Conquer the other worlds with abandon, they've fallen in love with me!

Bell leaned against the wall, watching Lin Yu approach step by step, and the little bit of bluffing confidence in his heart quietly deflated a little.

She stiffened her neck, trying to maintain a defiant expression, but her tail unconsciously slowed its wagging and even drooped slightly.

Lin Yu walked up to Belle, so close that he could smell her faint milky scent.

"Whether it works or not, we'll only know after we try." Lin Yu's voice wasn't loud, it was even quite gentle, but the meaning behind his words made Bell's ears burn instantly.

"But before that..."

Lin Yu paused, his gaze falling on Bell's fierce expression, which was slightly fluctuating due to nervousness.

Although it was covered up, its breathtakingly full outline could still be seen.

"We need to check the car's condition first, especially..." Lin Yu raised his hand, and his index fingertip very lightly touched the area slightly above Bell's chest through the fabric.

That is one of the nodes where Bell's magic loop is most prone to clogging.

"Is the truck's engine off? And what about its quality?"

The touch from Lin Yu's fingertips through the fabric was very light, barely even a touch, yet it felt like it carried a subtle electric current, making Bell stiffen all over.

She stared wide-eyed at Lin Yu's calm, expressionless face and his eyes, which betrayed no emotion.

"You, you..." Bell opened her mouth, wanting to call him a pervert and push him away, but her body seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move.

My face was burning hot, my heart was pounding like a drum, and my mind was a complete mess.

He was clearly talking about treating illness, but his words were so...so vulgar! And yet, damnably, so apt!

Lin Yu's finger lingered lightly on Bell's groin for two seconds before withdrawing it, as if he were genuinely just conducting an examination.

He took half a step back to create some distance, and his expression returned to its previous calm.

"The initial examination suggests the condition is a bit more serious than I initially thought."

Lin Yu turned and walked back to the worktable, picking up the pestle again: "So you can put aside the matter of currying favor with me for now."

"Why don't you do me a favor now and take this healing potion to Arya?"

Bell was still leaning against the wall, his cheeks burning, and the subtle touch and tingling sensation seemed to linger where his fingertips had touched his face.

She watched Lin Yu's back as he nonchalantly continued grinding the medicinal herbs, gritted her teeth, and flicked her tail in annoyance.

That brat... he definitely did it on purpose!

Strangely enough, his interruption actually dissipated the ambiguous and confrontational atmosphere from before.

All that remained was the lingering, chaotic flutter in my heart and the persistent heat on my face.

"Okay!" Bell replied irritably, her voice a little hoarse than usual.

She picked up the healing potion from the table and walked towards the door, her steps quick, her back view giving the impression of a hasty retreat.

......

When Bell returned, Lin Yu had already finished processing the medicinal herbs one by one and started preparing the medicine.

This time the technique is much more complicated than before. It's not a simple grinding and mixing process, but rather adding each ingredient to the crucible one by one in sequence.

The timing, intensity, and power output of each addition are different.

Belle squatted down to watch. Although she couldn't understand what Lin Yu was doing, she could sense that his movements were steady and unhurried.

The color and texture of the liquid will change after each medicinal herb is added.

It changes from turbid to clear, from thick to thin, back and forth repeatedly.

She was so engrossed in watching that she stopped wagging her tail.

About five minutes later, Lin Yu extinguished the fire.

There was about half a bowl of milky white liquid left in the crucible. It was thick and had a faint sheen on the surface. It didn't smell like medicine; instead, it had a faint sweet fragrance.

Bell leaned closer for a look: "This is the magic potion that cured me?"

"Um."

"Oral or topical application?"

Lin Yu shook his head: "You could say it's an external application, but you can't do it by yourself, so you'll have to leave it to me."

Bell blinked, not quite understanding.

"How exactly do I do it?" she asked.

Lin Yu poured the medicine into a bowl and turned to look at her.

"I need to apply this medicine to my hands; I can't waste it. Then I'll put on gloves and help you clear the blocked magic circuits."

"How do we clear the blockage?"

Lin Yu's tone was calm: "The magic circuits of your cow tribe are mainly concentrated in the fierce, and your illness is caused by the blockage of those circuits."

I need to use techniques to channel the medicinal and magical power together, reopening the blocked pathways.

Bell's face flushed red.

What Lin Yu had to do was essentially the same as what she did every day—milking the cows.

But she is a demi-human, which is very different from that.

Besides, she can squeeze milk for Naini herself, but now Lin Yu wants to do it for her personally again...

"You..." Bell's lips moved, and she managed to squeeze out a few words: "You're not kidding, are you?"

"Do I look like I'm joking?"

Bell stared at Lin Yu's face for several seconds.

His expression was calm, without a hint of mockery, and his eyes were focused, just as when he was concocting the medicine, as if he were simply stating a fact.

But Bell still felt her face burning.

Her tail swished behind her, her fingers gripped the hem of her skirt, her nails digging into the fabric.

"Is there no other way?" she asked.

"Yes," Lin Yu said. "You can apply it yourself, but the magic transfer requires precise control, which you can't do alone, and the repair effect will be greatly reduced."

"If not handled properly, it could worsen the condition."

As he spoke, Lin Yu leaned forward slightly and smiled, "Miss Bell, you wouldn't want to see the condition here worsen, would you?"

Bell bit her lip, staring at Lin Yu's calm yet undeniable face, the strange feeling in her heart growing stronger.

This brat spoke so eloquently, acting all professional and like he was doing it all for her own good.

But the meaning behind his words couldn't be clearer.

To cure the illness, you have to let him touch that place, use his hands, apply the medicine he concocted, and also use his magic.

Enter her body...

What is this?

She felt like a pitiful creature whose secrets had been discovered and whose weaknesses had been exploited, and who was then using these weaknesses to blackmail her.

Make her do...do that kind of thing.

She couldn't refute him convincingly, because what he said was true; the root of her illness was indeed there—the magic circuit was blocked, causing excruciating pain and affecting her life.

His proposed solution did indeed seem to be the only effective method.

But... but why does it feel so strange?

Bell's face flushed red and then turned pale, his mouth flaring even more noticeably with his emotions running high.

"You're simply—" she hesitated for a long time before finally managing to utter, "taking advantage of someone in distress!"