Sister, I don't want to be a furnace anymore. I'm about to become an immortal.

Chapter 8: Healing

Looking at the silent Xiao Yichen, Liu Qingqing suddenly turned her eyes and slowly approached him, laughing. No one knew what she was thinking, but now it was Xiao Yichen's turn to get goosebumps all over his body.

"Senior Sister Liu, calm down. I'm still a patient... This, this is not possible." Before he could shout out, he was hit hard on the head by the other party.

"What are you thinking about? I'm not so disgusting as to steal Senior Sister Yun's Taoist partner. I just want you to accompany me for a day. If you agree, I will get you a healing pill." Hearing this, Xiao Yichen was a little confused. In the first sentence, she swore that she would not steal Senior Sister's Taoist partner, and in the second sentence, she asked him to accompany her for a day. Why did this sound so contradictory?

As if she could see that Xiao Yichen was thinking in the wrong direction, Liu Qingqing blushed rarely and slapped him on the head again: "What are you thinking about? I asked you to accompany me to the market at the foot of the mountain for a day. Although you have to pretend to be my Taoist partner to outsiders, you are not a real Taoist partner. You can't do anything excessive to me, okay?" As she spoke, Liu Qingqing's voice became smaller and smaller, and her cheeks became redder and redder.

Hearing her words, Xiao Yichen also understood and couldn't help but smile inwardly: "This little girl is really crazy about getting rid of being single. She even pretended to be a Taoist partner and accompanied her to the mortal market at the foot of the mountain to show off. But this small sacrifice is still acceptable."

Although he had already agreed in his heart, he still had to show an embarrassment on his face and said to Liu Qingqing: "But, I am your Taoist partner after all. Wouldn't it be too much for you to do this with Senior Sister Liu?"

"You mean, as long as Senior Sister Yun agrees, you will agree?" Liu Qingqing's face showed excitement.

She and Yun Mei did have a very good relationship. She had deliberately made things difficult for Xiao Yichen last time and refused to give him the healing pills. Firstly, it was because there was indeed a rule in the sect that if a disciple was injured, he had to find a way out on his own. Except for treating disciples who were in critical condition, they would not generally help. At most, they would just stabilize the injury like they had done before for Yun Mei. Secondly, she really couldn't refuse the reward Zhang Qingyue offered her. Who doesn't want a sweet-smelling Taoist companion? Seeing the senior sisters hugging their Taoist companions and being affectionate with each other every day, she was almost going crazy with greed.

Without waiting for Xiao Yichen to answer, he ran outside with his short legs, fearing that Xiao Yichen would go back on his word.

After a while, she ran back and said to him excitedly, "Senior sister agreed to give you a day off. Come with me to the market at the foot of the mountain." If Xiao Yichen was not covered in wounds at the moment, Liu Qingqing would probably have dragged him down the mountain.

"Ah? Senior Sister really agreed." Hearing that Yun Mei agreed to let him be Liu Qingqing's Taoist partner for a day, he was a little surprised and thought to himself: "Are all women in this world so generous? So broad-minded?"

Perhaps guessing his confusion, Liu Qingqing stuck out her tongue, glanced around, and whispered in his ear, "I told you to accompany me to the foot of the mountain for a walk, but I didn't tell Senior Sister that I wanted you to be my Taoist partner. Don't let anything slip when the time comes."

Hearing this, Xiao Yichen finally realized that the girl was lying. He narrowed his eyes and stared at the girl in front of him quietly. Liu Qingqing was not tall, just the height of his arm. He didn't know the real age of this little girl, but judging from her character, she was definitely younger than him. However, she joined the sect late, so there was no way. He had to respectfully call her "senior sister".

Liu Qingqing, who was frightened by the stare, took a step back unconsciously, but when she thought that Xiao Yichen was not as strong or senior as her except for being a little taller than her, she put her hands on her waist and glared back fiercely.

Xiao Yichen was amused by Senior Sister Liu's reaction. After promising her that he would accompany her to play down the mountain after his injury healed, he dragged the bandages on his body and slowly walked towards his residence. His strange appearance attracted the attention of many people along the way, and they all turned around to look at him.

