After I Got Pregnant With The Hero’S Baby, I Ran Away With The Ball. Chapter 7

Wei Lin, of course, did not dare let Duan Xi know about this idea, or else he would also be forced to join the large contingent tasked with cultivating the demonic vines.

Thinking of those elders who were punished to water the demonic vines, only to have their ribs broken by the vines’ lashes, Yin Changlan silently mourned for them for a moment in his heart. Then, he collected his thoughts and carefully took Wei Lin’s pulse.

Compared to Yin Changlan, who dared not speak his mind, Wei Lin was quite direct.

“Are you sick in the head?”

He looked at Duan Xi with a speechless expression, his temples throbbing painfully. He truly couldn’t understand the meaning behind Duan Xi placing a handkerchief beneath his wrist—was this some kind of ‘men and men must not touch’ rule?

Duan Xi merely smiled without speaking, offering no rebuttal.

Wei Lin felt like he had punched cotton, leaving him incredibly frustrated.

Yin Changlan acted as a qualified invisible man, focusing only on checking the pulse. Although there was a layer of cloth, it didn’t significantly affect his examination.

He remembered feeling a pregnancy pulse the last time he checked Wei Lin, so today he specifically focused on the flow of the pulse and confirmed that what he felt last time was indeed a false pulse.

Wei Lin’s pulse was more chaotic than before, resembling that of a dying person.

Yin Changlan looked up at Wei Lin. The latter appeared calm, his golden eyes devoid of emotion, as if he had seen through everything in the world.

The erosion of the demonic energy should have caused Wei Lin great pain, yet he was so composed. This couldn’t help but instill a degree of respect in Yin Changlan.

Seeing Yin Changlan staring at him for a long time, Wei Lin thought he had discovered a problem, and asked nervously, “Is something wrong?”

Yin Changlan snapped back to attention, shaking his head. “Madam’s pulse is erratic. To truly understand Madam’s physical condition, I need to let my spiritual energy enter Madam’s meridians.”

A cultivator’s meridians and dantian are extremely important. Unless the person is highly trusted, one would not easily allow another person’s spiritual energy to enter.

Wei Lin was highly guarded, and even if he agreed to let Yin Changlan’s spiritual energy enter his meridians, his body would instinctively reject it. He only knew a little about the cultivation world from novels, so naturally, he wasn’t aware of these intricacies. He agreed without hesitation.

Yin Changlan proceeded very cautiously, but several attempts ended in failure.

A force within Wei Lin’s body resisted his spiritual energy. He dared not force his way in, fearing damage to the meridians.

After several fruitless attempts, he released Wei Lin’s wrist, sighed, and shook his head. “There is another force inside Madam’s body resisting my spiritual energy. If Madam cannot control that force, the internal probing method will not work.”

Wei Lin felt a little guilty upon hearing this. He was neither the original owner nor had he ever cultivated; he couldn’t even sense the so-called spiritual energy, let alone control the forces within his body.

“I apologize. After suffering a Cultivation Deviation, I haven’t been able to mobilize my spiritual energy.”

He couldn’t let Duan Xi and Yin Changlan see through him, so he could only blame everything on the Cultivation Deviation.

There were indeed precedents of cultivators losing all their spiritual energy after a Cultivation Deviation, so his explanation quickly convinced both Duan Xi and Yin Changlan.

Yin Changlan frowned, looking troubled. “This is somewhat problematic.”

Duan Xi, standing nearby, pondered for a moment. Since Wei Lin had forgotten those matters, if he were to take action, Wei Lin shouldn’t mind, right?

Thinking this, he stepped forward, patted Yin Changlan’s shoulder, and said, “Let me try.”

Yin Changlan was slightly confused, but seeing the certainty in Duan Xi’s eyes, he subconsciously believed he could do it. By the time he realized what was happening, Duan Xi was already sitting in the chair he had just vacated.

He looked at the two people whose atmosphere was growing strange, belatedly feeling that something wasn’t quite right.

After sitting down, Duan Xi lifted the handkerchief. Wei Lin looked at him. “Did you also dual-cultivate the medical path?”

Duan Xi smiled mysteriously. “Guess.”

Wei Lin’s face darkened. In the original text, the male protagonist did not practice medicine. This person was probably up to no good again.

He pulled his hand back, adjusting his sleeve as he said, “Since the internal probing method won’t work, let’s not try it.”

Duan Xi challenged him with a playful smile. “What? Are you afraid I’ll take the opportunity to destroy your meridians?”

Wei Lin turned slightly, huffing. “Of course I’m afraid. After all, I don’t trust you.”

The midday sun shone through the paper covering the window. Wei Lin’s pale cheeks glowed white in the sunlight, and his golden eyes were even more dazzling than the sun.

Duan Xi was momentarily lost in a trance. The person was right in front of him, yet he felt as if the distance between them was as vast as the West Sea.

It was normal for Wei Lin not to trust him, but the fact that Wei Lin would rather trust a stranger than offer a shred of trust to the man who had gone to great lengths to save his life made Duan Xi feel a pang of jealousy.

His eyes darkened slightly, and he clenched his fingers.

His relationship with Wei Lin was too complicated. Since that incident, he no longer knew which identity he should adopt when dealing with him.

Wei Lin finished adjusting his sleeve. Seeing that Duan Xi remained silent for a long time, he also fell silent.

The air in the room became extremely quiet, reaching a point where the drop of a needle could be heard.

Finally, Duan Xi broke the silence, tapping his fingers on the table rhythmically. He said, “I know what you are worried about, but if I truly wanted to kill you, it would be effortless. There’s no need for such a fuss.”

“If you don’t want to die, extend your hand, or else…” Duan Xi paused, stood up, placed his hands on the table, and leaned over Wei Lin, his inky black eyes fixed on the golden pupils that had remained calm and unruffled throughout. “Asking for your consent is merely out of respect for you. Even if you are unwilling, I have ways to make my spiritual energy enter your body.”

Just like a month ago, what did Wei Lin’s desperate resistance matter? In the end, didn’t they still engage in dual cultivation?

He and Wei Lin shared the status of dual cultivators. No one was more suitable than him to internally examine Wei Lin’s physical condition. It was just that Wei Lin had forgotten this fact, and only he remembered it firmly, even letting it dictate his emotions.

Perhaps he should have given Wei Lin a quick death that day; otherwise, he wouldn’t be trapping himself now.

The atmosphere between the two was somewhat strained. Yin Changlan, who had been the transparent man for a long time, spoke up to ease the tension.

He said, “The Gate Master once studied under my master for a period and understands some medical principles. Madam can rest assured and let the Gate Master try.”

Although his words sounded certain, he himself didn’t know why Duan Xi was so confident that Wei Lin’s body would accept his spiritual energy.

Wei Lin lowered his eyes slightly. He understood the logic behind Duan Xi’s words, but psychologically, he was still very resistant to contact with him.

Although he couldn’t understand his physical condition perfectly, he was close enough.

If he continued to delay, even if he wasn’t nailed to the Immortal Severing Platform with Soul-Locking Nails like in the original text, he would eventually succumb to the erosion of the demonic energy and die of exhaustion.

He had no right to be willful.

Finally, he compromised. “Do as you wish.”

With his goal achieved, Duan Xi didn’t feel happy. Instead, a sense of irritation rose in his heart, along with a feeling of powerlessness about how to handle his relationship with Wei Lin.