At this moment, holding the small wooden bucket with one hand,
she leaned against a protruding stone slab in the center of the hot spring.
Completely comfortable, the exhaustion from her body gradually dissipated.
She slowly closed her eyes and began to doze off.
Moreover, she hadn’t soaked in the sect’s hot spring for over ten days.
Before this, regardless of spring, summer, autumn, or winter, she soaked in the hot spring almost daily.
She had never gone more than two days without soaking.
But this time, because of going out for business and being falsely accused as well as dealing with sect affairs, she had no choice but not to soak for many days.
Gentle breathing sounds, amidst the constant bubbling of the hot spring, were virtually undetectable.
After a few minutes, she furrowed her brows slightly and emerged from her doze.
"Hmm?"
She felt some movement underwater, about a meter in front of her.
At first, she thought it was the sound of the bubbling hot spring.
But then, she dismissed it.
Because it seemed more like the movement made by some living creature.
"A fish or some other animal?" she mused, becoming slightly alert.
Only she couldn’t understand that she had been soaking in the hot spring for nearly twenty years.
Never had she seen any signs of animal life.
Nor had she seen any mountain animals take a dip in the hot spring.
To them, it seemed like soaking in cold water or not soaking at all was most comfortable.
Unexpectedly, before she could react.
A figure leaped up less than a meter in front of her.
This figure had well-defined muscular arms, every part perfectly outlined.
It looked like a physique sculpted by the heavens.
And there was no sign of any flabbiness or excess.
The most crucial difference being, it was quite different from her own body.
"A man???"
She quickly realized.
She didn’t notice the face, as it was obscured by the splashing water.
Of course, if she took a good look, the water wouldn’t have been able to obstruct her view.
Yet, at this moment, she was completely flustered.
The next moment, "Ah ah ah ah..." resounded like an echo throughout the mountain woods.
Lin Xi, who had leaped out of the water, was holding two glowing stones in his hands, with a perfect physique.
In the water, he could slightly perceive some differences.
This made him a bit dumbfounded.
Under Yue Chan’s startled scream, he immediately came forward and covered her mouth with his hand.
Honestly speaking, he did have fantasies about a beautiful woman like Yue Chan.
But now, it was purely accidental.
He just discovered some unusual things in the water and dove underwater to investigate.
Little did he know, as he emerged, he’d encounter Yue Chan.
If she kept screaming and attracted the attention of the sect’s night watch, he really wouldn’t be able to wash it away even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
The good man’s reputation he’d built would be completely tarnished.
Yue Chan didn’t neglect to struggle.
Especially since she was unaware that the person in front of her was Lin Xi.
But, even though she was quick, there’s no way she’s faster than Lin Xi.
After all, this was a difference in strength.
And a disparity between one lying down and one standing.
Thus, she was immediately controlled by Lin Xi.
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