The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 483 - 0485: Undergoing a Medicinal Bath

Chapter 483: Chapter 0485: Undergoing a Medicinal Bath

Master Guangde’s so-called detoxification actually involved soaking in a hot spring made of sulfur for three days and three nights.

Even just soaking in water for a long time can be unbearable for the skin, let alone in sulfur.

Before soaking in the hot spring, one must first take a two-hours-long medicinal bath, reawakening all bodily functions and opening up the pores, which aids in the outward diffusion of toxins and the absorption of the medicine.

Once the medicinal bath was ready, Master Guangde led Chu Ge and Huo Tianqian to a room, "Both of you go in. There are two hot water tubs inside. You need to soak your whole body for two hours until your body heats up and sweats to achieve the effect. If the water cools down or is insufficient, just call the child to add water."

The child pouted, internally very displeased with Master Guangde’s arrangements but helpless nonetheless.

Chu Ge noticed the child’s unwelcoming attitude towards him. With a slight curl of his lips, he crouched down in front of the child, curiously looking at him, "Your name is child?"

The child crossed his arms and arrogantly lifted his chin, "What do you want!"

Chu Ge smiled, "You know, when I was your age, I hadn’t even seen what the Mysterious Formation looked like."

After saying that, he gently patted the child on the back of his head and then entered the room with Huo Tianqian.

The child stood at the door alone, pouting, "If you haven’t seen it, then you haven’t seen it. What does it have to do with me!"

He muttered quietly, belatedly realizing what Chu Ge’s words actually meant.

Was he praising him?

The child’s eyes suddenly sparkled.

Now ten years old, not only had he seen the Mysterious Formation, but he also knew its layout well and could even set up formations within the formation. Chu Ge, at his age, hadn’t even seen what the Mysterious Formation looked like.

Wasn’t that just saying he was more impressive?

The child’s initially gloomy heart brightened instantly because of Chu Ge’s words.

The resentment he held towards Chu Ge lessened significantly, but pride kept the child from lowering his stance to seek Chu Ge’s favor actively.

He awkwardly stood at the entrance, watching the two men undress and climb into the tubs; he wanted to look but dared not.

His gaze awkwardly wandered around, feeling extremely uneasy.

The strong medicinal smell in the room choked Huo Tianqian a bit; he almost wrinkled his nose into one, covering his mouth and leaning over the edge of the tub, eventually gasping for air when he couldn’t hold it in any longer.

Huo Tianqian’s expression was comically funny, which made the child want to laugh, but holding his face, he kept it in.

Chu Ge noticed and said with amusement, shaking his head, "This medicinal smell might seem strong at first, but once you get used to it, you’ll find it quite pleasant."

Huo Tianqian waved his hand; he had always hated this medicinal smell since he was a child and couldn’t imagine ever finding it pleasant, but now he had no choice but to endure.

The child looked at Huo Tianqian with some contempt, "At your age, you could be my great-uncle, yet you’re not even as good as a kid, tsk tsk tsk, how embarrassing."

Huo Tianqian was speechless. He merely snorted and pursed his lips, saying nothing.

Forget it, he’s over forty years old, he can’t really be nitpicking with a ten-year-old child.

Child noticed that he was being ignored and suddenly felt bored, he snorted lightly and picked up a cloth bag from the side, throwing it directly towards Huo Tianqian.

"Here! For you!" child said.

Huo Tianqian caught it smoothly and looked puzzled as he asked, "What is this?"

"This is for covering your mouth and nose! It can filter out the medicinal smell."

Child finished speaking and obediently walked to the door, this time sitting directly on the doorstep, leaning against it, looking towards the distance, seemingly lost in thought.

Chu Ge watched his somewhat forlorn figure and couldn’t help but think of his own childhood, when he too was isolated from the world, living deep in the mountains with only his master, surrounded by forest insects and wild beasts.

As a child he also yearned for the life outside, to have peers to play with.

Now child’s Heart Sutra must be similar to his own back then.

Chu Ge sighed softly and turned to see Huo Tianqian covering his nose and mouth with the cloth, his eyes unblinkingly fixed on child, seemingly reminiscing something, his pupils unfocused.

Child seemed to notice someone watching him from behind and suddenly turned back, facing Huo Tianqian’s absent gaze; child said somewhat disdainfully, "Uncle, you don’t seem like an uncle at all, more like a child younger than me."

Huo Tianqian came back to his senses, goddamn being ridiculed by a ten-year-old child for the second time isn’t funny!

His lips parted and chest stifled with a breath, he could only softly say, "Have you ever seen children younger than yourself?"

Child diverted his gaze back to the front, hearing Huo Tianqian’s question and gently shook his head, "No."

Huo Tianqian paused, then glanced at Chu Ge, unsure if he should continue the conversation.

At this moment, child turned his head again, curiously looking at Huo Tianqian, "Uncle go on, what do children outside look like? What kind of lives do they live?"

Huo Tianqian thought of his own child, what kind of life was he living?

All dressed up, never worrying for food or clothing, always asking for pocket money, with a house full of toys he could barely fit.

Thinking of his son and then thinking of child, Huo Tianqian didn’t know how to start.

His pleading gaze turned towards Chu Ge, only to see Chu Ge gently shaking his head, signaling not to go into details.

Huo Tianqian slightly nodded and quietly lied down in the medicinal bath, staying silent.

Child also did not continue to inquire further, but just quietly sat there, lost in thought.

Soon the two hours had passed, Chu Ge felt as if his body had been thoroughly soaked, and although the fatigue hadn’t washed away, he felt much more relaxed than before.

Chu Ge was stretching his limbs while standing outside enjoying the fresh air, the medicinal fragrance in the room was too strong, and even though he had grown up with it, after a long exposure even he felt overwhelmed, not knowing what exactly Master Guangde had mixed in it.

He recognized all the floating herbs, but there was a scent amidst it all that he found familiar yet never seen before in the tub.

At this moment, Master Guangde walked over with a smile from not far away, seeing Chu Ge looking much more spirited, he nodded in satisfaction, "The medicinal bath served its purpose, next, you need to soak in the sulfur spring for three hours."