Jiang Huai’s body suddenly became a little stiff.
He suddenly realized that at this moment, he couldn’t push Su Qingyi away, nor could he hold her. Su Qingyi’s clothes were torn, and she was covered in sweat, making the scene as if they had just done something bad. Jiang Huai’s mind began to run wild with many thoughts. Fortunately, after a short while, the blush on Su Qingyi’s face and the haze in her eyes slowly receded. Her eyes became clear and aloof again, and her expression became calm again.
She had already turned back into the Grand Princess of the Fox Clan, Su Qingyi.
She released her hands from Jiang Huai’s neck and slowly stood up. Her dress slowly slipped down with her movement, but she didn’t show any shyness. She just calmly looked at Jiang Huai in front of her. Jiang Huai was a little dumbfounded at first. After a moment, he hurriedly reached out and covered his eyes.
In the dark cave, Su Qingyi suddenly let out a chuckle.
“What are you laughing at?” Jiang Huai asked, covering his eyes.
“You look very funny when you’re shy,” Su Qingyi replied softly, then got up. “I’m going to the waterfall by the cave to clean myself. You’ve gotten a lot of my scent on you. Do you want to bathe too?”
“You go first.”
“There are ferocious beasts everywhere in the mountains. If you want to bathe, it’s better for you to come with me.”
“This, what kind of talk is this?”
“Are you afraid of seeing my body?”
“No, it’s not that, this, this doesn’t follow the laws and customs!”
“What laws and customs? Your Human Clan’s laws and customs?” Su Qingyi glanced at him indifferently. “I am from the Monster Clan.”
“Your Monster Clan, can you just show your body to others so openly?” Jiang Huai asked in confusion. Su Qingyi replied indifferently, “In the Fox Clan, if a male dares to peep at the royal body without permission, he will have his eyes gouged out. Those males do not have the courage to profane the royal body with their gaze. Normally, if they dare to make eye contact with me, it is already a great disrespect.”
“Then why don’t you mind me?”
“Because you are Human Clan, I don’t need to abide by my Fox Clan’s laws and customs in front of you.”
Jiang Huai thought about it and felt that it actually made some sense, although this sense made him feel strange in a way.
“You, you bathe first… I’ll bathe later. I’ll be quiet, and there should be no problem.” Jiang Huai finally gave up on Su Qingyi’s suggestion. Su Qingyi might not find it strange, but he did. He was Human Clan, not Monster Clan. It wouldn’t be anything special for him to bathe with her, but he felt guilty.
If Bai Li asked him what he did with Su Qingyi in the secret realm when he got back, he would just say they bathed together in the mountain spring, and he would probably be teased by Bai Li.
But as Jiang Huai refused, Su Qingyi nodded slightly. After a moment, she left the cave, leaving Jiang Huai sitting by the cave, looking at the monotonous stone walls. The evil Jiang Xiaohu in his mind began to itch again. Damn it, he was always so contradictory, always pretending.
When Su Qingyi returned, she had already changed into a slightly tight-fitting black Daoist Robe. The tight-fitting Daoist Robe outlined her voluptuous body curves. She was no longer wearing shoes and socks, and her white and tender little feet under the skirt hem stepped on the ground. Her tail and hair were still a little wet. She stood still, shaking her tail to flick away the water droplets on it, and said softly, “Go and bathe.”
Jiang Huai stood up and walked out of the cave, but Su Qingyi followed behind him. Jiang Huai felt strange and looked at her. “Why are you following me?”
“The secret realm is extremely dangerous. If there are any ferocious beasts that sense your aura, I’ll stay by your side to act immediately,” Su Qingyi replied indifferently. Jiang Huai wanted to say that he wasn’t a weak hamster baby, and he also had strength. Ordinary sixth-level demonic beasts might not be his match. But then he thought about it and switched perspectives, suddenly realizing that in Su Qingyi’s eyes at this moment, wasn’t he just a fussy little fairy who caused trouble? Did he value face and shame more than his life when he went out?
Damn it!
Even if her Fox Clan had female superiority and male inferiority, he was Human Clan. What kind of man would be hesitant to take off his clothes in front of a woman! Thinking of this, Jiang Huai instantly became tough. His clothes were soaked with the sweat from Su Qingyi’s body earlier, but Su Qingyi’s body had a strange fragrance, which made his clothes smell fragrant now. Jiang Huai had mild洁癖, so if he didn’t bathe tonight, he wouldn’t be able to sleep. At this moment, he took off his clothes and walked towards the flying waterfall in front of him, letting the waterfall wash over his body.
Under the moonlight, Su Qingyi sat on a bluestone slab, quietly watching Jiang Huai under the waterfall. She suddenly felt her heart inexplicably lighter, so much so that her white and tender calves under her skirt hem unconsciously swayed. She was a little lost in thought. The moment she came back to her senses, Jiang Huai had already come out from under the waterfall and was putting on his clothes.
The night was hazy, and under the serene moonlight, their eyes met in mid-air.
Su Qingyi stared at him without blinking, from his chest all the way to the now erect Jiang Xiaohu. Jiang Huai also wanted to punch Jiang Xiaohu and tell him that now was not the time, but Jiang Xiaohu didn’t listen to him.
Fortunately, Su Qingyi said nothing. She just calmly watched him finish dressing and then walked back into the cave with him. Jiang Huai got back into his bed and covered himself with the quilt. Su Qingyi sat cross-legged at the entrance of the cave, closed her eyes to rest, and quietly kept watch for him.
