Fairy, please don't do this!

"Fortunately, thanks to the protection of the Empress Dowager's true energy and Chao'er's strong physique, the danger was averted."

"It will take some time for him to recover before he can get out of bed..."

Upon hearing this, the two women breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good!"

After Gu Jinzhao fell into a coma!

The Empress Dowager immediately fed him some medicine and took him back to the palace. She then continuously infused him with her true energy until his injuries stabilized, before allowing them to take him back to Ya Yue Residence for treatment.

Si Ruoyu suppressed her heartache and looked at Lin Qingci, asking softly, "Is the medicinal bath ready?"

Lin Qingci gave a soft "hmm": "I have extracted all those spiritual treasures from heaven and earth into spiritual liquid and poured it into the bath tub so that Senior Brother can soak in it at any time."

Si Ruoyu nodded, then looked at Mu Yiren: "Is the [Five Spirits Reincarnation Pill] ready?"

"Two batches were forged!"

"If that's not enough, I'll ask my master for help."

Mu Yiren took out two porcelain bottles from her sleeve and handed them over.

Si Ruoyu reached out and took it, saying softly, "You can leave Chao'er to me. You've all worked hard all night, you can go back and rest."

"Thank you so much, Aunt Ruo!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Yiren and Lin Qingci glanced at Gu Jinzhao, whose complexion had improved slightly, before turning to leave.

They are not doctors and cannot help.

All we can do is quietly watch over them.

After the two women left, Si Ruoyu picked up Gu Jinzhao and carried him behind the screen, gently letting him soak in the bathtub.

The water shimmered with a vibrant green light, and a rich medicinal aroma filled the air.

With her fair and delicate hands, she picked up a cotton towel, dipped it in some medicine, and gently wiped the chest covered with hideous wounds, her heart filled with tenderness.

This was the first time Gu Jinzhao had ever been so badly injured!

Both inside and out, it is scarred and wounded.

Just then, a slightly weak voice came: "Aunt Ruo!"

Looking down, she saw that Gu Jinzhao had woken up at some point and was smiling at her.

Si Ruoyu asked softly, "How are you feeling?"

Gu Jinzhao said with a hint of helplessness, "It's alright!"

"I just feel a stinging pain all over my body, and I can't move a single finger."

Si Ruoyu took out a Five Spirits Rejuvenation Pill and held it to his lips: "Your meridians are all broken. You need to take pills to reconnect them and recuperate for a period of time before you can move again."

Gu Jinzhao opened his mouth and swallowed, then said, "Thank you for your trouble, Aunt Ruo!"

Si Ruoyu picked up a cotton towel and continued to wipe his arm with gentle and delicate movements: "It was the Empress Dowager who stabilized your injuries, the elixir was made by Yiren who went to find the Palace Master, and the medicinal bath was prepared by Qingci."

"I'm just giving you acupuncture; it's not much trouble at all."

Gu Jinzhao sensed the subtle emotion in Aunt Ruo's words and said softly, "I was too reckless!"

Si Ruoyu paused, the words of reproach stuck in her throat, and she could only sigh softly: "I know you want to win these three matches for Cang Yue, which is why you're so reckless, but you shouldn't be risking your life like this..."

"If something unexpected really happens, what will become of Yiren, Qingci, and me?"

Hearing those caring words, Gu Jinzhao felt a warmth in his heart. He wanted to raise his hand to hold Aunt Ruo's soft hand, but as soon as he moved, he aggravated his wound and winced in pain: "I won't do it again!"

Si Ruoyu felt both sorry for him and amused, but she still gently took his hand in hers: "Don't move around, I'll bathe you!"

Feeling the delicate warmth from his palm, Gu Jinzhao seemed to recall something, and a look of reminiscence appeared on his face: "I remember when I was a child, I secretly cultivated without Aunt Ruo's knowledge, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into my body, but I lost control and almost caused my meridians to rupture, just like that!"

"Aunt Ruo took care of me for more than half a year back then, and bathed my body with medicinal baths every day..."

Si Ruoyu said, seemingly annoyed, "Sometimes you're well-behaved and sensible, but other times you're very naughty."

Gu Jinzhao met those gentle, watery eyes and chuckled, "Weren't you thinking of quickly embarking on cultivation back then?"

Si Ruoyu rolled her eyes at him and didn't continue the topic. Instead, she asked, "Does Your Highness have a predestined marriage with you?"

