“Brother Wu, use acupuncture to treat him as if he’s having a seizure, target the points that would prevent muscle spasms,” Yan Xinmeng commanded Wu Yangfeng.
Wu Yangfeng quickly spread out his needle pouch, took out gold needles, and inserted them into several acupoints on Nie Kuang. As soon as the needles went in, Nie Kuang stopped trembling, his breathing stabilized, and his complexion slowly returned to normal from the dark hue it had turned.
Seeing Nie Kuang recover, Yan Xinmeng suddenly felt weak and collapsed. Shang Bieye, seeing her fall, rushed over. “Xinmeng, what’s wrong?”
Yan Xinmeng shook her head with a smile. “Nothing, just exhausted from using too much energy.”
Relieved to see she was fine, Shang Bieye lifted her up into his arms. “Let me take you back to your room.”
Holding Yan Xinmeng, Shang Bieye turned to Duan Shiyun and Wu Yangfeng, “The boss should be fine now. I’ll take Xinmeng back to rest first.”
“Yes, please take Madam Shang back to rest. We can talk later!” Seeing how Shang Bieye cherished Yan Xinmeng, Duan Shiyun grinned, while Wu Yangfeng stifled a laugh with interest.
Yan Xinmeng, embarrassed by their expressions, couldn’t say a word. After Shang Bieye brought her back to her room and sat her down, he asked, “Xinmeng, are you really okay?”
“Big Brother, I’m really fine,” Yan Xinmeng assured him, shaking her limbs to prove her strength.
Shang Bieye looked at her affectionately, knowing he too would have been exhausted if he hadn’t used his internal energy to resist Nie Kuang’s strength.
“By the way, Big Brother, can I wash off this black ointment from my face? It’s so sticky after all this commotion,” Yan Xinmeng asked shyly.
“Go ahead, I’ll keep watch outside,” Shang Bieye nodded with a smile.
Excited at the prospect of washing off the sticky ointment, Yan Xinmeng hopped into the inner room. This girl, even at her age, still acts like a child, Shang Bieye chuckled to himself.
Soon, the sound of water splashing could be heard from the inner room, accompanied by Yan Xinmeng’s singing. Shang Bieye went to the outer hall, casually picking up a book to read.
