Free Web NovelChapter 77: Chapter 77: Starting the Treatment
Hearing this, Shi Lan was immediately reminded of the embarrassing situation with the perfume from not long ago.
She suddenly regretted her actions. She shouldn’t have gotten so emotional and given everyone flowers, causing such a deep misunderstanding.
’Don’t tell me the others think so too???’
She looked at the flowers Jiang Xia was holding in his paws. She had specifically chosen Snowdrops. The white blossoms hung from the stems like little bells, with orange-yellow pistils. Each petal was tipped with a touch of green. They were simple, yet elegant.
To avoid another misunderstanding like the one with the perfume, she had specifically looked up the language of the different flowers in the garden. She ultimately chose Snowdrops because they symbolized rebirth.
This aligned with the wish in her heart: that they could leave the prison soon.
However, leaving the prison meant their collapse values had to drop below 50%.
Thinking about the general understanding of High-Level collapse, both in the book and on the Star Network, she fell silent for a moment. She couldn’t be sure to what extent she could truly heal them.
Shi Lan was quiet for a long while. So long, in fact, that Jiang Xia’s spirit fell as he realized he’d been overthinking things. Only then did she snap out of it. She looked into Jiang Xia’s hopeful golden eyes, bent down slightly, and told him, "Lord Jiang, it might be too early for this kind of talk. Let’s discuss it again if I can manage to heal you all."
Shi Lan had never been in a relationship. She wasn’t sure what she really felt for them. It probably wasn’t love. After all, in her eyes, the prison was filled with fluffy creatures, and her affection might just stem from that.
Besides, the men in this prison were all privileged elites, accustomed to being the center of attention. Their current feelings for her were probably just a misconception born from the monotonous prison life, where she was the only female they ever saw.
Once they were truly healthy again, they might see other, more exceptional females and have different ideas.
Shi Lan wouldn’t feel any regret if that happened. She was the type of person who never expected too much from others.
’If you don’t hope for too much, you won’t be disappointed.’
A myriad of thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant. But when the Beastmen in the prison heard her words, hope was rekindled in their hearts. Even if they felt a full recovery was impossible, at least Lanlan hadn’t rejected them outright.
Besides, Lanlan was right. They were practically useless males now, unable to even leave the prison. What right did they have to claim the title of her Beast Husband?
Although Jiang Xia’s eyes dimmed slightly as he clutched the flowers, his mood had still improved considerably. He raised a small paw, making the Snowdrops in his arms jingle like bells. As if making an oath, he said in a firm voice, "Okay, I’ll do my best to cooperate with Lanlan!"
The other Beastmen, worried they would be ignored by Shi Lan, also chimed in one after another. "I’ll also cooperate completely with whatever Lanlan asks."
Hearing the Beastmen’s replies, Shi Lan smiled in satisfaction. "Mhm."
"There’s no time to waste. Let’s start with Lord He today. His spiritual power collapse value is the highest, so his situation is the most critical."
No one objected to this. Just as they had said, they would follow Shi Lan’s lead in everything.
However, He Hanshi looked at Shi Lan, his gentle blue eyes filled with worry. "Lanlan, if you sense anything wrong with me, you must pull back immediately. I’m afraid I might accidentally hurt you."
"Okay, I will."
Shi Lan was very mindful of her own safety.
She looked at He Hanshi with a reassuring gaze. "And please, Lord He, try to relax and trust me, okay?"
Although she knew her spirit body had a healing effect, she still wasn’t sure if it would trigger a spiritual power collapse. After all, Mu Tangfeng had fainted when she treated him earlier.
He Hanshi didn’t hesitate for a second. "Okay, I trust Lanlan."
With that, he walked to the meal delivery slot, supported his body, and passed a forepaw through.
For some reason, he never felt anything when facing other females, but the thought of Shi Lan placing her hand on his paw made He Hanshi’s body tense up. He felt inexplicably nervous.
He looked at his paw. Its white fur was groomed clean every day, without a speck of dirt. It was pure and flawless.
Shi Lan didn’t have such complicated thoughts. Staring at the fluffy paw, her hands started to itch, and she eagerly placed hers on top of it.
’Aaaah, this is amazing! I finally get to touch the big kitty!!’
The thick lion fur and plump toe beans were both soft and springy. The texture was incredible.
Unable to resist, she gave it a couple of extra kneads with her palm. He Hanshi stared straight at her with clear eyes like sapphires, his ears twitching involuntarily. He no longer looked like a majestic and ferocious White Lion, but instead had a dazed and adorable air about him.
He savored the warm, soft touch on his paw, and his tense body gradually relaxed. He even had the urge to lie down and roll on the ground.
’No, I can’t. I’m a Major General, a man in his thirties. How could I do something so childish?’
He Hanshi controlled the strange thoughts in his mind, but his tail couldn’t help but wag rapidly. He endured the peculiar sense of comfort, unwilling to push Shi Lan’s hand away with his paw.
It was Shi Lan who belatedly realized she had gotten carried away. She quickly straightened the corners of her mouth that had turned up unconsciously and put on a serious expression. "Ahem, I was just trying to see where the best place to put my hand would be to start."
"Okay. Lanlan can put it wherever she wants."
He Hanshi continued to look at her indulgently, not calling her out. In his heart, he was actually hoping she would continue.
’But if this goes on, I’ll probably lose my composure. So it’s better this way.’ freёweɓnovel.com
He let out an imperceptible sigh of relief. Seeing that he wasn’t suspicious, Shi Lan gave his paw another light poke, satisfying a bit more of her excitement at touching the fluff, before finally getting serious.
"Alright, I’m starting now."
He Hanshi gave a slight nod.
Shi Lan calmed her mind and sent out a thread of spiritual power. Closing her eyes, she could feel the spiritual power thread flow from their point of contact into his body, beginning the diligent work of healing.
However, only after her spiritual power entered his body did she realize just how serious He Hanshi’s condition truly was.
If the poison in Mu Tangfeng’s body was a stream, then He Hanshi’s was practically a vast ocean.
With a spiritual power collapse value over 30%, you couldn’t see anything wrong from the outside. Only when you actually started the healing process could you experience how terrifying it was.
Shi Lan started with his arm, just like before. Her spiritual power sensed the densely packed Spiritual Poison there, almost triggering her trypophobia.
Tiny green dots were clustered so densely they formed solid walls of poison, blocking the path of her spiritual power thread. Getting rid of them was clearly going to be a massive undertaking.
Shi Lan fought back the urge to retreat from the daunting task. She pressed her lips together, her expression growing more focused as she manipulated her spiritual power thread to peck through the poison walls, bite by bite. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
One wall, two walls...
When she reached his elbow joint, Shi Lan calculated that she had devoured about five of the poison walls before she found it difficult to continue and had to withdraw.
The moment she retracted her spiritual power thread, Shi Lan couldn’t help but collapse onto the floor.
