Chapter 41: Healing Wounds

Back here again…

I can’t see anything, I can’t hear anything…

This suffocating feeling is everywhere…

“Nuobai, Nuobai.”

Who’s calling me… Where am I…

The feeling of her consciousness sinking vanished. Nuobai was pulled out of the water, her memories flooding back instantly. She sat up abruptly.

“Bai Luxin!”

“Right here.” A gentle, soft voice sounded by her ear.

“Sister, your legs…”

“They hurt a little.”

Nuobai lifted Bai Luxin’s legs. The cold poison had been expelled, but the hideous, frost-cracked scars still remained on her legs.

Trembling, she touched the wounds. The rough texture pierced straight into Nuobai’s chest, and she couldn’t hold back her tears.

“I’m… I’m sorry… It’s all my fault.”

“Why did you walk in, why…”

“Because you’re my little sister.”

Bai Luxin wiped her face dry, only for it to be wet again the next moment. Helpless, she pulled Nuobai into her arms to comfort her.

“Don’t cry, don’t cry. It’s okay now.”

“It was so hard pulling you out of the lake. Nuobai, have you gained weight?”

She knew Nuobai must have been terrified too and wanted to distract her by joking.

“You’re not angry with me?”

Nuobai’s voice was choked with tears, desperately seeking to lessen her own guilt.

“Please punish me, I beg you…”

She couldn’t accept it. She felt awful.

The Beast Master had told her so many times: Don’t take reckless risks! Don’t take reckless risks! She had turned a deaf ear to all of it.

Why did she only understand now, after hurting her? Why couldn’t she have understood a little earlier, just a little earlier would have been enough.

She was willing to do anything now, as long as it could atone for her sin.

Bai Luxin lifted her face. “Nuobai is a grown girl now. You can’t just be punished arbitrarily. And you’ve developed quite well~”

When she dressed her, the skirt was suddenly much shorter.

Only then did Bai Luxin notice that Nuobai was already at the late Second-tier stage.

Calculating it, she would soon reach the third tier and adulthood.

The old way of educating her was no longer suitable. She should have her own choices, her own judgments, and should bear her own mistakes.

Nuobai looked down. A seductive cleavage had appeared on her chest. She instinctively grabbed it, the strange sensation momentarily diluting her sadness.

“Does it feel good?”

The mischievous question rang out. Nuobai frantically let go of herself, her face flushed as she averted her gaze, unsure how to answer.

Tear droplets hung on her crimson cheeks, her pained eyes turning shy. Her tail pretended to be busy, swishing left and right.

Seeing her this adorable, Bai Luxin pinched the humanoid double ears hidden in her hair.

Stimulated, Nuobai’s beast ears perked up straight with a jolt.

“Si… Sister, let me check your legs.”

Nuobai knelt before her, lifting her foot onto her own lap. The wounds extended all the way above the knee. She pinched the skin and asked Bai Luxin.

“Sister, does it hurt here?”

“A little.”

“What about here?”

…

Bai Luxin felt a bit nervous. The pain on her thigh carried a tingling numbness, stirring a trace of secret excitement within her.

Her sister’s originally beautiful legs were now scarred and battered because of her.

Overwhelmed with sorrow, Nuobai lowered her head and kissed the wound.

“What are you doing!”

Bai Luxin instantly bristled, rapping her on the head.

This girl, how could she just kiss it out of nowhere? It’s so embarrassing.

“Uh…”

Nuobai, whose body acted faster than her thoughts, instantly came up with an explanation.

“Sister, I… I was helping your wound heal.”

“Yes, I was treating you.”

As she spoke, Nuobai’s confidence grew.

“See, we’ve used up all our Living Grass, and there’s no other medicine. We can’t just leave sister’s injuries unattended.”

“My… my saliva has disinfecting and antibacterial properties. It can speed up wound healing.”

“Sister doesn’t want scars left on her legs later, right?”

Bai Luxin looked at her suspiciously, an eyebrow arching. “Fine, then lick away.” She said, lifting her foot to cooperate.

