The group's beloved wife: She is the phoenix, she is the king

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It's better to speak openly than to keep it a secret and create misunderstandings. —Epigraph

"Even if the pills aren't very useful, Yingying will like them as long as they're from you..."

As the medicine took effect, Tan Ying watched her wounds gradually improve, her heart filled with complex emotions.

Thus, Tan Ying did not sleep all night, constantly looking at her gradually healing wounds and the pills Fan Nuoxi gave her.

Hidden Void Palace.

Fan Nuoxi had just returned with Long Yue and Feng Qingqing when Dongfang Junyan embraced her tightly.

"Baby, where did you go?"

Dongfang Junyan looked at Fan Nuoxi with fear in his eyes, his body trembling slightly.

Fan Nuoxi gently patted Dongfang Junyan's back to comfort him, "He went to Yueyi Palace."

"Really?" Dongfang Junyan glanced at Feng Qingqing and Long Yue, who were as quail-like as quails. The panic in his eyes lessened, and he loosened his grip on Fan Nuoxi.

Noticing that Dongfang Junyan's mood was off, Fan Nuoxi subconsciously touched his neck and asked, "Tell me, what's wrong?"

Why does it feel like he's deliberately suppressing something?

Fan Nuoxi's words seemed to have flipped a switch, and Dongfang Junyan's eyes immediately welled up with tears. He said with a wronged expression, "I...I thought you didn't want me anymore..."

"How could that be?" Fan Nuoxi affectionately pinched Dongfang Junyan's cheek. "I just had some things to take care of temporarily, but I'm back now..."

"Didn't you say you were going to the city today to find medicinal herbs for me to make elixirs?"

"What about the medicinal herbs?"

"The medicinal herbs..." Dongfang Junyan subconsciously hid his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with a hint of caution, "...I lost them..."

Actually, the medicinal herbs weren't lost; he was just afraid that Fan Nuoxi would see the wound.

"Are you injured?" Upon seeing this, Fan Nuoxi quickly pulled open Dongfang Junyan's sleeve and grabbed his wrist. "Let me see."

Beneath the sleeve was the back of her hand with a bluish-black wound, the blood not yet congealed, showing signs of decay.

The same applies to the other hand.

Tears immediately rolled down Fan Nuoxi's cheeks. "You silly boy."

"I..." Dongfang Junyan was at a loss. He wanted to wipe away Fan Nuoxi's tears, but he was afraid that the blood on his wound, which had not yet dried, would stain Fan Nuoxi's face. So he could only put his raised hand down again.

"I'll deal with you after I've treated your injuries!" Fan Nuoxi simply picked up Dongfang Junyan and carried him to the small couch in the room.

Dongfang Junyan could only loosely wrap his arms around Fan Nuoxi's neck, his ears turning bright red, and his head resting lightly against the side of Fan Nuoxi's neck.

Seeing that Fan Nuoxi looked unwell, Feng Qingqing and Long Yue obediently fetched various items from the room for treating wounds.

Placed on the small couch, Dongfang Junyan dared not move an inch, letting Fan Nuoxi do as she pleased.

After a long while, the wound was treated.

Fan Nuoxi glanced at the uneasy Dongfang Junyan and asked, "Tell me, how did you get hurt?"

"I just didn't mean to..." Dongfang Junyan recalled how he got injured, his eyes seeming to dodge and struggle at the same time. "I will take better care of myself in the future."

Fan Nuoxi gently pinched Dongfang Junyan's chin, her eyes sharp. "Tell the truth."

"I just...I just..." Dongfang Junyan stammered, "...went outside with Tan Ying's group to check the situation..."

Seeing Fan Nuoxi's eyes darken slightly, Dongfang Junyan looked at her in a panic and tried to pull her into his arms, "Don't be angry... I know I was wrong..."

Fan Nuoxi deftly avoided the question, analyzing, "What hurt you and Tan Ying was the same thing."

"Yes." Seeing Fan Nuoxi's certainty, Dongfang Junyan dared not hide anything and had no choice but to tell her the whole story.

It turns out that recently, Dongfang Junyan noticed that Fan Nuoxi had been studying medicine in the Lin Realm. In addition to volunteering to find some hard-to-find medicinal herbs, he also asked Tan Ying to take him to the outside world to investigate the situation.

At first, they were able to avoid various unexpected situations without serious harm, such as blizzards, hail, lightning, cold winds, ground subsidence, and other disasters.

