Chapter 717: Once There Is an Unsolvable Sorrow in the Heart! (Seeking

Valentina did not refuse, took the medicine bottle, and first carefully applied the ointment to the scratch on her arm. The cool feeling immediately relieved the hot pain.

Afterwards, she looked at Li Chen's arm, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "I'll help you apply the medicine."

Li Chen did not refuse, watching her approach, her slender fingers carrying a trace of trembling, gently cleaning the wound and applying medicine powder for him.

The two were extremely close, their breathing audible, and an ambiguous and subtle atmosphere permeated the cave.

Valentina could smell the unique male scent on him, mixed with herbs and a trace of dangerous aura, and her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.

And Li Chen focused on her pretty face that was close at hand, carrying worry and seriousness, and her red lips that were slightly pursed due to nervousness.

"This time thanks to Your Excellency, otherwise I'm afraid..." Valentina said in a low voice, her tone no longer having the sharpness of the past, but instead carrying a trace of softness.

Li Chen's voice was low, his gaze burning as he looked at her: "A small effort. More importantly, it was Madam who encountered danger, how could I sit idly by?"

His words were like feathers gently scratching Valentina's heart.

She raised her head and met his deep eyes. In them, she seemed to see worry, care, and a kind of emotion that made her heart flustered.

A lone man and a woman, a safe harbor after being in danger, the filter of a hero saving a beauty, and the ambiguous atmosphere deliberately created by Li Chen made Valentina's favor for this mysterious wizard rise sharply uncontrollably at this moment.

She didn't even notice that the poison wound on Li Chen's arm, which looked serious, was slowly healing at a speed visible to the naked eye after the black gas was forced out.

Actually, it was very difficult for Li Chen to get injured. The attacks of these low-level monsters could not break his defense at all. The thrill and injury just now were just a play he carefully staged to get close to Valentina.

Valentina had low cultivation, how could she see through the depth of this mysterious wizard, only thinking that he had exhausted all his strength to protect her.

The atmosphere in the cave was subtle, and Li Chen broke the silence at the right time. He moved his arm slightly, laughed easily, and his tone carried a bit of teasing:

"Came in a hurry, just now dealing with those beasts, my strength was not exerted one-tenth, but it made Madam laugh."

He looked at Valentina, his gaze gentle.

"Madam entered the dangerous place this time, presumably there is something you are looking for? If you don't mind, Li is willing to protect Madam's safety and help you achieve your wish."

Seeing that his face seemed to be still somewhat "pale," and hearing his "stubborn" words, the soft gratitude and guilt in Valentina's heart deepened, and she hurriedly dissuaded:

"Your Excellency's injury is not yet healed and you still need to rest well. It was all me who implicated Your Excellency. Or, I'll go back and find some helpers first?"

Her tone carried self-blame, deeply feeling that she was the other party's burden.

Li Chen naturally wouldn't give her this opportunity. He stood up, his posture seemingly casual but carrying unquestionable firmness: "A little injury, no harm. Since Madam is in a hurry, let's set off."

Sure enough, after Li Chen took her out of the cave, they "coincidentally" encountered several waves of quite "powerful" monster attacks along the way.

Every time, Li Chen "just right" showed amazing strength, seemingly thrilling, but actually handling the monsters with ease.

In the process, he "saved the beauty" more than once, either holding Valentina's slender waist to nimbly avoid sudden ground thorns and poisonous vines;

or protecting her behind him at the moment the monster pounced, his broad back blocking all possible dangers for her.

That powerful arm, steady heartbeat, and the male scent mixed with herbs and dangerous aura on him constantly invaded Valentina's senses.

At first, Valentina was still a bit stiff and shy about such intimate contact.