"I will go find a healer to take a look at you."
Shen Qi settled Yuan Shu on the bed and turned to leave, but Yuan Shu grabbed his sleeve first.
"Eldest Senior Brother, you chose to specialize in medical cultivation, why do you still need to find a healer?"
Shen Qi was a little surprised. "How did you know I specialize in medical cultivation?"
"Not only do I know you specialize in medical cultivation, but I also know you like eating spirit pomegranates, you have a sweet tooth, and you like wearing clothes made of sea silk!"
Yuan Shu counted on her fingers, listing everything she knew one by one, then tilted her head and blinked.
Shen Qi was a bit stunned. Even he would have to think for a moment to list these trivial matters, yet Yuan Shu actually knew them all?
But wasn't the only person Yuan Shu cared about before Sixth Junior Brother?
"You want me to treat you? But men and women should keep their distance, and the location of your injury is too close to your chest. It is not appropriate."
Shen Qi shook his head.
He had just taken a quick glance; Yuan Shu's injury was located between her collarbone and her chest. If he were to treat the wound and apply medicine, she would inevitably have to take off her outer garment.
For a woman, this was inappropriate!
"How about this, I will go find Little Junior Sister..."
"Eldest Senior Brother, Little Junior Sister followed Third Senior Brother down the mountain today. She is not on the peak."
Shen Qi was interrupted by Yuan Shu before he could finish his sentence.
"Then I will go to the Medicine Peak to find someone..."
Shen Qi said as he turned to leave. The moment he moved his feet, Yuan Shu's cry of pain came from behind him.
"Ah, Eldest Senior Brother, my injury suddenly hurts so much..."
Shen Qi's footsteps halted on the spot.
After hesitating for a moment, he still turned around.
Looking at Yuan Shu lying on the bed in pain, he could not help but ask, "Can you not hold on for just a little while?"
Yuan Shu nodded, then shook her head. "It hurts a lot... Eldest Senior Brother, by the time you come back from the Medicine Peak, will I be dead?"
"Nonsense, how could it be that exaggerated?"
"But it clearly hurts a lot." Yuan Shu bit her lip, tugging at his sleeve, and looked up at him pitifully.
Shen Qi ultimately softened his heart. "If you do not mind, then I will take a look for you?"
"Mhm." Yuan Shu quickly nodded, her clear, dark eyes blinking at him.
That innocent and pure gaze, coupled with Yuan Shu's stunningly beautiful little face, could easily arouse anyone's protective desire.
Shen Qi's Adam's apple bobbed. By the time he recovered his senses, he had already subconsciously agreed to help.
But meeting Yuan Shu's expectant gaze, he could not bear to refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and step forward.
"Junior Sister Yuan, pardon my offense."
With that said, he carefully untied the sash of Yuan Shu's robe.
The faint scent of pear blossoms seemed even more pronounced when facing Yuan Shu.
Undeniably, when he saw her at the Repentance Cliff that day, his gaze had been drawn to her.
She was very special!
Shen Qi lowered his eyes, looking down to see Yuan Shu lying flat without any defenses, her exquisite and curvy figure completely presented before his eyes.
His heart, which had always been as placid as an ancient well, could not help but ripple at this moment.
Pulling the collar at Yuan Shu's shoulder down a little, Shen Qi did not see any bruising.
He frowned, and the hand pulling her robe trembled slightly. If this robe went any further down, he would probably see the curves of her figure.
"Junior Sister Yuan, this..."
"Eldest Senior Brother, in the eyes of a healer, there is no gender. If the condition is delayed because of the difference between men and women, wouldn't that be terrible?"
"I am not even afraid, so why is Eldest Senior Brother being more bashful than me?"
Shen Qi's expression paused slightly, his brows furrowing as he pondered Yuan Shu's words.
He wanted to become a medical cultivator.
Yuan Shu was right; in the eyes of a healer, there should indeed be no gender!
He took a deep breath, pinched Yuan Shu's robe, and slowly moved it further down.
Sure enough, it did not take long before a conspicuous curve appeared in his line of sight.
The snowy scenery, even though mostly covered, still had some parts exposed because it was too exaggerated.
Shen Qi's hand shook, but looking closely, he still did not see the bruise.
"Eldest Senior Brother, it hurts so much, hurry up."
Seeing him dawdling, Yuan Shu could not help but urge him.
Shen Qi gritted his teeth slightly. As the robe in his hand went further down, more than half of the exquisite curves had already appeared.
Finally, he saw a fist-sized dark red bruise.
The bruise was not large, but its location was extremely tricky, almost entirely on Yuan Shu's curves.
Even though he had been very careful, he could still faintly see an unusual touch of crimson.
Shen Qi averted his gaze but could not help swallowing hard.
"Junior Sister Yuan, this bruise is not serious. It just needs to be rubbed away with medicinal wine, and it will heal in two or three days."
Shen Qi said as he took a bottle of medicinal wine from his robes and placed it on the wooden table beside them. He turned to leave, but his fingers were grabbed again.
"Eldest Senior Brother, if you are going to help someone, you should help them all the way. Are you just going to leave me here like this?"
"Junior Sister Yuan, men and women should keep their distance, this is really inappropriate..."
Yuan Shu pouted. "In the end, Eldest Senior Brother still despises me. You despise me because I am not as naturally gifted as Little Junior Sister, and not as obedient and lovable as Little Junior Sister."
"Now you will not even apply medicine for me."
Shen Qi, "...That is not the reason."
"Then Eldest Senior Brother... apply the medicine for me!"
"I..."
Shen Qi looked troubled.
Earlier, he still held onto a fluke of hope that if the wound was further away from her chest, he could treat it for Yuan Shu.
But now...
It was too close.
So close that he could not deceive himself; if he reached out, something would definitely happen!
Yuan Shu pressed her lips tightly together and looked at him without speaking.
"You do it yourself, or perhaps I can go find a female cultivator to help you."
Shen Qi explained.
Yuan Shu shook her head. "I will not trouble Eldest Senior Brother, I will do it myself."
"Alright."
Hearing this, Shen Qi breathed a sigh of relief. He opened the medicine bottle, set it aside, and turned to walk briskly out the door.
Just as he was about to close the door, Yuan Shu's exclamation came from inside.
"Ah!"
Shen Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly walked back inside, only to see the medicine bottle rolling on the floor, while Yuan Shu's hands trembled, her expression full of pain.
"Your hands..."
Shen Qi grabbed Yuan Shu's hands and looked closely.
Both of her wrists were red and swollen, as if she had been injured by someone dragging her forcefully.
"Fifth Senior Brother got physical with me earlier, and I accidentally bumped them," Yuan Shu bit her lip and explained.
Shen Qi felt both heartbroken and helpless. "Why did you not explain just now?"
"Eldest Senior Brother said to let me do it myself, or let another female cultivator do it."
"It hurts so much, Eldest Senior Brother. I cannot wait for you to go find another female cultivator..."
Yuan Shu looked up, a pitiful expression appearing on her face again.
Shen Qi's Adam's apple bobbed, and he could no longer voice any words of reprimand.
He really wanted to refuse, but facing Yuan Shu's face, he sighed in his heart and agreed anyway.
"I will do it."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded heavily.
Shen Qi was a bit surprised. The words turned in his mouth, but he still could not help but ask, "Did you not... always like your Sixth Junior Brother?"
"If he finds out that another man rubbed your wound for you, he would be angry, would he not?"
While speaking, Shen Qi had already poured some medicinal liquid from the bottle into his palm and gently pulled open the robe over Yuan Shu's chest.
The scenery that had only revealed a partial curve just now was almost entirely in his line of sight at this moment!
