He had probably been too excited just now to notice the injury, but now it was starting to hurt.
Lu Ao frowned slightly, walked over to the nearby reef, picked up his clothes, and put them on.
Once Song Zhou heard him finish dressing, he turned around and immediately spotted his injured foot.
"Does it hurt?"
"It's fine. I can bear it, and the bone isn't hurt. More importantly..." Lu Ao frowned and rubbed his stomach. "I think I'm pretty hungry. I'm so hungry I feel like my blood sugar's dropping."
"That's normal. You were too excited earlier." Song Zhou spread out his palm helplessly, signaling for Lu Ao to put his hand on it. "Come on. I'll take you home to eat."
Invitation
After Lu Ao got home, he was so exhausted that he collapsed into a chair and did not want to move.
From the tops of his feet to his calves, both legs were covered in large abrasions and bruises. It looked rather alarming.
Song Zhou frowned as he looked at his legs.
Lu Ao curled his toes and tried to hide the tops of his feet behind him, feeling rather embarrassed. "It's fine. It doesn't hurt."
"Don't kick rocks next time." Song Zhou said, "Wait for me."
Lu Ao watched him vanish from sight. A moment later, he hurried back and handed over a small porcelain bottle. "Apply this medicine first."
"Okay."
Lu Ao took the porcelain bottle, obediently went to wash his feet, then sat back down and applied the medicine himself.
The medicine was a translucent green ointment with a faint, cool fragrance, like the wind after rain.
It felt cool when applied to his feet and did not hurt.
He started from the tops of his feet. By the time he had applied