Chapter 18

Xiao Ning'er lowered her head. Her cheeks flushed red, and couldn't help the weird feeling in her heart.

The blushing face of Xiao Ning'er was especially charming. Although she's only thirteen years old, she is already very charming. Xiao Ning'er and Ye Ziyun are both goddesses that the boys looked up to. Ye Ziyun was full of grace and elegance, while Xiao Ning'er had a cold figure.

Nie Li didn't pay any attention to her as kept focusing on treating Xiao Ning'er.

Under Nie Li's treatment, Xiao Ning'er felt an agonizing pain at the beginning like that of hot ants drilling into her foot, making her wince but soon after, the pain was replaced by relief and a blissful warmth, induced from the needle entering her foot. After a while, Xiao Ning'er couldn't help letting out a little 'ah', which made her endlessly bashful.

That bruise had been there for about six to seven months now and over time, she would feel terrible pain from it. Xiao Ning'er had been enduring the pain with her will power this whole time. However, no matter how much she persevered, the pain had been torturing her all this time. After the medication she felt intense relief. Xiao Ning'er originally thought that treating this patch of bruise would be very uncomfortable and painful, but, to her surprise, Nie Li's method was very gentle. She felt the pain that has become a lot less after the medication, was alleviated. She couldn't help as her eyes turned watery. No one knew how hard it was to bear the pain. Every night, she would secretly cry. After wiping those tears off, she would continue to practice. She never thought that after being treated by Nie Li, the pain would be relieved by this much. Her heart was filled with gratitude.

"Done," said Nie Li finished the massage.

He smiled at his handy work and said, " The bruise will disappear in two or three days, There will be a slight discomfort though. Keep taking the medicine and you will be fine. "

"En," said Xiao Ning'er, nodding her head. Suddenly, her cheeks flushing red, she continued to say, "I still have another bruise, could you please treat it too?"

"Another bruise?"

Nie Li thought for a moment, ' Ah, The A.I.Chip was not really able to scan her for bruises, It could only deduce the disease after I input the conditions to search the database.'

"Where is it?" he asked.

Xiao Ning'er felt her heart struggling. She hesitated for a long time, her face shyly blushing red.

"You don't need to expose the area just let me know about the specified zone covered by the bruise." He immediately realised that the bruised area should be at an inconvenient location from her reaction.

"Really? " Xiao Ninger asked surprised.

He smiled and said, "Yeah, You don't need to expose the area. Just point towards it, so that I can use my technique, But be sure that you give exact direction or the effectiveness will be less"

He watched as Xiao Ning'er pointed towards her lower rib. She straighten her clothes and positioned her hands, putting her index finger right on the bruise.

Nie Li gently drive the needle into the bruised area. 'This is much harder than before.' Nie li became even more serious as he had to treat her blindly. Although it would be a lot convenient to have her bare the bruise, Nie Li thought it was widely inappropriate. Even though Nie Li thinks highly of Xiao Ninger, He doesn't thinks about her that way and most importantly he doesn't have neither time Or ability to invest himself in a relationship for now.

Silently, the both of them did not speak and the woods were quiet and serene.

Xiao Ning'er could feel the warmth relieving her bruise. She glanced at Nie Li and realised that Nie Li, at this moment, was focused on treating her bruised area. That serious attitude of his made her to feel gratitude, but at the same time she felt lost.

This was a really tough ordeal. After maintaining Daoyin for a long time, Nie Li let out a breath, smiled and said, "Done!"

"Thank you," Xiao Ning'er whispered.

With a stern face, he said, "Rest well for the next few days. This should help to fully treat you. At most a few days and you will be totally cured"

While helping Xiao Ning'er, Nie Li asked "I have a favor to ask you, I wonder if you can help me?"

"No matter what is it, I will my best to do it. " Xiao Ning'er's eyes filled with sincerity.

"I want you to buy me some alchemy and Inscription material, This is a list. I don't want something very expensive just bronze, silver level resources will do for now. I would also need for you to prepare all the equipment needed for them." Nie Li said as he handed two stacks of paper to her.

Xiao Ning'er were confused by this and asked, "Do you know how to refine elixir? " She looked towards the list they were all the necessary tools needed to practice both disciplines as well as some very common and cheap herbs and some moderately expensive ones.

"No, I don't know. I am just very Interested in them. Don't worry I won't make you do this for free. Look at the other one" Nie li said as he pointed to other stack of paper.

Xiao Ninger take a look and become stunned, "This! "

"Don't tell me it's too expensive or generous,Okay? I will be needing you help a lot in the future so consider it as a gift" Nie li smiled. Nie Li has given Xiao Ninger an optimised version of her cultivation method although it's not really heaven defying, it definitely leagues above what Glory City has to offer. This one is even better since A.I.Chip got a greater database to draw analysis from.

She couldn't tell what her feelings were. Xiao Ning'er nodded and went silent for a moment before saying, "Nie Li, you've helped me. If there's anything you need my help with in the future, I will also get this done as soon as possible! "