The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Chapter 168 How can it not hurt?

A screen separated the two people. From time to time, the sound of water could be heard outside. Inside, Ye Xi was lying on his back, staring at the ceiling of the bed, dazed and with no desire to sleep at all.

In fact, the current situation is very much like a fox demon seducing a scholar. Although this metaphor is not very good, it is the only metaphor she can think of at the moment.

But Liu He was so righteous that she didn't seem to know how to be subtle. She was so blunt that people wouldn't even use the word "seducing" to describe her.

Ye Xi searched his mind for a description to summarize the feeling that Liuhe gave people, and finally thought of cedar.

Straight and upright, although it feels cold, it is tenacious.

Why are all the words so positive? She deliberately tried to get close to me and lurked in the general's mansion. She's clearly not a good person!

However, Shan Juan's analysis made sense. If she wanted to do something, she would have had countless opportunities to kill herself or anyone in the general's mansion, so there was no need for her to come and save herself.

If she was trying to get to know the secrets, she wouldn't have needed to leave the capital. Furthermore, she had never shown any curiosity about her baggage; instead, she simply didn't care.

What on earth is she here for?

My thoughts were in a mess, and there was the sound of water outside.

She's finished. Don't look at anything inappropriate. Close your eyes.

There was a light sound of footsteps on wooden boards, and Ye Xi couldn't help but think again - she came out of the bathtub.

Continuous silence.

Ye Xi closed his eyes and could not hear any sound.

Didn't she finish her shower? Why hasn't she come out yet? Or has she already left?

Ye Xi hesitated, and just as she was about to open her eyes a crack to take a look, she heard a low laugh: "Puff - Xi'er, your eyelashes are moving."

Ye Xi was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out. When she suddenly opened her eyes, the pair of dark gray pupils were clear and bright, containing the faint light of the oil lamp, and her own shadow was reflected in them.

A thought suddenly popped into her mind - she seemed to have never been looked at so gently.

"you……"

The closer I get to Ye Xi, the more I discover something about her that makes my heart beat faster.

For example, now, her eyes no longer had the harshness of the confrontation in front of the battlefield, but were as clear as a mountain stream.

Her name may come from her clear eyes.

Thinking of this, Liu He couldn't help but raise his hand to gently stroke Ye Xi's eyebrows. As soon as his fingertips touched Ye Xi's skin, Ye Xi grabbed his wrist.

"what are you doing?"

Liu He came back to his senses, suppressed his pounding heart, and calmly pinched the corner of her eye.

"A hair fell here."

Ye Xi didn't believe it and looked over: "Where is it?"

Liu He had already "thrown" it to the ground in a pretentious manner: "Lost it."

Ye Xi was determined to expose her lie, so he leaned over half of his body to look outside: "Let me see?"

Liu He was in a rare awkward situation. She raised one hand, wanting to touch Ye Xi but afraid of being abrupt, so she struggled to maintain a posture that would block Ye Xi from checking her hair without pressing on her.

Ye Xi had not yet noticed the ambiguity of this distance. She carefully moved towards the edge of the bed, trying to move to the outside without disturbing the wound, but she did not notice that she had rubbed against Liu He's arm which he used to support his body.

Now that was good, Liu He lost his balance and pressed down. Their chests touched and there was a momentary feeling of suffocation, and two blushes appeared on Liu He's face.

Her breath fell on Ye Xi's neck. It was the first time that Ye Xi was pressed down like this by someone. She didn't know what to do for a moment, especially the unfamiliar feeling on her chest made her even more flustered.

She subconsciously felt offended and gritted her teeth: "What are you doing?"

Liu He was tickled by her angry look: "What did I do?"

Ye Xi looked at her chest angrily, trying to make her discover her "crime".

but--

When she looked up, the white and tender () suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, with a warm and fragrant smell. Ye Xi blushed and suddenly felt that she might have offended her.

Moreover, it is obvious that she is at a disadvantage.

The blush on Liu He's face became more obvious. She coughed lightly: "You knocked me down. I didn't mean to..."

"Okay, okay, I get it." Ye Xi felt more and more guilty. He rubbed back in panic, pulling at his wound and gasping for air.

This whisper was more effective than any words of expulsion. Liu He instantly left her body and looked at her with concern: "How is it? Did you tear the wound?"

Mentioning the wound, she looked at the medicine placed on the bedside, and Ye Xi happened to see the bottle of medicine at the same time.

Oh, and I haven’t changed the medicine yet.

"I'll help..."

"I—I'll do it myself!"

Liu He was startled by her suddenly raised voice. After a few seconds of silence, he put the phone in front of her and turned his back.

"Okay, come by yourself, and call me when it's inconvenient."

Ye Xi took the medicine bottle doubtfully, opened it and sniffed it, making sure it was a familiar scent before holding it with confidence. Then she turned around, faced Liu He, and undressed.

There was no way. The house was so small that she couldn't ask this person to leave, nor could she take the medicine to ask Lin Shanjuan to help her apply it.

After all, Lin Shanjuan is the prince's man, how could he help her do such a thing.

The moment his skin touched the air, tiny hairs stood up. Ye Xi didn't care. He scooped a little and rubbed it between his fingertips, then found out - he couldn't reach it.

Liu He smelled the scent of medicine in the air and guessed that she had opened it, but after waiting for a long time, he heard no other sound.

Last night she chased Ye Lang all the way to the mountains to save people, and today she hadn't slept a wink all day. Now the room was warm, and with the scent of Ye Xi surrounding her, her mind relaxed again and again until her eyelids became heavy and she felt sleepy.

A reserved voice came from behind: "Um... could you help me... apply it."

If Liu He didn’t have good hearing, he would not have been able to hear the last three words.

She was shy.

The moment this thought came to his mind, Liu He quickly agreed and turned to look at her.

Ye Xi's earlobes seemed a little pink, but what attracted Liu He's attention more was Ye Xi's back covered with scars.

There were all kinds of scars all over her back, including knife wounds, whip wounds, and stab wounds from unknown sources.

Liu He saw it and felt pain in his heart.

Everyone knows that Princess Annan is a martial arts expert and is one of the best on the master list. However, for a woman like her to reach such a high position, the price she has paid must be something that ordinary people cannot accept.

Ye Xi waited for a long time for a response from behind him, then thought that his voice was too soft. Just as he was about to repeat himself, he felt a chill on his back.

She couldn't help but shudder: "You..."

"It hurts, doesn't it?"

The trembling ending tone made Ye Xi's heart warm. She knew what her back looked like. If it weren't for the many scars and being ugly, she wouldn't be so shy.

She thought that anyone who saw it would be disgusted.

But I didn't expect to hear the meaning of heartache in this person's mouth.

Maybe she heard it wrong, or maybe she was exaggerating. In any case, she at least cared about it and didn't reject it.

"Fortunately."

Liu He took the medicine bottle silently and slowly applied the cold ointment on Ye Xi's back. His eyes swept over the other scars and his eyes were slightly hot.

Ye Xi didn't know what to say. She felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange. When she wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, she heard Liu He murmur.

“…How can it not hurt?”

Ye Xi was slightly stunned. She lowered her head slightly, thinking of the injuries she had suffered, and her heart was filled with heartache.

Indeed, it hurts.