The wound on Zhaozhao's wrist was still bleeding non - stop. The fresh blood dripped down and seeped into Su Yuan's clothes. Su Yuan looked down, and in a hurry, he cast a spell to stop the bleeding on Zhaozhao's wound.
With a ripping sound, he tore his own clothes to make a simple bandage for Zhaozhao.
Zhaozhao's wrist was gently held by Su Yuan. Maybe because she sensed his familiar aura, she grabbed his fingers with her backhand and nuzzled affectionately in his arms.
Su Yuan lowered his head and kissed her forehead. From the very beginning, he knew that Zhaozhao's identity was not ordinary. He had considered the possibility that she might be a demon, but he never expected that her true form would be this.
So she was such a cute and beautiful little tree.
His gaze fell on Zhaozhao's pale face. There was full of pity in Su Yuan's eyes. He carefully reached out his hand and touched the listless little leaf on top of Zhaozhao's head. The person in his arms trembled slightly.
Su Yuan was stunned. Looking at Zhaozhao like this, he somehow suddenly thought of the time in Posa Village.
He accidentally got a beautiful little leaf back then. When he was idle, he always liked to rub it in his hand. At that time, he didn't think much of it. But now, when he recalled it carefully, Zhaozhao's reaction seemed a bit strange.
No wonder she was so angry back then. It turned out that he had really been a hooligan to her.
The unconscious Zhaozhao naturally didn't know what was going on in Su Yuan's mind. She was extremely weak now. Su Yuan quickly picked her up in his arms and stood up.
He originally planned to let Zhaozhao rest on the only ice bed in the cave. But then he thought of the cold temperature, so he directly carried her out of the cave.
Zhaozhao needed to rest now and couldn't stay here any longer.
The cave door slowly opened. The demons outside the cave instantly focused their gazes on Su Yuan. Seeing Zhaozhao carefully protected in Su Yuan's arms, their expressions were extremely colorful for a moment.
Su Yuan remained calm. He carried Zhaozhao through the crowd. He had no time to care about their thoughts now. He just wanted to take Zhaozhao back quickly and take good care of her.
When he was trapped by the sin before, his consciousness was not very clear. But in a daze, he could still roughly sense what Zhaozhao had done.
His heart ached. While being filled with self - blame, his heart was also overflowing with indescribable satisfaction and gratitude.
"Lord Dragon, the sacred object of the Eastern Tribe is still on her. How should we explain this to the Eastern Tribe now?" An antelope demon was anxious to see that Su Yuan actually planned to carry Zhaozhao away like this. He quickly called out to stop them.
"So what?" Su Yuan stopped in his tracks upon hearing this. He turned sideways and stared coldly at the antelope who had spoken. His eyebrows were full of coldness and hostility. Anyone could tell at a glance that he was in a very bad mood, even extremely angry. "What do you intend to do?"
Being stared at by the first dragon of all ages, the antelope was completely frozen from head to toe and stiff all over. But he had already spoken, and he usually had some say in the Demon Management Bureau. Moreover, Su Yuan had left an impression of being just to the point of being almost heartless over the years. He swallowed his saliva and still managed to hold on. "You've been in charge of the Demon Management Bureau for so many years and have never shown any favoritism. As the Lord Dragon, you should fulfill your duty and be responsible for your position. Give us an explanation!"
This antelope obviously saw himself as a heroic figure who dared to take the lead and was not afraid of power. The more he talked, the more excited he became. Finally, he couldn't help shouting loudly. Even the fear he had for Su Yuan just now lessened a bit, looking full of confidence.
Su Yuan didn't even look at him for his "passionate" performance. He sneered. His narrow eyes swept across the other demons present and he shouted, "Do you all need this one to give you an explanation?"
The other demons didn't dare to say a word. For a moment, they were as silent as cicadas in winter and even wished they could rush up to cover the antelope's mouth. Although they were also dissatisfied with Zhaozhao for taking the sacred object of the Eastern Tribe without permission in their hearts, no one wanted to bring it up at this time and touch Lord Dragon's reverse scale.
