Chapter 121: Fed Too Much Again, Ning Rongrong Suffers
"Cut the nonsense. Stay still."
Zhu Zhuqing rolled her eyes at Ning Rongrong and stuffed the whale rubber straight into her mouth.
"Hic—it's too big!"
"Zhuqing, don't rush; slow down!"
Ning Rongrong frowned, struggling to swallow the whale rubber.
She glared at the girl angrily, then focused on refining the medicinal power.
Before long, the terrifying medicinal power of the ten-thousand-year whale rubber erupted within her body.
A wave of heat washed over her, making her feel as if she were burning.
"So hot… Zhuqing, hug me!"
She instinctively opened her arms and leaned toward Zhu Zhuqing.
"Hold on, it's almost done!"
Zhu Zhuqing pressed down on Ning Rongrong's head speechlessly.
Too lazy to argue, she directly released pressure and forcefully suppressed the little witch.
Flames rose again as the whale rubber melted.
Soon, the other two pieces of whale rubber were also swallowed by Ning Rongrong.
Very quickly, Ning Rongrong was burned to the point her consciousness blurred, and even maintaining meditation became difficult.
"Sigh…"
Zhu Zhuqing had no choice but to place her hands against Ning Rongrong's back.
She circulated soul power to help guide and refine the medicinal power of the whale rubber inside her body.
At first, everything went relatively smoothly.
But soon, Zhu Zhuqing realized something was wrong—
"Zhuqing… I'm so hot… so uncomfortable…"
Ning Rongrong spoke in broken intervals, tugging at her collar, writhing like a worm.
Her body temperature was terrifyingly high!
'This… I think I fed her too much again.'
Zhu Zhuqing froze for a moment, then directly tossed Ning Rongrong into a wooden tub.
Using ice water to cool her down and pressure to suppress the agitation, she tried her best to help her digest the medicinal power.
"Endure it!"
However, the effect was minimal!
"Haa…"
Seeing that external methods were useless, her gaze sharpened as she began manually guiding the whale rubber's medicinal power.
Not long after, Zhu Zhuqing was already panting, drenched in sweat.
——
Spiritual Sea
Bai Lu sat upon a throne, staring fixedly at the two figures ahead, his calm gaze almost frightening.
Don't misunderstand, he wasn't looking at the two girls entangled outside.
Instead, he was watching Xiao Wu and Xiao Yue, who were twitching under the "spotlight."
"The spiritual body tempering is progressing smoothly. I can increase the energy output."
He muttered to himself.
Guiding the power of light in his mind, he continued conducting spiritual experiments, rapidly improving the modified Purple Demon Eye.
Suddenly…
Drip~
A girl's figure appeared out of thin air within the palace.
"Little Kitty, weren't you helping Ning Rongrong temper her body? What are you doing here?"
Bai Lu glanced at her curiously, his tone teasing:
"Don't tell me you finished helping her and now want me to temper you too?"
"Interrupting my experiment comes with a fee, you know."
"N-no!"
Zhu Zhuqing looked flustered, like a child who had done something wrong.
She said weakly, "Well… I think I fed her too much… again."
"Too much? No way?"
Bai Lu paused.
"Didn't I already tell you the dosage?"
"Once a day, one piece each time, three days per cycle. How did you still overfeed her?"
"Um…"
Zhu Zhuqing avoided his gaze, speaking softly in defense:
"I wasn't paying attention and just… fed her all three pieces."
"All… all of them?!"
Bai Lu's hand trembled, nearly knocking the "Tiga" from his hand.
"What a sin…"
The teasing on his face instantly vanished, replaced with shock and helplessness.
In the original story, even Huo Yuhao, with the Ice Empress torso bone, looked half-dead after eating just one degraded ten-thousand-year whale rubber.
Not to mention Ning Rongrong, whose physique was weaker than Huo Yuhao and who didn't even have a soul bone.
And what she was fed wasn't degraded—it was top-quality ten-thousand-year whale rubber, three pieces at once!
Even if Huo Yuhao were here, without the Ice Empress's help, he wouldn't be able to endure it!
"I knew she runs a little hot sometimes, but I didn't expect you to cook her this badly."
Bai Lu rubbed his forehead helplessly. "What's her condition now?"
"Her fever won't go down. Ice baths and pressure aren't working."
Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head even further.
Bai Lu sighed in admiration. "Following you really makes Ning Rongrong suffer."
The girl covered her face. "Stop talking and think of a solution!"
"What else can we do?"
Bai Lu shrugged. "At this point, it's all in your hands. It depends on your technique."
"You think I haven't tried? It's useless!"
"Not only did it not cool her down, but it got even worse!"
As she spoke, the girl shed tears of regret for her lack of skill.
"Pfft!"
Bai Lu couldn't help but laugh. "Your own mess—deal with it even through tears!"
"Keep it up. I'm busy with spiritual experiments; no time to help you."
"You're the only one who can help me, Senior Bai Lu. Please, I'm begging you, meow~!"
Zhu Zhuqing moved closer, tugging at his sleeve and acting cute.
Her soft voice made her sound just like a kitten trying to please its owner.
"No."
"I said I'm busy."
His tone was firm, but a smug smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
"Unless…"
He paused, leaned closer to Zhu Zhuqing, and whispered his condition into her ear.
"No way! Absolutely not!"
"That's way too much!"
After hearing it, Zhu Zhuqing covered her mouth, her entire spiritual body turning red.
"Oh well, then go find someone else."
Bai Lu waved casually, about to send her away.
"I'm busy anyway. Clean up your own mess."
"No! Don't! Only you can help me now!"
Zhu Zhuqing tried acting cute again.
Bai Lu's eyes lit up. "So I'm the only one who can help?"
"Yes, yes!"
She nodded quickly.
"Oh~ I see."
He grinned. "Then I can raise my price a bit more?"
"Don't! Don't! I agree!"
Zhu Zhuqing panicked and immediately accepted the unequal deal.
Extremely proactive about it.
"Sigh… if you agreed earlier, we wouldn't have wasted time."
Only then did Bai Lu slowly stand up.
The moment he took over, he was startled.
"Wait, it's this serious? What did you even do?"
Looking at Ning Rongrong—her entire body flushed red, breathing chaotically inside the ice tub—Bai Lu finally realized just how terrifying the whale rubber's medicinal power was this time.
But…
"No big deal. Watch this."
Stretching his body, Bai Lu said:
"Watch closely and learn. Observe my masterful technique—curing instantly."
Ice melted; water splashed.
The heat subsided, and stars seemed to hang above.
After enduring it all, Ning Rongrong finally fell into a peaceful sleep.
"Tsk tsk… You have to admit, this girl is quite delicate-looking. Very lifelike."
Bai Lu stroked his chin, observing the sleeping Ning Rongrong with a serious expression, though his tone carried a hint of teasing.
"What kind of description is that?!"
"Stop looking and go back!"
Zhu Zhuqing quickly took control again, fiercely yet adorably chasing Bai Lu back into the spiritual sea.
She turned to look at the sleeping Ning Rongrong, studying her carefully, and muttered softly:
"Seems… she really is quite delicate. A bit chubby too."
Her pretty face flushed red, and she quickly shook her head to dispel the messy thoughts.
Carefully, she lifted Ning Rongrong out of the tub.
She dried her body, placed her on the bed, and tucked her under the blanket—all in one smooth motion.
"Haa…"
Only after finishing everything did she finally let out a small sigh of relief.
End of Chapter