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

Thirteen and Zhou Jinghuai subconsciously turned their heads and happened to see the scene under the thick moonlight.

A man clad in a long black robe was enveloped in the night. Moonlight fell on his handsome face, and his dark eyes swirled with a hint of bloodlust.

Shen Mu said, his expression revealing barely concealed anger.

“Zhou Jinghuai, why aren’t you catching the bandits who have infiltrated the capital? What are you doing here? And Thirteen, you just got out of prison covered in injuries. Your leg isn’t fully healed, why are you causing trouble?”

His gaze was fixed on the two of them, and seeing how close they were, he subconsciously felt a little annoyed.

Seeing Shen Mu's gaze, Thirteen somewhat humbly shifted his wheelchair, finally separating himself from Zhou Jinghuai.

"Then why are you here again?" She looked at Shen Mu, but ignored the strange look on Zhou Jinghuai's face.

"I came to see you about something, and I brought you some medicine." Shen Mu placed the medicine jar in Thirteen's hand, his expression calm and composed, showing no other emotion whatsoever.

The only thing that made Thirteen feel was that he seemed a little angry.

Zhou Jinghuai glanced at Shen Mu with some disdain and said...

"If you can come, why can't I? You haven't let me see you these past few days, have you?"

He leaned back in the bamboo chair, as if he were the master of the courtyard.

Ever since Shen Mu gave me guidance on how to cure the Third Prince's poison, Shen Mu has coincidentally stayed away from me for more than half a month.

I wonder what that old fox is planning now, he's so secretive.

Shen Mu ignored Zhou Jinghuai's question. Instead, she walked up behind Thirteen, grabbed the handle of Thirteen's wheelchair, and pulled her back, making the distance between her and Zhou Jinghuai even greater.

"What are you doing?"

Thirteen looked up at Shen Mu with a flustered expression. She felt guilty for letting Shen Mu see her with Zhou Jinghuai.

She and Zhou Jinghuai hadn't done anything, and besides, she was currently in male form.

Seeing the hostility in Shen Mu's eyes, she quickly explained.

“We met on the road. He reminded me that the silver His Highness gave me was official silver and could not be used in Haojing.”

Seeing that Shen Mu's expression was cold and unmoved by her words, Thirteen quickly added another sentence.

"Haojing just left!"

In all honesty, she is now in a man's body and cannot do anything outrageous with Zhou Jinghuai.

She felt that Shen Mu was acting strangely this time as well.

Shen Mu's expression changed slightly when he heard Thirteen's last sentence. He looked up and stared at Zhou Jinghuai again.

"Now that I've given you your reminder, you may leave, Young Master Zhou."

"Young Master Zhou?" Zhou Jinghuai looked at Shen Mu with surprise, finding it somewhat amusing.

"Why are you so distant with me after just a few days? Still calling me 'Young Master Zhou'? How about calling me 'Young Master Zhou' next time?"

"The way you address me, 'Young Master Zhou,' sounds much better if it's a girl from the Drunken Immortal Pavilion."

"Shen Mu, you—" Zhou Jinghuai glared at the aloof Shen Mu and sat up straight.

He used to not care what others said about him being a playboy; he was always someone who couldn't stay still.

But things are different now; he has to maintain his image in front of Thirteen at all times.

Thirteen's eyes darted between the two men, and seeing their tense standoff, he quickly interrupted.

"Alright, alright, can you all leave now? I've delivered the medicine and said what I needed to say. Let's talk again after I've recovered."

Once the order to leave was given, the two seemed to tacitly shut up. Clearly, they each had their own thoughts and neither wanted to leave.

Thirteen felt a splitting headache and moved his wheelchair into the house.

"You all stay here, I'll be leaving."

After saying that, she ignored the two of them standing there like cats with their fur standing on end, went inside and closed the door.

Since the yard had already been demolished once, she wasn't afraid of it being demolished a second time.

After Thirteen left, Zhou Jinghuai licked his lips and looked at Shen Mu with a hint of provocation, asking...

"He's just a doctor, what right do you have to deliver medicine to him? Isn't that like showing off your skills in front of an expert?"

"This medicine comes from Cangling; how could someone like you from Xichen possibly understand it?"

Shen Mu stood there, but her eyes couldn't help but sweep over the room. It must have been Thirteen who lit the candles in the room, and the soft firelight cast her shadow on the windowpane.

She still looks a bit thin.

"Did you get this medicine from Cang Ling? Why didn't you take it out when I was seriously injured by the Demon Lord?"

Zhou Jinghuai thought back on how many times they had fought the Demon Lord over the past two hundred years, and how they had always ended up with a lot of injuries.

Shen Mu was at least in Cangling, where they had the Medicine King Valley of their divine realm. He himself was much more unlucky, always having to rely on Hao Jing and Qing Feng to apply medicine to him and recover from his injuries on his own.

"This isn't the realm of gods. Do you think she can just tough it out like you do?"

"You know I'm just putting up a brave face? We've known each other for over two hundred years, while you've only known Thirteen for a little over two months. You're telling me to put up a brave face? When her leg was broken, you didn't even go to get her medicine!"

Zhou Jinghuai became somewhat agitated as he spoke. When he rescued Thirteen from the Fourth Princess's residence, Thirteen's leg was broken, and her body was covered in blood, making it impossible to see how many wounds she had.

Where was Shen Mu at that time? He was probably still dealing with his own affairs and wouldn't have thought of Thirteen.

Shen Mu didn't argue further, but simply glanced at Zhou Jinghuai, who was in the way.

"Go home early since it's late. Qingfeng has been looking for you like crazy all day. I think you should take care of your own business first, so you don't attract the attention of Xichen's group again."

"Qingfeng?" Zhou Jinghuai was slightly taken aback and quickly stood up. If Qingfeng was looking for him, it must be because some news had come out of the Western Divine Realm.

He had been searching for all the refugees in the capital day and night, so naturally he hadn't gone home.

"I'll come back and argue with you again!"

He didn't even have time to argue with Shen Mu, and hurriedly rushed out the door.

Thirteen, who was inside the house, heard the door outside open and assumed they had left, so he prepared to extinguish the candles and rest.

Although Zhou Jinghuai has been taking care of me in the dungeon lately, at least I'm sleeping on clean straw, which is really not as comfortable as a bed.

She moved her wheelchair to the bedside and was about to get up while holding onto the bed railing when someone knocked on the door.

"Knock knock—"

"Who is it?" Thirteen felt a little strange. It wasn't that few people came to her courtyard, but there were very few who would come at this time.

"It's me." Shen Mu's voice came from outside, startling Thirteen, who quickly sat back in his wheelchair.

"Then come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Mu pushed open the door and entered. His cold gaze met Thirteen's eyes, startling Thirteen. Even after thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out why Shen Mu would come looking for him at this time.

Are you going to rest now?

Thirteen paused slightly, looked down at the clothes she had changed into, then looked up and slowly replied.

"Doesn't it look like it?"

She always felt that Shen Mu was just making conversation for the sake of it.

Unexpectedly, the next second, Shen Mu walked straight towards her and picked her up in his arms.

"Shen Mu! What are you doing!"

Thirteen instinctively gasped in surprise.