**Chapter 392: Already Gold?**
How could this be allowed?
Wouldn't that mean you'd know all my little secrets?
It's just a physical exam! No need for that, right?
Jiangnan: "Um... can I skip it?"
Li Bing stood up, rubbing her little hands together, eyes full of excitement!
"No way! I was so excited last night knowing you were coming that I couldn't sleep half the night!"
"Don't be shy! I've seen all kinds of big scenes before? Slurp..."
(ʃƪº﹃º)
Jiangnan: !!!
Hey hey hey! This big sister in the white coat!
Could you please swallow your drool a bit?
It's about to drip out!
Jiangnan took a step back, ready to run!
Li Bing's lips curled up, and her aura leaked out!
Diamond Eight!
Jiangnan smiled calmly: "Just tell me how you need me to cooperate?"
As he spoke, he'd already stripped off his upper half!
His down jacket and sweater were hanging on the clothes rack nearby!
So fast that Li Bing couldn't even see clearly!
Do you have to be this cooperative?
Are you this skilled?
"Pfft—haha! I'm just messing with you! Just leave one layer on. I need to do a finger examination on you!"
"When you're done, go lie down over there!"
Jiangnan obediently stripped down to just a pair of shorts and lay down on the bed!
This isn't cowardice! It's respect for her work!
Yeah!
That's right!
Li Bing stared blankly at Jiangnan.
His muscles were as sharply defined as if carved by a knife, symmetrical and solid.
They held explosive power.
His eight-pack washboard abs were absolutely stunning.
She wiped the corner of her mouth.
Unconsciously, she reached out her little hand and gently traced it across Jiangnan's abs.
Li Bing: (ˊO̴̶̷̤ヮO̴̶̷̤ˋ)
What a perfect physique!
It's flawless, okay?
I feel completely redeemed!
Jiangnan: ???
Hey hey hey! Weren't you supposed to be examining my body?
Then what's with that blissful expression like you're about to faint?
"Big sister?"
Li Bing snapped back to reality: "Ahem—don't misunderstand! I'm just examining your body!"
Suddenly, Jiangnan felt strands of spiritual-energy thread penetrate into his body through Li Bing's fingertips.
They flowed between his muscle fibers, probing.
Jiangnan was shocked!
Whoa?
You can control spiritual energy to such a fine degree?
This completely shattered Jiangnan's understanding!
Li Bing probed for a long time, her expression gradually turning incredulous.
"Clearly you're Silver, but how is your body's toughness stronger than some Gold-ranked beast-transformation types?"
"Were you raised on spinach?"
Jiangnan's face darkened.
It's totally 'raised on spinach'!
All those days soaking in Vitality Ginseng for nothing?
Li Bing's eyes grew even more fervent.
"So amazing! This... how is this possible?"
"I really want to cut you open and study you thoroughly~"
Jiangnan's expression slowly turned terrified: !!!
You touching me is one thing!
But you want to slice me up for research too???
Xuexue Wolfbane, save me! This person is a pervert!
Just then, Li Bing's brow suddenly furrowed: "Hmm? No, something's off!"
She pinched Jiangnan's calf.
"Any special feeling?"
"N-no..."
She pinched his foot.
"What about here?"
"No, not there either."
Then her little hand landed on Jiangnan's belly, rubbing it as spiritual-energy threads danced.
"What about here?"
"No feeling either!"
"No, there should be a feeling there! If you feel anything, you have to tell me, okay?"
Jiangnan nodded, a bit scared.
I haven't come down with some disease, have I?
Can't be, I've been eating Vitality Ginseng, right?
Li Bing rubbed his belly again.
"What about now? What do you feel?"
Jiangnan said seriously: "I feel like someone's rubbing my belly."
Li Bing: (ㅍ‸ㅍ)
It's totally 'I feel like someone's rubbing my belly'!
Aren't you stating the obvious?
Is that what I was asking?
Do you have to be this serious?
[From Li Bing: Resentment +666!]
Jiangnan: "I get it! You must be a heart-conscious frog, right?"
Because only a heart-conscious frog would keep rubbing your belly!
Li Bing smiled sweetly: "Little kid, do you believe I'll slice you up and put you under a microscope?"
Jiangnan shivered, but before he could speak—
The next moment, Jiangnan's face turned pale, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, teeth clenched, muscles tensed.
A stabbing pain like needles tore through his abdomen.
Li Bing's expression sharpened: "I knew something was off!"
Jiangnan: "What's going on?"
Li Bing shook her head without speaking. She brushed aside the stray hairs on her forehead, pursed her lips, and leaned directly toward Jiangnan's belly.
Jiangnan: (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!!
Wh-what is she going to do?
Oh my god!
Can I have this kind of physical exam a few more times, please?
Li Bing pressed her lips directly against Jiangnan's belly.
The next moment, a warm surge of spiritual energy instantly spread to every corner of his body.
The sharp pain in his abdomen vanished, replaced by a violent tempest of surging spiritual energy.
It thoroughly transformed and strengthened his body.
His toughness skyrocketed again.
Jiangnan, who had been stuck at Silver Peak for over a month, directly leveled up! Broke through to Gold One!
Jiangnan was stunned.
N-no way?
Just a kiss on my belly and I level up?
Isn't this way too amazing?
Jiangnan was ecstatic and quickly said, "Sister Li Bing! Kiss me a few more times! I want to reach Platinum!"
Li Bing's pretty face flushed slightly. She rolled her eyes. "Pfft! Dream on! You're not getting to Platinum!"
"Been stuck at Silver for a long time, haven't you?"
Jiangnan was surprised: "How did you know?"
Li Bing: "There was something wrong with your body. I just healed your hidden ailment. The breakthrough was all you."
"I'm a Recovery-type ability user. That just now was my gifted spiritual art: Muah!"
Jiangnan's eyes widened.
Recovery-type?
One kiss can heal injuries and cure illness?
Pfft... What a piece of trash Vitality Ginseng is. After eating it, you just gush blood. No more of that!
From now on, I'll come here to get treated when I'm injured.
Wait, that's not right. Normally, Vitality Ginseng should be able to restore someone to a healthy state.
"Hidden ailment? What hidden ailment do I have?"
Li Bing propped her chin on her hand: "You've injected Blood Incineration Reagent, and you've used it quite a bit over the past six months, right?"
Jiangnan nodded.
Li Bing: "Blood Incineration Reagent is one of my research results. While it accelerates your metabolism and gives you power, it also puts extra strain on your body."
"Try to use it less in the future. Hmm—but it doesn't matter. I'll cure you anyway."
"I'll solve this problem for you later and see if I can upgrade your version of Blood Incineration."
"Come see me more often from now on, okay? Do a few experiments with me. Hehe~"
Jiangnan was stunned.
Blood Incineration Reagent was made by Li Bing?
This is a big shot!
But why did he feel like he was being treated as a lab rat?
At the same time, he silently reminded himself: it seemed Vitality Ginseng wasn't a cure-all.
If it weren't for Li Bing this time, he wouldn't have known how much longer he'd be stuck.