Chapter 170: The Sword Cultivator Cousin in the Immortal Cultivation Novel (32)
Chapter 170: The Sword Cultivator Cousin in the Immortal Cultivation Novel (32)
Seeing that his face looked strange, Lin Xi was about to ask him what was wrong, but she saw that the person who had just been talking to her closed his eyes and fell straight towards her.
Lin Xi hurriedly took a step forward, wanting to support the man, but she underestimated the height difference between herself and Wei Qingchuan. She rushed forward rashly, not only did she fail to support Wei Qingchuan, but she was dragged to the ground by him.
When Lin Xi just came in, he noticed that in addition to the plants and trees, there were also several Taihu stones of various shapes placed beside the pool. Perhaps they were for decoration or perhaps for covering, but these were not the most important things. The most important thing was that there happened to be a stone behind where Lin Xi had just stood.
The Taihu stone was angular and hard in texture. If Lin Xi fell down with her back facing the stone, with the tall and strong Wei Qingchuan on top of her, she was afraid that her spinal cord, which had just been reconnected, would split again. So in a flash, she gritted her teeth, twisted her body, hugged Wei Qingchuan, held her breath, and fell into the pool with him again.
Water splashed everywhere, and Lin Xi's body, which had just warmed up a little, was suddenly wrapped in the cold water again. She was so cold that her limbs couldn't help but twitch, but fortunately the water was deep enough, and she was not injured after falling in except for feeling a little cold.
She quickly paddled her hands and feet to get her head out of the water, then let out a long breath. Then she swam to Wei Qingchuan, who seemed to have completely fainted, hooked his neck from behind, and brought him to the edge of the pool.
However, how to get him up became a problem. Wei Qingchuan was tall and had long legs, and now that he was wet, he sank even more. Lin Xi tried several times but failed to pull him up, and instead exhausted herself.
Helplessly, she looked around and had to go into the water again and drag the man to the place where she first saw him. The water there was shallower and there was a protruding stone slab on the wall of the pool, just right for Wei Qingchuan to sit on.
She finished everything breathlessly, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at the unconscious Wei Qingchuan in front of her, and found that his face was as pale as paper and his breathing was extremely heavy. Lin Xi hurriedly reached out and touched his forehead, and sure enough, she felt it was burning hot.
But all those who practice Taoism are strong and healthy, and Wei Qingchuan is the best among them. How could he act like he had lost half his life just because of a fever?
Lin Xi frowned and continued to look down. Perhaps it was because he had just hurriedly wrapped himself in an inner robe in order to save Lin Xi. Then, Lin Xi pulled on the robe, which was already tied carelessly, and it came loose and hung loosely on his body, revealing his muscular upper body.
Faced with such a handsome man, according to Lin Xi's personality, she should have admired him carefully, but she had no interest at this moment. She just quickly glanced at him from the neck to the lower abdomen and found that there were no scars. Then she pulled open his robe to look at his back.
"Hiss~" After seeing the condition of his back clearly, I couldn't help but gasp.
Under the bright moonlight, large areas of skin on his back were covered with horrible purple scars, especially on his lower back, which was covered with blood stasis. Some of the scars had broken the skin, and had turned white after being soaked in the cold pool water for so long. Lin Xi felt a chill on her spine, the pain of the broken spine not long ago was still fresh in her memory, so she could naturally empathize with him.
She quickly took out a pill for clearing heat and relieving pain from the storage bag on her waist, pinched Wei Qingchuan's chin and stuffed it into his mouth. The pill melted in his mouth, so she didn't have to worry about it getting stuck.
"This old man is so cruel." Lin Xi couldn't help but mutter. It was obvious that Wei Qingchuan's wound was caused by a blunt object. Lin Xi thought of the punishment inflicted by Gu Hongzi in front of the mountain gate.
I thought that this punishment would at most be a beating on the buttocks, and with Wei Qingchuan's physique, he would be healed in two days. Who knew that it was hit directly on the back? If these wounds were on me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to withstand even one beating. But Wei Qingchuan was beaten with thirty sticks, and he was even forcing himself to help me just now.
"Alas, he was injured so badly but he didn't even apply medicine. I don't know what he is trying to do." Lin Xi couldn't help but pinch the man's cheek, leaving a red mark on his face.
But now that they were both soaking in the water, she couldn't apply the medicine on him even if she had medicine in her storage bag. She couldn't ask for help from outsiders as they were both soaked. Lin Xi could only swim to the shore again, wrap herself in the robe he had just thrown on her head, and sit on the bank of the pool next to Wei Qingchuan and wait for him to wake up.
