You're Going to Suotuo City Too?!

After Zhu Zhuyun and the other person left, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to finally let out a breath and instantly relaxed. Perhaps her body had been completely exhausted from several days of fleeing without food or water, or perhaps because Lin Qing had just saved her and earned much more of her trust. In any case, Zhu Zhuqing directly fainted.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing collapse, Lin Qing immediately stepped forward and caught her.

Looking at the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing in his arms, Lin Qing felt a wave of frustration. "This girl, honestly..."

"Forget it." Lin Qing sighed. "I've already saved her, so I might as well see it through."

Lin Qing picked up the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing and headed toward the nearest Soul Hunting Town.

Upon reaching Soul Hunting Town, Lin Qing found an inn, rented a suite, and laid Zhu Zhuqing on the bed.

Looking at the wounded Zhu Zhuqing before him, Lin Qing clicked his tongue and muttered, "These injuries look serious, but honestly, they aren't fatal. None of them would even damage her cultivation foundation. Tsk, tsk. What a wonderful older sister you are, Zhu Zhuyun."

If Zhu Zhuyun had truly wanted Zhu Zhuqing dead, Zhu Zhuqing would never have lasted until Lin Qing came to save her. She would have been killed within the Star Luo Empire long ago. Even if Zhu Zhuqing had been exceptionally lucky and escaped danger time after time, she would still have suffered injuries severe enough to damage her cultivation foundation, even if they did not kill her.

Lin Qing looked at the girl before him, feeling somewhat helpless. Although he possessed powerful self-healing abilities, he did not have any healing abilities of his own.

Should I give her a drop of my blood and turn her into a Demon? Lin Qing thought. No. Putting aside whether she could withstand even a single drop of my blood in her current condition, I don't want to turn Zhu Zhuqing into a Demon yet.

"If Ah Yin weren't at the critical stage of breaking through to Soul Sage, I could have just called her out to treat Zhu Zhuqing." Lin Qing felt troubled.

"Whatever. I'll go into town and see if I can find any medicine for injuries."

With Lin Qing's self-healing ability, no one short of a deity descending into the world could kill him. Therefore, he had never considered carrying healing medicine with him.

With no other choice, Lin Qing went into Soul Hunting Town to buy healing medicine. Since the town was right beside the Star Dou Great Forest, healing medicine was not only extremely expensive but also scarce. After searching many places, Lin Qing finally paid a tremendous price for a single bottle.

Returning to the inn, Lin Qing opened the medicine bottle. Looking at the wounds on the girl's body, he thought, Forgive me for this.

Lin Qing then helped Zhu Zhuqing sit up and began applying medicine to the wounds on her back. Once he had dealt with those, he applied medicine to the wounds on her arms and legs as well, then bandaged them all.

Finally, Lin Qing looked at Zhu Zhuqing's chest. That was the largest wound on her body.

"I'm only doing this to apply medicine."

After offering himself that bit of reassurance, Lin Qing carefully lifted her clothes. The next moment, the snow-white peaks stained with blood trembled beyond his control.

Looking at the two snowy mounds, Lin Qing immediately felt his blood surge. Even someone with a physique as strong as his began to bleed from the nose.

"No, Lin Qing. You can't take advantage of someone while she's vulnerable!" Lin Qing kept shaking his head, warning himself not to make a mistake.

He then poured out the medicine. The liquid dripped into the deep valley between the two peaks. Lin Qing extended his two sinful hands, holding one peak in each hand while gently stroking the deep wound within that valley, slowly spreading the medicine evenly over it.

After applying the medicine, Lin Qing bandaged the wound before gently putting Zhu Zhuqing's clothes back on. However, her two peaks were simply too large, and Lin Qing had to expend considerable effort to force them back beneath her clothes.

Once her clothes were back on, the fire in Lin Qing's body completely surged up. Zhu Zhuqing was unconscious and impossible to approach, while Ah Yin was at the critical stage of breaking through to Soul Sage. There was no way for Lin Qing to vent that fire. Left with no choice, he sat cross-legged and began circulating his meditation technique, hoping cultivation would suppress the wicked flames within him.

