Jiang Shouzhong was a little dumbfounded.
Why do you seem so skilled at this?
The woman greedily absorbed the breath converted from the man’s spiritual power within his body, and soon the torturous, agonizing discomfort gradually faded away.
Returning to her senses, Xiao Lingqiu couldn’t help but feel a surge of sorrow.
To think that a dignified Empress Dowager had now been twice taken advantage of by soone.
If she had known this earlier, she wouldn’t have co to Dazhou to fight for the Taoist Ancestor’s remains.
Of course, the man was saving her, after all—it was indeed hard to bla him.
If they had been in the mortal realm, she wouldn’t fear death, since with Rama’s remains, she could always cling to life. But in this bizarre Immortal Realm, she genuinely feared she might et her end.
The more Xiao Lingqiu thought about it, the more aggrieved and angry she felt, glaring fiercely at the man right in front of her.
Her gaze seed to say: Just wait. Once we’re out, I’ll definitely kill you.
Jiang Shouzhong noticed the murderous intent in her eyes and couldn’t help but feel exasperated.
Saving a life is a cri now?
Besides, you were the one who leaned in first.
So Jiang Shouzhong glared back, silently retorting with his gaze: "What’s wrong with you, you crazy woman? If I hadn’t saved you, you’d already be dead."
Xiao Lingqiu: "I saved you once too. So it’s even."
Jiang Shouzhong: "I’ve saved your life several tis."
Xiao Lingqiu: "I don’t care. Once I’m out, I’m definitely killing you."
Jiang Shouzhong: "Fine, then I’ll stop saving you now."
Not wanting to relive the suffocating agony, Xiao Lingqiu quickly clung tightly to the man’s neck, her gaze warning: "Don’t you dare leave behind!"
Jiang Shouzhong: "Crazy."
Xiao Lingqiu: "You’re the crazy one."
And so, the two clung to each other like lovers, their mouths pressed together, though their eyes waged a fierce battle of insults.
Yet interestingly, despite the silent eye exchanges, they sohow understood what the other was "saying," as if their minds were remarkably connected, like mutual parasites in each other’s thoughts.
Their visual argunt carried on, and soon the situation started to shift.
They both began to feel faint.
For Jiang Shouzhong, no matter how frustrated he was with this woman, she was, undeniably, a stunning beauty.
Leaving aside her unquestionably gorgeous face, her devilish figure had been testing Jiang’s willpower to its limit throughout this journey.
Especially her so-called "luxury mansion"—it was hard not to notice.
On the way, Jiang Shouzhong occasionally sneaked quick glances, and when carrying her, he occasionally found himself entertaining distracting thoughts. Still, he managed to suppress them with a firm sense of rationality.
After all, he had his fair share of beauties by his side. He wasn’t desperate enough to fawn over every woman he saw.
Moreover, this woman was Miaomiao’s subordinate—if he really dared eat the "grass" near his ho, Miaomiao, the jealous one, would certainly cause trouble.
But no matter how much he controlled himself, he couldn’t resist the repeated instances of physical closeness.
Especially at this mont—the two truly looked like a pair of lovers being affectionate. Even their eye insults couldn’t stop Jiang Shouzhong from subconsciously recalling monts of intimacy with Qu Hongling and Miaomiao.
As he grew dizzier, he instinctively leaned into a normal kissing motion.
Xiao Lingqiu, being an unmarried maiden with no experience in intimate interactions between n and won, was even more affected.
Her emotions had already stirred sowhat along the journey, and coupled with the earlier water-induced distress, her brain was even fuzzier than the man’s.
At this mont, she didn’t resist his advances—in fact, she might not have even realized that sothing wasn’t right.
Two little fishes swam and tangled playfully.
Her previously cold, irritated eyes unwittingly began to reflect a touch of dreamy allure.
But then, Jiang Shouzhong’s expression suddenly changed. He sharply turned around, causing the two to crash hard into a rocky wall.
The surrounding area started to brighten; it seed they had reached an underground riverbed.
Only then did Xiao Lingqiu snap back to reality.
First, she touched her lips, which had been slightly bruised. Recalling the man’s overly presumptuous actions just now, rage instantly flared up: "Jiang Mo, you bastard!"
She raised a hand, preparing to slap him, but as soon as she did, she froze, noticing a thin strand of blood drifting from the water behind the man. It was strikingly vivid.
As she turned slightly, she saw a sharp rock had pierced into Jiang’s back, with blood continuously oozing out.
It turned out his sudden move earlier had been to protect her.
Xiao Lingqiu’s burning anger extinguished in an instant.
"You... are you okay?"
Feeling a mix of emotions, Xiao Lingqiu asked.
"Get up first," Jiang Shouzhong said through gritted teeth. He yanked his back free from the sharp stone. Spotting a rock platform nearby, he bent down slightly, signaling for her to step onto his shoulder to climb up.
Xiao Lingqiu bit her lip and climbed onto the platform.
Jiang Shouzhong followed, struggling to climb after her, collapsing onto the stone platform and panting heavily.
Seeing the bloodied ss of his back, Xiao Lingqiu extended a finger to gently touch it but quickly withdrew. "Do you have healing dicine?" she asked.
Jiang Shouzhong tossed the cloth pouch tied to his waist to her.
Carefully, Xiao Lingqiu retrieved the healing powder and sprinkled it on his wound, tearing a strip from her skirt to ticulously bandage him.
"I’ll probably die of an infection eventually," Jiang Shouzhong quipped bitterly.
Seeing her serious and silent expression, Jiang Shouzhong felt apologetic. "About earlier... I’m sorry, I really—"
"Earlier? What about earlier!?"
Xiao Lingqiu’s face darkened, her beautiful eyes glaring coldly at him, a mixture of embarrassnt and resentnt flashing through them.
She pulled at the bandaging cloth slightly harder.
"Ow...!"
Jiang Shouzhong shivered and quickly shook his head, stamring. "Nothing, nothing happened."
He understood she intended to pretend nothing had happened and move on from it, so he wisely followed suit.
Won—they always care about saving face.
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