The little female is incredibly sweet and soft, healing the five evil beasts right from the start.

Chapter 49 Weeding
Vertical sun.

Inside the yard.

Jiang Mian was calling Qi Xu to help her pull out the withered, charred weeds in the backyard and deal with the walls covered in cobwebs.

She planned to build a shed in the yard to store her experimental equipment.

Jiang Mian has checked the logistics; her experimental equipment will arrive at the exile star airport in about three days, at which point she will have to go to the airport again.

Besides storing equipment, there is also an empty area used to grow medicinal plants for experiments.

Before Jiang Mian transmigrated, he had been researching a purification reagent, which would prevent plants from being contaminated by soil Y element after using this reagent.

Or perhaps she has a more ambitious idea: that this reagent could alter the soil conditions, and the resulting plants could change the air conditions.

Of course, she wouldn't only conduct this kind of drug experimentation indefinitely.

Jiang Mian needs to earn money, otherwise how can she support herself and Qi Xu?

As for Rong Fei and the others, Jiang Mian has already decided to treat them as her roommates.

These five beastmen don't need her to support them at all. Judging from Chi Lin's behavior yesterday, Jiang Mian guessed that they definitely have their own forces in private.

Moreover, she doesn't restrict their freedom now, so they are absolutely capable of supporting themselves.

Jiang Mian planned to talk to them after she finished her work. They would split the rent each month and pay their own city fees.

She'll hand it all in at the time.

The backyard was littered with soil and broken bricks, and the charred plants were half a person tall, growing in clumps and looking extremely messy.

After daybreak, the sky was gray, but the temperature was scorching.

Jiang Mian squatted beside the grass, pulling weeds for half an hour, his mouth dry and sweating profusely.

"Master, please have some water. I'll take care of the rest." Qi Xu squatted down slightly, holding a cup of water in both hands and handing it to Jiang Mian. She wore a pink mask, and her pink eyes were lowered, only daring to stare at Jiang Mian's chin.

A slave should not look directly into his master's eyes, as this is disrespectful.

Jiang Mian took the water he offered and got up to take a sip.

Qixu continued weeding with her head down.

Jiang Mian was drinking water when she looked down and saw Qi Xu's pink hair, two pink rabbit ears, and a patch of sweat on the back of her white neck. A large drop of sweat ran down from the pink roots of her hair and disappeared into the back of her collar.

His slender neck was also covered in sweat.

But it's so hot, and he's still wearing a mask. This mask isn't the oxygen mask from yesterday; it's just a regular mask. Doesn't his face feel stuffy?
"Hey, aren't you hot?" Jiang Mian asked directly, "Why don't you take off your mask?"

Qi Xu stopped weeding, turned slightly to Jiang Mian's side, raised his head slightly, but his gaze only fell on Jiang Mian's fair chin, which was covered in sweat. He said softly, "Qi Xu is ugly. In order not to disturb the master's perception, it is better to wear a mask all the time."

Jiang Mian paused slightly, then squatted down, grabbed his arm and pulled him up. Her gaze fell on the mask on his face, and she slowly said, "Take off the mask, and I'll take a look at the extent of your disfigurement."

"No, no, it will frighten Master." Qi Xu said, her voice slightly tense.

“Am I not your master? You have to listen to me.” Jiang Mian was silent for a moment, then spoke.

Qi Xu stiffened slightly, but finally mechanically removed the mask from her face.

Jiang Mian finally saw Qi Xu's disfigured face clearly. It could no longer be considered a complete face.

His face was covered in large, pitted scars; his eyebrows were gone; his nose was slightly crooked; and his lips were almost gone, as if they had been burned off by intense fire. The black, charred color of the burns and the wrinkled, charred flesh spread out on his face...

It felt like a pair of beautiful pink eyes blooming on a barren land.

Perhaps this face wasn't barren before, but rather beautiful, matching her pink eyes.

Now that it has become like this, I wonder what kind of inhuman torture it has suffered.

Qi Xu stood quietly with his eyes lowered, awaiting Jiang Mian's judgment. Would he regret buying it because his face was so disgusting? Or would he feel disgusted by his face and want to hit him?
Jiang Mian simply looked at Qi Xu calmly, as if he were a patient, analyzing the injuries on his face: burns, hot iron burns, cuts, cigarette burns...

If it's not a very severe burn, her medicine should be able to help him recover.

However, the damage was too complete; the potion she created could no longer save her face. The only solution for such a face was plastic surgery.

The cosmetic surgery itself costs tens of millions, but the follow-up care may require even more money.

Jiang Mian can't afford that money right now.

"You shouldn't wear a mask normally, it's bad for your skin," Jiang Mian said slowly. "Does your face hurt a lot now? Go wash your face with warm water and rest. You can dry it this afternoon."

Even after the burn heals, my face may suddenly experience nerve pain, and the fleshy growth on my cheeks can cause itching and pain. Now, sweat can further irritate the nerves in my facial skin, causing pain.

Qi Xu's face was actually throbbing with pain all over, and sometimes he couldn't even tell whether it was the nerve pain in his facial skin that was hurting or the pain he was imagining.

But he's used to it.

Jiang Mian's gentle voice reached his ears without any disgust or nausea.

How could she speak so calmly to such a disgusting face?

Qixu slowly lifted her half-closed eyes, and for the first time moved her gaze from her master's chin to her master's eyes.

He saw a pair of dark eyes, extremely calm, as if they could encompass everything.

Sweat dampened her forehead and made her hair stick to her face, while the heat made her bright face even more radiant, and the red mole under her eye was even more striking and beautiful.

Qi Xu quickly furrowed her brows and spoke softly, though her voice was dry and hard, as if she couldn't quite make out what it was: "Master, let me finish these chores for you before you wash your face."

This owner seems to be somewhat different from the previous owner.

Perhaps it was because he hadn't been cared for in a long time, or perhaps no one had ever shown him kindness, that Jiang Mian realized his face hurt after just one glance and told him to rest. Qi Xu's throat tightened slightly.

"I am the master, you must listen to me." Jiang Mian simply pulled Qi Xu's hand and walked into the house.

Qi Xu's pink eyes trembled slightly, unaccustomed to the sight. She pursed her lips slightly but dared not defy Jiang Mian.

Jiang Mian pulled Qi Xu toward the living room, and they ran into Li Yan on the way.

Because Jiang Mian doesn't restrict their personal freedom now, Chi Lin and Rong Fei greeted her early this morning before leaving. Even Lin Yu and Zhao Ci came to ask her about it before leaving as well.

Although they didn't say what they were going out to do, and Jiang Mian didn't ask, she had already guessed that they must have gone out to carry out their big plan.

(End of this chapter)