TSBSPAAM Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Stay Away From Me

The cave was cold and damp. The people Qin Luzhi had brought were all A-level or higher Alphas, so naturally, they weren’t affected, but Shen Bumian was sensitive to the cold.

Mu Yi had someone find some branches and pile them up, using a fire-type ability to start a fire. Su Qingyu rubbed his arms and moved closer, looking like he was freezing.

Mu Yi glanced over indifferently. Seeing him squatting quietly on the ground, he didn’t pay him any more mind.

When Shen Bumian woke up, it was already noon. The moment he opened his eyes, the others gathered around.

“Ugh…”

Shen Bumian hadn’t expected that falling would also lead him to accidentally find Qin Luzhi and his group.

Qin Luzhi looked at the person in his arms and subconsciously loosened his grip a little. “Where does it hurt?”

His fingers unconsciously tightened on the fabric of Qin Luzhi’s shirt. Looking at the fire not far away, Shen Bumian still felt a little cold. “My shoulder hurts.”

The out-of-control Alpha’s attack had directly injured the bone. Shen Bumian hadn’t felt it when he was unconscious, but now that he was awake and lucid, he could clearly feel the tearing sensation in his back.

Because his spiritual-type ability was too strong, and his constitution was naturally weaker than an average person’s, Shen Bumian’s pain receptors were also more sensitive. In the past, even a small scrape would hurt for a long time.

Let alone being injured by an ability. This was also why the Shen family had always protected him so well. Previously, Shen Yi would arrange for his subordinates to secretly follow him at all times.

A situation like this would never have happened. This was the first time Shen Bumian had been so severely injured without using his own ability. He felt so much pain that he thought he was going to faint again.

His forehead was already beaded with sweat from the pain. The fingertips clutching the clothes had turned white. He was unconsciously biting his lip until it bled. Even his eyes were misty.

Qin Luzhi couldn’t bear it. He reached out and gently parted Shen Bumian’s tightly clenched lips. “Don’t bite yourself.”

He himself was primarily an offensive-type ability user; it was only because of his all-ability endowment that he could heal others’ injuries.

But at this moment, he couldn’t heal Shen Bumian’s injury. It required someone with a pure healing-type ability to be effective. Qin Luzhi’s gaze fell on Su Qingyu across the fire.

He knew the omegas Gu Yixi had brought were all pure healing-type ability users; otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought them. So perhaps he could be of use.

Qin Luzhi tilted his chin at He Jing, who immediately understood. He strode over and stood before Su Qingyu. “Young Master Su, could we trouble you to heal our sister-in-law’s injury? We will compensate you.”

Everyone’s gaze fell on the equally delicate omega, creating an invisible pressure. Su Qingyu nodded gently. “Of course. It’s what I should do.”

He slowly got up and approached Qin Luzhi and Shen Bumian, a ball of white light appearing in his hand. Unexpectedly, Shen Bumian turned his face and leaned further into Qin Luzhi’s embrace.

Qin Luzhi froze completely. He had given his jacket to Shen Bumian to wear, and now Shen Bumian’s breath was spraying directly onto his skin through the thin fabric of his shirt.

His fingers curled twice. He knew this dependent behavior from Shen Bumian wasn’t right. “What’s wrong?”

Without lifting his head, Shen Bumian said in a muffled voice, “I don’t want him.”

Shen Bumian already had no strength from the pain, and since he had buried his face in Qin Luzhi’s chest, his voice was not very loud.

But in the quiet stone cave, the sound seemed to be amplified several times, landing clearly in everyone’s ears, even with a faint echo.

Shen Bumian had no intention of giving Su Qingyu the chance. He was also starting to notice something was off now.

How could it be such a coincidence that the direction Su Qingyu ran was the opposite of theirs? The way the other omegas didn’t go to save Su Qingyu seemed more like they knew beforehand.

For example, someone had warned them not to get involved, so they just looked on in fear. Perhaps the source of their fear was Su Qingyu himself, about to fall.

Moreover, when he told Su Qingyu to grab his hand and climb up, Su Qingyu hadn’t done so. Instead, he had gripped his arm with both hands, pulling him down.

Something was wrong with Su Qingyu. For now, his purpose was unknown, but Shen Bumian could feel that Su Qingyu wanted him dead, or at least crippled if not dead.

Letting him heal him… if he used some trick when no one was looking, Shen Bumian would only suffer more. Without understanding Su Qingyu’s ability, Shen Bumian didn’t trust him.