At night, Yunmei came to his room and looked at the mummy lying on the bed. She felt a little distressed, but still laughed in an unkind way. Suppressing the urge to continue laughing, she slowly walked to the bed.

"Junior Brother, where have you been all this time? I haven't seen you for two or three days. How come you look like this when you come back? If Junior Sister Liu hadn't told me, I would have thought you ran away." She pinched Xiao Yichen's face with some resentment, then carefully examined his injuries. However, as she examined him, a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes. She said, "Junior Brother, have you really taken some elixirs recently? Your physical fitness is much better than before. In less than half a year, you might be able to break into the Body Tempering Realm."

Hearing this, Xiao Yichen was shocked. He had tried very hard to relax his body so that his muscles would not feel so hard, but Yun Mei still noticed the change. Fortunately, she did not realize that Xiao Yichen was about to break through to the Body Tempering Realm, otherwise she would definitely be even more surprised.

"Hehe, didn't you ask Senior Sister Liu to help you refine the pills last time? I shamelessly asked for two." Xiao Yichen lied without blushing or beating his heart. Now that Liu Qingqing had the leverage in his hand, he was not afraid that the other party would not help him cover up his lie.

When she heard that it was Liu Qingqing who gave her the pill, Yun Mei frowned. Something in her heart seemed to have been upset, and she felt very uncomfortable. She asked Xiao Yichen who was lying on the bed, "Then why did she give you the pill? Normally, she wouldn't even give it to me."

Xiao Yichen didn't expect Yun Mei to ask so much, so he could only make up a story and said, "This... this must mean that she and I are destined to be together. Her deceased brother actually looks a lot like me. She wanted me to accompany her to the mortal world before, and she tormented me for a long time. That's when she gave me the elixir. I wanted to refuse, but as you know, I can't beat her, so she stuffed the elixir into my mouth."

After hearing his explanation, although Yunmei still felt uncomfortable, she also knew that Liu Qingqing had been alone since childhood and was lucky enough to be accepted into the sect by her master when she was almost starving to death.

Who knows, Xiao Yichen really looks like her brother. In addition, Liu Qingqing also came to her today, hoping that she would agree to let Xiao Yichen accompany her out for a walk. She was a little confused at the time, but couldn't resist the little girl's coquettishness, so she had to agree. Now after hearing Xiao Yichen's explanation, it seems that Liu Qingqing regarded Xiao Yichen as a substitute for her brother.

Thinking of this, Yunmei's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed. She looked at the person lying on the bed, gently stroked the other's face, left a message saying "go to bed early", and left.

After the other party left, he took out two medicine bottles from the bag beside him. One bottle was the reward given to him by Liu Qingqing, a healing pill that could instantly heal injuries, and the other bottle was the pill that Liu Qingqing secretly gave him to treat his current injuries. It can be seen that the little girl really wanted to go down the mountain to play as soon as possible.

He opened the bottle at the back, revealing a small pill inside. He endured the pain in his arm and put it into his mouth. The next moment, a warm current began to flow through his body. Soon, the scars on his body felt itchy. It didn't hurt, but it was very uncomfortable, like a group of ants crawling all over his body. It was itchy and he wanted to scratch it, but Liu Qingqing had specifically told him not to scratch, so he could only endure it.

In this way, Xiao Yichen had no choice but to toss and turn in bed, constantly enduring the physical discomfort, until he slowly fell asleep late at night. At this time, his external injuries had almost healed. It seemed that it would only take half an hour for his physical injuries to be completely recovered.

At night, outside the window, Liu Qingqing stood on tiptoe and quietly poked two holes in the window. She put her big eyes close to it and saw that Xiao Yichen was already sleeping soundly.

"Alas... I'm still a step too late. I didn't see what happened to my junior brother after he got hit by my itching powder. Why doesn't he take off his clothes before sleeping? Eh... What was I thinking? I'm so embarrassed."