Chapter 536: Chapter 169: Heavenly Dao Salary Credited?
Chen Yan’s comforting words, however, could not put Lu Sisi’s mind at ease.
The girl only felt unbearably sticky all over, and to make matters worse, her beloved was right beside her. Having her lover witness her in such a sour and smelly state left her with an uncontrollable feeling of unease and embarrassment.
Which girl wouldn’t want her boyfriend to see her as clean and fragrant at all times?
"Don’t overthink it; in the path of cultivation, I won’t look at you with those vulgar eyes," Chen Yan said softly. "Besides, this is a necessary process in cultivation."
Lu Sisi didn’t speak, just gritted her teeth in endurance.
Chen Yan continued to channel Primordial Qi, helping her to repeatedly flush the medicinal energy throughout her body. This process could not be hurried—if rushed, Lu Sisi’s mortal body wouldn’t withstand the flushing of the Primordial Qi, potentially harming her instead.
Yet the slow circulation of Primordial Qi actually increased Chen Yan’s expenditure of it.
It’s just like lifting weights; quickly lifting and putting down is actually not difficult, but lifting slowly and lowering slowly is much more strenuous.
An hour later, Lu Sisi was so drenched all over that she seemed to have just been pulled out of water, even her hair was wet, and the mat she sat on was stained with sweat.
The air in the training room was thick with the sour and stinky smell of sweat.
Lu Sisi had already drunk two bottles of mineral water.
But continuous replenishment of water still seemed insufficient to keep up with her sweat consumption; her lips visibly showed some cracking.
Chen Yan, after expending so much Primordial Qi, was a bit tired. He took out an Ink Spirit Crystal to draw some of his daily reserved Primordial Qi to replenish himself.
But one hand still clutched Lu Sisi’s wrist, continually injecting tiny threads of Primordial Qi.
Finally, the sweating trend on Lu Sisi began to slow down. After she drank another bottle of mineral water, her face suddenly changed.
Lu Sisi felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, followed by a rumbling sound from her stomach.
"Chen Yan, I, I..." Lu Sisi’s face was full of embarrassment.
"It’s okay, go ahead." Chen Yan smiled, "I’ll be right here waiting for you. Come back when you’re done, I need to continue helping you digest the medicinal energy with Primordial Qi."
As soon as Chen Yan finished speaking, Lu Sisi had jumped up from the ground and ran out of the training room swiftly, heading to the bathroom outside.
Moments later, when Lu Sisi returned to the training room, her legs were weak, feeling like she was staggering back in.
Facing Chen Yan, the girl was so ashamed that she couldn’t help but bow her head, not daring to meet Chen Yan’s face.
Chen Yan quickly consoled her with a few words, took Lu Sisi’s hand again, and resumed the input of Primordial Qi: "It’s normal, all of this is normal..."
Chu Keqing indeed had also mentioned that after taking the medicine, symptoms of diarrhea might appear, and indeed...
As expected, in the following time, although Lu Sisi’s sweating situation slightly eased, the diarrhea got worse.
By the time morning dawned, the girl had already gone to the bathroom four times, and by the last time she came out, she was almost leaning against the wall, barely able to stand.
Chen Yan looked at Lu Sisi’s complexion, checked her body with his Primordial Qi, and nodded, "Hmm, the first wave of symptoms should be about done, let’s go back to the room to rest a bit."
With that, he picked up Lu Sisi with both arms.
Lu Sisi panicked, "No, I’m dirty, very smelly."
Chen Yan laughed heartily, "When I disappeared for seven days and came back covered in dirt, you never minded me. How could I ever mind you?"
Saying so, disregarding her shyness, he carried her upstairs to the master bedroom and walked into the bathroom.
Chen Yan unceremoniously stripped off Lu Sisi’s clothes, then tossed the entire set of sweat-soaked garments into the trash bin—they were already filled with a sour and bad smell and should be discarded.
Afterward, he started filling the bath for Lu Sisi.
At this moment, Lu Sisi’s body was weak, her limbs soft, and she could hardly stand.
Chen Yan was equally uninhibited; after all, she was his girlfriend, and they had done all sorts of intimate things together, what was there to mind? He simply helped the girl bathe, washed her from head to toe, and then wrapped her in a towel before gently placing her on the bed.
Lu Sisi gave a soft moan, hugged the blanket with her hands, and covered her head, not daring to meet Chen Yan’s eyes.
"The first wave of the drug’s effects has temporarily subsided, but this thing will have several waves of effects, so take this time to rest and gather your energy." Chen Yan smiled and handed another bottle of water to Lu Sisi: "Drink one more, replenish your fluids."
Leaving Lu Sisi to rest, Chen Yan went to clean up the room.
First, he took out Lusi’s clothes and threw them in the yard, into an iron barrel to burn them.
Then he went to the kitchen to prepare food.
Chu Keqing had said that after taking the medicine, during the body’s transformation process, the energy consumption is huge! An increased appetite comes along, requiring large amounts of food to replenish the body’s expenditure.
Over an hour later, Chen Yan had prepared a pot of beef stew with carrots in the kitchen. Bringing the pot directly, he went back upstairs to the room.
In the room, sure enough, Lu Sisi was already dizzy from hunger. As Chen Yan stepped in, Lu Sisi sniffed the aroma of the stewed beef, and her eyes lit up instantly.
Chen Yan served a large bowl, and Lu Sisi took it, and ate it up quickly in no time, still eyeing the pot with wanting.
Chen Yan smiled, and served her a second bowl.
After eating two bowls of stewed beef, Lu Sisi finally breathed out, looking at Chen Yan with a blushed face.