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According to Yino's plan, he had assigned Yuebai the task of observing the Liu mansion just last night. By now, events at the Liu residence should have already unfolded, and Yino was prepared to receive Yuebai's information on schedule.

But... things took an unexpected turn.

For some reason, after Yuyan gave him a cup of hot milk this morning, she began using the drug's effects to help extract the milk from Yino's body. Yino felt like this was happening in a dream, but for Yuyan, this seemed to be something she had mentally prepared for long ago. Perhaps... Yuyan had planned this all along.

Under the drug's influence, Yino could no longer control the desires for his senior sister that had been building deep inside him. Yuyan said this was a sickness, caused by evil energy entering his body, which was why he had become like this.

She had just tied her hair in a ponytail and put on gloves to help Yino expel the toxins. Yino didn't dare make a sound. He first took a bath, and upon returning, followed his senior sister's eye signals and obediently lay on the bed. Yino was unusually compliant today because in his two lifetimes, this was his first time being treated this way by a beautiful woman.

However, this was also Yuyan's first time. Both patient and doctor were first-timers, so naturally, the treatment process was slow. Yuyan, as a novice doctor, had inexperienced technique and not yet warmed hands, but she made up for it with concentration. Every movement of her fingertips was meticulous.

Yuyan was following the method described in the manual for about half her technique, while the other half drew from her sword-handling experience. Her sword instructor had taught her that gripping a sword wasn't about force but about communicating with the sword's spirit to achieve unity between person and weapon. Now... using the same sword-holding mindset during Yino's treatment seemed to serve a significant purpose. Yuyan could gradually feel the communication and soul-stirring sensation produced by the friction between her palm and his sword.

Indeed, practicing medicine was like cultivating swordsmanship—both required touching each other's souls to achieve results. During this process, besides communicating with his strong sword, Yuyan would occasionally look up to observe Yino's expression and ask questions at different stages of treatment. After all, the patient's feelings at every moment were crucial reference points for Yuyan in the detoxification process.

Fortunately, Yino was young and healthy with abundant vital energy. So even though Yuyan lacked experience and had clumsy technique, Yino could quickly enter the optimal treatment state, helping Yuyan rapidly identify the key points of his ailment.

However... the patient's exceptional physical condition also caused Yuyan some trouble. For instance, the root of the illness seemed even thicker and more difficult to eliminate toxins from than she had imagined. This was her first time seeing it firsthand. Yuyan had previously only visualized it from books, but after actually performing the treatment, she realized being a doctor wasn't easy. She had thought it was a minor ailment that could be cured in five minutes.

But after hands-on experience, Yuyan truly felt the weight of battling evil energy. About ten minutes had passed. The treatment wasn't over, and Yuyan's hands were getting sore. Although practicing swordsmanship was hundreds of times heavier than this, the energy consumed was different. When practicing with swords, Yuyan didn't need to be so mindful—she only needed to follow her instincts to wield the Frost Chant sword, which would release its sword energy completely according to her wishes.

But treating Yino was different. Yino's sword wasn't her Frost Chant sword; he was just a mortal patient. The human body is fragile, and Yuyan had to maintain an extremely delicate and gentle technique while occasionally checking Yino's expression to confirm she wasn't making mistakes.

Yuyan was following the book's description for treatment. But as time passed, she felt something was definitely wrong. Otherwise... why hadn't the treatment process, which the book said should take less than ten minutes, ended yet with Yino?

There was no choice. Yuyan remained silent for a long time, finally looking up with a blushing face, biting her lip slightly, somewhat embarrassed as she asked Yino: "Are you feeling uncomfortable? Or... am I doing something wrong?"

"Uh... not really..."

Yino was also nervous, after all, it was his first time being a patient, especially with such a strange treatment method. But his innocent response only confused Yuyan more. She first took out the manual with her other hand and re-read it. During this time, Yuyan not only carefully observed but even cautiously sniffed a little, confirming that even the smell matched the book's description.

Having ruled out problems on her end, Yuyan looked up at Yino again with a slightly red face: "But if I am not doing anything wrong, why can't we expel the evil toxins?"

"Maybe... Senior Sister's treatment size isn't sufficient..."

"Size isn't sufficient?"

Yuyan raised an eyebrow. She seemed to think of something and instinctively applied more force with her hand. But quickly, Yino sat up with a hiss: "No, that's not what I meant... I meant that aspect..."

"What aspect?"

"Look, if you don't add enough firewood, naturally the fire won't be hot enough, and if the fire isn't hot enough, the water in the pot won't be hot enough either!"

Yino was also helpless—his senior sister really didn't understand. He could only try to explain using his years of experience playing Fallen Immortal in his previous life.

"So, if the water temperature in the pot isn't hot enough and the water doesn't boil, naturally the evil toxin can't be activated..."

