Getting Acquainted and Gathering Information

At that moment, the carriage door was lightly knocked upon, and Wang Linger's somewhat timid yet deeply concerned voice came from outside.

"Mi... my lord? I cooked some medicinal porridge to warm the body and calm the mind. Should I feed him some?"

Xiao Yan opened the carriage door and saw Wang Linger standing outside, holding a warm earthenware bowl in her hands. Perhaps because of Xiao Yan's previous ruthless display, her little face was somewhat pale as she faced him, but the pure concern and determination in her eyes had not diminished in the slightest.

A trace of gentleness appeared in the slightly weary eyes of Xiao Yan's lightning phantom. Looking at the girl outside, he nodded. Perhaps allowing this little girl with a healer's heart to tend carefully to this battered body would not be a bad thing.

"Mm, come in. Thank you for your trouble."

Wang Linger looked as though she had been pardoned, visibly letting out a breath of relief as she hurried inside with small steps. The already cramped carriage became even more crowded with two people inside. The heavy scent of herbs and burnt flesh seemed almost tangible in the confined space, making her instinctively catch her breath, but she quickly adapted.

The entire feeding process was exceptionally slow and exceptionally difficult. Xiao Yan could more or less tell that Wang Linger had no experience caring for others.

Xiao Yan's Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body merely sat to one side, quietly watching everything. This seemingly clumsy yet remarkably stubborn and resilient girl, and her care that carried no trace of self-interest, had in some sense become his true body's only external support over these past days. Even if only a single drop of porridge could be absorbed with difficulty, it was still nourishment that