Chu Yu raised an eyebrow. Handsome?
That much he knew.
His face had already taken on a look of youthful innocence. "Senior Sister Su Ying, you're awake."
"Did I... come back to life?" Su Ying pinched herself. It didn't hurt. Was she dreaming?
That was possible. Her face immediately fell. "Junior Brother Chu Yu, that Mist Beast rammed into me and damaged all my internal organs. I might... I might not have long to live."
Chu Yu almost believed her-if only he hadn't known better himself.
"Senior Sister Su Ying, that's impossible. You'll definitely be all right!"
"I have one wish before I die. Can you grant it?" Su Ying automatically ignored his words and raised her hand, grasping again and again, yet somehow never managing to touch him.
She wondered what was going on. Wasn't he right within reach?
Su Ying grasped at him again, but still caught nothing.
The system burst into laughter at her antics.
Chu Yu leaned his youthful, handsome face closer. A trace of helplessness flickered in his purple eyes, and he had no choice but to play along. "Senior Sister, what's your wish?"
"Let me... touch..." Su Ying raised her hand and tried to grab him, only to fail again. A mist of aggrieved tears welled in her eyes. "Junior Brother, I've only ever had one wish in my life. Let me touch a handsome young man like you."
Chu Yu's face flushed bright red. "Senior Sister, men and women shouldn't have physical contact."
A tear slipped down Su Ying's cheek. "Junior Brother, can't you even help me fulfill this tiny wish?"
"I heard that female cultivators who've never touched a man's body go to the deepest hell after death, where they suffer all kinds of torment. Junior Brother, could you really bear to let that happen?"
"Senior Sister, just one touch, then." Blushing, Chu Yu leaned a little closer.
Su Ying seized her chance and reached straight for his abdomen.
Holy crap, I touched them! I touched them! Excitement surged through her, though her face still looked on the verge of tears.
"How many abs?" the system immediately asked. Suddenly, it wanted to touch them too.
Eight. Definitely eight. Su Ying felt around, accurately locating the eight abdominal muscles on Chu Yu's body. Wow, this is bliss.
The system was envious. Wasn't it a machine? Why did it want to explore those abs too?
"Host, aren't you a little too easy to please?" it couldn't help snarking. "You're touching them through his clothes."
What do you know? This time it's through his clothes. Next time, there won't be any clothes. The time after that, hehehe... and after that, we'll be entering the world of adults. Get it? Su Ying didn't notice that the system was becoming increasingly humanlike. She wanted to keep enjoying the feel of him; this was a rare opportunity, after all.
But a shadow flashed through Chu Yu's eyes, and he didn't let her continue.
"Senior Sister, you need to get some proper rest," he reminded her.
Su Ying hadn't touched enough yet, but she also understood that these things had to be taken slowly, one step at a time. One mouthful wouldn't make you fat!
"I..." Her lips parted slightly, then her brow suddenly twisted. "It hurts! Ah, it hurts!"
The pain struck without warning. Only now did Su Ying realize that the Pain-Relief Pill had worn off. Her whole body felt as though it had fallen apart, and she even suspected that the Mist Beast had knocked all her internal organs out of place.
The system asked, "Host, a scan shows that the Pain-Relief Pill has worn off. Would you like another?"
No. Too expensive! Su Ying kept taking deep breaths, her face pale with pain. In an instant, she understood what it meant for joy at its peak to turn to sorrow.
The moment she touched the young hottie's abs, the Pain-Relief Pill's effects ended...
What a cruel twist of fate!
Chu Yu frowned. He knew she wasn't acting now. Those rosy lips had turned pale, and he cursed inwardly, You miser!
She was practically dying of pain, yet still couldn't bear to give herself-
"Senior Sister, I'll go get Master." He moved to leave.
"Don't!" Su Ying grabbed the sleeve of his Daoist robe. "Don't disturb Master."
Calling Xiao Muchen over now-is he trying to kill me? I'd have to endure the pain while pretending to gaze at him with tender affection. This humble consort simply can't do it!
"Host, are you planning to just endure the pain, then?" The system was baffled. Could she withstand pain this bad?
"Junior Brother, I need to ask you a favor." All of Su Ying's features scrunched up as she pleaded.
Seeing her like this, Chu Yu kept thinking, So ugly. So ugly.
She looked like a shriveled chrysanthemum that wouldn't open, her features squeezed together in pain. Hideous beyond belief.
"Senior Sister, what is it?"
"Knock me out," Su Ying demanded.
Once she was unconscious, she wouldn't know even if the pain killed her.
"Senior Sister..." This really was the first time Chu Yu had heard such a refreshingly unconventional request...
"I can't take it anymore. Hurry, Junior Brother." Su Ying was nearly crying herself to death. If she could have brought herself to be that ruthless, she would have slammed her head into the wall right away and been done with it.
"Then brace yourself, Senior Sister." The moment Chu Yu finished speaking, he brought a knife-hand strike straight down on Su Ying's neck.
"Ah!" Su Ying screamed and lost consciousness.
Why was she still so ugly?
Chu Yu stared at her unconscious face, his brows drawn tightly together.
Other people looked peaceful when they fainted.
When Su Ying fainted, her eyes rolled upward without closing fully, and her tongue even stuck out.
"Senior Sister?" Chu Yu poked her cheek.
Su Ying didn't react at all.
Chu Yu really wanted to make a snide remark, but remembering that her system was still awake, he snapped his fingers.
The Sleeping Curse took effect.
"Tsk. Hideous," Chu Yu said disdainfully. He conjured a small wooden stick and prodded Su Ying's tongue bit by bit.
With each poke, Su Ying's tongue retreated a little farther.
Chu Yu patiently poked it a dozen or so times before her tongue finally returned to its proper place.
He covered Su Ying's eyes with his large hand and swept it downward.
At last, she looked like a normal sleeping person.
"Much easier on the eyes now," Chu Yu said, dusting off his hands. After a moment's thought, he raised his palm over her lower abdomen. A faint wisp of purple energy formed around his slender fingers, and he pushed it toward her belly.
The purple energy curled around her waist and abdomen. Only after a good while did it sink entirely into her body.
"If you weren't still somewhat useful, I wouldn't bother saving you." Chu Yu stood, and with a sweep of his sleeve, his wickedly alluring expression became one of innocent cluelessness again.
Su Ying had no idea how long she'd been unconscious. She dreamed that the Mist Beast was slamming her around over and over, then dreamed that Chu Yu was endlessly chanting in her ear that men and women shouldn't have physical contact.
When she woke again, she remembered her injuries and braced herself for the pain, only to let out a surprised "Huh?"
It didn't hurt anymore!
Was she imagining it?
Su Ying tried sitting up. No pain.
She got out of bed and stood. Still no pain.
She took two steps-
Su Ying was certain she had recovered.
As for how she'd recovered, she credited her healthy constitution.
"Phew. I feel refreshed." Su Ying rubbed her neck, which still hurt a little. Everywhere else felt fine.
She didn't blame Chu Yu much for the pain in her neck. She had asked him to do it, after all.
"Sure enough, with a young hottie taking care of me, even recovery goes better. Should I make Junior Brother something to eat today? What should I make?" Su Ying murmured to herself.
Chu Yu, who was meditating nearby, heard every word.
Just as anticipation rose in him, he heard her thoughts again: System, system, recipes...
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