Chapter 058: Do You Like Me?

Liuhuanxi slowly opened her eyes and saw a long, dense row of eyelashes belonging to Huaqingkong. It was the first time she was so close to his face.
Looking again, she realized that she was resting her head on his hand, and the two were lying face to face, their bodies tightly pressed against each other; she was embraced in his arms.
“What’s going on?” Liu Hanxi was full of questions in her mind. The original pain in her body had vanished. She raised her left hand and stretched it in front of her eyes; everything seemed normal. Then she couldn’t help but place her hand on his face.
```htmlHua Qingkong also opened her eyes, surprisingly red.
“Is there anywhere else that hurts?” he asked softly, using his right hand to squeeze her shoulder, then her elbow, before taking her hand from his face and gently squeezing it.```
It was the first time the two were so close, making them both feel a little flutter and blush, so they gently shook their heads.
“You saved me again?” Liu Hanyu said at this moment in her softest tone.
“Hmm.” Hua Qingkong chuckled lightly and had no intention of letting her go. Instead, he adjusted his position slightly, pulling back just enough to see her eyes.
“Can you hold me down again?” Liu Hanzhi asked wide-eyed, while she moved to fill the space Hua Qingkong created, pressing even closer.
Hua Qingkong looked at her with a mix of love and resentment and said, “You! This is not just the Yin Qi spiritual power within you that you can’t suppress; you’ve been afflicted by someone’s ‘Thousand Needle Separation’ evil spell. How could you not tell me? You’ve suffered so much for no reason! If you wait another day, you will really die!”
“Ah!” Liu Hanxi exclaimed, letting go of him, looking at Hua Qingkong with disbelief.
“It's all my fault. Last time when you mentioned someone wanted to kill you, I didn't take it seriously. I should have known that if they didn't succeed, they would come up with other sinister methods. I just didn’t expect it to be such a malicious tactic.” This time, it was Hua Qingkong’s turn to fill in the gaps.
“I don’t know, I just thought that the dark energy wanted to take over my body and soul. I don't want to be killed by you, and I don’t want to be killed!” Liu Huanxi shouted softly.
“It's all my fault……” Hua Qingkong said again.
Liuhuanxi stopped speaking and buried her head in his chest, feeling extremely aggrieved. Tears began to flow down her face. Hua Qingkong, not wearing a shirt, could feel her tears and couldn't help but tighten his embrace around her.
Hua Qingkong lifted her head, wiping away her tears with his hand. In the end, he couldn't hold back and kissed her. Liu Hanxi fervently responded, her arms instinctively wrapping around him.
She could only feel that his back was sticky, unlike sweat, so she loosened her grip and looked at her hand, finding it already stained red with his blood.
“What is this?” Liu Huanxi exclaimed, sitting up to check his back.
“It's nothing.” Hua Qingtian shook his head.
Zhanhun Ling is not an ordinary sword, so the wounds it inflicts won't heal as quickly as those from regular blades. He has been waiting for her to wake up and hasn't treated his wounds again.
“Hurry, where's the medicine?” Liu Huanxi frantically looked around, then rummaged through her own clothes for a handkerchief. Realizing that this handkerchief and outfit had come from the river, teeming with bacteria, it was useless. For a moment, she didn't know what to do.
“It's okay.” Hua Qingkong reached out to grab her hand tightly.
“So much blood, how can it be okay?! You're not made of iron!” Liu Huanxi looked at the blood on her hands, and realized the blood on his back was making his legs feel weak. Only then did he suddenly remember what happened last night and hurriedly asked, “Did you block the Soul Cutting Blade for me?!”
Hua Qingkong smiled and helped her to her feet; he had already heard the voices outside the house.
“Where's your magic! Your protective spell! Are you stupid? You used your body to block it!” Liu Hanxi’s tears flowed down again.
People outside also heard her frenzied screams.
“来不及。”华青空淡淡答道。
She wanted to say something more, but there was already a knocking sound from outside; it was Hua Yuanshan.
“Junior apprentice, are you ready?” Hua Yuanshan asked.
Hua Qingkong went to open the door, and Liu Hanxi peeked out from behind him.
