“Husband, why did you hit me?”
“Huh?”
He hadn’t realized it a moment ago, but now he noticed something was off about how it felt.
Hiss~ That suppleness, that tender smoothness, and the sensation that made it hard to let go.
Xu Ping’an looked at the bright red handprints on that snow-white skin, his heart aching as he gently stroked them.
“It doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t hurt. Husband didn’t mean it…”
“Mm~”
Pei Qingxuan lowered her head in embarrassment.
“Mm~”
The young girl couldn’t resist, letting out a soft hum.
She didn’t try to avoid him. Instead, her arms tightened around him.
Xu Ping’an brushed aside the obstacles and gently pinched the little red bean between his fingers, the touch exquisite.
His mind became even more active.
Had he known, he wouldn’t have said so much earlier. Now, he’d drawn attention directly to himself.
Before, he’d only been noticed for his character and medical skills. But now, it was different—they came straight to ask for his counsel.
That was a whole different matter.
Being a doctor was merely troublesome, easy to get dragged into a whirlpool. But giving advice would surely pull him in, and not just that—he’d be facing danger at any moment.
From the very start, he never intended to offer advice to Li Yuer.
But Li Yuer had already returned to the Western Wing Room. Who knew if she was packing her things or waiting for his reply?
Either way, he absolutely didn’t want to get involved. If it really came down to it, he’d just let her go.
Though, as a doctor, he shouldn’t let a gravely ill person act on her own, but if she insisted on leaving, what could he do?
“Sigh… Yet again, I’ve brought myself trouble for no reason. As the old saying goes, illness enters by the mouth, and disaster comes from careless words…”
“Mm~”
“But, if Great Qi really falls into chaos, this place might not be safe either. Maybe… we should go into the mountains?”
“Ah!”
The girl’s delicate body trembled, her little head resting weakly on his shoulder.
Autumn eyes lowered, peach blossom cheeks soft, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, the scent of orchids drifting in the air.
Don’t ask if it’s not the smile of a beauty, a lovely blossom with a touch of red.
Xu Ping’an withdrew his hand.
“Why… why didn’t you stop me just now?”
Pei Qingxuan’s eyes were hazy.
“Why should I stop you, husband? I… I liked it too~”
That wasn’t the point.
The problem was—it was broad daylight!
Pei Qingxuan had truly gotten a taste for it.
He wondered, once she recovered her memories, would she explode on the spot and slaughter him?
Xu Ping’an lifted his wife in his arms and gently placed her on the bed.
“Wait for me a moment.”
He gave his wife, whose eyes were still a bit dazed, a gentle reminder before getting up and walking to the medicine cabinet.
He had already been planning to adjust her treatment, and now he’d almost decided where to start.
Considering Pei Qingxuan’s constitution, and how her body actively recovered when harmonized with his own, the next step was to focus on smoothing her meridians and Vital Energy.
To avoid disrupting the fragile balance, Xu Ping’an would need to work on both her meridians and Vital Energy simultaneously, matching the pace of her body’s recovery to help her heal.
To properly adjust his wife’s Vital Energy, he’d need a special method.
After all, her meridians couldn’t yet support such an adjustment.
“Hmm… Rather than adjusting her Vital Energy, it might be better to first seal off some of the counterflowing Qi and Blood. Once her meridians have completely recovered, I can open the flow again.”
Here, Qi and Blood didn’t mean the flow of blood itself, but rather the True Qi or Spiritual Energy circulating through the meridians and acupoints.
In other words, it was that reversed energy—he would seal it for now.
This might make Pei Qingxuan temporarily lose some strength, but it would aid her recovery.
On a healthy body, sealing the Qi and Blood was easy—just block the meridians.
But Pei Qingxuan’s meridians were in chaos, her Five Organs nearly disconnected from the meridians.
Looks like… there’s only one way.
With his plan decided, Xu Ping’an casually took out a Ten-thousand Year Vermilion Toad Dried, then selected dozens of other herbs.
Finally, he grabbed his needle pouch and picked a Purple Lotus.
He ground the Purple Lotus into powder, tossed the Vermilion Toad and other herbs into a clay pot to simmer.
Then he mixed Purple Light Golden Dew with the lotus powder and brought it to the bedside.
“My dear, I’m going to treat you now. It might hurt a bit—bear with it.”
“Husband, you’re treating me right now?”
“What else?”
He tapped Pei Qingxuan’s forehead, exasperated, then lifted her outer garment to reveal her white belly.
“Husband… it’s cold~”
“Mm, just endure it.”
Xu Ping’an nodded, then drew a Silver Needle, dipped it lightly into the mixture of Purple Light Golden Dew and Purple Lotus, and touched it to her fair little belly.
“Next, I’m going to temporarily seal your Dantian to prevent the Qi and Blood Counterflow from affecting your meridians and organs. You might feel a little uncomfortable for a while.”
“Mm~”
Pei Qingxuan lowered her head, watching Xu Ping’an seriously applying the needle to her belly, her gaze filled with reassurance and happiness.
“Husband, are you sealing my meridians?”
“Not quite. I’m sealing your Dantian directly. You can think of it as me pausing the Qi circulating in your Dantian.”
“Oh…”
Pei Qingxuan stared at her little belly, but no matter how she looked, she couldn’t figure out how Xu Ping’an was sealing her Dantian.
Yet, the Spiritual Energy circulating in her Dantian was gradually decreasing.
No, it wasn’t that her Spiritual Energy was less, but rather that less of it could circulate.
The rest of the Spiritual Energy felt as if it had suddenly decided to stay in the Dantian, refusing to come out.
She tried to move it, but found that even the remaining Spiritual Energy stopped flowing.
“Husband, it’s amazing. The power in my Dantian really can’t move anymore.”
“Of course. Otherwise, why would I go to all this trouble to seal your Dantian? Remember, don’t try to use that power again, understand?”
“Never again?”
Pei Qingxuan looked aggrieved. She didn’t know why, but she felt that this power was very, very important to her!
“After you’re cured, you can use it again.”
Xu Ping’an let out a long breath and put down the Silver Needle.
On Pei Qingxuan’s belly, two inches below her navel, a lotus flower made entirely of purple had appeared.
In the not-so-dim room, it even seemed to emit a faint purple glow.
“Husband, this flower is so beautiful~”