Chapter 925

Hu Xiaotian, in a flurry, swung the half spear tip in his hand, with a clang! deflecting the feathered arrow, but he never expected that the feathered arrow would actually spiral out; the spear tip failed to knock it down, merely altering its flight path, shooting upward obliquely into Hu Xiaotian's groin, Hu Xiaotian let out a miserable cry and collapsed sprawled on the ground.

Huo Shengnan actually recognized from Hu Xiaotian's first miserable cry that the voice sounded somewhat familiar; when Hu Xiaotian let out a second miserable cry, she could almost be certain that this person was Hu Xiaotian in disguise, but the arrow already shot could not be taken back, her heart leapt to her throat as she nocked an arrow, yet this third arrow was not released; she took a single arrow-step to rush before Hu Xiaotian, the arrow tip flashing with cold light as she aimed at his throat.

Hu Xiaotian is now in a sorry state, truly a case of trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to bait it; he originally just wanted to play a little trick with Huo Shengnan, but he never expected that playing with fire would not succeed and instead get burned—the wound across his chest was bad enough, yet Huo Shengnan's second arrow struck his left thigh root, and if it had deviated another inch toward the center, his lower-body happiness would probably have ended right there; even so, this arrow was not light, the entire arrowhead sank into the flesh, Hu Xiaotian possessed internal energy but had not reached the state of being able to release and retract it at will, let alone protective gang qi; fortunately, after the arrowhead entered the flesh, it triggered his body's innate response, and the true qi generated spuriously somewhat served to block the arrowhead, otherwise he would have been shot into the marrow.

Hu Xiaotian clearly felt that Huo Shengnan's arrow actually contained internal energy, which had never happened before; he never expected that in this short month, Huo Shengnan would have progressed so much.

Huo Shengnan looked at this hunchback before her, her pretty face full of bewilderment; a person's appearance can be changed, but their physique is hard to alter; hearing the voice, it was clearly Hu Xiaotian, yet his appearance and physique were completely different.

In a moment, the sound of cracking joints could be heard; shortly thereafter, Hu Xiaotian had already returned to his original appearance, he gave a bitter smile and said: "Your strike is truly vicious, ow, it kills me…"

Only then did Huo Shengnan confirm that the ugly man with a pigeon chest and a hunchback was indeed Hu Xiaotian himself; startled, she threw her bow and arrow to the ground. She hurried forward to help him up, asking: "How are you? I'll go call a doctor."

Hu Xiaotian said with a bitter face: "What the hell, calling a doctor? I am the doctor myself—don't make a fuss, it's embarrassing!" This fellow still cared about his reputation; if people learned of his earlier behavior, it would surely become a laughingstock.

Huo Shengnan bit her cherry lip; if she had known it was Hu Xiaotian in disguise, she would never have struck him with lethal intent no matter what. Seeing the arrowhead still embedded in Hu Xiaotian's thigh root, she did not know exactly how badly he was injured, so she could only help him into the room.

Seeing Hu Xiaotian's left pant leg already stained red with blood, Huo Shengnan felt even more remorseful. She said in a trembling voice: "I really didn't mean to do that."

Hu Xiaotian endured the pain and said: "Take out the arrow first, then we'll talk." He had Huo Shengnan fetch his surgical instrument box.

Under Hu Xiaotian's guidance, Huo Shengnan cut open the left side of his pant leg with scissors, disinfected it with strong liquor, and Hu Xiaotian took the surgical knife. Previously he always performed surgery on others, but today it was his turn. He used the blade to cut open part of the skin, had Huo Shengnan pull out the arrowhead; blood gushed like a spring, he pressed gauze to stop the bleeding, then had Huo Shengnan apply some Golden Trauma Medicine sent by Liu Changsheng. Golden Trauma Medicine is remarkably effective; applied, it took effect immediately, staunching the bleeding at once. Finally, he applied Mo Jade Regenerating Ointment to the wound.

The wound on his chest from the arrowhead had already clotted; after disinfection, he also applied Golden Trauma Medicine. Having finished all this, Hu Xiaotian again had Huo Shengnan find a set of clean clothes for him to change into.

Huo Shengnan did her utmost; regardless of how this bloody incident started, Hu Xiaotian was ultimately the victim, and as the direct perpetrator she naturally had to bear responsibility. While helping Hu Xiaotian take off his pants, Huo Shengnan's face flushed all the way to the base of her neck, wondering how she had come to shoot him there, she whispered: "Does it hurt?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "Nonsense, could it not hurt?"

"Where does it hurt?"

Hu Xiaotian seized the opportunity to grab Huo Shengnan's delicate hand, saying: "The shot in my body pains my heart; my chest hurts, my heart hurts, my head hurts, my leg hurts, here too hurts…" While saying this, he led her hand to wander over his body, and finally placed her hand between his legs.

Huo Shengnan possibly out of guilt, at first did not realize this fellow's malicious intent; when she finally understood, her hand was already there, her pretty face flushed, full of shame she said: "Have you no shame, let go of me!" She then jerked her hand back.

Hu Xiaotian, however, sighed dejectedly and said: "It's over!"

Huo Shengnan blinked her beautiful eyes: "What's over?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "I mean my lower parts might have been ruined by your shot."

Huo Shengnan, blushing, glanced at his crotch and spat: "Nonsense, I clearly shot you in the left thigh root."

Hu Xiaotian said: "A single hair can move the whole body, let alone you shot so close; in the past, whenever I saw you it would elicit some reaction, but today you touched it once and there was no response at all."

