[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-concubines-lead-to-strength-the-path-to-immortal":3,"chapter-concubines-lead-to-strength-the-path-to-immortal-concubines-lead-to-strength-the-path-to-immortal-chapter-284":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Concubines Lead to Strength: The Path to Immortality Begins with Taking a Spouse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1248066,1677,"Chapter 284: 189: Ointment, Jade Foot!_3","concubines-lead-to-strength-the-path-to-immortal-chapter-284",284,"\u003Cp>Chapter 284: Chapter 189: Ointment, Jade Foot!_3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, her mind was filled with countless thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did he actually accept me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongfang Mingyue furrowed her brow, uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the battle had ended, he had said that if he lost, she would be his wife and he would bring her back to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that, he had seemed to think that being betrothed to her would be at his disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a while, Dongfang Mingyue couldn’t figure out what he was really thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the wounds on her front were almost treated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she turned around, planning to apply the elixir powder to the two cuts on her back herself in front of the bronze mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, her actions suddenly halted and she raised her eyebrows slightly, a plan forming in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she was unsure, then she might as well try and see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you still outside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongfang Mingyue softly asked towards the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” Gu Changge’s voice responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t reach the cuts on my back… can you help me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongfang Mingyue hesitated for a moment but decided she had to try to find out if he had any feelings for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Biting the bullet, she reached out for help through the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Changge, who was outside, was taken aback by her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t reach?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she not reach?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her figure was slender; she wasn’t some kind of giant unable to reach behind her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if her hands couldn’t reach, spiritual energy surely could, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was considering what Miss Dongfang really wanted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another voice came, “Didn’t you say that I am already your wife now, and yet you’re unwilling to help with even this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Gu Changge’s eyebrow twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself, that’s right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t at a loss anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he pushed open the door and saw Dongfang Mingyue standing in front of the bronze mirror, her back to him, baring her fragrant shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the scene wasn’t as racy as he had imagined; her upper body was not bare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the mirror, their eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Changge felt she might be blushing, but due to the mirror, he couldn’t see clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he still stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with three wives to his name, he was no longer the naive novice, nervous at the sight of a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing behind her, Gu Changge didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dongfang Mingyue couldn’t stand the silence and blurted out, “Why are you just standing there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give me the elixir then,” Gu Changge said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…” Dongfang Mingyue then realized she had been too nervous and forgot to pass him the elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had nearly used up the elixir powder anyway, so she took out another pill from the Jade Bottle and tossed it over her head behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Changge accurately caught the elixir and effortlessly turned it into powder with spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the shallow cuts on her back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he lifted the powder with his fingertips imbued with spiritual energy and began to meticulously apply it to the wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongfang Mingyue pursed her lips slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart was pounding wildly at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there were many Central Province Talents who had challenged her to become the Dongfang Family’s son-in-law,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she had never had intimate contact with a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t even held hands with anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today, alone with a man in a room, she could distinctly feel the warm touch gliding over her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inexplicably, she shied away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It tickles…” Afraid Gu Changge might misunderstand, she quickly explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Changge didn’t say much but seriously applied the elixir powder to all of her wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he stopped his motions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongfang Mingyue quickly covered herself with her upper garment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned to face him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go and sit down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Changge pointed to the bed and spoke in an indisputable tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if issuing a command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this is too soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongfang Mingyue bit her lip but shook her head in refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought to herself, she really hadn’t seen it coming—was this guy really so impatient?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With matters like this, she deserved some time to prepare, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seemed so indifferent before, but now he was suddenly in a rush… was it all an act?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s too soon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Changge raised an eyebrow and pointed to a cut on her calf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing, nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then realized she had misunderstood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being alone in a room with a man, her mind had already wandered who knew where, filled with unseemly thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, she felt her face burning with embarrassment and quickly sat down on the bed, looking down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Changge stepped forward and casually rolled up the leg of her trousers, then began to apply the elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She watched him silently, her lips pursed throughout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his earnest manner, he didn’t seem to harbor any other intentions—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was completely focused on applying the ointment to her wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Changge also noticed that even her shoes seemed to have a cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acting on the principle of helping to the end without wasting elixir,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>without a word, he started to take off her shoe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her delicate and warm Jade Foot fell into his hand, and without any particular thought, Gu Changge began to apply the powdered medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except, Dongfang Mingyue really seemed to be ticklish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Jade Foot squirmed in his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Changge couldn’t help but hold it firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This allowed him to perfectly apply the powdered medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he have the leisure to appreciate the softness in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder they call it a Jade Foot—the feel was indeed comparable to warm jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you… touched enough?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongfang Mingyue, who had thought he was solely focused on applying the medicine without any other intention,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>noticed that he had finished but had not let go for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but ask with blushing cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, enough,” Gu Changge nodded and finally let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Jade Foot swiftly retracted, and Dongfang Mingyue sat on the bed, wrapping her arms around her legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Gu Changge with pursed lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really couldn’t tell what his intentions towards her were!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say he had no interest in her seemed incorrect…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you want to become Daoist Couple with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mean… even if we don’t consider the Dongfang Family’s situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Following your heart… would you be willing to become Daoist Couple with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1090,"2026-06-05T15:31:36.912Z",1,"novelbin.me","b1de8ebec3c70a79cb3b556c97a0b64fafeb226884ddd0b5227624cb1d47ea61","concubines-lead-to-strength-the-path-to-immortal-chapter-285","concubines-lead-to-strength-the-path-to-immortal-chapter-38",611,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fconcubines-lead-to-strength-the-path-to-immortal-cover.jpg"]