Fortunately, perhaps because Wei Qingchuan had a good foundation, or perhaps because the medicine Lin Xi fed him took effect, about a quarter of an hour later, Wei Qingchuan groaned in discomfort and slowly woke up.
Seeing this, Lin Xi said in surprise: "Cousin! You're awake! Do you feel better?"
Wei Qingchuan exhaled a breath and turned to look at Lin Xi. He saw that she was huddled in her loose robe, with only her small head exposed. Her hair was wet and draped over her shoulders. The tip of her nose and cheeks were a little red from the cold. She looked pitiful and embarrassed. Subconsciously, he wanted to recite a spell to dry her hair again.
Lin Xi noticed his intention, and quickly threw away the robe that was in the way and covered his mouth with her hand.
Her palms were a little cold, but Wei Qingchuan seemed to be burned by something. His pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously wanted to avoid it. However, Lin Xi said anxiously, "Cousin, don't use your spiritual power. Xixi is not cold. You fainted because you used your spiritual power just now. I don't want you to get into trouble again."
Wei Qingchuan paused and looked at her red eyes. For some reason, his heart suddenly trembled. He didn't dare to look directly into her clear eyes. He could only lower his eyelids and nodded gently.
Seeing him nod obediently, Lin Xi withdrew her hand and said with a worried look on her face, "Cousin, do you have any strength now? Let me help you up. The water is too cold. I really didn't have the strength to pull you up." After saying that, she lowered her head with some self-blame.
"Don't blame yourself. I should be the one saying sorry to you." There was a sound of water. Lin Xi wanted to look up, but suddenly she felt a big hand gently covering her head. Then a warm current brushed over her body. Her hair and clothes became dry again.
“Huh?!” She raised her head in surprise, and then said with red eyes, “Didn’t I tell you not to use your spiritual power…”
"Don't worry." Wei Qingchuan shook his head gently, indicating that he was fine. After saying that, as if afraid that Lin Xi would not believe it, he also dried his hair and clothes.
"But the wound on your back is so serious, how can you be alright?" At this point, Lin Xi seemed to remember the tragic scene she had seen. She sniffed and finally couldn't help but let the tears that she had been holding back for a long time fall. "I don't know how to apply medicine. It must be very painful."
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Seeing her crying, Wei Qingchuan didn't know why he suddenly reached out his hand and touched her cheek, wiping away a tear that was about to fall. There was a softness in his voice that he himself had not noticed, "Don't cry."
Lin Xi seemed to be startled by his action. She looked at the person opposite her in a daze, but then she quickly lowered her eyes and pressed her palm against his. She said in a muffled and nasal voice, "Cousin, let me apply medicine on you, otherwise your recovery will be very slow."
Feeling the delicate skin under his palm, Wei Qingchuan realized what he had done as if awakened from a dream. He should have withdrawn his hand at this moment, but his fingertips seemed to have their own consciousness. He carefully and reluctantly wiped away the last drop of tear that was about to fall for Lin Xi, and then she trembled slightly and fell to his side.
"Okay," he heard himself say.
Seeing that he agreed, Lin Xi burst into laughter. She looked around and found a stone table next to the Taihu stone. She pointed to it and said excitedly, "Let's sit there. Cousin, I'll apply medicine on you to prevent you from tearing the wound again."
After saying that, he trotted to the stone table first, took out a handkerchief from his storage bag, and carefully wiped the table and stone bench. Then he smiled and waved to Wei Qingchuan, "Cousin, come quickly! I've cleaned everything."
Wei Qingchuan picked up the outer robe that fell on the ground, walked to the stone table and sat down. Lin Xi took out the ointment, but saw that he did not move for a long time. She asked in confusion: "Huh? Cousin, why don't you take off your clothes? How can I apply the ointment on you if you don't take off your clothes?"
Wei Qingchuan trembled when he heard that, as if he finally realized what he had promised Lin Xi, and suddenly froze there. Lin Xi thought he didn't hear her, so she repeated it again, but Wei Qingchuan still didn't move.
Lin Xi then realized that something was wrong. She placed the ointment on the stone table, lowered her head and put her face in front of Wei Qingchuan, looking at him for a long while. Just when Wei Qingchuan thought that she had finally realized that something was wrong, Lin Xi suddenly revealed a smile that showed that she had seen through everything.
"Cousin, you are not afraid of pain!"
Wei Qingchuan was stunned. He didn't expect her to come to such a conclusion. He felt a little amused and helpless. His body, which had been tense just now, relaxed a lot because of her childish inference.
