Chapter 20: The First Time, Inexperienced

“Huh? Poisoned?”

Qingshuang Chen almost thought she had misheard, but listening to Yefan Ye’s extremely serious tone, it didn’t seem like a joke.

Instinctively, she looked down at her torn collar and the claw marks on her waist and abdomen.

Her originally fair and tender skin indeed had black blood oozing out—a direct sign of poisoning.

But how could she let Yefan suck out the poison? Even though it was for healing, that was still an intimate contact.

After all, Qingshuang was still a young girl, and such a thing was simply embarrassing.

She hadn’t even expected Yefan to say such a thing, and a blush immediately rose on her cheeks.

“No... no, that won’t do.”

“I think I can still hold on!”

Qingshuang mustered her strength and rejected Yefan’s proposal.

Yet her body was honest; under the continuous invasion of the toxin, her breath grew weaker and weaker.

Yefan recognized the gravity of the situation. In her condition, if the toxin was not expelled quickly, her life could be at risk.

“I know what you’re worried about, but now is not the time for modesty.”

“Although this toxin isn’t very potent, you have multiple injuries.”

“If the poison spreads completely, it will be troublesome.”

“Even if you barely manage to get out of the secret realm, it will be difficult to make it back to the Lingxiao Sect for treatment.”

No matter how Yefan explained, Qingshuang remained embarrassed.

“A girl’s body can’t just be seen by anyone. I really can hold on...”

Helplessly, Yefan resorted to childhood memories.

“Do you still remember? When we were kids, we used to play naked together.”

“Besides, this time it’s only to heal your wounds. Don’t worry, I have no improper intentions.”

Qingshuang clutched her torn clothes tightly and immediately retorted, “Childhood was childhood; now is now—different...”

“Some things are more precious than life itself, even for childhood sweethearts...”

Before she could finish speaking, the toxin in her body began to invade her mind.

Her consciousness gradually blurred, her breath even weaker than before, and she was on the verge of fainting.

“Qingshuang, let me help you, alright?”

At that moment, Yefan’s gentle call of her name stirred something deep within Qingshuang.

This time she did not refuse but nodded slightly, her tightly clenched hands slowly relaxing.

“Yefan... Brother Yefan!”

“Then... then I’ll leave it to you!”

With Qingshuang’s consent, Yefan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He carefully examined her wounds.

Besides the chest and waist, there were claw marks on her left shoulder and right leg.

There were seven or eight wounds from top to bottom, no wonder the toxin was spreading so rapidly.

But Yefan did not immediately start sucking out the poison; after all, deep within the secret realm was still dangerous.

If an accident happened, escape would be difficult.

He lifted Qingshuang up, glanced toward a deeper area, then swiftly flew back the way they came.

Leaving now meant completely giving up the chance to explore further.

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