Chapter 653: Chapter 589, Fever_1 Chapter 653: Chapter 589, Fever_1 Dong Yuanyao, needing to wipe her hair, had Wang Manman change into new clothing and left her to help, while she herself first took Xiao Yeyang’s outer garment and exited the cave, handing the clothes over to Defu and then looking towards Xiao Yeyang who had just changed into a fresh set of clothes.

“The wound you have, I only wrapped it up briefly with a handkerchief earlier, it needs to be properly treated again,” she said, looking at Defu, “did you bring bandages?”

Defu nodded hurriedly: “I did, I did.”

Daohua glanced around and pointed to a fairly flat and smooth rock nearby, “Go sit there, and I’ll redo it for you.”

Xiao Yeyang obediently went and sat down, then looked up at Daohua.

Daohua: “What are you waiting for, take off your outer garment.”

Xiao Yeyang moved his arm, then stopped again, looking at Daohua with pleading eyes: “I can’t undo the buttons with one hand, help me take it off.”

Daohua gave him a look, saw the fine sweat on his forehead, hesitated for a moment but then leaned down to help him with the buttons and carefully took off his outer garment.

Xiao Yeyang quietly watched Daohua, lifting his arm when she asked, turning to the side when she asked, very cooperative.

While binding the bandages, the bandage had to pass under Xiao Yeyang’s armpit, at which time Daohua had to reach around Xiao Yeyang’s body.

Looking at Daohua close by, smelling the faint scent emanating from her, Xiao Yeyang’s eyes couldn’t help but become hazy, especially when Daohua’s hanging ear hair brushed against him, he felt his whole body go numb.

Noticing Xiao Yeyang’s breathing suddenly becoming heavy, Daohua looked up at him, saw his ears turning red, and quickly touched his forehead: “Why do you have a fever?”

The scalding heat from the palm of her hand startled Daohua: “This is bad, I definitely didn’t suck out all the poison earlier.”

Seeing Daohua worried, Xiao Yeyang came back to his senses, hastily comforted her: “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

Daohua didn’t believe him: “How can you be fine, there must still be residual poison in your body. Let’s go back quickly, we must prepare an antidote for you to take.”

Having said that, she quickly helped him get dressed.

Because of the urgency, Daohua wasn’t paying much attention; in her haste, she accidentally pressed against Xiao Yeyang, which not only caused his ears to redden, but his cheeks too began to flush.

Seeing this, Daohua moved even faster, and soon had Xiao Yeyang fully clothed, then took him by the arm to leave.

Xiao Yeyang quickly held her back: “I’m really not as serious as you say; even if I need to take medicine, there’s no need to rush this moment. Besides, Miss Dong hasn’t come out yet, aren’t you waiting for her?”

Daohua paused: “I’ll go hurry her up.” With that, she took a step forward towards the cave.

Xiao Yeyang quickly reached out to pull her back since Daohua had already taken two steps; to ensure he could pull her back, Xiao Yeyang exerted quite a bit of force.

Daohua’s right foot still wasn’t fully healed and, being pulled by Xiao Yeyang, she leaned backward and, in her hurry, fell right into Xiao Yeyang’s arms.

“Hiss!”

When Daohua sat down, she bumped against Xiao Yeyang’s shoulder wound, and hearing Xiao Yeyang’s cry of pain, she immediately tried to stand up.

But at that moment, Xiao Yeyang wrapped his arms around her, securing her in his embrace: “It’s okay, don’t go rushing Miss Dong, I’m really fine, just stay here and keep me company.”

Daohua gave him a doubtful look.

Xiao Yeyang, feeling a bit uncomfortable under her gaze, lowered his head to rest on Daohua’s nape.

Daohua became slightly stiff, feeling the burning heat from her neck, said with concern: “Your situation here is more urgent, Yuanyao won’t mind.”

Xiao Yeyang rubbed against Daohua’s neck and murmured: “I’m really fine, I know my own body, I haven’t married yet, I won’t ruin my health.” Not wanting Daohua to dwell on the issue, he decisively changed the topic, “After sending you guys off later, I still need to deal with those men in black.”

