Of course it’s beautiful. He’d learned this tattooing technique back in the Simulated Space.
Casually, he pulled the blanket over his wife.
At this moment, Pei Qingxuan’s eyes were filled with tenderness as she quietly watched Xu Ping’an.
“Husband~”
“Hmm?”
Xu Ping’an was tidying up the needle pouch. Hearing his wife call him, he couldn’t help but turn his head to look at her.
“What is it? Are you feeling unwell?”
She shook her head.
“I… I just wanted to call you…”
“You wanted to call me? Then call me all you like.”
“Lie down properly. The medicine will be ready soon. Once you drink it, you’ll feel much better.”
“Mm~”
Pei Qingxuan pulled the blanket closer, breathing in the faint medicinal scent unique to Xu Ping’an lingering on the bedding. For a moment, she felt as if happiness had filled her to the brim.
Just then, a strange scene flashed through her mind.
She found herself in the center of that scene, unable to control it, simply watching everything unfold around her.
She couldn’t speak, but she could hear voices and see what was happening nearby.
Before her—this was a bloody battle.
The sand at her feet had already been stained crimson with blood.
Dozens of corpses lay scattered on the ground.
Every corpse had its throat sealed by a single sword.
Judging from the terror and resentment frozen on their faces, they clearly died unwillingly.
Pei Qingxuan’s once-delicate fingers were now stained with blood, yet the sword in her hand remained spotless, its edge cold and sharp.
Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind her.
“Master! The remaining remnants of Tianyi Sect have all been wiped out. All three hundred seventy-three members of Tianyi Sect—none escaped.”
A surge of fear and shock welled up in Pei Qingxuan’s heart.
She wanted to flee, but her body turned around involuntarily, making her face the middle-aged man standing behind her.
“Mm, very good. Spread the news. Let it serve as a warning to those unruly Demon Sect.”
“Yes, Master!”
The middle-aged man seemed extremely respectful, but Pei Qingxuan still caught the fleeting look of fear in his eyes.
After he left, Pei Qingxuan suddenly laughed.
Her heart was filled with desolation.
“Heh~ Kang Elder… Even you have begun to fear me?”
It was like she was asking herself, and yet mocking herself as well.
At this moment, Pei Qingxuan could clearly feel the turmoil inside her heart.
Indescribable… utterly disheartened.
She could sense that this ‘Kang Elder’ was someone very important in her life.
Master?
Yes, a master.
Though not in name, Kang Elder had taught her many, many things.
She had always felt grateful to Kang Elder.
But now, the once-kind Kang Shishu was gone, replaced only by a Kang Elder who feared her.
As she was overwhelmed by desolation and despair, suddenly, a gentle voice called her name, echoing by her ear, though she couldn’t find where it came from.
For some reason, the moment she heard that voice, all the coldness in her heart vanished.
Instead, a faint warmth filled her, making her unconsciously lower her guard.
“Qingxuan, Qingxuan? Are you asleep? Wake up, it’s time to take your medicine.”
Pei Qingxuan opened her eyes in a daze, and the first thing she saw was that familiar, gentle face.
“What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?”
Xu Ping’an looked at his just-awakened wife. Her gaze was odd, making him feel a bit uneasy.
He couldn’t shake the feeling that he’d done something wrong.
“Is there something on my face?”
Xu Ping’an touched his face nervously, but his wife just smiled sweetly, threw her arms around his neck, and her cheerful voice rang in his ear.
“Husband~”
“Eh, eh, alright, alright, alright! Get down, it’s time for your medicine.”
Feeling that his wife hadn’t changed in any strange way, Xu Ping’an finally let out a sigh of relief.
That look in her eyes just now had really startled him.
Could it be that she’s regained her memory?
It shouldn’t be. It’s probably not time for her to remember yet.
Could it be that her natural charm really has the power to bring someone back from the brink of death?
Xu Ping’an checked her pulse, feeling a bit more at ease.
Good, her memory hasn’t returned. At least for now, her spirit is still damaged.
Maybe she just had a nightmare?
He helped her down and laid her on the bed, then picked up the dark, murky bowl of medicine nearby.
“Come on, drink your medicine.”
“Waa~ It looks so bitter, husband… Can I not drink it?”
At the sight of the full bowl of pitch-black medicine, Pei Qingxuan immediately pouted, her face full of reluctance.
“No way! How can you not take your medicine? If you don’t, how will you get better? Drink it quickly, and I’ll buy you some sweets.”
“Ugh…”
She pouted, looking utterly unwilling, but still obediently took the bowl, pinched her nose, tipped her head back, and downed it all in one go.
‘Gulp~ gulp~’
“Ugh~!”
After swallowing the bitter medicine, she couldn’t help but stick out her tongue in disgust, her face wrinkled in misery.
“Don’t spit it out.”
Seeing this, Xu Ping’an quickly pulled a piece of candy from his sleeve and popped it into her mouth.
“If you spit it out, it’s all for nothing. Don’t spit.”
“Mmm!”
As the sweet floral taste filled her mouth, her big eyes sparkled.
Phew… Pei Qingxuan finally drank the medicine.
This medicine could repair her meridians. With this bowl down, the treatment plan had officially begun.
From today until the end of the year, she wouldn’t be able to skip a single dose.
“Husband~”
“Hmm?”
“Yuer is here again.”
“Oh? Where?”
Xu Ping’an had just picked up the empty medicine bowl to take it outside when he heard his wife say this. He turned his head to look out the window.
Sure enough, even though the window wasn’t transparent, he could vaguely make out a slender figure standing outside.
“Sir, Yuer has come to beg you.”
Xu Ping’an frowned and ignored her, turning back to look at his wife sitting on the bed.
Li Yuer wasn’t here earlier, right?
For his wife to notice her arrival before he did… Even with her spiritual energy sealed, her five senses were still sharper than ordinary people.
Ignoring the figure outside the window, Xu Ping’an set the medicine bowl on the cabinet by the door, then returned to his desk, picked up a Medical Book, and started reading.
He didn’t want to be involved in outside affairs. During his eight years seeking immortality, he’d seen far too much.
Even his most loyal old servant—someone he’d always regarded as a senior—had died of illness on the road, accompanying him in his quest for immortality.
So, he no longer wanted to bother with the chaos outside. All he wished for now was a peaceful life.
Suddenly, a fit of violent coughing sounded from outside, and several drops of bright red blood stained the window curtain.
Xu Ping’an’s heart skipped a beat.
This is bad!
Li Yuer’s emotions have become too agitated—the Mountain Lord Inner Core can’t suppress it anymore!