Nuobai hadn’t expected her to agree. Steeling herself, she slowly approached the wound.

She extended her tongue, tentatively touching the wound, then slowly began to lick.

Some things seem difficult, but once you start, you get into the swing of it.

Nuobai seemed to have awakened a biological instinct, becoming more and more proficient.

Not a single inch of the wound was missed, all meticulously covered.

The little brush swept over her leg again and again. Bai Luxin soon regretted it.

She had wanted to see Nuobai’s awkward expression, but ended up trapping herself instead.

“Nuobai, stop for a moment… It’s so ticklish, haha…”

Bai Luxin tried to push her away but had no strength. She tried to pull her leg back, but Nuobai held onto her ankle.

“Haha, stop for a second…”

“No, sister, the treatment isn’t finished yet.”

Nuobai refused her, her words muffled, her little tongue moving downward along the wound.

“Wait! That’s…”

Bai Luxin fell back, covering her face. How could Nuobai lick there!

Waves of ticklish sensations came from the sole of her foot. Bai Luxin’s body trembled uncontrollably. She felt she couldn’t face anyone.

How was she supposed to face Nuobai later!

The sensation on her leg disappeared. Bai Luxin breathed a sigh of relief. The next moment, the other leg began. She really wanted to say:

Nuobai, you really don’t need to be that thorough.

At this moment, the wet sensation was exceptionally clear. She felt her body growing a bit warm, a stream of heat flowing within her, finally gathering in her lower abdomen.

The treatment ended. Bai Luxin covered her face, curled up, and pointed to the side to send her away.

“Nuobai, I’m punishing you! Go face the wall over there and reflect!”

Having gotten the punishment she desired, Nuobai obediently knelt before a rock and began to reflect.

Afraid her sister might need help later, Nuobai didn’t go too far.

Peeking through her fingers and seeing Nuobai walk away, Bai Luxin touched her burning cheeks, her heart pounding wildly.

What was wrong with her?

Lacking parental guidance from a young age, she didn’t yet understand what this feeling filling her heart was called. She only felt she was acting strangely.

She seemed to have become a bit bad, but she didn’t know in what way.

She didn’t resist this novel form of contact; she even felt a faint anticipation. Would it be like this next time for treatment too?

[Ice Soul] – Forever maintains clarity of mind.

Nuobai looked at this new talent. There was only this simple description.

Ever since making the Contract with her sister, everything had been smooth sailing. She had gradually begun to grow arrogant and conceited.

It was as if she had become the protagonist of the whole world, doing whatever she wanted, without restraint, utterly arrogant.

Fortunately, this time no major disaster occurred. Everything could still be salvaged. It served as a wake-up call for Nuobai.

Don’t think you’re omnipotent. Hurting yourself is one thing, but you’ll also implicate the Beast Master.

Be cautious. From now on, she absolutely must be cautious.

Nuobai had only knelt for a while before Bai Luxin started to feel sorry for her and called her over.

“Nuobai, come here for a moment.”

Hearing Bai Luxin’s call, Nuobai’s ears perked up, and she came running over “thump thump thump.”

“Sister, what’s wrong? Does something hurt?”

“Nuobai, is your body okay?”

She had absorbed so much of the cold current. Who knew if she was alright now.

“I’m fine.” Nuobai spun in place.

“That’s good.”

Nuobai leaned down, patted her head, and told a lie.

“Sister, you mustn’t be so reckless in the future either. I could have gotten out by myself before…”

Bai Luxin didn’t notice the guilt in Nuobai’s tone. Thinking she had caused trouble, her mood instantly plummeted.

I’m sorry, sister. Nuobai lied.

If you hadn’t awakened me, Nuobai would probably have become an ice sculpture on the Cold Vein.

But next time, please don’t save Nuobai. The mistakes one makes should be borne by oneself.

“Sister, are you hungry? Nuobai will make you something delicious.”

Saying this, she picked Bai Luxin up in a princess carry, even spinning around twice, dispelling her low spirits and eliciting a startled cry.