If it were just Yu Menglan pleading, it wouldn't be so bad, but with Dong Qingqing added to the mix, Lu Chen was in a real bind.
As the saying goes, "A night of intimacy brings a hundred nights of kindness," especially since Dong Qingqing was practically the first stranger Lu Chen had formed a relationship with since arriving in Yunzhou City. Back then, even though Lu Chen was eloquent and a master chef, if it weren't for Dong Qingqing's soft heart, he'd definitely be homeless!
Hearing Dong Qingqing say this, Lu Chen was truly troubled. He scratched his ear, sighed deeply, and muttered, "Sister Qingqing, okay, I can save her, but it'll take a lot of effort, it'll be exhausting! Besides, I'm afraid that if I save her, what if... what if..."
The rest was uncertain, after all, Dong Qingqing didn't know her sister was an assassin, not a bodyguard, and that she and Lu Chen were even enemies, and she was going to kill him anyway.
Yu Menglan understood, and said with great difficulty, "I promise you, I will absolutely... absolutely never make things difficult for you again, as long as you saved me! I... I couldn't possibly make things difficult for my savior, right?"
Dong Qingqing found it strange. Why would her cousin make things difficult for Lu Chen?
Lu Chen, of course, understood what "making things difficult" meant, and he wasn't satisfied. Moreover, he saw a sly glint in Yu Menglan's eyes. Clearly, she had some wicked scheme in mind. This was still very dangerous, and there was no way to force this beautiful female assassin to sign a written agreement guaranteeing she wouldn't kill him or harm those around him.
Besides, even if she did sign an agreement, what then? She was just a tool of the mastermind!
As Lu Chen's mind raced, he heard Dong Qingqing, her eyes glistening with tears, say, "Ah Chen, please, I only have one cousin. If you're exhausted, I'll cook you nourishing tonics every day, okay?"
Stew nourishing tonics? Pfft, who can cook better than me?
However, seeing Qingqing so distressed, Lu Chen couldn't bear it. He steeled himself, pointed at Dong Qingqing's nose, and said, "Fine, I'll tell you! I'm only saving you for Qingqing's sake. I don't care if you make things difficult for me later, I'm saving you this once! Damn, I must have owed you in my past life..."
He added in his mind: Being chased by you and still having to save you, this is truly the most unbelievable distance in the world!
Then, Lu Chen told Dong Qingqing to leave first; he could handle it alone.
Dong Qingqing asked incredulously, "Chen, don't you need an assistant? Those medicines... you're not using them?"
Lu Chen shook his head: "No need. My treatment method is unprecedented and unique."
Dong Qingqing listened, her face full of disbelief, while Yu Menglan remained steadfast in her belief in Lu Chen. In her mind, Lu Chen was no ordinary person! She said, "Sister, trust him, it'll be alright. We don't need the medicine. You can go out now."
Looking at Lu Chen's calm face, Dong Qingqing suddenly felt he was so unfamiliar, so very unfamiliar. However, this unfamiliarity didn't create a sense of alienation; instead, it gave her a completely new understanding of Lu Chen, and she seemed to like him even more.
She quickly nodded, "Then I'll go out!"
After Dong Qingqing left and closed the door, Lu Chen said indifferently, "Just lie down on the floor and take off your panties!"
Although Yu Menglan was convulsing in pain, she still managed a forced smile: "You even have to take these off? Then you'll see me completely naked!" She said, genuinely feeling a bit ashamed.
Lu Chen snorted, "Who wants to see you? Look at how ugly you've become!"
That was true. Yu Menglan was covered in wounds, and they were all festering and infected. She looked almost unrecognizable, a complete horrific sight, where was the beauty in that?
Despite the truth, Lu Chen's words still stung Yu Menglan's heart.
She gritted her teeth and forced a smile, "Once you've healed me, you'll look beautiful, won't you?"
Lu Chen scoffed, "Look at how badly you're injured. I can only save your life, not prevent your fair and delicate body from being ruined. Even if you're healed, you'll be covered in scars. Wearing something conservative is fine, but if you wear something revealing, like a dress or a tank top, you'll just be a scare freak."
"You...you're serious?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Menglan was shocked, her eyes filled with intense fear.
Everyone loves beauty, especially a stunning beauty like Yu Menglan. If her body were truly ruined, her life would probably never be joyful again.
Lu Chen nodded seriously: "Why would I lie to you? You know your own injuries, right? After you get married, don't let your husband see your naked body. He'll be terrified. Even if you hug him in the dark, it'll feel like hugging a tree trunk—rough, not like hugging a person at all. Maybe your husband would rather hug a man, and..."
"Stop talking!" Yu Menglan suddenly screamed hysterically.
She couldn't bear to think about her once plump body turning into a tree trunk. Just thinking about it made her heart ache; she'd rather be dead.
