Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Cold Syndrome

Su Muyao sometimes felt that Xiao Jihan remembered everything she said casually.

This vine chair was just as she had imagined.

On a sunny day, leaning on the chair and basking in the sun would be very comfortable.

Xiao Jihan didn’t expect that just a moment of thoughtfulness would lead to her misunderstanding.

He knew she wouldn’t drug him.

Xiao Jihan wanted to explain something, but he was not good at explaining.

His nature was originally cold and reserved, accustomed to restrained emotions.

"Thank you!"

Xiao Jihan reached out to take the bread from Su Muyao’s hand.

There was nothing she cooked that didn’t taste good.

Under Su Muyao’s sincere and expectant gaze, he took a gentle bite.

Even his eating was silent, slow, and elegantly deliberate.

"How’s the taste?"

"Hmm, very good."

Sweet but not greasy, rich and flavorful.

Su Muyao found his way of eating very pleasing to the eye.

She was about to leave when she suddenly noticed Xiao Jihan’s fingers, "What’s with your fingers? Why are they bleeding?"

Xiao Jihan looked down at his fingers with an indifferent and unconcerned expression, "It’s nothing!"

Such minor injuries indeed meant nothing.

Compared to past injuries, they were truly nothing.

Seeing his indifferent demeanor, Su Muyao pulled his fingers over to take a look.

Although it was a minor wound, it was clearly cut by sharp vines, and the wound was rather deep.

It had bled quite a bit; beside him was a clean handkerchief, probably used to wipe the blood.

The bleeding had mostly stopped, but the wound still oozed faint blood droplets.

Su Muyao felt a slight sense of guilt.

She thought it was because he was helping her that Xiao Jihan got injured.

When Xiao Jihan leaves in the future, he can return to Beast Emperor City, and the things he made for her would remain at home, belonging to her.

"You can tell me if you’re hurt, I have a Healing Ability that can help stop the bleeding!"

As she spoke, Su Muyao moved her fingers, and her ability poured into Xiao Jihan’s palm.

Xiao Jihan felt a warm and gentle power, like the sun.

This feeling was too comfortable.

The coldness sealed in his body seemed to dissolve a little.

Su Muyao focused on healing Xiao Jihan’s wound, using a bit of her ability.

Little did she know how significant that small amount of ability would be for Xiao Jihan.

At that moment, Xiao Jihan’s fingers trembled slightly, and his body tensed.

"Look, it’s all healed. The bleeding has stopped, and the wound has closed."

"You should rest for a bit!"

Xiao Jihan was overwhelmed with complex emotions, intently watching Su Muyao.

He found himself longing for that sun-like warmth.

"No need to rest."

Su Muyao thought he was so stubborn and pulled him to stand up.

Xiao Jihan, fearing she might exert herself, followed her lead to stand up and walk.

They reached his room’s entrance.

She remembered how Xiao Jihan had not wanted her inside his room before.

Guarding against her as if she were a Mutated Beast.

Although he had said those words to her predecessor, she remembered them.

"I won’t go in; you go in and rest!"

Su Muyao stood far from the door, letting Xiao Jihan enter.

"Your complexion doesn’t look good; you should rest more!"

Somehow, she felt Xiao Jihan’s face looked too pale.

He seemed unwell.

She hadn’t examined Xiao Jihan’s body carefully.

She wondered, could it be from that drug when she first crossed over, harming Xiao Jihan’s body?

That drug couldn’t be countered, unless using that method.

Or Xiao Jihan endured it himself.

Thinking that he might have injured his body due to this, her expression looked a bit off.

Xiao Jihan saw her reluctance to enter and, thinking of something, moved his lips.

He wanted to tell her she could actually come in.

But some words were hard to say.

Come in?

He wouldn’t do anything anyway!

Su Muyao’s thoughts were completely different from Xiao Jihan’s at that moment.

She thought, has it not been half a month already, and the city’s mutual market is coming soon? Has the drug not worn off completely?

But she could understand, as her body still had residual drug effects, sometimes causing unbearable heat.

Thinking about it, Su Muyao suggested, "Xiao Jihan, let me check your pulse to see your physical condition!"

"If there are some issues, I might be able to prescribe medicine to help."

If there was residual drug effect, she wasn’t sure she could resolve it.

Actually, if her Wood Element Ability improved several levels, her pulse-checking ability’s healing effect would be stronger.

Thinking about the hidden problem in his body, Xiao Jihan’s expression flickered.

He used to think it wouldn’t be resolved.

Perhaps now it might be different.

He spoke clearly, "Wife, come in to check my pulse!"

Su Muyao was stunned upon hearing this.

Raising her head to look at Xiao Jihan, she found he was serious, not joking.

There wasn’t even a hint of probing.

Not knowing why he said this, Su Muyao still didn’t want to make anyone uncomfortable.

She smiled and said, "No worries, I can check the pulse while standing."

Saying this, Su Muyao took Xiao Jihan’s hand and checked the pulse directly.

Initially, Su Muyao didn’t find any issues.

But something felt off about his pulse.

Perhaps her superpower wasn’t enough to detect anything.

At that moment, the Space System spoke, "Host, he has a condition he’s had since childhood!"

Su Muyao was shocked, communicating with the system in thought, "A condition? Isn’t it a cold toxin?"

The Space System replied, "Pretty much. He has an innate Ice Soul Constitution, a supreme Cultivation Physique with faster cultivation speed than usual. Yet his superpower is also Ice Ability, cultivating rapidly, over time his body couldn’t handle it, accumulating coldness causing a condition, essentially a cold toxin."

"He’s been suffering from this coldness."

"In the Beast Emperor City or going to the warmer south helps ease it."

"But he’s exiled to the cold north, his body will suffer more."

"If winter comes with severe cold, his body will be invaded by coldness, causing excruciating pain."

"Now the weather is warmer, it’s slightly better; plus he has Ice Ability himself, making pulse detection tricky."

Su Muyao was taken aback, "So, that’s it!"

"Xiao Jihan is truly capable of enduring."

The Space System continued, "Actually, when you first arrived, the predecessor drugged him, aggravating his cold condition. He was indeed suffering a lot that day, his body nearly collapsing."

"Yet he endured without saying a word."

"He also has whip marks, previous anger from the predecessor, using a whip."

"There’s a whip left by the predecessor in his room, which isn’t allowed to be thrown away."

Recalling the memories, Su Muyao’s eyes widen in shock. She felt as if her hand holding his wrist was burned, quickly releasing it, covering her face with a tinge of shame facing Xiao Jihan, "Oh my, didn’t they fight back?"