**Chapter 15: Rain Stops, Samsara Ends – Part 4**
Take off clothes and walk out of the locker room with a towel.
Directly outside the locker room is the open-air hot spring. The rising steam from the hot spring makes the surroundings feel less cold.
“Oh! Amazing! It’s so spacious!”
“It’s that kind of overpowering hot spring, with a natural hot spring scent. Well, after all, it is an inn in this hot spring resort, and this time it did cost quite a bit to rent it all out.”
“Alright, Kaoru Tsukiyose, I’m heading in first~”
“Ah, wait a moment, Xuan’er!”
However, it was too late to stop her, and Xuan’er excitedly jumped into the hot spring.
It’s not that she would be causing trouble for others; after all, there were no other guests besides us. But the key point is that just jumping into the hot spring like that without adapting first is a bit reckless—one should not underestimate the water temperature of a natural hot spring.
Nearby, there were plum blossom trees, making it quite pleasant to enjoy the flowers while soaking in the hot spring.
I casually scooped water from the wooden bucket beside me to rinse my body and said to Xue Qing, “Since you’re so afraid of getting hot, it’s best if you adapt a bit before coming in.”
“Juncheng, help me.”
“Okay, come here.”
I already had plenty of experience in helping Xue Qing clean up. When I was responsible for taking care of her before, we had even bathed together the first time she brought me to her home.
“I want to join too!”
“Alright, one at a time.”
“Seriously, are you all children?”
Xiao An rolled her eyes in a mature manner, but she didn’t rush off to soak in the hot spring by herself; instead, she obediently waited behind Xuan’er, lining up for my service.
As always, the act of complaining while being upright!
Giving a loli a bath or wiping her down makes me feel like I’ve completely turned into a childcare worker. However, when I was wiping Xuan’er, I felt a bit awkward.
After all, with Xue Qing, who basically only had a common understanding of hygiene, there wouldn’t be much of a reaction. But when I was helping Xuan’er, her breathing grew heavier and her cheeks flushed red. It definitely wasn’t just because of the heat; it was because this process gave her a feeling.
Ugh, I can’t keep thinking that lolis are just kids and nothing could happen!
“What are you thinking about, perverted things? Don’t suddenly poke in like that!”
“Ahem, I’ll cool off right away.”
“Look at you; you finally did make a move on a loli.”
Xiao An leaned close and narrowed her eyes, wearing a half-smiling expression as she said, “Hey, she’s already been claimed by you, right?”
Both Xuan’er and I became very awkward. Xuan’er’s cheeks turned completely red as she hunched her shoulders and brought her hands together on her thighs, nervously fidgeting.
Her obvious shyness was hard to miss.
“Looks like I hit the nail on the head? Although Xuan’er, you’re just a pseudo-loli maintaining that appearance, this time you’ve truly transformed into an ‘adult’. Given that, you should actually be heading over to the ‘adult’ section of the hot spring pool, shouldn’t you?”
“Hehe, did the other foolish women fall for your appearance? Was this part of your plan, Xuan’er?”
“No, that’s not true!”
“Xuan’er, did you…?”
Xue Qing wasn’t naive; she understood the hidden meaning in Xiao An’s words immediately and turned to Xuan’er, asking, “Um, what’s going on?”
Xuan’er and Xue Qing’s relationship was like that of true sisters, intimately linked, a genuine sharing of souls. Perhaps it was because I was the first to break her innocence, so Xuan’er felt ashamed.
“Well, it’s true! We had an agreement!”
“Uh, you made that kind of promise?”
Ah, so it turns out that Xuan’er wasn’t feeling ashamed because she was discovered but because she felt guilty for not adhering to her pact with Xue Qing. When did they ever agree on such things? Two lolis together serving me? How stimulating!
“Yeah, we agreed to share our other halves, a long, long time ago, during the soul exchange.”
During the soul exchange?
Xue Qing held my hands, placing them on her head and closing her eyes.
“O-Okay. SFA…”
Meaning she wanted me to view her memories.
Xuan’er stood before the fragmented soul of Xue Qing and asked, “Do you want to live?”
(No response)—
You don’t want to live? You’re quite similar to the former me. But alas, right now, you’re in a state of certain death—
(No response)
“Then go search for it, find the reason to live. Whether it’s for revenge or something else, decide why you want to live. So, let me ask you again… Do you want to die? If you want to die, I can still kill you.”
In that case, I’ll split my soul in half for you. You will become my attendant, my other half. You and I will share an inseparable bond, mutually beneficial, never betraying each other. Do you agree?
