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Demonic Scale Disease is a terminal illness and also a strange disease in Xumi. Looking at the data collected over hundreds of years, people of all ages are suffering from the disease, as if it is a disaster that has been randomly assigned. But for young girls, who would want to have such ugly scales on their fair skin?

Cole bit his lips lightly and stretched out his palm to press on the scaly area. One of the scaly areas was covered by black over-the-knee socks. If Xie Yan hadn't reminded him, Cole himself would not have felt it.

The girl suddenly looked up, her purple eyes sparkling. "I see. You were checking my physical condition, weren't you? Really, you were here to scare me when you were supposed to be treating me... I thought you were a bad guy."

Seeing the little angel Cole radiating his radiance again, Xie Yan shook his head and placed his palm back on Cole's thigh wrapped in black over-the-knee socks.

I don't know if it's the effect of the stockings. Although everyone says that Cole is "Sumeru Amber", Xie Yan thinks Cole's legs are better looking than Amber's. Now he touches her again to feel it, sliding all the way from the thigh to the calf, which further confirms Xie Yan's guess...unless Amber also lets him personally test it.

I'll measure your legs!

But then again, probably because of her frequent forest patrols, the texture of Kelai's legs is really good. By the way, she even has a leg ring on her left leg.

While he was evaluating in his mind, Ke Lai felt Xie Yan's palm stroking her right leg from top to bottom, and now it seemed that he was going to focus on her left leg with a leg ring. She subconsciously shrank her body and leaned against the corner.

"Well...I can check it myself." Cole said cautiously.

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Inspection? What inspection?"

"Ah? Weren't you just helping me check where I had the symptoms of Demonic Scale Disease and then treating it?"

"No, although I do want to treat you, I just want to touch your legs."

The overly straightforward words were like a heavy hammer hitting Cole's heart. The girl opened her lips in disbelief, truly experiencing the saying "city people are very cunning".

Xie Yan then withdrew his palm and said calmly, "Am I right? Ke Lai, you ignore your own feelings too much and trust others too easily."

Ke Lai's face was still red, but after hearing what Xie Yan said, she whispered back, "I did neglect myself a little, but I'm not that easy to fool. In fact... I can still tell the difference between kindness and malice. You saved me and advised me so much, you are definitely not a bad person."

"It's not that easy to tell the good guys from the bad guys. I do have good intentions towards you, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to touch your legs."

"...Please, please don't give such an example!"

"Okay, I'm going to be honest. I was actually researching the paper I just told you about, so I stroked the beautiful girl's legs from top to bottom. Now, please cooperate with me, Cole, and let me touch her left leg. All of this is for Xumi's academic progress!"

Xie Yan said this seriously, and his tone was as if he was fooling Cole V him 50.

Seeing Xie Yan's serious expression and his clear and logical words, Ke Lai was fooled again... Due to her poor cultural knowledge, she didn't understand what black nylon fabric was, and only understood the beautiful girl's legs.

Since it involves both legs, it would not be feasible to examine only one leg.

Ke Lai hesitated whether to stretch out her left leg, but Xie Yan suddenly ruffled her green hair: "Alas, for a silly child like you, I can at least trick you into giving birth to a third child!"

"Well, you won't grow taller if you touch your head." Ke Lai turned sideways, but soon realized that he was fooled again. He puffed up his cheeks and glared at him: "Who...who is the stupid kid? It's all because you are so good at lying, just like the protagonist of "Here Comes the Long-Haired Tiger". But I won't be fooled by you so many times."

Ke Lai said this with her head held high and full of confidence. She thought to herself that even if Xie Yan tricked her into getting pregnant, she would only have two babies at most, and she would definitely be able to react to the third one!

Xie Yan didn't know that the girl actually thought that "not having a third child" would be a victory. He thought that Ke Lai finally understood the dangers of the world, and nodded with relief: "It's good that you can be smarter. Come, stretch out your left leg now, and I will treat you again."

In fact, he was just teasing Cole. When he touched Cole's legs for the second time, he had already input his spiritual power to eliminate the scales.

But he thought Cole would be more cautious, but he didn't expect the girl to quickly stretch out her left leg towards him.

Well, I was wrong. With a girl like Cole, I could at least trick her into giving birth to five children!

As if sensing Xie Yan's strange look, Ke Lai argued, "Don't get me wrong, I can really sense kindness and malice! I'm not that easy to fool!"

