C18 (1/2)

Xu Heng could still remember to remind her that she still had the scent of blood on her body, so he shouldn't have forgotten to clean him up. But considering the current situation, he did seem to have forgotten, luckily, the dense medicinal smell that he had smelled from her body before could barely cover the smell of the blood, so the doctor could only smell the strange medicinal smell.

Xu Heng seemed to have guessed that she would come here, as he leaned on her bed, his long hair flowing down his back. Hearing her voice, he raised his half-closed eyelids and smiled at her from afar.

”...” ”Don't mind me!”

Luo Yi did not even raise her head as her hands moved gently, afraid that she would accidentally aggravate Xu Heng's injuries again. After she finally removed all of the bandages, she was actually sweating profusely, and then, she took out an exquisite small jade bottle from her clothes, ”Fortunately this thing looks nice and it's small and exquisite, so I kept it close to my body …”

She pulled out the stopper, used her finger to pick out a small piece and carefully rubbed it across Xu Heng's wound, ”If not, I want to see what you will do today!”

This jade bottle was given to her by Tang Yuan before they left for the Northern Tribes.

Luo Yi didn't say exactly where she was going nor what she wanted to do, but she was a person who had grown up together since childhood, and she also promised Lin Ting that she would take good care of her. Since Tang Yuan clearly knew that he couldn't keep her, he could only take a step back and give her this ointment.

When Tang Yuan gave her the medicine ointment, he did not explicitly state its value, but Luo Yi was not an idiot. Just by looking at the jade bottle outside, he knew that it was definitely not some cheap thing. That was why he was so reluctant to use it. He did not even take out the sword when he was injured to the point where he could not reach his feet.

She continued to mutter as she bandaged Xu Heng's wound. From the point when she was reluctant to use words to describe Xu Heng's injury, to how his Qing Gong was not as good as he said it to be, to scold him a few more times for being strict, she ended up pretending to be concerned about him: ”Is it still painful?”

The medicinal paste that was applied to the wound was cool and refreshing, effectively alleviating the scorching pain, thus Xu Heng replied while bending his brows: ”It's not painful.”

Luo Yi shot a glance at him but did not say a word.

After dressing the wound, Luo Yi patted her hands and stood up from the chair. She then consciously fished out some clothes from the clothes rack on the side and helped Xu Heng put them on.

Xu Heng never thought that he would receive such treatment in a foreign country that was thousands of miles away from home. He was so happy that his mouth couldn't close, and he seemed to want to see a hole in Luo Yi's body when he stared at her. Luo Yi's emotions were already unstable to begin with, and after being stared at like this, she was even more confused. However, she couldn't think of any good words to refute her, so she could only pretend to be fiendish and glare at her: ”What are you looking at!”

”You look good.”

Xu Heng answered without hesitation and with a smile.

Luo Yi was instantly rendered mute, her mouth agape for a long while, yet she was unable to say a single word, and her face suddenly flushed red.

If what Xu Heng said to her last night was considered secretive, then his words just now were truly revealing to the public. Not to mention that when he said those words, his gaze never moved away from his face.

She was not silly, of course she could discern the meaning behind those two sentences, but maybe the environment was not right, so Luo Yi felt that Xu Heng's motive for saying these words was not as simple as he appeared to be.

had no way of resisting, so after being mute for two seconds, he still decided to continue acting dumb. His eyes drifted back and forth, just not wanting to be on the spot, and after finally calming himself down, just as he was about to turn the topic around, he was interrupted by Xu Heng.

Xu Heng saw through her intention with a glance, but did not let her succeed. ”What this means is, I like you.”

Luo Yi, ”...”

I'm not as dumb as I was born to be... Luo Yi thought self-destructively.

However, she was not someone who would only run away when faced with something. Since Xu Heng wanted to make it clear that she did not have any reason to help him hide his things, she pulled the chair back and sat down. She changed her expression into a serious one: ”What do you like about me?”

This question was old-fashioned and boring, but Xu Heng had to ask and talk with him to continue. He was clear on this point, and when he answered, he did not seem to be serious: ”Maybe it's because you're good-looking.”

Although he was not too distracted, it was obviously an answer that would excite a person's mood. Luo Yi pursed her lips, and though her expression was still as stern as ever, her tone was clearly much gentler than before: ”Alright, that's the real reason.” Luo Yi paused for a moment, and continued with a smile with a dagger hidden in it: ”But even I know that this is not the time to discuss these things, don't you understand? Besides, I don't think you're the only one who has a girl's heart, so why do you have to choose now? ”

Xu Heng did not reply.

Luo Yi did not continue speaking. The two of them stared at each other in silence for a few seconds, until one of them looked away.

She actually knew in her heart that Xu Heng's motive was not simple. Even though she was still unable to figure out what he wanted to do with her, she knew herself well and understood Xu Heng well, and knew that he was definitely not someone who would be tied down by a man's love for women in a situation like this. Even though she had already mentally prepared herself beforehand, in the face of Xu Heng's silence, Luo Yi's heart still felt a little unclear.

Luo Yi did not know why, but she could only lower her head and play with the jade bottles to find a way out for the two of them: ”You asked me before if I really liked Lin Ting, I thought about it, and it should be true, but the reason is a little hard to explain.”

She explained in a light voice, ”For the rest of my life, my life wasn't considered exciting. Although I did some disgraceful things and didn't have any friendly interactions with nobles and powerful people, my life was still as ordinary as plain water.”

”But I cherish this nonchalance.”

At this point, Luo Yi suddenly shifted her gaze back onto Xu Heng: ”I grew up together with Lin Ting. If nothing unexpected happens, I should have married him anyway … Of course, it doesn't matter if there's an accident, since I'm going to marry him anyway. ”

Not because she liked him, but because she should like him.