noffsinger Chapter 438 Sentinel to the World: The Delicate and Useless Guide VS The Cunning and Super-Powerful
Chapter 438 Sentinel to the World: The Delicate and Useless Guide VS The Cunning and Super-Powerful
What Su Jinyue didn't know was that during the past two days of camping in the mountains, she and Xie Linchuan stayed in capsule rooms, one sleeping on the bed and the other on the floor. Of course, Su Jinyue was sleeping on the bed and Xie Linchuan was sleeping on the floor.
On the surface, the two never had any intimate contact, but in reality, every night Xie Linchuan's spiritual body, the White Tiger, would automatically come out and surround Su Jinyue like a large pillow, holding her as she fell asleep.
The reason Su Jinyue didn't notice was twofold: first, she was too tired from collecting medicinal herbs during the day and slept too soundly; second, Xie Linchuan would always wake up early and forcibly recall the White Tiger to his spiritual sea.
Xie Linchuan gave Su Jinyue a meaningful look, his eyes darted around, then he swayed slightly, coughed, and answered in a weak voice.
"Perhaps it's because of the recent battle. I used my special ability, and my mental strength couldn't completely suppress the mental pollution. It seems that my mental sea is showing signs of spreading again."
Su Jinyue believed it to be true and became anxious as soon as she heard it.
"So how are you feeling now? Can you still keep going?"
Xie Linchuan's mental pollution has not been completely eliminated, and he has just used his mental power in battle, so it is very possible that he cannot control the spread of mental pollution.
After two days of recovery, Su Jinyue's mental strength has not fully recovered, but she should be able to help Xie Linchuan restrain the spread of mental pollution.
Seeing Su Jinyue's anxious expression, Xie Linchuan felt a rare sense of guilt.
"Cough cough, don't worry, I can still hold on."
It's getting dark, and the sky looks gloomy; it looks like it's going to rain. We'd better find a place to stay quickly.
Su Jinyue carefully examined Xie Linchuan's face. His complexion didn't seem too bad, and there were no signs of contamination on the White Tiger, so the problem shouldn't be too serious.
Su Jinyue looked up at the sky. It was getting dark in the mountains, so they should find a place to camp first.
The two searched frantically, but before they could find a suitable place, the heavy rain started.
They could release the capsule rooms first, but this place wasn't suitable for camping, and the heavy rain didn't seem like it would stop anytime soon, so the two preferred to find a suitable place to take shelter from the rain first.
Fortunately, Xie Linchuan quickly used his mental power to spot a cave about a kilometer away. It looked quite spacious and should be suitable for camping.
Su Jinyue and Xie Linchuan walked towards the cave in the rain. The road was difficult to walk on, and Xie Linchuan was afraid that Su Jinyue would fall, so he almost carried her in his arms.
When they finally arrived at the cave, the two breathed a sigh of relief. The cave was quite spacious, probably a hundred square meters, more than enough to fit the two of them.
There are traces of animal habitation in the cave, but judging from the animal droppings left in the cave, the animals that lived here have not returned for a long time. It is unknown whether they found a new place to live or were eaten by other animals.
The two cleaned the cave briefly. Xie Linchuan took out dry firewood from his spatial storage and lit a campfire. Then he took out a pot and boiled some water.
With the campfire, the cave gradually warmed up from its previous coolness.
Su Jinyue and Xie Linchuan were wearing temperature-controlled clothing that could protect them from the rain, but their hair and shoes inevitably got soaked, and they also needed to change their other clothes.
Su Jinyue quickly dried her hair, changed her shoes, and then hurriedly checked Xie Linchuan's mental state.
Xie Linchuan's mental pollution wasn't actually that serious. He only said that because he was a little jealous of Su Jinyue's attention to Baihu being more focused on him than on himself, so he made up an excuse to gain Su Jinyue's attention.
"...I'm okay now, but you should take care of yourself first. Your hair is still wet, so go to the capsule room and change your clothes so you don't catch a cold."
Xie Linchuan has just released the capsule room. The capsule room is kept at a constant temperature and has various daily necessities, making it very convenient for Su Jinyue to wash up and change clothes.
But Su Jinyue was worried about Xie Linchuan. She wouldn't feel at ease without checking him out, and insisted on having him checked now.
"I'm fine. Let me check the condition of your mental sea first. The herbs have been collected now. If it's not too serious, you can hold on for another day or two. Then wait for me to refine the pill and see if it can be effective against the mental pollution."
As for catching a cold, I'll make a pot of ginger soup later to prevent it.
Xie Linchuan had no choice but to agree to let Su Jinyue check, since he couldn't tell her that he had just lied to her.
Su Jinyue grasped Xie Linchuan's hand, and her spiritual energy flowed through their intertwined hands into Xie Linchuan's body and then into his spiritual sea.
As soon as Su Jinyue's spiritual power entered Xie Linchuan's spiritual sea, it was discovered by Xie Linchuan's spiritual entity, the White Tiger, which excitedly circled around Su Jinyue's spiritual power.
After playing with the white tiger for a while, Su Jinyue went to check on Xie Linchuan's mental sea. After a careful examination, Su Jinyue found that although the mental pollution in Xie Linchuan's mental sea had expanded a bit, the situation was still under control.
The White Tiger's spiritual form showed no signs of being corrupted, indicating that Xie Linchuan's spiritual power still held the upper hand, and they still had time.
Su Jinyue closed her eyes and concentrated her mental energy to check the condition of Xie Linchuan's mental sea.
With nothing else to do, Xie Linchuan openly and brazenly stared at Su Jinyue, who was right in front of him.
Su Jinyue's hair was loose, and although she had wiped it, water droplets still dripped from her forehead. Her face was already small, and now that it was covered by her hair, it looked even smaller.
Her face was clean and white, still damp from being wiped by the rain, giving her a natural, unadorned beauty.
Her eyes were closed, her thick, slightly curled eyelashes were upturned, she had a delicate, small nose, and lips like cherries.
Xie Linchuan pursed his dry lips, his Adam's apple bobbing involuntarily.
He couldn't help but recall the scene he saw after being drugged in the psychedelic flower garden.
In his hallucination, there were only him and Su Jinyue, completely naked, doing something joyful.
At that time, Xie Linchuan was trapped in such a hallucination. He knew rationally that it was a hallucination caused by psychedelic pollen and that it was wrong, but he was still deeply immersed in it and could not extricate himself.
Xie Linchuan felt like he was a beast!
Su Jinyue is only 18 years old this year. Although she is already an adult, in the current situation where the average life expectancy in the empire is 150 years, 18 years old is still too young. She is not old enough to date or get married.
Xie Linchuan wanted to blame everything he saw on the psychedelic flower, but when he actually thought of it that way, he felt a little guilty.
Perhaps, subconsciously, he really does have some feelings for Su Jinyue?
Xie Linchuan was five years older than Su Jinyue. Faced with Su Jinyue, who was wholeheartedly concerned for his safety, he touched his already limited conscience and felt a rare sense of guilt.