That's true. Although Ke Lai is kind-hearted, she is not stupid. She believes what Xie Yan says because she knows that Xie Yan is good to her.

Xie Yan shook his head slightly, placed his palm on Cole's left leg, and injected some immortal power in the same way.

Only then did Kelai realize that the scales on both of her legs had disappeared, and she realized that Xie Yan had been teasing her again.

However, after Xie Yan finished the treatment, he did not withdraw his hand immediately. Ke Lai suddenly realized that what Xie Yan said was right. There was no conflict between giving her treatment and wanting to touch her legs.

But by the time the girl reacted, Xie Yan had already finished measuring her left leg.

Kelai always felt that he had been taken advantage of. He pouted his lips and looked aggrieved as if he had been cheated. Xie Yan felt a little embarrassed seeing this.

The two looked at each other for a while, and finally Cole spoke first.

The girl leaned against the bed, playing with her fingers and whispering, "I understand what you mean. I will pay more attention to my body in the future. If I fall down, it will only cause trouble to those around me. But the magic scale disease may not be cured. It's like the dead zone. Even if we remove it, new dead zones will be generated soon. You deliberately didn't tell me when you were treating me just now. You probably didn't want me to be sad."

When talking about her illness, the originally enthusiastic and lively girl became depressed.

In fact, Cole had already realized this. When the magic scale disease develops to the later stage, in addition to paralysis, the body will also become extremely weak, and the vitality will be like a candle in the wind... This is not a secret, and Tinari did not hide it from her, but Cole had kept these words in his heart until today when he met Xie Yan, who could relieve the magic scale disease, and he had the opportunity to confide them.

Xie Yan rubbed her head again: "You think too much, how can you be sure that there is no way to completely cure it? Even if it doesn't work, touching your legs like today can at least suppress the magic scale disease."

Kelai's face flushed, and his voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum: "How can I let you touch me every day..."

Xie Yan stopped teasing her, but he couldn't explain the matter of curing the World Tree to Ke Lai, so he could only change the subject and said, "By the way, when will Tinari come back? I have a few questions I want to ask him. By the way, I also want to see the Dead Zone."

"Master, it should take some time for you to prepare the potion, but why did you think of going to the Dead Zone? The Dead Zone is too dangerous. Only the holders of the Eye of God can stay there for a short time. Ordinary people will be affected in their physical condition after entering, even if they are not attacked by monsters." Ke Lai's face was solemn. She did not see the Eye of God on Xie Yan.

"Do you think I look like an ordinary person?"

"Uh...Okay, it doesn't seem like it. Wait, why can you suppress the demonic scale disease?"

Only then did Ke Lai remember the question he wanted to ask at the beginning. Thinking back, he had been teased by Xie Yan countless times since the two of them were alone.

What a bully!

But then again, after being teased by him so many times, Ke Lai didn't feel angry at all. But she was definitely unwilling. Unfortunately, she didn't dare to offend Xie Yan, unless Xie Yan turned into a child. In that case, she would definitely let Xie Yan taste the power of Sister Ke Lai.

While the girl was thinking about how to suppress him, Xie Yan explained: "Kole, you should have heard of Liyue's magic. This is what I used just now. But this is my secret, Kele, don't tell anyone else."

"Magic?" Cole nodded, not quite understanding. "Don't worry, I will keep it a secret. I have seen magic in children's picture books, and it feels even more magical than Lannaro. I heard that the immortals can also open up paradise... ahem, Master said that only by reading widely can you quickly master new words."

But thinking about it this way, she could feel at ease about Xie Yan's actions.

Ke Lai thought for a moment and said, "I have looked up knowledge about the Dead Zone in the void before. Although I don't have the authority to read relevant papers, my master said that the Institute of the Order's research on the Dead Zone is not thorough, and a lot of information is inconsistent with reality. You should ask him for details, or you can stay here and wait for him to come and deliver the medicine."

"Okay." Xie Yan nodded in agreement.

But after he finished speaking, there was a sudden awkwardness between the two of them. After all, Xie Yan had almost fooled Ke Lai just now.

When their eyes met, Cole suddenly had an idea: "Well... Mr. Shafulin, waiting is boring, why don't we play a couple of Seven Summonings! The dice and related props are in my bedside table."

The Seven Sacred Summons is a card battle game that is popular in the continent of Teyvat. I heard that someone asked Yaedo to publish a light novel with the theme of The Seven Sacred Summons as soon as the Inazuma Locked Country ended to promote it.

