The Map of Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains: [I am also about to die. This world has laws, and I am being completely suppressed by them. I cannot save you right now either.]
Mo Luo’an frowned. “Are you going to die just to show me?”
Seeing that the Map of Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains was not going to help, Bai Mo felt exasperated. Now, to make matters worse, there was another spectator enjoying the show.
“That right! Death is just a moment of sharp pain, and then it is over. I have experience.” And quite a lot of experience at that. “You gave me acupuncture, and it has been hurting ever since. It is more miserable than dying. I really cannot bear it anymore.”
“No matter how unbearable it is, you must endure it for another fifteen minutes. I will buy you two Beggar’s Chickens tomorrow,” Mo Luo’an said.
The Map of Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains said excitedly, [Great, needle him however you want.]
Bai Mo’s teeth itched with hatred. [It is not being poked into your body, so of course you do not feel the pain, right?]
The Map of Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains: [But there is food! And there are two of them!]
In truth, Bai Mo instantly perked up the moment he heard about food. “Really? You said it yourself! I want two big, fat ones, and it would be even better if we could get some grilled meat skewers too.” Speaking of food, he swallowed his saliva, and his body suddenly did not seem to hurt quite as much.
Mo Luo’an pressed down on Bai Mo’s head. “Do not keep talking about death in the future. Nothing is better than being alive.” At the very least, he could not let him die in this body.
Having his fur smoothed down, Bai Mo felt that having someone care about him was actually quite nice. “Oh, seeing as you care about me so much, I will reluctantly agree. But you must remember to buy me two Beggar’s Chickens tomorrow, as well as the skewers.”
After fifteen minutes, Mo Luo’an packed away his silver needles, sat at the edge of the bed, and began to take off his shoes.
Bai Mo had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
“Why are you taking off your shoes? I do not need any special service. You can skip the bed-warming. I cannot handle it right now. Once I am fully recovered, we can battle for three hundred rounds. For today, you may dismiss yourself.”
Mo Luo’an truly did not know what was inside this person’s head.
“What are you thinking? I want to massage your joints.” After saying this, he rolled up his sleeves, got onto the bed, and straddled Bai Mo.
“Heavy, heavy, heavy! My waist is going to snap under your weight!” Bai Mo began to cry out again. In his previous life, he had also gone to spas, but no one had ever dared to sit on top of him like this.
“Huh? What are your hands doing groping around?”
“I am looking for your acupoints.”
“If you want to take advantage of me, just say so. I know I have a great body. Let me tell you, this young master has seen plenty of your tricks before. You.” Bai Mo thrashed his body under the weight. Trying to take advantage of someone in peril? Keep dreaming, this master is incredibly sharp.
Mo Luo’an pinned the restless person down. “Behave yourself, or else I might not be able to control my strength. Since you have put it that way, it would be a disservice to you if I did not do something.” Having said that, he grabbed Bai Mo’s hands and pulled them backward with force.
“Aaaaah!”
It caused Bai Mo to let out a squeal like a slaughtered pig.
“Stop, stop, stop! Are you trying to snap my arms off? Let me tell you, I have experience with massages, and it is not done like this! You are doing this out of revenge! Ah, ah! I have never done yoga before, my waist does not have that kind of flexibility! Stop, stop, stop! You are swinging my arms around like toys! It hurts! My ancestor! If you pull any further backward, you are going to snap me in half!”
Mo Luo’an ignored Bai Mo’s wild shouting.
Crack! Crack!
After a round of massaging, he also broke into a light sweat.
“I was wrong, I was wrong, ancestor! Please let me go!” In the end, Bai Mo truly had no energy left to scream.
Mo Luo’an stopped, stood up, and put on his shoes.
“You are truly ruthless and cruel. My entire body feels like it has fallen apart.”
Mo Luo’an turned his head. “How about I put you back together again?”
Bai Mo shook his head hurriedly. “No, no need. It is better to let it mend on its own. I only have one breath left in me.” However, after the massage just now, his body did feel significantly lighter. Although it had been excruciatingly painful, it was indeed very effective.
