Chapter 1895 - 341:

"No need."

Li Zhiyuan walked back to his room first and took the two remaining bananas from the fruit plate before heading to the workroom door.

He pushed the door open, and inside was empty, not a soul in sight.

After setting the items down, the young man left the room.

A moment later, the young man re-entered, and Chen Xiyuan appeared in the room.

Li Zhiyuan began to make tea, pouring himself a cup and handing another to her.

Meanwhile, Li Zhiyuan pointed at the bananas he had brought:

"Have a couple of bananas."

Chen Xiyuan took the bananas and looked at the young man in surprise, asking:

"Are you always this thoughtful?"

"You haven't eaten, and bananas are quickly digested and help replenish energy. What's the matter?"

"Oh, nothing."

Being thoughtful was necessary because, to make the elderly lady in the melon field happy yesterday, Li Zhiyuan personally fed Chen Xiyuan a dose of Coptis.

Chen Xiyuan took sips of tea and bites of banana, finishing both bananas by the time the cup of tea was done.

Setting down her teacup, she said, "After eating, I feel even hungrier."

Li Zhiyuan: "You're recovering well."

The young man noticed a special aura from her, indicating that her first action upon fully waking up was to slightly expand her Domain to accelerate her injury recovery.

Chen Xiyuan's gaze fell back on Li Zhiyuan.

"There's something I want to ask you."

"Go ahead, as long as it's not a personal question."

"Ha, who would ask personal questions at a time like this?"

Li Zhiyuan nodded, acknowledging he had forgotten his earlier idle talk.

"Are you just a Jianghu person?"

"You can ask more directly."

"Have you ever 'lit the lamp'?"

"I'm On the River."

"Did you apprentice under someone?"

"No."

"Then you 'lit the lamp' yourself. Why is it so hard to talk to you?"

"My mistake."

Chen Xiyuan extended her hand to Li Zhiyuan.

Li Zhiyuan knew what she wanted to do and remained seated, not avoiding it.

The woman's hand squeezed his shoulder and then felt his chest.

Yesterday in the soup house, she had touched his face, but that was just to touch his face, with no other intent than wanting to do so.

This time, she was probing whether the young man had practiced martial arts.

Chen Xiyuan: "You're not ill, are you?"

Li Zhiyuan: "I'm healthy."

Chen Xiyuan: "Your body is in great shape, but you 'lit the lamp and walked on the River' without martial arts training? Why are you in such a hurry? You could totally wait! It's such a pity, and reckless."

Li Zhiyuan: "I had an unexpected accident."

Chen Xiyuan: "Someone set you up on purpose?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Yes."

Chen Xiyuan: "Heh, you saved my life, so I'll return the favor. I'll take responsibility and help with the one who wronged you... "

Li Zhiyuan quickly interrupted: "You saved me first, and then I saved you; we're even."

Chen Xiyuan: "I didn't save you; if you were there, you clearly didn't need my help. I just wasn't clear-headed at the time."

Li Zhiyuan: "Judge the intent, not the action."

Chen Xiyuan turned her head awkwardly: "Doesn't that mean I'm taking advantage of you? That's not my style. I owe you, so I need to compensate. Tell me, what do you want?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Is that okay?"

Chen Xiyuan: "Don't be polite."

Li Zhiyuan: "After your injuries heal to a certain point, I hope you'll be on my side, listen to me, because I want to make use of you."

Chen Xiyuan blinked.

Li Zhiyuan smiled back.

Chen Xiyuan: "Little brother, I'm curious, at your young age, how did you ride the same wave as me?"

Li Zhiyuan: "I'm curious about that too."

Chen Xiyuan: "Don't worry, once I recover, I'll protect you on this wave, making sure you won't get hurt. I keep my promises."

Her hand remained on the young man's chest, not moving.

Li Zhiyuan raised his hand to grab the woman's wrist.

The moment he grabbed it, he felt his hand go numb.

The Domain was still present, allowing her to touch him, but preventing him from touching her.

Chen Xiyuan: "Sorry, sorry, little brother, next time you want to touch me, let me know beforehand."

The young man's hand regained feeling.

Li Zhiyuan: "You seem to have misunderstood something."

Chen Xiyuan: "Hmm?"

Li Zhiyuan: "The only reason you're still alive is because of me."

Chen Xiyuan: "I know, you brought me here and found experts to mend my meridians. The skill was really remarkable. I was amazed during my internal check just now."

Li Zhiyuan: "Why did the Grand Array in the museum start collapsing when you were at a disadvantage, and why did the grid below crack when you were on the brink of death? How could you easily pass through the grids while your pursuers had to break through each one?"

Chen Xiyuan's expression turned serious upon hearing this.

She stepped back two steps, staring at the young man in disbelief.

"You did all of that?"

"You can also think of it as your great fortune."

"So, from the start, you intended to save me?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"I told you, I wanted to make use of you."

Chen Xiyuan said seriously: "I won't help the Yu Family."

Even though those people used the excuse of accusing her of aiding the Yu Family to commit atrocities, and tried to kill her, Chen Xiyuan would not really help the Yu Family, nor did she want any involvement with them.

Li Zhiyuan: "I'm not helping the Yu Family either."

Chen Xiyuan: "But you entered the museum yesterday. Since you're not on their side, you must be aligned with the Yu Family."

Li Zhiyuan: "You're not on that side either; does that mean you're helping the Yu Family?"

Chen Xiyuan: "I made a mistake and stepped into a trap. Don't tell me you did too?"