Daohua checked Xiao Yeyang’s pulse, seeing it was steady and strong, indeed not seeming like anything was wrong, she went along with his topic about the men in black: “Why did those men in black want to kill you?”

Xiao Yeyang sneered, “It must be that the matter in Sishan Village has been discovered.”

Daohua’s face showed concern, “Was it the people of the Eighth Prince?”

Xiao Yeyang nodded and rested his head against the other side of Daohua’s neck again.

Daohua frowned, “Didn’t you say that with Lord Wu holding the fort in Sishan Village, it wouldn’t implicate you?”

Xiao Yeyang, “Uncle Eighth Prince doesn’t know it’s me, this time he sent an assassin probably just to test me, to see if I am really the Jinling Guard who went to the Northern Frontier to deliver weapons.”

Daohua turned to look at him, “So, what do we do now?”

Seeing Daohua’s brows tightly furrowed, Xiao Yeyang rubbed his forehead against hers and chuckled lightly, “Don’t worry, I’ll handle it.”

As Xiao Yeyang leaned his head against her own, Daohua instantly thought of the scene at the riverbank, her cheeks flushed red, and she involuntarily leaned back.

Xiao Yeyang did not stop her, but finally put his leg on the stone, allowing Daohua to lean against his leg.

Daohua was already sitting sideways on Xiao Yeyang, and now it seemed as though she was lying in his arms.

“Uh…..”

Realizing the awkwardness of the position, Daohua gave a sheepish smile to Xiao Yeyang, who was looking down at her, and tried to sit up straight, but Xiao Yeyang reached out and playfully touched her nose, “You~”
Hearing his incredibly doting tone and seeing the unfading tenderness in his eyes, Daohua felt somewhat dazed.

Seeing Daohua in a daze, Xiao Yeyang’s mind also wandered to that touch at the riverside that had disturbed his heart, and he carelessly caressed Daohua’s cheek, involuntarily bending down again as his fingers slid over her red lips.

However, just as he was about to touch Daohua’s lips, he caught a glimpse of Sun Changze running from a distance out of the corner of his eye. He cursed silently in his heart and, with much regret, helped Daohua up.

As soon as Daohua sat up, she snapped back to reality. Thinking about her actions just moments earlier, she couldn’t help wanting to cover her face, but seeing Sun Changze approaching, she still raised a smiling face to greet him.

Sun Changze, seeing Xiao Yeyang looking at him coldly, couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty, and awkwardly smiled, “Miss Dong isn’t ready yet?”

Daohua immediately said, “I’ll go check.” With that, she hurried into the stone cave.

Seeing Daohua’s hasty retreat, Xiao Yeyang couldn’t help but chuckle softly.

At this moment, Defu came over, “Master, the men in black have been dealt with, we have one alive, Ang Yi and the others are waiting for you to interrogate him.”

Xiao Yeyang nodded, “I know.” After a moment of silence, he looked at Sun Changze, “Later, you take Daohua and Miss Dong back, don’t let anyone know about what happened here.”

Sun Changze nodded solemnly, “I understand.”

Another quarter of an hour passed, and Daohua and Dong Yuanyao came out of the stone cave.

Xiao Yeyang said to Daohua, “I need to deal with the men in black, Sun Changze will take you and Miss Dong back.”

Daohua nodded, “Be careful.”

Xiao Yeyang was about to leave, but he paused as he turned, looked back at Daohua and said softly, “Don’t think too much about today’s events, forget them once you leave here, understand?”

Daohua ‘hmm-ed’ in acknowledgment.

Xiao Yeyang gave Daohua a deep look, then strode away quickly.

It wasn’t until he had gone far that Dong Yuanyao tugged at Daohua and said, “The Little Prince really is… paying great attention to every detail for you, worrying that the affair with the men in black scared you, he even took the trouble to instruct you again.”

Daohua glared at Dong Yuanyao, and seeing Sun Changze off to the side, she refrained from saying more and smiled, “Let’s go back quickly.”