My apprentice is a little weird?

Li Qiaoer's breathing was a little short and her expression was a little flustered, but she still managed to remain calm.

The two maids, Cui and He, remained the same, with dull or even cold expressions, and looked stiff.

The cold wind blew in from outside, making Li Qiaoer shrink her body constantly.

Through the candlelight in the house, she saw that the scene outside the door was not what she had imagined, but two beggars, one big and one small, standing there?

The beggar is right.

Although it is difficult to see clearly at night, the general shape can still be seen.

The older one was wearing a coarse cloth and seemed to have a stick on his head? He smelled faintly of alcohol and was holding a jar of wine in his arms.

The younger one looked a little more miserable. His clothes were tattered and could not even cover his skin in some places. His hair was disheveled so his appearance could not be seen clearly.

This kind of dress surprised the three people in the room.

"You are……"

Li Qiaoer did not let down her guard, because she did not know the two people. She forced herself to look at the other side, wanting to say something.

However, the two maids spoke before her, and shouted coldly at the two people outside: "Who are you? How dare you trespass into Li..."

However, before they could finish speaking, two people outside the door walked in directly, closed the door behind them, and muttered something like "the weather is so cold". They did not consider themselves outsiders at all, which made Li Qiaoer confused.

The people who came were naturally Jiang Yan and his new apprentice Shen Ming.

After coming out of the City God Temple, Shen Ming kept holding on to Jiang Yan, and Jiang Yan tried very hard but failed to get her to let go.

The most he could do was let her grab his sleeve, but other than that he refused to leave Jiang Yan's side even a step, a complete follower.

Jiang Yan didn’t know the specific reason. It might be because of what happened in the City God Temple, and he hasn’t recovered yet.

Jiang Yan brought Shen Ming into the house. Without even looking at the two maids, he walked past them and went straight to Li Qiaoer.

The two maids moved somewhat stiffly, neither wanting to stop nor letting go, as if the concept of choice was beyond their comprehension.

But they don’t have to worry about it anymore, because Jiang Yan gave them a choice.

Without seeing Jiang Yan make any move, the two maids fell to the ground. A strand of black worm as thin as a hair emerged from the top of their heads and was casually pinched in Jiang Yan's hand.

Without waiting for them to struggle, they turned into ashes and dissipated in Jiang Yan's palm.

"Miss...be...careful..."

The two maids' eyes became clear again after the nematodes left their bodies. They looked at Li Qiao'er lying on the bed and only had time to say the last sentence before they fainted completely.

The strange scene reflected in Li Qiao'er's eyes reminded her of the scene when her parents died. Her pale face finally couldn't hold back any more. She showed a look of fear and was no longer as calm as before.

His fingers were tightly gripping the dagger, and his body, curled up in the quilt, was shaking uncontrollably.

"Hey, why are you looking at me like that? I'm not a bad guy."

Jiang Yan glanced at Li Qiaoer casually with his lazy eyes, and walked slowly to her side.

"I was introduced by Shopkeeper Lu. I am here to treat your illness."

After hearing Jiang Yan's words, Li Qiaoer's panic eased a little, but the fear hidden in her heart still did not diminish in the slightest.

Respectfully asked:

"Are you... someone invited by Uncle Lu..."

"Well, I guess so. I'm here to help you, so don't be afraid. Let me take a look and feel."

Li Qiao'er nodded silently, but she couldn't put the dagger down and kept it hidden on her side. And because of the fear of certain things in her heart, she couldn't calm down at all and her body was shaking all the time.

Jiang Yan sighed in his heart and didn't plan to explain to her.

She must have seen a scene similar to the one just now, which caused her to be extremely frightened and develop psychological disorders.

Jiang Yan said he was powerless to do anything about this. As the saying goes, the best way to eliminate fear is to face it! Persistence is victory! Come on! Ahem, I'm off topic.

So Jiang Yan planned to just lift the quilt and treat her until she was unconscious, then pack the bag and bring it to Shopkeeper Lu, keeping his credit and achievement secret, and let her feel moved silently after she recovered.

However, the idea is good, but the reality is always so unexpected.

When Jiang Yan lifted the quilt, Li Qiaoer had a resolute expression on her face. She was holding up her weak body with a determination to rather die than live in disgrace.

A knife!

Stabbed himself...

"Tsk, why are you so disobedient?"

A calm and gentle voice sounded in Li Qiaoer's ears, calming her down.

In front of her, a flawless hand lightly grasped the dagger, gently took it off and put it aside.

“乖，别乱动~”

The gentle words came again, and then a hand was raised towards her.

Li Qiaoer didn't close her eyes and stared at him.

However, there was no attack, no other messy strange magic, it just landed lightly on her forehead and pressed her back.

"The weak ones have a fever, are mentally exhausted, and have been infested with body-eating bugs, huh?"

Having said this, Jiang Yan paused slightly and looked down at Li Qiaoer.

Li Qiao'er also calmed down at this time, and her expression returned to tranquility, as if nothing had ever happened. Only the rising and falling of her chest showed that she was still not calm at this moment.

Seeing Jiang Yan looking at her, she also looked back. A red light flashed in her eyes, which was seen by Jiang Yan.

"I see. There must be something on your body that is holding you back from death~"

Jiang Yan joked with a smile, but it made Li Qiaoer's pupils shrink suddenly!

The emotions that had just stabilized began to become excited again.

But Jiang Yan comforted Li Qiaoer again, and then stopped talking and began to concentrate on treating her.

Look at her chest.

Well, this is not abnormal. Doctors do not distinguish between men and women. What's more, she is just a little girl, an immature girl. What's the big deal?

Li Qiaoer looked at Jiang Yan helplessly, unable to resist. All her secrets were known by him, and she was really powerless at the moment.

She could only stare at Jiang Yan stubbornly with her big dark eyes, her lips tightly pursed, and let Jiang Yan do whatever he wanted.

In the end, he simply turned his head away and stopped looking at Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan~naturally wouldn't act with her.

He looked at Li Qiaoer's chest, which was already covered with terrifying black blood vessels, so densely packed that they looked like a ferocious centipede, which was creepy to look at.

"That thing is just a guide at best. It's incredible that you can rely on its weak spiritual power to hold on until now. Now the body-eating worms have penetrated deep into your bone marrow and are devouring your blood, flesh and essence every moment. Doesn't it hurt?"

"The process of peeling off the worms will be very painful. You might even cry. Of course, I won't tell anyone that Miss Li cried in pain."

Jiang Yan teased casually to distract her attention while pointing his finger at Li Qiaoer's chest. A faint fluctuation of magic power appeared at his fingertips and began to penetrate her body little by little.

Li Qiaoer closed her eyes and turned her head away without answering.