But when Lin Xi saw him smile, she thought she had guessed it right, and hurriedly comforted him, "Don't be afraid, cousin, I will be very gentle, and this ointment is specially made by Yu Xianchang, it won't hurt when you apply it. Taoist Yue used this to apply on my back every day, and I was cured of serious injuries like that by applying this."
Hearing her say this, Wei Qingchuan immediately recalled the heart-wrenching look on Lin Xi's face on the day her marrow was severed. Even though he had used all of the Ningsi incense, she was still sweating profusely and her face turned pale from the pain.
But even though it hurt so much, the first thing she did after she woke up was to apologize to herself and Yue Qian, saying that she did not mean to scratch them. Now she was using her own painful experience to comfort him. Comparing the two, Wei Qingchuan suddenly felt a little ashamed. He lowered his eyes, said "OK", and slowly untied his belt.
The snow-white robe slid down his arms to his elbows. Lin Xi gently gathered his long hair aside. Wei Qingchuan's back covered with scars was fully exposed in the moonlight and caught Lin Xi's eyes.
Although he had just been seen in the water, the injuries on his entire back looked particularly shocking now that there was no clothing to cover them. Wei Qingchuan had broad shoulders and a thin waist, and the lines of his back muscles were smooth and firm. He was neither too thin nor burly, and he looked like he should have a very perfect body.
But now this perfection was covered with swollen scars all over his back. From the shoulders to the waist, there was almost no intact skin. Lin Xi couldn't help but let out a small exclamation, and then carefully extended her fingertips and gently touched the shallowest scar, her voice choking, "Why did you hit him so hard?"
Lin Xi's fingertips touched and left immediately, as light as a feather, but perhaps because the wound was extremely sensitive, Wei Qingchuan's skin suddenly tensed up. Fortunately, Lin Xi turned around to get the ointment and did not notice his abnormality, so Wei Qingchuan took a deep breath and relaxed his body again.
What followed was a long torture. Although Lin Xi had tried to move as lightly as possible, the pain from the wound and the discomfort of having skin in contact with human beings for the first time still kept Wei Qingchuan's body tense.
What’s even more terrible is that when it was almost over, Lin Xi suddenly lowered her head, blew a breath on his shoulder, muttering “Blow, blow, blow, the pain will fly away”.
She was just concentrating on applying the medicine, and she made a small subconscious movement, but her shoulder was close to his neck, and she was close, so when she blew out a breath of warm air, half of it floated to Wei Qingchuan's neck and earlobe.
An unprecedented heat rushed straight to his brain, and instantly spread to his cheeks and earlobes. The always cold and dignified eldest brother lost his composure for the first time. He groaned and put his inner robe back on.
"Hey! There are still some medicines left!" Frightened by his sudden action, Lin Xi screamed.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough, it's nothing, it's done in a while." Wei Qingchuan stood up hurriedly, took a few steps back, and then burst into violent coughing. He felt the heat on his face rolling and it wouldn't go away.
"What's wrong with you? Cousin, why are you coughing suddenly? Did you catch a cold from soaking in the bath for too long?" Lin Xi took a step forward with some concern, but Wei Qingchuan took several steps back as if he had encountered some ferocious beast.
"No, um, cough cough cough, that's right, I have a severe cold, you'd better not go forward, so as not to catch the disease." Wei Qingchuan, who always said what he meant, lied for the first time in his life.
Lin Xi's face was even more puzzled. "Why is it so sudden?" Then he went to look through his storage bag again. "Master Yu also gave me some medicine to treat colds. I'll look for it."
"No need! I still have a lot. You have just recovered from a serious illness, so you should keep more of them with you." Wei Qingchuan hurriedly shook his head to reject Lin Xi's kindness, then looked up at the setting moon and said.
"It's getting late. If you still want to soak in the hot spring, you should come back tomorrow." After saying that, he waved his hand to summon the Life Sword and looked at Lin Xi, "I'll let Po'e take you back."
"No need to bother. I have a flying magic weapon that is more stable." Seeing that his face was not as rosy as before, Lin Xi finally felt relieved. Hearing his words, she recalled her own embarrassing experience of being afraid of heights and hurriedly shook her head to refuse.
"Okay, then I'll go first." Wei Qingchuan rarely insisted, but jumped onto the flying sword and pretended to leave.
But when he was about to leave, he turned around and said to Lin Xi, who was bewildered, "Let me know when you arrive at your residence." After that, he left without looking back.
Lin Xi watched the figure gradually disappearing in the moonlight, and looked at the ointment in her hand with some confusion. Is it so effective?
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Two chapters put together, I can't bear it anymore, good night, good night
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