But in the last few days, some huge and ugly monsters have suddenly appeared—they have four legs like beasts, but each hind leg has eight toes, and each foreleg has six toes; their legs have many patterns and are blue in color; their torsos have no heads, only many freely retractable, dark blue sucker tentacles, on which a few dense eyes can be seen; below their torsos, there are large mouths that open and close, and several dark holes, around which there is a grayish-white halo; they are all white, with thick white fur, and may blend into the snow at any time.

They are incredibly fast, shifting and changing shape, yet they don't adhere to any particular form...

Not to mention others...

"Then... how did you get injured?" Fan Nuoxi lightly touched the bandage on Dongfang Junyan's hand with her fingertips, her eyes filled with a heavy expression.

The fact that both Tan Ying and he were so badly injured suggests that the monster must have been very powerful.

The description sounded somewhat familiar to her.

It's like a species that has long been extinct...

But why is it that she happens to be able to heal the wounds left by the monster?

Could it be... that she had contact with this monster?

"They blended into the snow, concealing their scent and all their characteristics. Taking advantage of our unpreparedness, their tentacles wrapped around the legs of me, Tan Ying, and the others, before launching an attack..."

“But there’s something strange…” Thinking back to the situation, Dongfang Junyan felt a bit scared, but also very puzzled. “They could have easily killed us, but something happened. After making some strange and frightening noises, they disappeared right next to us.”

"I remember Yingying mentioned an abyss when she went out before, right? Could those monsters come from that abyss?"

Fan Nuoxi suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

She and Tan Ying had both collapsed because of this, and she took advantage of the situation to wake up the sleeping Feng Qingqing and Long Yue, but she did not expect the process to be so painful.

Dongfang Junyan clearly remembered what had happened in the past few days. He subconsciously grasped Fan Nuoxi's hand, but he gasped softly because of the pain in his hand. However, he still couldn't bear to let go of Fan Nuoxi's hand.

"Nuoxi..."

“I’m fine,” Fan Nuoxi gently lifted Dongfang Junyan’s hand and blew on it. “You shouldn’t be so reckless. If the wound reopens, it will hurt even more when you apply the medicine.”

Dongfang Junyan looked somewhat embarrassed, and his eyes held a mixture of grievance and lingering fear as he looked at Fan Nuoxi.

Feng Qingqing and Long Yue, who had been listening to a lot, looked worried.

"Master, will that monster find a way to enter the Realm of Frost?" Long Yue looked anxiously at Dongfang Junyan's hand.

“Once that monster enters the Frosty Realm, I’m afraid it will cause widespread destruction…” Feng gently tugged at Fan Nuoxi’s sleeve, “What should we do?”

“This is a very important matter…” Fan Nuoxi flipped her wrist, and some medicine bottles appeared in her hand. “Keep these medicines with you at all times, just in case.”

“Yes.” Long Yue and Feng Qingqing accepted them one by one.

Fan Nuoxi's face showed a hint of fatigue. "You guys must be tired tonight, go and get some rest. As for other things, we can talk about them tomorrow."

Upon seeing this, Feng Qingqing and the other person nodded slightly, then reluctantly withdrew and closed the door.

Soon only Fan Nuoxi and Dongfang Junyan remained in the room.

"I always feel like you didn't explain things clearly to me." After confirming that the two of them were far away, Fan Nuoxi moved closer to Dongfang Junyan and stared intently into his eyes.

"No..." When he said this, Dongfang Junyan did not dare to look Fan Nuoxi in the eye, making it impossible to tell what he was avoiding.

"I've heard that the men of the Rin Realm are handsome and good-looking, and very good at charming people. If..." Fan Nuoxi's eyes flickered, deliberately provoking her, "If I ask them to help me find medicine, the speed will definitely be..."

Before she could finish speaking, Dongfang Junyan kissed her lips. "You promised you liked me, so you're not allowed to go find someone else!"

Fan Nuoxi wanted to say something, but Dongfang Junyan hugged her tightly and kissed her lips.

After a long while, their lips parted, and a strand of saliva appeared at the corner of their mouths.

"Nuoxi, I just don't want you to take risks..." Dongfang Junyan's eyes traced the lines on Fan Nuoxi's slightly flushed face, his voice choked with emotion.

Fan Nuoxi didn't back down an inch, but her tone carried a hint of coquettishness that she herself couldn't quite grasp, "Then I also have the right to know."

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Writer of this chapter: Dongfang Junyan

Art Director: Fan Nuoxi

Guest appearance: Blanket