I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

Gu Yan took a deep breath.

I stepped into the spring water.

The milky white spring water reached above his ankles.

The temperature is slightly higher than body temperature.

It's not hot.

It's a warm feeling that just envelops the whole body.

He stepped on the smooth stone slabs at the bottom of the pool.

I walked step by step toward the center of the pool.

Moisture condenses into fine droplets at the tip of the nose.

The air was filled with the fresh scent of cypress.

He walked to the stone platform next to Yuzuru and sat down.

The two were about an arm's length apart.

Yuzuru closed his eyes.

Long, jet-black hair floated on the water's surface.

The milky white spring water just covered her collarbone.

The water rippled gently.

Below the water's surface.

Her fair shoulders were faintly visible in the mist.

A few tiny water droplets clung to her collarbone.

Slowly slide down following the curve of the skin.

Her eyelashes are very long.

Two small, faint shadows were cast on his face.

There was moisture clinging to her eyelashes.

It trembled slightly.

Mr. Gu.

She didn't open her eyes when she spoke.

The sound was exceptionally soft in the steam.

The last syllable of his voice trembled very slightly.

"Just put your hand on my back."

"Leave the rest to me."

Gu Yan hesitated for less than half a second.

Reach out.

He gently placed his palm on her back.

That skin was smooth and delicate.

The warmth traveled through my palm.

It's a bit warmer than spring water.

It's also softer.

He could sense the domineering spiritual power within her.

It's rampaging through the meridians.

Like a wild horse that has broken free of its reins.

He closed his eyes.

A silent, multicolored light shone deep within his pupils.

The power of the Mirror Flower Imperial Seal transformed into an extremely fine thread of spiritual energy.

It burrowed into the depths of her meridians along his palm.

That spiritual power was like the gentlest spring rain.

Gradually calm down the rampaging spiritual energy.

Yuzuru's body trembled very, very slightly.

It wasn't the kind of violent tremor.

Instead, it resembles a petal that has fallen onto the water's surface.

It swayed slightly in the wind.

There was a layer of extremely fine water droplets on her back.

It gleamed softly in the light of the luminous pearl.

It looks like a thin layer of shattered silver sprinkled on white jade.

The water droplets slid down the curve of her spine.

It glides over her slender, toned waist.

Slide into the depths of the milky white spring.

She exhaled.

The breath was long and very light.

It's like vomiting out all the fatigue that has been building up inside me for so long.

"Thanks."

Her voice was very soft.

So soft it was almost drowned out by the sound of water.

"This is it."

"Mr. Gu's mental strength is indeed as rumored."

"Very gentle, very stable."

Gu Yan closed her eyes.

Continue to guide the power of the Mirror Flower Seal to slowly permeate her meridians.

He could feel that domineering spiritual power being gradually enveloped by his mental energy.

compression.

Guide it back to the location of her dantian.

This process is extremely mentally taxing.

But he now has a mental strength level of A to near S.

It's much more stable to handle than it was three years ago.

About fifteen minutes later.

The spiritual energy within Yuzuru's body finally calmed down completely.

She opened her eyes.

Those deep brown pupils were much clearer than before.

The dark red backlash marks on my arm have completely faded away.

Her fair and smooth skin was revealed again.

The skin had a very faint pink hue after being soaked in the spring water.

It's not that obvious red.

Instead, it's like the faint, almost imperceptible color around the very edge of a cherry blossom petal.

"That's fine."

She turned to look at Gu Yan.

Then her movements suddenly stopped.

Gu Yan sat down next to her.

I was closer to her than I had imagined.

His half-naked upper body was exposed to the brilliance of the luminous pearl without any cover.

Her skin was so white it was almost transparent.

But the contours of his shoulders and chest are more defined than they were three years ago.

Those gaunt, bony figures have been replaced by a rejuvenated body.

Her collarbone remains exquisite.

However, the muscle lines in his chest and abdomen are already faintly visible.

It had a few water droplets on it that hadn't been wiped dry.

Yuzuru's gaze lingered on him for less than a second.

Then her face went from her ears to her neck.

A thin layer of pink appeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

That heart that has always been calm and steadfast.

It throbbed heavily in my chest.

She instinctively looked away.

Reach out to grab the bath towel on the stone platform.

Her movements remained elegant and composed.

But my fingertips slid slightly when they touched the bath towel.

I didn't hold it properly.

The bath towel fell onto the stone platform.

She picked it up again and wrapped it around her body.

When I bent down to tie the strap, my fingers were a beat slower than usual.

Those deep brown eyes never looked at Gu Yan again.

He just stared at the dark red katana on the stone platform.

The pink on her earlobes hadn't completely faded yet.

Mr. Gu.

"The treatment is over."

"You can... go out now."

Her voice remained cool and restrained.

But the last syllable floated slightly upwards.

That was a very, very rare fluctuation in her tone of voice in her entire life.

Gu Yan stood up from the pool.

Water droplets slid down his shoulder.

It flowed down his chest.

He walked to the edge of the pool, picked up his shirt, and draped it over his shoulders.

He glanced back at Yuzuru.

She remained standing by the pool.

Wrapped in that plain white bath towel.

Her long, jet-black hair was wet and draped over her shoulders.

Water was still dripping from the ends of her hair.

Those deep brown eyes stared at the katana on the stone platform.

I didn't look at him.

But he noticed her fingers gripping the edge of the towel.

It tightened slightly.

"Ms. Yuzuru."

"What's wrong with you?"

Her eyelashes trembled very, very slightly.

Then she raised her head again.

His face regained its usual calm and composure.

"It's nothing."

"The temperature of the spiritual spring is a bit high."

"I'll go change my clothes first."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked towards the changing room by the pool.

His bare feet trod on the wooden floor with unhurried steps.

But I walked a little faster than usual.

Gu Yan changed into a set of clean clothes that Ya Song had prepared for him.

A moon-white shirt.

Dark-colored trousers.

The material is very soft and comfortable.

He returned to the room he had been in before.

Elena remained seated in the wicker chair by the window.

He was flipping through an ancient book whose words he couldn't understand.

Long, silver hair hung down from the back of the chair.

The ends of her hair swayed gently on the wooden floor.

She heard footsteps and looked up.

Golden pupils swept over him.

Then she closed the book.

The bell on her ankle jingled softly.

"The treatment is over."

Gu Yan sat down on the edge of the bed.

He wiped his still-dripping hair with a towel.

"Um."

"Yuyu's spiritual power has stabilized."

Elena tilted her head and looked at him.

That look in her eyes was exactly the same as when she looked at him before.

It's like watching a very interesting little animal.

Then she asked a question that almost made Gu Yan drop her towel.

"I was naked with that girl in the hot spring just now."

"By your human standards."

"You should be enjoying this."

Gu Yan's fingers froze on the towel for a moment.

"no."

"Just pure treatment."

"No?"

Elena frowned slightly.

A rare hint of confusion flashed in those golden eyes.

"I have been learning about human knowledge."

"I've read a lot of books in the past three years."

"Analyze based on the information I obtained from the book."

"What you just experienced is categorized as a welfare scenario in your human culture."

"Men and women are alone in the hot spring."

"It usually triggers a series of physiological reactions such as increased heart rate and flushed cheeks."

"These reactions are collectively referred to as enjoyment in your human literature."

She stopped there.

I pulled one out of the stack of books next to me and flipped through a few pages.