School Beauty's Personal Crazy Young Master

Chapter 373: Chapter 426 Family

Looking at the white-clad female warrior who had just repelled Gongsun Yudie, Chen Nan felt somewhat perplexed.

Who is she?

Among the women he knew, it didn’t seem like any were proficient with the crescent blades, but if she were a stranger, why would she save him?

As he was contemplating this in his mind, Chen Nan was about to stand up to thank her, but then—

”Your subordinate, Bing Que, has seen the Crown Prince.”

The woman in white sheathed her crescent blades and walked over to Chen Nan with her fists clasped in front of her.

Although she called herself a subordinate, her tone was very cold. Just like her demeanor, she exuded an icy aura, devoid of any emotion.

Bing Que!

Upon hearing this name, Chen Nan remembered.

The last time he had looked at the Sky Team’s Five Tigers, Eight Steeds, Thirty-Six Fierce roster, the third-ranked among the Five Tiger Generals was Bing Que. But the documents only mentioned that her martial arts were at the Qi Dao Eighth Layer Heaven and that she was naturally aloof and cold, without specifying her gender.

Chen Nan had always assumed that Bing Que was a man, since every one of the Five Tiger Generals was a ruthless killer; who would have thought that Bing Que was a woman!

”So you’re a girl. We’re all like brothers and sisters here, no need to be so formal,” Chen Nan steadied himself and stood up, ”I owe you my thanks for saving my life!”

”It is what Bing Que ought to do.”

She was neither humbled nor arrogant, her face expressionless, and her voice was still that ice-cold.

”None of this ’ought to’ business, you saved me, and that makes you my savior,” Chen Nan settled down by a tree along the road, pressed several points on his body to seal the acupoints and stop the bleeding, and then yanked out the Darts embedded in his chest.

”Hiss...”

The intense pain made Chen Nan gasp sharply; he took out a bottle of medicine, poured some of the liquid onto his wounds, and finally caught his breath.

Bing Que watched from the side, her brows slightly furrowed.

After a silent moment, she stepped forward and asked, ”Do you need help?”

Chen Nan nodded, ”That would be good.”

Bing Que approached, tore a strip of white cloth from her garment, wiped around Chen Nan’s wound, then moved behind him and placed her palms on his back, channeling a steady flow of light-blue True Qi into him.

After about five minutes, Chen Nan opened his eyes.

The damage inside hadn’t fully healed, but the surface of the wounds had closed, and there were essentially no major issues anymore.

Chen Nan stood up, looked at Bing Que beside him, who seemed like an iceberg, and asked, ”By the way, what brings you here?”

”I just happened to be passing by.”

Bing Que answered indifferently, leaving unsaid why she had recognized Chen Nan.

However, Chen Nan could guess this without her saying it; as the Crown Prince of the Sky Team, even if these people hadn’t met him, they would certainly have seen his picture.

”Why are you like a block of iron? You only say what I ask,” he said.

Bing Que glanced at him, her tone just as calm, ”Bing Que does not understand the Crown Prince’s meaning.”

”What, do you have a wooden brain?” Chen Nan patted her shoulder and spoke somewhat speechlessly, ”No wonder you’re called Bing Que, cold as a block of ice. Can’t you talk a bit more?”

”Talk about what?”

”Just say whatever you should say,” Chen Nan sighed, somewhat narcissistically, ”Don’t you have any thoughts or comments upon seeing a handsome guy like me?”

”Don’t think you’re handsome.”

”...”

Chen Nan was speechless, feeling he must really be self-absorbed, ”Can’t you crack a smile? What’s with the constant cold face?”

”I don’t know how to smile.”

”Are you kidding me? Everyone knows how to smile.” Chen Nan looked at her, ”Smile now, that’s an order.”

Icy Sparrow looked at him with a troubled expression on her face.

”Smile already!” Chen Nan urged.

Icy Sparrow also felt speechless inside. Was there something wrong with the Crown Prince’s brain? Why was he so insistent on her smiling, and even giving orders...

Icy Sparrow’s mouth twitched slightly as she forced an awkward smile.

”That’s better. You look so pretty when you smile. Try to smile more often, don’t always keep a cold face, like I owe you money and haven’t paid you back or something.” Chen Nan patted her shoulder, then picked up Huo Xinya from the ground and walked towards the car.

After reaching the car, Chen Nan placed her down to sit beside Eastern Yun Fei.

Since both had been knocked unconscious, Chen Nan was originally going to use Inner Strength to wake them, but when he raised his hand, he realized he had exhausted his energy earlier, and now he was completely empty inside, unable to muster any Inner Strength at all.

”I’ll do it.”

Icy Sparrow came over, pressed a few points on Huo Xinya’s body, and slapped her on the back. Huo Xinya immediately came to her senses.

Upon opening her eyes and seeing Chen Nan, she seemed to forget her own identity for a moment, excitedly lunged toward him, and clung to Chen Nan with tearful eyes, saying, ”Are we dead? I was so scared.”

Chen Nan was a little at a loss by her behavior, not expecting his sister-in-law to be so emotional, almost like a lover, throwing herself into his arms.

”Don’t worry, we’re not dead, we’re very much alive.”

Chen Nan patted her back. Being hugged like this by his sister-in-law felt quite strange, and he couldn’t help but think of those TV shows where the brother-in-law and sister-in-law have an affair...

An affair...

Pah! What am I thinking?

Chen Nan inwardly despised himself, ”Um, Xinya, are you okay?”

”I was so scared, afraid I’d never see you again.” Huo Xinya was still caught in her emotions, not quite back to reality, holding on to Chen Nan’s arms without any signs of letting go. ”Why were you so silly, stabbing yourself with a knife?”

Chen Nan felt increasingly that something was off. His sister-in-law’s words and tone were more and more like those of a lover.

Maybe she was too excited and got carried away?

Thinking this, Chen Nan gently patted her head, comforting her, ”Don’t be afraid, your brother-in-law is here, no one can hurt you.”

Brother-in-law!

Hearing these two words, Huo Xinya shuddered all over, and instantly snapped back to reality.

Right, he’s the brother-in-law. How could I say such things to him!

Huo Xinya inwardly chastised herself for failing to control her emotions, for hugging her brother-in-law, which was utterly embarrassing. She quickly let go of Chen Nan, creating some distance between them: ”I’m... I’m sorry, I got too excited.”

Chen Nan laughed, ”Silly girl, what are you apologizing for? Your brother-in-law is family, after all!”

Lover!

Though Chen Nan meant ”family,” Huo Xinya, feeling guilty, misheard it as ”lover” and immediately blushed furiously, shy and flustered.

What did he mean by that?

Lowering her head with flushed cheeks, Huo Xinya sneakily glanced at Chen Nan, her mind filled with wild thoughts. Could it be that her brother-in-law also harbored those kinds of feelings towards her? But no matter what, she couldn’t betray her sister like that!

”What... what nonsense are you talking about!” Huo Xinya’s face turned as red as her neck, and she gave him a reproachful look as she spoke.