Chapter 507: Extra: Qin Muye - Good Little Puppy (2)

As Qin Muye spoke, he bent down slightly, gently rubbing his nose against Jiang Qingli’s. A soft hum, audible only to the two of them, rumbled in his throat.

Jiang Qingli habitually raised her hand to scratch his chin a couple of times, only for her hand to come away covered in blood.

Just then, a glimpse of dark red liquid dripping in her peripheral vision made Jiang Qingli realize he had two large gashes on his arm—the source of the bleeding.

Qin Muye reached out to hug her, trying to get closer, but she pushed him away. She forcefully grabbed his arm, pulled a hemostatic spray from her bag, and blasted the wounds with it.

The bleeding stopped instantly. Jiang Qingli asked, “How did you get hurt?”

“It charged into a Mutant Beast’s mouth. I got bit when I pulled it out,” Qin Muye said succinctly, jerking his chin toward the Weaving Nightmare Beast that was being lifted onto a stretcher by medics.

Only then did Jiang Qingli notice that the bloody, mangled thing nearby was a familiar beast.

The Weaving Nightmare Beast recognized Jiang Qingli and, not wanting to lose face in front of this (in its own opinion) old rival, screeched, “What do you mean I charged into a Mutant Beast’s mouth! I was clearly because—”

Qin Muye shot it a look. “Because of what?”

The Weaving Nightmare Beast was about to argue when it suddenly felt an invisible pressure drift from Jiang Qingli’s shoulder and settle right in front of it.

It could almost see a blurry shape cracking its knuckles.

In that instant, the Weaving Nightmare Beast recalled the terror of being furiously slapped by an invisible force.

The Weaving Nightmare Beast cowered. “…My bad, my bad.”

It was the truth, in a way.

When Qin Muye was fighting the Mutant Beast, a bolt of lightning had struck down next to the Weaving Nightmare Beast. Thinking it was being targeted, it flew up in a panic, giving a nearby Mutant Beast the chance to snatch it in its jaws.

At the time, Qin Muye was surrounded by three or four Mutant Beasts. Hearing the commotion, he immediately plunged his hand into the other beast’s mouth to fish out the bird, getting two holes bitten into his arm for his trouble.

The Weaving Nightmare Beast knew what was good for it. Realizing Qin Muye had been injured saving it, it didn’t dare utter a peep and silently followed the medics away.

030 floated back to Jiang Qingli’s side, scoffing. ‘If people weren’t around, I’d have smacked it twice and knocked its soul right out of its body!’

Jiang Qingli’s lips curled. ‘I know you’re brave, but you’d be easily discovered. It’s officially part of the military district now.’

030 huffed. ‘Fine. I’ll spare its bird life so it can work for you.’

…

The hemostatic spray quickly formed a film over the wound.

Officers with the rank of colonel and above had private lounges at the military hospital. Jiang Qingli told Qin Muye to take her to his.

Hearing this, Qin Muye pressed his lips together and demurred, “There’s no need. I’m already fine. I just need to go to my place and sleep it off.”

“You’re injured. You need a treatment pod, and it needs to be dressed,” Jiang Qingli insisted.

Qin Muye rubbed the back of his neck with his good hand. “It’s really nothing. I have something new at my place I want to show you.”

Jiang Qingli cut to the chase and started counting down. “Three… two…”

This was what Qin Muye feared most. Before she could utter the last number, he hurriedly grabbed her hand. “Don’t count! Let’s go, let’s go!”

He pulled Jiang Qingli toward his lounge.

Nearby, the few medical staff carrying the Weaving Nightmare Beast had watched the entire exchange, their expressions complicated.

One nurse tutted, “I’ve never heard the Prince speak in such a soft, cutesy voice. Someone said before that the Prince puts on that voice whenever he gets a call from Miss Jiang. I didn’t believe it, but now I totally do…”

Another nurse chimed in, “This is also the first time I’ve seen such a doting husband look on the Prince’s face. I thought he was the one in charge, but now…”

“No wonder he’s the one with a top-tier female master! What female could resist that kind of contrast!”

