Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 374 Never Do Bad Things

Chapter 374 Never Do Bad Things (Part 2)

"You mean you want to take care of Yuhao by yourself?"

Outside the guest room, Nan Shuishui frowned, looking at Nan Qiuqiu whose eyes were shining, with a suspicious expression.

Why?

"Oh, it's just that I was worried you were working too hard, Mom, so I thought I'd help you out a bit."

Nan Qiuqiu rubbed her hands together and chuckled dryly, "Since you and Ling Luochen are both sure that Yuhao's life isn't in danger, there's no need for both of you to stay here, is there?"

"Oh?"

Nan Shuishui raised an eyebrow with a half-smile, then rejected her suggestion without hesitation.

"no."

"Huh? Why?"

"You little brat, how dare you ask why?"

Seeing Nan Qiuqiu's face instantly fall, she snorted coldly: "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. No means no."

Hearing her mother's resolute tone, Nan Qiuqiu realized there was no room for negotiation, and her eyes darted around as she grabbed her mother's arm.

"Mom, what are you thinking about?"

After a long, coquettish cry, she shook Nan Shuishui's arm back and forth, pleadingly saying...

"Do you really think I'm that kind of person who doesn't know what's important? Or have you lost trust in your precious daughter after just one month apart?"

However, Nan Shuishui remained unmoved, only watching her performance with a cold smile: "I only act this way because I know you too well. You little girl, you definitely won't do anything good after you're alone with Yuhao."

"Then, I swear!"

Nan Qiuqiu pointed to the sky: "I swear I will not do anything to harm Yuhao tonight, otherwise I will be struck by lightning, suffer a qi deviation, and my cultivation will never be able to advance again."

It must be said that her action had a remarkable effect, actually easing Nan Shuishui's expression somewhat.

Seeing that her daughter didn't seem to have any intention of taking the opportunity to retaliate, she asked with some suspicion.

"You really won't do anything bad?"

"Uh-huh."

Nan Qiuqiu nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, Mom. Although this guy is lecherous and perverted, and has many flaws, I am a magnanimous young lady and won't hold it against him."

How could I have given birth to such a shameless thing?

Nan Shuishui's lips twitched slightly, and she waved her hand helplessly: "Alright, alright, I'll be going now. You stay here and take care of Yuhao. Remember, if you encounter any problems that you can't solve tonight, come find me."

"Okay, okay, I'll take good care of that guy."

Nan Qiuqiu waved to her mother, who kept turning back to look at her, until her mother's figure completely disappeared at the end of the corridor. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief and look at the closed door in front of her with a flicker in her eyes.

She didn't know why, but even though she was there to take care of the injured, she had a strange feeling of guilt.

Oh, besides feeling guilty, there was also a hint of excitement that she herself hadn't even noticed.

The deep, powerful heartbeat echoed in her ears. Nan Qiuqiu couldn't help but recall the experience of stealing glances at Huo Yuhao's profile when he carried her on his back that morning, and her cheeks inexplicably flushed red.

I can't hurt him, so can I at least look at him like I did this morning?

She glanced around instinctively to make sure no one was in the hallway before gently pushing open the door and tiptoeing inside.

The room was dark, with only a few dim moonlight rays streaming in from the window, falling like spotlights on a stage and landing precisely on the boy's captivating face.

Unlike his usual gentle demeanor, which was always accompanied by a smile, Huo Yuhao, now in a deep sleep, finally revealed a cool and aloof temperament similar to that of the Snow Empress.

Especially now, with one half of her face exposed to the moonlight and the other half hidden in the shadows, Nan Qiuqiu's breath caught in her throat, and she was momentarily stunned.

Located in the northern part of the continent, Dragon City is a place with a frigid climate. Even the moonlight has a frosty white hue that makes people feel cold. When it shines on Huo Yuhao's peaceful sleeping face, it is like a faint halo, making him look more sacred.

However, under the blessing of "affinity with all things" bestowed by the source of lust, this special temperament did not make Nan Qiuqiu afraid, but instead made her more and more itchy and unbearable, and even began to have some blasphemous thoughts that were not suitable for children.

Perhaps because it created a better atmosphere, Nan Qiuqiu didn't choose to turn on the lights. Instead, she carefully made her way to the bedside in the dark, leaning down to examine that handsome face that she couldn't get enough of looking at.

After a long while, she couldn't help but pout and reach out to poke Huo Yuhao's cheek.

"Hmph, what a scoundrel who does nothing but rotten things all day long. What a waste of such a handsome face."

