Zhu Xian: They've all been reborn

When Jiang Xiaochuan returned to his hut on Dazhu Peak, the first thing he did was find a change of clothes and prepare to take a good bath to wash away the smell of Jin Ping'er's tears.

In the past six months, he built a simple shower room behind his house and used bamboo pipes to collect spring water. Although it was simple, it was more convenient than using a wooden bucket.

After taking off my clothes, I opened the simple wooden stopper on the bamboo tube, and the cool mountain spring water gushed down, washing away the sweat and fatigue, and also fading the tear stains and scent on my clothes.

Jiang Xiaochuan sighed comfortably, closed his eyes, and let the water wash over him.

While I was washing, I suddenly heard very faint footsteps approaching from outside.

He thought it was just the wind blowing through the bamboo leaves or a small animal, so he didn't pay any attention.

"Squeak—"

The bamboo door to the shower room, which he had made himself and which wasn't very sturdy, was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Jiang Xiaochuan was startled, opened his eyes abruptly, and instinctively turned to look, while covering his private parts with his hand.

Lu Xueqi was standing at the door, wearing a moon-white Taoist robe. Her cold and beautiful face was expressionless, but her gaze was fixed on him.

To be precise, it landed on a spot that was exposed to the air when he turned around, a spot that hadn't yet been completely covered up...

Time seemed to stand still.

Jiang Xiaochuan's mind went blank with a "boom," and he froze on the spot, maintaining a comical posture of turning around and covering his face, his eyes wide open, staring at Lu Xueqi, who was also frozen at the door.

The water was still flowing, wetting his hair and sliding down his cheeks, neck, and chest.

Lu Xueqi was also stunned.

She had come to find Jiang Xiaochuan to ask him about what happened with Jin Ping'er that afternoon. Although she had seen it, she still wanted to hear what he had to say.

When they couldn't find anyone outside, they heard the sound of water behind them and, as if possessed, walked over.

She really just... had a fleeting thought and wanted to see what he was doing.

Without much thought, he pushed open the bamboo door that looked flimsy.

Then she saw it.

In the misty steam, the boy's tall but not thin body gleamed with a healthy glow from the water.

Water droplets slid down the taut lines of his muscles... and there was that fleeting glimpse, though hastily covered by his hand, the outline was still discernible...

good…….

Lu Xueqi's breathing paused almost imperceptibly for a moment.

A thin blush quickly spread across her cool face, visible to the naked eye, from her cheeks to her ears and then to her neck.

Those usually calm and unwavering eyes were wide open at this moment, clearly reflecting Jiang Xiaochuan's panicked and naked appearance (although his hands covered his private parts), and... a blank stare that she herself was unaware of.

Then, she felt a heat in her nasal cavity.

A drop of bright red blood, without warning, slid down from her pert nose and dripped onto the front of her moon-white Taoist robe, quickly spreading into a small, glaring red stain.

"!!!"

Jiang Xiaochuan also saw the drop of blood from his nose, and was so frightened that he forgot all about covering it up. He frantically tried to find something to cover himself, but the shower room was just water and walls.

"Xue, Xueqi! You, you have a nosebleed!"

Lu Xueqi was brought back to her senses by his exclamation. She subconsciously raised her hand to touch her nose, and her fingertips touched something wet and sticky.

She looked down at the glaring red stain on her fingertip, then at the bloodstains on her Taoist robe, and was completely stunned.

A nosebleed?

she?

Because I saw Ogawa... there?

You just... glanced at it?!

A strong surge of emotion, a mixture of shame, embarrassment, and disbelief, rushed to her head, making her face turn even redder, almost as if it were about to bleed.

She cursed herself in her heart:

Lu Xueqi! You're a spineless coward!

They were husband and wife for hundreds of years in their past lives, what haven't they seen?

What haven't I touched? What haven't I used?

Are you serious?!

One look and my nose starts bleeding?

Aren't you ashamed?!

You might curse in your heart, but your body's instinctive reactions don't lie.

