Chapter 30: Treatment

Shen Tang had a premonition that the treatment might be more romantic than the initial examination, so she had to drive Dugu Qingli out, so as not to be watched forever.

The facts were indeed so.

The examination was nothing more than pinching muscles and touching tendons to determine the situation, while the treatment required straightening the tendons first.

Because the tendons were broken, the two ends of the fracture needed to be brought together first before considering reconnection, which is the same principle as setting a bone.

No one can see where the broken tendons are with the naked eye, so they need to touch them with their hands, inject spiritual energy, and straighten them bit by bit.

Shen Tang watched as Lu Xingzhou stretched out his hand, lifted her skirt to her thigh, grabbed her ankle, and pressed along the position of the foot tendon all the way up.

If he didn't find the position once, he had to do it again, rubbing repeatedly.

Forget about the face, I’m afraid the whole body was red, even though Shen Tang actually had no sensation.

She had no sensation, but Lu Xingzhou did. That touch all the way, the feeling was simply indescribable.

Her shoes were also taken off, leaving a pair of white socks, making the jade feet look more beautiful and small. Some games even specifically require wearing them like this, which is really tempting.

No one knows that Lu Xingzhou is not a pure little virgin. He had two girlfriends in his previous life, but they both broke up...

He has indeed not tasted meat for nineteen years in this life, especially mixing with Yuan Muyu, who is peerless in beauty, every day, and it is even more uncomfortable to see but not touch. Yuan Muyu played the little demon girl persona in the early stage, teasing the little brother every day, touching and breathing like orchids. Yuan Muyu thought he was ten years old at that time, and felt it was fun to tease him on purpose. God knows that this shell contained an adult soul, not to mention the taste.

In other words, Yuan King was actually eaten tofu by an adult for several years, and didn't know it herself... Lu Xingzhou is not as gentlemanly as he looks on the surface, he really eats tofu if he has it.

But no matter how much tofu he ate, it didn't reach the level of lifting the skirt and touching the legs... The two girlfriends combined didn't have feet as good-looking as Shen Tang’s, and the feeling was even more different... This thing depends not only on natural beauty, but cultivation can improve the skin, real jade bone and ice muscle, this is an advantage that cannot be found in the present world.

Lu Xingzhou, who had been holding back for nineteen years, was really a bit unbearable, and the heart was not just a ripple, it was simply a swing.

He also subconsciously touched a few more rounds in his hand. After reacting, he also secretly despised himself. No matter what, this is treatment, and he really shouldn't be distracted... So he calmed down and carefully pushed up along the foot tendon.

Shen Tang had been leaning on the head of the bed watching his side face. Although she had no sensation of being touched more, she seemed to be able to see the changes in his thoughts from his slightly red face, and secretly spat.

You touched a few more times just now? But asking this question would only make everyone embarrassed, so Shen Tang had to hold it back, and fortunately he was not a villain, and soon returned to normal.

Shen Tang sighed lightly. Men...

He also didn't hide his liking for Qingli.

I thought you had no feeling for me, but you are also lustful.

Shen Tang’s thoughts gradually drifted away. He likes Qingli... actually quite good, at least the current self is not the time to consider men and women, and his identity is not suitable... But why is there a bit of jealousy when looking at his attitude toward Qingli?

If Qingli is really her subordinate, then tying a red thread is quite good, at least he won't always want to leave... But Qingli is not a subordinate.

This red thread is also not very wanted to be tied.

Just wandering thousands of miles away, a burst of numbness and itching came from below the left knee. Shen Tang, who was wandering, was completely unprepared and subconsciously made an "Hmm~" sound.

That sound was really soul-stirring, Lu Xingzhou’s hand slipped, and touched above the knee.

It was as soft as fat.

That "Hmm" became more and more, and there were more gasps. "You... you..."

Lu Xingzhou quickly withdrew his hand and said as if nothing had happened. "Accident."

"You..." Shen Tang couldn't tell whether this was an accident or intentional, so she had to pretend that nothing happened, bit her lower lip and said. "Be lighter..."

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

Outside the door, Dugu Qingli stood expressionlessly, and a small head leaned against the door to listen, hearing this and dancing with joy. "Qingli sister, don't you listen?"

Dugu Qingli: "...I don't need to stick to the door to hear it, you are the same."

A-Nuo said. "Do you think I’m about to have a master’s wife?"

Dugu Qingli said. "Ordinary people don't like to have a stepmother... You even stared at me for the one time I took your position to push the wheelchair, and you don't care about your master finding a stepmother?"

A-Nuo was shocked. "You actually

Dugu Qingli said: "Is this something that's hard to judge?"

"It's not hard, it's just that I thought you were stupid... oh, no, I thought Sister Qingli was cold and indifferent, and wouldn't care."

"If a swordsman couldn't detect malice, they would have died long ago, just like the first half of the sentence you swallowed." But Dugu Qingli truly didn't care about this so-called malice, and saying this, she continued to ask about the previous topic: "Do you really not care about having a stepmother?"

Anuo looked at the bedroom door in a trance, listening to the stifled gasps inside, and whispered: "As long as Master likes it, anything is fine, including letting you push the wheelchair."

Dugu Qingli couldn't bear it anymore: "Then I really thank you for your magnanimity, but absolutely no one wants to fight you for the position of pushing the wheelchair!"

