Wei Qiyu got to enjoy a whole roasted lamb with Ji Yun'an, and couldn't resist telling a few students he knew, which drew criticism from them.

Left with no other choice, Wei Qiyu had to tell the group that the hot spring resort would be opening soon.

Before opening, we need to find someone to experience it firsthand. If we're lucky, we can eat a whole roasted lamb at the hot spring resort.

Wei Qiyu only told a few close friends, but the news accidentally got out and more than twenty people gathered.

Before this, Gao Jun had auctioned off the whole roasted lamb and invited many people to eat it. However, many people from Kyoto hadn't gotten to eat it yet. These people had been craving the whole roasted lamb for a long time, and when Wei Qiyu said that they could eat it at the hot spring resort, they all came at once.

More than twenty visitors from Kyoto gathered at the foot of the mountain, ready to depart.

"Will this road lead to the hot spring resort?" a young man asked.

Wei Qiyu nodded and said, "Yeah, it's a bit far. We all came voluntarily. If we collapse halfway there, I won't be responsible!"

Wei Qiyu recounted Ji Yun'an's warning to him to several people.

"Fatty Wei, you should worry about yourself," a richly dressed young man said with a smile, fanning himself with a fan.

Wei Qiyu curled his lip and said, "Zhou Yu, you sissy, you're the most likely one to collapse here."

Wei Qiyu thought to himself: Zhou Yu is really strange. He is clearly a man, but he dresses more charmingly than a woman. It is said that he was kicked out by his father because he likes to wear flashy clothes and likes women's perfume.

Zhou Yu glared at Wei Qiyu and cursed, "You fatso."

A spirited young man stepped off the cobblestone path. Qin Ming glanced at the group and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "You young masters are the ones heading to the hot spring resort. I'll show you the way."

Wei Qiyu smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble, young man."

Qin Ming nodded slightly and walked at the front.

Wei Qiyu glanced at Qin Ming and said, "Young man, you look somewhat familiar!"

Qin Ming glanced at Wei Qiyu and said, "I work for Lord Lu."

Wei Qiyu suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen such a person before when he was in the county government office. However, at that time, his attention was entirely focused on the roasted whole lamb, and he paid less attention to the other people.

Wei Qiyu looked at Qin Ming and thought to himself: He has been in Shaxian for so long, and many Shaxian people look at him and them, outsiders, with a bit of curiosity and awe. However, Qin Ming's attitude is very calm. He doesn't find them strange at all, as if they are just ordinary people.

Qin Ming wasn't particularly surprised to see Wei Qiyu and the other young masters. He had been to the capital with Chen Xiaolai and had also entertained several of the prince's disciples there. To Qin Ming, that was about it.

"Young man, I heard that the Prince came here incognito and had a very pleasant conversation with the magistrate. You work for the magistrate, have you ever seen the Prince?"

"Yes, I have! The prince stayed at the county government office for a while, and I was even ordered to deliver food to him," Qin Ming said.

Qin Ming thought to himself: He was quite composed when facing the prince. At that time, he thought this old man was troublesome. He slept until the sun was high in the sky, which was long past breakfast time and not yet lunch time. But the old man didn't care about anything and insisted on ordering dishes. After the old man ordered the dishes, Lord Lu sent Chen Sanshao to cook them.

After the old man arrived, he took over the magistrate's rocking chair. When he took a fancy to something, Magistrate Lu gave it all to him without saying a word.

Qin Ming initially thought this scoundrel should be kicked out, but the county magistrate was extremely tolerant of the old man and instructed him to treat him with great courtesy.

It wasn't until after the prince left that Lord Lu finally revealed that it was the prince. Knowing the truth, Qin Ming couldn't sleep well for three days, constantly thinking about whether the prince had offended anyone during his time in the county government.

It wasn't until several days later that Qin Ming calmed down. Once he calmed down, Qin Ming was no longer afraid, but regretful. He had previously treated the prince as an old man who was freeloading, and hadn't really taken a good look at what the prince looked like. After the prince left, Qin Ming realized that he couldn't quite remember what the prince looked like. However, in any case, he had seen the prince and had enough to brag about.

The mountain road leading to the hot spring resort is divided into sections; one section is made of jade, another of cobblestones, and yet another of square bricks.

Because the road was quite long, Chen Xiaocai was worried that people climbing the mountain would get bored, so she made the road a bit more complicated.

The miscellaneous trees along the roadside have been cleared away, and some flowers and plants have been planted.

This wasn't Qin Ming's first time walking this route, and he was still quite amazed. Young Master Chen had put in a lot of effort to create this route.

The students from Kyoto walked and chatted, and before they knew it, they had covered most of the distance. As they were all pampered, some of them started to feel tired as they walked. However, because Wei Qiyu had said so beforehand, no one dared to say that they couldn't walk anymore.