The visual impact of that glance, mixed with the misty water vapor and the vibrant aura of the young man's body, was far too stimulating for her body, which had been "deprived" for a long time, was in the prime of youth, and was completely defenseless against him.

"I..." Lu Xueqi opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found her voice was terribly dry.

She frantically pulled a plain white handkerchief from her sleeve, covered her nose, turned around, her back to the shower room, her heart pounding and her ears ringing.

Jiang Xiaochuan finally realized what was happening, quickly grabbed the clean clothes that were hanging nearby and had been prepared for him to change into, and wrapped them haphazardly around himself, not caring whether they were wet or not.

His face was burning hot, filled with shame and anxiety. Looking at Lu Xueqi's back as she covered her nose and trembled slightly (from anger? from shame?), his mind was in complete turmoil.

"Xue, Xueqi, are you alright? Has the nosebleed stopped?"

He stammered, his voice trembling.

Lu Xueqi covered her nose with a handkerchief and mumbled an "hmm". The nosebleed came quickly and went quickly, and it had almost stopped, but the heat on her face wouldn't go down for a while.

She felt a mix of shame and anger, along with a vague, inexplicable flutter of excitement.

It's terrifying!

One of them stood there dumbfounded, wrapped in wet clothes, while the other stood with his back to them, covering his nose. The atmosphere was so awkward it was almost palpable.

Only the water in the bamboo pipe continued to flow tirelessly.

After a long while, Lu Xueqi finally managed to calm her racing heart and the heat on her face.

She put down the handkerchief, made sure the nosebleed had stopped, and then slowly turned around.

The blush on her face hadn't faded, but she had tried her best to regain her usual cool expression. However, her eyes were still a little daring, and she didn't dare to look Jiang Xiaochuan in the eye.

"...I'm fine." She spoke first, her voice still a little hoarse, "It was...an accident."

Jiang Xiaochuan looked at her forced composure and the glaring bloodstain on the front of her Taoist robe, and his face burned even hotter. He was so embarrassed that he dug his toes into the ground.

"Unexpected...yes, unexpected. I...I didn't expect you to come in..." he stammered.

Looking at his embarrassed appearance—wrapped in wet clothes, his hair still dripping, his cheeks flushed, and his eyes darting around—Lu Xueqi felt a little less embarrassed and annoyed, and even wanted to laugh.

That little rascal was terrified.

She cleared her throat, trying to break the suffocating awkwardness: "I...I didn't see anything just now."

Jiang Xiaochuan: "..."

He looked at her, his eyes clearly saying: "See if I believe you or not? Your nose is bleeding! And you still say you didn't see it!"

Lu Xueqi felt the heat that had just subsided on her face rise again under his gaze. She awkwardly looked away and added dryly, "...I'll take responsibility."

"Pfft—!" Jiang Xiaochuan almost choked on his own saliva, his face instantly turning bright red, even his neck turned red.

"Take responsibility for what! You're not responsible!"

He was going crazy. Did Lu Xueqi even know what she was saying?

What's there to be responsible for!

He was the one who got exposed!

Although... although it seems he didn't suffer any loss?

Pah! What are you thinking!

"No need!" Jiang Xiaochuan raised his voice, trying to hide his panic and embarrassment. "What...what do you want from me?"

What's wrong?

Lu Xueqi got stuck.

You can't exactly say, "I just wanted to come see you and maybe have a little 'accident' on the side," can you?

Her mind raced, and her gaze fell on the darkening sky outside the window. Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she came up with the lameest excuse:

"I...I came to ask you, there seems to be a lantern festival in Heyang City down the mountain in a few days, would you...want to go and see it?"

Lantern Festival?

Jiang Xiaochuan was stunned for a moment. What was all this about?

I was so embarrassed just now, how did it suddenly turn into a lantern festival?

Sure enough, he instinctively refused: "No, I won't go. I've been quite busy cultivating lately, and besides... the lantern festival is crowded and not very interesting."