Although some misunderstandings made her wary of this guy who coveted her mother, she had to admit that Huo Yuhao was indeed the most handsome boy she had ever seen.

After poking and prodding his cheeks for a while, she seemed to feel that this was not enough, so her fingers quietly moved upwards and playfully teased Huo Yuhao's eyelashes.

She had wanted to do this since the very first day she saw him.

Now she has finally found an opportunity.

A faint tickle ran through her fingertips. Watching the eyelashes sway and fall with her finger movements, Nan Qiuqiu couldn't help but smile smugly, a secret thrill rising in her heart.

"Even though I can't spank you, this is a good way to get revenge."

Not only her eyelashes, but also her eyelids and nose suffered repeated mistreatment over time, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances she had suffered that morning. Nan Qiuqiu touched Huo Yuhao's face without any restraint.

Just as her fingers were about to touch her lips, she seemed to suddenly realize something and abruptly stopped.

Staring intently at those tightly pursed lips, Nan Qiuqiu's fingers trembled, and a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes.

But the next second, that hesitation was replaced by a sense of composure.

Hmph, what's there to be afraid of? I'm just checking his physical condition and doing this for his safety.

Comforting herself with this thought, Nan Qiuqiu gently placed her trembling fingers on Huo Yuhao's lips, caressing them softly as if they were an extremely precious work of art.

Yes, compared to the skin on the cheeks, the lips feel noticeably softer, but are just as cold.

and many more!

Cold?

In this freezing weather, it's one thing for my face to feel cold, but even my mouth is icy. Is this normal?

Thinking this to herself, Nan Qiuqiu subconsciously lifted the covers. When she saw that Huo Yuhao's clothes were already stained red with blood from his wounds and even frozen into crimson frost by his icy body temperature, she gasped in shock.

Subconsciously placing her hand on the other person's neck, and confirming that their heartbeat was relatively stable, Nan Qiuqiu breathed a sigh of relief, while a thoughtful light flickered in her eyes.

It is clear that even in his current state, Huo Yuhao is not in any danger to his life.

The reason it turned out this way is probably because, as Ling Luochen said before, it absorbed too much ice-attribute energy in the cold spring.

It was precisely because this energy was so immense, almost filling every corner of Huo Yuhao's meridians, that his body became so cold.

But the problem is, it's not good to just let him freeze like that forever!

Even with Huo Yuhao's strength, such low temperatures wouldn't have a serious impact on him, but it's still not good for him to sleep in clothes that are frozen solid.

How about we give him a hot shower? Oh no, I mean, we should help him clean the blood off his body?

Once the thought appeared, it took hold of Nan Qiuqiu's mind like a virus, causing her breathing to become visibly rapid again.

By the moonlight, Nan Qiuqiu scrutinized Huo Yuhao's fair collarbone, which was exposed at his collar, and a strange light flickered in her beautiful eyes as she tried to justify herself.

I did all this for his safety.

The wounds on this guy's body are oozing so much blood. If we don't clean them, how uncomfortable will he be?

Putting himself in Huo Yuhao's shoes, he certainly wouldn't want to wake up lying in a bed stained with blood.

That's how people are; when they genuinely want to do something, they can always come up with countless excuses to convince themselves.

Soon, Nan Qiuqiu made up her mind amidst countless excuses, turned around and left the room.

In no time, she came in carrying a large bucket of hot water.

Perhaps because it was too cold and she was worried that the hot water would cool down too quickly, as soon as she put down the wooden tub, she couldn't wait to go to Huo Yuhao's side, take off the blood-stained clothes one by one, and throw them aside haphazardly.

If there were buttons, she would unbutton them; if there were no buttons, she would simply tear them off by hand. After going through the whole process, Nan Qiuqiu felt like a bully forcing a respectable woman into marriage, and she became increasingly excited.

Overwhelmed with emotion, her hands trembled slightly, and her fingers brushed against Huo Yuhao's chest as she undressed him. By the time she had stripped his upper body naked, a thin layer of sweat had appeared on her forehead.

Feeling the increasingly hot air, Nan Qiuqiu suppressed her rapid breathing, but couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Was my performance a bit too exaggerated?

I was just helping to clean up your body, why are you getting so worked up like a pervert?

It's not entirely her fault. The way things turned out is largely due to Huo Yuhao's original sin of lust.

Dual cultivation, harmony with all things, and amplification of the senses.

Of the abilities that Huo Yuhao has used most frequently so far, the number of times he has activated the source of lust far exceeds that of the other six original sin sources.