The sounds inside suddenly grew louder, and the two of them closed their mouths at the same time, cupping their ears to listen, but there was no more sound.

Anuo was shocked: "So fast? It's only been a few moments..."

Dugu Qingli couldn't be bothered with her; what does a few moments have to do with me?

Inside, Lu Xingzhou was covered in sweat. Injecting spiritual energy into the lower leg to smooth the tendons was no easy task. Having to endure Shen Tang's sounds made it even less easy.

Her sounds were, of course, because the two ends of the severed tendons were drawing closer, and the nerves had already begun to provide feedback; there was sensation, and that numbness and itch were indeed hard to endure.

"Alright, you don't have to endure it anymore." Lu Xingzhou picked up a dab of black ointment, carefully applied it to her severed tendons, and then took out a bandage to wrap them up: "Be careful not to get this wet in the near future."

Shen Tang only felt the numbness and itch disappear, replaced by a wave of coolness, incomparably comfortable, and she let out a long sigh.

But she couldn't answer anymore; the sounds from just now were embarrassing enough to die over.

There was still one leg left, and it had to be done all over again...

But seeing Lu Xingzhou covered in sweat, Shen Tang's expression was very complex, both ashamed and grateful, and after thinking it over, she said: "You're tired, rest for a while first."

Lu Xingzhou didn't stand on ceremony, truly sitting down to rest, and casually took a silk handkerchief from his bosom to wipe his sweat.

But just as he wiped once, he froze. Shen Tang's face, which was already very red, was now as bright red as blood, almost as if it were about to drip.

That wasn't an ordinary silk handkerchief; it was the one that had wrapped the Five-Element Grass when she gave it to him earlier.

Lu Xingzhou froze there, his voice even stuttering a little: "This, this was washed and intended to be returned to you, but there have been too many things these past few days, and I forgot..."

Shen Tang held it in for a long time, finally turning her head away: "No need to return it."

He had never intended to ask for it back anyway... besides, the man had used it to wipe his sweat; what normal person would take it back and continue using it?

But in this situation, saying it like that, it somehow felt even more ambiguous... it felt like Lu Xingzhou was in a position where neither keeping it nor returning it was right.

Lu Xingzhou simply stopped overthinking it, continued to use the handkerchief to wipe his sweat, stuffed it back into his bosom, and said stiffly: "The other leg."

Previously, he had treated the outer leg, and now that he had to treat the other one, Lu Xingzhou sitting in the wheelchair seemed far away and inconvenient. Shen Tang moved both legs closer, the outer one even touching Lu Xingzhou's leg.

Both of them pretended not to notice, and Lu Xingzhou continued to treat the other leg with an expressionless face. Before long, the "mm-hmm" sounds echoed in the room again.

"Whoosh!" Sheng Yuanyao appeared outside the room. Seeing Dugu Qingli and Anuo standing guard, she hadn't even asked a question yet when she was startled by the sounds inside.

Dugu Qingli glanced at her and said nothing.

Sheng Yuanyao also said nothing; the number of people cupping their ears became three.

What did I come here for again... forget it, nothing is more important than this live gossip!

The treatment inside was finally finished, and both of them felt a sense of relief. Lu Xingzhou let out a long breath: "You won't need to have your tendons smoothed like this in the future; I'll just come every day to change your medicine."

Shen Tang had been keeping her head turned to the side, looking at the wall, and upon hearing this, she just let out an "mm."

It's already come to this, what difference does it make whether it's needed in the future or not...

Lu Xingzhou took out another porcelain bottle and placed it at the head of the bed: "This is oral medication. There should have been ten pills inside, one per day for ten days. Now, Old Steward Huo should have already eaten one, so there are nine left... it's not a big problem, I'll refine something else to make up for it; it's not difficult at this stage."

In fact, Shen Tang's cultivation was far beyond that of Old Steward Huo. If it had really reached the end of the treatment, she could probably recover on her own; she really didn't miss that one pill.

Shen Tang finally couldn't play the ostrich anymore, sat up, and was both surprised and happy: "What you said before, I thought it would take a long time. Does it mean it can be cured in ten days?"

"Ten days can knit the tendons back together, but a full recovery is a long-term process. You will need to undergo restorative training in the future. For ordinary people, it would take a long time, but with your foundation, it shouldn't take too long."

Shen Tang took a deep breath, suppressed her excitement, and bowed to Lu Xingzhou: "Thank you, Mr."

Lu Xingzhou said: "You said I was distant before, why are you even more distant now?"

Shen Tang paused for a few seconds, and finally, her beautiful eyes swirled: "Mm, Xingzhou."

That inadvertent charm was a stunning allure. A phrase flashed through Lu Xingzhou's mind: "born with a seductive bone." He really couldn't handle it, so he turned his head and said: "I'm going back to rest... shall I call Qingli in to help you up?"

"No need to trouble her." Shen Tang pressed her slender hand against the bed, and she was like a fairy flying to the heavens, spinning in mid-air and accurately landing in her own wheelchair to the side, smiling at Lu Xingzhou: "Let's go."

The two went out side-by-side. Shen Tang reached out and pulled at the door, and a little girl came rolling in, followed by Sheng Yuanyao, who stumbled in and almost crashed into Lu Xingzhou's arms.