Liu Ying laughed and said, "No problem, I'll ask him to get you a few more jars of Magma Wine, have a good taste of it!"

"I don't need that much, one or two jars will do. I'm an old drunk, but I'm not greedy. I won't take advantage of that kid for nothing." The scruffy old man said with a wave of his hand.

"Haha, sir, I'll make sure to tell Ye Xuan to get you a couple of jars of Magma Wine as soon as possible! If he dares to refuse, I'll make sure he doesn't get to sleep in bed for a whole week!"

Liu Ying's eyes curved into a smile as she spoke cheerfully.

"Alright, it's a deal then!"

The scruffy old man returned a kind smile, saying, "You go ahead and take care of whatever you need to do. I'll make sure no one disturbs Ye Xuan here."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, sir." Liu Ying nodded, took her leave, and walked away.

The scruffy old man closed his eyes and continued to rest.

Inside the hospital ward.

Ye Xuan sat cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed, striking the usual cultivation pose, with his palms facing upward, as he entered a state of breathing control.

Now that his body had just recovered, he urgently needed to regain some strength to fill his entire body to maintain a certain level of mobility, otherwise, doing anything would be inconvenient, and he wouldn't have any self-defense ability! This was very dangerous for someone like Ye Xuan, who had come from life-and-death battlefields and remained vigilant at all times.

After half an hour of breathing control and cultivation, Ye Xuan had regained some strength, allowing him to secretly breathe a sigh of relief internally. Although it was still a small amount of energy, it was enough for him to handle unexpected situations and also move like a normal person without being confined to the bed.

After stopping his breathing control, Ye Xuan slowly opened his eyes, detecting the condition within his body, a hint of perplexity crossed his face.

Based on his previous cultivation experience, half an hour of breathing control should have restored him to at least half of his peak energy, but now it had only restored three or four levels, far from the normal recovery speed, and this had never happened before!

And what puzzled him even more was that the rate at which his Dantian was generating energy seemed to be much faster than before, as if it had reached more than double the previous speed.

Given this energy production rate, logically speaking, his Dantian should be more full, yet why had it only restored this little energy? This was completely inexplicable! Unless, the total capacity of his Dantian had expanded, leading to this under-capacity situation.

That's it, according to this theory, only by increasing the total capacity of the Dantian would the original stored energy be compressed, thus taking up less space, allowing the Dantian to accommodate more energy, only then would the proportion of the produced energy not reach previous levels!

So, did this mean that his Dantian's total capacity had indeed increased? Otherwise, it would be impossible for this to occur. Furthermore, an increase in Dantian capacity indicated a very important matter, that his realm had improved!

Upon realizing this, Ye Xuan's expression became strange. Damn, the heavens sure know how to mess with people!

I wake up from a nap and my realm has inexplicably improved? This can't be right! Before, he tried every possible way to improve his realm, and now, it was boosted just because he took a nap, this is truly speechless.

Could it be that the black energy that devoured him inside the black vortex was actually a tonic?

What exactly was that black energy?

Why was it so bizarre?

Questions arose in Ye Xuan's mind as he frowned in deep thought. According to the information Liu Ying provided earlier, after being devoured by the black vortex, his body's condition was extremely poor, and even his skin showed similar symptoms, covered by a layer of black substance.

But why did he not feel any discomfort now? The black substance had also disappeared, and his realm had even improved! What could have possibly caused this situation?

Ye Xuan couldn't figure it out, but it was precisely due to these unknown factors that made him even more alert inside. The unknown was the most terrifying! Especially with such an unusual phenomenon, he couldn't help but be cautious; he didn't want to experience something like this again.

However, based on the current situation, it seemed this phenomenon wasn't harmful to him, so he didn't have to live in constant fear! He just needed to be on guard at all times, eliminating all potential threats in time, to avoid being caught off guard.

Just as Ye Xuan was contemplating these matters, the door creaked open!

It turned out Liu Ying had returned, carrying some food.

"I just went outside the hospital to buy you some meals, make do with them for now to fill your stomach. By the way, I also bought you some fruits, there are lychees, bananas, and grapes. If you want to eat, just let me know and I'll peel them for you!"

Placing the bags by the bedside table, Liu Ying turned back to Ye Xuan and spoke.

Ye Xuan blinked and paid no attention to the food on the table, instead, his eyes locked onto Liu Ying's curvaceous figure with a mischievous smile on his lips, as he extended a large hand, wrapping around her slender waist just as she turned around, and then pulled her back.

Liu Ying exclaimed "Aiya," and due to inertia, her graceful body fell forward, right into Ye Xuan's embrace.

"You perv, what are you up to this time?"

Now in Ye Xuan's arms, Liu Ying gave him a fierce glance and wiggled her body in embarrassed anger.

Holding Liu Ying's graceful frame tightly, Ye Xuan chuckled, blowing warm air on her cheek, "Big-breasted girl, this is the consequence of you teasing me! Earlier, I didn't have the strength, so you managed to escape a disaster, now that I'm recovered, shouldn't we do something we both enjoy?"

As he spoke, his large hand around her waist made his intentions quite clear.

"Big... big guy, don't mess around! This is a hospital, ah..."

"What's wrong with being in a hospital? Who says you can't do things in a hospital! Hmm?"

Ye Xuan's lips curled into a playful smile.

"Naughty, let go of your wolf-like paws, didn't you hear..."

"What did you call me?"

"No, big pervert..."

"Hmm?"

"Ye Xuan, honey, please let me go, okay? This place isn't suitable; back home, I'll definitely accompany you..."

Ye Xuan's actions stopped suddenly, he lifted his head to ask, "Back home and I can have my way with you?"

"Y-yes."

Liu Ying's face was flaming red, she nodded with her head lowered, then spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "After we return, you can do whatever you want with me, but not here, alright?"

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