"Put her down, let me take a look." Ye Mo had already seen the gunshot wound on Chi Wanqing's thigh.
Lu Lin carried Chi Wanqing a short distance and then set her down in a somewhat concealed patch of grass. She said, "Thank you, Mr. Ye. Guo Qi and I will handle those bodies and collect some loot. You help Wanqing with her treatment." Without waiting for Ye Mo's reply, she turned and left.
Ye Mo nodded. Captain Lu was decisive and efficient—she didn't even ask how or if he could treat the wound, nor did she ask Chi Wanqing's opinion.
After Lu Lin left, Chi Wanqing looked down at the wound on her thigh, then glanced at Ye Mo with a slightly embarrassed expression. That spot wasn't easy to treat. She trusted what Guo Qi had said: if Guo Qi claimed Ye Mo could treat her, then he must be able to. But the wound was on her thigh—would he make her take off her pants?
Ye Mo examined the injury and frowned slightly. It wasn't that he couldn't treat it, but the location was awkward. If his hand had to be placed there, and the woman started fussing, he really wouldn't like it—he hated thankless, troublesome tasks. Plus, judging from her cold expression, she might indeed fuss.
Seeing Ye Mo frown while staring at her wound without speaking, Chi Wanqing immediately understood his meaning. She quietly said, in a voice so low she barely heard it herself, "Ye... Ye big brother, please help me treat it, it's okay."
Ye Mo was stunned. He didn't know how to respond—he hadn't expected Chi Wanqing to actively ask him for help. His impression of this outwardly cold but not truly indifferent girl rose a notch.
His hesitation was because her wound was tightly wrapped in camouflage military clothing, unlike Guo Qi whose clothes were ripped and ragged, allowing Ye Mo to extract the bullet with one palm strike. But Chi Wanqing's wound was well covered.
Now that Chi Wanqing said she didn't mind and let him treat her, his goodwill toward her increased even more—she was a straightforward, genuine girl. Smiling slightly, he said, "Actually, your injury isn't difficult to treat. There are two options: one, you take off your pants so I can treat it directly; or two, I cut a hole in your pants here, see?"
"No need, I'll take them off. I didn't bring any spare pants," Chi Wanqing said, beginning to undress on her own. Since she agreed, she didn't hesitate.
Ye Mo's admiration for this straightforward girl rose another level. Seeing her struggle a bit, he quickly said, "Let me help."
"Thank you." From the moment she first saw Ye Mo, Chi Wanqing felt he was a good person. Later, when he hesitated about the wound and never took his eyes off it, her trust deepened. She actually let him help take off her pants—thinking back, it still felt unbelievable.
Though Ye Mo's hands didn't touch her bare skin, she could still feel his warmth, which made her heart feel comforted.
Ye Mo didn't remove the pants entirely—only enough to expose the wound—then stopped. But Chi Wanqing found the situation even more ambiguous. Her face flushed red, and she no longer dared look at his hands, turning her head away like an ostrich. Inside, her mind was a chaotic mess, and she didn't even know what she was thinking.
Chi Wanqing's fair and youthful skin dazzled Ye Mo a bit. Her underwear seemed to be white with floral patterns, but Ye Mo didn't dare look. He composed himself and then struck Chi Wanqing's thigh with a palm. A bullet, stained with a bit of blood, shot out. Ye Mo then took some herbs from his bag, chewed them a few times, and applied them to her wound. With the circulation of his true energy, the medicinal power was quickly absorbed into the injury.
He then casually took a bandage from his bag and wrapped her wound, pulling her pants back up. The entire process took just a few minutes. He had chewed the herbs to speed things up—girls always cared about face, and leaving pants off too long wasn't good.
When Ye Mo helped Chi Wanqing pull her pants back on, she finally realized it was all over, having not even noticed the treatment process.
"Ye big brother, you... you're done?" Chi Wanqing asked in a daze, her flushed face still faintly pink.
"Yes, it's done. Probably by tomorrow morning it'll be completely healed," Ye Mo smiled slightly. He had used true energy to help her wound recover, so she should heal faster than Guo Qi.
"Ah, it really doesn't hurt anymore. There's even a cool feeling. Ye big brother, thank you! You're amazing." For the first time, Chi Wanqing felt the whole thing was so miraculous. The earlier awkwardness had vanished. What doctor could remove a bullet and heal a gunshot wound so easily in just a few minutes like Ye Mo?
"Thank you, Ye big brother." Chi Wanqing also felt Ye Mo was no ordinary person; just as Guo Qi said, he was unusual.
"Ye big brother, what do you do?" It was the first time Chi Wanqing had inquired about a man's background. Her face warmed again, but inside she was eager to know. She knew meeting someone like Ye Mo was fate—not everyone encountered such a capable person.
Ye Mo opened his mouth, then swallowed his reply. Chi Wanqing asking that meant she wasn't planning to leave anytime soon. He could only say casually, "I don't have a fixed job now. I do odd jobs—anything really. Sometimes I get lucky and make some money, sometimes I get chased away by the city management, haha."
Ye Mo didn't lie—he'd helped treat people, run a stall, sold charms, and even done deals with gangs before.
"Ah," Chi Wanqing looked at Ye Mo in disbelief. She couldn't believe someone like him had no stable job and only did odd jobs.
"Ye big brother, thank you for saving my life, I—" Before she finished, Ye Mo interrupted.
Ye Mo smiled faintly, "Actually, even if I hadn't helped, your wound wouldn't have been a problem. No need to talk about saving lives."
Chi Wanqing smiled sweetly, and Ye Mo was stunned. He hadn't expected the usually cold-faced Chi Wanqing to look so beautiful when smiling. Seeing Ye Mo seemingly dazed, Chi Wanqing felt a small happiness and quickly said, "Ye big brother, that's not what I meant. If you hadn't come, the three of us—me, the captain, and the others—would definitely have perished, maybe even worse, suffering humiliation. I'm really grateful."
Ye Mo nodded, knowing Chi Wanqing spoke the truth. After a moment, he said, "Honestly, I think girls like you aren't really suited for army life. Of course, that's just my opinion."
Unexpectedly, Chi Wanqing nodded and said, "Ye big brother, you're right. I used to envy army life and worked hard to join the Falcon Squad. But now I see, maybe army life really isn't for me."
After a moment, Chi Wanqing said again, "Ye big brother, I want to ask you for a favor."