But those two rogue snakes had already latched onto her, so the only solution was to heal the person who could communicate and then have him summon the snakes back.

The process of changing the dressing was a bit awkward. When the person was unconscious, she didn't feel anything when she stripped him naked, and she was only focused on applying the medicine to stop the bleeding. Now that the person was awake, she was a little unsure how to proceed with certain key areas.

"Take care of the wound on your butt yourself," Wu Yuan said, stuffing the wound medicine into his hand, her face slightly flushed.

"It's okay if we don't change the dressing there." Ah Jin's voice was a little steadyer, but still weak.

"Whatever you like." Wu Yuan took out one of her own coats from her bundle and draped it over him. "Go to sleep."

Ah Jin's gaze fell on the light green woman's coat. After a few breaths, she closed her eyes, and it was unclear whether she had fallen asleep or not.

Wu Yuan roasted the remaining rabbits to fill her stomach. With nothing else to do, she stayed at the cave entrance to cultivate her internal energy.

Ah Jin quietly opened her eyes and stared intently at the person at the cave entrance. Strands of sunlight shone on her, as if gilding her. A dark glint flashed in his eyes.

On the third day, Wu Yuan put on her veil and instructed A Jin, who was recuperating from her injuries, "I'm going to the city to buy some things. I'll be back this afternoon. Don't let your snake follow me."

"Okay." Ah Jin obediently replied, and even reached out to hold down the two little green snakes, showing her agreement with her actions.

Wu Yuan nodded in satisfaction, moved a large rock to block two-thirds of the cave entrance, scattered some animal repellent powder and strong-smelling wild grass nearby, and then turned and went down the mountain.

They didn't notice the few small bugs stuck to the corner of her clothes at all.

Inside the cave, with Wu Yuan gone and the light blocked, Ah Jin felt both free and somewhat empty. He unconsciously stroked the heads of the two snakes, murmuring softly, "Do you think she'll come back? Probably not?"

The two snakes were being touched until they were swaying from side to side, but they dared not protest or run away. This is the kind of owner they often encounter.

In the Ten Thousand Insect Pit, people fight each other, as do snakes, insects, rats, and ants. Before being taken to their master's side, they had countless small green snakes. In the end, only two of them remained, and the rest died. They were kept by their master because they were useful; otherwise, the master would have crushed them without hesitation.

Wu Yuan bought dry food, dried meat, seasonings and other supplies. She also bought two sets of clothes for the beauty in the cave and two sets of clothes for herself, dressing herself up to fit in with the local customs.

In the afternoon, she moved the large rock at the entrance of the cave. The people and snakes inside seemed to be in the same positions she had left in. When the light shone in, his eyes squinted, as if he was not used to the light.

"Are you hungry?" Wu Yuan asked.

I'm not hungry.

"How could that be? I just had a simple breakfast. It's already past noon. I bought some meat patties, but they're a bit cold. I'll just make do with that."

She placed a paper package in his hand, and as she drew closer, it seemed as if she brought the sunlight and warmth with her, the warmth slowly seeping into his body through his skin.

"My name is A-Jin, what's yours?"

"Ningxin, you can call me Aning." It's still a fake name.

"Ah Ning." Ah Jin lowered her eyes and murmured the two words softly.

Wu Yuan handed him the clothes: "I just bought you two outfits, try them on."

"Thank you, Aning. I don't have the money right now, but I'll pay you back later."

"It's okay, you can have it." Wu Yuan said casually. It wasn't worth much money. She had personally torn open his original clothes. He didn't have anything valuable on him.

Ah Jin slowly put on his clothes, cherishing the new garments he wore. No one had ever bought him anything without expecting anything in return. Everything he had before was earned through struggle—food, clothes, even his life. Clothes were the least important thing among them. He spent a lot of time naked until he grew up. One day, he saw greed in the eyes of a woman beside the high priest. He didn't understand what it was, but instinctively he began to fight for clothes to cover his body.

To help Ah Jin recover from his injuries, Wu Yuan stayed with him in the mountains for half a month, going to the nearby city every two or three days to buy things, until his wounds began to scab over.

"You don't need to apply any medicine anymore. Just be careful, and it will be fine once the scabs fall off."

"Are you leaving?" Ah Jin asked calmly, but her hands, tucked into her sleeves, were clenched tightly.

"That's right, I was forced to treat your injuries by your two snakes in the first place. Now that your injuries are healed, they can't keep me from leaving, can they?"

But every time you went to the city to buy things, you had the chance to leave. Instead of leaving, you bought things and came back to continue taking care of me.

Ah Jin murmured to herself, "I gave you a chance. Even though you would be bitten by the Gu worms if you left, you didn't leave and even bought me clothes."

He traced the texture of the clothes with his fingers.

Wu Yuan subconsciously didn't want to provoke him, always feeling that he was dangerous. Although she didn't ask about his origins, anything was possible when she got close to the Gu Clan.

At first, she was stopped by two snakes, but later she saw that he was too handsome, so she took care of him for a few more days. As for clothes, they were just two sets of very cheap clothes. She couldn't let him be naked all the time, could she?

"It's already late today, let's rest for another night and eat these pancakes. We'll go our separate ways tomorrow morning." Wu Yuan's voice was cheerful.

Ah Jin felt a tightness in his chest. He stood up, walked to the fire, and added some firewood, a few dry pieces mixed with a blade of grass.

When cultivating a type of Gu worm, this aphrodisiac herb is used on ordinary insects. The two insects will mate and then live together. They will even take care of the eggs they lay together until they die.

He hadn't thought about why, he just remembered that this kind of Gu worm had to be cultivated from eggs, and the way to get the eggs was to let two worms mate.

He didn't even know if this method would work on people, or if people would lay eggs, but he wanted to try to see if he could keep this person alive.

Wu Yuan's body was inherently prone to lust, and it had been almost two months since she left Wenren Ming. The aphrodisiac smoke quickly brought her back to her senses.

"No, my reaction is caused by the Chinese medicine. What's wrong with you?" Wu Yuan took a few steps back, pressing her back against the cold stone wall. She calculated the time in her mind. It seemed like she wouldn't make it to the city in time. She had already started to feel aroused.

"Chinese medicine? What kind of medicine?" Ah Jin asked innocently, feeling only heat.

"Aphrodisiac."

Ah Jin rummaged through the firewood, took out a very ordinary blade of grass, smelled it, and held it up in her hand with a simple expression: "Ah Ning, where did you bring this back from? We use this kind of grass for the adult insects when we're raising insect eggs."

Wu Yuan's vision was already a little blurry. She couldn't see anything else but her already beautiful face, which looked even more stunning.

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