Chapter 69

Song Li hurriedly checked her pulse and breathing, and found that she had only fainted. Her heartbeat and breathing were still there, so he finally felt relieved.

He rubbed his bruised eye socket, unable to stop his bitter smile. Now even if he jumped into the holy river, he couldn't wash away the misunderstanding. Although he knew he was saving her, who would believe him? CPR was a first aid technique from another time and space, and the people of this world simply couldn't understand it. Long Qiqi didn't wake up earlier or later, but precisely when he was performing CPR. Any woman with a normal IQ, seeing a man strip her naked, then straddle her, "caressing" her chest and kissing her lips, wouldn't think he was saving her, right? No matter how he explained it, she wouldn't believe him.

However, Song Li didn't regret it. If he hadn't done so, Long Qiqi might have died. Virginity and chastity, how could they be more precious than life?

Just as he was about to get off Long Qiqi, he caught a familiar scent, and then a small hand accurately grabbed his ear. He heard his mother Yun Lin's angry scolding: "You little rascal, after all the hard work I put into raising you, you still don't learn. In broad daylight, you bring a man back and fool around... I'll twist your ear off!"

"Ouch... Mom, please go easy, you've misunderstood..." Song Li cried out in pain, begging for mercy.

Yun Lin's gaze fell on the naked Long Qiqi, and she was instantly stunned. She muttered to herself, "Eh, didn't Uncle Fu say you brought back a man? How is it a woman?"

It turned out that Uncle Fu, after much hesitation, still felt he should tell the princess about the prince's outrageous behavior. The child was still young, and if he developed any bad habits, they could be corrected in time. Song Li was the only heir of the Ming King, and the task of continuing the lineage rested on his shoulders. If he liked men and not women, that would be a big problem.

So Uncle Fu hurriedly ran to find Yun Lin and told her about the incident.

Yun Lin immediately exploded when she heard it. This was unacceptable. This naughty child, after just a few days of being on the right path, started acting wildly again. She immediately rushed from the alchemy room to Song Li's bedroom and saw this scene.

Song Li replied indignantly, "Who says wearing men's clothes means it's a man?"

Yun Lin tapped his head with her finger and scolded, "It's not allowed for women either! If you dare to bully men and women like those good-for-nothings, I'll break your legs!"

"Who's bullying men and women?" Song Li covered his head and wailed.

"In broad daylight, you knocked someone out, brought them to your bed, stripped them naked, and straddled them. What were you trying to do?" Yun Lin's phoenix eyes narrowed, and she was furious.

"Mom, look carefully. I'm still fully dressed. If I wanted to do something bad, why wouldn't I take off my own clothes?" Song Li felt very wronged. It was one thing for Long Qiqi to misunderstand him, but he didn't expect his mother to think he was doing something bad too. Was his character so untrustworthy?

"You didn't have time... Eh, what are these red lines on her body?" Yun Lin finally noticed the abnormality on Long Qiqi's body. Her skin was abnormally red, and several red lines, like wriggling snakes, were attached to her body, looking both beautiful and terrifying!

"Mom, you finally noticed the problem?" Song Li climbed off Long Qiqi and pointed to the red lines, saying, "I just checked her pulse. These thin red lines are abnormal meridians in her body, probably a toxic fire meridian she was born with. Look at her skin, it's red as if it's being roasted by fire. Her meridians must be suffering from the torment of toxic fire. Her breathing and heartbeat stopped just now, and I was trying to save her."

Yun Lin's face immediately brightened, and she patted Song Li's shoulder with a smile, "Brat, I didn't misjudge you. You were saving her... Mom was wrong to suspect you..."

"Do you still not understand your son's character? Am I the kind of person who would do such things?" Song Li rolled his eyes, protesting against his mother's misunderstanding.

"Don't be angry, son. Mom was just worried." Yun Lin noticed the bruise on Song Li's left eye and was surprised, "Eh, I didn't hit you there. Did I accidentally learn the skill of striking through a mountain?"

"What skill of striking through a mountain? She hit me!" Song Li helplessly pointed to Long Qiqi, "I was just saving her when she woke up. She must have thought I was molesting her, so she gave me a punch."

Yun Lin giggled, "Any girl would misunderstand in this situation. I would have beaten you up too!"

Song Li sighed. Getting hit was one thing, but in fact, he had taken a huge advantage of the girl. Even if he used the excuse of saving her, it was still taking advantage. Getting hit now was a small matter; when Long Qiqi woke up, she wouldn't let him off easily, and more trouble was yet to come.

