It must have been Bai Qingcheng in the helicopter who recognized me. She didn't open fire. The helicopter flew over my head, and before I could react, *whoosh*, a figure plummeted down, landing precisely behind me.
I turned to look. Bright eyes, pearly teeth, a delicate oval face filled with righteousness. Although I had only seen her in video conferences, I recognized her instantly.
"Bai Qing... Commander! Hello!" I instinctively tensed my body and saluted her.
Bai Qingcheng stood with her hands behind her back, exuding an imposing aura and appearing at ease. However, her expression was a bit strange, her brows slightly furrowed, and her lips seemed to be twitching.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Ah, the ground isn't level. I twisted my ankle," Bai Qingcheng said.
"Oh, are you alright!" I quickly crouched down. I noticed Bai Qingcheng was wearing short boots made of suede. Her right foot was on flat ground, but her left foot was on a stone step. Her left foot was hanging in the air as she rotated her ankle.
I took hold of her ankle and removed her boot. Inside, her small foot was covered by a white cotton sock. I pulled the sock down to her sole, and on the outer bone of her ankle, there was obvious swelling.
However, judging by her range of motion, it seemed to be just a sprain, with no broken bones. I helped Bai Qingcheng sit on a nearby rock, took off my outer jacket, and then removed my cotton vest. I soaked it in the water seeping from the cracks in the stones, whether it was mist or rain, it was certainly very cold, with even ice crystals in it.
After soaking it, I wrung it out slightly and then applied it as a cold compress to Bai Qingcheng's ankle to alleviate the pain.
Throughout the entire process, Bai Qingcheng remained silent, letting me attend to her. Involuntarily, I glanced at Wu Qian, who was standing nearby. She had her mouth slightly ajar, watching my actions with a hint of surprise.
"What are you looking at? Come and help."
"...Help, help with what?" Wu Qian asked.
"Get some branches or something to make a makeshift splint to immobilize the injury," I said. This was standard procedure for treating sprains, a basic medical knowledge I had acquired from following my aunt for so many years.
"No need," Bai Qingcheng finally spoke. "My self-healing ability is even stronger than Mu Jige's."
"Oh? Is it because of your animalistic nature?" I asked curiously. The large lump on her ankle was indeed visibly reducing in size. This had nothing to do with my cold compress; the cold compress was only for pain relief, not for treatment.
Bai Qingcheng narrowed her eyes. "You know I'm a demon?"
Did I need to say it? With those two streams of energy above her head, she was definitely a demon.
"I've known for a long time," I said, though I couldn't recall if it was Lin Xi or Shen Xingyue who had told me.
Bai Qingcheng chuckled. "You're the first person who has dared to speak to me like that."
After saying that, she extended her now healed foot. As I helped her put on her sock and boot, I asked, "What do you mean? You were injured, should I just stand by and do nothing?"
Just then, Wu Qian coughed softly, signaling me to come over.
After helping Bai Qingcheng tie her shoelaces, I stood up and walked behind the rock. "What's up? Director Wu."
"You're too bold! Do you know that nobody is allowed to touch Commander 201? You not only touched her, but you even touched her foot!"
"...How would I know that? Besides, what's the big deal if I touched her? She didn't get angry!"
"It would be strange if she didn't! I could tell she was holding back—" Wu Qian's gaze suddenly shifted upwards.
Without looking back, I could feel Bai Qingcheng's dark demonic energy engulfing me from behind. The energy was filled with killing intent!
"What are you two talking about?" Bai Qingcheng asked with a smile.
I turned back. The killing intent was real, but the Bai Qingcheng before me was indeed amiable and approachable, looking like a friendly elder sister.
"Nothing, Qingcheng. Since you're fine now, let's get down to business. Chengfeng, quickly report your tracking situation to your superior," Wu Qian said with a smile, deliberately trying to ease the tense atmosphere.
Bai Qingcheng's expression remained unchanged, only slightly retracting her demonic energy.
To be honest, no matter how ferocious and terrifying she was rumored to be, I wasn't very afraid of her. Because I am the reincarnation of Bai Ze, the King of Ten Thousand Demons, I believed that no matter what I did to her, she wouldn't do anything to me, let alone just helping her with an injury. At that time, I didn't even have any improper thoughts. But I have to say, her feet were indeed very attractive, fair and tender, with faintly visible veins. Her ten toes were painted red, not at all like the "Ghost's Worry" who had killed countless demons.