Chapter 1203: Xiao An, I’ll Stay with You

Ling Qiong’s advice, a phrase saying to follow one’s heart, reminded Gu Jin of her sister, alleviating her gloomy mood.

Now, she only wanted to heal An Mingji’s legs; as for the whereabouts of the soul and Seven Spirits, the time will come, and there will surely be clues.

Gu Jin pushed Duoduo aside and stepped into the cool stream water.

She walked to An Mingji, who had his eyes tightly closed, a handsome face, obedient like a child, before her.

She reached out and touched his warm cheek: "Little An—"

This call naturally couldn’t elicit a response from An Mingji.

Gu Jin lowered her head, intimately touching An Mingji’s nose with her own.

She called An Mingji’s name repeatedly, her gentle voice overflowing with longing.

Thinking of the wolf cub still waiting outside, Gu Jin got up and left the stream water.

Before leaving, she kissed the corner of An Mingji’s lips.

This was her motivation and also her reward.

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When Gu Jin reappeared in the hotel room living room, she was carrying many medicinal herbs.

She gently kicked open the bedroom door with her foot, and An Mingji inside looked over upon hearing the sound.

Gu Jin smiled at him: "Wait a little longer, it will soon be ready."

She walked toward the bathroom direction.

Once in the bathroom, she placed all the herbs she was carrying into the bathtub and drew out Space Stream Water for the Washing Marrow.

Once half the bathtub was filled, she added the hotel’s tap water.

Everything was ready, just waiting for An Mingji to soak.

Gu Jin reached out and stirred the water in the bathtub, the temperature was just right.

She turned around, ready to carry An Mingji over.

When Gu Jin carried the frail An Mingji back into the bathroom.

She didn’t put him directly into the water but softly instructed An Mingji: "This is medicinal water, you need to soak for at least two hours, the process might hurt a bit, but for your legs to recover quickly, you have to endure it for two hours."

An Mingji stared at the herbs floating in the bathtub, his little hands gently clenched into fists.

"Try it first, if you can’t bear it, let me know."

Gu Jin gently placed him into the water.

An Mingji’s legs and feet were the first to be submerged in the water.

At first, he didn’t feel much, but soon, the pain from his feet made his head feel like it was being violently struck.

Intense pain invaded, making sweat instantly bead on his forehead.

Pain! It hurts too much!

Even more than when his legs were broken!

An Mingji bit his lips tightly, his whole body trembling fiercely.

Yet, he didn’t utter a sound, just endured it like this.

Standing by the side, Gu Jin’s gaze slightly trembled.

She was most aware of how painful the Space Stream Water Washing Marrow was, An Mingji was just a child about ten years old, how could he endure this.

Gu Jin stepped into the bathtub, ignoring her clothes getting wet, hugged the trembling boy tightly against her.

She softly and tenderly soothed: "Little An, be good, it won’t hurt soon, hang in there a little longer."

Embraced within the warm hug, An Mingji’s body slightly relaxed.

The pain didn’t lessen for that reason.

He was in such pain that his teeth began to chatter, making a clacking sound.

Gu Jin lowered her head, kissing the top of his head: "I’ll stay with you, Little An, hold on a little longer."

The gentle and affectionate touch on his head, An Mingji could feel.

His eyes showed astonishment, and the heart that had long built up an impregnable fortress seemed to have a corner gently broken.

In the next second, he reached out to grasp Gu Jin’s encircling hand, like finding a safe harbor, finding the only person he could rely on.

Gu Jin returned the hold on An Mingji’s small hand, soothing him in a low voice repeatedly, giving him courage.