Bandaging Tang Ya

"Alright, let's not talk about him. Bad luck."

Tang Ya waved her hand, returning to her lively, youthful self.

As Jiang Nannan looked at Tang Ya now, she always felt that Tang Ya had something left unsaid.

Tang Ya did not notice. Her beautiful, captivating phoenix eyes still sparkled. She admired Jiang Mu not only because he had saved her life, but also because he had not held the later matter against her.

Of course, if she could read minds, she probably would not have thought that.

Speaking of saving her life, Tang Ya suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, can I ask what move you used when you saved me?"

The image that unconsciously surfaced in Tang Ya's mind was of the jade-wrapped fists that had saved his life just now.

Could it be that the Mysterious Jade Hand had spread outside?

"Oh, you mean this?"

Jiang Mu immediately used his first soul skill. Both his hands, and even his arms, turned jade-like.

"This is my first soul skill, Jade Transformation. My Martial Soul is my hands."

"Oh, oh!"

Only then did Tang Ya nod. So he had been overthinking it. He had thought the Mysterious Jade Hand had somehow ended up outside.

Jiang Mu looked at Tang Ya, who had placed a hand over her chest, and said nothing.

He naturally understood why she had asked. He was also surprised that absorbing a lousy bug had actually given him such a soul skill.

Seeing that there was nothing more to ask, he spoke.

"Alright, then let's go."

Jiang Mu got to his feet and was just about to leave when he sensed something.

Buzz!

It seemed to be a fluctuation of Soul Power. Turning his head, he discovered that it was guiding him toward the left arm of the Iron Fist Gorilla they had killed.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Nannan asked when she saw him stop.

"That corpse feels like it's drawing me in. I'll go take a look."

Jiang Mu was not entirely sure, but he hurried over.

He crouched down and inspected it with a small knife.

Crack, crack?

After prying it open, he found a glowing bone.

"I really do have the fate of a protagonist!"

It was actually a Soul Bone?

After muttering that, he bent down to collect it. He had no intention of absorbing it. A five-thousand-year Soul Bone was not worthy of him, no matter how suitable it was.

"Oh, a Soul Bone?" Jiang Nannan ran over, and when she saw it, she muttered softly as well, delighted for him.

"Yeah. Once we sell it, we can buy Mother something nice."

Jiang Mu was so happy because it could replenish their funds. It had not been easy for Mother Jiang to raise the two of them, and though she was usually frugal, she had never shortchanged him. Naturally, he had to repay her.

Soul Bones were still extremely precious. Jiang Mu simply did not think much of this one. If it appeared outside, people would still fight fiercely over it. They could see whether they could auction it off when they went to Shrek Academy.

It was no small amount of starting capital.

It was quite good.

He safely put it away.

"Aren't you putting that away? A Soul Bone is rather precious, after all. Aren't you afraid someone will snatch it?"

Tang Ya slowly limped over from the side. Seeing that Jiang Mu had not put the Soul Bone into a Storage Soul Tool, she found it strange.

"Of course I'm not putting it away because I don't have one."

Jiang Mu spread his hands. If he had one, he would have put it away. But he did not.

Hearing that, Tang Ya nodded and silently bit her lip.

After hesitating for a moment, she made a suggestion.

"Then do you trust me? I can store it for you and prevent unnecessary trouble."

As she spoke, Tang Ya lightly lifted her training uniform, revealing the Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night hanging at her waist, a Storage Soul Tool.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you."

Jiang Mu did not have any strange thoughts about it and handed over the Soul Bone.

If it could avoid unnecessary trouble, why not?

Tang Ya nodded, took it, and placed it into her Storage Soul Tool. "Mm."

Jiang Nannan rolled her eyes at the two of them and urged, "Let's go once you're ready."

"Ah~"

Tang Ya had barely taken a step when she let out a muffled groan.

Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan turned around at the same time, only to find Tang Ya collapsed on the ground. Her black-stocking-clad legs stretched out before her, angled to one side.

Tang Ya's face turned deeply red, whether from pain or embarrassment. Her fingers unconsciously reached for her ankle.

"Not better yet?"

Jiang Mu looked at Tang Ya's ankle. The black stocking there was visibly swollen.

The stockings were a little too thick.

If it was a sprain, keeping it wrapped like that could easily worsen the bruising.

Frowning, he thought that since she had helped him store the Soul Bone, he should not owe her a favor for no reason.

"I'll do it."

Jiang Nannan's expression changed slightly when she heard that. Treating injuries was the easiest way to increase affection.

Could her little brother really have taken a liking to her? Her expression shifted as she wanted to stop him.

But she was too late. Jiang Mu had already quickly stepped forward and crouched down.

Tang Ya, covering her ankle in embarrassment, caught the heavy masculine scent rushing toward her. Her face reddened even more, and the blush had already climbed up her neck.

The fingers clutching her ankle trembled, but she did not refuse.

"Th-Thank you~"

Jiang Mu raised a hand and directly removed Tang Ya's short boot. His hand rested on her stocking, which was delicate but not smooth, faintly translucent.

Rustle, rustle, rustle~

The friction made a rustling sound as he pulled it off. Jiang Mu only removed—

"Mm~" His hand was cool. The instant it touched her, Tang Ya could not hold back a moan.

He pulled the black stocking off her left leg and tossed it aside, revealing Tang Ya's fair, tender leg. However, her calf was somewhat red now.

He looked at her foot. Its shape was elegant, full and fair, without any odor. It truly deserved to be called a jade foot. Her ankle was badly swollen and purple, somewhat detracting from its beauty.

He opened the small pouch tied at his hip and unwrapped a white package. A strong herbal scent immediately wafted out.

Jiang Mu and the others did not have many resources. They usually made money by hunting and selling low-level Soul Beasts.

During that process, scrapes and injuries were unavoidable. Finding a healing Soul Master was too expensive, so unless the injury was severe, they simply used herbs to bandage it and left the rest to their bodies to recover on their own.

The herbs had been prepared in small packets. After being squeezed, their juice immediately soaked through the bandage outside, and the white bandage slowly turned green.

The bandage slowly drew closer.

"Gasp~ Cold."

Tang Ya sucked in a breath the moment it touched her.

"Bear with it. It'll be quick."

Jiang Mu placed her foot on his knee and began wrapping Tang Ya's ankle.

It was only an ordinary sprain and did not need much treatment. The stockings had trapped too much bruising, making it overly swollen. As long as she changed the medicine, rested, and applied the herbs, it would recover seven or eight parts out of ten.

Besides, she was a Soul Master. She could recover completely in no time, so there was naturally no need to make a huge fuss.

It was just that the process of tending to it was somewhat embarrassing.

Especially when Tang Ya's pink lips trembled slightly.

"You... you're the first person to touch my foot."

"Oh, then I guess I'm lucky."

Jiang Mu did not even raise his head. He casually replied as he continued bandaging her.

But Tang Ya took it seriously. Her eyes lowered, occasionally lifting to look at Jiang Mu as he earnestly bandaged her. The little deer in her heart crashed wildly about, and her heart fluttered intensely.

"You're really kind. Thank you..."