All he wanted to do now was get rid of Lu Xueqi as soon as possible, and then be alone in peace.

Lu Xueqi knew that this excuse was clumsy, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard him refuse.

She was just saying it casually, to break the awkward silence.

"Well... never mind."

She paused, looking at Jiang Xiaochuan's still flushed face and evasive eyes, her own mind was in turmoil.

The image I just saw, and the word "responsible" that slipped out, lingered in my mind like a curse.

The atmosphere became awkward again.

Lu Xueqi felt that if she stayed any longer, she might say or do something strange.

She bit her lower lip, and suddenly an even more outrageous thought popped into her head, almost blurting it out without thinking:

"Um... if you feel you've been taken advantage of, I... I can show you... that way, we'll be even."

As she spoke, she actually reached out and pulled at the hem of her moon-white Taoist robe, as if she really wanted to "be honest with each other."

"!!!" Jiang Xiaochuan was so frightened that he rushed forward and grabbed her hand tightly, his face turning pale.

"Lu Xueqi! Are you crazy! Do you know what you're saying?! Stop it!"

Lu Xueqi was startled by his shout and stopped what she was doing.

Seeing Jiang Xiaochuan's terrified expression, as if she were some kind of monster, she belatedly realized what she had just said and what she had intended to do.

An even stronger sense of shame instantly overwhelmed her, making her wish she could disappear from the spot immediately.

What was she doing just now?!

They actually want to settle things this way?

Was she driven mad by that one glance?

"I, I..." Lu Xueqi's face drained of color, then quickly flushed red again, this time purely out of embarrassment.

She abruptly pulled her hand back, turned around, and practically fled. Her pale figure disappeared outside the door in the blink of an eye, forgetting to even close it.

Jiang Xiaochuan remained standing there with his hands clasped in his hands, staring at the empty doorway and listening to his own heart pounding like a drum. He couldn't come to his senses for a long time.

What a mess this day has been!

Jin Ping'er burst into tears in his arms. Lu Xueqi caught him taking a bath and he had a nosebleed. In the end, she actually said that she would "show him" to settle things.

What kind of "romantic luck" has he had?

Or did something really bad happen to them?

He leaned weakly against the damp wall, raising his hand to cover his face.

My cheeks were burning hot, and my heart was pounding.

The scene from just now kept replaying in my mind uncontrollably.

Lu Xueqi's dazed gaze, the glaring drop of blood on the tip of her nose, and the glimpse of her snow-white skin and delicate collarbone revealed when she reached up to pull at her collar, which was slightly open...

"Oh no..." he groaned softly, feeling that he would go crazy sooner or later if things continued like this.

At night, Jiang Xiaochuan lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

The series of "accidents" that afternoon replayed in his mind like a revolving lantern, making him feel agitated.

Especially Lu Xueqi's outrageous suggestion and her hasty retreat left him feeling confused, agitated, and with a strange, inexplicable...thrill.

Just as I was lost in thought, the window was gently pushed open again, and a white figure slipped in silently, carrying a familiar warm fragrance.

It's a little white thing, in human form.

She seemed to be in a good mood tonight, humming a tuneless little tune as she lightly walked to the bedside and naturally tried to slip into his blankets.

"etc!"

Jiang Xiaochuan sat up abruptly like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, pulling the blanket further into the bed and looking at her warily.

"Xiaobai, tonight... tonight I want to sleep by myself."

Xiao Bai paused as she was about to get into bed, raising an eyebrow in surprise, her peach blossom eyes gleaming faintly in the darkness:

"What's wrong? Little Chuan Chuan, why aren't you welcoming your older sister today? Who upset you?"

As she spoke, she moved closer, wanting to sit down next to him.

"Nobody's here! I just... just want to be alone!"

Jiang Xiaochuan backed away, his face feeling a little hot.

He didn't want to be near anyone, especially now, his mind was a mess, and he seemed to still have that awkward and restless feeling from the afternoon.

