Chapter 258: Shyness
After nearly three hours of treatment, Ye Cheng finally managed to repair Bo Saixi's ravaged body, restoring her damaged meridians and stabilizing her condition. At the same time, he had gathered all the scattered remnants of Asura God's power into a single location.
Now, all that remained was to extract this condensed energy, and the treatment would be complete.
"Why did it have to gather there?"
Ye Cheng fell silent as he looked at where the Asura energy had accumulated.
This… was awkward.
It had gathered in an extremely private part of Bo Saixi's body one that a man like him really shouldn't be touching.
But he was already so close to finishing the treatment. If he backed out now, all his efforts would have been for nothing.
Besides, he was only doing this to help her. A little… intrusion shouldn't be an issue, right?
Right now, he was a doctor.
And in a doctor's eyes, patients had no gender.
Moreover… she was unconscious. She wouldn't even know.
Convincing himself with this reasoning, Ye Cheng took a deep breath, steeled his resolve, and reached out…
After a careful and delicate process, he finally extracted all of the Asura God's power from her body.
Looking at the swirling mass of crimson energy in his palm, radiating with the aura of slaughter, Ye Cheng's eyes flickered with thought. Instead of destroying it outright, he turned his hand and stored it away.
This energy might still be useful in the future whether for research or some other purpose.
"Buzz!"
The ten layered pagoda floating above them suddenly erupted with an even more dazzling light.
The intense glow caused the water in the bath to boil, surging with divine energy.
Bo Saixi's body had been fully stabilized. Now, all that remained was the final step to completely restore her health.
Under the radiance of the pagoda, color gradually returned to her once pale complexion. The sickly pallor caused by excessive blood loss faded, replaced by a natural, healthy glow.
Her features looked even more delicate and mesmerizing like a sleeping princess waiting for a prince's kiss to awaken her.
At last, the light dimmed, and the ten layered pagoda slowly faded from view as Ye Cheng recalled it.
"It's done."
Exhaling deeply, Ye Cheng felt the strain on himself.
His strength was still lacking. He had only condensed a single divine ring. If he had three divine rings, this treatment wouldn't have been so exhausting.
"Come in."
At his call, the door opened, and two maids entered.
"Dress this young lady and take her to a guest room to rest," Ye Cheng instructed.
The two maids nodded in acknowledgment.
With that, Ye Cheng left the room on his own.
He needed to study the Asura energy he had extracted from Bo Saixi to analyze the differences between a God King's divine power and the power of the Sea God. Perhaps he could gain some new insights from it.
After he left, the two maids followed his instructions, gently lifting the still "unconscious" Bo Saixi from the bath. They carefully wiped away the remaining water, dried her damp hair, and dressed her in the clean sleepwear that had been prepared in advance.
Once they finished, they carried Bo Saixi to a nearby guest room and placed her on the bed.
After tucking her in and ensuring everything was in order, they quietly exited the room, closing the door behind them.
The room fell into silence.
Moments later…
The figure lying in bed suddenly opened her eyes.
Her misty blue eyes shimmered with a hazy glow, and an undeniable blush colored her porcelain cheeks. Her delicate teeth lightly bit down on her soft lips, revealing an enchanting yet inexplicable expression.
The truth was… she had never been fully unconscious.
She had regained awareness much earlier back when Ye Cheng first stabilized her condition using the Ten Directions Transcendent Pagoda.
However, her injuries had been so severe that, even though her consciousness had returned, her body remained paralyzed, completely unresponsive just like a comatose patient.
At first, when the two maids had bathed her, it wasn't too bad. After all, they were fellow women.
But when Ye Cheng had taken over the treatment…
Bo Saixi had nearly died of embarrassment.
From childhood to now, she had never been so intimately touched by a man. Not even Tang Chen had ever gotten this close to her.
Back then, the most she and Tang Chen had ever done was hold hands a couple of times and that was it.
They had never even shared a simple kiss.
Thanks to Qian Daoliu, who had always been a third wheel, and her own conservative upbringing, Bo Saixi had been adamant about maintaining her purity.
Premarital intimacy? Absolutely forbidden!
Not even someone as flirtatious as Tang Chen had been able to take advantage of her. He could probably count the number of times they had held hands on one hand.
Ironically, it was precisely because she had been so unattainable that Tang Chen had become so obsessed with her.
Men were often like that what they couldn't have always seemed more valuable.
Perhaps that was part of why Tang Chen had been so devoted to her.
Yet today…
Not only had Ye Cheng seen everything…
But then… that happened…
Bo Saixi felt like her purity had been utterly ruined.
How am I supposed to get married now?
Unless… unless she married him.
But… their age gap was enormous.
Bo Saixi had already recognized her savior.
She knew exactly who Ye Cheng was.
Which meant she also knew that they had a seventy to eighty year age difference.
She was old enough to be his grandmother.
How could she possibly marry someone so much younger?
If word got out, she would become the laughingstock of the entire continent.
Besides… he probably wouldn't even be interested in her.
Thinking about that, Bo Saixi suddenly felt a pang of disappointment.
Of course.
Why would someone like him be interested in her?
He was the true god of this era, the prophesied savior of the world. A man destined to stand on the same level as the Sea God himself.
And she?
She was just a mere High Priestess.
How could she even dream of being his wife?
Let alone the fact that she was so much older than him…
Sigh.
Bo Saixi let out a soft sigh, feeling a mix of emotions she couldn't quite describe.
Her mind was filled with thoughts of him.
As for Tang Chen?
He had already been cast into the farthest corners of her mind.
Being saved at the most desperate moment this was the perfect classic romantic scenario.
Bo Saixi had never experienced anything like it before.
How could she not fall for him?
For all her years, she was still an innocent in matters of the heart. Most of her life had been spent training or meditating in the Sea God Temple, keeping her mind in a state of tranquility.
In terms of love, she was as clueless as a blank slate.
And heroically saving a damsel in distress?
That was the most effective way to capture a maiden's heart.
Ye Cheng had appeared at the perfect moment right when she needed him most.
Maybe… this really was fate.
(End of Chapter)
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