Inside the bathroom of the little wooden house,

after carrying the shivering Mengxi back to the house, Yumo quickly brought her into the bathroom and prepared hot water. Then, with practiced ease, Miss Yumo stripped little Mengxi completely naked, revealing the girl's flawless and exquisite body.

As for this, Miss Yumo still maintained a calm and composed state.

It seemed...

she had already gotten used to it.

After all, during the period when the heroine had been in her childlike state, bathing, wiping her body, applying medicine, changing clothes, and even putting on underwear had all been personally handled by Miss Yumo.

By now, Yumo already knew exactly how many moles Mengxi had, what her measurements were, and even which places were especially ticklish. Gradually, Yumo had developed a certain resistance to that perfect body. Even if those two soft and tempting buns on Mengxi's chest pressed against her, Yumo could remain blushing-free and calm.

Perhaps,

in Yumo's eyes now, Mengxi truly wasn't much different from a child, at most a child who had developed a little better than normal.

After checking Mengxi's injuries, especially the bruises on her arm and the frostbite on her legs and bottom, Yumo couldn't help frowning.

Compared to when they had first returned from Garos Fortress, covered in blood from head to toe, these injuries were practically insignificant.

But the problem was,

the current Mengxi wasn't the gallant female knight of the Asumos Church from before.

She was merely a fragile little girl in a childlike state.

And for such a girl, these injuries were undoubtedly painful.

Layer after layer of moisture covered Mengxi's beautiful pale purple eyes.

Looking at the silver-haired girl before her, who was about to cry and looked as pitiful as a little rabbit, how could Yumo bear to continue scolding her?

The last trace of anger in her heart completely disappeared.

"Good girl, don't cry. It won't hurt anymore soon."

Gently stroking Mengxi's head, Yumo spoke softly.

Seeing that the heroine didn't resist, Yumo carefully placed the snow-white beauty into the bath.

Though her wounds still hurt faintly when she was lifted, Mengxi remained silent and obediently let Yumo carry her.

And,

when her entire body sank into the water,

the warm water, infused with the healing power of Nature's Tears, quickly dispelled the cold within the silver-haired girl's body. The pitiful girl gradually stopped shivering and curled up inside the bathtub.

The bruises on her arm and the frostbite on her legs slowly healed under the warmth of the water.

As the wounds gradually recovered, the pain and suffering on Mengxi's face slowly disappeared.

Not only did she no longer feel pain, but she increasingly felt comfortable.

Her whole body becoming pleasantly numb, Mengxi slowly revealed a sweet smile. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Aside from the top of her little head, her entire body was submerged in the water.

She looked...

extremely comfortable.

"Haa~"

Seeing that Mengxi no longer wore those painful little expressions, Yumo couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief.

She sat quietly beside the bathtub and gently patted Mengxi's little head.

To be safe, Yumo curiously asked,

"Does anywhere still hurt?"

Facing Yumo's question,

Mengxi blinked her watery pale purple eyes and simply shook her head instead of answering directly.

"Mhm."

Seeing this, the huge stone hanging in Yumo's heart finally fell.

During the heroine's childlike state, her body was incredibly fragile.

If something really happened to her, Miss Yumo would probably die from depression...

Pinching Mengxi's soft little cheeks, Yumo said in a lecturing tone,

"Next time, you're not allowed to leave the little wooden house without permission, understand?"

"Mhm, mhm."

Mengxi nodded slightly in the water, revealing her pair of beautiful and innocent eyes as she quietly looked at the black-haired older sister.

"Good that you understand."

As she spoke, a trace of self-mockery appeared in Yumo's crimson eyes.

Really...

Why was she still saying these things?

She was going to send her back soon anyway.

At present, Yumo could clearly feel Mengxi's soul power gradually recovering.

If Saiboke-Baniya hadn't made a mistake this time, then after Mengxi woke up next time, she would leave her childlike state and return to normal.

And the memories from this period would completely disappear.

Naturally, the memories of suddenly waking up in the room before would also vanish.

Perhaps...

that was for the best.

