Xiao Xun braced himself on the bed, thinking: If it wasn't caused by the wound infection, then it was likely poisoning.
He mixed the potion according to the ratio, then thought, dragons are just large lizards, and normal dosages wouldn't suffice. So, Xiao Xun increased the dosage.
After preparing the medicine, Xiao Xun began to dress the princess. The princess again grasped Xiao Xun's hand, "I'm too hot, it's more comfortable without it."
Xiao Xun didn't know what to say. He brought the medicine over, "Your Highness Princess, please try this medicine first and see if it has any effect."
The princess blinked her large, sapphire-blue eyes and asked him, "What did you say your name was just now?"
"Svein."
"You are the renowned peerless strategist Duke Svein of Santiroman?"
Xiao Xun nodded, "That's correct."
To his surprise, she said with a face full of disappointment, "You're not as robust and brave as I imagined. You look rather weak, like you couldn't even lift a chicken."
Xiao Xun smiled, "Yes, I'm just an ordinary person."
"It's hard to believe an ordinary person could defeat the soul-suppression of the Natural Disaster."
Xiao Xun helped the princess sit up and placed a pillow behind her. "Alright, Princess, drink your medicine!"
The princess drank the medicine. Seeing Xiao Xun about to leave, she grabbed him, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to put the bowl away."
"You are the first person to have seen this princess's body."
Xiao Xun thought to himself: What? Is she going to extort me?
The princess continued, "My name is Per."
Xiao Xun said with a smile, "Hello, Princess Per, may I put the bowl away now?"
Per gently stroked the back of Xiao Xun's hand, "Your skin is so fair and tender. You don't look like a man at all."
Xiao Xun looked speechless, "This is the first time I've ever heard anyone say that."
He didn't have Per's strength and could only be held by her.
"Are you feeling any better?"
Per shook her head, "Why does my head feel even dizzier? Now, not only am I numb all over, but I also feel heat."
Xiao Xun picked up the medicine bottle. Wasn't this an antidote? Why was this happening? He looked closely, and the more he looked, the more startled he became. He thought: I'm doomed, I'm doomed, I've harmed someone!
He looked at the visible scales on Per's body and her increasingly red skin, wanting to break free and get away from here as quickly as possible.
Unexpectedly, Per pulled Xiao Xun onto the bed, and the medicine fell to the floor.
Per's strength was immense, and she tore Xiao Xun's clothes to shreds.
In a moment of crisis, Xiao Xun recited a spell and used his spatial ring again to bring them back to the异世界 (other world). Xiao Xun felt a distinct tearing sensation in his body, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.
As for Per, her eyes were as wide as saucers, "Your Highness Svein, please hold me tight."
"No, no…"
Xiao Xun's expression was one of horror. His body couldn't support such an action; his entire being resisted.
However, the spatial distortion had caused him great harm. Gradually, he lost consciousness. Before losing consciousness, he felt enveloped by a raging fire that suffocated him, "It wasn't earth element, was it…"
This was Xiao Xun's last utterance before losing consciousness.
When he awoke, he felt a warmth beneath him. Looking at Per, who was pinned beneath him, he quickly scrambled to the side, curling up and hugging his legs with his hands.
At that moment, a searing pain shot through his back. Xiao Xun touched it with his hand; it was as painful as being pricked by needles, and the area he touched was covered in blood. He could even feel blood dripping down his back. Perhaps without this pain, he wouldn't have woken up so early.
He looked at Per with a terrified expression, not daring to recall, "What have I done…"
Meanwhile, Per's scales had completely disappeared, and her fever had broken. Her body was no longer a pale purple but looked flawlessly white and delicate.
She got up and came to Xiao Xun's side, "Thank you for curing my illness. I will have my father reward you."
Xiao Xun looked at the incredibly beautiful dragon princess before him, suppressing the churning in his stomach, "Go away, I don't want to see you."
Per crouched down, "Do you know who you are talking to? You are speaking to Princess Per, the most beloved daughter of Dragon Emperor Fricis."
Xiao Xun calmed down, "Can you give me some clothes?"
Per seemed not to have heard him, "To thank you for curing my illness, this princess intends to reward you with a gem."
"I don't need it. Please give me some clothes; I want to go home."
Per took out a yellow gem, about the size of a soybean, from a nearby box and presented it in her palm to Xiao Xun.
"If I'm not mistaken, this gem is the one missing from your spatial ring."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xun looked up at Per, then down at his ring. He cautiously reached out and took the ring from Per's hand. The yellow gem, like a magnet, immediately latched onto the setting, becoming incredibly secure and impossible to remove.
With his complete ring, Xiao Xun instinctively said, "Thank you."
His demeanor caused Per to burst into laughter.
Knowing that his daughter's illness had been cured by Xiao Xun, Fricis began to hold a grand banquet. However, when asked how he had treated her, the only answer he received was two words: Secret technique.
He didn't press further. He wanted to ask the princess, but as soon as her fever broke, she went off adventuring, which also gave him a headache.
"Your Highness Svein, please rest assured. We dragons always keep our word. I will issue a Dragon Emperor's decree shortly, declaring a full-scale war against the Four Demon Kings. All undead will be killed without mercy."
Xiao Xun nodded, "That would be best. If there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave."
"Please go ahead, Your Highness Svein. I won't see you off."
Xiao Xun used his spatial ring to teleport himself directly to the plaza of the Twelve Constellations of Time. He took a few deep breaths. Apart from the pain in his back, there was nothing else unusual.
He clenched his fist and looked at the ring on his left hand, "Hmph! That old Dragon King is truly stingy. I cured his daughter's illness, and he just sent me away with a meal."
Sitting on the stone steps, he recalled last night's events, "It should be fine, right? Although she's in human form, she's still a dragon. Species isolation should prevent any problems. Besides, what are the odds?"
Xiao Xun wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I mustn't scare myself."
After contemplating many things, he stood up and went into the palace of Libra. There were jars and bottles everywhere, and he didn't know which one contained medicine.
He searched through a pile but couldn't find any suitable medicine.
He directly teleported to the Orc encampment. The wolf riders, suddenly seeing a stranger appear, immediately surrounded him.
"I want to see Botu. Is General Botu here?"
A wolf rider captain walked over, "Who are you? Why are you looking for our general?"
"Tell him that Svein of Santiroman has arrived."
"You're Svein?!" All the wolf riders' eyes widened.
The name preceded the man. The name Svein was very famous on this planet, especially on the continent of Atlantis.
Under the fame, Xiao Xun received a personal reception from Botu, "Your Highness Svein, what wind has blown you here?"