The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

"puff--"

Tang Xixue was looking down and drinking tea when she heard this and almost choked.

She raised her eyes and looked at the sickly beauty in front of her, who seemed to be evaporating on the spot, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

The teacup swayed gently in her hand, and the amber tea rippled like a shattered sunset.

"Junior Uncle, is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Si Xingxuan quickly changed the subject, her tone urgent as if she were fleeing something.

He lowered his eyelashes, which fluttered and danced like catkins in the wind.

Tang Xixue looked up and glanced at him.

That gaze was like moonlight falling on the water, shimmering and sparkling, yet its depths remained unseen.

"pain……"

She only said that one word.

Si Xingxuan immediately tensed up.

"Hmm? Where are you hurt?"

He frantically bent down to rummage through the medicine box, his face full of worry, even his fingertips trembling slightly.

They didn't even have time to feel shy anymore.

"I have some excellent ointment in my medicine box. I'll apply the medicine for my junior uncle."

Si Xingxuan opened the medicine box and rummaged through it with his fingers, his movements quick and hurried.

"This is a medicine I carefully prepared, Moon Dew Cream. It's very effective."

He took out a small porcelain bottle containing magnolia flowers.

Upon opening, a delicate fragrance wafts out.

Like lotus flowers under the moon, mixed with the morning dew in the mountains, it seeps into the air, refreshing and invigorating.

"Moon Dew Frost? That's a nice name."

Tang Xixue had no doubt about Si Xingxuan's medical skills. To be hailed as a divine doctor, he must have extraordinary abilities.

"It's not just the name that sounds nice, but its medicinal effects are also excellent. It's made from ingredients like lotus, evening primrose, and white baicalensis, along with pearl powder and morning dew."

Si Xingxuan presented the small porcelain bottle to her as if it were a treasure.

The way it looked was like a snow fox carrying its beloved prey to its master's feet.

He was clearly trying to curry favor, but he insisted on maintaining a cool and aloof demeanor. However, the expectation in his eyes was impossible to hide.

"Stops bleeding and promotes tissue regeneration, leaving no scars after healing. Junior Uncle, you'll know how effective it is once you try it."

He spoke in a low voice, his tone like a mountain stream tapping on rocks, each word splashing with cool water.

Her tenderness was so intense that it couldn't be hidden; it quietly seeped out from the corners of her eyes and brows, covering her entire body.

"Where is the wound? I'll apply it for you myself."

Si Xingxuan's voice, like a flying geese, landed on her heart, tickling and tingling, making her want to reach out and catch it.

Tang Xixue looked at him with a half-smile as he looked at his posture as he was about to make a move.

"Oh? Zheyue is sure she wants to—paint it herself?"

Si Xingxuan was very confident in his medical skills and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, Junior Uncle. I'll apply the medicine carefully and won't hurt you."

Five years ago, Tang Xixue suffered from a persistent high fever, and it was he who saved her with acupuncture.

If it weren't for his superb medical skills and miraculous healing touch, she would have already perished.

Heaven showed no mercy and did not grant her a way out.

Born under an unusually noble destiny, ruled by the stars and the moon.

What makes him so valuable is his destiny star – the Folding Star – which is not found in star charts or recorded in destiny books; it is the only variable in the game of celestial chess.

Those who shorten the lifespan of Heaven do so in exchange for the spring of the human world.

This star was born in the abyss of the moon and grew on the edge of the netherworld. It is the star of healers and the star of ferrymen.

"A healer who saves lives, a soul-reaper who plucks the moon."

To save all living beings, to help them overcome calamities, to help them transcend life and death.

A doctor can save the world, but he cannot save himself.

He wields the power of medicine and wealth, yet his life is as fragile as paper, easily shattered by the wind.

Gold mountains and silver seas cannot keep a single lamp lit; the medicine stove is warmed all over, but its warmth cannot penetrate an inch of bone.

In other words, back then, even if others came to the rescue, it would have been futile.

Because that wasn't about saving lives; it was about playing a game against fate.

He was the only player in the game who could make a move.

A deadly trap set by Heaven, a book of life and death drawn by Heaven.

He insisted on playing white first, making that one move that brought him to life amidst a sea of ​​danger.

