He accidentally bumped into the witch while flying on his sword.

"Since you remember, why do you still ask this question? Isn't the word 'companion' the only thing you're currently lacking?"

Chen Shun was stunned.

The word "lǚ" (侣) used by those who cultivate the Tao does not only refer to a married "Taoist partner" but also means "a person who shares the same Tao."

"Shun, let's put your training aside for now."

Chen Lu stopped and pointed a finger at Chen Shun's chest.

"Try asking around here."

"In the end, it's also your grandfather's fault. I've experienced hardship myself, so naturally I hope my children and grandchildren can go further on the path of cultivation and have the ability to protect themselves in chaotic times."

"After finding out that your good-for-nothing father couldn't cultivate, I thought the Chen family's lineage was going to end in my hands, Chen Lu."

“Until you were born, you were still a little genius, which made me place high hopes on you and teach you how to cultivate faster.”

"We've forgotten that this era is already one of peace and prosperity."

"But think about it, there's no such thing as true detachment from emotions. Otherwise, where did your father come from? Where did you come from?"

Chen Lu squinted with a grin and leaned closer to see Chen Shun's bewildered expression.

I can still vaguely see a resemblance to my younger self.

"So let's put cultivation on hold for now. What's wrong with being stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage for the rest of our lives?"

Ask yourself, what do you want most right now?

"You don't have any inner demons, you're just unwilling to face yourself."

Chen Lu's words were like a sudden awakening, clearing away the clouds and revealing the sun.

The clouds that had been obscuring Chen Shun's vision gradually dissipated, revealing the true nature of what lay behind them.

He was still unsure whether he truly harbored any special feelings for the little witch.

But at this moment, he is willing to put aside those rules and regulations and explore his true self.

For a moment, Chen Shun had the urge to fly to the bathhouse to see the little witch.

Let's see what kind of emotions it will produce.

But it was obvious that he would get beaten up in the past.

And Li Mei is there too.

If Li Mei weren't here... *slap slap*, Chen Shun gently patted his cheeks and shook his head.

What am I thinking?

Even if Li Mei isn't there, and Yun Yi is the only one in the bath, I still can't barge in!

It would be bad if I made her hate me.

===Chapter 85 The Bath Towel Fell (2/5 Seeking First Subscription)

"Meimei, what do you think about me... sneaking into Chen Shun's room at night?"

Yun Yi swam over, her head spinning, unaware of the audacity of her own words.

"I told you not to give it away for free! Not to give it away for free! What's wrong with your brain?"

Li Mei gave Yun Yi a look of exasperation. This idiot hadn't listened to a word she said!

"What night raid? That wasn't an offensive at all, it was clearly a reward!"

Li Mei stuck out her tongue; she blushed whenever she thought about what Yun Yi had said.

Shameless...

"Hey, Chen Shun, you look just like Mei Mei..."

Yun Yi revealed a lovestruck smile and swayed as she fell towards Li Mei.

His face was buried in the rising mountain, and after a few seconds he couldn't breathe. He kicked his arms and legs frantically a few times, and then he became completely still.

"Yi Yi, Yi Yi?"

Li Mei quickly turned Yun Yi over and saw her smacking her lips in a daze.

"Did you faint from soaking in the hot spring? Even human traffickers couldn't beat you, and you can faint from a hot spring..."

Fortunately, Yunyi had been consciously controlling her weight, and Li Mei used all her strength to barely lift Yunyi ashore.

When Xiong Ba saw the wicked woman unconscious, he panicked.

It was afraid that its young master would blame it for not taking good care of the child.

He quickly went ashore, shook off the water, and called out to Li Mei twice.

Li Mei pressed her temples, seemingly feeling a throbbing sensation in her head.

"Soaked for too long..."

Li Mei ran to the changing room, took the bath towels prepared by the resort, dried their bodies, wrapped herself in them, and then wrapped Yun Yi in them as well.

She could roughly understand what Xiong Ba meant.

Shaking her slightly dizzy head, she lifted Yun Yi onto Xiong Ba's back, then curled Yun Yi's limbs up to keep her from falling.

"Thank you, Xiong Ba..."

After taking a few steps and confirming that Yun Yi wouldn't slip, Xiong Ba followed Li Mei back to the room.

After placing Yunyi on the bed, Xiongba paced back and forth anxiously, occasionally looking up at Yunyi's simple-minded face.

This wicked woman is so weak, she falls asleep even while soaking in a hot spring...

I should hold back a bit next time.

Li Mei tucked the blanket in and told Xiong Ba that Yun Yi was fine. Only then did Xiong Ba rush out the door.

It needs to find Chen Shun and tell him about this.

Chen Shun was not at the campsite by the stream at the moment. As night deepened, the early autumn breeze was quite cool. Only by sitting around the campfire could one dispel some of the chill.

In this season with large temperature differences between day and night, it's easy to catch a cold.

Lei then urged them to return to the mountain villa.

But many people hadn't heard enough of Lei Shi's stories, so they just shifted their positions.

I don't know if I was scared after hearing the story, or if I was just too lazy to move.

Lei Shi was both amused and exasperated. He got up first, quickly tidied up the things nearby, and then led everyone back to the manor.

"Those of you who want to soak in the hot springs, go ahead. If you want to hear more stories, come to the reception hall after you're done. I'll be waiting for you there."

Lei Shi finally managed to get rid of those cowardly but actually arduous fools.

Suddenly, Lei Shi felt something tugging at his trouser leg.

Looking down, he saw it was Xiong Ba.

"What's wrong, Xiong Ba?"

Xiong Ba looked around, then raised himself up and lunged at Lei Shi.

Looking for Shun-ge'er?

Xiong Ba nodded his big head.

"Shun-ge'er must have gone to find his master, he's not here. Go wait by the campfire, don't get cold, you haven't even dried your hair yet."

Lei Shi touched Xiong Ba's ear, then turned and walked back to the manor.

"Remember to put out the campfire after you leave, Xiong Ba!"

Xiong Ba responded with a soft "Awoo," and obediently curled up by the campfire.

……

The hot spring pool was crowded with people, but fortunately the hot spring in the resort was large enough to accommodate so many people.

The hot spring bath is structured in the shape of a "U". Although there are two different doors, the two pools are actually only a few meters apart and are surrounded by several layers of bamboo "high walls".

It seems to have been built specifically for boys to peek at.

However, when it comes to peeping, you can only actually see something if someone wants you to.

Girls aren't stupid; no one would do something like deliberately giving something away for free.

Unless she specifically wants you to see it.

So the changing room was divided into two groups of people. One group changed into swimsuits that allowed them to show off their figures freely and confidently.

Another group, including Xiaodi, were too shy to go out, even though they were surrounded by girls.

Xiao Di held the school swimsuit she had bought, unsure whether or not to put it on.

I always feel that my art style is out of place with others.

Where did Yiyi and Meimei go again? Why can't we find them?

……

After Chen Shun figured it out, he felt refreshed and invigorated.

To be honest, I couldn't practice smoothly before. Every time I entered a meditative state, I would think of the little witch's every smile and frown, and I would get a stitch.

Now that I've completely put my spiritual practice aside, my whole demeanor is different.

But when he returned to the camp, he was stunned.

What about people?

What about such a large group of people?

Where are you going?

"Xiongba, why are you the only one here? Where are the others?"

Upon hearing Chen Shun's voice, Xiong Ba immediately wagged his tail around Chen Shun's legs.

"Wang Wang!"

"Oh, I see. They've all gone back... Didn't I ask you to go to the hot springs with that girl? What are you doing here?"