Chapter 104: Plotting to Steal My Body?
Ji You only wore his inner garment, then went to the bamboo forest next door. After a few steps, he saw a tall wall.
He was a bit uncertain, so he turned to look at Yuan Chen not far away. He saw the Dan Sect direct Disciple nod seriously and point towards the inside of the wall, signaling him to enter.
Ji You understood immediately and soared into the air, landing behind the wall.
Sure enough, there was a more refined medicinal pool here, but it was very small, just enough for one person to stretch out their legs.
But even if it was small, the medicinal power it contained was incredibly rich, making one feel completely unblocked even before entering.
“It has to be Yuan Chen!”
Ji You removed his clothes and then entered the pool, where he smelled a pleasant fragrance continuously assailing him.
For the past few days, he had been constantly purifying himself by refining his Spirit Origin. Although his Physical Body strength had surged, he actually felt a soreness.
Especially the extra Qi force within his body, which was unusually fierce.
But now, immersed in the medicinal pool, with the gentle intervention of the medicinal power, the discomfort that had lingered for a long time slowly began to recede. What followed was a faint Mystic Light covering his body surface.
Good opportunity—
Ji You pondered for a moment, then slowly closed his eyes, deciding to perform the ninth Mystic Light illumination.
However, as he entered a meditative state and the surrounding Spiritual Qi continuously surged in, his Divine Thought began to ascend uncontrollably.
That feeling was as if he were comprehending the Dao of Tianshu Academy.
Ji You tried to retract his Divine Thought, but it uncontrollably entered a Realm of vastness and flowing sounds.
Then he looked up at the sky, and in the hazy mist, he seemed to see a three-legged bronze furnace glowing brightly.
“?”
Meanwhile, in the western bamboo building, with the candlelight flickering, Yuan Caiwei finished her last stroke.
The lifelike white-robed swordsman then leaped onto the paper.
She put down her brush, looked at it for a long time, then pursed her lips in a soft smile, and then descended from the bamboo building into the bamboo forest.
A gentle tug at her waist loosened her outer clothes, and she shed her crescent white inner garment, revealing her perfectly rounded and perky figure.
This bamboo forest was her private domain; no one was allowed to enter without permission, and she was accustomed to undressing as she walked.
At this time, the moon hung over the willow branches, the night was hazy, and birds sang softly in the mountains.
Yuan Caiwei gracefully arrived in front of the courtyard, now only in her Bellyband and underpants, but she saw a faint light flickering in the courtyard.
Did Xiao Die and Xiao Rou come first?
Yuan Caiwei was slightly surprised, then pushed the door open and walked in. Her gaze turned towards the small pool, and with just one glance, her beautiful eyes instantly widened, and she froze in place.
It wasn't her two maids in the courtyard, but a man, a man she knew.
The man was sitting in the medicinal pool, his firm body exposed, all curves of muscle.
Perhaps because he usually wore loose immortal robes, giving him a scholarly appearance, no one would have imagined such a firm body hidden beneath his clothes.
And with each breath, his full chest continuously rose, and the Mystic Light around his body flickered in and out.
Yuan Caiwei stared blankly for a long time, a flush instantly rising to her face.
A man appeared in her medicinal pool; she should have cried out, but at this moment, her eyes seemed glued to him.
Then her gaze involuntarily shifted downwards, and her red lips couldn't help but slightly part.
“?”
“Yuan Chen!”
“Do you really want him to be your Brother-in-Law?!”
Yuan Caiwei suddenly seemed to understand something, her cheeks flushed crimson. She immediately picked up her clothes and hurried out, but as her small hand pulled open the courtyard gate, her steps couldn't help but pause.
Every time she took a medicinal bath, her maids would bring her petals and essential oils at the appointed time, and they were probably on their way now.
Leaving now would be fine, but if she passed her maids and let them see the naked Ji You—
Especially since Yuheng Hall was currently housing many Tianshu Academy Disciples—
That You Buyu is in the Rongdao Realm, one major Realm higher than Young Master Ji—
Yuan Caiwei took a deep breath, couldn't help but bite her lip, and turned back towards the medicinal pool.
By the pool was the white silk cloth she often used to wipe herself. She pulled the cloth open and, with a shy expression, spread it over his legs.
Then, blushing, she entered the pool and used her crystal-clear, fair jade feet to splash water, creating the sound of someone bathing.
“Yuan Chen, where did Brother Ji go?”
“It’s nothing, my Brother-in-Law went to play, he’ll be back soon—”
In the large medicinal pool next door, Yuan Chen answered, his entire body nervously shrinking into the pool.
