Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 113 Skin-to-Skin Kiss
"Qu Qiniang is a famous talented woman in Dongdu. I heard that Madam Du once intended to marry Qu Qiniang to her grandson, but the matter was later dropped. I don't know where Du Er heard that Qu Qiniang favored my cousin, and he became more and more angry with my cousin. He even sent a letter of challenge to the Xiao family, threatening to compete with my cousin. Unfortunately, before the letter of challenge was sent to the Xiao family, my cousin left Dongdu first."

After listening to Li Chengge's explanation, Yan Ciwan couldn't help but sigh.

"It seems that the reason why Du Er showed up in Weizhou is probably because he was after Xiao Liu. The journey from Dongdu to Weizhou is nearly a thousand miles...hiss, just to fight with someone to prove that he is not bad, what a strong willpower!"

Xiao Wang said helplessly: "If he could use this perseverance for the right things, he would have achieved success long ago. Why is he still a devil until now?"

Hearing him evaluate Du Lingzhou as a devil, Li Chengge laughed out loud without hesitation.

"Haha, don't let Du Er hear you saying this, or he'll get angry with you again."

Seeing that the ten-day deadline was approaching, Uncle Jiu spent a large sum of money to ask the boatman to help boil a large pot of hot water, and he added the prepared medicine into the hot water.

In the evening, Xiao Wang soaked in the medicine for half an hour, then put on his clothes and said to the people outside, "You can come in now."

Uncle Jiu pushed the door open and walked in, carrying out buckets of bathing medicine and pouring them out.

He waited until he had cleaned the room before inviting Yan Ciwan in.

Xiao Wang was wearing a loose and flowing moon-white Taoist robe, with his long black hair draped behind him. He smiled at Yan Ciwan and said gently, "I'm going to trouble you again."

At this moment, he still looked gentle and polite, but a little more casual and lazy than during the day.

Yan Ciwan wanted to make a quick decision, so he said directly: "Sit down, we will start now."

There were only two chairs in the room, just enough for each person.

They sat opposite each other, their knees touching.

Yan Ciwan pointed at his collar and said, "Can you open your shirt a little?"

After she asked, she realized that her words seemed a bit ambiguous. To avoid misunderstanding, she immediately added: "When I pass on my inner strength to you, I have to stick close to your body, and there can't be any obstacles in between."

Xiao Wang smiled lightly: "Okay."

Yan Ciwan didn’t think there was anything wrong with this at first, but when he smiled like that, she inexplicably felt like her ears were burning.

She couldn't help but touch her right ear.

Xiao Wang raised his hands and untied the belt of his clothes. The already loose clothes opened with just a slight pull, revealing his fair and firm chest.

"Is this okay?"

Yan Ciwan: “…”

The last time she was detoxifying Xiao Wang, she had actually seen his chest muscles, but at that time he was unconscious and his life was in danger. She had no intention of looking at him any longer, and the only thought in her mind was to save him.

This was her second time detoxifying him, but she felt much more nervous than the first time.

She tried to keep herself calm, and silently told herself that she was saving people and it was a serious matter, and she just needed to treat it with a normal attitude.

"That's all, don't move."

Yan Ciwan said as he placed his right hand on his chest.

Her palm touched his skin, and the warm touch made Yan Ciwan's heartbeat slightly faster. She simply closed her eyes, not looking at the person in front of her, and began to practice the Longevity Technique without distraction.

The internal energy was continuously transferred into Xiao Wang's body, like a warm stream flowing from his heart to his limbs and bones, making his body gradually warm.

No one spoke in the silent room.

Only the sound of waves from the river hitting the hull could be heard in the house, again and again.

Xiao Wang's eyes traced Yan Ci Wan's face carefully. He felt his heartbeat rise and fall with the waves. When his eyes fell on her rosy lips... he suddenly closed his eyes, forcing himself to dispel all the thoughts that had just popped up in his mind.

That idea is too frivolous and not what a gentleman would do.

He couldn't and shouldn't have such thoughts about Yan Ciwan.

"That's enough." Yan Ciwan took back his hand and said to him. Xiao Wang then opened his eyes and met the other party's relaxed smile. He whispered, "Thank you."

Yan Ci Wan stood up. This time she did not transfer all of her internal energy to the other party, so she did not feel weak in legs and dizziness like last time.

She said, "Then I'll go back to my room."

Xiao Wang said he would take her out.

Yan Ciwan pointed at his wide-open collar and kindly reminded him, "You haven't put on your clothes yet."

If he sent her out in such disheveled clothes and someone else saw them, they would never be able to wash themselves clean even if they jumped into the Yellow River.

Xiao Wang seemed to have just remembered it now. He raised his hand to tighten his collar and fastened the belt.

He suddenly said, "Madam Ning, I have something I want to ask you."

Yan Ciwan signaled him to ask as much as he wanted.

Xiao Wang looked at her steadily, his eyes deep and focused: "Excuse me, have you ever been engaged to anyone?"

Yan Ciwan was stunned.

She didn't understand: "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Xiao Wang felt deeply guilty for the evil thoughts he had just had towards her, but he was not a timid person. Since he had already had such excessive thoughts about her, he had to face his true heart.

His expression was still as serious as ever, but there was a hint of imperceptible expectation hidden deep in his eyes.

"Every time you detoxify me, you have to touch my skin, which is offensive to you, so I want to be responsible for you."

Yan Ci Wan suddenly realized and thought that Xiao Liulang was truly a living Bodhisattva, not only kind and generous but also very responsible.

She smiled and said, "I am just fulfilling my promise. You don't need to feel any psychological burden about it."

Xiao Wang was very persistent: "A woman's reputation is very important. Since we have already had physical contact, I can't just pretend nothing happened. This is not what a gentleman does."

"…My hand just touched your chest. That doesn't count as physical contact, right?"

Xiao Wang frowned slightly: "Of course this is considered physical intimacy! Between men and women, only husband and wife can be so close."

Yan Ciwan saw that he was serious and had no choice but to tell him the truth.

"I'm already engaged."

Xiao Wang was stunned.

The glimmer of expectation hidden deep in his eyes shattered and disappeared.

He felt a moment of weightlessness, as if he had suddenly fallen from a very high place. He was completely dazed, dizzy and had no idea what to do.

After a long while, he finally uttered a sound.

"Sorry, I was offended."

Yan Ciwan returned to his room.

She took off her coat and lay on the bed, thinking about what had just happened. To be fair, Xiao Wang was a really good person. Needless to say, his appearance was elegant and pleasing to the eye. He also had a good temperament. He was kind and principled, and was humble and polite in dealing with people. He was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and could study all kinds of new and interesting things. If she could marry him, her life would definitely not be boring.

It's a pity that she already has a fiancé.

Even though she didn't like her fiancé, it was the emperor who ordered the marriage, so she couldn't disobey and could only obey.

Yan Ciwan pulled the quilt to cover his head and said, "Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore."

(End of this chapter)