"I used to keep everything a secret, fearing soone might find out about the Treasure Chest's existence. If I hadn't tried it today, I wouldn't have known how safe it actually is," Li Zheng casually said, looking at the bottle of liquid in his hand.
Mirel pondered for a mont, "Even if it's very safe, I still think we shouldn't let more people know about its existence. It's one thing if others can't take it, but if we encounter soone petty who doesn't want others to have what they can't get, and they end up hunting us down, it could cause a lot of trouble."
"Yeah, I think the sa way." Li Zheng nodded, sharing similar concerns.
Seeing Li Zheng fixated on the bottle in his hand, Mirel curiously asked, "What is this? A Genetic Potion?"
"Sothing like that. This is called the Yin Yang Potion. When two people drink it, the one in worse condition can recover to the level of the healthier one," Li Zheng recited the information from Prelis' Eye.
"So you're saying..." Mirel processed Li Zheng's words in her mind, "If you and I drink it together, and you're injured while I'm not, you can recover to peak condition and heal?"
Li Zheng nodded, "You could interpret it that way."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Mirel urged, "Weren't you extrely weak from that broken spear? You haven't fully recovered yet. It's a good opportunity to test its limits."
Saying that, she reached out to take the potion from Li Zheng's hand.
Li Zheng flipped his wrist and stored the potion in the capsule, "I'm just a bit anemic. I'll recover soon after buying so blood-boosting things. Using the Yin Yang Potion now would be a waste."
"Alright..."
After the chest was opened, Mirel's curiosity was satisfied, and she felt uninterested. She nudged Li Zheng, saying, "Move over a bit."
Li Zheng's face darkened, "Go sleep over there. My bed isn't big enough, and you're taking up my space."
Mirel pointed to the spacious area inside, where it could fit two more people if squeezed, "This is a double bed! And you say there's no space?"
"Yes!" Li Zheng shalessly claid, "I like to roll around in my sleep!"
"..." Mirel was speechless. Having been with him for so many days, she knew better than Li Zheng himself whether he rolled around in his sleep or not—he didn't!
"Since becoming an adult, I've felt you've changed!" Mirel teared up, "You're becoming more and more disdainful of !"
Li Zheng helplessly replied, "I know what you're thinking, but I really can't do it!"
Li Zheng had already seen Mirel's situation clearly through Prelis' Eye and knew it well.
Old Pu had also provided him with a solution.
The reason Mirel was unusually clingy was likely because she wanted to use him to mitigate the side effects of her emotional surge.
Mirel collected her expression, "Why?"
"Perhaps our two races have different ideologies." Li Zheng honestly said, "I don't want to be in a relationship with you for reasons beyond feelings. That would make feel less human and more like a beast.
Besides, I promised the Queen I wouldn't touch you, and I must keep my word!"
This was his bottom line and his principle as a human being.
Mirel was entrusted to him by the Enchanting Demon Queen to be brought to the Outer City, and before leaving the Abyss, he promised the Enchanting Demon Queen he wouldn't break his promise.
"I've grown up!" Mirel anxiously said, "And we can keep it secret. Mother won't know, and by the ti I return to the Abyss, it'll be too late for her to say anything."
"No ans no!" Li Zheng firmly declared, "If you continue like this, I'll have to cancel the contract and send you away."
"You!" Mirel, seeing that he was impervious to persuasion, got furious, "Unreasonable!"
She got up, stomped heavily on the ground, and went back to sleep on the eggshell bed.
Li Zheng waited until Mirel settled down, then quietly took out the Yin Yang Potion again. "Yet another unconventional item. I'm becoming increasingly convinced of my previous hypothesis. The items the Treasure Chest System provides in the Outer City must co from another higher-dinsional universe!"
[Yin Yang Potion
Type: Potion
Tier: None
Effect: If consud by two individuals of the opposite sex, the Yin Yang combination can restore the one in worse condition to the current health status of the healthier one.
If consud by individuals of the sa sex, the healthier one will suffer the sa damage as the one in worse condition!]
The potion's quantity is only enough for one use. According to the description, Li Zheng could indeed use this potion to restore to peak condition, but there's a prerequisite.
Which is the "Yin Yang combination" casually ntioned in the information.
Being familiar with Chinese culture, Li Zheng certainly understood the implication of these four words, which is why he abandoned the idea of using the Yin Yang Potion to recover. He didn't want to break his agreent with the Enchanting Demon Queen.
Although the original agreent was that Li Zheng couldn't do anything to Mirel before she beca an adult, it didn't prevent him from following his self-imposed restrictions.
He, or more precisely, his true nature was sowhat traditional. Possessing so identical mories, Li Zheng genuinely believed certain things require mutual affection.
Mirel was very beautiful, and to say he wasn't moved would be a lie.
But as for Mirel's feelings towards him?
Li Zheng doubted there was any romantic affection between them. He couldn't believe that his charm was so great that Mirel would fall for him after just about twenty days together.
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