Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 142 Treatment for Zhang Lexuan
"Cough cough..."

Hyotei coughed weakly twice, aggravating the injury in her chest and causing her to frown, but she still insisted on speaking.

“I know… but this deal is only beneficial to you, and not harmful.”

She paused, then turned her gaze to behind Yin Chen and gave him a reminder.

"Also, she's dying soon, if you don't save her..."

Yin Chen felt a sudden chill run down his spine.

So engrossed in his own script, he completely forgot that Zhang Lexuan was also critically injured.

He immediately turned his head and saw that Zhang Lexuan had collapsed on the cold snow, unable to support herself. The white snow beneath her was stained a glaring crimson by the gushing blood, and the red color was continuing to expand and spread.

"Oops!"

Yin Chen cursed himself for being careless and immediately flashed to Zhang Lexuan's side, carefully helping her up.

At this moment, Zhang Lexuan was already in a semi-comatose state, her pretty face was pale and bloodless, and her breathing was weak and rapid.

Her white shirt was almost completely soaked in blood, and the color was getting darker, indicating that she was still losing blood and her life was slipping away rapidly.

"Senior Sister, wake up! Don't sleep!"

Yin Chen called out softly, his tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible anxiety.

Zhang Lexuan's brows furrowed in pain, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her fingers unconsciously curled up slightly, indicating that she still retained a trace of consciousness.

However, her injuries were too severe and she had lost too much blood. Her body was no longer able to respond to her brain's commands, as if she were bound by invisible shackles and unable to move.

Yin Chen's brows were furrowed tightly.

Zhang Lexuan absolutely cannot die here.

She was not only a caring senior who looked after him, but also the top student in Shrek Academy's inner court and a prospective member of the Sea God Pavilion.

If she were to perish here while I were to return safely, what would Shrek Academy think?

How will bigwigs like Mu En and Yan Shaozhe view him? This will create unpredictable and enormous obstacles to his future plans.

No more hesitation.

"Senior Sister, please forgive me."

Yin Chen murmured something, as if explaining.

With one hand, he steadily supported Zhang Lexuan's helpless body, while with the other hand, after some hesitation, he finally reached out firmly and slowly to begin removing the moon-white dress that was already soaked with blood and ice water from her upper body.

His fingers inevitably touched her cool and delicate skin. Yin Chen took a deep breath of the cold air and forced himself to calm down.

As the blood-stained clothes were gently peeled away, the first thing that came into view was the hideous, still slightly bleeding, penetrating wound on the left chest, like a crack in a perfect jade disc, shocking to the eye.

However, when the clothes were pulled down to the shoulders and more of the scene was revealed, even Yin Chen, with his strong will, couldn't help but catch his breath.

It was a landscape he had never imagined.

Her skin appeared unusually pale due to blood loss, yet it remained as delicate as the finest mutton-fat jade, seemingly shimmering with a warm glow under the hazy snowlight.

Her beautiful collarbone, like a butterfly spreading its wings, outlines breathtaking lines.

Further down, though not fully revealed due to the injuries and posture, the fleeting glimpse of its rounded curves and full, upright form already resembled twin snow lotuses quietly blooming on a snowfield—pure and alluring, brimming with the most primal and vibrant beauty of life. The bloodstains adorning it inexplicably carried a poignant and cruel poetic quality.

Yin Chen was, after all, a hot-blooded young man, and had never experienced such a battle before.

I felt a surge of heat rush to my head, my mouth went dry, and my heart started racing uncontrollably.

But he bit his tongue hard, and the sharp pain instantly brought him back to his senses.

He forcibly averted his gaze, no longer looking at the scene that was enough to make any man lose his composure, and quickly took out a variety of top-quality healing medicines that he had prepared for him for a long time from his storage soul tool.

"Senior Sister, this is all due to the circumstances, please don't blame me."

Yin Chen said in a low voice, knowing that Zhang Lexuan was still conscious and could hear him.

Sure enough, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Zhang Lexuan's originally pale earlobes and cheeks were turning a bright red with shame and indignation at a visible speed.

At this moment, Zhang Lexuan's heart was already overwhelmed by immense shame, indignation, and a sense of powerlessness.

She was fully conscious, yet she could clearly feel her clothes being removed, the coolness, and the boy's gaze touching her skin.

She wanted to struggle, to shout at them, to curl up and protect herself, but her body was like being paralyzed by a ghost. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move even a finger. This feeling of being awake and enduring everything was a hundred times more painful than the pain of her wounds.

Her lips moved slightly, but no sound came out; only her rapid breathing revealed her inner anxiety.

The next moment, the cold, pungent-smelling alcohol touched the wound on her chest.

"Um……!"

The intense pain caused her to let out a suppressed groan uncontrollably. Her body instinctively tried to curl up, but she couldn't move an inch. Only tears mixed with snow silently slid down her cheeks.

Yin Chen held her firmly with his left hand, while his right hand carefully cleaned the blood and any ice crystals around the wound with cotton gauze soaked in alcohol.

His movements were very clumsy, clearly indicating a lack of medical experience.

As he tried to clean the area near the inside of the wound, his trembling fingers inevitably brushed against the soft, full edge next to it several times.

Every unintentional touch sent a shiver through Zhang Lexuan's body. Her shame and indignation reached their peak, and she wished she could die immediately rather than endure this suffocating embarrassment and shame.

But she couldn't even close her eyes to escape.

Yin Chen was also covered in sweat, inwardly groaning in distress.

He didn't mean to offend anyone; he was simply inexperienced, and the scale of the "obstacle" in front of him was truly not to be underestimated. While focusing on treating the wound, it was inevitable that he would... make a mistake.

His ability to resist looking at the beautiful scenery already shows his strong will.

He clumsily but carefully cleaned the wound, then evenly applied the cool-smelling ointment around it, and finally began to carefully wrap and bandage it with a clean bandage.

For Yin Chen and Zhang Lexuan, the entire process was nothing short of a long and agonizing ordeal.

All of this was quietly observed by Hyotei.

At first, her cold, vertical pupils held an indifferent detachment, but as Yin Chen's clumsy yet unusually focused and strangely gentle movements, along with his forced composure yet still undeniably awkward and embarrassed demeanor, a subtle, indescribable glint flashed in her eyes.

This human boy... seems to be different from the greedy and cunning human soul masters she knows.

(End of this chapter)