Demon Lord and His Unknown Child With the Empress-Chapter 366 : But This Isn’t Your Fault

Chapter 366 - But This Isn't Your Fault

Inside the room.

"Honestly, a woman is changing and he doesn't even know to step aside!"

After kicking Ning Yechen out, Luo Ruying furrowed her beautiful brows and said, irritated.

At this moment, Xiyao had already slowly removed all her clothes, revealing a fair and slender figure. However, this beautiful form, which should have been eye-catching, instead left Luo Ruying appalled!

She saw that Xiyao's naked body was covered everywhere in festering, oozing black spots! Not just on her arms, but on her back, her chest, her thighs, and there were even signs of it spreading to her neck!

It was hard to imagine how she had endured it all this time.

"It must have hurt a lot all this time, hasn't it…?" Luo Ruying asked softly, her voice gentle.

This one gentle word of concern was like a pebble dropped into the lake of Xiyao's heart; it trembled, sending ripples through it.

"Mmm…" After a moment of silence, Xiyao nodded lightly.

"Come, let's get you cleaned up first, and then I'll apply the medicine for you."

"After the medicine is applied, it shouldn't hurt so much." Luo Ruying smiled faintly and gently extended her hand to Xiyao. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Xiyao's face was filled with astonishment as she stared in disbelief at the hand extended before her. Since the day she was born, this was the first time anyone besides her mother had dared to proactively extend a hand to her…

"You… aren't you afraid? Don't you hate me…?"

"Hmm? Why would I be afraid of you or hate you?" Luo Ruying asked with a smile.

Xiyao: "......"

"I... looking so ugly like this, don't you find it disgusting and hateful…?"

"If you're not careful, you'll be infected by the poison on me…!" Xiyao said with a self-deprecating laugh, her expression desolate.

But Luo Ruying's next simple sentence once again made her heart tremble, unable to calm down for a long time.

"But this isn't your fault, so why would I hate you?"

"To be able to endure such torment, you're already incredible!"

Luo Ruying's expression was serious, her eyes and words constantly revealing gentleness and encouragement.

A single, crystalline teardrop slid down Xiyao's cheek and fell to the floor…

Eh…?

Xiyao reached up in disbelief and touched her own tear-streaked cheek.

Sh-She was actually crying…? Even in 'Mother's' arms, she had never shed a tear…

"Big Sister Xi, are you crying…?"

"Is it because it hurts?”

The petite and cute Luo Hongye stood at Xiyao's feet. She lifted her head, her little face full of concern, and asked in her soft, sweet voice.

"N-No, I didn't...!"

"I never cry!"

"And I definitely wouldn't cry because it hurts!"

Xiyao gave Luo Hongye a deep look. After wiping away her tears, she denied it with a very resolute tone.

Luo Ruying smiled faintly and didn't call her out on it. She proactively took Xiyao's hand and led her into the bathtub.

Her body, a landscape of sores, was submerged in the scorching medicinal bath. Xiyao instantly gritted her teeth, feeling a heart-piercing pain throughout her body!

The rotting, festering wounds were continuously stimulated by the medicinal bath, oozing pitch-black blood that gradually dyed the entire tub of water black.

"Hold on a little longer. It will stop hurting so much soon!"

Luo Ruying, at the side, circulated her spiritual energy to protect Xiyao's body, making her feel less pain. Soon, after her body gradually adapted, the pain was no longer so intense, and waves of gentle, comfortable medicinal power slowly flowed into Xiyao's body.

Looking at the bathwater that had turned completely black in an instant, Luo Ruying's beautiful eyes looked towards the Jade Qilin resting quietly on Luo Hongye's shoulder. She pointed at it and said with a faint smile:

"Ye Ye, Mommy needs to borrow this little one for a moment, is that okay~?"

"Mommy needs to use her to heal Big Sister Xi."

"Mmm-hmm… for Mommy~"

Hearing that it was to heal Xiyao, Luo Hongye didn't hesitate much and, holding the Jade Qilin in both hands, passed it to Luo Ruying.

