Release the Heroine, Let Me Handle This

Chapter 31: Liking Her Enough to Want Her... ⚡

Ye Wenxin felt the balance in her heart start to tip. Sitting like this, enveloped in an embrace, seemed too embarrassing, yet her curiosity about the contents of the divine-level book was overwhelming.

"If you don't want to look, I'll put it away," Ling Jue teased, noticing Ye Wenxin's indecision. She made a motion to close the book, prompting Ye Wenxin to quickly respond, "I want to see it! Sister Ling, don't put it away..."

Ling Jue slowed her movements, opening her arms invitingly. Despite feeling a bit awkward, Ye Wenxin gingerly moved forward and settled into Ling Jue's lap.

Warmth immediately surrounded her as Ling Jue gently held her, opening the ancient book for Ye Wenxin to see.

"I'll start turning the pages slowly. If you have questions, feel free to ask," Ling Jue said with a gentle smile, making Ye Wenxin suspect she was using this position to stir her emotions, preventing her from focusing on the book.

With this thought, Ye Wenxin calmed herself and focused on the book, Qingxin Dan many unfamiliar pill names.

"What is this 'Spring Return Pill'?" Before reaching halfway, one name captured Ye Wenxin's attention.

From its name, it seemed like it could be a pill that rejuvenates youth.

"It's a pill that Wenxin doesn't need right now."

"Isn't it just a rejuvenation pill?" Ye Wenxin was quite puzzled but, upon reflection, realized she was too young to need such a pill.

"Not quite. It's a pill used by demonic cultivators for their furnaces," Ling Jue explained delicately, her expression somewhat complex. Ye Wenxin understood immediately; the name "Spring Return Elixir" was likely a euphemism for a more sinister purpose.

Undoubtedly, the creator of the text thought the original name was too crude, thus inventing the more refined "Spring Return Elixir."

Her curiosity waned, and she signaled Ling Jue to continue turning the pages.

Soon, another strange name caught Ye Wenxin's eye: **Heart Gu**.

"What kind of pill is this Heart Gu?" Ye Wenxin asked, intrigued by the unusual name, which seemed different from the others she'd seen.

"Sister Wenxin, why do you always ask about the strange ones?" Ling Jue blushed slightly, feeling that Ye Wenxin's innocent inquiries were oddly suggestive.

"Because they're strange, so I'm curious," Ye Wenxin replied with a look so pure that Ling Jue realized she was overthinking. A thirteen-year-old wouldn't understand such concepts as furnaces or dual cultivation.

"The pill named Heart Gu is rumored to make the consumer fall hopelessly in love with the first person they see," Ling Jue explained the pill reluctantly, "However, once consumed, there's no cure for Heart Gu, and its ingredients are exceedingly sinister, so I've never attempted to make it."

Ye Wenxin nodded, as if recalling something, "What about the Spring Return Pill? Have you made it?"

Ling Jue's face reddened further, "I'm not some rogue; why would I make such a strange pill?"

Ye Wenxin found Ling Jue's reasoning sound, yet her wandering gaze suggested she wasn't entirely truthful.

"But Sister Ling, as a healer, you should naturally be well-versed in all kinds of pills. Shouldn't you at least try making this one?"