Just as the reborn Tang San's compatibility with his own trident was higher than that of the Tang San in the God Realm, the source of lust also subtly deepened its fusion with Huo Yuhao through those repeated cycles.

Today, not only does its compatibility far surpass that of other original sin sources, but the effects of those abilities have also been significantly enhanced.

However, while this improvement brought Huo Yuhao many benefits, it also brought some troubles.

For example, right now, after sensing Nan Qiuqiu's touch, his lustful nature started operating on its own without warning, just like when Huo Yuhao was fighting, providing him with pleasure.

The whole process was practiced and natural, as if he had experienced similar situations countless times before.

If Huo Yuhao were still conscious, he could easily suppress this effect. Unfortunately, he was already unconscious, so he could only let this thing frantically activate the ability called "Affinity for All Things".

An ambiguous and heated atmosphere spread throughout the room, enveloping Nan Qiuqiu like a potent poison and eroding the little clarity and rationality left in her eyes.

Fortunately, although this silly girl's cultivation level wasn't high, she was at least a Soul King. If an ordinary person were standing in the room, they would probably lose their mind instantly and be completely consumed by the desires that kept rising in their hearts.

Nan Qiuqiu shook her head abruptly, her gaze slowly moving downwards. When she saw Huo Yuhao's trousers, which were also covered in blood, her throat bobbed slightly.

Because she had been hanging out with Xiao Xiao and others a lot during this time, she had gained some understanding of that kind of thing through what she saw and heard, but she had never actually seen the real thing.

But it's alright, if nothing unexpected happens, she'll see him soon.

However, just as she shakily placed her hand on her waistband, a sudden call rang out from outside the door.

"Qiuqiu, are you there? I forgot to give you the medicine. Please remember to apply it to Huo Yuhao's wound later. It should help him recover."

Pushing open the door, Nan Shuishui instinctively scolded, "You child, why aren't you turning on the lights so late at night? If something happens to Yuhao, how can you respond immediately?"

The oppressive heat interrupted her words, causing her to furrow her brow slightly.

Just as she was about to say something, the scene in the room rendered her unable to utter a single word.

Nan Shuishui remained silent, her gaze shifting stiffly.

She first looked at the clothes scattered all over the floor, as if they had been roughly torn apart, and then slowly swept her gaze over the white-haired boy on the bed who was still unconscious, but whose upper body was inexplicably naked.

Finally, she looked at Nan Qiuqiu, whose hands were gripping the boy's waistband as if she were about to do something indecent, and fell into deep thought.

Even as the sect leader of a major sect, who prided herself on having seen it all, she couldn't help but feel bewildered and at a loss after witnessing this shocking scene.

"Cough cough."

Recovering from her petrified state, Nan Qiuqiu coughed twice, carefully withdrew her hand, and explained with an embarrassed smile.

"If I said I just wanted to help Yuhao clean the blood off his body, would you believe me, Mom?"

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Nan Shuishui's expression remained indifferent: "What do you think?"

"Although I think you might not believe it, I still have to say it..."

Nan Qiuqiu's throat bobbed as she pointed to the hot water bucket beside her, her voice dry as she made a last-ditch effort to salvage the situation before the company's demise.

"That's the truth... Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

Before she could finish speaking, Nan Shuishui grabbed her ear.

"Nan Qiuqiu! Do you even know what you're doing?!"

As if worried about affecting Huo Yuhao, she deliberately lowered her voice when she scolded him.

God knows how she felt when she saw that scene.

If she hadn't appeared in time, her twisted daughter might have done something utterly outrageous to Huo Yuhao.

Nan Qiuqiu had a lot of unspoken difficulties: "But I really just wanted to help him clean up his body, at most, I just touched his body during the process..."

"At most, you just touched it?"

Nan Shuishui's eyes widened: "You don't actually want to do something else, do you?!"

"Mom, don't you know what kind of person I am?"

Nan Qiuqiu was almost at her breaking point, looking both amused and exasperated: "And why are you always so afraid that this guy will suffer a loss with me? Who's your real son anyway?"

"What kind of person are you? Do you even realize how despicable your thoughts and actions have been since the day of the competition?"

Perhaps it was because of the question posed by the other party that she realized that the perverted girl in front of her was still her daughter after all. She sighed and said earnestly.

"Qiuqiu, Huo Yuhao's abilities are evident to both of us. Although he may be a bit of a womanizer, the fact that he is willing to cooperate with our Earth Dragon Gate on an equal footing even when he has the upper hand shows that he shouldn't have any major problems with his character."

