Side Effect

"My my…"

Xiaoli seems shocked by what she has witnessed.

"I know you are big for your age, but THIS big is even bigger than an adult!"

The size of 'it' is almost half of her arm!

"I think I have to go now..."

Ning Yue awkwardly stood up but got caught by Xiaoli before he could walk away.

"Are you crazy!? Walking around like that will get you in prison!"

Xiaoli scolds him while feeling so embarrassed.

"Ah… I should think of ways to help you with it first, sorry. It was my bad habit again…."

She likes to see people suffer physically; it makes her feel excited whenever she sees someone's strong reaction.

Good thing she is a doctor, so the sight of people suffering from side effects can be seen almost every day, but today it makes her feel bad because Ning Yue is so innocent.

While she examined him, Ning Yue started to feel curious

'Why does Xiaoli look extra beautiful today?'

Her body is tall but not as tall as him. Her firm outfit highlights the perfect curve, making her look like a jade bottle with the lower half bigger than the top.

Her short black hair is smooth and in control, so it is not getting in the way of medicine.

Her face is turning bright red, and her soft lip is in a grin from embarrassment.

There is also a mole twitching under her left eye from trying not to look at Ning Yue's side effects.

"Let's just don't', stop and sit on the bed."

Xiaoli pushed Ning Yue back to bed before changing the subject to distract the boy from his 'pain.'

If he weren't this innocent, she would have offered to 'relieve' him or teach him how to do it himself as an apology.

But with his father lying half-dead on the side, both are out of the question.

"Judging by your um... 'size,' you must have exercised very hard."

He got a heavenly bloodline or worked out with an extreme routine; she doubts the first theory because if it is true, he should have broken into the cultivation world way earlier.

"Maybe you want to call it an extreme routine. My father and I work on a farm, and I need to help him carry stuff around and plant the seed while he goes out hunting for food and defending our villages."

Come to think of it, his village has never had any trouble for the last 15 years; every bandit always comes to their house first like they have a problem with his father.

"Did you eat a lot too?"

"Sadly, yes… My father must secretly sacrifice his portion of food to help me grow."

He looks at his father's body sleeping on the nearest bed.

"Oh…"

Xiaoli feels bad for what she asks.

"It's ok! I got to cultivation, and my father finally supported my decision! All I need now is to train faster and win the Azure tournament next month!"

Ning Yue smiles positively even If all odds are against him.

His body is broken, his knowledge is zero, he has no income or resources, and he has to compete with those who got all the factors mentioned earlier + higher talent level.

All he had was his hard work and dedication to rely on, which led him to be stuck in Xiaoli's care.

"Don't be sad… even if you didn't win this one, with your ages, you still have 5 more years to find another chance."

Xiaoli comforts him to make sure he doesn't overdo himself again like this time, she may like seeing people hurt, but she hates to see people die.

Ning Yue is still young; he may look older but is still 15 years old. He got 5 years to stay as a sect's disciple or at least break into the core-forming stage and join the sect as an official member.

"No… This opportunity is hard to come by; I want to take a shot first before thinking of a second plan."

Ning Yue is ruthless but also determined. He doesn't want to think about what if he fails; he wants to use that energy to think about how he can win.

Xiaoli can see the fiery passion burning in his eyes.

"Well, let's sleep and wait for the side effects to calm down, ok? I will give you extra pills so you can start training with the master immediately after."

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"It stops hardening!"

After an hour, the side effects finally disappear, and Ning Yue is now feeling better than ever!

"Wow, your body must be like a furnace! Normally, it should take around half a day before it goes away. It must happen because your body is big, so it has a less effective interval."

Xiaoli said while fascinated by Ning Yue's body.

The more she learns about him, the more she finds it impressive to have such a body.

As a medical person, she knows this body isn't easy to have, no amount of luck can help you grow this big, it is all about the effort he pours into it, and it shows.

"I can't believe someone can possess such a perfect body. How many stars did you get?"

Xiaoli curiously asks while using her hand to feel his body.

Ning Yue's body is hard and firm, even more so after he awakes like it always craves an activity.

"Ah…. Please don't do that…."

He has to admit that the soft touch of Xiaoli's hand makes him feel very nice, but it is too thrilled for his youth to handle the sensation.

"Oh! Sorry."

Xiaoli returned to reality after dozing off by his muscle; she quickly coughed to conceal the embarrassment.

"Can I leave now?"

Ning Yue asked.

"Eat these two first, and you can go, and don't worry, these two are just normal pills, no side effects.

"Thank you!"

Ning Yue throws the pills into his mouth and chews them instantly.

He stands up, and the pain is gone now.

He feels so refreshed! Like, wake up after a long nap!

"Two pills you eat will slowly digest for around 8 hours; before the 8 hours ended, don't eat any more pills, or your body will explode, got it?"

Xiaoli warns him about overdosing; consuming too many pills in one period is lethal.

2 pills / 8 hours is the limit for people in the Body purification realm.

"Yes! I got to go now; thank you for everything, senior Xiaoli!"

Ning Yue happily waves his hand to Xiaoli and then runs to the third Elder's resident.

"He sure is energetic~."

Xiaoli smiles while watching her big junior go away, but an old lady comes in before she can close the door.

This old lady may seem old at first, but her body is still standing up straight and her shape still holding strong; the sign of old age only came in the form of long gray hair and wrinkle on her face, but you can still sense a beauty beneath it all, indicate she was such beauty in the past.

"I didn't remember permitting anyone to let outsiders live in our sect."

The old lady says coldly like a piece of an icy knife stabbed through Xiaoli's heart.

Her sight looks directly at Ning Fangjie's unconscious body.

Xiaoli's face quickly turned pale.

"Sixth elder… Long time no see; what brought you here today?"

The sixth elder is head of the security pavilion; she is also the grandmother of Yao Fan, a friend of Liao Liwei.

Ning Yue's enemy.

"You didn't answer my question, young girl."

She glances at her with sharp eyes and tries to squish out the truth; the pressure from the 2nd earth realm is now crashing upon little Xiaoli.

"M-my old master, the third elder, tasked me to take care of him. He is the father of the third elder's newest pupil, but he fell ill, so I need to keep an eye on him. Please forgive us!"

Xiaoli said the reason, but the Sixth elder has none of it.

"When does the third elder have permission to let outsiders live in our sect?"

Xiaoli's feet suddenly feel cold.

"I punish my grandson and his friend for their wrongdoing, and this is what I get? To have others ignore my authority and randomly bring outsiders in?"

She can hear the rage in the sixth elder's voice.

"But, I'm not a heartless person. Tell the third elder he should bring the matter to the elder council and do it properly."

The sixth elder turns her back out from Xiaoli's pavilion and walks away.