Playboy: Medical and Martial Master

By the gently flowing river, Sun Zhe opened the floodgate, letting out a long sigh.

What made him utterly frustrated was that even after a while in the cold wind, his furious little Sun Zhe refused to calm down.

Sigh! Why is this so hard? I should have brought Bai Ran and Lv Xin along.

With a bitter expression, he muttered to himself, glancing down at little Sun Zhe pointing straight into the distance. He was suddenly tempted to engage in some handiwork. Unbeknownst to him, Chen Ruoyi was hiding in the nearby bushes, watching his every move. Luckily for him, he didn’t actually proceed; if she had seen that, his valiant and martial image would have plummeted.

「...」

After trying to suppress the feeling by circulating his energy, Sun Zhe found that as the Yang Qi within him grew restless, the residual Ice and Fire True Qi also became more turbulent. At that moment, he felt waves of cold and heat wash over him, as if he were being thrown into a refrigerator and then tossed into a furnace.

This alternating torment of cold and heat drove him to the brink of madness. Suddenly, he no longer felt any guilt toward Yao Rao. Since she was the one who caused this injury, she should be the one to pay the price!

Damn it! I should have been rougher that night, rough enough to make that deadpan face of hers drool!

The thought of Yao Rao filled Sun Zhe with anger. He abruptly stripped off his clothes, planning to soak in the river and use the cold water to quell the restless Yang Qi. It just so happened that he hadn’t bathed in several days and was feeling sticky all over, so it was a good chance to wash up. He had already scanned the river with his Yin Yang X-ray Vision and confirmed there were no aggressive, large fish. The water wasn’t very deep either, at most one or two meters. So, after stripping completely, he jumped right in.

The icy water felt like freshly melted snow. While the temperature would be unbearable for most people, for Sun Zhe, it was just right. After scrubbing himself down for a bit, Sun Zhe took a deep breath and slowly submerged himself, allowing the cold to envelop him completely. The cold water managed to slightly suppress his agitated Yang Qi, but the effect wasn’t significant—little Sun Zhe remained as hard as iron. It seemed that unless it was fed, it would not yield.

This is so fucked up!

Sun Zhe crouched on the riverbed, gripping a smooth cobblestone to anchor himself against the current. Feeling the throbbing ache from little Sun Zhe, he couldn’t help but curse inwardly. In truth, the restless Yang Qi was a secondary concern; what truly tormented him was the Ice and Fire True Qi wreaking havoc inside his body. It felt like venomous snakes slithering and gnawing through his Eight Extraordinary Meridians. The Ice and Fire True Qi had already started acting up earlier in the day when he fought the Winged Dragon Bird, and he had been enduring it ever since. He could have held out a bit longer, but the tantalizing glimpse he’d accidentally caught of Chen Ruoyi had stirred his Yang Qi, which in turn aggravated the Ice and Fire True Qi even more.

「...」

Time ticked by slowly. Likely due to his higher Cultivation Realm, Sun Zhe found he could hold his breath for a very long time. He could even circulate his True Qi to substitute for oxygen, allowing him to stay submerged indefinitely.

SPLASH!

Just as he was circulating his True Qi, a heavy object suddenly splashed into the water. The sound vibrated through the water into his ears, and the next moment, he felt something brush against his neck.

Damn it! Is it some kind of water monster?

Sun Zhe was so scared his butthole clenched tight. He spun around on pure instinct, kicking out fiercely while simultaneously reaching forward to grab whatever it was. He didn’t expect his hand to close around something soft with an excellent feel to it. That familiar texture made him instantly realize it was a person, not some water monster. He quickly grabbed them and broke the surface. When he looked, he was shocked to see it was Chen Ruoyi!

”Miss Chen, why is it you?!”

”...”

「On the riverbank」

A sopping-wet Chen Ruoyi clutched her stomach, rolling on the ground. Her face was contorted in pain, but she clenched her jaw, refusing to cry out. Sun Zhe crouched beside her, his face full of guilt.