Hua Yuanshan held a tray with medicine and clean clothes, and said to Liu Hanxi, “Madam, I’ve prepared clean water and clean clothes for you in the next room. You should go change while I attend to my junior apprentice.”
Liuhanxi obediently exited the room and went to the next room to take a shower and change clothes.
Ji Ya stayed in the room with her, munching on the fruits that Bai Lie had just stolen from the neighbor's house.
“Has there been any news from home? They should be worried now,” Liu Hanxi asked.
“Yes, there has. Master Hua is amazing; last night he invited a deity to heal you,” Ji Ya said.
“Invited a deity?” Liu Hanxi repeated Ji Ya’s words, thinking it was just a matter of reciting a spell.
“Not just any god, but a great god! Our sect of priestesses simply doesn't have that capability.” Ji Ya's words were full of envy.
“Is it… difficult?” Liu Hanxi didn't quite understand.
“That's really difficult. Your physical body is on the ground, your soul is flying high in the heavens, and you still need to persuade the gods to come down to help you. Just how much influence do you have? Isn't that hard?” Ji Ya said, seeing her get up, and handed her a handkerchief.
柳寒兮若有所思地点头，不由想起刚才的亲密，他这到底是什么意思？不是对自己无感吗？又怎么会主动起来？
但又一想，但凡自己出事，他都会出现相救，虽然吧，有时候晚了一点，但是确实次次都在的，昨晚更是以肉身挡剑，也算是舍命相救了，应该还是喜欢自己的吧！
When she finished changing her clothes, she stepped out of the room looking radiant, full of joy at the thought of meeting Hua Qingkong again, only to find Hua Yuanshan waiting for her.
“Where is Qingkong? How is the injury?” Liu Hanxi asked upon not seeing him.
“Junior Brother was injured again yesterday and may need to go into seclusion for a few days. He has just returned to Shouxia View,” Hua Yuanshan replied.
“It can't be... something happened, right?!” Liu Hanxi said with concern, “I will go check on him! How do I get to Shouxia View?”
Hua Yuanshan smiled: "You're probably not there yet; he has already come out of seclusion. Shouxia View is a thousand miles away from here."
Liu Huanxi felt deflated; she thought it was quite close! It turns out he used a spell to return.
“Madam, don't worry, he will be fine. We still have things to do in Tiandu, and he'll be back once he recuperates; there's better medicine in the temple.” Hua Yuanshan, seeing her anxious expression, comforted her, “He entrusted me to take good care of you, and I will help you find the true culprit. Tiandu will not tolerate such people.”
Liuhanxi is very angry; they can't even say goodbye. It's been like this recently, which is very lacking in manners! The next time we meet, I must give them a good lesson.
However, Huayuan Shan is right; the most important thing now is to find out who has harmed her. This person has harmed her several times, and since they did not succeed this time, they might try again next time, so she needs to be cautious.
She climbed into the carriage prepared by Ran Xingtang, and for safety's sake, Hua Yuanshan also went to the royal palace with them.
"Daoist Yuanshan, what is this 'Thousand Needles Curse' that he mentioned I am afflicted with? How can the person who placed this curse on me do so?" asked Liu Hanxi.
Huayang Mountain explained it to her one by one.
First of all, this spell is a forbidden spell from the Daoist school, usually used by those Daoists who do not follow the right path. It is used to deal with enemies or to charge the cursed person for money in order to lift the curse.
```htmlThere are quite a few such forbidden spells, and users come from various sects, making it like searching for a needle in a haystack; certainly, we can’t start looking from the Taoist sect.
“If we are to trace the root, we should start from those around you. Did you offend someone, prompting them to want to put you to death?” Hua Yuanshan said.```
柳寒兮摇了摇头，表示自己不知道，若是生意上的事，那面积也挺大，谁知道是谁。
Huayuan Mountain further explained the conditions for casting spells. If one can get close to the target, one can cast spells directly. If not, it is necessary to know the target's birth date and time, or to use an object that has been in contact for more than thirty-nine days, such as hair or nails.
“There is a needle in the royal residence.” Liu Hanxi said.