Chapter 121: One Blow and the Pain Will Go
He took her shoes away, which led to her now being hunted barefoot by a large black scorpion. If she stopped for even a second, she’d be bitten!
Qin Yanzhou was struck for a second by her calling his name, but he quickly snapped back to reality and saw a scorpion following behind her.
Since it was a harmless rainforest scorpion, he didn’t activate his combat power to destroy it. Instead, he waved his hand to drive it away when it leaped high.
But by accident, his clothes were still pierced by its stinger, which stabbed into his flesh.
“Qin Yanzhou!”
Su Miantang grabbed him nervously.
“You’ve been stung!”
Qin Yanzhou’s body stiffened slightly. He wanted to pull his hand away but couldn’t.
She gripped it very, very tightly. So tightly that his attention was entirely focused on her grip; he couldn’t feel even a shred of pain.
“It’s okay.”
“What do you mean it’s okay?”
Su Miantang furrowed her brows.
She remembered that his pain tolerance was extremely high—so high that he didn’t feel a thing even when poked with a dozen needles—so he naturally wouldn’t feel the sting of a scorpion’s tail.
But scorpions were venomous!
Qin Yanzhou was about to explain that it was a non-toxic rainforest scorpion when he heard her say, “Hurry back and have it treated and bandaged. Be careful of the toxin spreading!”
Treatment? Bandaging?
He suddenly remembered last time when she collected samples for him.
The trembling of his skin when she held his hand, the deep pleasure when he was poked over and over, and the intense sparks when their eyes met… He simply couldn’t refuse that kind of temptation and nodded.
“Mhm.”
But after arriving at the palace…
“Doctor, hurry and check him! He was stung by a scorpion!”
“What kind of scorpion?”
“I don’t recognize it, but…” Su Miantang thought back carefully. “It was as long as a person’s forearm, entirely black, with about five or six segments in its tail. Eight legs, and two large pincers in the front. It looked very fierce!”
It must be a highly venomous scorpion!
After listening, the doctor laughed.
“That is the most common rainforest scorpion on the island, also called the Heterometrus. It is harmless. Because of its gentle temperament, many people even keep them as pets. It’s just that usually, they aren’t as large as the one you described; one that size should be a Scorpion King.”
“Gentle temperament?”
Su Miantang seriously doubted they were talking about the same scorpion.
“Then why did it chase me so fiercely? And why did it injure Mr. Qin?”
“According to your description, it probably wanted to acknowledge you as its master. Unfortunately, it was blocked by the Head, so it developed a desire for revenge.”
“…”
Su Miantang pursed her lips, frightened.
Even if it caught up, she wouldn’t adopt it.
She was most afraid of cold-blooded animals like scorpions, lizards, turtles, and even frogs. She wouldn’t dare get close to them. Especially… snakes. If she encountered some rare species with vivid patterns or strange appearances, she might even faint on the spot.
“As expected, it’s this.”
The doctor saw the wound. it was only slightly red and swollen; if it had been brought in any later, it would have almost healed.
“Rest assured, with the Head’s combat power grade, this kind of injury is less serious than a cat scratch,” he comforted.
But seeing the beautiful little female looking worried, he still took out gauze and bandaged it properly.
The man sitting on the side had fallen into a cold silence since the doctor was called in. He had thought she would help him bandage it…
There shouldn’t be a hospital on this island.
The doctor bandaging the wound: Why do I suddenly feel a chill over my head? Did I hurt the Head?
And Su Miantang completely failed to get the man’s meaning.
Firstly, because she had a purpose, she didn’t dare touch him lightly, fearing that if the progress was too fast, it would backfire and cause him to feel aversion.
Secondly, she thought he had been stung by a venomous scorpion, and since she didn’t recognize it or know what serum to use, she naturally had to leave it to a professional doctor to handle.
“It’s done.”
“Thank you, Doctor.”
After the private doctor left, she curiously lowered her head and looked at the gauze wrapped around his wrist. She lightly poked it with her fingertip. “That’s enough? Is it truly non-toxic? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”
“Mhm…”
It was indeed quite uncomfortable; he even let out a moan of pain.
Su Miantang withdrew her hand quickly and looked at him nervously. “Did I hurt you?”
The man only tilted his head slightly, a blush appearing on his ears.
Su Miantang: “?”
So, it wasn’t pain, but shyness.
Just now, when he swatted the scorpion, he didn’t even blink. Now, being lightly poked through a thin layer of gauze, his ears turned red?
She hadn’t expected this cold and fierce plutocratic giant to be quite pure-hearted.
Involuntarily, she felt the urge to tease him.
“If it hurts, I’ll blow on it for you.”
“Blow?”
“Mhm.”
Qin Yanzhou’s expression was shocked. Before his voice could fade, the young girl lowered her head and gently blew on his wound. A slightly warm and gentle breath, accompanied by traces of jasmine fragrance, suddenly struck him. It made the man’s whole body go numb and his heart shake.
Especially when combined with her words.
“A blow will make the pain go away.”
She was like someone coaxing a child.
The man, who had never been treated so gently, intimately, and dotingly by a female, felt an unprecedentedly strong sense of sweetness and a long-hidden emotion in his heart.
This emotion suddenly appeared nakedly before his eyes, making him feel strange, excited, and ashamed. He fled the scene almost immediately.
Su Miantang looked at the man who had suddenly vanished. “…” As expected, she was still too aggressive. Did she scare him away? But it was only blowing on his arm.
Translator’s Note:
“Blow on it” (吹一吹) is such a motherly/nurturing thing to do, but in this context, it’s incredibly intimate for Qin Yanzhou! He’s a powerful warrior, but before Su Miantang, he’s just a blushing mess. Also, the Scorpion King wanting to “acknowledge her as master” is a fun nod to her SSSS-grade charm.
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