"What?"

Hearing what Ye Xuan said, Ye Xiaoying was stunned, then overjoyed, and at the same time a little unable to believe it.

The Cold Poison can be cured?

Sure, Ye Xuan had warned her a few days ago, saying that within a month he’d have a way to解除 her Cold Poison and give her back her freedom, but when this news really arrived, Ye Xiaoying still felt somewhat overwhelmed, like she’d been favored out of nowhere.

How many years has it been?

Even Ye Xiaoying herself had forgotten just how many years that Cold Poison had tormented her, how many times she had hovered between life and death.

Before Ye Xuan appeared, she was already half a dead person; even a few more days of life was an unknown.

And now, with Ye Xuan’s appearance, not only had the Cold Poison in her body been steadily reduced, but now it was actually going to be completely removed?

In the past, that was a luxury Ye Xiaoying wouldn’t even have dared to dream of!

It was simply like a dream!

Ye Xiaoying was wild with joy. She stood up then sat down again; only after a long while did her emotions finally calm a little. As if still not daring to be sure, she held her breath and asked, "You... what you said is true? The Cold Poison in my body can really be cured?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Ye Xuan rubbed his nose and said, "Look, see this iron box in my hand? What’s inside it is the treasure that can completely cure the Cold Poison!"

Ye Xiaoying suddenly looked at that iron box, her delicate brows knitting. "This is..."

"Earth Fire Lotus," Ye Xuan said. "A kind of Spiritual Medicine that practically only exists in ancient texts. It only has a chance of appearing at the summit of a volcano, and it takes several hundred years to mature. Your luck’s pretty good—I just happened to find one plant."

Ye Xiaoying’s expression changed at his words.

It only has a chance of appearing at the summit of a volcano—then how perilous and difficult must it be to obtain this so‑called Earth Fire Lotus?

That’s a volcano, a real volcano where one careless moment and you’re buried in a sea of fire!

Seeing the shock on Ye Xiaoying’s face, Ye Xuan also sighed. "You really should thank Rose for this. That girl got a big burn on her arm for the Earth Fire Lotus."

Ye Xiaoying’s pupils contracted. "Rose is hurt? Is she okay?"

"Nothing serious," Ye Xuan said. "She is a Divine Weapon of Purgatory after all, it’s not like she’d be in any great danger. As for why she got injured, I’m guessing she ran into some unexpected trouble."

Speaking of it, Ye Xuan also felt a bit guilty inside.

When it came to going to the Ligado volcano to search for the Earth Fire Lotus, the reason he sent Rose was mostly because he trusted her strength. If nothing went wrong, Rose shouldn’t have been injured, yet something like this still happened.

If he had known earlier, Ye Xuan would’ve gone himself...

"It’s good that it’s nothing serious. This time, I owe her a huge favor."

Ye Xiaoying secretly let out a breath, then raised her head to glance at Ye Xuan, her heart likewise rippling with a vague sense of being moved.

Ye Xiaoying was a very smart woman.

How could she not know what kind of person Ye Xuan was? Rose was his subordinate, yet because of just one word from him, she’d suffered a disfiguring wound. Right now, he must be feeling very distressed, right?

Thinking back, she actually used to think that because Rose went out on missions, Ye Xuan didn’t care at all whether she lived or died, that an old classmate could never compare to a lover.

Now that she thought about it, Ye Xiaoying practically wanted to give herself two slaps.

The missions Rose went out on were all for her sake!

This favor weighed as heavy as a mountain!

"Let’s not talk about favors for now. We should talk about the treatment first."

Ye Xuan said with a smile, "Now that we’ve got the Earth Fire Lotus, I’m confident I can completely expel all the Cold Poison in your body tonight. But there’s one thing I need to make clear to you first."

Ye Xiaoying snapped back to herself and nodded seriously. "Go ahead."

"The Earth Fire Lotus is something only recorded in ancient books. I’m certain it can cure your Cold Poison, but the ancient texts do note that those who take the Earth Fire Lotus will have to pay a huge price..." Ye Xuan hadn’t finished speaking yet.

Ye Xiaoying cut in, "I can handle it. No matter how much it hurts, I can endure it!"

"Let me finish first." Ye Xuan rolled his eyes, speechless. "The ’price’ mentioned in the ancient books isn’t specified, so this pain might not be something as simple as physical."

Ye Xiaoying was stunned. "It’s just a medicine. Could it possibly cause psychological pain too?"

Ye Xuan shrugged. "You never know. When certain components in some medicines reach a certain level, they really can cause mental illness—like depression, anxiety, things like that."

Ye Xiaoying was silent for a moment, then nodded again with firm resolve. "I understand. No matter what the price is, I will have no regrets!"

Ye Xiaoying’s will was very resolute.

Ye Xuan wasn’t surprised by this, because he knew all too well how torturous it was to be unable to avenge a blood-deep enmity of annihilated kin, let alone a blood sea feud like Ye Xiaoying’s exterminated clan?

No matter what the price, Ye Xiaoying would never back down!

So Ye Xuan didn’t plan to say anything more.

His gaze shifted and he sighed. "In that case, let’s start the treatment."

Ye Xiaoying asked, "How do we treat it?"

Ye Xuan was speechless. "You still need me to teach you that?"

Ye Xiaoying was taken aback, then couldn’t help blushing. "It’s different this time, isn’t it."

As she spoke, Ye Xiaoying was already starting to move, not dawdling in the slightest.

Ye Xuan temporarily looked away, thinking that another calamity was about to hit.

There’s a type of woman in this world like this: their face is something you never get tired of looking at—at first glance stunning, at the second glance even more stunning.

Their figure is just as monstrous. At first glance it stirs your interest, at the second glance it’s a raging blaze, and the more you look, the more you want to abandon morality and commit a crime.

Lin Tong was like that.

Leng Qiuge, Liu Ying, Su Yumo were like that.

Luo Qing, Chiba Sakurako, Li Xiyuan were the same.

Ye Xiaoying, naturally, was also like that!

So before long, just looking at Ye Xiaoying, Ye Xuan felt his whole body burning, and he almost wanted to throw the Earth Fire Lotus aside, hold Ye Xiaoying tightly, and use his own body heat to drive out the Cold Poison in her body...

Too damn sexy!

"Look at you, how many times have you seen this already? I’ve gotten used to it, and you’re still staring like you’re bewitched?" Ye Xiaoying’s grumbling curse rang out.

She couldn’t help feeling a little dazed inside.

Back the first time, faced with a scene like this, she had been so shy and nervous it was indescribable. Now, though, it was completely different.

The nervousness and shyness were gone; in their place was a natural ease like that of an old married couple. She would even feel secretly happy because of the mesmerized look in Ye Xuan’s eyes.

"Ye Xiaoying, oh Ye Xiaoying, you’ve really fallen!"

Ye Xiaoying was rather helpless with herself. Men all like reserved women; with her being this real and unpretentious, would Ye Xuan think she was easy?

Is he really going to keep treating her like a widow whose husband has died?