Tiandou Empire's Imperial Capital, the Prince's Mansion.
Led by a maid, the clan leader carried Qian Renxue to her room.
He laid her on the bed and closed the door.
Looking at Qian Renxue, already drenched in sweat, the clan leader frowned. "You can't go down there. You'll catch a cold."
As he spoke, he habitually removed her clothes, revealing white bandages, apparently used to wrap around her Yue Xiong Bu.
"Gu," the clan leader swallowed hard. "So white! Ugh! Oops, I forgot she's a woman."
At this moment, Qian Renxue regained some consciousness. Noticing the pig-like look from the clan leader, she subconsciously glanced at her Yue Xiong Bu. Her clothes were gone, revealing a white expanse.
Qian Renxue's pretty face flushed, and she wanted to slap the clan leader in the face, but she couldn't muster the strength. Just as she was about to shout, the clan leader immediately covered her mouth.
The clan leader solemnly stated, "I don't know why you're disguising yourself as a man, but if you want to be discovered, just scream!"
He then released her mouth.
"You lecher, I'm going to kill you," Qian Renxue roared, but her voice was weak and feeble. "
Yes, yes, I'll kill you or cut you up afterwards. But you're having dysmenorrhea right now, so you must change these sweat-soaked clothes immediately, or you'll catch a cold and develop underlying health problems.
I'm not saying anything bad, but you're really too careless about your body. You're clearly having your period, yet you still dare to drink iced beer with us.
Don't you know you shouldn't eat cold, spicy, or irritating foods during your period?"
As he spoke, the clan leader, under Qian Renxue's stunned gaze, pulled a piece of his own clothing from the system's storage and covered her with it. He then activated the Nine Yang Divine Art, channeling soul energy into her body to dispel the chill that had invaded her.
Qian Renxue was stunned by the clan leader's scolding. Growing up, even Bibi Dong had only been distant and never criticized her. Now, she was being lectured by a boy eight or nine years her junior.
With the clan leader's infusion of soul power, Qian Renxue's abdominal pain eased. She felt a warm, comfortable warmth throughout her body, and drifted off to sleep.
The clan leader gently covered her with a blanket and retrieved a small soul-guiding pot from the system's storage. He added high-quality angelica root, red dates, donkey-hide gelatin, and other qi-boosting ingredients to make a soup. He also added several natural and precious ingredients to neutralize the medicinal properties, which made the clan leader feel distressed. After all, these were all products of the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire!
An hour later, the soup was ready.
"Brother Xue, oh no, Miss Xue, wake up!" The clan leader gently nudged the sleeping Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue rubbed her hazy eyes, and after a short sleep, she was noticeably more alert. Opening her eyes, she was greeted by the figure of the clan leader.
Glancing at the unfamiliar clothing on her body, which was very similar to the clan leader's, Qian Renxue knew that everything that had happened before was real.
"What do you want to do?" Qian Renxue asked coldly.
She did not choose to act irrationally. Not to mention that she was very weak at the moment, and there was a high possibility that her identity would be exposed if she took action. Even Bibi Dong might have secretly arranged people to protect the clan leader, so taking action would not be worth the risk.
"Drink it." The clan leader picked up a bowl of freshly cooked soup and blew on it gently.
"What is this?" Qian Renxue frowned slightly. Did the other party want to threaten her?
The clan leader smiled and said, "This is a soup I brewed for an hour. It also contains several natural and precious herbs with neutral medicinal properties. It has the effect of replenishing qi and blood. You just experienced dysmenorrhea and are now very weak. You must replenish your nutrition."
As he spoke, the clan leader scooped a spoonful, blew on it gently, and handed it to Qian Renxue's mouth.
Qian Renxue clearly didn't trust the clan leader and was unwilling to speak. The clan leader gave a wry smile and took a sip himself.
The clan leader said, "Now you can rest assured, right? Come on, ah..."
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Qian Renxue finally opened her mouth this time and drank what the clan leader fed her.
"How does it taste?" The clan leader asked after finishing a small bowl of medicine.
"Yeah. It's just a little bitter." Qian Renxue nodded slightly. It was not known whether it was because the medicine was too nutritious or because she was shy, but her pretty face was flushed red.
The clan leader said, "Since you are fine, then have a good sleep. I will be practicing over there. Call me if you have anything."
Just as the clan leader turned around and prepared to leave, Qian Renxue's voice sounded again behind him, "Wait, come back."
"Anything else?" The clan leader pretended to be puzzled.
Qian Renxue's eyes were sharp, staring at the clan leader, "Aren't you curious why I disguised myself as a man?"
"Yeah, I am curious." A few lights flashed in the clan leader's eyes, "I am curious about what the real you looks like."
"Uh." Qian Renxue's face was black. What the hell is going on! The two people's conversation was completely on different channels.
Changing the subject, Qian Renxue's lips curved into a strange arc. "Do you really want to see my true face?"
"Of course," the clan leader nodded, noncommittal.
Saying that he didn't want to see Qian Renxue's true appearance was a lie. In his previous life, the Blue Star anime hadn't been fully updated, so he'd only glimpsed it in novels and comics, but it wasn't satisfying at all.
Qian Renxue said seriously, "Okay, then answer me three questions. I will show you my true face."
"Deal." The clan leader's eyes obviously lit up, and he added, "Then I want to see you wearing women's clothes."
Qian Renxue's mouth twitched, "Okay."
"The first question, when did you find out that I was a woman? Don't tell me it was after I took off my clothes, because when I had abdominal pain in the carriage, you were not surprised at all, and you directly took the most effective treatment measures. You must have known it in advance."
Hearing this, the clan leader did not hesitate too much, and immediately started to deceive, "In fact, when you turned around and approached me in Yuexuan, I felt a unique feminine scent from you. Although you used special means to hide it, I still noticed it."
Qian Renxue nodded, showing an expression of expectation. At that time, the clan leader did subconsciously step back, and she also suspected that the other party had discovered something.
"So, the second question is, do you know anyone in the Spirit Hall?"
"No," the clan leader denied without hesitation. "Except for Master Su Yuntao, I don't know anyone."
Qian Renxue frowned and asked, "Who is Su Yuntao?"
The clan leader replied, "He's a great Great Spirit Master. He should still be in Notting City, awakening the spirits of children of appropriate age in the nearby mountain villages every year."
"Then the third question is, what did you see when you helped me change my clothes earlier?" Qian Renxue's cheeks flushed at this.
"I saw nothing," the clan leader said righteously.
At this point, she subconsciously added, "How can you doubt me? I didn't even know you had a red mole on your left chest."