Chapter 722: Do You Think I’m a Porcelain Doll That’ll Break at a Touch? (Part 2)
Chapter 722: Chapter 273: Do You Think I’m a Porcelain Doll That’ll Break at a Touch? (Part 2)
Xu Xingguang had just showered, and her body emitted a faint and comforting medicinal fragrance. The scent lingered in her hair and clothes, as if it had become a part of her very being.
Huo Wen’an buried his face in her soft, slender neck, his breathing growing heavier, unable to extricate himself.
All medicine has a degree of poison, and Huo Wen’an had been poisoned to the bone by Xu Xingguang, this potion.
Xu Xingguang’s fingers had touched swords, taken lives, and planted medicinal herbs, but now they gently and indulgently stroked Huo Wen’an’s head.
His hair had grown a bit long, with a slightly coarse texture.
Xu Xingguang’s fingers tightened, gripping Huo Wen’an’s hair, trying to disperse some of the excessive fervor of the man’s spirit.
During the short spring days on Bai Ze Island, from sunrise to sunset, Huo Wen’an seemed determined to make up for the month-long separation.
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The dark green sheets were loosely wrapped around Huo Wen’an. Scars and love marks on his body were visible, exposed to the caressing sunset.
Xu Xingguang wore Huo Wen’an’s shirt, standing barefoot by the window with her back to him. The sunset light passing through the shirt fabric outlined her figure, enhancing her graceful silhouette.
In the sunset, Xu Xingguang resembled a budding flower, picked and placed in an exquisite vase, blooming even more brilliantly.
Huo Wen’an leaned against the pillow, with traces of lingering excitement still evident in his features.
Xu Xingguang held a pipe in her right hand, her red lips biting the mouthpiece as she gazed at the lively scene outside Bai Ze Mansion’s gate. What she smoked wasn’t tobacco but a herb that calmed and aided in sleep.
She turned to the room, exhaling a breath of smoke, the faint medicinal scent spreading within.
Huo Wen’an’s fervent spirit was soothed, calming down gradually.
He stared at the ambiguous marks he had left on Xu Xingguang’s chest, realizing belatedly that he may have gone too far today. He quickly asked Xu Xingguang, “Are you okay? Do you need a herbal bath?”
“Do you think I’m a porcelain doll, ready to break with a touch?” It was just an indulgent moment of passion.
Xu Xingguang continued to smoke the herb, replaying the day’s events.
After a moment, she smiled slightly and candidly told Huo Wen’an, “Let’s make this the standard from now on, I like it.”
Huo Wen’an was taken aback by Xu Xingguang’s straightforwardness but soon returned to an easy acceptance, saying with pride, “I like it too. Let’s keep at it together.”
“Good idea.”
Xu Xingguang walked towards the bed.
She stood by the bed, not sitting down, the shirt just covering her hips, her legs shapely and toned. From Huo Wen’an’s angle, the sight was even more tempting.
Huo Wen’an unconsciously
Xu Xingguang blew another puff of smoke towards Huo Wen’an.
Huo Wen’an inhaled the medicinal aroma, his spirit completely relaxed.
As he relaxed, he felt a bit sleepy.
He squinted at Xu Xingguang’s herb in the pipe, asking, “Did you drug me?”
Xu Xingguang shook her head, “It’s a sedative.”
“Hmm?” Huo Wen’an could barely support himself sitting; he slid onto the bed, asking in a soft, confused voice, “Why did you use a sedative on me?”
Seeing the time had come, Xu Xingguang placed the pipe on the bedside table and, like a magician, a dagger appeared in her hand.
Huo Wen’an saw the knife in her hand, yet his heart remained calm.
He never doubted that Xu Xingguang would harm him.
Even when she had sedated him, rendering him weak and approached with a knife, he didn’t think Xu Xingguang intended to kill him.
He was just unsure, not understanding what Xu Xingguang intended to do.
Seeing his trust, Xu Xingguang bent down affectionately, kissing Huo Wen’an’s forehead. “Good boy, I’ll help you cut out the filth on your back.”
That’s when Huo Wen’an realized what she intended to do.
He cooperated by turning over.
Xu Xingguang pulled down the dark green sheet, found the spot where the fake skin adhered to Huo Wen’an’s waist, and peeled off that intricately made fake skin.
Staring at Huo Wen’an’s back, covered in whip scars, knife marks, and claw marks, Xu Xingguang frowned. She said, “I really want to kill those who hurt you.”
Huo Wen’an, weak all over, replied softly, “I’ve already killed them all.”
“That’s good.”
Xu Xingguang looked at the ugly ‘slave’ character, sneering, “Look, whether in the Divine Martial Realm or the Mortal World, the character for ‘slave’ is exactly the same.”
How ironic.
Huo Wen’an’s eyes were barely open, hearing everything Xu Xingguang said clearly, yet he couldn’t even move a finger.
Apart from his mind being sharp, his body was groggy.
“It will hurt a bit, bear with it.”
Xu Xingguang was not only a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner but had also been a genius surgeon skilled in all fields. When it came to knives, be it butcher knives or surgical scalpels, she was an expert.
With a butcher knife, she could vanquish foes, and with a surgical knife, she could save lives.
She took a silver hairpin from the bedside table, securing her disheveled long hair, preparing the disinfectant and sterile gauze, then without a frown, cut out the flesh bearing the ‘slave’ character.
Huo Wen’an trembled in pain, sweat beading on his forehead.
“It’s done.”
Xu Xingguang sat by the bed, treating his wound, and instructed Huo Wen’an, “Keep the wound dry these days. I’ll leave the necessary medicines with your master uncle, who will change your bandages on time.”
The powerless Huo Wen’an suddenly grabbed Xu Xingguang’s wrist from behind, his voice hoarse, “Are you, are you leaving?”
Looking at the hand tightly clasping her wrist, refusing to let her go, Xu Xingguang felt a softening in her heart, bending down to kiss Huo Wen’an’s shoulder.
“I’ll leave tomorrow. Rest assured, I’ll say a proper goodbye before leaving.”
Huo Wen’an relaxed suddenly, falling into sleep from the pain.
Watching him for a while, Xu Xingguang then opened the Intelligent Brain Terminal to message Elder Tan Nan: [Granny Nan, something came up temporarily, requesting one more day of leave.]
Elder Tan Nan: [Heh.]