Secrets Hidden Within The Bamboo Forest

🎍Chapter Twenty-Three🎍

     "Your hands are injured, let me heal them." He said.
     He walked out to get a medical kit he supposed, and while he did, someone else entered.
     "Shizun!" Said Luo Binghe.
     Shen Qingqiu could cry and give his soul to the heavens, his savior had arrived!!

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      Luo Binghe stood up and noticed Shen Qingqiu's disheveled and panicked state. Luo Binghe was alarmed and ran up to him.

    "Shizun?! What happened?" He asked, his expression worried and furious that something horrid must've happened.

    Shen Qingqiu didn't care for decency anymore, and took the outer robe off, Luo Binghe was confused, but then saw the wrap around him, knots everywhere made it almost near impossible to take off.

    "Are you injured-"

    "Take it off-I-I can't breathe" Shen Qingqiu said, his voice wheezing, lack of air making him dizzy once more.

    Luo Binghe nodded, and saw the blood trails on the wrap then at his fingers where he bled. Luo Binghe hoisted Shen Qingqiu up and set him on the bed, and tried his best to undo the knots.

    "Try to take shallow breaths Shizun, this disciple will try to get these off as best as I can" He said, undoing one knot, and working on another.

     Shen Qingqiu nodded, the presence of Luo Binghe actually managing to calm him down. One hand remained on his broad shoulder, his body shaking as he tried to breathe. The hand on his shoulder was picked up by Luo Binghe's hand, and opening his eyes, Shen Qingqiu saw how Luo Binghe placed his own cheek in his palm.

    "Binghe?"

    "Worry not Shizun, this disciple will care for you" He said.

    One hand remained on one knot, while his other hand sandwiched Shen Qingqiu's right hand in his cheek and his larger hand. There, he placed a careful kiss on his palm to soothe him, but all it did was cause his face to flush. Luo Binghe removed is hand, and continued on the knots some more, going as fast as he could so his Shizun wouldn't be in pain anymore.
     Shen Qinqgiu's hand trembled, but the curls that were now on his hand drew him in. He remembered often before Luo Binghe fell into the abyss how he'd often play with his hair. Scanning his hair, he found that familiar curl, and moved his hand from Luo Binghe's cheek to pull gently at that curl, and release it so it bounced back into place. Luo Binghe felt a warmth in the depths of his gut in that motion. 
     It was something Shen Qingqiu did often, and he always loved it when his Shizun would get lost playing with his hair. It was always the same curl he took notice of, and he took the extra time to care for his hair so it always remained curly and bouncy for his Shizun. Luo Binghe barely put a dent into removing the knots when the door opened, and Shen Qingqiu panicked, and pushed Luo Binghe under the bed where he'll be hidden, and fasted the robe Luo Binghe lent him so whoever was at that door won't know the knots were being undone.

     "Immortal Master Shen, I returned, lend me your hands so I could treat them." Said Zhuzhi-Lang.

    Shen Qingqiu sat back on the bed "M'kay" Was all he said.

     Zhuzhi-Lang pulled up a chair and sat in front of Shen Qingqiu, he medical kit on his lap. Zhuzhi-Lang held out one hand, and Shen Qingqiu put one of his own hands on his and the snake like demon inspected them before disinfecting it and wrapping it up.

    "I apologize for my Lords treatment thus far. I would loosen up your wrap to ensure you're breathing okay, but I don't want to go against my Lord's wishes" He said.