Ji Yun'an had arrived at the hot spring resort ahead of the others.

The hot spring resort was built in an antique style, and to enhance its ambiance, Lu Lin hung many calligraphy and paintings inside.

To save money, all the calligraphy and paintings were done by Ji Yun'an. Ji Yun'an passed the imperial examination at a young age and was quite skilled in calligraphy and painting. Although it was not as good as the works of famous artists, it was still quite tasteful to some uninformed villagers and wealthy merchants.

Wei Qiyu walked through the hot spring resort and said, "Yun'an, this place is really nice." Ji Yun'an nodded and said, "I'm glad you think it's nice."

Most of the hot spring resort has been completed, and the group saw a semi-enclosed open-air hot spring pool.

Beautiful trees are planted in the hot spring pool, and a light mist floats above the pool, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Gao Hui smiled and said, "I didn't expect there to be such a good place in Shaxian. It was worth all the hard work I put in to get here."

Wei Qiyu opened his folding fan and fanned himself, pondering how much it would cost to build such a place in Kyoto.

The group of teenagers had come because they heard that they could eat roasted whole lamb at the hot spring resort, but after walking around the resort, they were all captivated by the hot spring pools.

After changing into bathrobes with Qin Ming, the group entered the hot spring pool for a bath.

After walking a long way up the mountain, everyone was quite tired. Soaking in the warm spring water helped relieve a lot of their fatigue.

Wei Qiyu lay on a wooden bed covered with a bamboo mat, letting the people from the resort give him a full-body massage.

When Qin Ming first asked the group if they needed a full-body massage, none of the guests from Kyoto responded. Only Wei Qiyu, who was always eager for novelty, took the initiative to try it without asking any questions.

The masseuses in the hot spring resort were specially trained by Chen Xiaomai, following Lu Lin's instructions.

After soaking in the hot springs, a massage feels like heaven!

Wei Qiyu looked at Ji Yun'an, who was half-submerged in the water, and said, "Yun'an, this massage is really comfortable! You should try it too."

Ji Yun'an glanced at Wei Qiyu, who was humming and hawing, and said, "No need."

Wei Qiyu curled his lip and said, "You really don't know how to enjoy life!"

Wei Qiyu felt a stinging pain from the pressure, yet also a strange sense of pleasure.

Wei Qiyu lay on the bamboo mat, bored, and said, "Yun'an! Your second brother-in-law is good in every way, but he just doesn't understand romance!" Although the massage was very comfortable, the masseur was a stiff man, which was ultimately a bit lacking. If it were a beautiful woman, it would be perfect.

Ji Yun'an glanced at Wei Qiyu and said irritably, "You're lying down and still talking so much? You're full of bad ideas. Men are strong! This skill also requires a lot of strength."

Lu Lin had actually considered hiring a female masseuse, but after thinking about it, he gave up. Even in his previous life, being a masseuse was a somewhat ambiguous profession. Here, the separation between men and women was very strict. Even if a woman was doing this business honestly and legitimately, it wouldn't sound good if word got out.

Wei Qiyu ignored Ji Yun'an and said to the others, "Hey, this massage is very comfortable, everyone can try it."

After Wei Qiyu said that, more than a dozen people expressed their desire to try it.

Ji Yun'an called four masseuses to give him a massage. There were only a limited number of masseuses in the hot spring resort, but there were more than a dozen people who wanted a full-body massage. Those who couldn't get a turn could only wait.

Initially, the group was somewhat resistant to massages, but seeing others enjoying them while they waited made them more curious about the experience.

Zhou Yu was the quickest and managed to snag a spot for a massage.

Zhou Yu lay on the bamboo mat, occasionally letting out soft moans.

Wei Qiyu glanced at Zhou Yu and thought to himself: This effeminate guy keeps making sounds like a cat in heat while giving a massage, I don't know what's wrong with him, he's so shameless, no wonder his father kicked him out.

The people in the hot spring seemed embarrassed by Zhou Yu's address and turned their heads away.

Wei Qiyu glanced at Ji Yun'an and asked, "Yun'an, when are we eating?"

Ji Yun'an glanced at Wei Qiyu and said, "It's not mealtime yet. Didn't you already eat when we arrived?"

The question Wei Qiyu asked was one that others also wanted to ask, but they were too embarrassed to. But when Wei Qiyu asked it, everyone else perked up their ears.

Wei Qiyu said sullenly, "I just didn't eat enough."

Ji Yun'an glanced at the sky and said, "It should be almost ready, but the whole roasted lamb might not be done yet. However, we can go to the restaurant to check. If they don't have whole roasted lamb, they should have other dishes."

Upon hearing Ji Yun'an's words, the group couldn't resist getting out of the hot spring. In their view, they could still soak in the hot spring afterward, but if they missed out on the food, they might end up as nothing but skeletons.