A tingling sensation went through Qin Luzhi’s ear. Shen Bumian’s soft, sticky voice as he subconsciously relied on him after being injured was no different from coquetting. Qin Luzhi couldn’t hear anyone else’s words.

He could see that Shen Bumian was in a lot of pain. If he didn’t want Su Qingyu’s ability, then the only option was to use his own spiritual power to temporarily relieve his pain.

With that thought, without hesitation, Qin Luzhi gently placed his palm on Shen Bumian’s back and slowly released his spiritual power. This was different from releasing pheromones.

What he was doing now was very draining on his spiritual power and would weaken his own abilities. It would be difficult to recover later. In the dangerous Thirteen States, this action was undoubtedly putting himself in peril.

But Qin Luzhi didn’t care. The top priority was Shen Bumian.

Shen Bumian also realized Qin Luzhi was doing something unwise. They were still in this cave, with unknown dangers. “Qin Luzhi, you don’t have to do this. I can just endure it.”

Qin Luzhi didn’t stop, just said in a low, hoarse voice, “I can’t endure it.” He couldn’t endure watching Shen Bumian in pain and doing nothing himself.

Mu Yi naturally said nothing. He knew Shen Bumian’s special significance to Qin Luzhi. If he were in this situation, he would do the same as Qin Luzhi.

Su Qingyu’s hand hovered awkwardly in mid-air. He bit his lip but couldn’t help but speak. “Shen Bumian, the situation is special right now. Don’t be so willful. This is very disadvantageous for Senior Qin. I know you hate me…”

With Qin Luzhi using his spiritual power to ease his pain, Shen Bumian regained some strength. Without even looking at Su Qingyu, he continued his train of thought:

“Yes. Since you know I hate you, stay away from me.”

“You—”

Qin Luzhi shot him a look, and Su Qingyu was so intimidated he couldn’t move. “Didn’t you hear him? Stay away.”

Su Qingyu returned to his original spot. The others awkwardly rubbed their noses, thinking to themselves, the boss is really something else. He calls for help when it’s useful and tells people to get lost when it’s not.

Hehe, this is a great show to watch!

By now, anyone could see that Su Qingyu had designs on the boss. But the boss only had eyes for sister-in-law. There was now another omega in the world tormented by love, oh no, tormented by the boss.

Although Young Master Su did have some looks, he was still outshone by the number one beauty of the empire. The boss’s choice was their choice too. It was everyone’s duty to protect the boss’s love!

The group of Alphas, who had figured it all out, solicitously brought over a bottle of water and a pile of crackers. “Sister-in-law, you must be hungry, right? You can have all our food.”

Shen Bumian found the sight of several tall, burly Alphas in front of him a bit amusing. Even though they were smiling, they still gave off a feeling of aggressive salesmanship, as if they would force it on him if he didn’t accept.

“I…”

Before he could finish his refusal, he was interrupted by Qin Luzhi. “Have you found all the crystal stones? You have this much free time?”

Do you even see who this is before you try to curry favor? Qin Luzhi was fuming inside.

The person who had been so moody just moments ago lowered his head, concealing his emotions. He took out his own food from the side. “I have some here. Eat mine.”

His stomach growled a few times. Shen Bumian couldn’t refuse anymore; his stomach wouldn’t allow it. He took the cracker and ate it in small bites.

“Don’t you like it?”

After a long time, Shen Bumian had only eaten half a cracker. Qin Luzhi was getting a little anxious.

Shen Bumian nodded embarrassedly. “The cracker is too dry.” He didn’t like such dry things, especially under these harsh conditions where water was scarce.

He had just looked; Qin Luzhi’s group didn’t have much water left.

Without a word, Qin Luzhi twisted open a bottle of water and handed it to Shen Bumian. “Drink some water first. Eat slowly. I’ll go find something else for you to eat.”

Qin Luzhi asked for several people’s jackets and laid them on the ground in several layers before placing Shen Bumian down. He also padded the wall with a pile of straw, but still wasn’t completely at ease.

He arranged for Chen Hebin and the others to stay here and watch over Shen Bumian before he felt comfortable leaving.

It seemed a bit exaggerated, but Qin Luzhi felt it was only right. The other Alphas also felt that Shen Bumian had been wronged.

Shen Bumian felt like a prisoner, the kind who was under strict guard. But then again, probably no prisoner had ever received such good treatment.