Chapter 43 Massage, Saint Emperor Mountain

Thinking about being touched by Wang Ying.

Xiao Yunxi felt a sense of nausea.

After repeated consideration, only Chen Mo seemed suitable.

Hearing Xiao Yunxi’s voice, Chen Mo reached out and grasped her jade-like foot.

From Xiao Yunxi’s reaction, Chen Mo got his answer, and then he grasped her other jade-like foot, squeezing her calf again.

It was still pulled back by her.

Chen Mo didn’t dare to squeeze her thigh, so he could only ask, "Empress, may I boldly ask, is your thigh in pain?"

Xiao Yunxi hesitated for a moment, a rosy hue appearing on her gentle cheeks, and then she said, "It’s not painful, just a bit sore."

"Reporting to the Empress, this should be a calf muscle strain. After I apply a hot compress for you, I’ll massage it and apply some ointment, and it will be fine."

Chen Mo understood the reason for Xiao Yunxi’s pain.

He also knew why Cai’Er’s massage was increasingly painful.

Although massage is useful for muscle strains, Cai’Er probably couldn’t manage the pressure properly, and an inappropriate massage method might have the opposite effect, worsening the strain’s symptoms.

"Still need a massage?" Hearing this, Xiao Yunxi frowned slightly.

Previously, when Cai’Er massaged her, it nearly killed her with pain.

"Massaging can reduce pain. Cai’Er probably didn’t use the right method. After I massage the Empress, and you have a good rest for a day, it will definitely not delay tomorrow’s plans," Chen Mo said.

"Well... alright, then." Hearing this, Xiao Yunxi hesitantly nodded.

Seeing Xiao Yunxi nod, Chen Mo brought over hot water and placed it nearby. Then he soaked a towel in the hot water, and after a while, Chen Mo wrung out the towel and applied it to Xiao Yunxi’s right calf.

Once the towel’s temperature dropped a bit, Chen Mo removed it, soaked it in the hot water again.

After wringing it out, he continued to apply it.

This cycle repeated.

After about fifteen times.

Chen Mo then switched to the left calf.

Xiao Yunxi was not accustomed at first, after all, Chen Mo was the second person to touch her body.

In fact, as for her calves and feet, Chen Mo was the first person to touch them.

Xiao Yunxi couldn’t help but feel a bit strange inside.

As Chen Mo helped her with the hot compress, Xiao Yunxi secretly watched him.

Seeing his gentle movements, serious demeanor, and tireless work without the slightest complaint, Xiao Yunxi felt an inexplicable warmth in her heart.

Then Zhao Ji came to mind.

Comparing Zhao Ji with Chen Mo.

Xiao Yunxi felt a touch of melancholy.

"Empress, how is it now?"

Soon, the hot compresses on both of Xiao Yunxi’s calves were done, and Chen Mo asked about her feeling.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunxi tried lifting her foot, her eyelashes trembled, then she said, "Although it’s still very painful, it’s indeed much better compared to before."

"Shall I massage the Empress a little?" Although he had already mentioned this, Chen Mo still needed to ask, getting her permission.

Xiao Yunxi responded with a hum, then pulled over the bedding and pillows to put behind her, lay down on them, took a deep breath, and closed her eyes as if greeting her doom.

Chen Mo couldn’t help but find it amusing.

Is it really that exaggerated?

He opened the jade bottle given by the Crown Prince that day, poured the potion inside onto his hands, rubbed his hands together, and then proceeded with the massage.

Xiao Yunxi wasn’t that kind of slender beauty.

Her entire body had a certain fullness.

Yet she didn’t appear plump.

The first feeling Chen Mo had when massaging her calves.

Was softness.

Then came smoothness.

The tactile feeling was excellent.

Chen Mo enjoyed it while massaging.

Xiao Yunxi, expecting it to be painful, was already biting her lip beforehand.

But the result exceeded her expectations.

...

Chen Mo glanced at her, then continued kneading.

During the kneading, Xiao Yunxi initiatively spoke to him: "Tomorrow when we go to Saint Emperor Mountain, you shall accompany me, I will mention it to the State Preceptor."

Saint Emperor Mountain is not in the Capital.

It’s some distance from Bianliang.

So, after going there tomorrow and completing the rite, it would be too late by then, thus they wouldn’t return in the same night but rest in the palace on Saint Emperor Mountain, and then return to Bianliang the next day.

"Understood." Chen Mo nodded.

While kneading, Chen Mo was multitasking, simulating scenarios in his mind.

Before acquiring the Golden Talent, Chen Mo would always die in a day in his simulations, never surviving long.

But even after finishing the massage, no good talent emerged.

Xiao Yunxi let out a slight, comfortable sigh through her jade nose, just as she was about to enjoy it, Chen Mo’s voice sounded by her ear: "Empress, the massage is finished, how do you feel?"

"Is it done already?" A bit of dissatisfaction flashed in Xiao Yunxi’s eyes. I just started to feel comfortable, and you’re done?

Chen Mo nodded.

Since it was already finished, Xiao Yunxi naturally couldn’t ask Chen Mo to continue, what would that mean? She then raised her leg to test it, and indeed, it was much better. Immediately she praised, "Good job, little Chen, I wasn’t wrong about you."

"Thank you for the praise, Empress." Chen Mo said respectfully.

Xiao Yunxi lifted her gaze, looking at Chen Mo who was kneeling below, and said, "You have eased my pain, and deserve a reward. Tell me, what do you want as a reward?"

This time Chen Mo did not decline, he said, "I dare to ask for Blood Lotus Fruit, Wood Iron Root..."

Chen Mo listed seven or eight items.

These are the materials for Cultivating the Eight Desolates Prison.

He had used his spare time to comprehend the two techniques of the Eight Desolates Prison.

Now he just needed to gather materials to cultivate it.

Because the Eight Desolates Prison is an extremely formidable martial art, wanting to cultivate it, the physical body is a key factor, and these materials are used to hone the body.

"I grant it."

"Is there anything else?"

Finally, Xiao Yunxi asked one more question.

Chen Mo took the opportunity to bring up Cai’Er’s matter.

The outcome was as Chen Mo expected.

Cai’Er was just scaring herself.

Xiao Yunxi was getting used to having Cai’Er around; without any major mistakes, how could Xiao Yunxi bear to have her beaten to death?