Chapter 132: Proper Treatment
In a verdant, untouched section of Kun City, three figures walked along a street overgrown with vines and moss.
Well, two were walking, one was being pushed in a makeshift wheelchair fashioned from woven vines.
Lin Jiayao sat in the vine wheelchair. Surprisingly comfortable and sturdy, thanks to the vines’ natural flexibility and the reinforcing fungal tendrils.
It even moved smoothly on Kun City’s uneven streets.
Lin Xiwan pushed the wheelchair, her eyes scanning their surroundings with curiosity.
Even after leaving Guangdong Province and traveling almost a thousand kilometers, she’d never seen a city like this.
Now that the immediate danger had passed, she finally had time to observe.
Most cities, whether large or small, were dilapidated, overgrown with weeds, littered with abandoned vehicles, barely a single intact window in sight.
This city, however, covered in lush greenery… if it weren’t for the ever-present danger of zombies, it would be a beautiful sight.
“Yao, how much further?” Lin Xiwan asked, her hand sliding from the wheelchair’s push handle to her sister’s shoulder, gently squeezing it.
“Almost there…” Lin Jiayao replied hesitantly.
With half the city burned down, the familiar landmarks gone, she was slightly disoriented.
And [Vascular Network] only showed her the flow of energy within the city’s interconnected flora, not the actual layout.
She’d seen several clean, water-filled reservoirs while controlling the second zombie, the Building-Tree Guardian.
Turning a corner, she spotted a large, semi-circular structure and breathed a sigh of relief.
“There’s water over there,” she said, pointing.
It was a massive, semi-circular structure, which, if not for the vines covering it, would have been an open-air football stadium.
Now, its entrances sealed by vines, it resembled a giant, natural reservoir, filled with filtered rainwater.
“There? Alright.”
Lin Xiwan pushed the wheelchair towards the stadium and then, reaching the massive entrance, blinked.
“How do we get in?” she asked, squeezing her sister’s shoulder.
Thick tree roots blocked the entrance, the gaps filled with vines. Opening it would be difficult.
“It’s okay, they’ll let us in,” Lin Jiayao said, beckoning to Huayibai. “Come closer, Yibai.”
As Huayibai reached her, Lin Jiayao lifted her and placed her on her lap.
A tendril extended from her wrist, connecting to the vines on the ground.
Having activated Vascular Network earlier, vines from the stadium’s outer wall reached towards her, stopping just in front of them.
Lin Jiayao’s tendril split, connecting to one of the dangling vines. “Sister, hold on tight,” she said.
The vines beneath their feet intertwined, forming a platform which then slowly lifted them upwards, like an elevator.
As they ascended, Lin Xiwan, through the still-intact windows, saw the interior of the stadium.
Filled with water?
Before she could process it, they reached the top, the vines retracting into the water after depositing them on the edge of the platform.
They could now see the stadium clearly.
Crystal-clear water filled the entire structure, the water level almost reaching the platform’s edge.
And through the clear water, the stadium’s interior was clearly visible, almost pristine, except for a few submerged seats covered in algae.
A rare sight in the apocalypse: cleanliness.
If it weren’t for the ripples where the vines had retracted, it would have been hard to believe there was even water there.
This place is good, but the water is a bit too… deep…
Just as Lin Xiwan was about to suggest they just take some water from the edge of the platform, more vines emerged from the water.
The vines formed a smaller, scoop-shaped platform just below them, seemingly for easier access to the water.
“Yao, did you do this?” Lin Xiwan asked, looking at the vine-scoop, large enough for several people to sit in. “Impressive~”
“But… isn’t it a waste to bathe in this? This water is drinkable. We should just take some…”
Even seeing such a large amount of clean water, Lin Xiwan, accustomed to scarcity, still thought of conserving.
Clean water was a rare commodity.
“It’s fine.”
Lin Jiayao simply nodded and then, using Vascular Network, raised the vine-scoop.
It moved past them, towards the other side of the platform.
“This way, we won’t contaminate the main water source,” she said, smiling at her sister. “There are many reservoirs like this in the city, and they refill every time it rains. There’s plenty.”
“Oh, I see… good!” Seeing the smaller pool of water separated from the main reservoir, Lin Xiwan relaxed and started undressing.
After removing her clothes, she gently lifted Lin Jiayao and undressed her as well.
Only then did she notice the two band-aids on her sister’s chest.
“I’m taking these off now. 3… 2… 1!”
Giving her sister ample warning, she carefully peeled off the band-aids.
Then she looked at Huayibai.
“Xiao Yibai, do you need help?” she asked.
“Eh? Yibai can do it herself.”
Huayibai bent down, gripped the hem of her white dress, and, with a swift upward motion, lifted it over her head.
Seeing Huayibai undressed in less than a second, Lin Xiwan’s jaw dropped. “You should… wear more clothes…” she finally managed.
“Okay!” Huayibai nodded obediently.
