Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!

Chapter 281 - 273: Who’s the Most Embarrassed?

Cheng Xiaoxiao was also quite shocked. To prevent her sisters from encountering perverts, she not only taught self-defense but also frequently shared knowledge about sexual health.

Of course, the theory was strong, but Cheng Xiaoxiao, who had no practical experience, would occasionally get stumped by some profound questions, causing awkward moments where she didn’t know how to respond. Fortunately, she was clever and always managed to bluff her way through.

Is Yalan’s personality too flighty and needs some restraint? Is that the kind of thing one can just say?

Tie Niu blinked his big eyes, not yet understanding anything, with a completely baffled expression. It wasn’t until his gaze passed through the curtain gap that he caught sight of his brother sitting by the bed, clenching his legs in a tense and embarrassed manner, that he suddenly realized, with his mind instantly buzzing.

Cheng Xiaoxiao also looked at the guy Yalan was treating and was speechless. If not for his injured leg, he might have already run away. Oddly, the guy didn’t feel embarrassed, fussing over the other’s wound, reminding him how to avoid infection and what precautions to take...

Is this really what they mean by "if I’m not embarrassed, it’s others who are embarrassed"?

Nolan, who was about to make an escape, was suddenly grabbed by the arm.

As the actual person involved, Tie Niu was the mightiest embarrassed one. Afraid that the girl he liked would misunderstand, he quickly explained, "I didn’t..."

"I..." Tie Niu, unable to find words to describe, was sweating with anxiety.

"No, no need to explain to me," Nolan replied, even more awkwardly.

"It’s not like that, I... I have a thigh injury, not an injury there, I’m perfectly fine." Seeing that the girl wasn’t listening to his explanation, Tie Niu blurted out and then regretted it.

He really wanted to slap his own face. Talking to an unmarried girl about this, wasn’t it rogue behavior?

System: "Haha! Host, this silly bull is quite amusing."

Nolan’s face went even redder. Whether she had any issues there, why did he have to tell her? This man was really sick; he could have simply said he had a thigh injury and avoided this huge misunderstanding, making her so embarrassed.

Thinking about this, her anger overtook her embarrassment. She lifted her head, "Then just say it directly, isn’t it just a thigh injury? What’s there to be embarrassed about? In the eyes of a healer, there’s no distinction of gender. To me, you’re just a patient, a patient, got it? I’m not embarrassed at all, so what are you embarrassed for as a big man?"

After Nolan’s rapid-fire, machine-gun-like retort, she felt much better.

Tie Niu apologized repeatedly, not daring to look up at the young girl.

He then could only follow Nolan’s instructions, obediently lying down on the bed, simultaneously embarrassed and at her mercy.

Cheng Xiaoxiao called in two men from outside the tent to carry the embarrassed man out and continue treating the next one.

From the other side of the curtain, Nolan’s scolding voice could be heard from time to time.

"Your muscles are so tense, how am I supposed to treat your wound?"

"I’m just applying some medicine, why are you blocking it..."

Xiaoyuan, helping out, stifled her laughter so hard that her shoulders were shaking, looking very comical.

Cheng Xiaoxiao shook her head, seeing the blushing young girls, unlike her, an old aunt, with an expression of calmness. Ah! Youth, what a wonderful thing.

"Host, you’re young too."

"Haha, I’ve lived two lifetimes; I’m like riding an old bull chasing a swift horse — far beyond my reach!"

System: Isn’t the host always thick-skinned? Why so out of character today?

Everyone worked together, and after a night of effort, finally managed to treat more than half of the wounded.

Rubbed their aching eyes; working under bright light for so long made things appear a bit fuzzy, with their head feeling groggy.

"Sister, why don’t you take a break?" Cheng Xiaoyuan suggested with concern.

"No, I’m afraid if I rest, I won’t wake up for three days and nights."

"There are no surgeries now, maybe I’ll dim the lights a bit." With that, she was about to adjust the lights, when someone moved faster.

"I’ll do it! I’ll do it! This thing is simply amazing. You have no idea, when I went out earlier, so many people asked me about it. They must have never seen something as bright as the sun before." Yalan’s face was full of smugness, as if those people were all bumpkins who had never seen the world.

"Of course, before on the road, we only used it inside the tent, with very dim lighting, so other teams thought we were burning oil lamps. They must be wide-eyed now!" Cheng Zhiyang declared proudly.

Even the always composed Tong Xiaoyun couldn’t resist chiming in, "You wouldn’t believe it, before in Vice-captain Ming Shan’s room, the old doctor from the Han Family looked down on us and didn’t respect Grandpa Huang’s medical skills. Eyes were eyes, and the nose wasn’t the nose, as if we were all a bunch of uncultured country bumpkins.

When I delivered the solar-powered light, his snobbish disciple even said the clinic was a secret place and questioned why a young girl like me was there, afraid that I’d steal their secrets?"

Yalan pouted. "That’s really disgusting."

"And then?" Cheng Zhiyang asked eagerly.

"Then I explained my purpose. At first, they didn’t care; but when I turned on the light, illuminating the room brightly, both the master and disciple had their jaws dropped wide enough to fit an egg. They seemed like the real bumpkins."

"Exactly, bumpkins, we have a lot of good stuff. Those people, living in the Prefecture with some heritage, look down on everyone, not realizing they’re just frogs in the well, haha!"

"Alright, little gossipers, get back to work. There’s always a mountain beyond a mountain, and someone stronger than us. Who knows, maybe we’re also frogs in a well, so don’t be too arrogant."

"I’m not a gossip; I’m just addressing the issues." After saying that, Yalan ran over to hug Cheng Xiaoxiao’s arm, buttering her up, "Sister Xiaoxiao is the best. If you’re a frog in a well, then what are we? Ants in the well?"

"Hahaha!"

The tent was as bright as day. The charming girls were filled with laughter and joy. In the silent night, the light shone through the tent, illuminating the dead hearts of everyone.

The men, tortured by illness to the point of sleeplessness, all gazed simultaneously toward the light, which outlined the graceful curves of the girls. The silver bell-like laughter reverberated in their ears, bringing not illicit thoughts, but a deep sense of yearning.

Yearning for that light of hope that can illuminate the path ahead, making hearts no longer dark and lonely, guiding them on a bright road. Yearning for that voice of the future that can dispel the fear and anxiety within, making them no longer alone and afraid, leading them to a place of laughter and joy.

Yang Fan and Xu Zhilin stood at the doorway without moving for a long time.

"On a cold snowy night, the silver bell’s warm voice warms the heart. Don’t worry about the dark road ahead, where light will break through."

Yang Fan almost forgot the person beside him was a scholar and genuinely praised, "Zhilin, you have great talent."

In such a beautiful scene, he felt like composing a poem himself, but unfortunately, he wasn’t up to it.

At this moment, a clear child’s voice sounded from behind.

"Mr. Gui, is that person also a teacher? He speaks in poetry, how impressive he seems," Cheng Jia said with a face full of admiration.