CHAPTER 463: CHAPTER 333: HEALING

Steam incessantly rose from the wooden barrel that was taller than a person, enveloping Ye Lingyue in a mist that turned her face red.

"Men and women should not touch hands." Ye Lingyue snapped irritably.

"I have never regarded you as a woman," Wu Zhong replied unhurriedly, not sparing Ye Lingyue any face.

Ye Lingyue felt an impulse to bash her head and fiercely punch this man.

Wu Zhong showed no intention of leaving the secret chamber; with a flick of his hand, the ice box landed beside Ye Lingyue.

"You have only one day and one night. If I were you, I would not hesitate so long," Wu Zhong continued annoyingly, picking up the nearby tea and leisurely took a sip.

Although he was drinking tea, his gaze was fixed tightly on Ye Lingyue, and even without turning her head, she could feel the heat in his gaze.

Grinding her teeth, she picked up the ice box, and without taking off her clothes, she sat directly in the barrel.

After opening the ice box, she took out the Nirvana Heart Lotus, and immediately upon touching it, Ye Lingyue felt a burning heat.

She instinctively shook her hand.

The next moment, the hot steam in front of her dissipated, and her hand was grabbed by Wu Zhong.

"Are you a pig? Grabbing the Nirvana Heart Lotus directly without using Primordial Power," he remarked upon seeing her bandaged hand scorched and revealing burnt wounds.

Wu Zhong’s fury made Ye Lingyue stunned.

This woman, could she be any more troublesome?

He quickly mobilized his Primordial Power, protecting her palm.

"I can do it myself; can you please step aside for a moment?" Ye Lingyue said awkwardly.

Wu Zhong gave her a glance.

His gaze fell on the bath barrel, and although obscured by steam, the water had soaked Ye Lingyue’s bandages entirely.

Wu Zhong’s gaze grew deeper as he slowly let go of her hand.

As Wu Zhong’s presence faded, Ye Lingyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Every encounter with Wu Zhong made Ye Lingyue feel like she became odd.

Concealing her body in the water below, the Qian Cauldron quietly began to operate.

Cauldron Breath quickly permeated, protecting Ye Lingyue’s hand as she began to refine and absorb the medicinal power of the Nirvana Heart Lotus.

Under the influence of the Cauldron Breath, the petals of the Nirvana Heart Lotus swiftly fell off, transforming into fiery essence.

Together with the warm water, the medicinal power of the Nirvana Heart Lotus infiltrated Ye Lingyue’s body.

Boom, inside her body, it felt like countless flames were suddenly ignited.

Despite being mentally prepared, Ye Lingyue couldn’t help but cry out softly.

The medicinal power of the Nirvana Heart Lotus was strong; she was using Cauldron Breath to purify its power.

The bandaged skin suddenly burst open.

Blood instantly reddened the water while her veins also burst open. Wu Zhong, sitting not far away, paused, almost rising to his feet.

In the bath barrel, Ye Lingyue endured the pain and stubbornly refused to make a sound.

Wu Zhong’s eyes darkened as he watched Ye Lingyue intently.

Pain, excruciating pain filled her heart, and all her organs seemed to be squeezed together.

The process of skin regeneration catalyzed by the Nirvana Heart Lotus was a thousand, no, ten thousand times more painful than Ye Lingyue had anticipated.

She couldn’t help but bite her lip until she tasted blood.

"How long do you intend to endure?" A shadow loomed overhead.

Wu Zhong cursed under his breath, firmly grasping her chin and noticing the wound on her lips, his heart ached faintly.

Without waiting for a reply, Wu Zhong placed his hand near her lips.

Overwhelmed by pain, Ye Lingyue, not thinking, instinctively...

Wu Zhong could not help but hiss, looking at the woman in his arms.

With one hand, he supported Ye Lingyue while placing his other hand on her back.

Ye Lingyue felt a cold Primordial Power coursing into her body.

This Primordial Power aided in digesting the medicinal power of the Nirvana Heart Lotus.

The bandages fell off piece by piece, and the medicinal power fully integrated into Ye Lingyue’s body.

Wu Zhong changed the water in the bath barrel time and again, with horrifying remnants of skin floating on the surface.

By the sixth barrel of water, the burnt skin on Ye Lingyue’s body had almost completely peeled off.

As the pain subsided, consciousness slowly crept back, and Ye Lingyue opened her eyes.

A pair of hands rested on her back; she startled and instinctively looked beside her.

Wu Zhong was holding her partly; his gaze also fixed on her.

Like a cat whose tail was stepped on, Ye Lingyue, without thinking, slapped Wu Zhong’s face. Anticipating Ye Lingyue’s reaction, Wu Zhong curved his lips, counteracted by restraining her hands behind her, pressing her onto the wooden barrel.

He breathed a hot breath at the back of Ye Lingyue’s ear, his voice deep.

"Little Yueyue, we’ve bathed together already, what’s there to be shy about? Be good, endure a little more, the wounds on your face haven’t fully healed yet."

Ye Lingyue’s skin was continuously regenerating, leaving onlyixed around her face, still covered with bandages. Wu Zhong originally intended to unbandage her for the final step.

Something seemed to be furiously pulsing in her veins.

Not good, could it be the medicinal power of the Nirvana Heart Lotus was too strong? Even after the skin change, it couldn’t be fully consumed?

Ye Lingyue, merely an Elixir Realm Martial Artist with an Eighth-grade Nirvana Heart Lotus, indeed couldn’t digest it with her flesh.

Her slap had precisely disrupted Wu Zhong’s movements.

Dead set against letting Wu Zhong touch her again, Ye Lingyue desperately pushed Wu Zhong away while simultaneously mobilizing her Primordial Power and Cauldron Breath, attempting to expel the scorching sensation caused by the Nirvana Heart Lotus’s medicinal power, like she did previously with alcohol.

"Still stubbornly trying to control your energy..." Wu Zhong realized Ye Lingyue’s actions too late.

The Nirvana Heart Lotus is a rare medicine, but it is also a peculiar poison.

Using internal strength to expel it would only accelerate its effect.

A surge of medicinal power overwhelmed her, and Ye Lingyue trembled, intending to push Wu Zhong away but suddenly...

Wu Zhong’s gaze widened in surprise, and upon seeing Ye Lingyue’s appearance, his pupils contracted sharply, realizing something.