Mo Luo’an nodded. “From now on, I will come to give you acupuncture and massages every day to help you align with this body. Not only that, but you must also drink medicine until you can move about freely. Furthermore, do not scream so loudly in the future; it affects everyone else’s rest.”
“I still have to drink medicine? Can we negotiate on this?” He really did not want to drink that pitch-black decoction anymore. The last few times, that brat Mo Bei had pinched his nose and forced it down his throat.
“No,” Mo Luo’an replied firmly.
“My soul and body are just out of sync, which is why they are not cooperating. Can drinking medicine really be effective? We might as well invite a Taoist priest to perform a ritual. Maybe that would cure me instantly,” Bai Mo grumbled.
“Your leg injury requires medicine to heal. If you want to get better quickly, behave yourself.” Seeing Bai Mo’s pitiful look, and figuring this ghost had probably never suffered much hardship, Mo Luo’an let out a soft sigh and said, “I will have Xiao Bei prepare some candied fruits.”
Upon hearing about food, Bai Mo’s mouth moved faster than his brain. “What flavor?”
“Made of candied jujubes.”
Bai Mo shook his head. “That is too sweet. I want the ones made of oranges, or candied winter melon strips.”
Mo Luo’an was speechless. This guy really took an inch and wanted a mile. Just then, Mo Bei walked in carrying the medicine.
“Just make do with it tonight. No matter what they are made of, we can only get them tomorrow.”
“How about I drink it tomorrow instead?” Bai Mo suggested tentatively.
“Do you know how your leg was broken?”
Bai Mo shook his head. By the time he occupied this body, it was already like this.
“You were hunted down and thrown off a cliff.”
Bai Mo thought to himself, No wonder I was lying in a pile of rocks when I first woke up, with wounds all over my body. Wait, this body actually has enemies? Doesn’t that mean my life is in grave danger? In my current state, if an enemy comes knocking on the door, I will be instantly killed.
“What are you thinking about? Hurry up and drink the medicine, or else it will get cold.” Mo Luo’an propped Bai Mo up, preparing to feed him the medicine.
Bai Mo struggled internally for a moment. He really needed to nurse his body back to health quickly; otherwise, he would not even be able to run when the time came. Dying of bitterness was still better than being slaughtered like a lamb. Besides, he had just died and transmigrated once; it would be too tragic if he had to go through it all over again.
Bai Mo took a deep breath and leaned his mouth forward.
Gulp, gulp.
He downed it in one go.
“Oh my god, it is too bitter! Candied fruits, candied fruits! Candied jujubes are fine too, I will not be picky!” Bai Mo stuck out his tongue and complained endlessly about the bitterness.
Mo Luo’an pressed a hand to his forehead. This fellow was truly trampling Chu Yan’s image into the dirt.
“Xiao Bei, go and get him some.”
“Hmph, so useless. Making such a fuss over just drinking some medicine, how unsightly.” Mo Bei grumbled as he turned and left the room. A moment later, he returned holding a jar.
“Here.”
Mo Bei handed the jar to Bai Mo with a look of pure disgust.
Bai Mo stared intently at Mo Luo’an, his eyes pleading: Feed me, feed me, let me have a bite quickly.
Mo Luo’an took the jar, picked out a piece, and held it to Bai Mo’s lips.
Bai Mo eagerly devoured it.
“Whew, I have returned to life.”
Mo Luo’an laid Bai Mo flat and tucked him in.
“Get some good rest. I live right next door. Call me if you need anything.”
Bai Mo wished nothing more than for him to leave quickly and stop tormenting him. “Mm-hmm, goodnight.”
After Mo Luo’an and the other left, Bai Mo looked at a certain giggling map.
[That is enough. Is it really that funny to watch me make a fool of myself?]
The Map of Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains clapped its hands. [Quite enough, Momo! I never expected someone would be able to suppress you so completely. It has been far too long since I last saw such a sight.]
Bai Mo: [He is my nemesis.]