Ah Jie, Ah Jie, don't blame me. Although Master Jian also recognized me as her Younger Brother, I'm not her blood relation after all.
Tonight, you must be strong. Your Younger Brother can only help you this much.
Ji You was very still in his meditative state, gazing at the great furnace within the hazy Qi. His Divine Thought continuously lingered, unaware of any sounds from the outside world.
It wasn't until a knock on the door sounded that he was startled awake. He slowly opened his eyes to see a snow-white woman in front of him, speaking softly to the outside, her voice trembling slightly.
“Young Miss, your essential oils and petals.”
“This—not this time—you all go first, I’m almost done.”
With a splash, Ji You clearly saw Yuan Caiwei in front of him. She was kicking water with her soft, delicate jade feet, splashing water everywhere.
She was only wearing a Bellyband and underpants, and she turned to look towards the door, her skin slick with water, smooth and snow-white.
A long time later, the maids outside the door seemed to have left. Yuan Caiwei sighed in relief and immediately reached out to grasp the white silk cloth.
She knew very well that Young Master Ji was a true gentleman and would never do something like sneak into her medicinal pool.
Therefore, it must have been her Younger Brother who tricked Ji You here.
The maids outside had already left. Now, as long as she took the white silk, Ji You wouldn't know that she had been here and seen…
Yuan Caiwei tugged hard at the white silk. Before she could pull it, she felt an opposing pull, which directly dragged her into the pool.
Caught off guard, she fell forward, instinctively supporting herself with both hands on a broad chest, her soft body directly falling into his embrace.
She was stunned, and when she hesitantly looked up, she realized that Ji You had opened his eyes at some point and was looking at her with an incredulous expression.
Yuan Caiwei, only wearing a Bellyband, wanted to pull away the white silk covering her, intending to do something improper. In his haste, he grabbed the silk to stop her, and she actually fell directly into his embrace.
Thinking of this, Ji You was completely dumbfounded at this moment.
“Young Miss Caiwei, are you—are you and Yuan Chen colluding to trick me into giving up my body?”
Yuan Caiwei didn't expect to be asked this. She blushed, shrinking in his embrace, “Young Master Ji, don’t misunderstand.”
“I didn’t!”
“I clearly saw it with my own eyes—”
“?”
Yuan Caiwei hastily explained, “This is originally my medicinal pool. I also don’t know why Young Master Ji is here.”
She usually carried the Aura of the Eldest Daughter of Dan Sect, naturally proud, but at this moment, her eyes shimmered with tears, as if she was about to cry, but for some reason, she didn't struggle to get out of his embrace.
Ji You’s mind was still in a daze: “I suspected before why Young Miss Caiwei wrote to me asking about the inheritability of my Physique. So, it turns out you had such intentions. Although such things often happen in my Tianshu Academy,”
“But… but you can’t use such methods, can you?”
“I only asked about your Physique out of curiosity, I didn’t—I didn’t have any improper thoughts.”
“But you’re already sitting in my embrace, this is going to cost money—”
Yuan Caiwei suddenly cleared her thoughts: “It must be Yuan Chen who tricked you into saying there was a pool here, right? He’s long wanted you to be his Brother-in-Law, that’s why he tricked you into coming to my private medicinal pool!”
Yuan Chen?
At this moment, the scene of Yuan Chen calling him over here suddenly flashed in Ji You's mind.
No wonder that guy's tone was like he was about to do something big, and he even put on an expression full of heroic sacrifice.
Didn't he recognize Yan Shuyi as his Elder Sister? Why is he still thinking about making the family ties even closer now?
Ji You felt Yuan Caiwei in his arms gradually growing warm, her breathing becoming heavier. Only then did he react. He then embraced her fragrant shoulders, hooked her slender jade legs, and lifted her out of his arms.
Yuan Caiwei’s figure was very slender, but when held in his arms, she felt tiny.
Yuan Caiwei came out of his embrace, her heart thumping incessantly: “What happened today is a misunderstanding. Young Master Ji, please leave quickly. Don’t let others discover us. Let’s pretend today’s events never happened.”
Leave?
Can't leave.
Ji You pursed his lips, thinking to himself that he was also a normal man. You sat in my arms like that for half a day, and now I don't even dare to straighten my waist.
Her feet are quite white, comparable to those of the Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain.
Thinking of that girl from Lingjian Mountain, Ji You couldn't help but sigh.
Yan Shuyi, Yan Shuyi, you are truly disappointing. After knowing each other for so long, you still haven't pounced on me like a wolf.
Now, I've been completely taken advantage of by Yuan Caiwei.