"Who said anything to you? You've been nagging me endlessly!" Lu Chen said lazily. "Hurry up, lie down on the floor and do what you need to do! I'll treat you quickly; I need to sleep!"
If Yu Menglan had a shred of life left just now, she was completely stunned. She bit her lower lip hard, numbly supporting herself on the bed, and slowly sat down on the floor. Then, lifelessly, she pulled off her panties, her legs opening and closing without the shyness she had shown before. This wasn't openness, but rather apathy.
Although Yu Menglan was covered in wounds, the way she removed her panties was still too alluring, so beautiful that Lu Chen dared not look.
Then, Yu Menglan lay back on the floor.
Suddenly, she covered her face with her hands, and this cold, ruthless, and highly skilled female assassin suddenly began to sob, crying, "Don't save me anymore, just let me die. Even if I survive... ending up like that, death would be better!"
In truth, Yu Menglan wasn't that fragile, so easily swayed by Lu Chen's words. But having suffered such severe injuries, with one foot in the grave, she was already physically and mentally exhausted, and these wounds, infected with deadly poison, could indeed leave permanent scars. Therefore, Lu Chen's words were enough to break her.
"You're sick!" Lu Chen said gleefully, then sat cross-legged beneath Yu Menglan's feet.
His palms rested on the soft, smooth soles of her feet.
"If you don't want to die, shut up! Relax your whole body and use your usual breathing exercises. So what if you become ugly? Your boss is so rich, he can just send you to Korea for a makeover!"
Lu Chen scoffed.
Yu Menglan fell silent. She felt as if all her strength had drained from her body, her eyelids almost closing. The pain coursing through her limbs made her feel like a dead person.
She really didn't want to live anymore; she was too lazy to even speak. So, she ignored Lu Chen's words and didn't move.
Suddenly, she felt a thick, strange energy surge into her feet, quickly permeating every inch of flesh and blood it touched. All the pain there vanished as if washed away by a tide, disappearing in no time.
This energy, like ocean waves, surged one after another, soon engulfing her entire body.
The life force within her body, already largely destroyed by the deadly poisons, was swept away by this wondrous and mysterious energy. Yu Menglan even felt the toxins rapidly vanquishing, while fresher, more vibrant life force began to emerge from the depths of her blood.
This life force quickly merged with the strange energy emanating from Lu Chen's hands, healing every wound in her body at an incredible, perceptible speed.
Yu Menglan knew that this life force was the untapped potential within her!
She even felt her blood and muscles become lighter and stronger.
Although she knew Lu Chen possessed extraordinary abilities, she hadn't imagined he was this extraordinary!
"Damn it, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and guide it, expel all the toxins from your body!" These words were spoken with great difficulty, as if weighed down by a mountain.
Yu Menglan was still dejected: "Even if you save me, I'm so ugly, what's the point?"
"Everyone says you're crazy!" Lu Chen roared hoarsely, "I was just kidding! What's the point of saving an ugly monster? If you're going to save someone, you'll save a stunning beauty!"
Yu Menglan was stunned, and suddenly felt a surge of laughter through her tears.
She took a deep breath and quickly activated her guiding technique.
Her internal energy was activated and began to circulate, fusing with her potential life force and the energy emitted by Lu Chen, rapidly expelling toxins and healing all wounds inside and outside her body!
The energy formed by the medical god's ability after converting human internal energy was not just continuous, it was an endless torrent flowing into Yu Menglan's severely injured body.
Ten minutes later, Lu Chen had consumed seventy percent of the internal energy he had recently absorbed and refined.
And Yu Menglan's battered body had undergone an astonishing reversal!
The toxins were completely evaporated, dissipating into wisps of smoke, while the wounds seemed to heal rapidly, as if pushed and nudged by countless unseen hands.
Sure enough, seventy percent of the energy had completely healed Yu Menglan.
Even if she still had these messy wounds, they would fade significantly after they completely closed. In short, they wouldn't affect the beauty of her sexy and alluring body, and she wouldn't need to go to Korea for a skin graft.
The treatment was already sufficient.
However, Lu Chen was still urging the energy to be added.
He also felt it was an inexplicable urge; looking at Yu Menglan's body, which had become incredibly alluring, even more so than before, he had an impulse to make it even more delicate and beautiful.
This was entirely directed at the body, not the person. Although Yu Menglan was still a terrifying, higher female animal to him, it couldn't stop his love of beauty; he only wanted to make her body even more beautiful.
As he channeled energy, he even made a mental instruction:
"Hmm, this skin needs to be smoother and more delicate! Boobs, more erect... bigger! And this butt, rounder and firmer too..."
So, when more than 70% of the energy is consumed, it's no longer healing, so what is it?