He was tempted to take her medical kit and go through it.
See what other treasures she'd continue taking out.
Odd medicines, odd scalpels, and undefined depth of medical skills: this little girl seemed mysterious, which made people want to constantly explore and figure out.
He originally came on this trip for the boy's poison, but he didn't expect Liu Yusheng to give him a bigger surprise.
His eyes unconsciously shifted from the medical kit to the little girl, with growing interest in his eyes.
Suddenly, a chill swept from the side. Xue Qinglian turned and met the man's faint gaze.
Tch, his protectiveness was on.
It wasn't like he'd rob him of her.
Xue Qinglian chuckled internally. Just as he was about to tease him, he suddenly heard Mo Feng let out a muffled snort.
At some point, the boy's face turned white. Fine beads of sweat sprouted on his forehead, and he tightly bit his lips to endure the pain.
A rice grain bulge was faintly visible on his thin arm with his sleeves rolled up, moving down his meridians fast!
It was indeed a Gu worm!
Furthermore, it was indeed rushing for the pot of medicinal paste that he ridiculed!
Xue Qinglian's eyes rippled and subconsciously looked at the young girl again.
However, he saw the young girl's lips lightly pursed and her eyes firmly fixed on the boy's wrist. She looked calm, neither nervous, nor elated by the upcoming success.
Undisturbed either by success or failure.
The Gu worm reached the wound, and a wave of blood spurted out. The boy let out a muffled grunt once more, followed by the girl swiftly drawing his arm up.
In the black medicinal paste, something like a pupa was wiggling!
Success!
Mo Feng leaned weakly on the girl's arm. He was pale and gasping for breath. He looked at the girl and said almost inaudibly, "Aunt Liu…"
Was it really successful?
"Don't worry, it's okay. Get some sleep."
The young girl's voice blew like a gentle breeze. Barely had her word fell that the boy closed his eyes and fainted peacefully.
Feng Qingbai took over and carried the boy, laying him on the bench nearby.
Xue Qinglian had no time to care about others at this time. With both eyes fixed on the Gu worm wriggling in the paste, he quickly fumbled for a medicine bottle on him with one hand and poured out the medicine content like garbage. Next, he turned toward the wriggling insect and scooped it.
"Good fellow, I finally got you out!" This bug was his! He wanted to study it thoroughly!
Maybe he would be able to develop a new poison!
By the bench, Liu Yusheng took out a handkerchief and wiped away the beads of sweat on the boy's forehead. She examined him for a moment before revealing a relaxed smile.
She glanced at Feng Qingbai with a radiant smile.
She did it.
She saved the boy.
She did another favor for the person she liked.
Although she couldn't do much, it wasn't useless.
Wasn't it?
Feng Qingbai gazed at the young girl for a long time, reached out and pulled her into his arms, hugging her tightly.
"Shengsheng, thank you."
The young girl nestled in his arms and smiled faintly. "Then in the future, trust me a little more, okay?"
"Okay," he choked inaudibly.
His little girl was desperately pulling all stops to draw closer to him in her own way.
She was telling him in her means that she wanted to stand by his side and ride with him through thick and thin.
Instead of just standing behind him and enjoying his shelter.
Xue Qinglian stole a glance at the embracing couple and stealthily took out another medicine bottle, filling it with the black ointment and hiding it in his arms.
He wanted to study the Gu worm.
But he wanted to study this ointment more.
He wanted to know what on earth could induce a Gu worm to break out of its host.
"There's nothing left for me to do, so I'll take my leave. There's a bottle of Hundred Poison Pills on the table. When the kid wakes up, you can feed him one to protect him from hundreds of poisons!"
Count it as his compensation for stealing the ointment. Well, its value was priceless.
After speaking, Xue Qinglian hurriedly fled, lest it'd come to light that a dignified doctor like him actually stole something from the younger generation.
He couldn't afford to lose his dignity.
Mo Feng woke up in the middle of the night and opened his eyes to a warmly lit room. A clean and soft thin blanket covered him.
From his angle, he could see two figures sitting noiselessly.
Always checking if he was awake.
Mo Feng didn't speak to disturb the two figures who were snuggling each other and just laid there quietly watching them.
He stared at them for a long while.
In the past, whenever he woke up from a poison relapse in the palace, there was only a palace maid and a eunuch beside him.
They were wary of him, but also in awe of him, and just did what they were expected to do.
Back then, he was calm and unruffled, having gotten used to it.
He was accustomed to it.
Even he thought that everything should be that way.
It turned out that it wasn't.
The reason he believed that was because he never experienced the warmth of a loved one watching over him.
Once he had a taste of it, he found that his world was once so cold.
It was so cold that he didn't want to touch it.
"Krrr~" His growling belly disturbed the couple there.
"Are you awake?" The young lady got up with a smile and walked to him, carrying a subtle medicinal fragrance all over her.
It was the scent he hated the most.
But at this moment, he found it unexpectedly fragrant.
It brought a warm touch.
"Aunt Liu, I'm hungry," unbeknownst to him, his tone imperceptibly sounded childish.
The young lady stretched her hand and touched his forehead, then smoothly pinched his cheek. "There are steamed dumplings in the pot that Grandma made for you. They are still hot and just in time for eating."
"Grandma is still awake?"
"She can't even fall asleep. She wanted to wait for you to wake up." The young lady's smile was quite helpless.
Mo Feng lifted the blanket and stood up, ignoring the dizziness that still bothered him. His eyes were crystal clear when he spoke, "Aunt Liu, I'm going to eat dumplings now!"
"Go ahead."
Looking at the boy's figure dashing out, Liu Yusheng shook her head and turned to meet the man's deep, dark gaze.
"Do you want to eat too?"
"Mmm." He wanted to eat her.
But the apparent exhaustion under her eyes easily dispelled this idea.
The young lady approached and took his hand. "Let's go. Grandma made a lot of dumplings. Mo Feng probably won't be able to finish it all by himself, so let's have a share. Only a little bit. We have to take care of the patient first."
"Okay." He'd listen to her in everything.
She was giving Mo Feng a little too much attention. He thought he would be very upset, but he wasn't.
That gloomy emotion was no match for her gentleness and warmth.
They were really like a family just now.
From a distance, before they reached the kitchen, they heard Mo Feng's cheerful voice.
"Grandma, the dumplings you made are so delicious. They are the best dumplings I've ever eaten!"
"Is it really that good? Then eat more. There's enough left in the pot." The grandma laughed in delight. "Have more sauce. This sauce is savory… Have a sip of clear soup. Don't just eat your dumplings…Aiyo, eat slowly, slow down. Don't stuff your mouth, lest you choke. This child…"
"Just let the child eat well. He just finished his medical treatment, so he must be starving." Grandpa interjected a line or two. "Wife, eat some too. Don't go to sleep and feel hungry in the middle of the night."
"All right, I'm not hungry. Save it for the children to eat…"
"Grandma, eat with me, so I can enjoy it more. Ahhh-I'll feed you, eat one!"