After the pot of potion was boiled into deep black, Situ Qing just fetched the strainer, fished out the medicine residue inside bit by bit, then he took a deep breath, took off his clothes, and soaked himself completely in the water.

When Situ Qing undressed, although Tang Jing could not see clearly, he also noticed something was wrong.

The skin that should have been smooth and fair for some reason showed a faint old look, and there were still a few scars left by swords on Situ Qing's back, which shouldn't be new wounds, but they looked extremely ferocious, like It looks like it hasn't healed for a long time.

Tang Jing's heart tightened slightly. He knew that Situ Qing had suffered a lot, but he also thought it was just a long journey. He didn't expect Situ Qing to suffer so many injuries...

Just entering the potion, Situ Qing only felt a slight stinging pain, which was still tolerable, but gradually, the properties of the medicine eroded into the skin, and that little stinging pain turned into a sharp pain like a knife cutting a muscle.

There was no one to help, so Situ Qing could only hold the edge of the vat tightly by herself, so as not to let herself suffer the pain and struggle to get out.

Tang Jing saw Situ Qing's pain in his eyes. Even though the cave was surrounded by fog, he could still clearly see Situ Qing's neck slightly raised, clenching his teeth to bear it, and he couldn't help but feel a throbbing pain in his heart.

The entire Hidden Dragon Cave was extremely silent, only the grinding sound of Situ Qing's clenched teeth could be vaguely heard.

Gradually, Situ Qing's arm became weak, and he knew that the effect of the medicine had completely taken effect, so it was good and less uncomfortable.

Thinking about it, Situ Qing lightly leaned his head against the edge of the vat. His hair was already soaked, and the liquid medicine dripped down his hair to the ground, and he fainted.

From this angle, Tang Jing could only see half of Situ Qing's beautifully shaped neck and masked delicate side face.

Even though her complexion is pale, Situ Qing still has an indescribably elegant demeanor.

After a while, Tang Jing suddenly heard Situ Qing sigh slightly, then he raised his hand and took off the silver mask on his face.

With the light behind him, Tang Jing couldn't quite see the whole picture of Situ Qing's face in the shadows, but he could be sure of one thing...

Situ Qing's appearance changed.

Tang Jing had traced the elegant outline of that face countless times in his heart. Now that he just glanced at it, Tang Jing knew that something must have changed on Situ Qing's face.

Two words popped up in Tang Jing's mind, but he shook his head and denied it.

Impossible, Situ Qing cherishes her appearance so much, how could she tolerate her face...

But the more he thought it was impossible, the more frightened Tang Jing became, and even his palms trembled slightly.

Situ Qing leaned there quietly, most of his face was sunk in the shadows, after a while, he seemed to think of something, then raised his head slightly and looked up.

It was at this second that Tang Jing saw Situ Qing's face clearly.

At that moment, he almost lost his mind.

But Situ Qing didn't notice Tang Jing's existence, he just raised his head slightly, looked at the damp, cold and dark cave roof calmly for a while, then lowered his head again.

Tang Jing tightly covered his mouth to prevent himself from making a sound. He stood there in a daze for a long while, then he lost his mind and moved down from the cave roof bit by bit.

I see?

Tang Jing stepped on a stone when he was going down the mountain, and then slipped and fell to the ground, but he didn't seem to feel any pain at all, just sat there in a daze.

He finally understood why Situ Qing didn't want to see him anymore.

After a while, Tang Jing tightly covered his eyes, feeling warm liquid seeping out from between his fingers.

Situ Qing is such a proud person, but now because of her own affairs, she has become like this. It is conceivable how much struggle and pain Situ Qing has in her heart.

What made Tang Jing even more guilty was that when he saw Situ Qing's face showing signs of aging just now, his first reaction was to leave.

He admitted that he didn't want Situ Qing to know that he knew about it.

But he also admitted that he was a little scared.

She was afraid that Situ Qing would not be able to return to her previous appearance.

Thinking of this, Tang Jing's eyes turned red, and he clenched his fists and slammed into the rock on one side, blood dripping immediately.

The pain woke him up quite a bit.

He wanted to protect Situ Qing, no matter when and where, he wanted to see Situ Qing live a long and carefree life.

Everything else has nothing to do with him.

After thinking about this point, Tang Jing's expression of struggling due to pain gradually calmed down. He raised his hand, took out the special mask for the Tang Sect, put it on, pulled up the flying phoenix behind his back, and flew into the sky.

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The days that followed were endless penances. Situ Qing soaked in the bitter potion day and night. The pain had completely paralyzed his nerves, and even his eyes lost their former luster.

But gradually, his inner strength began to fill up, and the skin on his face gradually became smooth.