Gu Jinzhao was slightly taken aback: "Why did Aunt Ruo suddenly ask that?"

Si Ruoyu narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly and said softly, "When you were unconscious on the battlefield, Her Majesty first took you back to the palace and stabilized your injuries with her true energy before sending you back to Ya Yue Residence."

"During this period, even when Yiren, Qingci, and I wanted to visit, we were stopped outside the palace."

“Even if your injuries are severe, you are still a subject, and Your Majesty is a woman. You should not have acted in this way.”

She paused here, then continued, "And I can tell that Her Majesty is extremely nervous about you..."

Gu Jinzhao coughed lightly: "Perhaps it's because I was injured during the hunting ceremony that Your Highness is so concerned!"

He didn't actually want Aunt Ruo to know about his marriage to Xiao Qingyi.

It wasn't that I was afraid Aunt Ruo would be jealous, but rather that I didn't want her to worry.

After all, Xiao Qingyi's personality was too strong and domineering, and she was also unpredictable, with an absurdly high level of cultivation.

If she causes a romantic entanglement, no one can stop it.

Si Ruoyu gazed at him with a deep, unsettling look: "You make a light cough when you lie."

Gu Jinchao's expression froze!

After a moment of silence, she finally mustered the courage to confess, "Your Majesty is indeed one of the five marriage lines."

Si Ruoyu revealed an expression that said, "So you left Qingyun City and joined the Imperial Demon Suppression Division to get closer to Her Majesty?"

Gu Jinzhao sighed: "I guess so!"

Si Ruoyu raised her hand and pinched his cheek, quite dissatisfied: "It is or it isn't, what do you mean by 'it is'?"

"Actually, at first, I wanted to avoid a marriage with the Empress!"

"If that's the case, then why go to the Jade Capital?"

"Because the Heavenly Stems Mirror is in the Empress's hands!"

Gu Jinzhao took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

He originally intended to keep the acquisition of the [Heavenly Stems Mirror] a secret.

After all, once Aunt Ruo found out, Xuan Yi also found out.

Unexpectedly, Xuan Yi had already seen through it and guessed that the [Heavenly Stem Mirror] was on Xiao Qingyi.

In this case, there is no longer any need to hide it.

Upon hearing this, Si Ruoyu was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Chao'er entered the Demon Suppression Division and got close to the Empress Dowager from the very beginning because of me?"

Clearly, Gu Jinzhao seeks the Heavenly Stems Mirror in order to reforge the Destiny Saint's natal artifact, the Destiny Plate, thereby destroying his master, Xuan Yi, and preventing her from being corrupted by inner demons or even possessed.

But she had never told him about the black robe, so how did he know?

Gu Jinzhao knew what Aunt Ruo was thinking and said softly, "Xuan Yi is a first-grade, and even if only a remnant soul remains, it is impossible to kill him without the help of the [Heavenly Fate Plate]."

"As for how I learned about this, I cannot tell Aunt Ruo for the time being..."

Si Ruoyu's inner softness was touched, and she stared at him blankly for a long time without saying a word.

She never expected this!

Everything this child does is for her.

Gu Jinchao noticed her unusual expression and asked in confusion, "Why is Aunt Ruo looking at me like that?"

Si Ruoyu's heart fluttered, and the tenderness in her eyes seemed about to overflow: "I just feel that my Chao'er has really grown up. He is no longer the thin and childish boy he once was, but has become a man who can shelter me from the wind and rain..."

Chapter 446, "You brat, you're injured like this, and you still won't behave!" (3K)

Inside the screen, wisps of water vapor rise.

The stunningly beautiful woman, seemingly mature for her age, sat beside the bathtub, gently applying medicinal liquid to the gruesome wounds on the man's chest and back with a cotton towel: "Does it still hurt?"

Gu Jinzhao felt a warmth in his heart from Aunt Ruo's concern and thoughtfulness: "My upper body is fine now, just a little numb!"

Si Ruoyu asked softly, "And what about the lower body?"

During the great battle between Gu Jinzhao and Jin Chi, Gu Jinzhao used the "Sharing Weal and Woe" method to exchange injuries, resulting in his body being covered in wounds.

Many of the wounds were so deep that the bone was almost visible, which was extremely frightening.

