Yang Guang swallowed hard and let out a grunt. Both of them were flustered.
A young man and woman alone in a room. The atmosphere was understandably awkward.
Fortunately, Yang Guang had pretty thick skin. He laughed, acting as if nothing happened, as he crouched down to examine Xu Ling's ankle. "The tendon is messed up, but a massage using my special technique should make it better."
Xu Ling thought that he was merely boasting, but there was nothing she could do. She mumbled, "Then please give it a try. If it doesn't work, we can just wrap it with some bandage."
"That won't be necessary. Watch this!"
Having said that, Yang Guang took hold of her slim foot with one hand, as the other hand pressed against the swollen ankle.
A strange sensation came over her. Xu Ling did not feel any pain, but instead a sense of warmth in the sprained area, as well as a tingling sensation.
Greatly surprised, her eyes widened, as she looked at Yang Guang in disbelief.
At this moment, Yang Guang was completely absorbed in his work. He didn't have any remaining focus for anything other than using that mysterious energy inside his body to heal the wound.
The room was calm and silent as Xu Ling watched him in a daze. As she watched, she found that when he was concentrating, he was actually quite good-looking!
She blushed and thought to herself that she must have lost her mind; she ought to be quite ashamed of her straying thoughts!
The more she thought about it, the more complicated her feelings became. She completely forgot that her foot was still in the hands of another.
Yang Guang continued to massage for a while in this manner. When he saw that the swelling gradually disappeared and the skin returned to its original fairness, he let out a sigh of relief.
Raising his head, he met Xu Ling's sparkling eyes. Yang Guang was stunned for a moment. "Secretary Xu, what's the matter?"
Xu Ling avoided his gaze. "It's nothing. Don't call me Secretary Xu, just call me Xu Ling!"
"Right. I will just call you Xu Ling!" Yang Guang smiled.
"Well, is my foot all better now?"
Xu Ling raised her head and looked down at her foot. A look of surprise was written all over her face. She realized that her ankle was completely healed!
How could this be?
Just moments ago, it was terribly swollen. How could the swelling disappear in just the blink of an eye?
Seeing her astonishment, Yang Guang laughed. "How about that? My medical skills are amazing, right?"
"They are! How did you do it?" Xu Ling asked in surprise.
"I can't let you in on that; it's my unique, secret skill, and people can't know about it!"
Yang Guang put on a serious expression, then changed the subject. "By the way, Xu Ling, could you try walking a little?"
"Right!"
Xu Ling was so pleased that she forgot about everything else. She threw off the blanket and jumped out of the bed.
After taking a few steps on the ground, she felt that her ankle was completely back to normal, without the slightest sensation of pain. She gushed, "This is really amazing! You're just amazing!"
But, when she turned, Yang Guang was just staring at her. She looked down at herself, and remembered that she was wearing nothing more than a tank top and shorts.
The silly boy's eyes were fixed on her thighs!
Xu Ling couldn't do anything about it. But secretly, she was pleased, knowing full well that it was on account of her good figure. She didn't get mad, but made a low cough instead. "Hey, have you seen enough?"
"Haha, sorry!"
Having been caught red handed, Yang Guang was a little awkward. He rubbed his nose and said, "Well, it's late, you should get some rest."
"..."
Xu Ling was speechless as she watched him wipe the blood from his nose all over his chin.
She wanted to laugh but thought it was inappropriate, so she resisted the urge. "Alright, but when you leave, the first thing you should do is to wash your face."
The strange look on her face had Yang Guang a little confused. However, when he got outside and looked in the mirror, he finally understood what was going on!
It was not snot that had come out of his nose, but blood!
"No wonder she wanted to laugh, this is a rather funny sight," Yang Guang muttered under his breath, then hurried to wash his face.
After returning to his room and lying down on the bed, Xu Ling's slender legs replayed again and again in his mind. It was rather frustrating.
Finally, he fell asleep. What he saw in his dream was that smile and that fair and slender figure!
When the first light appeared on the horizon, Yang Guang woke up from his dreams and ruffled his hair.
After getting dressed, he quickly cleaned up and went out quietly.
He was still a little short of the goal of ten thousand dollars, and it was now the third day. This matter was like a great rock constantly weighing down on him, and he needed to resolve it.
Therefore, he couldn't afford to occupy his mind with anything else at the moment. He had to get enough medicinal materials, and make that money!
As soon as he climbed the mountain, an entire morning passed by quickly.
After the villagers were done with lunch, they once again sat under the big tree at the west end of the village, and chatted.
But on this day, everyone was a little absentminded, chatting sporadically with one another while looking at the mountain road on the westside of the village, as if waiting for something.
It wasn't until Yang Guang's figure appeared that someone shouted, "Look, he's back!"
Everyone stopped their chatter, and turned their attention to him with a burning gaze.
Being stared at by everyone gave Yang Guang pause. "What are you guys doing?"
"Yang Guang, what did you find today? Did you find something good again?" Mrs. Niu asked.
"All the good stuff are deep inside the mountains; they can't be found so easily?" Yang Guang smiled. Only then did he understand what everyone was waiting for.
Everyone was waiting to see if he found anything of value!
Hearing what he said, someone in the crowd snickered. "Just as I thought. Yang Guang was just too damn lucky the past couple of days; how could such good luck last for long?"
Everyone turned around to the direction of the voice, and saw that it was Sun Guoying with a puckered face. Everything became crystal clear!
What happened yesterday evening had already spread throughout the village. Everyone knew by now that Yang Guang hadn't given in to the village chief. Obviously, this old man was coming over to pick a fight!
Yang Guang knew what was going on too, and he smiled. "The village chief is quite right, among ordinary folks, who could possibly have such good luck all the time!"
Seeing that he might have softened a little, Sun Guoying nodded. "Exactly!"
He looked at Yang Guang. "You were too boastful. Now, time is almost up, Have you collected enough money?"
"Why do you ask that, sir? Would you like to loan me some?" Yang Guang asked with a smile.
"I would have. But don't even think about it now!" Sun Guoying sniggered.
Yang Guang kept his smile on. "I know what you're trying to say, but it doesn't matter. I said that ordinary folks could not possibly have such good luck, but I am no ordinary folk!"
Yang Guang reached into the basket on his back and took out an object. He showed it off in front of everyone. "Take a look. What do you think this is?"
"Wow!"
"Oh my goodness!"
When everyone saw what Yang Guang was holding in his hand, their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Sun Guoying almost fell to the ground as he gasped.
Leaning against the tree behind him, he looked up at Yang Guang. "Is that a golden nugget?"