After rebirth, I kidnapped the sickly Dugong

In fact, Si Jiu didn't have much strength in his hands at this time.

But he seemed to be betting everything on himself as he pulled Wen Baizhi's arm down tightly.

Wen Baizhi felt a little pain when he pulled her, and she couldn't help but feel a trace of pain. Si Jiu let go of his hand as if he had been electrocuted.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you."

Although Wen Baizhi was extremely cruel just now, all her cruelty disappeared into thin air when she saw him looking so haggard.

She breathed a sigh of relief and squatted in front of his legs.

She looked up at his tear-stained face: "Have you really thought about it? Can you let me heal you?"

Si Jiu nodded continuously through his tearful eyes.

Wen Baizhi first wiped his tears, then slowly lifted the hem of his clothes.

After the hem is lifted up, the underwear inside is still there.

Wen Baizhi confirmed with him again, and seeing that Si Jiu still nodded, she lifted up her pair of underwear from her boots.

He stopped only when it reached above her knees.

After taking off all the disguises, Wen Baizhi finally saw what Si Jiu's knees looked like, which he had been hiding from her.

There were bruises all over, redness and swelling, and even the calves were covered with scars.

No wonder he, who is so patient, couldn't pretend just now.

Wen Baizhi couldn't imagine how much courage he needed and how much pain he had to endure for every step he took.

Wen Baizhi tried to poke one of his knees with her index finger, and she felt his whole body tremble.

She judged: "If you just apply medicine to your injury, it may not heal. If you don't want Rong Heng to come, and you trust me enough, then I will ask Ping An to bring in a bucket of hot water. You can soak your feet and get the blood circulation in your calves before applying the medicine."

Si Jiu didn't know what blood circulation was, but he knew that what Wen Baizhi said must be for his own good.

Although she might see his skinny feet that he tried so hard to prevent her from seeing yesterday, his self-esteem was nothing compared to the pain of her leaving.

He nodded with a pale face.

Wen Baizhi first let him curl up in the quilt, and then directed Ping An to bring a bucket of water into the tent.

The water came just up to his knees.

Si Jiu hesitated and slowly took off his shoes and socks.

His two withered and skinny feet appeared in front of Wen Baizhi.

"Do you remember that you refused to let me see your feet yesterday? Well, now you give in obediently." Wen Baizhi spoke like one of those lechers.

Si Jiu silently put his feet into the water of suitable temperature.

Wen Baizhi rolled up her sleeves and squatted down, and Si Jiu quickly reached out to stop her.

"No, this is absolutely not possible."

Wen Baizhi knew that he was stubborn, and it was not easy for him to do this now, so she allowed him to stand up and sit with him.

Si Jiu was grateful for her understanding and bent down with difficulty to pour the hot water on his knees.

The already painful knee became even more unbearable when the hot water was poured over it.

Wen Baizhi put her hand on his thigh: "Take your time. If you feel uncomfortable, stop soaking."

Si Jiu controlled himself not to tremble and not to scare her.

But he could still clearly feel the touch of her hand on his thigh.

He gritted his teeth and continued with the action.

At this moment, all the pain was replaced by a lingering itch.

Until his calves were soaked until they turned red, Wen Baizhi said it was okay.

Si Jiu immediately took his feet out of the water and quickly wiped them dry with a cloth.

Wen Baizhi raised a smile at the corner of her mouth: "Are you worried that I will wipe your feet like I did yesterday?"

Si Jiu pursed his lips and said nothing.

Wen Baizhi explained: "Yesterday I saw you were so weak and couldn't find a cloth, so I thought of wiping your feet. There are many things I don't know if you will accept when I start doing them. If you don't accept it, you can tell me in time, and I won't do it next time."

Si Jiu had never felt so respected.

He was like a traveler desperately looking for an exit in the desert. After finally finding an oasis, he tried hard to cherish every drop of water.

Everything Wen Baizhi said and did was precious oasis water to him.

He put his dried feet into his shoes and said, "I won't be so defensive against you in the future. I also apologize for rejecting you these past two days."

Wen Baizhi knocked on his chest: "Why are you apologizing to me, you fool, all you have to do is follow your own ideas, don't like what you don't like, don't want what you don't want, no matter what others say."

Wen Baizhi is a modern person after all, and many of his ideas are incompatible with here.

She had never thought about changing the inherent ideas of the people here before, but for Si Jiu, she was eager to abandon some of his bad ideas as soon as possible.

Si Jiu said: "But you also said that it was for others." He raised his eyes to look at her, "but you are not someone else."

At that moment, Wen Baizhi's heart was like a sponge filled with water.

And the person who poured water for her was Si Jiu.

She coughed slightly and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let me take a look at your knees."

She blushed and reached out to poke his knee as she had just done.

I found that after soaking my feet, my previously stiff knees became soft.

Wen Baizhi took out the ointment again: "The purpose of soaking your feet has been achieved, I will apply the ointment for you."

Perhaps influenced by the foot soaking just now, Si Jiu, who had been pale all the time, now had a rosy face from the heat.

When Wen Baizhi lowered her head to apply medicine on him, her long hair slid down past her ears.

All at once, the feel of her hand, her breath on his leg, and the tickle of her hair across his legs came over him.

Si Jiu closed his eyes tightly and grasped the sheets tightly with both hands.

After applying the medicine on both knees, Wen Baizhi stood up and sat back next to him.

"I'm sorry to bother you to bear with it for a while. You can only put down your clothes after the ointment dries," she explained.

Si Jiu opened his eyes: "I'll do as you say."

The two began to fall into waiting and silence.

Wen Baizhi couldn't help herself first and asked, "All your injuries were caused by kneeling as punishment, right?"

Seeing that he couldn't hide it from her and afraid that she would be angry if she knew he had lied to her, Si Jiu nodded and admitted it.

Wen Baizhi thought about the time when Eunuch Li came to take her away today, so she said, "Is it because Eunuch Li wanted to take me to see His Majesty today, and you stopped him, so His Majesty punished you?"

If there is anyone in Dacheng who can make Si Jiu kneel down, it is only that Majesty.

Si Jiu knew that nothing could be hidden from her: "It was indeed directly because of this incident, but there were other things that His Majesty punished me for."

Wen Baizhi half believed and half doubted: "I know that you have always been punished by His Majesty before. I have seen it no less than three times. I don't know how much you have endured in the past three years."

Wen Baizhi's hatred towards Qi Yan'an had long since turned into indifference.

But she would still be angry about what Qi Yan'an did to Si Jiu.

"Your Majesty is devoted to the people. Sometimes I have conflicts and disputes with him, which is normal. As a superior, it is normal for him to punish me for being disobedient," Si Jiu said calmly, as if he was talking about someone else's business. "I've gotten used to it over the years."