(Nods)
“(Smiles) Then, from now on, we will be sisters who rely on each other.”
Xue Qing was nearing death from a plane crash and had not died completely because of being possessed by a ghost. To heal her injuries, Xuan’er split her soul in half for her. It was a promise made at that moment.
“So we made the pact to share our other halves. In fact, when I saw Xue Qing ready to turn against me for you, I knew she must be fond of you. I too, had my reasons for recognizing your past life, but I genuinely think you’re just too good.”
“Is that so?”
So, back then, I had already been recognized as a lifelong partner to share by those two lolis?
“Yep, that’s why I acted so intimately towards you. Otherwise, ghouls wouldn’t just casually offer their bodily fluids.”
“I see…”
Flashes of the first time I met Xuan’er came rushing back, memories filling my mind as I recalled her healing me. The scene—two pale dreamloli emitting an alluring charm, exchanging their bodily fluids—a chaotic blend, their forms intertwining.
Oh no, I’m going to have a nosebleed!
I really can’t believe I’m getting excited just from fantasizing about these two dreamlolis.
“You couldn’t hold back ever since meeting Juncheng? It’s because I’m so cute, right?”
I didn’t expect Xuan’er’s reason to be that simple.
“You’re afraid?”
“I’m afraid I’ll never see Juncheng or you, Xue’er, ever again. If that spirit wasn’t in my body, I might not have been able to see you again…”
Ah, she mentioned before that if she hadn’t been possessed by my spirit, Xuan’er might have died hundreds of years ago, and there’s no way she would have lived to this day.
That’s why Xuan’er became so agitated upon meeting me, pushing me down right then and there. It was that close to a life-and-death separation!
Unlike other girls I’ve met again throughout reincarnation, Xuan’er was born in a completely different era. She came to this world because of my past life, loved and knew my previous existence, and finally reunited with me.
For three lifetimes and three worlds, I’ve shared reincarnation with her.
Repeating the cycle of meeting and parting.
Anyone with an existence that holds high value feels pain.
That’s why Xuan’er must be so afraid of losing me. To keep me close, to savor the beauty of this moment of reunion, she’d dedicate her own body.
I never realized Xuan’er’s feelings at all.
I bent down, stroked Xuan’er’s head, and gently embraced her.
“Juncheng…”
“I’m sorry, Xuan’er. I really didn’t notice your feelings at all.”
“It’s alright, I know you’ll find me, just like before. When I became that soulless monster, you eventually… found me.”
“Of course, no matter what you become, whether in life or death, I will always find you…”
“I know. It’s just that I’m scared… I’m really scared…”
“We won’t be separated again.”
Perhaps one day, as Ling mentioned, after a long time passes, everyone will inevitably drift away one by one.
But at least it won’t be a farewell filled with regret; it’ll be a parting with satisfaction.
However, seeing Xuan’er sad and pained by the thought of parting made me suddenly think of Yu Hui, who has repeated this process nine times.
My scalp tingled.
While I may have forgotten my previous life, Yu Hui remembers everything, doesn’t she?
“Ugh, how mushy! Just watching makes my face feel like it’s on fire! All novels…”
Xiao An, you really are a mood killer!
Xue Qing, glancing at Xuan’er’s face for a while, suddenly asked, “Is it comfortable?”
“Huh? Ah, well…”
Xuan’er was momentarily stunned, her mouth opening and closing as if she didn’t know what to say. But even though she was embarrassed to the point of almost crying, she still nodded affirmatively.
Then Xue Qing turned to me and said, “Juncheng, I want that too.”
“Uh, you want what?”
“Hugs! Hugs!”
While she repeated the same word, I could tell the difference.
The first was for an embrace, and the second was a more intimate request.
“Wow, if you were just a perverted lolicon before, now you’ve truly become a father to these lolis.”
“Yeah, but honestly, I’m not very interested in hot springs. How about we do something more stimulating? I mentioned before that I wanted to try something when the chance came.”
“Huh?! What? Oh, right, I suppose I’m still considered your daughter. Hehe, a loli-loving father like you would find this quite exciting, right?”
“Wait! What are you planning! Can’t we just enjoy the hot spring?”
“We need to clean ourselves before getting into the hot spring! But our physical bodies are so clean, so we need to make ourselves dirty again first, then clean up? Come on, Daddy~”
Don’t call me Daddy right now! What does that even mean?!
Oh no, they’ve reached a consensus—what kind of terrible development is this turning into?!
“Loli soup~”
Three lolis, such cute little hands—so adorable, so cute.
Lolis have three virtues: soft voice, delicate body, easy to topple over. Uh, easy to topple over.