Cole had seen many members of the Gilded Brigade playing cards in the camp, and he had also heard many outrageous conversations in Huacheng Castle. For example, some people's homes were broken into by thieves, so they came to the rangers for help in the investigation, but they met a card player on the way, and the two of them forgot about their business while playing cards.

Xie Yan was stunned for a moment, thinking that it was not a good idea to just sit there, so he agreed.

In fact, he just played cards with Manye for two days when he went out to sea. Fortunately, he basically figured out the card decks and mechanisms, and took out the combination of Xiao Gong, Kamisato Ayaka, and Kujo Sara from his pocket.

In the real world, the card deck is very flexible. After all, there is no Internet in the Seven Kingdoms, and it is difficult to unify information. Applying for a character card for yourself or your friends only requires approval from the local association. If Xie Yan had not been going out to do business, Shen Zi would have been ready to apply for a card for him.

In short, with the association controlling the strength of the cards, the battle is relatively fair. Although it may be a bit surprising to encounter foreign players or foreign cards, this is also one of the fun of the battle.

Cole looked down at Xie Yan's deck information, and then put together his own lineup: Cole, Keqing, and Seno. Keqing's card was given to her by a Liyue merchant, and it was said that there was also a Fischl card that matched her very well.

"By the way, do you want to raise the stakes?" Xie Yan took out props from the bedside table while speaking.

Ke Lai was afraid that Xie Yan wanted to trick him into playing a "dark duel", so he quickly shook his head and said, "No, friendship comes first, competition comes second. We are just having an ordinary competition, so let's not bet."

"Okay, let's have one first."

Having not experienced entertainment for a long time, Xie Yan was itching to try his hand, so he started to compete with Ke Lai on the spot.

The levels of both of them are actually very average, but that’s okay. If they are really matched with a “father of equal ability”, the battle will be a torture.

After a fierce battle, the two noobs fought to the border of Teyvat, and even justice was wiped out. In the end, Xie Yan won with a slight advantage.

"We were so close to winning. What a pity! It would have been better if we had used a universal dice just now."

Ke Lai lamented her narrow defeat. To be honest, with so many people around her, it was the first time she felt like she had met a worthy rival.

Just as he was about to play the next hand, Cole discovered that the game was so intense that the blanket on his body fell to the ground, so he quickly reached out and picked it up.

But at this moment, through the light, she discovered that the black over-the-knee socks on her right leg were actually damaged.

Cole observed carefully and found that the damaged part was the area where the gray-black scales had formed before. It was obviously scratched by them, so he took off his over-the-knee socks first.

Xie Yan was suddenly stunned when he saw the beautiful girl suddenly lift up her slender legs in front of him, put her fingers on the edge of her black over-the-knee socks, and pull down the stockings little by little, revealing her snow-white and crystal skin.

He said carefully: "Kole, didn't we agree not to bet? You are..."

Since you are like this, I can only accept it reluctantly.

Just as I was thinking this, there was a sudden exclamation from outside the door.

The first thing that caught my eye was the green ponytails, then the plain dress, wait, this hairstyle, this face, this temperament...

Xie Yan's eyes showed surprise, as if he heard "Since you have seen the future, why don't you bow?", but he quickly realized the other party's identity.

Hatsune Miku (×)

Centenarian spatholobi（√）

"Senior Baifa Lushan?"

Ke Lai also turned to look, but she was actually very familiar with Falushan. Every time she came to the rain forest, she would bring a lot of snacks for her. Seeing her coming, she smiled and greeted, "Senior Falushan!"

Falushan did not answer immediately, but scanned the room with a scrutinizing gaze, focusing on the stockings and cards that Cole had taken off.

She was invited by Tinari to check the mechanisms and some ruins in the rainforest. After arriving at Huachenggu, she originally wanted to have dinner first and work tomorrow morning, but Tinari was not there, so she had to come to find Xiao Kelai. Unexpectedly, she heard the duel of the Seven Saints Summons before she even entered the door, and then there was some kind of "bet".

This is actually nothing. It would be strange if there was no stake in the Seven Saints Summoning. But as she watched Cole take off his stockings bit by bit, Falushan felt as if she had received a severe shock.

Well, strip poker, huh?

She sighed and said, "Young people nowadays really know how to have fun."

After that, Falushan pursed her lips again and said, "Little Kelai, you were not enthusiastic enough towards me before. Is it because I didn't invite you to play strip poker? In that case, how about you also take me to your game?"

Take me with you to the party!

