Fortunately, Chu Xuanzhen swept his sleeve out and knocked it down, sparing him an unexpected injury.
In the past, Shen Yangge would not have thought too deeply about suddenly being struck by something someone threw, but he vaguely recalled being hit on the back of his hand by a pebble at the shore.
He raised that hand slightly. He had not noticed before, but now the bluish-purple bruise on the back of it made him frown.
Chu Xuanzhen naturally noticed Little Liar's slight movement. He caught the hand Little Liar had lifted briefly before lowering it again and drew it toward himself. Lowering his eyes, he saw the purplish-red injury.
In the past, any wounds on Little Liar's body had vanished when he transformed into a human. Why had this one remained?
Chu Xuanzhen's breathing grew uneven, and his grip on Shen Yangge's wrist involuntarily tightened. Although his expression barely changed, his aura and the look in his eyes did. Shen Yangge immediately noticed something was wrong.
He caught Chu Xuanzhen's hand in return and called softly, "Your Highness?"
When he received no response, he adjusted his tone and murmured hesitantly, "...Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Suddenly, Chu Xuanzhen raised his bloodless hand and pressed his thumb against the injury on the back of Shen Yangge's hand. He did not press hard, but it still made Shen Yangge frown. Shen Yangge tried several times to pull his hand free, without success.
"Don't move."
Shen Yangge obediently stayed still. He had a feeling that if he tried to pull his hand away again, Chu Xuanzhen might suddenly turn into a complete lunatic. Of course, that was only a passing thought...
Chu Xuanzhen took a tin of ointment from inside his robes and slowly applied it to the injury on the back of