***
The next day, early morning.
Jiang Huai slept quite soundly that night. At first, he felt guilty that Su Qingyi was keeping watch alone, but he also felt that speaking up would make him sound nagging. After much deliberation, he decided to say nothing.
Jiang Huai opened his eyes, got up, and threw off the quilt. Su Qingyi, dressed in a black Daoist Robe, was standing at the entrance of the cave, looking at Jiang Huai, and said softly, “Let’s go?”
Jiang Huai obediently walked out of the cave with her.
The two of them concealed their auras and tried to make as little noise as possible. Jiang Huai had memorized all the spirit medicines and the types of demonic beasts they might encounter in the Fan Hua Secret Realm before coming. He recognized many medicinal materials. As they passed by a patch of forest, they saw a bright red mushroom on a thousand-year-old ancient tree.
That was a Blood Spirit Mushroom, which was very beneficial for blood and qi. Su Qingyi stopped, looked up at the Blood Spirit Mushroom, and saw that it was already three hundred years old. However, a giant python, similar in color to the ancient tree, was wrapped around it, seemingly asleep.
“I want that Blood Spirit Mushroom,” Su Qingyi said indifferently. The moment Su Qingyi stopped, Jiang Huai had already prepared to draw his sword. But Su Qingyi just looked back at him. “You stay here and don’t make a move. Stay far away to avoid being affected.”
Jiang Huai glanced at her resentfully, speechless for a moment. Jiang Huai estimated that the giant python had a cultivation level of perfect sixth-level, but since Su Qingyi had spoken, he had no choice but to take a few steps back and stand guard, paying attention to the entire fight between Su Qingyi and the giant python, to prevent any accidents.
No accidents happened.
Su Qingyi’s sword was fast and accurate, stabbing directly at the seven-inch mark of the giant python, which was its heart. Even though the giant python had opened its eyes the moment it sensed their aura and spat out venom, Su Qingyi’s sword was still faster. Her sword was personally forged by her mother, and it was already a peerless divine weapon of Sky Tier Upper Grade. The sword edge easily cut through the giant snake’s steel-like skin, and blood splattered everywhere.
The giant python did not die. Its body, wrapped around the tree, lunged at Su Qingyi in an instant, opening its bloody maw. But Su Qingyi’s speed was clearly faster, so fast that in Jiang Huai’s eyes, he only saw an afterimage. A black afterimage flickered and dodged in the air, tearing open wounds on the giant python’s body. Foul-smelling blood splashed, and its erect body slowly fell. Su Qingyi stepped on its head and leaped, plucking the Blood Spirit Mushroom into her arms. In an instant, she returned to Jiang Huai’s side and said, “Run.”
Jiang Huai was prepared and ran away with all his might with her.
The blood qi generated by the battle in the secret realm could easily attract other ferocious beasts to join the fun. Therefore, the two of them ran wildly for a long time. After running out of the giant python’s territory, they were temporarily safe.
Jiang Huai had to exert all his strength to keep up with Su Qingyi’s speed. He was panting slightly, but Su Qingyi hadn’t even broken a sweat. She took out the Blood Spirit Mushroom and looked at it. The corners of her delicate pink lips curved slightly.
“Are you going to eat it directly?” Jiang Huai asked curiously.
Su Qingyi was slightly stunned, then looked at Jiang Huai and tilted her head. “Do you want to eat it too?”
“Not exactly… I was just asking. If the Blood Spirit Mushroom is refined directly, a lot will be wasted. It can be refined into a pill with a few other auxiliary herbs, and the effect will be more than double that of eating it directly.”
“Can you refine it?”
“Of course.”
“Then I’ll trouble you.” Su Qingyi handed the Blood Spirit Mushroom directly to Jiang Huai. Jiang Huai put it away and said, “The auxiliary herbs you mentioned are abundant in your Western Region, not difficult to find. They are also in the Fan Hua Secret Realm, so we can try our luck. If we can’t find them, we can easily buy them when we go out.”
“Okay,” Su Qingyi nodded gently.
The two of them explored the secret realm for another full day. Including the Blood Spirit Mushroom, they encountered three desired spirit medicines. Each time, Su Qingyi told Jiang Huai not to make a move, so Jiang Huai had to stand guard and leave with her after she killed the demonic beast guarding the spirit medicine.
During this time, they also saw some other spirit medicines, but the guarding demonic beasts were stronger. Jiang Huai had also wanted to try his hand, but his original intention for coming to the Fan Hua Secret Realm was to find Snow Cotton Flowers. He didn’t want to waste Experience Scrolls, nor did he want to trouble Su Qingyi, so he had to give up. He still had tens of millions of Spirit Stones, so he wasn’t lacking in this spirit medicine.
The three spirit medicines obtained today were all on Jiang Huai. Because refining them into pills would have much better effects than directly refining them, this was the difference between Human Clan and Monster Clan. When the sun completely set and it was time for the demonic beasts in the secret realm to forage, the two of them found another cave. This cave also had a natural cold pool. Spring water flowed from the cracks in the stones into the deep pit. Jiang Huai wrapped himself tightly in his quilt and huddled to the side, while Su Qingyi, full of anticipation, took out the pill for cultivating the fourth level of the Overlord Art.
Her lips parted slightly, and her delicate pink tongue gently licked the corner of her mouth. Jiang Huai took out the soundproofing array disk and watched as she slowly swallowed it. Her body immediately began to tremble, and her face contorted in a ferocious expression.
