Chapter 270: Chapter 270

"So can you please stop thinking about *that* all the time! There are so many important matters to attend to. Tell me, have Gu Shifang’s forces been completely wiped out?"

"Yeah," he replied. Though it couldn’t be said they were *all* eradicated, basically, anything traceable had been eliminated.

"Then there’s only one problem left," An Yan continued. "How much longer can this Golden Crow’s brain stay alive? If he dies, won’t the thumb ring also disappear with him?"

It was unclear how many luminous points were left on the thumb ring by now. She had already unlocked the second branch; could the thumb ring have been activated already? Was there a possibility of opening the secret realm? She had a premonition that the medicine that could save Li Tianyao lay within the secret realm. If they could enter the secret realm earlier, then Li Tianyao wouldn’t have to suffer the torment of his madness.

"Let’s go and see if we can take out the thumb ring!"

Li Tianyao took her hand. An Yan thought he was going to take her to the Ancient Tomb, but unexpectedly, he brought her to a secluded courtyard on the back mountain.

Staring at the coffin placed in the middle of the courtyard, An Yan asked in shock, "How was it brought back?"

She had poisoned it, and Li Tianyao hadn’t asked her for the Antidote. How did he do it?

"As long as no one touches it, it’ll be fine." Li Tianyao pressed a remote control, and several robots rapidly moved in. "Are we going to open the coffin? They aren’t afraid of poison or traps!"

An Yan shook her head. "We can’t open it."

Even if the robots weren’t afraid, what if opening the coffin triggered mechanisms inside that destroyed the thumb ring? What if the insects inside the coffin escaped? Without a reliable success rate to back her up, she couldn’t take that risk. After all, Gu Shifang’s perverted thinking couldn’t be measured using normal logic. If her X-ray vision lasted long enough, she could try putting in some medicine first to see if she could kill the insects, then deal with the mechanisms. But now, her X-ray vision only lasted thirteen minutes. That was nowhere near enough!

"Li Tianyao, can you find me more patients?" An Yan turned to look at him and said, "Patients like Elder Mo, who has saved many lives and made significant achievements. Or someone like that drug dealer Xiao Xiaojun—saving one of him is equivalent to saving many. Those kinds of patients?"

"Only such patients can increase your X-ray vision’s duration?" Li Tianyao asked.

An Yan shook her head. "I don’t know, but I hypothesize that the more significant the impact of the lives I save, the more my X-ray vision’s duration will increase! If it’s just an ordinary person, I might perform ten or twenty surgeries and not even see a one-minute increase!"

Li Tianyao understood. "Okay. I’ll arrange it!"

After giving the orders, Li Tianyao immediately picked her up and used Teleportation to return them to their bedroom. Then, he reached to undo her buttons.

An Yan was startled and immediately covered herself. "What are you trying to do now?" Her eyes filled with wariness. It’s broad daylight! Couldn’t he give it a rest for even a moment?

Li Tianyao opened his palm, revealing a dollop of ointment.

An Yan instantly felt embarrassed. "You want to apply ointment to me?"

"What else?" The man leaned over and kissed the corner of her mouth. "What did you think I was going to do?"

An Yan’s face heated up. "I didn’t think anything! Where did this medicine come from?"

It wasn’t that she couldn’t make the medicine; she was just too lazy. A sore back was something she could endure until it passed. Besides, using medicine too often would only cause her body to develop a tolerance!

"The Li Corporation maintains an entire research and development team!" Li Tianyao said, having already rubbed the ointment in his palm and now applying it to her waist. "If they can’t even produce a medicine to relieve muscle damage, then they have no reason to exist."

The ointment, activated by his body heat, seeped into her skin with his movements. Warm and comfortable!

"Not bad, but put a little more strength into it!" This medicine needed a stronger application to penetrate better, but his touch was like a tickle, much to her dissatisfaction.

"Okay, I’ll apply more force!"

"MM! AHH!" He pressed right on the sore spot, and An Yan let out an involuntary cry.

"Too hard? Should I go lighter?"

"No need, a bit harder is good. I like it a bit stronger!"

Outside the door, Wen Ya, who had come up to call them for a meal, stood with her hand raised awkwardly, not knowing what to do.

She might not have had a boyfriend before, but she had watched TV dramas! The sounds from inside clearly suggested...

"Sis, why is your face red?" Wen Ge happened to walk by and asked curiously.

Wen Ya quickly placed her index finger to her lips. "Let’s go, let’s go!"

"What’s wrong? Weren’t we supposed to call Ninth Master and Miss downstairs for dinner?"

"We’ll eat first. We can have Lu Feng bring theirs up later."

"Oh." Wen Ge, still confused, was pushed downstairs by her sister.

Through the door, An Yan heard their conversation and felt like she was about to burst into flames. "It’s all your fault!" Applying medicine had turned into such a misunderstanding!

An Yan got up, quickly adjusting her clothes. "Go wash your hands. You can come down later." In the bright light of day, An Yan couldn’t quite face the embarrassment.

Leaving Li Tianyao behind, An Yan bounded down the stairs, taking two steps at a time in her haste. Read full story at NoveIꜰire.net

When Wen Ya saw her, she instinctively asked, "Miss, where’s Ninth Master?"

"Still in the study. He’s very busy!"

"Oh." Wen Ya looked at An Yan thoughtfully. The Miss is impressive, she thought, admiringly. Just a moment ago it seemed... but now she acted as if nothing had happened. Those who practiced Ancient Martial Arts certainly had resilient bodies!

An Yan noticed her gaze. She opened her mouth to explain, then decided against it, feeling it was too complicated. Forget it. If she wasn’t embarrassed, then there was no embarrassment!

A few minutes later, Li Tianyao came downstairs. Seeing An Yan deliberately keeping her distance, his mood soured. With a glance, he asked, "Does it still hurt?"

An Yan stared at him, bewildered.

An Yan was speechless.

"If it still hurts, I’ll switch to a different medicine next time!"

This time, he must have explained himself clearly, right? Everyone at the table should understand that he was just applying medicine to the little girl, right? It was only for her; if it were anyone else, he, Li Tianyao, wouldn’t bother! He quietly ate, secretly anticipating her reaction. The little girl was so clever; surely she would be pleased to hear him explain on her behalf. When she was happy, she would hook his hand—usually his palm. Now that she was holding chopsticks, she would probably hook his arm, right?

With this in mind, Li Tianyao deliberately shifted his arm a few inches closer to An Yan. Let her express herself!

But after waiting a long time, An Yan didn’t move, her entire body stiff.

Can’t you please not blurt out every thought that crosses your mind? Maybe Wen Ya and the others only suspected something earlier. But now that you’ve mentioned my back, is there any doubt left? You’ve practically handed them solid proof, man!

Sure enough, Wen Ya quickly bowed her head. An Yan couldn’t see her face, but Wen Ya’s neck was clearly red.

Li Tianyao waited a while longer but got no response. Baffled, he glanced over at An Yan.