After all, if the heroine learned that she had been taken care of by Abyss Demons for so long, and if her hostility toward Abyss Demons changed because of that, Yumo would be in serious trouble...

However,

since she was leaving soon,

she had to make good use of the remaining time.

Thinking this,

under Mengxi's curious gaze, Yumo slowly raised her hand.

Strands of crimson Shadow of Silence Power rippled around her fingertips.

Stimulated by Yumo's power, the spatial ring suddenly opened, and a golden pill appeared in her palm.

This was the Soul Forging Spirit Medicine.

There were probably only a handful of these on the entire Anqieka Continent.

After all, refining this medicine required the horns of Frost Ice Dragons.

And Frost Ice Dragons were powerful magical beasts that lived in the central region of the Great Winter Forest.

Now that the Abyss Demons occupied the forest, obtaining dragon horns was almost impossible.

Of course,

for Miss Yumo, it wasn't difficult at all.

Back then, she had simply asked Limo to knock on the Frost Ice Dragons' cave entrance.

Afterward, the dragons had enthusiastically "donated" four horns.

Truly,

they were such wonderful neighbors~

Actually,

other than the elves, Yumo had quite a favorable impression of dragons as well.

After all, every time they behaved so "generously."

Completely unlike the greed and stinginess described in human records~

Forget it.

She had gone off-topic again...

In short, after obtaining sufficient ingredients, Yumo had asked Xiao to go to the Mage Tower in the center of the continent and "invite" the Grand Mage there to refine this Soul Forging Spirit Medicine.

Its greatest effect was strengthening the soul and accumulating enough energy within the body to help the user break through to the seventh rank in the future.

Achieving true transcendence and sainthood.

Although it wasn't guaranteed to reach Saint-class, it greatly increased the probability.

With Mengxi's talent as the Child of Destiny, with this medicine's help, breaking through Saint-class and advancing toward the eighth rank in the future would undoubtedly become possible.

Speaking of which,

according to the information provided by the Black Rose Family, the Crown Prince of the Snow Night Empire, the Child of Destiny, had already become a powerful existence at the middle Saint-class.

The Child of Destiny's counterpart couldn't lag too far behind.

After this internal monologue, Yumo carefully held the golden pill between her slender and beautiful fingers and brought it to Mengxi's lips.

"Good girl, open your mouth, ah~"

As always, Yumo used the tone she reserved for children.

However, this time,

for some reason, Mengxi didn't buy it.

Instead, she slowly shook her head, wearing a stubborn expression that clearly said, "I'm not eating it."

Eh?!

Seeing that Mengxi, who had always obediently taken medicine these past few days, suddenly refused to cooperate, Yumo couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

"Don't worry, it won't be bitter~"

"Umm, no~"

Mengxi puffed out her cheeks and shook her little head again, looking completely determined to resist to the death.

This only made Yumo even more confused.

"What's wrong, little Mengxi? Be good~"

"No!"

"Ah, really, it's not bitter. Big Sister even added a sugar coating."

"No!"

"Be good."

"No, no! Absolutely not!"

Uh...

Seeing that the silver-haired girl remained so resistant, Yumo didn't know what to say.

And just as she was feeling troubled, Mengxi slowly spoke, her voice sounding slightly embarrassed.

"Um, I can eat it, but..."

"But what?"

"Um, Sister Yumo... stay in the bath with me for a while, and then I'll eat it..."

Blinking her beautiful eyes, Mengxi spoke in a pleading tone.

"Eh, this..."

Hearing those words, Yumo froze.

She looked somewhat helplessly at the girl in the bath.

Meeting those innocent and pure eyes, Yumo found herself unable to refuse.

"I-Is that not okay?"

Mengxi's soft and adorable voice reached her ears once again, nearly melting Yumo's heart.

Sigh...

Whatever.

It wasn't like she hadn't bathed together with Limo and Liyu before.

Bathing with the heroine once didn't seem like a big deal.

Thus,

after putting the pill back into her spatial ring, Yumo slowly nodded.

"Mhm... t-then alright..."