"I understand now."

Yuyan nodded, half-understanding. But after staring at the root of the illness for a while, she still didn't know exactly how to help Yino add firewood and raise the heat.

"So, what should I do to make the water boil and force the evil toxins out of your body?"

She finally chose to ask her patient directly.

But for Yino, this seemed like another deadly question. If he asked for too much, Yuyan might simply stop the treatment. But if he kept it simple, Yino truly couldn't think of what to do...

With no alternative, Yino could only tentatively ask a random question to feel out the boundaries.

"For example... Senior Sister could try blowing on the firewood with her mouth. With Senior Sister's breath, perhaps the firewood would burn more vigorously..."

"—?"

Yuyan raised her eyebrows, looking at Yino with disbelief. In an instant, the atmosphere in the room turned unusually cold. Yino knew it was hopeless and quickly changed his approach:

"Actually... I feel a bit cold like this. Would it be possible for me to lie on your lap for treatment..."

"How would lying on my lap help with treatment?"

"It could work, like this..."

Yuyan sat on the edge of the bed, watching as Yino wrapped himself in a blanket, resting his head on her thigh for warmth. At that moment, Yuyan reached out her hand and found that this position was just right for treatment. The only problem was that because her snowy peaks were too tall and blocked her view, Yuyan could only see half of Yino's face even when looking down.

"Will this make the fire more vigorous?"

"Maybe it still needs a little something..."

"What else?"

"I think... Senior Sister could try saying some heartwarming lines... Otherwise, with such a cold expression staring at me, my body feels cold too..."

"Heartwarming lines?"

"Mm... like... some false but pleasant-sounding words that would make me feel happy..."

"Mm... I understand."

Yuyan nodded faintly, lowering her eyelids.

She pondered in her heart for a long time, and finally parted her lips, somewhat hesitantly speaking in a gentle voice: "Little junior brother~ Quickly expel the evil toxins~"

"This... sounds like a nursery rhyme, doesn't it?"

"But little junior brother seems to like hearing it..."

Yuyan raised her eyebrow slightly, her beautiful eyes containing a hint of unusual tenderness. She ignored Yino's question, using her other hand to gently cover his eyes while bending down slightly, cradling the young man's head in her arms like holding a baby, and continuing to softly hum in the rhythm of a nursery rhyme she often heard in her mother's arms every night as a child.

"Junior~ Listen to your senior sister~"

"Don't be stubborn anymore~ Close your eyes~ Feel it properly in my arms~"

"Junior brother needs to be strong~ Recover soon~ Defeat the illness~ Give all those dirty evil toxins to your senior sister's hands~"

"I will clean them up~ So you won't feel uncomfortable at night anymore~"

….

While Yino was still fighting against illness with his senior sister, at the Liu mansion in Jiangnan, Ruoning was also negotiating with her father.

"So, that's how it is!"

"Ruoning isn't lying or boasting. In the secret realm, Yino defeated even the holy maiden of the Full Moon Sect to save me! He truly accomplished a great deed, but the Immortal Alliance didn't want people to know the truth about the Azure Forest, so they didn't publicize Yino's achievements!"

"Father! You've always loved me the most!"

"Mother and the others don't know any better, but I can't believe even you, such a powerful family head, don't believe me!"

Ruoning sat on the edge of the bed with tear-reddened eyes, grabbing her father's sleeve, already playing the emotional card halfway through her speech.

They say daughters are their fathers' precious treasures. How could Liu Yuliang resist his beloved daughter's tearful voice?

Moreover... he had always known Yino wasn't really useless. With Ruoning speaking like this now, her story was quite credible. But the key issue wasn't that Yuliang looked down on the He family or Yino.

The key issue was—

"Even if everything you say is true, Yino is a hidden genius with extraordinary talent."

"Even so, Ruoning, there's no future for your marriage with Yino!"

Yuliang sighed, lowering his eyes, looking at his daughter with some heartache. Why couldn't Ruoning fall for any other He family son? Why did she have to fall for the one with the most complicated background in the He family?

Liu Yuliang was also the head of the Grand Tutor's mansion. Although his power and status were far below those elders and ancestors, he still held an official position that required him to attend court, pay respects to the Dragon Emperor, and discuss state affairs with various Dragon ministers. How could Liu Yuliang possibly marry his once-in-a-century daughter of destiny to a phoenix descendant—a sworn enemy of the dragon clan?

It would not only ruin Ruoning. This matter could draw the Dragon Emperor's attention, and if investigated, the entire Liu family could be implicated in some collective punishment!

"Why, father?!"

"I can't tell you yet."

"Why not?"

"Ruoning, I came today to tell you that you can refuse blind dates with other young masters, but as for Yino, you'd better give up on that idea early. You and that boy are destined not to be together..."