"If you're making friends normally, I'll naturally support you wholeheartedly and hope you can end up together. But you can't go astray because of lust, understand?"

"Oh……"

Hearing her daughter softly agree, Nan Shuishui thought that the other girl had realized her mistake and intended to change her ways and strive to be a helpful person to society. Unexpectedly, Nan Qiuqiu pouted with a wronged look on her face.

"But...but he's interested in you, Mom, he has absolutely no interest in me..."

"...?"

Nan Shuishui's eyelids twitched, and she was about to explode when Nan Qiuqiu, as if anticipating her reaction, quickly pointed to the hot water bucket next to her and said with an innocent look.

"Mom, that basin of water seems to be getting cold. Since you're here, why don't you clean it for him?"

Upon hearing this, Nan Shuishui paused, seemingly also affected by the affinity between all things. Her eyes unconsciously swept over Huo Yuhao's entire body, and her pretty face blushed slightly.

Fortunately, the room was still dark, and the dim environment effectively concealed her slight change.

However, this was tough on Nan Qiuqiu. As time went by, the cold air that had rushed into the room when the door was opened was replaced by the heat. In addition, Nan Shuishui remained silent, making her feel extremely tormented, and her heart rate soared.

Finally, just when she was about to give up, Nan Shuishui's somewhat unnatural voice rang out again.

"You, you go and lock the door from the inside."

"what?"

Nan Qiuqiu was stunned for a moment, and after realizing what the other party meant, she subconsciously took a step.

With a crisp click, the door locked tight.

Turning around, Nan Qiuqiu saw her mother still standing there blankly, and she felt an indescribable surge of excitement.

Without any apparent reason, she whispered a urging.

"Mom, the water's getting cold."

Nan Shuishui trembled slightly: "I...I know."

She took a deep breath, her hands trembling as she took a towel from the edge of the tub and placed it in the water.

Wet it, wring it until it's half-dry, and finally apply it to Huo Yuhao's body, gently wiping him off in one smooth motion.

A series of soft cracking sounds emanated from inside the room; it was the sound of the blood-red ice shards clinging to Huo Yuhao's skin breaking apart.

Fortunately, these ice shards were simply formed due to the low temperature. If they contained Huo Yuhao's soul power, they would not have been so easy to clean up.

Nan Qiuqiu held her breath, as if afraid of missing a single detail, watching intently as her mother wiped Huo Yuhao's body little by little, then put the towel back into the wooden tub to wash it, repeating the process over and over again.

As time went by, the ice shards floating in the water began to melt, and the life energy contained in their blood rippled outwards, filling the room with white steam and making the two of them even more excited.

"call"

After working for a while, looking at Huo Yuhao's upper body, which had become clean again thanks to her efforts, Nan Shuishui couldn't help but sigh. She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, looking as if she had accomplished a great task.

Only she knew that the sweat wasn't from exhaustion, but from enduring it.

When she actually sat in that seat, she realized that Nan Qiuqiu's previous behavior was not without reason. If she hadn't been more determined, she might have really done the same as that girl and started to take advantage of her during the process.

Just then, Nan Qiuqiu's untimely voice suddenly rang out.

"Mom, those wounds still need medicine, and aren't we going to leave the area down there?"

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Nan Shuishui remained silent. The moment the other person brought it up, this matter, which she had been deliberately avoiding, suddenly took root in her mind and wouldn't leave.

Her remaining rationality told her that she should stop there, or go and ask Ling Luochen to complete the next steps.

But even with these thoughts in her mind, her legs felt like they were filled with lead, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move them an inch.

It's so late now, that girl should already be asleep, right?

This is a small matter that I can handle myself, so I shouldn't disturb her rest.

Besides, it's just helping to wipe my body, what do I have to be afraid of?

Excuses identical to those used by her own daughter kept surfacing in her mind, eroding Nan Shuishui's already wavering bottom line, prompting her to utter three simple and clear words.

"I know."

She reached out and, under Nan Qiuqiu's shocked gaze, began to pull at Huo Yuhao's clothes: "Come help me, lift his legs up a bit."

"Oh"

Nan Qiuqiu nodded honestly and quickly stepped forward to start helping.

After a rustling sound, accompanied by a simultaneous soft gasp from the two, the room fell silent.

"This, this is it."

"Okay, I'm going to start wiping now, don't look around."

"Mom, aren't you watching it too?"

"You silly girl, how could I let him wipe it if I didn't watch?"

"But you were clearly wiping your legs!"

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"You have the nerve to call me a pervert? I think it's all inherited from you. We're the same kind of people, mother and daughter."