Su Yuan withdrew his gaze. After leaving a sentence, "Regarding the matter of the Eastern Tribe, let their Demon King come to talk to me himself." he carried Zhaozhao away.
Nan Jia watched Su Yuan's receding back and slowly curled his lips. Judging from the current situation, it seemed that he didn't need to look for that so - called Matchmaker Stone for their relationship.
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When Zhaozhao woke up again, she looked at the somewhat familiar layout around her and slowly blinked her eyes. She remembered that this seemed to be the place where Su Yuan lived.
Did Su Yuan bring her back?
She propped herself up on the bed with both hands and lifted the quilt to sit up. But then she found that she had no strength. She accidentally fell back onto the bed.
Looking at the ceiling lamp, Zhaozhao sighed helplessly. Even though her body had a strong self - healing ability and was full of spiritual power, what she had released in the cave was her own essence and blood. According to her master, the essence refined from that blood was the purest essence in her body. It was understandable that she was so weak now.
But she didn't see Su Yuan when she woke up. She wondered how Su Yuan was doing and how his body had recovered. Also, she remembered that she seemed to be completely in her demon form before she fainted. She didn't know if Su Yuan had seen it.
If Su Yuan had seen it and still brought her back to his place, what was he thinking in his heart?
Just as she was thinking, there were footsteps at the door. Su Yuan came in with a bowl in his hand. When he saw that she was awake, his eyes lit up. He quickened his steps. In a few steps, he walked up to her, put the bowl aside, and held her shoulders with both hands. He carefully examined her from head to toe and asked, "Zhaozhao, you're awake. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
Zhaozhao didn't know how to react for a moment. She turned her head to avoid Su Yuan's gaze and answered in a low voice, "No..."
Su Yuan was slightly stunned. Then he picked up the bowl just now, scooped up a spoonful of the unknown soup and brought it to her lips. "That's good. Come on, drink this bowl of medicine. I specially boiled it to replenish qi and blood."
Replenish qi and blood? When Zhaozhao heard these three words, she knew that Su Yuan must have been conscious at that time. She became even more nervous. She moved her lips several times, wanting to ask something. But finally, under Su Yuan's eager and expectant eyes, she obediently lowered her head and drank the spoonful of medicine. It wasn't bitter. Instead, it was a bit sweet.
She quietly finished the whole bowl of medicine. Seeing that Su Yuan didn't seem to mention what had happened in the cave at all, Zhaozhao couldn't hold it in anymore. She leaned forward and stopped when she was only a few inches away from Su Yuan's face. She asked anxiously, "Do... do you have anything to say to me?"
Su Yuan understood Zhaozhao's thoughts very well. He knew that Zhaozhao was worried about her identity as a demon. In Su Yuan's opinion, since Zhaozhao didn't intend to confess, he didn't want to force her. He might as well continue to pretend not to know. When Zhaozhao wanted to talk, she would naturally say it.
Moreover, in his heart, whether Zhaozhao was a human, a demon, or had any other identity, it didn't matter at all.
He took out a tissue and wiped the medicine juice from the corner of Zhaozhao's mouth. Then he reached out and stroked the top of Zhaozhao's head. He said very seriously and sincerely, "Thank you, Zhaozhao."
Zhaozhao was stunned. "Is that all?"
Su Yuan raised his eyebrows, as if asking her what else there should be.
Zhaozhao let out a sigh of relief. A big stone in her heart suddenly fell. But at the same time, thinking of some things that had happened in the cave, her face suddenly turned red. Looking at Su Yuan's calm appearance, she bit her lips and asked somewhat unwillingly, "Do you still remember what happened in the cave?"
"I remember most of it."
"Do you still remember the thing that I kissed you?" She was a bit anxious. After asking, she was afraid of hearing an answer she didn't like. So she simply pulled up the quilt and wanted to cover her head. "Forget it, forget it. I didn't mean to - "
"Don't run away." Su Yuan grabbed the quilt and didn't let her hide. One of his hands reached behind Zhaozhao and tightly held her slender waist. The other hand lifted Zhaozhao's smooth and delicate chin. He tilted his head and kissed her.