The now slightly larger Jade Qilin lay in Luo Hongye's palm, a dazed look on its face.

"Sorry, little one. You'll have to bear with this for a moment~"

Luo Ruying took the Jade Qilin and gently made a small cut on its foot, letting a few drops of blood fall into the medicinal bath.

The crystalline, verdant blood of the Jade Qilin fell into the bathwater, and the pitch-black water gradually lightened a little.

The Jade Qilin was a sacred beast born of heaven and earth. Not only could its presence purify filth, but it could also bring vitality to the world. It naturally had a certain effect on purifying the Woe Demon Poison.

It was just that this poison was extremely potent; the Jade Qilin's blood could at most only purify the bathwater and could not purify the poison within Xiyao's body.

After being suddenly grabbed and having its blood drawn, the moment Luo Ruying let go, the Jade Qilin hurriedly fled back to Luo Hongye's side and hid behind her, looking pitiful and wronged…

Luo Hongye gently stroked the Jade Qilin with her small hand and comforted it sweetly:

"Be good, Little Yu. This is to heal Big Sister Xi. Can you endure it for a little while?"

The Jade Qilin lay on her shoulder, aggrieved, and nodded lightly.

Luo Ruying couldn't help but find it amusing. She took out a few immortal fruits and passed them to the Jade Qilin. The Jade Qilin swallowed the immortal fruits in one gulp each, and only then did its mood improve considerably.

Xiyao soaked quietly in the bathwater, her hands clenched tightly beneath the surface, her eyes silently fixed on Luo Hongye.

This is the child… The child Mother wants…! As long as I bring this child back, I can get Mother's reward and praise!

Luo Ruying stood behind Xiyao, using a spell with both hands to earnestly wash her beautiful hair.

Xiyao was momentarily hesitant. Originally, she had disguised her identity just to gain Hu Shan's sympathy, to take the opportunity to stay with the Southern Clan Alliance and find a chance to take Luo Hongye away.

But unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, she ended up staying by Luo Ruying's side.

Although Luo Hongye was right there, and the Demon Lord had left the room, the woman behind her was also unfathomably powerful…

Facing her, she felt she had no chance of taking the child away right in front of her…

Just as Xiyao was hesitating, Yue Qingyou, Cai Se, and the others brought in freshly heated water to change the bath.

Seeing Luo Ruying helping Xiyao wash her hair, Yue Qingyou spoke up and asked,

"Madam, this sort of thing is rather 'dangerous.' It's better to let me do it."

"It's alright, I'll do it."

"I'll have to trouble you, Qingyou, and the others to keep heating new water for me." Luo Ruying said with a faint smile, not minding it.

"Yes, I understand..."

Seeing Luo Ruying insist, Yue Qingyou said no more, but gave Xiyao a deep look, then bowed slightly, turned, and left the room again.

Xiyao also secretly furrowed her brows, her gaze fixed on the departing Yue Qingyou, and slowly relaxed the hand she had clenched tightly under the water.

Not just the Demon Lord and Luo Ruying, she couldn't even see through this handmaiden…

It seems the time is not yet right…

After several changes of the medicinal bath, Xiyao's entire body was finally cleaned up a little, removing some of the surface filth, blood, and pus.

The cleaned Xiyao stepped out of the bath, revealing a beautiful, tall, and slender figure. Although her body was still covered in dark, oozing black spots, after the pus and filth were removed, her entire person was refreshed, revealing a gorgeous face.

Luo Ruying couldn't help but feel a little surprised. She hadn't expected her to be so pretty after being cleaned up…!

"Thank you…"

"Th-That is… can I stay by your side…?"

"I won't cause you any trouble." Xiyao asked Luo Ruying with a timid and embarrassed expression.

Luo Ruying just thought Xiyao was afraid of being alone and lacked care, so she agreed readily with a gentle smile.

"For the next period, I will stay by your side to continue healing you."

"Thank you so much…"

Xiyao bowed in gratitude, a triumphant smile appearing on her lowered face.