"It's so boring being alone, let me keep you company~"

Xiao Bai persisted, reaching out to pull at his blanket. "Come on, let me see if you're feeling unwell."

"I'm not feeling unwell! Don't come any closer!" Jiang Xiaochuan gripped the blanket tightly, shrinking back and almost rolling onto the inside of the bed.

Seeing his strong reaction, Xiaobai became even more excited, thinking he was being shy or throwing a tantrum. She pounced on him with a grin, determined to dig him out of the blanket.

"Why are you hiding, Chuan Chuan? Have you done something wrong and are you afraid to see your sister?"

The two of them, one dodging and the other lunging, started pulling at each other on the bed.

Jiang Xiaochuan was afraid of hurting her, so he didn't dare to use too much force. Xiaobai was deliberately teasing him and moved nimbly. In a few moments, she pinned Jiang Xiaochuan and the blanket down on her body, placed her hands on either side of his head, looked down at him, and let her silver hair fall down, brushing against his cheeks, bringing a teasing tickle.

"Got you~"

Xiao Bai smiled smugly, his warm breath brushing against the tip of his nose.

Jiang Xiaochuan was pinned down by her, unable to move, his nose filled with her alluring warm fragrance and her slightly rapid breathing from their playful antics.

His face turned even redder, both ashamed and angry: "Xiaobai! Let me go!"

"I won't let go~" Xiaobai laughed so hard she was shaking, and deliberately twisted her body and rubbed against him.

As the two were pulling and shoving each other, the ties on Xiaobai's already loose, moon-white nightgown came undone at some point.

Her clothes slipped to one side with her movement, revealing a large expanse of fair and delicate skin, her exquisite collarbone, and...

Further down, the breathtakingly curved and incredibly soft outline was dazzlingly white in the dim light.

Jiang Xiaochuan's gaze inevitably swept over that expanse of white.

His mind went blank for a moment. The images of being "shocked" by Lu Xueqi that afternoon had not yet faded, and now an even more impactful and imminent "scenery" was superimposed on it.

Although I had seen many of them on screen in my previous life, they were ultimately just things seen through a screen, and were unreal.

And now, it's real, vibrant, and within reach...

The immense visual impact and physiological stimulation, combined with the tension, embarrassment, and restlessness accumulated throughout the day, surged like a raging electric current, instantly overwhelming his already fragile nerves.

His eyes rolled back, and he promptly fainted.

His head tilted to the side.

Xiao Bai was smiling smugly when he suddenly felt the person beneath him go limp and fall silent.

She was stunned for a moment, then looked down and saw that Jiang Xiaochuan's eyes were closed, his cheeks were flushed, and his breathing was rapid. He had actually... fainted?

"Xiao Chuan Chuan?" Xiao Bai reached out and patted his face, but there was no response.

She frowned and checked his pulse. His heart was beating too fast and his breathing was erratic, as if he had been greatly stimulated and had temporarily held his breath. However, he seemed to be alright.

She looked down at her slipped collar, then at the boy who had fainted in her arms. She was first taken aback, then seemed to understand something. A look of surprise flashed in her peach blossom eyes, followed by an uncontrollable smile that spread from the corners of her mouth to the depths of her eyes.

"Pfft... Hahaha..." She couldn't help but chuckle softly, her shoulders shaking and her silver hair trembling slightly.

That silly boy!

I... I actually fainted like that?

Because I saw...her?

She smiled, gently laid Jiang Xiaochuan flat on the bed, and pulled the blanket over him.

She looked down at her disheveled clothes, then slowly and carefully straightened them and tied the belt.

Then, she lay down on her side next to Jiang Xiaochuan, wrapped her arms around his waist, pulled him into her arms, and rested her chin on the top of his head.

Seeing the boy's flushed cheeks and furrowed brows even after he had fainted, Xiaobai's smile gradually turned into a deep tenderness and affection.

She lowered her head and gently kissed his forehead.

"Silly boy..." she murmured softly, her voice full of laughter and affection.

"You can't even handle this? What are you going to do in the future?"