In reality, the white dress was its fungal tendrils, modified at Mommy’s suggestion after their second encounter.
Otherwise, removing the dress would have revealed a mass of bloody tendrils.
Now naked, Huayibai curiously peered into the vine-scoop.
Although it had seen people bathing in others’ memories, it had never bathed itself.
Beside it, Lin Xiwan dipped her foot into the water, testing the temperature.
“It’s a little cold. Is that okay?” she asked, gently lowering Lin Jiayao towards the water, her bottom touching the surface.
“It’s fine,” Lin Jiayao nodded.
With her enhanced physique, unless it was ice water, she wouldn’t catch a cold.
Lin Xiwan carefully lowered her sister into the water, the small pool overflowing slightly as they settled in.
The overflowing water trickled down the side of the platform, watering the plants below.
“Hoo…”
Sitting on the soft vines, the water level reached her neck.
But if she put her sister down, it would probably reach her nose.
So, she kept Lin Jiayao on her lap.
Cold water, but still a luxury after so long.
“Ahh…” The feeling of being immersed in clean water was incredibly relaxing.
“Splash—”
Huayibai, perhaps because it had slipped, suddenly fell into the water.
Before Lin Xiwan could react, it had already sunk to the bottom, its hands crossed over its chest, blowing bubbles, a serene expression on its face.
“Uh… what’s it doing…?” Lin Xiwan, confused, looked at Huayibai.
“It’s… happy,” Lin Jiayao said, sensing Huayibai’s excitement, searching for a suitable analogy. “Like a puppy rolling around in mud.”
“Is it… okay down there?” Although reassured by her sister’s words, she was still worried, seeing Huayibai blowing bubbles.
“It’s fine, its ability allows it to hold its breath indefinitely.”
“Oh… good…”
After observing Huayibai for a while, confirming the blissful smile on its face, Lin Xiwan relaxed.
Just as she was about to start washing her sister, enjoying the warmth of her body against hers, Lin Jiayao suddenly moved, escaping her embrace.
“Hmm? What is it?”
Lin Xiwan released her, curious.
Her sister, using her legs to turn around with some difficulty, then with Lin Xiwan’s help, settled into a position facing her, straddling her lap.
“Removing the stitches. They’re all over the burns,” she said, looking at her sister’s body.
Lin Xiwan hadn’t even noticed them.
Thin, almost invisible tendrils, acting as sutures, closing her wounds.
After a night, the burns had mostly healed, so the tendrils needed to be removed.
“Stitches…?”
She hadn’t felt any discomfort and hadn’t realized there was anything there.
Now, upon closer inspection, she saw the thin, thread-like tendrils on her arms, abdomen, and other burned areas.
As if she’d undergone major surgery.
She hadn’t noticed them with her clothes on.
“Did… did you do this? So skillful!” She looked at the neatly closed wounds on her arm, impressed.
She’d thought her sister had simply used her usual healing method.
She hadn’t realized she had other abilities.
But after witnessing her sister’s numerous and varied abilities, she wasn’t surprised anymore.
She’d expected her sister to pull out the tendrils, but instead, Lin Jiayao cupped her arm and then, lowering her head, licked it.
“Eh? Don’t you… pull them out?” Lin Xiwan instinctively pulled her arm back, creating ripples in the water.
Lin Jiayao looked up at her, a slightly exasperated expression.
“Pulling them out would hurt,” she said, stating the obvious.
Pulling the tendrils out now, after they’d fused with the flesh, would be incredibly painful.
Imagine having stitches removed without anesthetic, the thread pulled taut…
Just the thought made her wince.
So, the thoughtful Lin Jiayao would use her tongue.
Her saliva had healing properties. Removing the tendrils while also healing the wounds would minimize the pain.
She could even make a small cut on her tongue to add the numbing effect of her blood to her saliva, making it even less painful.
“Okay…”
Lin Xiwan nodded, not questioning her sister’s… methods.
She didn’t know much about healing abilities.
Relaxing, she let her sister continue.
Lin Jiayao gently cleaned the skin around the stitches with water, then lowered her head and licked.
With each lick, a few tendrils disappeared.
It didn’t hurt… Lin Xiwan only felt her sister’s soft tongue, a strangely… pleasant sensation.
Soon, Lin Jiayao sat up, and Lin Xiwan, looking at her arm, saw that the stitches were gone, her skin smooth and unblemished, the healing perfect.
Relieved, she could finally relax completely.
She’d been worried about making strange sounds while her sister was… licking her…
It was supposed to be a medical treatment, if she’d moaned or something…
Her image as the responsible, reliable older sister would be shattered.
“Eek—!”
“Mmm!”
A sudden warmth, and Lin Xiwan shuddered, her hand instinctively covering her mouth.
She saw her sister had submerged herself, her long hair spread out, obscuring her movements.
But she knew… her “reliable older sister” persona was about to be tested.
If she remembered correctly, her sister had said the stitches were all over her burns.
And she…
Was covered in burns.
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