Interstellar Farming: I Make Potions and Climb to the Top
Chapter 291: Jealousy
Ying Yaoshi suddenly cried out in pain. Veins bulged at his temples, and glistening beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Hold on," Ning Xuan shouted. Ying Yaoshi seemed to hear her. Although his eyes trembled, revealing the agony he was enduring, he pushed through, guiding the golden vortex into his mind.
The golden vortex abruptly dispersed. When Ning Xuan saw the Golden Needle at Ying Yaoshi’s Baihui Acupoint vibrating violently, she swiftly drew another Golden Needle—this one patterned with a coiling dragon—and precisely inserted it into the Anmian acupoint just behind his ear.
As the Golden Needle pierced the acupoint, the muscles throughout Ying Yaoshi’s body abruptly relaxed. The violently vibrating needle at his Baihui Acupoint also grew still.
The dispersed golden vortex turned into golden particles of light that swirled around Ying Yaoshi, slowly seeping into his mind.
Although Ying Yaoshi had fallen asleep under the effects of the acupuncture, the golden particles of light were still drawn to him and did not scatter.
The process was just too slow. These golden particles were his source energy, which had scattered and leaked out after he’d overdrawn his power. While this energy had escaped his body, it would linger around him for a short while before gradually dissipating over time.
After ten breaths, Ning Xuan removed the Golden Needle from the Anmian acupoint. She then resumed stimulating his Ben Shen and Shendao, accelerating the process of him re-refining his scattered source energy. This accelerated process was excruciating for him. If she misjudged the balance, it could cause irreversible damage to his Spiritual Sea.
However, Ning Xuan handled the delicate balance with perfect precision. Whenever the pain became too much for Ying Yaoshi, she would forcefully sedate him, letting him rest for a moment. She repeated this cycle again and again. The golden vortex shrank until it could no longer form. Only then did Ning Xuan remove all the Golden Needles.
The clock showed that thirty minutes had passed, but to Ying Yaoshi, it felt as long as a lifetime. His pupils had regained their clarity, but his entire body was trembling.
When he saw Ning Xuan raise her hand, Ying Yaoshi instinctively flinched back. BANG! He moved with so much force that he dragged the entire sofa over with him.
"Marshal, what happened?" Lü Tianci knew Ning Xuan was in the cabin and had been guarding the door. Hearing such a loud noise, he couldn’t help but burst in out of a sense of duty.
As soon as he entered, he found General Ying’s personal sofa overturned on the floor, the Marshal himself kneeling beside it, trembling violently.
Lü Tianci looked in shock at Ning Xuan, who was standing to one side watching him. "Miss Ning, you... what did you do to the Marshal? The Marshal single-handedly turned the tide of battle. He’s severely injured and needs to rest. Please leave," Lü Tianci said, his face cold. If the Marshal hadn’t previously instructed him to be respectful to Ning Xuan no matter what, he would have been tempted to lash out at her.
With a tremor in his voice, Ying Yaoshi uttered two words: "Get out."
"Did you hear that? The Marshal is telling you to get out," Lü Tianci said, turning to Ning Xuan.
"Lü Tianci, I was telling *you* to get out. No one is to enter this room until we return to the base. Also, apologize to Ning Xuan. Remember, no matter what happens, you are never to speak harshly to her." Ying Yaoshi’s voice had steadied. When he looked up, his eyes were bright and full of vigor.
’General Ying seems to be in much better shape than before.’
"Yes, sir. I’m sorry, Miss Ning. I misunderstood you." Once Lü Tianci confirmed that Ying Yaoshi was lucid, he immediately carried out his orders, bowing to Ning Xuan in apology.
"Mm. It’s fine." Ning Xuan knew he had just been worried. Besides, he hadn’t actually done anything, so she saw no reason to make things difficult for him.
"Then I won’t disturb the Marshal and Miss Ning any longer. I’ll take my leave." Lü Tianci cupped his fist in a salute and quietly withdrew.
Only Ning Xuan and Ying Yaoshi remained in the room.
"Come here," Ning Xuan said.
Ying Yaoshi stood up and, steeling himself, walked over step by step. "Xuanyuan, I don’t want any more needles. If you’re not satisfied with me, you might as well just use the whip."
Still reeling from the intense, controlled agony of the acupuncture, Ying Yaoshi couldn’t help but feel a flicker of fear when he looked at Ning Xuan.
"Have you never used acupuncture to treat injuries before? You’re so clueless. The technique I just used can help your scattered source energy return to your Ben Shen. This technique is also very draining for me. If it weren’t for the fact that you’re my Contractor, do you think I’d be willing to use it on you?" Ning Xuan rolled her eyes at him.
Ying Yaoshi closed his eyes to sense his source energy and discovered that his source totem, which had been covered in cracks, was now shining with golden light. Even the dark patterns that were there before had completely vanished.
Ying Yaoshi suddenly lunged over and swept Ning Xuan into his arms. "How are you so amazing? I fucking love you! I’ve met so many people, but you’re the only one who’s ever brought me good luck. Xuanyuan, insisting on meeting you back then was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life."
"Alright, I’ve done what I can for you. I have to leave once we get back to the base. When I get back, I’ll have Yan Fuzhen send the
collar over to you. It will have my pheromones inside. You can wear it when you need to," Ning Xuan said to Ying Yaoshi.
"Xuanyuan, you’re desperately needed on this battlefield. Please stay, won’t you?" Ying Yaoshi’s current demeanor was completely different from his usual arrogant self.
"No. I promised Yu Mingche I’d be back in a month, and I’m already overdue." Ning Xuan frowned. The Light Computer’s signal was too unstable on the space battlefield; her several attempts to message Yu Mingche had all failed. ’I’ll just have to wait until we’re back at the base to contact him.’
"You care about him that much, Xuanyuan? Is it because he’s better at pleasing you than I am?" As Ying Yaoshi said this, his eyes darkened slightly.
Ying Yaoshi felt a strange pang of jealousy over what Yu Mingche had done six months ago. He was jealous that the man had been able to make such a decision.
"Oh? Are you jealous?" A small smile appeared on Ning Xuan’s face as she listened to Ying Yaoshi.
"Yu Mingche had that surgery six months ago, and you even personally helped him recuperate. Now you’re in such a hurry to get back to his side. It seems you’re also looking forward to having a child, Xuanyuan," Ying Yaoshi stared resentfully at Ning Xuan.
"That surgery... what surgery?" Ning Xuan’s mind instantly flashed to the blocked meridians in Yu Mingche’s abdomen. She had only examined his meridians, nothing else.
Now, hearing Ying Yaoshi’s words, Ning Xuan felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her mind going blank for a moment.
’I know this world has unique rules about procreation, but this body is still young! I haven’t even thought about having children yet!’
"Xuanyuan, you mean you didn’t know?" Ying Yaoshi asked, confused.
’The intelligence I received can’t be wrong,’ he thought. ’Since Xuanyuan knows medicine and even examined him, how could she not know what Yu Mingche was planning?’
"Heh," Ning Xuan gave a perfunctory little laugh. "I just wasn’t expecting it."