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The wind seemed to pick up suddenly, and the lanterns outside the tent swayed, making the light through the tent even more hazy.
"Lie down."
"I'm lying down."
"Won't that press on your wound?"
"It doesn't hurt."
Xiao Li had just endured a critical blow that was enough to break his defenses, which was evident from the way he was lying on his side, still hunched over.
What to do when injured?
Of course, you have to drink medicine.
It's strange, this medicine doesn't taste bitter at all now; Li Mo could drink it all without changing his expression, and could even have three more bowls.
So, it must be said that the military doctors at Qingmu Camp still had some skill.
Although the military doctor came from the Central Plains, his medical skills were clearly superb, having a deep understanding of various medicinal materials and making some localized modifications to nourishing and tonic herbs; for example, the Qionglianzi, which was not available locally, was replaced by a fungus with better medicinal properties.
What was it called... Probiotics?
Just by the name, you knew it was good for your body.
Even the peerless Xiao Li couldn't help but comment that with such military doctors at Qingmu Camp, there was no need to worry about the health of the soldiers, suggesting that the military doctor and Huzai's grandfather form a strategic partnership, then the medicine he prescribed would have no flaws at all...
"Gurgle...."
Li Mo finished the last sip of medicine and looked at Ice Cube.
"Thank you."
"Mm, it's only right that I feed you medicine, after all..."
"I'm talking about the gift."
"What gift?"
Ying Bing pursed her lips, her gaze elsewhere, not knowing what she was looking at; after setting down the soup bowl, her fair hands were tucked into her sleeves.
Ice Cube's confusion.
"......"
Li Mo glanced at her lips.
They were moist and glistening under the flickering lamplight.
Why don't you wipe them?
He used to think that Ice Cube, in front of him, was like a cool, impossibly beautiful cat; now, this cool cat had just secretly eaten something delicious and was still pretending as if nothing had happened.
"Ice Cube, strange."
"What's strange?"
"Is there anything that looks hard but isn't when you eat it?"
The upright Xiao Li asked seriously.
"I don't know."
It turned out that Han Xianzi, who was usually resourceful and whose martial arts attainments were unfathomable, also had things she didn't understand.
This medicine needed to be taken three times a day.
She picked up the medicine pot and sat by the fire again, adding herbs, resting her chin on her hand, and watching the flickering flames in the stove.
Ying Bing didn't speak.
Li Mo watched her, licking his lips that still held a sweet taste.
Ice Cube really learned to be naughty.
Just now, she even pinched her nose; if she pinched her nose, wouldn't she only be able to breathe through her mouth?
Now she was even playing dumb.
But to be fair.
Xiao Li himself felt it was like a dream; if it weren't for the candy still in his mouth, he would have thought it was all a dream.
Recalling him and Ying Bing in Yunzhou, by the Qiao Bridge Lake, his mind had been filled with fantasies.
So, after he hit his head at the Hanging Temple that time, when he reviewed it later, he had thought about how he should make his move and stage a comeback.
He never expected it to be like this.
Bad Ice Cube, bullying me when I'm too injured to resist, giving me candy and still calling me a stinky little brother.
Our Xiao Li has never been inferior to anyone in his life; next time, he will definitely get his revenge!
"Do you feel better?"
"My body feels a bit itchy."
Li Mo barely moved, rubbing his back against the bed board a couple of times; this should be the medicinal soup taking effect, with the medicine spreading throughout his limbs and bones.
That meant he was recovering.
Crackling—
A copper pot was placed on the charcoal fire again, with hot water inside.
"Is it here?"
"A little higher... Hiss..."
"Does it hurt?"
"No, it's right here, it's so itchy here."
Ahem, this was not just scratching an itch; Ying Bing also used her true Qi to massage his Meridians, promoting the effectiveness of the medicine in his body.
Time flowed quietly, and soon the hot water was ready.
"We probably won't make it home for the Winter Solstice, should we make some dumplings?"
Li Mo had just turned over.
But he saw the pearl-white lotus root silk stockings neatly folded, and a small toe tested the water temperature in the copper basin before gently stepping in.
Her small but elegantly long feet gently rubbed against each other.
After soaking for a while, they were lifted out, sparkling with water droplets.
"Can you make dumplings too?"
Ying Bing unscrewed the boy with a large head, took out another pair of stockings, then frowned, feeling the style wasn't quite right, and then changed to another pair.
It was all because of a certain upright gentleman.
The boy with a large head was full of local Southern Border styles...
And they were all folded, so you couldn't tell what they looked like without taking them out.
"The dumplings I make are delicious, just thinking about them makes my mouth water."
"Mm... what filling?"
"Lotus... root diced filling would be very good."
Li Mo quickly regained his composure.
"What about cabbage, or beef?"
Ying Bing asked casually; she remembered that in previous Winter Solstices, her uncle and aunt would make shiitake mushroom pork and celery beef dumplings.
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"It's not hard to make a few different kinds..."
Ying Bing's long legs were crossed diagonally.
"No, I mean the socks."
"?"
Ying Bing closed the boy with a large head and simply didn't wear the stockings, silently putting her small feet into her boots.
"Just rest here for a while; you need to recuperate quietly, you can't exert your Qi and blood, and it's not suitable to go out."
"I didn't exert my Qi and blood."
Li Mo's hands had no will of their ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) own now, because he couldn't exert any strength, so he said this with great conviction.
Ying Bing's eyes were deep and profound:
"But you have a chronic problem with high blood pressure."
"......"
Li Mo frowned, why did this medicine cause internal heat?
Could it be that he over-nourished?
Ying Bing walked to the entrance of the large tent, lifted the tent flap, and immediately the cold wind from outside blew in, a few playful snowflakes falling into her black hair.
She suddenly turned her head and said softly:
"Immature."
"?"
Xiao Li was a little unconvinced.
"That candy was a reward for growing up."
Upon hearing this, Li Mo watched her walk into the wind and snow, falling into contemplation, licking the corner of his mouth, where a sweet taste seemed to linger.
A reward for growing up?
What if he grew up even more?
And Ice Cube, do you... have to be so cool? Saying that so coldly and then just leaving...
Xiao Li didn't know.
In an instant, Ying Bing returned to Jiawei Restaurant, brewed a cup of tea, but held it in her palm without drinking it, staring blankly at her own crimson, almost dripping lips in the teacup.
Even though her fingertips were curled together, a tingling sensation like electric currents spread through them, making it impossible to straighten them.
At the same time, she felt somewhat fortunate.
Fortunately, fortunately, he hadn't recovered from his injury yet.
She clearly saw the look in his eyes at that moment; if he had even a little strength, his arm would have surely wrapped around her waist, and he was so strong...
It was too much.
At least not yet....
【Host, you have a top-rank reward to claim!】
【Host!】
【You have a top-rank reward to claim!!!】
Ying Bing was called several times before she came back to her senses.
......
PS: There's one more update, a bit later. For those audience members who have school tomorrow, don't wait up, go to bed obediently.
