li Qingyan slowly stood up. Although her fair and flawless cheeks were still flushed, her voice had returned to normal.

"My knife wound has healed by ninety percent. Chief Lou's medicine must be very precious. Whatever you desire, my son-in-law, I can give you."

"No."

Xu Yuan interrupted, staring at her still-flushed face, slowly moving closer, raising his hand to tuck a strand of hair that clung to her cheek behind her ear, his voice soft and gentle:

"Qingyan, you've already given me what I wanted most. I'm really looking forward to our wedding day."

or?

It's a bit late.