Peerless Little Immortal Doctor

Because he felt a bit awkward, Xia Liu did not take off his clothes; he was already soaked anyway.

He first went into the water to test its depth and ensure it was safe before allowing Zhang Qing to get in.

Xia Liu said what to do and Zhang Qing did it, but her face was constantly flushed—after all, she wore rather little. Thankfully, it was deep in the night, and Xia Liu didn't see her embarrassed expression.

Honestly, Xia Liu didn't have much technique in teaching swimming; he merely taught Zhang Qing the way the elders had taught him when he was young.

He first showed Zhang Qing how to use her hands to paddle and how to move her feet underwater, starting with the simplest freestyle.

After Zhang Qing understood, he used his hands to support her body, letting her float on the water's surface.

Zhang Qing tried hard, kicking with her legs and continuously paddling with her hands.

Swimming seemed simple to learn. As long as one was bold and not afraid of the water, one could learn quickly. However, she lacked strength and soon felt nearly exhausted after a while.

Just as she was getting weakened, stopping her hand movements, her head sank into the water.

Xia Liu reacted quickly, hastening to help her up, but it was exactly this sudden change that caused his hands to move up in supporting her.

When Zhang Qing stood firm, both were silent for a moment.

"Accidental, accidental..." Xia Liu said with an awkward smile, breaking the silence.

"Xia Liu, don't be so formal. I'm experienced," Zhang Qing was open, and then she added, "Honestly, could someone like me make you look longer?"

"Of course, it could." Xia Liu did not lie, thinking to himself to see what the lady was up to.

"Then, turn around," she said, and at the same time, she moved Xia Liu around by hand.

Xia Liu cooperated with her, although he felt something bad might happen.

"You can turn back now."

The moment Xia Liu turned around, his mouth opened in surprise.

Zhang Qing had taken off all her clothes, leaving only a blurred vision before him...

"Do I look beautiful?"

Gulp...

Zhang Qing's words made Xia Liu swallow hard, his heat rising abruptly to a peak.

"Beautiful!"

Xia Liu almost blurted out the word involuntarily.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Zhang Qing placed her hands on Xia Liu's shoulders, gazing at him passionately.

...

"I'm sorry, Sister Zhang, I can't..." Xia Liu rotated his eyeballs to look elsewhere, his hands clenched behind his back.

"What! You can't believe it." Zhang Qing suddenly shouted, then quickly chuckled, "It's okay if you can't. You know medicine; you will definitely be able to treat it in the future..."

"Sister Zhang, you misunderstand, I..."

"It's fine, I'll keep this secret for you. I hope you recover soon and then conquer all sorts of beautiful women."

"What the heck, you pushed me to this!" Xia Liu became angry; he could not stand being belittled in this way!

An hour later, Zhang Qing lay sprawling on the beach, gasping for breath.

"Sister Zhang, are you okay?"

Having calmed down, Zhang Qing kept eyeing Xia Liu, "Not bad at all."

"Sister Zhang, shall we head back now? We can continue learning tomorrow night." Seeing that it was about time and that Zhang Qing had no more energy left for swimming, Xia Liu suggested.

"Hmm, come early tomorrow night to study hard," Zhang Qing said, emphasizing the word 'study' heavily, her hints clear with her dreamy eyes.

Xia Liu grimaced, stepping ahead to let Zhang Qing get dressed properly.

After reaching the doorstep, Xia Liu made sure that Zhang Xiaoxue was sound asleep before he entered the house, changing his clothes and beginning to practice his energy exercises.

It wasn't yet dawn when Xia Liu heard noise outside his room; his sharp senses detected Zhang Xiaoxue getting up and heading for the kitchen to perhaps make breakfast for him...

Indeed, Xia Liu observed her intently. After she made breakfast, she didn't wake him but instead sat in the kitchen, giggling to herself.

Helpless, Xia Liu could only leave his room.

"Brother Xia Liu, you're up! Go wash up, I made breakfast," Zhang Xiaoxue said cheerily.

"Did you sleep at all last night, you little rascal?"

Upon being asked by Xia Liu, Zhang Xiaoxue awkwardly replied, "I slept, definitely slept; otherwise, how could I get up so early?"

Xia Liu already knew; she hadn't slept at all. Such a misfortune...

Muttering to himself, Xia Liu washed up and, after breakfast, told Zhang Xiaoxue to go back to sleep a bit more.

Zhang Xiaoxue pouted and saw Xia Liu out the door before rushing to sleep, her face brimming with happiness.

Xia Liu hadn't stood at the door long before he saw a group of women and several village men coming together. After inquiring, he found out that everyone had made plans the previous evening.

To fairly distribute the tasks of picking atractylodes and oyster harvesting, it wasn't safe for the women to go into the mountains nor for all men to harvest oysters. Thus, they arranged for households good at swimming to send women for oyster harvesting and men to pick atractylodes.

Xia Liu highly praised this arrangement and spotted Zhang Qing in the crowd. Today she seemed extra talkative and her face appeared even more radiant.

Catching her eye, Zhang Qing even winked at him, the implication making Xia Liu smile bitterly...

When Xia Liu arrived at the beach, he found everyone waiting for him. After greeting them, the group asked him to explain how to harvest oysters.