Originally, Yi Qing wanted to drive Lu Tianxun away, fearing that if Lu Tianxun found out that Xiao Jinghan was here, it would arouse Wu Min's suspicion.
Today, when Lu Tianxun was testing the medicine on Wu Min, she suddenly changed her mind. Whether Wu Min did it deliberately or was just unconscious of such things due to living alone for a long time, it was a good start.
Maybe Wu Min was just curious about seeing a man in Xiao Jinghan, not a love at first sight.
As for whether it was a set - up for Lu Tianxun...
The Lu family was forcing Lu Tianzuo to get married to continue the family line and didn't dare to force Lu Tianxun at all. It seemed that they had given up on the idea of Lu Tianxun getting married.
Although Wu Min was unruly, she was also straightforward. If the two of them could really be together, it would solve two problems at once.
"Is this the first time Mr. Lu has washed something for a woman?" Yi Qing asked jokingly.
Lu Tianxun held the medicine pot and thought for a while. Since this was used by Wu Min, was he helping Yi Qing or washing it for Wu Min?
"It's just washing a thing." Lu Tianxun simply didn't answer.
Yi Qing knew that Lu Tianxun, such a shrewd person, must have guessed why she asked this question.
Yi Qing and Lu Tianxun went there together in the morning, but Lu Tianxun went alone in the evening. Wu Min asked Lu Tianxun more and more questions, and Lu Tianxun was more and more reluctant to answer.
On this day, the sky was overcast with dark clouds. Yi Qing told Lu Tianxun to go there earlier. Although the rain outside couldn't reach the ground crevices, water would still collect there.
Fortunately, there was usually an underground river under the sinkhole, so they wouldn't be flooded by the accumulated water.
Halfway there, thunder rumbled and lightning flashed. Lu Tianxun quickened his pace unconsciously, wondering if Yi Qing would be afraid alone there.
When he arrived outside Wu Min's cave, the witch slave obediently retreated.
"Saint of the Witch Gorge." Lu Tianxun called out when he didn't see Wu Min coming out.
A panicked scream came from inside. He was startled and rushed in hurriedly. He saw Wu Min curled up on the ground, shivering, and there were many insects crawling around.
Seeing this situation, Lu Tianxun thought that Wu Min had been backfired by the Gu - making. He quickly grabbed a branch and picked the insects off Wu Min's body.
Another thunderclap sounded. Wu Min suddenly hugged Lu Tianxun tightly, making him ache all over. Only then did he realize that Wu Min was afraid of thunder.
Immediately, Lu Tianxun thought that if Wu Min was so scared, he didn't know how Yi Qing would be. He wanted to push Wu Min away and leave, but Wu Min seemed to be glued to him. And there were insects crawling onto Lu Tianxun from Wu Min's body.
This time, Lu Tianxun didn't dare to move. If he was bitten by one, he would only be able to die with a smile on his face.
Those chubby insects were a bit like glowing ones, but different from other insects. They felt warm when crawling on the body, a bit like giving warmth.
"Don't, don't..." Wu Min screamed in panic when she heard the thunder and hugged Lu Tianxun even tighter.
Lu Tianxun could hardly breathe. He wondered if his cause of death would be being hugged too tightly by a woman while protecting her.
I don't know how much time had passed. When the thunder stopped, Wu Min regained her senses. She raised her hand, and a centipede was aiming at Lu Tianxun.
Lu Tianxun still held the branch in his hand. With a single move, the centipede on Wu Min's hand was cut in half and fell to the ground, wriggling.
"You..." Wu Min felt a pang of heartache.
"Don't think that our respect for you means we're afraid of you. It's just because Yi Qing wants to work with you to cure an injured person and because you're Wu Peng's junior sister. If we don't want to stay here, you won't get any benefits either." Lu Tianxun said and was about to leave.
"Stop!" Wu Min was angry.
Lu Tianxun stopped but didn't turn around.
"Test the medicine for me." Wu Min ordered.
Lu Tianxun walked over, took out the medicine pot, and took a sip. It was a bit cold and more bitter than before.
Wu Min walked over, picked up the medicine pot, and drank it all in one gulp. "Don't tell anyone about today's incident."
Lu Tianxun ignored her, packed up his things, and left.
Wu Min stared at Lu Tianxun's back. She should have killed this man. Why didn't she?
Yi Qing waited and waited before Lu Tianxun finally came back. "Why did it take you so long today? I was almost going to look for you."
"Were you worried about me?" Lu Tianxun looked at Yi Qing.
Yi Qing didn't know how to answer Lu Tianxun's question. "If something happened to you, we would surely all be in trouble."
Lu Tianxun didn't care about what Yi Qing said. "It was raining, so I was delayed a bit."
Yi Qing looked up at the sky. It was indeed raining, but the sinkhole and the ground crevices were so deep that there was no rain at all.
"Okay, I'll go wash the medicine pot." Lu Tianxun said and walked over, even forgetting to ask Yi Qing if she was afraid of thunder.
As Lu Tianxun passed by Yi Qing, a faint cool smell wafted past Yi Qing's nose. It was a strange smell. Yi Qing had only smelled it on one person: Wu Min.
Maybe because Wu Min had been making Gu for a long time, the smell of the medicine and the insects mixed together, and with the special environment of the ground crevice, it made her body have such a smell.
She turned around and looked at Lu Tianxun. She just thought about it casually, but she didn't expect the progress to be so fast. She underestimated Lu Tianxun after all.
The next morning, before Yi Qing had finished decocting the medicine, Wu Min had already appeared at the entrance of the sinkhole.
"Good morning." Yi Qing greeted casually.
Wu Min had heard that they had built a thatched cottage here. She wondered what it would be like, but unexpectedly, it looked quite decent. Coupled with the small stove for decocting medicine by Yi Qing, it made people feel warm in the morning light.
Warmth?
Wu Min didn't know why she would think of this word. What she needed least was fire and warmth. It was not good for her insects.
Seeing that Wu Min didn't respond, Yi Qing ignored her and focused on decocting the medicine.
Although she had only decocted some basic medicine soup for Xiao Jinghan, she had already made several surgical plans. She would adjust them every time she checked and then try to solve all kinds of unexpected situations.
Wu Min sat down on a rock farthest from Yi Qing. "I heard that medicine should be taken while it's hot."
Yi Qing thought that Wu Min was just making small talk. "Yes, that's why I use a brocade box filled with cotton to send the decocted medicine so that it cools down more slowly."
"You're very dedicated?"
"If you don't do a thing, then don't do it at all. If you do it, do it whole - heartedly. Otherwise, it's just a waste of time."
The two of them fell silent again until Lu Tianxun and Gan Ermei both came out.
"Come here." Lu Tianxun called out to Wu Min warily and walked away first.
Wu Min followed Lu Tianxun.
Gan Ermei watched them walk away and whispered, "Madam, why do I think there's something strange between them all of a sudden?"
"You noticed it too?" Yi Qing wanted to laugh.
"Will that saint kill Mr. Lu?" Gan Ermei was worried.
Yi Qing thought Gan Ermei had finally understood something, but it turned out she was thinking wrongly. "You've killed too many pigs. You always talk about killing."
"Is this the same as killing pigs?" Gan Ermei muttered in a low voice.
"Anyway, they're all pigs that want to eat the cabbages." Yi Qing said crossly.
Gan Ermei didn't know how it was related to cabbages again. "Shall we ask Wu Peng to bring some cabbages next time he comes back?"