No one knew how much time passed before Zhu Zhuqing, lying on the bed, finally woke up. She opened her eyes and recalled the last scene before she fainted—she had fallen into Lin Qing's arms. Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings and feeling her recovering body, she suddenly hurriedly checked herself. After sensing that nothing strange had been done to her, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're awake?" Noticing Zhu Zhuqing's movements, Lin Qing woke from cultivation, walked to the bedside, and asked with concern.

"Mhm, thank you." Zhu Zhuqing's expression was somewhat cold, but her gratitude could still be seen.

"No need to thank me. Whoever saw such a beautiful girl in danger would probably lend a hand," Lin Qing said.

Who says that? Any normal person would run as far away as possible when they ran into something like this. Only someone like you would jump out to save people. Zhu Zhuqing grumbled inwardly. Still, hearing Lin Qing call her beautiful made her heart sweeten.

For some reason, many people had praised her beauty before, yet none of their praise had made her as happy as Lin Qing's. Perhaps it was because he was her savior?

"How are your injuries?" Lin Qing asked.

"They're much better already. Thank you," Zhu Zhuqing thanked him again.

"You're welcome."

"Oh, right!" Zhu Zhuqing seemed to remember something and asked, "The bandages on my wounds... were they..."

"I applied the medicine and bandaged you," Lin Qing admitted openly.

"Then the wound on my chest..." As she spoke, a faint blush appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks.

"I handled that too." Even with Lin Qing's thick skin, he felt a little awkward.

"Then... did you, did you see everything?" Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head, and the blush on her face gradually deepened.

"I saw everything, but it was unavoidable." Lin Qing felt awkward and could only scratch his nose, not daring to look at Zhu Zhuqing.

Upon hearing Lin Qing's confirmation, Zhu Zhuqing buried her head completely into her chest. The tiny patch of red on her cheeks spread across her entire face. Her mind was a complete mess.

Zhu Zhuqing also knew that it was not Lin Qing's fault. After all, he had been forced to do it to save her. At the very least, Lin Qing had not taken advantage of her, and that alone greatly increased her favorable impression of him.

Zhu Zhuqing had been born into the Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire. From a young age, she had been taught that she had to remain faithful to her husband. Her family's fundamental intention had been for Zhu Zhuqing to remain faithful to the imperial prince, yet they had never stated that outright. Who knew what they had been thinking?

Influenced by such beliefs, Zhu Zhuqing was actually a very traditional girl.

Besides, she did not dislike Lin Qing, did she? Since Lin Qing had already seen her body, then...

"But what about my engagement to Dai Mubai?"

Zhu Zhuqing's mind was in chaos, and she could not sort through it.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing remain silent for so long, Lin Qing assumed she was angry and hurriedly apologized. "I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to, but don't worry. Since I've already seen your body, I'll definitely take responsibility!"

Hearing Lin Qing's words, Zhu Zhuqing was deeply moved, and the scales in her heart gradually tipped toward him.

"You don't need to apologize. You did nothing wrong, and I don't blame you." Zhu Zhuqing waved her hand.

"By the way, we haven't properly introduced ourselves yet, have we? My name is Zhu Zhuqing. What about you?" Zhu Zhuqing tried to change the subject.

"My name is Lin Qing. What a coincidence—both our names have a Qing in them." Lin Qing made a small joke.

Seeing Lin Qing joke around, Zhu Zhuqing could not help covering her mouth and laughing softly. Even her mood relaxed considerably, while the scales in her heart tipped even further toward Lin Qing.

"By the way, where are you going next?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

"I'm going to Suotuo City. I have a friend there," Lin Qing replied.

"You're going to Suotuo City too?!" Zhu Zhuqing was somewhat surprised. This was far too much of a coincidence. "What a coincidence. I'm going to Suotuo City too."

"Yes, what a coincidence," Lin Qing remarked.

But Lin Qing did not think so. After all, he knew Zhu Zhuqing's destination perfectly well.