While Chen Ye was completely unaware, a storm was quietly brewing.
"Creak—" The door was gently pushed open by a man.
In an instant,
The evening glow behind the man surged into the room, painting the dim hut with a brilliant gold.
It also elongated his shadow, finally falling on the slender legs of the girl, her body, and even her delicate face.
"Thump... thump..."
Accompanied by an uneasy heartbeat, the figure in the girl’s pupils gradually drew closer.
Her small hand clutched the armrest tightly, seemingly wanting to retreat, but hindered by her paralysis, she couldn’t move.
"Do I look that scary?"
Seeing the frail girl on the wheelchair, like a frightened bird.
Chen Ye instinctively touched his face, inevitably feeling a bit of self-doubt.
Lin Jin looked at him as if Qing Jun were seeing Taoist Zhang...
"Don’t be afraid, I won’t eat you."
Chen Ye tried to make his tone a bit more gentle.
He stepped forward slowly, squatted beside the wheelchair, and opened his palm in front of the girl.
In his palm, a thread of vibrant green spiritual power danced gently, like a docile firefly.
The green light reflected in Lin Jin’s empty, pitch-black eyes.
Like a pebble glowing faintly, tossed into a pool of stagnant water.
Chen Ye smiled at the little girl, the spiritual light in his palm constantly transformed into various shapes, either small animals or some kind of delicacy.
Hmph!
Just a mere little girl.
He, Chen Ye, specializes in dealing with troubled girls!
This Lin Jin has been recuperating at home all day long; surely, she hasn’t seen much of these novel things outside.
Chen Ye felt full of confidence.
Yet, despite Chen Ye’s numerous gestures, the stagnant water in the girl’s pupils didn’t reveal the slightest ripple.
On the contrary, her teeth faintly chattered, growing more and more fearful.
Chen Ye’s smile slightly stiffened.
He realized he seemed to have... miscalculated.
This girl is even harder to deal with than he imagined.
Ordinary tricks to coax little kids were completely ineffective for her.
Since he couldn’t coax her... then Chen Ye wouldn’t pretend anymore.
He couldn’t just continue to waste time coaxing her here.
Moreover, he strongly suspected that the girl’s condition was not solely due to mental issues; it’s highly possible that the "Cold Flame" hidden inside her was influencing her mind at all times!
Thinking of this, Chen Ye no longer hesitated.
He turned his hand, extinguishing the spiritual flame, then suddenly reached out, gripping her cold, slender wrist tightly in his palm once more.
Lin Jin’s pupils contracted, it was the fear of intrusion.
She wanted to struggle, but her paralyzed body and already numb nerves didn’t allow her to make any effective resistance, only able to be like fish meat nailed on a chopping board, at the mercy of others!
"Indeed..."
This time the investigation was far more meticulous than the last.
After all, last time he had to consider the Lin Family’s feelings, and couldn’t be too aggressive.
But this time, Chen Ye examined closely.
He didn’t hesitate for a moment, his warm hand slowly moved up the girl’s cold, slender wrist.
Spiritual power, like a thread, delved into her meridians.
Moving upward was her arm, sculpted like white jade.
The skin was so fine that no flaw could be seen, yet because of prolonged illness, it bore an almost transparent pallor, a gentle touch would leave a red mark.
"Whimpering—" The girl whimpered softly.
Chen Ye remained indifferent, his fingertips slid over her elbow, reaching her fragrant shoulder.
Then pointed at her delicate clavicle.
This was the Que Pen acupuncture point, where the Three Yang meridians of the hand intersect, best reflecting the rise and fall of visceral energy.
The girl’s skin was smooth and tender,
Fragile vitality lightly throbbed beneath this covering,
Ultimately transmitted to Chen Ye’s fingertips.
He could clearly feel the purest beauty of this tender, girlish body.
Chen Ye’s gaze slightly moved.
Following the graceful curve of the clavicle, he slid downward.
Under that plain coarse cloth attire, what was faintly visible was the girl’s budding contour like a flower bud...
"Red powder skeleton..."
Chen Ye silently recited a phrase from a Buddhist scripture of his past life.
Through careful examination, he had indeed confirmed that there existed a mysterious spiritual fire within Lin Jin.
That is the so-called Cold Flame!
But the Cold Flame was almost integrated with Lin Jin’s vitality and divine soul, to forcibly strip it away was akin to killing someone for their soul—even if she were killed, the Cold Flame would probably be extinguished along with her.
Fortunately.
Though the Cold Flame couldn’t be removed, there was still a way to control the Cold Flame, thereby mitigating its side effects.
Chen Ye’s eyes emitted spiritual light, the spiritual power of Evergreen Technique weaving around his fingers.
It actually took the form of a small blade, about a thumb’s length, condensed from spiritual power, emerald green like jade...
Precisely one of the Limit Break level Three Spirit Plant Skills, the Disease Removal Saber!
This technique was originally meant for excising diseased parts of spirit plants, but after breaking limits, using it on humans, it similarly had the miraculous effect of eliminating the root cause of illness and cutting off evil influences!
Chen Ye planned to use the Disease Removal Saber to sever the cold energies accumulating in Lin Jin’s leg meridians.
However, as long as the Cold Flame hadn’t been completely refined by Lin Jin.
There would always be an endless accumulation of cold energies within her body!
In other words, the Disease Removal Saber could only treat symptoms, but not the root cause.
"Inhale— Exhale—"
The girl’s breath was slightly rapid, her eyelashes glistened with beads of water, her knuckles pale.
It wasn’t until Chen Ye withdrew his hand that she was somewhat relieved.
Her tender skin was already covered with goosebumps.
Her chest heaved continuously, on the verge of vomiting.
But then...
The next moment, the man reached out again, unhesitatingly unfastening the girl’s pale green long dress.
As the last layer of fabric was removed.