Only occasionally, Situ Qing would wake up in the middle of the night lying in the cold medicine and pain. At that time, his forehead was dripping with cold sweat, his face was pale, his eyes no longer had the coldness of the past, and he was full of helplessness and pain.

This night, Situ Qing vaguely remembered that he seemed to see a faint starlight when he was half asleep and half awake, but when he opened his eyes, there was only darkness left.

Stretching out her hand and rubbing her forehead, Situ Qing got up tiredly, changed her clothes, put on the mask perfectly, and then pushed open the stone door.

Every time Zhuo Yun came to deliver meals in the morning, Situ Qing would appear at night to avoid meeting him.

At this time, the sky is full of stars, and the leaves all over the mountain shake and rustle. The night is quiet and desolate.

Dressed in white, Situ Qing stood quietly beside the cave halfway up the mountain, looking at the sky full of stars and the flock of birds flying in the sky, she suddenly felt a lot more open-minded, and couldn't help showing a faint smile.

Not far away, a black figure hidden in the treetops saw Situ Qing's smile, and couldn't help taking off the mask on his face. He stared at Situ Qing's profile, his face was tired, but more pleased.

It's been three days, and this is the only time he can see Situ Qing.

Of course, only for a while.

Situ Qing stood quietly at the entrance of the cave for a while, then raised her hand to lift the food box into the cave, and closed the stone door, and the desolation of the mountain was shut behind him.

After lighting the candles, Situ Qing put the food box on the table, opened it and saw that there were two vegetarian dishes in the food box, the same steamed buns, and the remaining bowl of soup...

Situ Qing looked at the bowl of soup, and silently stretched out her hand to check the rim of the bowl, it was still warm.

Sure enough, it was still him.

Situ Qing pursed her lips slightly, and an inexplicable emotion flashed in her eyes.

Situ Qing is a very careful person, Zhuo Yun has always been very clear about what he does, and when he ordered him to deliver food in the morning, he would never wait until night.

And the two vegetarian dishes and steamed buns are also specially made, without any spices and seasonings, so as not to interfere with the medicinal properties of the dipping bath.

But this soup, it’s not enough to be warm. The stewed pigeon contains Polygonum multiflorum, wild ginseng and many other medicinal herbs, which taste very delicious.

What matters is the seasoning in that soup.

Situ Qing had eaten it once before, it was the time when Tang Jing roasted rabbit meat for him.

In fact, when taking the medicated bath, Situ Qing had better not eat any meat, otherwise it would affect the effect of the medicated bath.

However, Situ Qing held the bowl and looked at the soup for a while, but finally drank it all in one gulp.

Since it was that person's kindness, I have no reason not to accept it.

The soup tasted very fresh, and it was very warm after drinking it, but after a while, Situ Qing felt a pain in her stomach.

This has been the case for the past few days, but he still drank all the soup.

Not for anything else, Situ Qing just felt that in this weather, that person had to wait there to keep the soup warm by burning a fire, and then unknowingly sent it to the cave. Even if it's sex, he's happy with it.

After finishing the soup and eating the few dishes in a hurry, Situ Qing packed the bowls and chopsticks and put them in the food box.

Pushing open the stone door, Situ Qing put the food box on the stone floor in front of the cave, then turned around and walked into the cave, closing the stone door.

But this time, Situ Qing didn't close all the stone gates, but left a small gap.

Sure enough, a moment later, a black shadow fell silently in front of the cave. He bent down, opened the food box, and couldn't help smiling when he saw the empty soup bowl.

Then he reached out and took the soup bowl away.

Situ Qing's gaze locked tightly on the dark figure opposite him through that tiny crack in the stone.

Clearly so close...

He couldn't take a step forward.

Suddenly, the black figure seemed to have remembered something, and slowly put down the bowl in his hand.

Then, step by step, he walked towards Shimen.

Seeing this, Situ Qing was startled and couldn't help taking a step back.

At this time, that figure had already walked to the stone gate.

With such a thin gap, the distance between the two was only as narrow as a stone gate, but neither of them took a step first.

I don't know if Tang Jing saw the crack in the stone, but he looked like he didn't see it. He smiled with nostalgia, and stretched out his hand to caress the stone door.

Seeing Tang Jing's gentle smile, Situ Qing felt extremely sour in his heart, and he wished he could push the stone door open immediately.

However, when she touched the wrinkles on her face, Situ Qing's heart cooled down a little.

In a few days, in a few days...

Situ Qing gritted her teeth and said this to herself.

In the next second, Tang Jing's face suddenly enlarged, and Situ Qing saw Tang Jing very clearly by the bright moonlight, gently kissing the door.

At that moment, Situ Qing slowly closed his eyes.

Finally, he stretched out his hand and caressed the cold and rough stone door.

So close, so far away.

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