Chapter 464: Is there something wrong with my health?

"Lian!"

Seeing the man appear at the kitchen doorway, a flash of pleasant surprise lit up Rory’s eyes. "You’re back from Beast God Mountain?"

Lian strode over quickly and pulled Rory into a hug. "Mm, I’m back." His eyes looked at Rory earnestly. "Are you happy to see me?"

"Of course I am," Rory said with a smile. "I’m also really surprised. Didn’t you tell me yesterday that you wouldn’t be back for another two days?"

"Because I missed you too much, I picked up the pace and rushed back early without stopping for a single moment." Lian gave Rory a quick kiss on her cheek. Then, releasing her slightly, he asked, "I just heard the two of you talking about packing stuff. Are you going somewhere?"

Nix explained, "I asked Rory to accompany me back to the Lion-Tiger Clan tomorrow."

"Oh!" Lian nodded and turned to look at Rory with a smile. "On my way back, Yuel told me that an incident occurred on the night of the Festival. Rory, after we finish dinner, I’ll give you a physical checkup."

Lian had already heard about Rory mating with Wen, advancing her rank, and giving birth to the two egg babies when he spoke with her over the phone earlier. However, fearing he would worry, Rory hadn’t mentioned the incident at the All-Female Festival to him.

"Alright, after dinner, I’ll let you check me over." Rory nodded with a smile, not expecting that Yuel had actually told Lian about it.

Lian took Rory’s hand and led her outside. "I brought back a lot of good things for you from Beast God Mountain this time. After dinner, I’ll show them to you."

Watching Lian whisk Rory away just like that, Nix gritted his teeth in frustration and hurriedly caught up with the soup in his hands. He hadn’t even finished talking to Rory yet, and that fox Lian hijacked her right from under his nose the moment he stepped through the door!

When Lian arrived earlier, the rest of the household had already seen him, so no one was surprised to see him take a seat at the dinner table.

Once Lian sat down, Vincent asked him, "When you went to Beast God Mountain this time, did you see the Beast God?"

Lian nodded. "Yes, I did."

At the mention of the Beast God, Rory also looked at Lian with curiosity. "Lian, what does the Beast God look like?"

Everyone knew the Beast God truly existed, yet there wasn’t a single photo of him on the optical network. Rory had asked Vincent, Yuel, and the others, but they all said they had never seen the Beast God’s true appearance. Even Vangar mentioned that during his time at Beast God Mountain, he had never seen what the Beast God actually looked like.

Having spent the most time on Beast God Mountain, Lian surely must have seen him, right?

Lian smiled at Rory and said, "Rory, the Beast God never reveals himself in his true form. Whatever you imagine him to look like in your heart—that is what he looks like when you see him."

"So that’s how it is!" Rory understood.

Vincent simply asked whether he had seen the Beast God and didn’t pry further.

After dinner.

Lian mentioned checking Rory’s body.

"Rory, I just got back and haven’t seen my room yet. Since I need to check your body and use some medical instruments, why don’t you come with me to check out my room?"

Lian’s room had been arranged by Yuel’s people. As for the medical equipment inside, Lian had arranged for it to be shipped over while he was on his way back from Beast God Mountain.

Rory nodded. "Wait for me a moment, I’ll be right over."

With that, Rory turned to look at Wen. "Wen, go back and wait for me first. I’ll come find you as soon as I finish my checkup."

She was supposed to mate with Wen tonight, so Rory certainly couldn’t back out at the last minute.

"Alright." Wen nodded with a smile. "I’ll go to your room and wait for you."

Lian had known about Wen’s true identity even earlier than Yuel. He wasn’t surprised that Rory was going to mate with Wen. However, if Wen wanted to complete the mating tonight, it might not be so easy.

After agreeing with Wen, Rory followed Lian into his room.

Lian’s room was set up into three distinct areas: one for his daily living, one that resembled a miniature hospital, and a large laboratory.

The overall palette of the room leaned heavily toward white, completely spotless and dust-free. One look, and it was obvious the owner was a neat freak.

Rory hesitated at the doorway, almost afraid to step inside for fear of dirtying his room.

Seeing Rory standing at the door debating whether to enter, Lian raised his hand to his forehead, speechlessly facepalming. "That guy Yuel... I only told him to decorate the room in lighter tones, and he actually made it pure white."

Forget about Rory hesitating to enter—even Lian himself was somewhat hesitant. Yuel had definitely done this on purpose. Absolutely on purpose.

"Rory, let’s go in first. Tomorrow I’ll change the colors of the room and add some nice exotic plants while I’m at it."

Rory nodded and followed Lian inside.

Lian opened his optical computer, checked the floor plan Yuel had sent him earlier, and quickly located the examination room.

"Rory, sit for a moment while I calibrate the instruments."

These were all brand-new devices that needed to be calibrated before use. Watching his focused expression, Rory’s eyes overflowed with smiles. Lian was already very handsome, but when he was working attentively, he was even more striking.

Lian quickly calibrated the equipment, turned around, and looked at Rory with a smile. "Rory, is there something on my face? Why do you keep staring at me?"

Rory reached out and gently touched his cheek. "Because you’re handsome."

Lian caught the hand she was about to pull back. His eyes seemed to twinkle with swirling stars as he gave her a dazzling smile. "Rory truly has great taste."

Rory: "..." This man actually praised himself.

Staring at Rory’s lips, Lian held himself back with all his might to keep from kissing her right then and there. "With Rory praising me like that, I really want to pin you down right here."

Rory: "..."

"Though giving you a physical checkup is more important right now." Having said that, Lian straightened up, adjusted the equipment, and began examining Rory’s body.

Rory looked at him suspiciously. "Ever since you came back, you’ve been insisting on checking my body. Rushing like this... is there something wrong with my health?"

With Lian’s medical expertise, had he noticed an issue with her body the moment he got back, which was why he was so eager to run these tests?

"No," Lian explained as he attached a sensor to the inside of Rory’s wrist. "As far as things look right now, there is nothing wrong with your body. However, you were drugged during the Festival. Although Paros’s True Dragon Blood neutralized the drug and kept you out of harm’s way..."

"...I still feel uneasy. After all, you’re human. I’m afraid Paros giving you his True Dragon Blood might have other lingering effects on you."

"So, running a thorough checkup is the only way I can rest easy."

"True Dragon Blood?" Rory looked at the data flashing across the instrument screen, then turned to Lian in confusion. "Is that what Paros called the sacred medicine of the Dragon Clan?"

Paros had only told her that he used the Dragon Clan’s sacred medicine to neutralize the drug for her, but he had never specified what kind of sacred medicine it was.

Hearing Rory’s question, Lian raised an eyebrow. "He told you that this was the Dragon Clan’s sacred medicine?"