55: I can be your mother...

As she laughed, Shen Qingwan suddenly picked up Su Xuan, humming a lullaby while giggling foolishly.

Looking at Shen Qingwan's foolish grin, Su Xuan realized that she indeed had a serious illness, which in medical terms would be called intermittent psychosis.

But it didn't matter; if there was an illness, he would treat it. Su Xuan was a medical master; what was an illness to him? One pill would easily solve it, wouldn't it?

"What is this? No! I won't eat it!"

Su Xuan tried to feed Shen Qingwan the medicine, but she refused to cooperate.

"Then what do you want to eat?"

Su Xuan had no choice; he couldn't just pry open Shen Qingwan's mouth; that would be too violent.

He was a King Sealing Realm expert, after all. If he used violent methods, Shen Qingwan would surely be dead.

"I want to eat something. Do you have anything to eat, big brother?"

Unconsciously, Shen Qingwan's address for Su Xuan changed from 'Young Master' to 'big brother'.

"Of course! Big brother has plenty of things. Do you want to try it?"

Su Xuan pointed to his mouth, then hid the pill inside.

"I want to eat!"

Shen Qingwan leaned closer and opened her mouth.

At that moment, Su Xuan embraced Shen Qingwan and fed her the pill through a transfer method.

With one pill, Shen Qingwan's many years of mental trauma slowly began to heal not long after.

To put it simply, from the perspective of the Tianxuan Continent, this kind of illness was caused by damage to the soul force.

All that was needed was to feed Shen Qingwan a pill that enhanced soul force, bringing her soul force to a normal level.

As her soul force recovered, Shen Qingwan's consciousness gradually became clear. Noticing their current actions, Shen Qingwan's eyes widened, and her face flushed.

Shen Qingwan wanted to pull away, but Su Xuan gave her no such opportunity.

Shen Qingwan ultimately couldn't contend with Su Xuan and was held by him, her body limp.

"My illness is cured... can you let me go now?"

After her recovery, Shen Qingwan's eyes became much clearer than before. Her gaze towards Su Xuan no longer held its previous look; instead, there was some wariness.

"Yes!"

Su Xuan felt his mouth was a bit numb and released Shen Qingwan.

"Thank you for curing my illness, but your method just now..."

Shen Qingwan's face was slightly red, and she hesitated to speak.

She was grateful to Su Xuan for curing her illness, but she found his method of treatment difficult to comment on.

"Concubine Hui, as you know, in that situation, I had no other choice. Please don't mind it!"

Su Xuan said with a smile.

"Alright!"

Shen Qingwan didn't say much more. A kiss was a kiss; it wouldn't cost her a piece of flesh anyway.

Moreover, she wasn't particularly repulsed by Su Xuan.

"Why are you here... This is the Imperial Harem. Don't tell me you just came to treat me!"

"You helped me. If you need anything, I will do my best to help you!"

From Shen Qingwan's perspective, since the imperial family was now in decline, Su Xuan's presence here couldn't simply be to find her.

His presence here meant that there must be some secret treasure hidden in the Imperial Harem, which is why he came to find her.

The key was that Shen Qingwan didn't know about this so-called secret treasure, but she was very familiar with the Imperial Harem. If Su Xuan needed anything, she could lead the way for him.

"Really?"

Su Xuan raised an eyebrow.

"A drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring; I still understand this principle!"

Shen Qingwan nodded.

She recalled that it was her parents who taught her these principles back then, which was why she bore no resentment towards them even after being sold.

From her perspective, her parents gave birth to her and raised her, so it was only right that she repay them when the time came!

Thinking of this, Shen Qingwan suddenly missed her parents. She wondered how they were after all these years.

Perhaps they had long turned into dust on the ground?

"Then come with me! I want you to be my woman!"

Su Xuan was very direct.

"Okay, I can lead the way... Huh? What did you say?"

Shen Qingwan hadn't fully processed it. Had she just misheard something?

"I said, come with me. I want you to be my woman!"

Su Xuan repeated.

"Are you crazy?"

Shen Qingwan's first reaction was that Su Xuan was crazy, absolutely crazy, and seriously ill too.

"Crazy about what? Concubine, I fell in love with you the first moment I saw you here!"

Su Xuan said affectionately.

"Weren't you here to look for some secret treasure? What does that have to do with me?"

Shen Qingwan's brain was a bit muddled. She instinctively thought Su Xuan was here to find a secret treasure, never imagining his true purpose was her!

"What secret treasure? Is there some secret treasure here?"

Su Xuan was also a bit confused. What secret treasure? He had never heard of it.

"Concubine, are you not well yet? It seems you still need my medical treatment!"

"My purpose in coming here was for you! No secret treasure is as important as you in my eyes!"

Su Xuan scrutinized Shen Qingwan with an aggressive gaze.

She truly lived up to being a woman with both looks and figure above 95 points. Despite her age, she was still a goddess-level figure.

Furthermore, after Shen Qingwan came to the palace, she likely spared no expense on skincare products and medicinal baths.

At this age, Shen Qingwan's skin elasticity was still excellent, and her skin was as white as milk.

What made Su Xuan even more irresistible was Shen Qingwan's proud figure—a true top-tier beauty!

"Su Xuan! I think you're truly insane. I'm old enough to be your mother! Have you thought this through?"

Shen Qingwan glared at Su Xuan.

After realizing her guess was wrong, Shen Qingwan's attitude towards Su Xuan also changed.

Before, she didn't mind Su Xuan kissing her, not only because he was handsome but also because he was curing her illness, which was why she forgave him.

But now, Su Xuan's intentions towards her had changed, so Shen Qingwan's attitude towards him naturally changed as well.

"Of course, I've thought it through! What is age to us cultivators?"

"Besides, Concubine, you are so beautiful, do you have the heart to stay here for the rest of your life?"

"I know a woman's nature cannot be restrained. Haven't you also yearned for something during all this time?"

Su Xuan's words resonated like a demonic sound, leaving a deep impression on Shen Qingwan's heart.

Shen Qingwan fell silent, because Su Xuan was indeed right.