"Susu was injured when she was little, and she has never fully recovered. It flares up every year, causing him unbearable pain."
"Young Master Ye, please help Susu."
Chu Yanyu pleaded.
Bai Suyi also bowed to Ye Yun.
"Please save me, Young Master Ye."
Ye Qingyun rubbed his chin.
Treating illnesses?
That damned system had taught him that.
But Ye Yun had never tried it himself and had no idea whether it was reliable.
Still, they had come asking for his help.
Refusing would be rather unfeeling.
"All right, I can try."
"But I can't promise I can cure you."
So said Ye Qingyun.
Chu Yanyu and Bai Suyi were overjoyed to hear this.
"Thank you, Young Master Ye!"
As far as the two of them were concerned.
As long as this master was willing to act, there should be no problem.
Hearing that the master was going to treat an illness, the others also grew interested, eager to see how this master healed and saved people.
"Tell me in detail. What exactly is this lingering injury?"
Ye Qingyun asked.
"When I was six, I wandered deep into the mountains by mistake. Something there bit me, though I don't know what. Cold Qi seeped into my bones and damaged my internal organs."
Bai Suyi recalled her past.
"Although we sought treatment from many people at the time, I never fully recovered. Every year, when autumn gives way to winter, the cold Qi flares up inside me for two days."
"Later, I joined the Nine Spirits Sect. My master examined me too and said there were still poisonous insects inside my body, but even he had no way to expel them."
Xu Changfeng, standing nearby, couldn't help looking surprised.
"Even Gongsun Yue couldn't do anything?"
Bai Suyi nodded. "My master was helpless too."
Xu Changfeng looked thoughtful.
No wonder Bai Suyi had followed Chu Yanyu here to visit Ye Qingyun.
If even Gongsun Yue could do nothing, then within the Heavenly Martial Dynasty, only the mysterious master before them might be able to cure Bai Suyi.
"There's cold Qi inside you?"
Ye Qingyun thought for a moment.
I've got it!
Isn't it just cold Qi?
Wouldn't fire cupping do the trick?
As luck would have it, he had the equipment for fire cupping.
He immediately fetched a wooden case from the house.
"Uh, it's not very convenient out here. How about coming inside with me?"
Ye Qingyun said to Bai Suyi.
Bai Suyi paused. "Can't we do it outside?"
Ye Qingyun scratched his head.
"We can, but my treatment requires you to take off your upper garments and expose your back, so..."
Hearing this, Bai Suyi instantly blushed.
The others' gazes turned strange too.
Why did this treatment sound so odd?
Was it a legitimate method?
Afraid they might misunderstand, Ye Qingyun hurriedly explained with complete seriousness, "This method is called cupping. I imagine none of you have seen it before. It requires removing your upper garments and exposing your entire back, then covering it with fire cups."
"If you don't remove your upper garments, we can't proceed."
He was telling Bai Suyi that if she wanted treatment, she had to cooperate.
If she felt too embarrassed, they could forget it.
Chu Yanyu gently tugged at Bai Suyi.
"Give it a try. Perhaps this master really can cure you."
Bai Suyi bit her lip.
"Young Master Ye, let's go inside."
That sounded rather odd too.
Ye Qingyun almost let his thoughts stray as well, but he collected himself and carried the wooden case into the house.
Bai Suyi followed him inside.
"Young Master Ye, may I come in and watch?"
Chu Yanyu suddenly thought, I'm a woman too.
There shouldn't be anything wrong with me going in to watch, right?
"Yes."
Ye Qingyun's voice came from inside.
Chu Yanyu immediately went in too.
"Father, I'll go take a look too."
Xu Jing'er was also very curious.
"Go ahead, but don't disturb the master."
Xu Changfeng cautioned her.
"I know!"
Xu Jing'er eagerly trotted inside too.
As for the other men, naturally, they could only wait outside.
Ye Qingyun brought over a folding chair and unfolded it.
It was just large enough for one person to lie on.
"Take off your upper garments, then lie facedown on this chair."
Ye Qingyun said with complete seriousness.
Bai Suyi lightly bit her lip, feeling rather awkward.
She was a woman, after all. Taking off her upper garments in front of a grown man like Ye Qingyun was truly embarrassing.
"Do I have to take everything off?"
Bai Suyi asked shyly.
"Yes, don't leave anything on."
Ye Qingyun nodded.
At the same time, he muttered inwardly.
I'm not trying to take advantage of you. You really do have to undress for cupping.
"Then please turn around, Young Master Ye."
Bai Suyi's voice trembled slightly.
Ye Qingyun said, "Oh," then turned around.
Well, now.
Can't see anything anymore.
Only after seeing Ye Qingyun turn around did Bai Suyi slowly remove her upper garments.
One layer, then two...
Soon.
Her fair body was revealed.
Chu Yanyu and Xu Jing'er both stared.
Especially Xu Jing'er.
She stared at Bai Suyi, then lowered her head to look at herself.
Why are hers so big?
Although Chu Yanyu was Bai Suyi's close friend, she had never seen her like this either.
Seeing her now, she couldn't help feeling a little jealous.
With both women staring at her, Bai Suyi blushed scarlet and hurriedly lay facedown on the chair.
"Young Master Ye, I'm ready."
"Oh."
Ye Qingyun turned around and took one look.
His eyes nearly popped out.
They!
Were!
Just!
So!
Huge!
Ye Qingyun's mind reeled, but fortunately, he had seen plenty in his original world. After a brief daze, he quickly returned to normal.
He opened the wooden case and took out the bamboo cups one by one.
Ye Yun lit a candle and heated a bamboo cup over its flame.
"Miss Bai, we're going to start now."
Before his words had faded, Ye Yun pressed the bamboo cup directly onto Bai Suyi's back.
Bai Suyi gave a soft hum.
A burning sensation came from her back.
Although it didn't hurt much, this unfamiliar experience still made Bai Suyi a little nervous.
Soon, all eight bamboo cups were attached to Bai Suyi's back.
Beside them, Chu Yanyu and Xu Jing'er stared dumbfounded.
What sort of treatment was this?
They had simply never heard of anything like it.
"All right. In an hour, we can remove the bamboo cups."
Ye Qingyun wiped the sweat from his forehead.
It wasn't from exhaustion.
It was from restraining himself.
Such a fair-skinned beauty lay before him, and he had to perform cupping on her without letting his mind wander.
This truly wasn't something an ordinary person could endure.
"It's that simple?"
Chu Yanyu asked blankly.
"It's that simple."
An hour later.
Ye Qingyun removed the bamboo cups.
Eight black circular marks appeared on Bai Suyi's back, looking rather hideous and frightening.
Xu Jing'er and Chu Yanyu both frowned, finding it a little disgusting.
Ye Qingyun examined the bamboo cups.
"There really are poisonous insects!"
"What?"
All three froze and looked over together.
Ye Qingyun scraped inside a bamboo cup with a strip of bamboo, and sure enough, some silvery-white insect corpses fell out.