Ke Lai blushed and explained, "That's not the case. I just took off my stockings because they were torn."

"Okay, okay, of course I can see that although little Kelai is naive, he won't be tricked into playing strip poker." Falusan also ruffled her green hair, "If I don't tease little Kelai, I always feel that life is missing a little fun."

Ke Lai rolled his eyes at her and said, "Senior Fa-Lu-Shan, how can you bully the younger generation like this?"

"Hey, I'm not bullying the younger generation. Today I brought you a lot of delicious food." Falushan took out the bag that she had hidden behind her back and showed it off in front of Cole like a treasure.

Ke Lai remembered what Tinari said before and shook his head gently, "No, Master said that I am still recovering from my illness and cannot eat snacks casually."

"Hmm? Recuperating?" Falushan frowned. Although she was surprised to see Cole lying in bed, she didn't think much about it when she saw that she looked good. Could it be that the demonic scale disease had relapsed again?

Cole put aside the matter of magic and gave a brief account of what happened today.

Falushan nodded slightly. The demonic scale disease was very special and it was not uncommon for the disease to break out suddenly. Fortunately, the symptoms were not severe, otherwise it would be dangerous for Cole to patrol the forest in the wild.

"Hey, little Kelai, you should pay more attention to your body. If you can't protect yourself, how can you help others?" Falushan persuaded softly.

She liked the girl Kelai very much. Although Kelai was just a beginner in her studies, she was diligent and hardworking, never relied on empty words, and was warm and kind...but the more she liked her, the more she felt sorry for her.

Kelai nodded meekly: "Thank you for your concern, Senior Falushan, but I already know it. Mr. Shafulin also told me just now."

"Oh, sorry, I was concerned about Cole's condition just now and didn't greet you. Are you a junior of the Zhilun School?"

"No, I am a Sulunist."

Upon hearing this, Falushan's face was filled with regret. It would have been great if it was a younger generation from the Zhilun School. As long as she was sure that the other party liked classical Chinese, she would be ready to accept him as a disciple. It was really embarrassing to be a mentor alone.

"Come to think of it, junior, do you know me? I feel like the way you look at me is a little familiar?"

"Well, many people in the Order Institute should know you, Senior."

Xie Yan had not interrupted before, but after listening to her conversation with Ke Lai just now, Xie Yan felt that she was quite interesting. The idea of ​​multi-person strip poker inspired him even more. This could be the second act of his legendary mission.

The two chatted with each other for a few minutes. It was just a greeting at first, but when they talked about teasing Cole, they actually felt that they got along quite well.

Not long after, Tinari came into the house with medicine.

"Take the medicine and take good care of yourself for the next two days." Tinari instructed carefully.

But he found that Ke Lai's face was much rosier than before, as if he had returned to normal. He couldn't help but look surprised and looked at Xie Yan thoughtfully.

He had felt before that Ke Lai was hiding something, and now he thought it was probably related to Xie Yan.

The two looked at each other, walked out of the door together tacitly, and used the Four-Leaf Seal to quickly move to an open space on the nearby rocks.

Tinari's big ears moved, and after confirming that there was no one around, he said seriously: "I believe you should have noticed what I want to ask... If possible, I want to know how you suppress the magic scale disease. If it is a topic you are currently researching, I am willing to help for free."

Demonic Scale Disease is a terminal illness recognized by Xumi. Even if Xie Yan's method can only suppress the condition, it can still cause a storm in the Institute of Teachings. Tinari knows the atmosphere of the Institute of Teachings very well, so he first expressed that he had no desire for the subject, so as not to cause displeasure to others.

Xie Yan shook his head slightly and said frankly: "This is not an academic achievement, but my personal special ability. It cannot be copied or promoted, and it cannot really cure it."

"Is that so..." Tinari was a little disappointed, but when he saw that Xie Yan looked honest and helped Cole repeatedly in the process, he thought there was really no need to lie to him about this matter.

He scratched his head: "But I still want to thank you for your help. By the way, it seems that you have something to ask me?"

"Yes, I want to take a look at the dead zone... Of course, I'm not adding to the trouble. I can also help you get rid of the dead zone."

"Although I heard from Cole that you are very skilled in martial arts, the dead zone is filled with special energy. Even the holder of the Eye of God cannot stay there for long... Well, considering that you are a little special, I will also check the mechanisms of the rain forest with Senior Falushan tomorrow. You can come with us, but you must leave if you feel any discomfort."