Huo Shengnan bit her cherry lip, unable to contain her shame, saying: "How would I know whether you have a reaction?"

Hu Xiaotian took her hand and said: "Don't believe me, feel it yourself."

Normally, Huo Shengnan would have already slapped him across the face, but today she surprisingly wasn't angry; she reached out and touched his crotch, then immediately recoiled as if shocked, feeling it was completely different from before; Huo Shengnan was both shy and fearful, her anxiety reaching its peak, for if today an arrow had truly caused Hu Xiaotian to develop a problem, she would likely regret it for the rest of her life.

Hu Xiaotian said: "I painstakingly managed to become a normal man again, yet I never expected that your single arrow would turn me into a eunuch—Heavens! Earth! Could it really be that heaven envies talent, forcing me, Hu Xiaotian, to be a hero without courage and martial prowess?" This fellow wore a mournful expression, on the verge of tears.

Seeing his state, Huo Shengnan also felt guilty in her heart and whispered: "You disguised yourself like that—who could recognize you?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "To me, not seeing you for a day feels like three autumns have passed; that's why I came back wanting to play a little joke on you—who could have thought you would actually try to kill me?"

Huo Shengnan apologetically said: "Sorry…"

Hu Xiaotian said: "Is a mere sorry enough? I've become a cripple like this—who would still be willing to marry me?"

Huo Shengnan said: "If no one is willing to marry you, then I'll just take care of you for life."

Hu Xiaotian said: "Then how could I bear to burden you for life?"

Huo Shengnan said: "It's not really a burden—you have hands and feet, which is far better than when you were at Lingyin Temple."

"But this part is ruined…" Hu Xiaotian pointed to his crotch.

Huo Shengnan's pretty face flushed as she said: "If it's ruined, it's ruined. It's not something important."

"What?" Hu Xiaotian stared wide-eyed; Huo Shengnan clearly had not yet fully grasped the importance of this. He gave a bitter smile and said: "You might have to spend your life as a widow."

"It doesn't matter! I never planned to marry anyway; at worst I'll give you my youth as compensation."

Hu Xiaotian said: "But I'm not happy!"

Huo Shengnan glared at him and said: "What more do you want? I accidentally injured you, but I've already planned to spend a lifetime making it up to you; if I must pay with my life, then fine—stab me to death with a spear, go ahead, I won't even frown."

Hu Xiaotian said: "Shengnan!"

Huo Shengnan furrowed her brows and ignored him.

"Shengnan!" This fellow switched to a gentle tone.

Huo Shengnan felt a bit creeped out, goosebumps rising, and said: "Don't call my name, I'm getting creeped out."

Hu Xiaotian said: "Are you mistaken? I am the victim. Among the three unfilial acts, having no posterity is the greatest; your arrow has rendered me unable to consummate, so I will never be able to father a child—I am the sole heir of the Hu family. If I cannot produce offspring, would not the Hu line end? How could I face my parents?"

Huo Shengnan bit her cherry lip and said: "Not shooting doesn't change the fact that I already shot you; since you're like this, what can I do? At worst… at worst…"

Hu Xiaotian blinked his eyes.

Huo Shengnan said: "At worst I'll bear a child in the future to compensate you."

"Oh! You say it lightly, but how would you give birth? With whom?"

"I'll give birth myself!" Huo Shengnan stubbornly replied.

Hu Xiaotian said: "Have you ever seen a woman who can give birth by herself? Without a man's cooperation, how could a child be born?"

Huo Shengnan spat: "You're shameless and vulgar—you'll say anything."

Hu Xiaotian said with conviction: "I've come to this point—what more is there to worry about?"

Huo Shengnan picked up the half spear from the ground, turned it around, and handed it to Hu Xiaotian: "Kill me with it—if it can ease your heart a little. My death is not worth regretting."

Hu Xiaotian said: "Killing you, yet I cannot bear to do it—but…"

Huo Shengnan closed her eyes and said: "Don't hesitate—thrust your spear at me, and all our grudges and grievances will be settled."

Seeing Huo Shengnan's state, Hu Xiaotian felt his heart stir; he moved closer and lightly kissed her cherry lips. Huo Shengnan's delicate frame trembled, she opened her eyes, yet did not push him away. Hu Xiaotian pressed his advantage, leaning in again to lightly kiss her cherry lips; their lips met, Huo Shengnan's cheeks flushed, her body went soft, her heart raced uncontrollably—she did not know what had come over her, knowing she should push him away, yet she let him have his way, allowing his frivolity.

Hu Xiaotian spread his arms, drawing her delicate frame into his embrace, and whispered by her ear: "Do you know? This past month I have constantly been thinking of you."

Huo Shengnan leaned against his embrace, feeling her delicate frame's temperature rapidly rise, and said shyly: "You're just going to deceive me…"

Hu Xiaotian's large hand, however, landed on her chest—uh… wrapped in many layers, he felt nothing at all; he immediately shifted it, following the perfect curve of Huo Shengnan's waist and hips to rest upon her jade buttocks.

Huo Shengnan struggled lightly.

Hu Xiaotian however said: "Don't move, I seem to have some reaction."

First Update presented, starting now we enter typing mode, the Monthly Ticket Ranking's full name is now Forbes China Original Literature Wind and Cloud Ranking, doesn't that sound really impressive? It's said that this month's prize money has been increased across the board, why wasn't it last month? Brothers and sisters, for the first month of the Wind and Cloud Ranking we can't be too embarrassing, work a bit harder, improve a bit, get a better ranking, not caring about the prize money, what we care about is face! (To be continued~^~)