“I heard the Prince’s relationship with His Majesty the Emperor has improved, all thanks to Miss Jiang’s mediation. They have such a great relationship, I’m so envious…”

“When will I find a good female master? My whole future would be set!”

Qin Muye’s lounge wasn’t far, and they arrived quickly.

But Jiang Qingli noticed that the closer they got to the lounge, the more visibly agitated Qin Muye became.

The two of them stopped at the door.

A holographic keypad materialized before them. Qin Muye raised his hand, glanced at Jiang Qingli, and made one last attempt to resist. “It’s really nothing.”

Jiang Qingli held up a finger and slowly began, “Three…”

“You just know how to use that trick to get me!”

Qin Muye sounded a little wronged, and even more annoyed at himself for knowing her trick yet always falling for it. He shoved the door open.

The scene inside came into view.

Jiang Qingli had originally thought Qin Muye was embarrassed to let her in because his lounge was too messy.

The room wasn’t huge, and while it contained a lot of things, everything was neat and orderly, with no trace of sloppiness.

Jiang Qingli had Qin Muye sit down and first performed a simple spiritual soothing on him. Then she had him strip and get into the medical pod while she configured the settings on the side.

These wounds were quite deep. The new model of medical pod could heal them much faster and was very convenient, but it required the patient to lie inside completely naked and motionless. Qin Muye found this troublesome and rarely used it.

But in front of Jiang Qingli, his refusal was useless. He could only lie down in it obediently.

This time, Qin Muye would need two hours.

Before the visor came down, a flicker of nervousness passed through Qin Muye’s gray-blue eyes. He said stiffly, “If you’re tired, rest on the bed over there for a bit. I’ll take you to Zone A to get something good to eat later.”

“Okay.” Jiang Qingli nodded and sealed the fully transparent glass visor over his face.

The medical pod began its treatment cycle.

On the adjacent screen, a few precautionary notes and a list of aftercare medications popped up.

These were fairly common medications; Qin Muye should have them here.

Jiang Qingli walked to the medicine cabinet. An eight-digit keypad appeared, and she entered their two birthdays, easily unlocking it.

Qin Muye used these same passwords for all his devices. His puppy-dog mind was all too easy to read.

After getting the medicine, Jiang Qingli noticed one compartment in the cabinet hadn’t opened. It had an additional lock.

She glanced back at Qin Muye.

The Prince was currently strapped inside the medical pod, unable to move. Seeing her approach the locked compartment, his eyes practically bulged out of his head. He shouted a few words, but the pod was soundproof, and she couldn’t hear what he was saying.

‘He has a private stash?’

‘Could it be that he’s hiding a serious injury and has expensive medicine in there that he doesn’t want me to know about?’

A little worried, Jiang Qingli entered a combination of their two birthdays.

A red light flashed. The password was incorrect.

Behind her, Qin Muye struggled even more fiercely, his face flushing bright red and the veins on his arms bulging.

This made Jiang Qingli even more certain of her suspicion.

After all, Qin Muye had a history of this. Last fall, he had been seriously injured, but to keep her from worrying and to save face, he had made everyone hide it from her. Jiang Qingli only found out half a month later.

She thought for a moment, then entered that same password string in reverse.

BEEP—

The compartment opened.

Jiang Qingli took out the contents. As expected, it was several bottles of medicine.

Inside the glass bottles was a pale pink liquid.

Wait, there was a label stuck to them. An exaggerated slogan was written on it in large, multicolored letters—

STAR BRAND SUPPLEMENT! A MUST-HAVE FOR MALES! ONE BOTTLE IS BETTER THAN SIX! CHOOSE ME! GIVE YOUR BELOVED A PERFECT NIGHT!