Chapter 118: Practicing Martial Arts

"Hmm~" Bai Qingyao let out a delicate moan, biting her cherry lips involuntarily.
"What... what are you doing?"
"Does sucking on it like that help with sterilization and inflammation?"
Zeng Xiaofan gave a lopsided grin:
"No."
"Then does it help stop the bleeding and reduce the swelling?"
"That doesn't either."
"Then what is the purpose of it?" Bai Qingyao frowned slightly.
Zeng Xiaofan smiled faintly: "There is no therapeutic purpose~"
"The main effect is psychological!"
"Huh? Psychological effect? What kind of psychological effect?"
Zeng Xiaofan gave a mischievous smile and sucked harder, eliciting another soft moan from Bai Qingyao.
Only then did Zeng Xiaofan calmly spit out a few words: "The psychological effect is..."
"It makes you feel good, and it makes me feel good too~"
"Pah!" Bai Qingyao pushed Zeng Xiaofan away with a resentful huff, pulling her finger back. "You jerk! I really thought it was for treatment!"
"So you were... you were just playing with me!"
"Hmph!"
"I'm going to beat you up!"
Zeng Xiaofan laughed, quickly picked up a large bucket, drew water from the well, and pressed Bai Qingyao's hand into it.
The icy well water cleaned her fingers and dulled the stinging, fiery pain of the scrape.
"Better now?" Zeng Xiaofan asked with a smile.
Bai Qingyao retorted, "You'd better not pull any more of your slick moves..."
"Hahaha, I won't, I promise. This time I'm really helping you treat it~"
"Your finger is newly sprained, and there are many broken capillaries in the muscles and meridians. Using a cold compress helps constrict the vessels."
"This reduces further capillary rupture and aids in recovery."
Bai Qingyao nodded, half-believing: "Really?"
"Nonsense, people outside call me a miracle doctor, you know~"
"Would I lie to you? I'm already heartbroken enough seeing you hurt!"
"Then why did you put my finger in your mouth earlier? Wouldn't that have turned into a hot compress?" Bai Qingyao grumbled.
Zeng Xiaofan scratched his head and chuckled: "Hehe... that was just me being unable to control my feelings~"

"Honestly, there's something else I'd like you to help me 'warm up' now," Zeng Xiaofan said, watching Bai Qingyao's red lips part and close, swallowing his saliva involuntarily.
"What do you want me to warm up?" Bai Qingyao muttered subconsciously, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she shook her head violently:
"Never mind... don't tell me!"
"I don't want to hear it!"
"You brat, you're definitely up to no good~"
"Hahahaha!" Zeng Xiaofan laughed heartily, just raising an eyebrow at her:
"Looks like you know even if I don't say it~"
"Shut up!" Bai Qingyao said, blushing and annoyed.
Zeng Xiaofan just shook his head and chuckled: "Alright, alright, no more jokes."
"Why are you home alone? Where is Uncle Changgui?"
"Don't even mention him, I get angry just thinking about him!"
Bai Qingyao widened her beautiful eyes and snorted coldly:
"Did you give him money in the last two days?"
Zeng Xiaofan nodded: "A little. I've been making money, and you’ve both taken such good care of me, I thought I’d give back a little~"
"Besides, regardless of anything else, even though he was the one who first asked me for help..."
"In name, you are his wife..."
"And since I've been with you so many times... I feel a bit guilty toward him..."
"Especially when I think about how you were screaming like crazy..."
"Ah!! Who told you to bring that up!!!" Bai Qingyao, embarrassed, gave Zeng Xiaofan two punches:
"You just have to touch a sore spot, don't you!"
"Who brought that up? Let's not mention that ever again, okay?"
"It's so awkward..."
"Uh-huh, alright..." Zeng Xiaofan nodded. "So what happened after I gave him the money?"
"Can't I give it to him?"
"Of course you shouldn't have! Look, because you gave him money, he's been spending every night at that 'Little Macau' place for the last two days!"
"He's gambling so much he doesn't even come home!"
Bai Qingyao looked resentful whenever she mentioned Xiao Changgui's gambling:
"And Xiaolu is the same. Other people's children come home as soon as summer vacation starts."
"But her? Everyone else is on summer break, and she doesn't even make a sound. I called her, and she said she wanted to work a summer job and wouldn't be coming home!"
"Honestly, it's been so long since she's been back. Doesn't she know her parents miss her?"

"A young girl with such a wild heart—she hasn't even graduated yet, and she doesn't want to come home. When she gets married later, will she even care about us parents?"
Bai Qingyao looked dejected as she said this. Although Xiaolu was adopted, she had always cherished the girl as her own flesh and blood, never letting her suffer any grievances.
Because of this, it broke Bai Qingyao's heart that Xiaolu hadn't come home for the summer after her first year of college and rarely kept in touch.
To a certain extent, this intensified Bai Qingyao's desire for a biological son, which was why she had gone along with the situation and ended up with Xiaofan...
Seeing this, Zeng Xiaofan quickly comforted her: "Auntie, don't overthink it. Xiaolu is still young~"
"A young girl just starting college is bound to be full of curiosity and longing for the outside world~"
"Once she gets tired of playing out there, she'll remember how good home is..."
"How about this, Auntie, I'll teach you some martial arts, shall I?"
"That way, you won't be so bored when you're home alone, and if you get your body in shape, you can protect yourself if you ever run into danger again~" Zeng Xiaofan said with a serious face.
Bai Qingyao just shook her head and smiled: "Martial arts? Do you think we're filming a TV show?"
"There's no such thing as martial arts in this world..."
"It's true! I'm not lying to you, Auntie! I only defeated Zhao Qinglong and his men because I know martial arts!"
"Otherwise, with so many people trying to bully you that day, how could I have beaten them if I didn't know how to fight?"
"And let me tell you, I'll pick out a set of 'Heart Sutra of the Desirous Woman' specifically for women. Not only will your body get stronger!"
"But your skin will improve, you'll stay forever young... and your intimate abilities will increase too, enough to make any man fall madly in love with you!"
"Really?" Bai Qingyao asked, half-doubting.
"I wouldn't lie to you!"
"But let's eat first. My stomach is growling."
"After we eat, I'll find some time to demonstrate it for you. You can record it on your phone and just follow along every day. I'll also organize the specific cultivation mantras and send them to your phone."
Bai Qingyao just smiled slightly, clearly still not quite believing him:
"Alright, alright, let's eat. You don't need to sweet-talk me anymore~"
"I'm not a three-year-old child..."
"Ah~!" Before Bai Qingyao could finish, she saw Zeng Xiaofan dive straight into the well, scaring her into a scream.
However, when she hurriedly crawled over and looked down, she saw Zeng Xiaofan standing steadily on the surface of the water, holding onto the wall with just one hand to support his entire body.
"Ah~" Bai Qingyao's mouth fell open in shock again:
"Xiaofan... you... you have such... such great strength..."
"That is just too insane..."