Poisonous Goddess: I'm just lazing around in the mortal realm.

"I……"

Shen Mu looked down and met Thirteen's burning gaze.

A faint blush suddenly appeared on his face, and he awkwardly avoided her gaze, trying to calm himself down.

But coincidentally, Thirteen was also a dull person.

She assumed Shen Mu had just stopped by to see her, and therefore interpreted his reaction as him pushing her away.

Her small hands clenched slightly within her sleeves, and a bitter feeling welled up in Thirteen's heart. She began to regret asking him those questions earlier.

in fact……

The fact that he came to see her had already made her extremely happy.

Thinking of this, Thirteen coughed a few times, breaking the silence in the room.

"You look tired from your journey, have some water."

After saying that, she turned around to go to the table to pour him a glass of water.

Unexpectedly, Shen Mu noticed the disappointment in her eyes and quickly reached out to grab her wrist.

"Actually, I came here specifically to see you. I don't know if I've disturbed your rest?"

Thirteen's heart, which should have been gradually calming down, was suddenly shattered by his words. Startled, she looked up at him and said...

"You...you said you came to see me?"

She seemed overjoyed, yet also afraid of being discovered.

Her forced composure only made Shen Mu realize that something was amiss.

Shen Mu thought that Thirteen hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated himself.

"Haojing told me that Xieqiao got lost from you. I was really worried that you might be in danger in Philadelphia, so I came to look for you myself. I didn't expect you to be at the Gu family mansion."

"It's a long story... Xie Qiao probably hasn't told you what happened later, which has made you worry."

Thirteen pursed her lips, her face suddenly feeling hot for some reason.

Hearing Shen Mu say that he came specifically to find him

I was extremely happy.

But she couldn't let anyone see it, so she tried to calm her increasingly excited heart under the pretense of pouring water.

Turn around and leave

But unexpectedly, her arm kept her in place.

"I'm going to get some water, can you let go now...?"

Thirteen stared blankly at the arm that Shen Mu was still holding.

"Sorry……"

Shen Mu also realized his abruptness and quickly let go of his hand.

Thirteen raised her hand to brush the strands of hair from her forehead; her face flushed red, she felt she was almost too ashamed to face Shen Mu.

She turned around to pour tea, but the redness and swelling on her wrist caught Shen Mu's attention.

What happened to your wrist?

Shen Mu stepped forward, took the teapot that was supposed to be used to pour tea from the thirteen-year-old teapot, and filled it with tea for her.

"The imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital are all injured or ill. For a time, there were not many doctors in the city who could be trusted, so I was the only one who could take care of them."

Thirteen subconsciously pressed his wrist.

Perhaps due to the exhaustion of the day, Thirteen could clearly feel that his hands were bound with two heavy stones, causing a constant, throbbing pain.

"These old imperial physicians are all frail and have suffered a lot on the way. In addition, they have been punished by the emperor. They will probably need to recover for ten days to half a month."

Shen Mu frowned slightly, took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket, and placed it beside her.

"This medicine was prepared by Haojing before, and it should be extremely effective for your current condition. Why don't you try it first?"

Having said that, he raised his hand and removed the seal from the porcelain bottle.

A refreshing fragrance wafted over.

"Thank you."

Thirteen took the medicine from the hand and casually sniffed it. He immediately knew that the medicine inside must have come from the Azure Feather Divine Realm, and was naturally different from the herbs in the mortal world.

She took some of the medicine from the porcelain bottle and placed it in her palm, then applied it to her wrist.

The cool ointment instantly made her more alert.

She lowered her head and applied the medicine herself, while Shen Mu sat quietly in front of her, watching her.

Yoshihisa

When Thirteen could no longer ignore the burning gaze from the other party, she finally mustered up the courage to look up at Shen Mu, only to find that he was already propping his head up with one hand.

He fell asleep at the table.

Thirteen carefully put the medicine bottle away, then looked him over in the candlelight.

With a high nose, thin lips, and jet-black sideburns, Shen Mu's face was sharply defined in the candlelight. Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen each other for half a month, but it made Thirteen sigh with emotion.

This man seems even more handsome now?

The sudden thought jolted Thirteen awake; she quickly shook her head, trying to shake off this unbelievable idea.

She's completely obsessed!

They came here to get rid of the Demon Lord, so why are they looking at men's faces here?

That's incredibly bold!

She hung her head, trying to shake off those absurd thoughts from her mind.

"Has the medicine been applied?"

Shen Mu's slightly hoarse voice pulled Thirteen back to reality. Thirteen looked up and met his cold gaze.

She opened her mouth slightly, wanting to explain, but in her haste, she choked on her own saliva.

"Cough-cough-"

A violent cough startled Shen Mu, who quickly got up and handed her a glass of water.

"Take it easy, there's no rush."

"No...cough cough..."

Thirteen took the water and glanced at Shen Mu's unsettling face, then a violent cough made her face flush red again.

She carefully sipped her water, trying to suppress the strange thoughts in her mind, but perhaps because of her guilty conscience, she coughed even more violently.

"You... I'll go find you a doctor, shall I?"

Shen Mu assumed that Thirteen was ill, so he got up to leave.

"No...cough cough no...no need!"

Thirteen quickly reached out and grabbed him.

If others find out that she had inappropriate thoughts and choked on her own saliva, how could she face anyone if these words were to fall into the wrong hands?

Unbeknownst to her, her violent coughing made her grip Shen Mu even tighter.

I was afraid he would actually rush out of the house to find a doctor to see me.

"Cough cough—cough cough—cough—"

When she finally caught her breath...

Thirteen slowly looked up and realized that she was holding Shen Mu's hand.

"sorry."

Her instinctive withdrawal made Shen Mu feel a sudden jolt in his heart. He frowned slightly, a wave of displeasure washing over him.

Was he angry that she disregarded her own health and went to see those quack doctors?

Or was it because she subconsciously dodged her own movement?

He didn't understand.

I don't want to understand!

"It's alright, as long as you're not coughing."

Shen Mu, unaware that his tone was somewhat displeased, sat back down in his seat without realizing it.

Thirteen touched her nose somewhat guiltily. She didn't know why, but whenever she was in front of Shen Mu, she always ended up making a fool of herself.

Yoshihisa

Thirteen spoke again.

"So...how long do you plan to stay in Philadelphia? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Shen Mu glanced at her upon hearing this, as if he hadn't yet recovered from his earlier emotions, and said in a slightly stiff tone...

"I'll return tomorrow. As long as I'm sure you're safe, I can go back to the Southern Barbarians with peace of mind."

He had only come to see her on a whim, and he likely still had many matters to attend to in the Southern Barbarians; he didn't have much time to linger in Philadelphia.