But Song Li couldn't worry about that now. The most urgent thing was to control the toxic fire in her body.

"Mom, I was just about to find you. Her condition is quite severe, and we need to use a yin-cold attribute pill to suppress it temporarily. Otherwise, she won't last long."

"Alas, temporary suppression won't do much. As long as the abnormal meridians in her body aren't removed, she's always in danger." Yun Lin looked at Long Qiqi's appearance and sighed, "This girl has an excellent appearance and temperament, and her figure and skin are also very good. If she were to be our daughter-in-law, it would be great, but it's a pity she's short-lived."

Song Li rolled his eyes, "Mom, this is not the time to think about such things. Let's talk about the future later. We need to suppress her condition now."

"I'm not thinking too much. You've seen and touched her all over. Which girl can still marry? If she wakes up, you'll have to take responsibility for her." Yun Lin glared at her, then took out a porcelain bottle and said, "I happen to have a bottle of Mystic Ice Qi Pill, which should be effective."

Song Li ignored his mother's earlier words. If seeing and touching someone meant taking responsibility, gynecologists would have to marry many wives every year. Although he had been in this world for a long time, he still retained some of his previous life's values and hadn't been completely assimilated by this era. He took the bottle, poured out two pills, and fed them to Long Qiqi. Then he gently pressed under her jaw, and Long Qiqi's throat moved, swallowing the two Mystic Ice Qi Pills.

The Mystic Ice Qi Pill, a high-quality medicinal pill of the Earth grade, was extremely yin and cold, and it melted in the mouth, with rapid effects. After a short while, the redness on Long Qiqi's face faded like a receding tide, and the color of the four red lines on her body gradually lightened. Her furrowed brows also slowly relaxed.

"It seems the medicine is working." Song Li and his mother exchanged a glance, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"The toxic fire in her body should be temporarily suppressed, and she won't be in immediate danger in the short term." Yun Lin beckoned and whispered, "Son, come with me, I have something to ask you."

Not long after the mother and son left, Long Qiqi opened her eyes. In fact, she had woken up shortly after Yun Lin came in and heard most of their conversation. She now understood that Song Li was saving her life, not intentionally molesting her. It seemed that her first time drinking, she had drunk too much, triggering the toxic fire meridian in her body, almost costing her life. If Song Li hadn't saved her in time, she might have gone to the other world. In a sense, Song Li was her savior. Even so, she felt extremely embarrassed. As a virgin, being stripped naked by a man, straddled, kissed, and touched, was a huge loss. If this were to get out, she would have no face to show anyone. Long Qiqi still had some doubts. What kind of rescue technique was this, so perverted? Maybe he was taking advantage of the situation?

Long Qiqi couldn't be sure, but one thing was certain: she had been taken advantage of by Song Li. She hadn't thought of how to get back at him yet, but the most pressing thing was to leave. Otherwise, when Song Li came back, how would she face him? Just thinking about it made her feel very embarrassed.

Long Qiqi felt much better. The raging toxic fire in her meridians had been suppressed by a cool, cold energy, and her body had regained its ability to move. She blushed as she put her clothes back on, thinking about how Song Li's large hands had stripped her clothes off not long ago, making her face feel like it was on fire, red and hot.

"This damned brat, I won't let you off." Long Qiqi cursed as she dressed, then tiptoed out of the bedroom. Seeing that Song Li and his mother were not there, she ran out as fast as she could. The guards saw a man running out of the prince's room but pretended not to see. When Song Li carried Long Qiqi in, the guards had seen it too. Now that the man was escaping, they naturally wouldn't stop him. They just couldn't help but have some perverted thoughts, wondering what he had been doing in the prince's room for so long.

Long Qiqi left the Ming Palace smoothly, her face still red. She patted her chest and quickly left. She felt she had nothing to be ashamed of, but why did she feel like a thief?

Song Li was called to his mother's room to explain how he met Long Qiqi. He told the truth. Yun Lin said the girl had a good character and appearance, and when she woke up, he should ask which family she was from. If she asked him to take responsibility, they would have to accept it.

Song Li vaguely responded, thinking to himself, "I want to take responsibility, but she might not want to."

When he returned to his bedroom, he found that the girl was gone. If it weren't for the lingering scent on the bed, Song Li would have thought it was just a beautiful dream.