Chapter 80: Tingling All Over, So Deliciously Numb

“You don’t need to do much for this.”

Bai Shuanglian had already memorized the method Hong Lingyan gave her earlier, so she could answer without much thought:

“I’ll control the Yang Flame to approach you. Of course, I’ll keep it within limits so it won’t hurt you.”

As she spoke, Bai Shuanglian took out a small porcelain-white bottle from her Space Ring.

“You just need to control your own spiritual power, work with the medicine’s effects, and resist in the area illuminated by the Yang Flame.”

“Alchemy Pill?”

Ling Xiaoyou took the bottle from Bai Shuanglian’s hand, looked at the pill, then at Bai Shuanglian, tilting her small head.

Then, as if something occurred to her, she looked at Bai Shuanglian suspiciously and asked,

“You even prepared the Alchemy Pill in advance. Don’t tell me you planned this from the start?”

“……”

Hearing this, Bai Shuanglian fell silent, thinking about how to explain.

But Ling Xiaoyou wouldn’t give her the chance.

She recalled Bai Shuanglian’s strange behavior at the beginning, as well as the sudden change in the time to teach Xiaoyu, and immediately guessed, “Don’t tell me the real reason you summoned me this time wasn’t to teach Xiaoyu, but to help me train my resistance to the Yang Flame?”

Bai Shuanglian still didn’t speak.

After all, she hadn’t thought about how to reasonably explain if Ling Xiaoyou guessed the reason.

“So, what’s the point of training resistance to flame anyway?”

Ling Xiaoyou pinched her smooth little chin, deep in thought.

Suddenly, she recalled the yuri doujinshi she’d read before, then thought of the burning flames.

She looked at Bai Shuanglian in horror.

“Don’t tell me you plan to play some perverted games after I become resistant to the Yang Flame!”

“I’m telling you, I absolutely won’t agree to that!”

Bai Shuanglian: “?”

What are you talking about?

Sometimes, Bai Shuanglian really couldn’t keep up with Ling Xiaoyou’s train of thought.

Like now.

She truly didn’t understand how flames and perversion could be connected.

“I just purely hope you can become stronger. I don’t want you to be targeted by other Exorcists.”

Although Bai Shuanglian couldn’t figure out what Ling Xiaoyou was imagining, she hurriedly explained to avoid any misunderstanding.

At her words, Ling Xiaoyou was stunned.

“But you’re an Exorcist. Is it really okay to help a Spirit like me this much?”

“In my eyes, your safety is more important than those things.”

Bai Shuanglian’s tone was earnest, her gaze seeming to hold only Ling Xiaoyou.

Your safety is more important than those things…

More important than those things…

Important…

Bai Shuanglian’s words were like stones thrown into a still lake, stirring waves that made Ling Xiaoyou’s already pink cheeks flush even redder.

She actually said I’m important, th-this…

This is way too embarrassing. Is this really something you can say so easily?!

Ling Xiaoyou turned her small head away in embarrassment, sneaking a peek at Bai Shuanglian, then shrank back like a frightened rabbit.

Her shy appearance was so cute that Bai Shuanglian even felt like pulling out her phone to record the moment.

But it seemed Ling Xiaoyou realized her own loss of composure and quickly turned her head, using magic to conjure cold water and cool her face.

Only when she felt better did she turn back.

Although a faint blush still remained, it was clearly much less than before, which made Bai Shuanglian a bit regretful.

But she didn’t show it.

Based on Ling Xiaoyou’s personality, if she found out, she would probably get angry.

“Ahem, is that so.”

Ling Xiaoyou forced herself to act nonchalant about what had just happened.

“Very good, very good. Looks like you’ve started treating me as your rival. You don’t want anyone else to defeat your rival, right!”

Her tone obviously held a hint of fluster, but Ling Xiaoyou seemed to be self-hypnotizing, repeating the words a few times.

Then, without waiting for Bai Shuanglian to say anything, she waved her small hand.

“Alright, alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Didn’t you say you’d treat me to a meal afterward? Then don’t waste time—let’s get started!”

Bai Shuanglian nodded, stepped back a few paces, and took the initiative to put some distance between herself and Ling Xiaoyou.

Then she extended her right hand.

Spiritual light blossomed in her palm, and a wisp of golden flame appeared.

At first, it was just a spark, but soon it turned into a blazing fire, like a sun rising in the night, dispelling all the surrounding shadows.

The moment the ‘Yang Flame’ appeared, Ling Xiaoyou felt as if a great sun rose before her eyes, golden flames rushing toward her.

But thankfully, it was just an illusion.

Ling Xiaoyou shook her small head, quickly regaining her senses.

She simply felt as if she was standing under the scorching midsummer sun—hot and unbearable.

Ling Xiaoyou disliked hot weather.

So she swallowed the Alchemy Pill Bai Shuanglian gave her in one go, using her spiritual power to help the pill dissolve within her.

The moment it melted, its medicinal strength flowed through Ling Xiaoyou’s limbs like a river, spreading to every part of her body.

After taking the Alchemy Pill, Ling Xiaoyou immediately noticed the difference.

It wasn’t the ‘Yang Flame’ itself, but her own body.

If the ‘Yang Flame’ before felt like being baked under the sun, now it felt like she was soaking in warm water, massaged by gentle currents—her whole body tingling comfortably.

The sensation was so strange Ling Xiaoyou almost lost herself in it.

Her little face flushed as she looked at Bai Shuanglian.

“You can come closer. I can still handle it.”

At these words, Bai Shuanglian frowned, a bit hesitant.

“You… can really handle it? You look a little…”

She trailed off, because Ling Xiaoyou had already walked over herself.

“Hmph. Who do you think I am? If I say I can handle it, I can handle it!”

Ling Xiaoyou crossed her arms and snorted, her red face drawing near to Bai Shuanglian.

“Fine, but if anything feels wrong, let me know.”

Seeing that Ling Xiaoyou only grew a bit redder but had no other reactions, Bai Shuanglian relaxed.

“Got it, no need to remind me.”

Ling Xiaoyou was completely enveloped in the glow of the ‘Yang Flame.’

The tingling sensation grew stronger, making her even more lost in the feeling.

The pleasant numbness spread through her body, and Ling Xiaoyou couldn’t help but let out a soft whimper.

“Mm~”

Immediately after, she snapped back to reality, her face turning even redder.