Otherwise, the Empress Dowager wouldn't have been in such a hurry to directly channel her true energy into him to stabilize his injuries.

Gu Jinzhao said softly, "My lower body is just a little numb, but it's not serious!"

Si Ruoyu scolded, "Numbness means loss of sensation, how can it not be serious?"

Gu Jinzhao coughed lightly: "As long as you soak in the medicinal bath for a while longer, you should feel better soon."

Seeing his awkward expression, Si Ruoyu realized that the child was telling her not to continue treating the wound because he was afraid she would feel embarrassed.

She found it both amusing and heartbreaking: "The Five Spirits Reconnecting Pill needs to be taken for a period of time before the broken meridians can be slowly reconnected."

"Your spiritual power and true essence cannot be used. Even if you soak in the medicinal power, you cannot absorb it without someone using spiritual power to dissolve it."

Gu Jinchao looked slightly embarrassed: "I forgot about that!"

"You child!"

Si Ruoyu pursed her lips, bent down, and took off her embroidered shoes and stockings.

Gu Jinchao asked in confusion, "What is Aunt Ruo doing?"

"The wounds on the upper body have already been treated with medicine, so the wounds on the lower body should be treated as well."

Si Ruoyu blushed and glared at him, then got up and sat on the edge of the tub, gently lifting her leg and slowly immersing herself in the warm medicinal bath.

wow-

The water rippled gently, and the light blue ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) was instantly soaked with the medicinal juice, clinging tightly to her skin and clearly outlining her voluptuous and mature figure.

Her blouse was slightly open, and her extremely full and rounded breasts were lifted high by the moon-white bodice, like two full moons reflected in the water.

Following down her slender waist, her suddenly rounded buttocks peeked out, their full and soft contours clung to her wet skirt, like ripe peaches weighing heavily on the water.

The skirt floated in the water, and a pair of plump, jade-like legs could be vaguely seen bent and pressed together. The fair, creamy skin was flushed a faint pink by the hot water.

Gu Jinzhao's gaze was firmly drawn to it, and he couldn't look away for a moment.

"What are you looking at?"

Si Ruoyu suppressed her shyness and let him rest his head on her shoulder before dipping her soft hand into the water. Once it was soaked with the medicine, she gently applied it to the wounds on his lower back and the side of his leg.

hum-

As spiritual energy surged, the medicinal power gradually dissolved, instantly spreading to every part of the body.

The delicate, orchid-like fragrance lingered around Gu Jinzhao's nose, mingled with the rich aroma of medicine, and he couldn't help but speak his mind: "It's just that this is the first time I've seen Aunt Ruo like this, I..."

He realized his mistake as soon as he said it and stopped immediately.

Si Ruoyu understood the meaning behind his words, and her cheeks flushed slightly: "Don't overthink it... it's just to help you heal."

She didn't actually want to use such an ambiguous method to help Gu Jinzhao neutralize the medicinal effects contained in the bath.

Unfortunately, the child's injuries were too severe, and he was unable to move at all.

If he stands up and sits in the bathtub, he will not be able to soak in the medicinal bath.

But when she bent down, she couldn't take care of some of her wounds.

Therefore, they can only soak in the bathtub as well.

Si Ruoyu hadn't thought much about it before, only wanting to treat Gu Jinzhao's wounds as quickly as possible, but now she realized that it was a bit inappropriate.

After all, it's like a couple taking a bath together, with men and women soaking in the medicinal bath.

For some reason, the tender and romantic scene of the two of them entwined in the spiritual spring flashed into her mind, and she felt her cheeks and ears burning.

Gu Jinchao suppressed the many chaotic thoughts in his mind, tried his best to control his emotions, and changed the subject, saying, "After I fell into a coma after killing Jin Chi, did the Demon Court launch any attacks?"

His mind was focused on the impending Nirvana of the Golden Blaze, so he had no time to pay attention to what was happening in the outside world.

But as she spoke, her warm breath brushed against her slender, snowy neck, causing Si Ruoyu's delicate body to tense slightly. She couldn't help but purse her lips as she recounted the course of the battle in detail: "The Peng Emperor, the High Priest, and the Jiao Emperor made their moves one after another, but they were stopped by the Empress Dowager, the Daoist Venerable, and the Zen Venerable."

"Among them, the battles between the Empress Dowager and the Peng Emperor, and between the Jiao Emperor and the Zen Master were the most intense."