”I’m sorry, Miss Chen. I didn’t mean to kick you. You just suddenly jumped into the water and came at me, and I thought you were some kind of water monster, so…”

”No, I’m fine.” After a moment, Chen Ruoyi finally caught her breath. She looked at Sun Zhe with a complex expression. Thank goodness that was in the water. If we were on land, that kick would have been strong enough to knock my period out of me!

A silence fell between them. Awkwardly, Sun Zhe scratched his head and asked, ”So, why did you suddenly jump into the water?”

Chen Ruoyi, still sitting on the ground, leaned to the side to wring out her dripping hair. Sun Zhe’s question made her face flush red. She had no idea how to tell him that she’d been spying on him the whole time.

”Just now… I saw you dive into the water and you didn’t come up for several minutes. I thought something had happened to you. In my panic, I wasn’t thinking straight and just jumped in to pull you out.”

”Oh, I see.”

”It’s a good thing you’re alright. I was just overthinking it.” As she spoke, she tried to stand up, but her foot slipped on the wet ground and she lost her balance, stumbling again. In her panic, she flailed her hands out instinctively and grabbed onto a searing-hot pole to steady herself.

”AOW!” The next moment, Sun Zhe cried out in pain, his whole body trembling. In a pained voice, he said, ”Miss Chen… you grabbed me there!”

”Ah! I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I really didn’t mean to!” Chen Ruoyi finally realized what she had just grabbed. Her face instantly turned beet red, and she snatched her hand back, scrambling a few steps away. Only then did Sun Zhe realize he was still completely naked, and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

The air fell silent once more. Chen Ruoyi sneaked a glance at little Sun Zhe, discreetly hiding the hand that had touched it behind her back. On her soft, white palm, the searing heat seemed to linger. Seeing it up close, she realized this ”thing” of his was truly extraordinary. It was like the legendary stabilizing needle! Her heart began to pound in her chest, and she had no idea what to do to dispel the suffocating awkwardness.

Just then, Sun Zhe cried out in pain and collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

”Dr. Sun, what’s wrong?” Chen Ruoyi’s beautiful eyes widened in alarm. Forgetting completely that he was naked, she rushed forward to help him up. But the moment she touched his arm, she flinched back as if electrocuted, letting out a small cry. She realized Sun Zhe’s body was cold, as frigid as a block of profound ice. Then she saw a cold mist rising from his body, and the water on his skin was freezing into ice crystals before her very eyes. After observing him for a moment, her expression grew grave.

”Such terrifying True Qi… Dr. Sun, what is happening to you?”

Sun Zhe trembled violently, saying through gritted teeth, ”My injury is acting up… Miss Chen… please, could you get my clothes for me?”

Chen Ruoyi hurried over to get his clothes, her eyes fixed on him. ”Were you struck by a Cold Poison Palm?”

Sun Zhe shook his head. ”It was the Blazing Fire Profound Ice Palm.”

”What?!” Chen Ruoyi’s beautiful eyes shot open in disbelief. It’s… It’s the Blazing Fire Profound Ice Palm.

”You’ve heard of it?”

Chen Ruoyi’s eyes reddened as she looked at him with heartache. ”The world of Martial Artists is only so big. Of course I’ve heard of it. It’s a Martial Art from the Jade Fox Sect.

”It’s said that being struck by the Blazing Fire Profound Ice Palm is a death sentence. The victim suffers for a month before dying in agony.”

”Dr. Sun, how long have you been afflicted?”

Sun Zhe replied, ”More than half a month.”

Hearing this, Chen Ruoyi’s delicate body swayed. Half a month… How can that be…?

At that moment, Sun Zhe looked up, his gaze fixing on the stunning, soaking-wet beauty before him. His eyes began to turn red as he spoke with great difficulty, ”Miss Chen, you should… stay away from me. I’m afraid I’ll lose control and do something to hurt you.”

With that, he quickly stood up, pulled on his clothes, and began to stagger away. But the next moment, Chen Ruoyi chased after him, wrapping her arms around him from behind.

”Dr. Sun, I can use the Dual Cultivation method! My Chen Family’s Cultivation Technique can help you suppress the injury!”

”...”