Concubines Lead to Strength: The Path to Immortality Begins with Taking a Spouse

But at this moment, her mind was filled with countless thoughts.

"Did he actually accept me..."

Dongfang Mingyue furrowed her brow, uncertain.

After the battle had ended, he had said that if he lost, she would be his wife and he would bring her back to heal.

But before that, he had seemed to think that being betrothed to her would be at his disadvantage.

For a while, Dongfang Mingyue couldn't figure out what he was really thinking.

When the wounds on her front were almost treated,

she turned around, planning to apply the elixir powder to the two cuts on her back herself in front of the bronze mirror.

However, her actions suddenly halted and she raised her eyebrows slightly, a plan forming in her mind.

If she was unsure, then she might as well try and see.

"Are you still outside?"

Dongfang Mingyue softly asked towards the door.

"What is it?" Gu Changge's voice responded.

"I can't reach the cuts on my back... can you help me?"

Dongfang Mingyue hesitated for a moment but decided she had to try to find out if he had any feelings for her.

Biting the bullet, she reached out for help through the door.

Gu Changge, who was outside, was taken aback by her words.

Can't reach?

How could she not reach?

Her figure was slender; she wasn't some kind of giant unable to reach behind her back.

And even if her hands couldn't reach, spiritual energy surely could, right?

Just as he was considering what Miss Dongfang really wanted,

another voice came, "Didn't you say that I am already your wife now, and yet you're unwilling to help with even this?"

Hearing this, Gu Changge's eyebrow twitched.

He thought to himself, that's right!

He wasn't at a loss anyway.

So, he pushed open the door and saw Dongfang Mingyue standing in front of the bronze mirror, her back to him, baring her fragrant shoulders.

However, the scene wasn't as racy as he had imagined; her upper body was not bare.

Through the mirror, their eyes met.

Gu Changge felt she might be blushing, but due to the mirror, he couldn't see clearly.

Yet he still stepped forward.

Now, with three wives to his name, he was no longer the naive novice, nervous at the sight of a woman.

Standing behind her, Gu Changge didn't move.

But Dongfang Mingyue couldn't stand the silence and blurted out, "Why are you just standing there?"

"Give me the elixir then," Gu Changge said helplessly.

"Oh..." Dongfang Mingyue then realized she had been too nervous and forgot to pass him the elixir.

She had nearly used up the elixir powder anyway, so she took out another pill from the Jade Bottle and tossed it over her head behind her.

Gu Changge accurately caught the elixir and effortlessly turned it into powder with spiritual energy.

Looking at the shallow cuts on her back,

he lifted the powder with his fingertips imbued with spiritual energy and began to meticulously apply it to the wounds.

Dongfang Mingyue pursed her lips slightly.

Her heart was pounding wildly at the moment.

Although there were many Central Province Talents who had challenged her to become the Dongfang Family's son-in-law,

she had never had intimate contact with a man.

She hadn't even held hands with anyone.

Yet today, alone with a man in a room, she could distinctly feel the warm touch gliding over her back.

Inexplicably, she shied away.

"It tickles..." Afraid Gu Changge might misunderstand, she quickly explained.

Gu Changge didn't say much but seriously applied the elixir powder to all of her wounds.

After a while, he stopped his motions.

Dongfang Mingyue quickly covered herself with her upper garment.

Then she turned to face him,

wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.

"Go and sit down."

Gu Changge pointed to the bed and spoke in an indisputable tone,

as if issuing a command.

"This... this is too soon."

Dongfang Mingyue bit her lip but shook her head in refusal.

She thought to herself, she really hadn't seen it coming—was this guy really so impatient?

With matters like this, she deserved some time to prepare, right?

He had seemed so indifferent before, but now he was suddenly in a rush... was it all an act?

"What's too soon?"

Gu Changge raised an eyebrow and pointed to a cut on her calf.

"..."

"Nothing, nothing."

She then realized she had misunderstood.

Being alone in a room with a man, her mind had already wandered who knew where, filled with unseemly thoughts.

For a moment, she felt her face burning with embarrassment and quickly sat down on the bed, looking down.

Gu Changge stepped forward and casually rolled up the leg of her trousers, then began to apply the elixir.

She watched him silently, her lips pursed throughout.

Seeing his earnest manner, he didn't seem to harbor any other intentions—

he was completely focused on applying the ointment to her wounds.

But Gu Changge also noticed that even her shoes seemed to have a cut.

Acting on the principle of helping to the end without wasting elixir,

without a word, he started to take off her shoe.

Her delicate and warm Jade Foot fell into his hand, and without any particular thought, Gu Changge began to apply the powdered medicine.

Except, Dongfang Mingyue really seemed to be ticklish.

Her Jade Foot squirmed in his grasp.

Gu Changge couldn't help but hold it firmly.

This allowed him to perfectly apply the powdered medicine.

Only then did he have the leisure to appreciate the softness in his hand.

Tsk...

No wonder they call it a Jade Foot—the feel was indeed comparable to warm jade.

"Have you... touched enough?"

Dongfang Mingyue, who had thought he was solely focused on applying the medicine without any other intention,

noticed that he had finished but had not let go for a long time.

She couldn't help but ask with blushing cheeks.

"Yeah, enough," Gu Changge nodded and finally let go.

Her Jade Foot swiftly retracted, and Dongfang Mingyue sat on the bed, wrapping her arms around her legs.

She stared at Gu Changge with pursed lips.

She really couldn't tell what his intentions towards her were!

To say he had no interest in her seemed incorrect...

"Do you want to become Daoist Couple with me?"

"I mean... even if we don't consider the Dongfang Family's situation."

"Following your heart... would you be willing to become Daoist Couple with me?"