Zhen Yu nodded, unable to speak. His muscles convulsed as he closed his eyes, breathing hard as sweat rolled down his face.
Xing Mei, seeing the suffering Zhen Yu was going through, felt a little helpless.
She never had anyone close to her because she was an orphan, living by herself from a young age. In her world, there was nobody that would support or help her when things went wrong, so she had to become strong by herself.
This cold, cruel world had made her into the person she was today—a person who didn't allow anyone to get close to her heart because if she did, she would end up getting hurt and suffering.
It changed when Zhen Yu's mother, Feng Yan, came into her life. She had saved her from the fate of death when they first met, becoming her friend and sworn sister, two people who supported and helped each other through good times and bad.
Back then, when she heard about Zhen Yu's birth from Feng Yan, Xing Mei visited the child and, for the first time, saw an innocent and pure smile directed towards her, warming her heart.
Although she wasn't his biological mother, Xing Mei felt like she was his mother, loving and spoiling him whenever she visited the Zhen Clan.
In fact, when she heard of his situation two months ago, she was livid and almost wanted to attack the Zhen Clan just to get back at them. However, Feng Yan convinced her otherwise, not wishing to risk Xing Mei's life in exchange for seeking revenge for them.
As Feng Yan knew that it would be difficult for Xing Mei to take on the Zhen Clan alone, since they had so many powerful experts that would be able to resist her might.
Instead, she made Xing Mei bring Zhen Yu into the Boundless Horizon Sect so that he could live without worries.
Xing Mei sighed at these thoughts. 'Sister Feng, I'm trying my best to help Yu'er. Unfortunately, he's not that little kid I used to know anymore, not willing to let me help him in any way unless I force him. What should I do?'
Xing Mei stared at the suffering Zhen Yu and noticed that his body was releasing black impurities. Though there was not as much as one would expect since Zhen Yu never had low-quality food and medicine while growing up.
The impurities that came out of his body were the result of the last two months of eating mediocre food and living as a mere servant.
Moreover, being the proud person he was, Zhen Yu refused to allow Xing Mei to provide him with better treatment or to give him anything else other than his living quarters and some basic food to eat.
Zhen Yu gritted his teeth, bearing the intense pain as he continued to soak in the medicine pool. His heart felt like it was going to explode, as the veins on his forehead became visible.
Then, Zhen Yu felt a soothing sensation spreading throughout his body, replacing the previous pain and replacing it with the feeling of warmth.
After staying for almost two hours inside the pool, Zhen Yu's breathing steadied and turned into a calmer rhythm. His face showed signs of fatigue from enduring the pain for so long.
At the same time, his pale complexion from before gradually changed, his skin becoming healthier and gaining a bit of color.
'It seems that my injuries have healed by a large margin. And there is still an ample amount of medicinal energy inside me that will nourish my body.' Zhen Yu opened his eyes and looked at Xing Mei. "Thank you, Elder Xing, for giving me this medicine bath. I feel much better now."
Xing Mei raised an eyebrow as she gave him a pleased smile. "Mm. That's good. You can come out now."
Zhen Yu nodded and walked out of the pool, dripping with medicinal water.
Seeing his naked and muscular body, covered with glistening water droplets, Xing Mei waved her hand to release a gust of wind, which made the medicinal water disappear into thin air.
However, before she could take out some clothes to wear for Zhen Yu, her eyes glanced at the dragon beneath his waist, which was now standing upright and tall.
There was something enticing about seeing a dragon with its fierce majesty pointing straight towards the sky, demanding the attention of all the heavens and earth.
The way it pulsated with the force of life, its veins pumping blood to sustain the large pillar of manliness, was also a marvel of nature.
In an instant, Xing Mei's eyes flashed with a faint hint of desire as she glanced at the magnificent dragon below Zhen Yu's waist, finding it intriguing.
"The medicine bath seems to have made you quite excited, hmm?" Xing Mei said as she gave Zhen Yu a playful smirk. "Do you perhaps need help with taking care of that?"
Hearing that, Zhen Yu looked down and saw what she was talking about. However, he kept a cold and apathetic face, not reacting in any visible way. "There is no need. It'll calm down by itself."
Xing Mei didn't expect her words to stir any reactions from Zhen Yu, but it was still quite frustrating that he just dismissed her teasing like it was nothing.
"Well, in that case, put on this robe." Xing Mei sighed in her heart before waving her hand to produce a white robe.
Zhen Yu nodded as he accepted the robe, dressing himself.
Afterwards, Xing Mei teleported them both to his living quarters within the servant's housing of the sect.