Heaven forbade her to live, but he pulled her back from the River of Oblivion.

This is the one born against fate—the Folding Star.

"Didn't Zheyue tell me... not to be foolish enough to provoke you?"

Tang Xixue gently handed back the words that Si Xingxuan had said at the Hall of Longevity.

That casual tone, however, was like a fine needle, precisely piercing the softest spot in his heart.

"I don't think I've done anything to offend you lately. How could I have done anything to offend you? Are you trying to poison me yourself?"

"I...I didn't intend to poison it, there really is no poison. I was just speaking without thinking before, Junior Uncle, please don't doubt me like that."

Upon hearing her words, Si Xingxuan wished he could go back and poison his former self.

He called himself a smart aleck!

Call yourself hypocritical!

Why should I pretend to be aloof in front of her!

Now look what happened!

Even his junior uncle suspected that he was trying to poison her.

Is this—this is the reputation of the Divine Physician Zheyue?

Why does everyone think he's covered in poison?

"Really, no! Junior Uncle, I swear! Please believe me just this once."

Si Xingxuan had never been so humble before.

It's always others who beg him to treat their illnesses, to help them, and to show leniency.

Now look what's happened, he's begging her to let him treat him!

"Then I'll reluctantly trust you this once, but I still want to apply the medicine myself."

Tang Xixue put down the teacup, and the bottom of the cup gently tapped on the table, making a very soft, crisp sound.

"I'm a doctor, Junior Uncle, don't be shy, let me help you."

Si Xingxuan sat beside her couch, his posture serious and upright, extremely obedient.

His back was straight, and his hands were placed neatly on his knees.

Like a delicate orchid brought back from a snowy valley, it is covered in a chill, yet it is overwhelmed by the warmth.

He was so adorable that she couldn't help but want to make him cry.

Tang Xixue reached out and gently ruffled his hair.

"Zhe Yue, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to administer this medicine for me."

The movement was very light and gentle, as if soothing a little snow fox with its ears perked up.

Her fingertips ran through his dark blue hair, the touch cool and soft.

Like moonlight and stream water slipping through your fingers, flowing gently, making it hard to stop.

"Why is it inconvenient...?"

Si Xingxuan couldn't help but get a little anxious. She still didn't believe him, did she?

What kind of injury makes it inconvenient for him to apply medicine?

He looked up and, following her gaze, glanced at the hickey on her collarbone.

The marks, some deep and some shallow, were arranged in a pleasing, irregular pattern, like a rain of flowers that had just fallen, with each petal blooming to its deepest point.

He suddenly remembered her pulse just now—it was too intense from sexual activity.

These four words swirled in his mind, and then a picture came to mind on its own.

After the rain, the crabapple blossoms turn a deep crimson.

Spring tides bring rain, arriving late in a rush.

He caught his breath.

It felt like someone had poured a cup of scalding hot tea over my head, burning me from head to toe.

The burning sensation made him panic.

He kept asking her to apply the medicine; he's such a lecher!

Extremely reckless!

What image does he still have in his junior uncle's mind at this moment?

His noble and virtuous image as a physician who stood alone amidst a corrupt world—was shattered.

It was shattered completely, leaving not even a crumb.

"Bang bang bang".

His heart was beating too fast.

It was so fast it felt like it was about to burst out of my chest.

It was as fast as a thousand horses galloping through his chest, the sound of hooves shaking him so much that his whole body swayed.

"I...I..."

Si Xingxuan wanted to say something, but couldn't say anything.

His lips moved a few times.

Then, due to the extreme emotional fluctuations, the sickly divine physician fainted again.

His body went limp, and he collapsed onto her bed.

This time I'm really dizzy.

The way it fell resembled a snow fox curled up in a ball.

It hides its softest part in its tail, quietly.

His eyelashes fell down, casting a quiet shadow on his pale face, which was inexplicably beautiful.

Tang Xixue stared at the fallen person and remained silent for a moment.

She sighed softly.

"Sigh, I shouldn't have tied up Si Xingzhou in the first place. This little yandere would have been much easier to tie up..."

She reached out and checked his pulse.

This person is really quite ill.

"So... did he come here for a medical checkup, or just for a medical checkup?"