118: Chapter 118 You took my clothes off!?

Half an hour later.

Inside a cave in the mountains.

Su Xuan sat cross-legged behind the Empress, his palms pressed against her back, continuously channeling Internal Energy.

The warm Internal Energy entered the Empress's body, slowly repairing her injuries following the circulation of her own Internal Energy.

Time passed minute by minute, and fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on the Empress's fair forehead.

*Thump* *Thump*

Su Xuan took the opportunity to seal two of the Empress's acupoints to prevent her injuries from worsening further.

Only after finishing all this did the Empress's complexion show a slight improvement, and she slumped into his arms.

Su Xuan shook his head helplessly, looking at the Empress in his arms.

She was one of his favorite female characters from his past life; he hadn't expected they would meet in this way.

Her injuries were already severe, and after a fall from a high altitude, if he hadn't helped stabilize her heart's Meridians just now, the Empress might have really gone to see King Yama.

Su Xuan took out several quilts from the system space and spread them over a flat, giant rock.

He casually placed the Empress on them and covered her with a layer of quilt.

Having finished all this, Su Xuan couldn't help but stretch.

Time was already tight, and now this happened.

Oh well, I'll just treat it as losing a day to help you; consider it fulfilling an obsession from my past life.

It just so happened that he had been on the move for three days and nights, so he could take a short break to adjust.

Having made up his mind, Su Xuan turned his gaze to Little Eagle, who was looking at him with a miserable and indignant expression. "Go catch some game; I'll make roasted meat for you!"

Hearing this, Little Eagle's resentment instantly turned to joy. It stood up from the ground and affectionately rubbed its large head against Su Xuan.

Then, as excited as a fool, it ran out of the cave with its large, bare feet.

Seeing Little Eagle like this, Su Xuan couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. He added, "Catch more. It won't be enough if there's too little. Don't come back within an hour!"

Hearing this, Little Eagle became even more excited. It ran out of the cave and immediately soared into the sky...

After Little Eagle left, Su Xuan turned his gaze back to the Empress, thinking to himself, "Forgive me, forgive me. Your injuries are too severe; I'm only doing this to save you..."

After forgiving himself in his heart, Su Xuan took out three medicinal herbs several decades old and several types of common herbs from the system space.

After some grinding and mixing, a special healing medicine was prepared.

Next, Su Xuan took some fresh water from the system space and poured it into the ground medicinal powder.

After some more stirring and extraction, the medicinal powder turned into medicinal paste, which he then applied to white gauze to create medicinal patches.

It took fifteen minutes for Su Xuan to finally finish all of this.

He then walked over to the Empress, sat down, helped her up, unfastened her belt, and removed her clothes, revealing a hint of an enchanting scene...

Su Xuan rubbed his nose. As expected, she was a woman disguised as a man...

Su Xuan didn't think too much and applied a Medicinal Patch to the Empress's smooth abdomen, then wrapped it with white gauze.

Just like that, Su Xuan applied three medicinal patches to the Empress's body in succession.

Su Xuan tugged at his collar, his face a bit flushed. It was really hot...

Wiping the fine sweat from his forehead, Su Xuan's gaze fell on the remaining two medicinal patches.

Two more left...

But isn't this position a bit...

Thinking of this, Su Xuan hurriedly shook his head again. He was doing this to save someone, not to take advantage...

Correcting his thoughts, Su Xuan took a deep breath and unfastened the Empress's Chest Binder...

Seeing there was another layer inside, Su Xuan's expression remained unchanged as he gently pulled away that small piece of purple cloth...

Fifteen minutes later, Su Xuan finally finished applying the herbal medicine for the Empress.

After helping the Empress dress and covering her with the quilt, Su Xuan stood up and rubbed his hot nose.

The medicinal herbs had been applied. Their properties were gentler than Internal Energy and would be more beneficial in helping the Empress stabilize her injuries and recover.

After these medicinal patches had been applied for six hours, he would replace them with new ones.

Finally, he would use his Internal Energy to force out the Blood Stasis, and only then would the injuries be completely stabilized.

By then, the Empress would be able to recover fifty percent of her strength, which would be fine and wouldn't affect his continued journey.

Su Xuan tucked the Empress in again and whispered, "My medical skills are mediocre, and I could only think of this method. Please do not blame me, Miss."

"Just now, a total of three medicinal herbs several decades old were used, not counting the other supplementary herbs. I'll need to use another three later, making it six in total..."

"The favor of saving your life shall be repaid in the future. Once you have recovered, Miss, you must return the medicinal herbs to me..."

"Since you aren't speaking, I will take it as you agreeing, Miss..."

Su Xuan entered into a verbal contract with the Empress on his own, then ignored the matter.

He took some dry firewood from the system space and started a campfire.

The flames blazed up, gradually bringing a hint of warmth to the damp and cold cave.

Beside him, the sleeping Empress's brows also relaxed slightly.

Four hours later.

The Empress's beautiful eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Looking at the unfamiliar environment, the Empress felt a headache for a moment and murmured, "Where is this..."

Su Xuan, who had just finished eating roasted meat and was about to rest, heard the movement. He stood up with a joyful expression and smiled. "You're awake!"

Hearing another person's voice, the Empress was instantly startled and sat up abruptly, but she accidentally agitated her internal injuries. Her expression turned pained, and a trace of blood leaked from the corner of her mouth. "Ngh~"

Seeing this, Su Xuan frowned and quickly stepped forward, tapping twice on the Empress's back. "Don't move! Otherwise, all the previous healing will be wasted!!"

'Healing'!?

The Empress's elegant brows furrowed slightly as she dodged Su Xuan's large hand, her eyes full of vigilance. "Who are you?!"

Su Xuan spread his hands. "Isn't it obvious? I'm your savior!"

Seeing that the Empress's eyes were still full of vigilance, Su Xuan shook his head helplessly, too lazy to explain. He reminded her, "I managed to stabilize your injuries with great difficulty. If you keep moving, you will surely die within three days!"

Seeing Su Xuan's confident manner, the Empress half-doubtingly sensed the condition inside her body.

Her Meridians were damaged, and there was accumulated Blood Stasis. Her injuries were severe, but they had indeed been stabilized...

After investigating for a moment and finding that it was indeed as Su Xuan said, the vigilance in the Empress's eyes faded by half. She breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you..."

Halfway through her sentence, the Empress suddenly noticed something strange. Looking at the Chest Binder strip beside her, her expression turned to shock. "You took off my clothes!?"

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