Do you know I originally wanted to save it for you to see first?
“Young Miss Caiwei, you go first. I can’t leave yet, I need to wait a bit longer.”
Yuan Caiwei turned her head and saw Ji You with the expression of a true gentleman, yet he kept his arm tightly pressed against the white silk cloth.
As if understanding something, Yuan Caiwei shyly got up, her snow-white jade feet stepping on the edge of the medicinal pool, intending to step out.
But in her panic, her feet slipped, and she couldn't get out as she wished. Instead, her body suddenly fell downwards.
At the critical moment, Ji You reached out and supported her buttocks.
“Be careful. If you really bruise yourself, it’ll be hard to explain.”
“Young Master Ji is a lecher—”
Yuan Caiwei, blushing, silently muttered, and was supported by him by her buttocks out of the medicinal pool. She immediately picked up her clothes and hurried away, almost falling flat on the ground when she went out the door.
My heavens, handsome boys really can't go out without protecting themselves.
Ji You watched her leave, then immediately entered a meditative state to calm his mind. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he picked up his inner garment, leaped over the wall, and returned to the large medicinal pool.
“Where’s Yuan Chen?”
“Yuan Chen left a while ago.”
Seeing Ji You approach with a serious expression, Bai Rulong couldn't help but ask, “Brother Ji, what happened?”
Ji You sighed, “Don’t mention it, I suffered a great loss tonight.”
Ban Yangshu looked at Ji You at this moment, thinking, well, it has to be my Junior Brother Ji.
He secretly bathed with the Daughter of Dan Sect, and still insisted he suffered a loss. No wonder they call him a fierce bandit.
He was already a cultivator in the Rongdao Realm, his senses far more acute than Bai Rulong's. He had already perceived some things earlier, especially after Yuan Chen left, which made him pay more attention.
Although he didn't hear everything clearly just now, he still learned some secrets.
“Senior Brother You, your fortune is a bit green—”
Much later, as dusk deepened, the three of them, Ji You, left the pool.
Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi also emerged from the medicinal pool, gave Ji You a strange look, and then, without a word, returned to the backyard of Yuheng Hall.
You Buyu was currently in the courtyard, sipping tea with He Lingxiu, Wang Yue, and Fang Linchao, still talking about how profound the Dan Light emitted from Shake Light Hall on the mountaintop was.
Seeing Ji You and the others, his eyes involuntarily turned cold, but then he noticed Ban Yangshu and the others looking at him with pity.
Meanwhile, Yuan Chen was kneeling in his Elder Sister’s bamboo building, looking at his Elder Sister, whose face was as cold as frost. He was completely curled up like a quail.
Yuan Caiwei stood with her arms crossed, her face still slightly flushed, holding a rattan cane as she looked at him: “Tell me, did you trick Young Master Ji into my medicinal pool?”
“Yes—”
“Yuan Chen, do you want to drive Elder Sister out of Dan Sect?”
Yuan Chen immediately looked up: “No, I didn’t.”
Yuan Caiwei gritted her teeth: “Then why did you lead a man into Elder Sister’s medicinal pool? Fortunately, Young Master Ji is a true gentleman, otherwise how could Elder Sister face anyone?”
As she said this, she felt as if she was still being held in that broad embrace, the tips of her ears burning red.
“I saw that Elder Sister also seemed to have feelings for Brother-in-Law, so I had a sudden inspiration.”
“I—when did I have feelings for Young Master Ji?”
Yuan Chen couldn't help but look up: “When I called him Brother-in-Law at Qi Ridge, Elder Sister always rolled her eyes, but today when I asked Elder Sister where Brother-in-Law was, Elder Sister immediately said he was in the Ding-character room in the backyard of Yuheng Hall.”
Yuan Caiwei’s cheeks flushed, and she raised her hand as if to strike: “You’re still talking!”
“On the way back from Qi Ridge to Tianshu Academy, I was very happy, thinking that everyone in Tianshu Academy was like Brother-in-Law. But later I found out I was wrong, there’s only one like Brother-in-Law. Elder Sister, you need to think clearly.”
Yuan Chen watched his Elder Sister suddenly freeze, thinking to himself, Ah Jie, Ah Jie, I really hit the nail on the head with your thoughts.
Don't look at Master Jian's Elder Sister, who usually acts aloof and unapproachable. She's very good at getting close to Brother-in-Law.
In the future, you'll always have to compete with Master Jian's Elder Sister for the main wife and second wife positions. What's the use of just drawing Brother-in-Law's Seven Swords in the bamboo forest all day? If you don't act now, it'll be too late.