Qin Xuan quickly retracted his right hand and steadied Tantai Yue's hips, which were about to slide off his back.
The second shot had hit Qin Xuan's forearm, meaning he had been shot twice on the same arm.
His left hand was now useless, numb.
If Qin Xuan hadn't used his dragon energy to temporarily seal the blood vessels, he would have been in excruciating pain by now.
Upon arriving home, Qin Xuan, carrying Tantai Yue on his back, pushed open the door. Zou Lifen and Tan Hongguang were still in the living room.
Seeing Tantai Yue on Qin Xuan's back, Zou Lifen was about to scold him, but seeing Qin Xuan's blood-soaked left arm, she wisely swallowed her words.
Qin Xuan glanced coldly at the two, startling them.
"If you two ever dare to do anything that harms Tantai again, even if you are her parents, don't blame me for not showing you any past kindness."
With that, he carried Tantai Yue upstairs.
Back in the room, Qin Xuan gently placed Tantai Yue on his bed, then helped her take off her jacket and shoes.
Tantai Yue's fiery figure immediately caught Qin Xuan's eye.
Full-chested and curvaceous, with long, slender legs, a perfect golden ratio of proportions, coupled with Tantai Yue's peerless beauty.
If she were to dress up a bit more meticulously, she would undoubtedly surpass any woman in Jiangbei.
Such a woman, in ancient times, would have been even more of a national disaster than Su Daji.
Tantai Yue seemed to feel the softness and comfort of the bed and relaxed her entire body, lying spread-eagled on the bed.
The glimpses of her legs from beneath her hip-hugging short skirt all fell into Qin Xuan's gaze.
Qin Xuan's eyes widened, he swallowed, and quickly averted his gaze.
Although Qin Xuan had sealed his blood vessels, it was only temporary. It was already beginning to ache faintly, leaving him no time for idle thoughts.
He got onto the bed, sat cross-legged beside Tantai Yue, and removed his shirt.
Two bullet holes were visible on Qin Xuan's left shoulder and left forearm.
Fortunately, the bullets had passed straight through and were not lodged inside Qin Xuan's body; otherwise, it would have taken considerable effort to remove them.
Although it stung and the wounds were still bleeding, it was not a major problem for Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan closed his eyes slightly, circulated the dragon energy within his body, and slowly channeled the gentlest dragon energy from his dragon core to his left arm.
The dragon energy from the dragon core was primal dragon energy, different from the dragon energy contained within the four dragon scales on Qin Xuan's back.
Primal dragon energy was for cultivation. As long as the primal dragon energy remained, Qin Xuan's dragon energy would be inexhaustible.
However, if the primal dragon energy were depleted, the dragon core would shatter, and his cultivation would be ruined.
The primal dragon energy was repairing Qin Xuan's left arm at a visible rate, mending damaged meridians and nerves at an accelerated pace.
After an unknown period of sleep, Tantai Yue slowly opened her eyes, her consciousness still a bit hazy.
After a moment, she looked around. This was Qin Xuan's room, wasn't it?
Qin Xuan had carried her back?
The last lingering consciousness Tantai Yue had before closing her eyes was being on Qin Xuan's back.
Opening her eyes completely, she saw Qin Xuan sitting cross-legged, his hands resting on his knees.
"What is he doing?" Tantai Yue was puzzled.
Could one fall asleep just sitting like this?
She sat up and looked at Qin Xuan, who had his eyes closed. She couldn't help but lean closer to examine him.
It was the first time she had secretly observed him from such a close distance, making Tantai Yue feel a little nervous, her face blushing like a ripe apple.
Tantai Yue noticed that Qin Xuan's physique was quite good, not too thin or too fat, and he even had eight-pack abs.
Unable to resist, Tantai Yue reached out to touch him. Qin Xuan's body suddenly trembled, startling her. She quickly covered her eyes.
It's over, it's over.
He found out.
So embarrassing, so embarrassing!
After a while, Tantai Yue realized there was no movement. She opened her eyes again and saw that Qin Xuan was still sitting cross-legged. She felt both relieved and annoyed.
This blockhead, not waking up even now.
He'd rather sit and sleep like this than sleep next to her?
Hmph, he claimed to love her, yet he was afraid to even sleep together.
Stupid Qin Xuan, bad Qin Xuan.
Tantai Yue nudged Qin Xuan, pouted her lips, and turned her head away, ignoring him.
"Hmph, keep pretending. If you don't want to sleep, fine, I don't want to sleep with you either!"
After nearly five minutes of stalemate, Tantai Yue became truly angry when Qin Xuan still didn't come to coax her.
"Qin Xuan, you scoundrel!"
She softly cursed Qin Xuan, then turned around, hugged his back, and they both lay down together.
Qin Xuan, who had just recovered from his injuries, was startled by Tantai Yue's sudden action.
"Tan... Tantai..."
"Don't speak," Tantai Yue said, resting her head on Qin Xuan's back, using the tone of a young wife complaining to her husband.
With his wife giving orders, Qin Xuan naturally dared not say another word or move, allowing Tantai Yue to hold him like that.
The next morning, early, Qin Xuan suddenly felt an itch in his nose. He opened his eyes and saw a strand of Tantai Yue's hair falling onto his nose.
Because Tantai Yue was holding Qin Xuan tightly, Qin Xuan, fearing he would wake her, carefully moved the hair away and gently stroked her hair.
However, Qin Xuan was used to rough movements. Perhaps he thought his actions were very light, but he still woke the sleeping Tantai Yue.
Just waking from a deep sleep, Tantai Yue stared at the man stroking her hair with her teary eyes.
"Ah!" Qin Xuan's eyes met Tantai Yue's.
"Tantai, you're awake!" Qin Xuan hadn't expected her to be awake and was momentarily flustered.
"I... I'm sorry, I wanted to help you..."
Before Qin Xuan could finish speaking, Tantai Yue kissed him.
Qin Xuan's eyes widened.
But soon, he melted into Tantai Yue.
Closing his eyes slightly, he began to enjoy the morning's first breakfast.
Ma San and his few close henchmen were kneeling before Hei Biao.
Hei Biao took a deep puff from the cigar as thick as his thumb and pointed to Bai Weicheng, who was lying on a camp bed not far away. He asked with some anger,
"Confess everything, what exactly happened here?"
Ma San had a tearful face and mumbled his confession.
"Boss... Boss, I... I've told you everything. It really was that kid..."
"Nonsense!" Hei Biao slapped Ma San across the face, drawing blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Bai Weicheng is a martial artist at the initial stage of Xiantian, Xiantian! A hundred ordinary people wouldn't be his match. How could he have been made like this by some kid? If you don't tell the truth, I'll chop off your hands too!"
"Boss! Spare my life! What I said is true! If even a single word is false, may everyone on my household registration book die!"