Supreme Divine Physician in the City

"What do you mean ’seems injured’? She’s already injured, and it’s an internal injury, okay?" Ye Xuan said, frowning.

Chiba Sakurako looked down in silence, pursing her lips, not daring to meet Ye Xuan’s eyes.

Seeing this, Ye Xuan was taken aback and then asked, "What’s going on? How did she get an internal injury just like that?"

"I..." Chiba Sakurako said weakly, "I was too eager, focused on achieving success, and ended up absorbing too much spiritual energy, which my body suddenly couldn’t handle."

"Overloading martial arts practice?" Ye Xuan’s eyebrows shot up, suddenly a bit displeased, "Why are you in such a hurry? Practicing martial arts isn’t something that happens in a day. Don’t you understand such a simple principle?"

"I’m sorry, Sakurako let Ye-older-brother down..." Sakurako lowered her head tightly, her small hands clenched, and tears of self-blame shimmered in her beautiful eyes.

Ye Xuan was a bit confused, Sakurako, what are you doing?

His gaze moved around, and a calm Ye Xuan also realized that such a simple principle couldn’t possibly be something Sakurako didn’t understand. Yet she was in such a rush...

Sighing inwardly, Ye Xuan’s voice became a bit softer, "Tell me, why are you in such a rush to succeed?"

"Because..." Chiba Sakurako sneaked a glance at Ye Xuan, "Because Sakurako doesn’t want to let Ye-older-brother down. Ye-older-brother has high hopes for Sakurako. Sakurako wants to become the strongest master as soon as possible. Sakurako wants to be a capable helper by Ye-older-brother’s side..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan was shaken to his core.

For a moment, he was choked with emotion, not knowing what to say.

He had never thought that Sakurako was in such a rush to become his capable helper because she didn’t want to let him down, forgetting the basics of martial arts and damaging her body in her eagerness.

Such deep feelings, how heavy they are.

"What a silly girl..."

Ye Xuan felt warmth in his heart, coming back to his senses, he couldn’t help but rub Sakurako’s head, smiling softly, "Do you know why I brought you to seclusion with me?"

Sakurako pursed her lips, "Ye-older-brother wants Sakurako to become stronger."

Ye Xuan said, "Why do I want you to become stronger?"

Sakurako thought for a bit, "Isn’t it because Sakurako has a foundation, grows faster, and can help you better?"

"That’s only part of it." Ye Xuan chuckled, shaking his head, "My original intention was to let you have the strength to protect yourself. The future is unpredictable; no one knows what might happen. I don’t want you to get hurt or even worse when the time comes..."

Ye Xuan didn’t finish his sentence, but Sakurako already understood.

Suddenly, she was dumbstruck.

She gazed deeply at Ye Xuan, her beautiful eyes full of surprise and emotion.

She had never thought that Ye Xuan brought her to seclusion purely to help her grow quickly and gain enough power to ensure her safety?

Yet she was eager for success and hurt herself.

No wonder... Ye Xuan’s voice was so displeased when he saw her injured.

His original intention was not to see her hurt!

"Ye-older-brother..."

Sakurako’s eyes welled up with tears, her voice choked with emotion, "I’m sorry, Sakurako couldn’t understand your good intentions. Sakurako was wrong, so terribly wrong..."

"Alright, don’t let it happen again. Be careful in the future, and if you don’t understand something, just ask." Ye Xuan said helplessly, smiling: "Let me check your injuries first."

Sakurako stayed silent, but her emotions were completely different from her calm surface.

...

Dusk faded, and night deepened!

After eating dinner on time, Lin Tong and the others did not go upstairs to rest but chose to gather and watch TV downstairs.

They were watching the finance channel.

The broadcaster on the TV was incessantly talking about several recent business events, but Lin Tong and the others hardly listened.

Their attention was completely drawn to the staircase.

They glanced over from time to time, but Ye Xuan and Sakurako still hadn’t come out.

"What exactly is going on?" Leng Qiuge was the most impatient, frowning with a face full of discontent, "Even if Ye Xuan is in seclusion with Sakurako, whatever happened during that time, it should have ended by now, right?"

Liu Ying shook her head, sighing, "If it’s really like that, Sakurako might be in terrible shape."

Lin Tong remained silent, her eyebrows furrowed, her flickering eyes revealing her current mood.

After waiting all day without seeing Ye Xuan and Sakurako, combined with Leng Qiuge and Liu Ying’s constant speculations, even Lin Tong was beginning to doubt.

After all, in matters as crucial as this, Ye Xuan was always very punctual.

He said it would take three days, but now it’s the ninth day... Even if there were some mishaps, it shouldn’t have taken this long, right?

Could it be... he really turned into a beast?

"If that’s really the case, then he’s gone too far."

Lin Tong muttered to herself, "Nine days and nights, even a beast shouldn’t be this crazy and excessive, right?"

We’re worried sick outside, and you’re inside madly pursuing thrills?

What a jerk, such a jerk!

Who knows how long passed.

Lin Tong and the others were starting to feel drowsy.

That stairway finally showed some movement.

The group was startled awake and quickly turned to look, then expressions of strange emotions spread across their exquisite faces.

What did they see?

They saw Ye Xuan carrying the lightweight figure of Sakurako in his arms, coming up from the stairs leading to the basement.

Sakurako’s face was very pale, very weak, eyes tightly shut, asleep and unresponsive, seemingly like a woman who had just given birth, looking utterly pitiful.

What does this signify?

Sakurako, being a top-level master, having undergone no major battles, but coming out looking like this, was practically solidifying their speculations!

During nine days and nights, how many times would it take to make someone as strong as Sakurako end up like this?

Ye Xuan, you’ve really lost your mind!

And when Ye Xuan noticed the extreme disdain in the eyes of the women, he was baffled: "Why are you all looking at me like this? Sakurako is just injured!"

"That’s apparent." Leng Qiuge nodded, full of awkwardness, "And very seriously injured too."

"Since you can all see that, why are you looking at me like this? I’m carrying her only because she fell asleep!" Ye Xuan said, frustrated, "I can’t wake an injured person and make her walk back to her room, can I?"

The three women stared coldly at Ye Xuan without saying a word.

Ye Xuan was baffled for a long time, then guessed, "Are you blaming me for taking so many days to come out? It’s not like I wanted it to be like this, but things changed, and I really couldn’t help it!"

Yes, the so-called ’things changed’ was that you suddenly got interested and then played with Sakurako for six whole days and nights, turning a perfectly fine person into someone so unconscious she couldn’t wake up, right?

"Scumbag!"

Leng Qiuge gave Sakurako a sympathetic look, then, overwhelmed with shame and anger, turned and went upstairs.

"Ye Xuan, this time you’ve really behaved like a beast."

Liu Ying shook her head at Ye Xuan, then left upstairs.

Lin Tong walked to Ye Xuan’s side, her cold gaze lingering on Sakurako for a while before letting out a sigh of frustration, "You’ve really let me down; take care and cherish what you have."

With that, Lin Tong also walked away.

Ye Xuan was completely dumbfounded.