Chapter 22 Yin Yang Ravine (10) How to Wash Without Taking Off Clothes

"Senior brother?" Gu Lianzhou asked hesitantly, only to see his senior brother turn around absentmindedly and walk quickly outside.

"careful!"

Before he could finish speaking, there was a loud crash as his senior brother slammed into the door frame, making a deafening noise.

Gu Lianzhou immediately dropped the handkerchief, picked up his robe, and walked towards the door while putting on his clothes. "Senior brother, why are you in such a hurry? Let me see if you are injured anywhere."

Song San covered his head, unsure where to look. He caught a glimpse of a figure rapidly approaching out of the corner of his eye, and wished he could dig a hole in the ground and disappear into it.

Damn it, why didn't Gu Lianzhou lock the door when he wiped himself down!

And she was dressed so revealingly...

A warm, moist touch came from the back of my hand, and a man's gentle voice sounded above me, "Does it hurt?"

Song San's hand trembled, and he looked up at the body so close to his, his ears gradually burning.

He came over in a hurry, hastily draping his loose clothes over his body without even bothering to tie them, revealing large areas of smooth skin and his collarbone, which was quite alarming.

"It's cold, put on some clothes!" Her gaze darted around, taking in everything she should and shouldn't have seen. Now, her head was spinning, and she started talking nonsense. "In our Tianji Sect, men who go shirtless in public are punished with whipping. Today, I'll pretend I didn't see it because you don't know the sect rules, but there won't be a next time."

After saying that, he covered his forehead, turned around, and walked away unsteadily, leaving Gu Lianzhou standing there blankly.

After digesting his thoughts for a while, he lowered his head, looked at his loose clothes, and muttered to himself, "How can I take a bath without taking off my clothes?"

This rule makes no sense.

Besides... he closed the door.

-

Song San wandered aimlessly around the courtyard, his mind in complete turmoil.

Yu Qi, carrying a wooden sword, passed by and his eyes lit up when he saw this. He stepped forward and asked, "Brother Song, did you have any success today?"

Upon approaching, one sees that the person appears dazed and absent-minded.

It seems they suffered a setback and became disheartened.

He clenched his fist and covered his lips, feigning a cough. Then, he raised his eyes, his frivolous demeanor vanished, and said seriously, "Liu Xingchuan and I have been in this dilapidated village for at least a year and a half, and we still can't find a way out. It's perfectly normal for Brother Song to be clueless in such a short time on his own. Why bother yourself like this?"

Song San lifted his eyelids and glanced at him. "Why are you worrying about this?"

Yu Qi hadn't expected this reaction and was completely baffled. "I saw you spacing out in the courtyard and thought you were... Oh well, never mind, I was just being presumptuous and trying to comfort you. You seem perfectly fine now."

Song San opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but saw the other party raise his hand to interrupt him, saying, "Alright, don't say anything hurtful anymore, I don't want to hear it. It's getting dark now, and it's not safe outside. After you and Brother Gu finish your meal, go back inside, and remember to lock the door."

After saying this, the man shook his head, put his hands behind his back, and went to the main house with a dejected look that said, "The world has hurt me for too long."

Song San's expression was inscrutable. She kicked away the snow under her feet and looked at the dark soil below. The restlessness in her heart finally dissipated a lot.

-

Gu Lianzhou took out a candle from his package, lit it with a flint, and the bright yellow light flickered before finally settling on the square table.

Song San sat at the table, took out a piece of hemp paper from his pocket, and carefully unfolded and smoothed it out.

Gu Lianzhou moved the candlestick forward to better illuminate the hemp paper before he felt relieved and turned to tidy up the bed.

When he finished his work and turned around, he noticed that his senior brother's fingers were slightly bent and resting on the center of the hemp paper, his expression focused as if he were in a trance.

As if drawn by some strange force, he took a few steps forward, leaned closer, and his gaze fell on the thick black line under Song San's finger.

My senior's drawing skills were sloppy; he just used a charcoal pencil to scribble all over the paper, and the area where he was pointing was just a black dot.

After staring at it for a while, he couldn't help but ask, "Senior brother, you've been staring at this place for so long, have you discovered something?"

The candlelight flickered, revealing the ink marks in Song San's eyes.

After a moment, she blinked slowly, pulling herself out of her chaotic thoughts, and said, "Nothing special, I just noticed that this place is in the center of Joyful Village, so I paid more attention to it."

Gu Lianzhou stepped back a few inches, straightened up and looked at the front of the hemp paper. He noticed that the dot was in the middle of the "well" pattern. He nodded and said, "Senior brother doesn't have any ideas yet. Why don't you rest early and conserve your energy so you can explore again tomorrow?"

Song San scratched his head irritably, his eyes still reluctant to leave the blueprints, and said in a muffled voice, "You go to sleep first, I'll think about it for a while longer."

Glancing at the dark circles under his senior brother's eyes, Gu Lianzhou advised, "Senior brother didn't rest well last night. How can you sustain this kind of physical exertion?"

Upon hearing this, Song San finally looked up, but his gaze quickly drifted away, lingering on Gu Lianzhou's clothes. The scene he had seen when he opened the door earlier that day flashed through his mind, and he felt inexplicably guilty.

Her junior brother was taken advantage of without even realizing it, and he kept walking into the fire pit. He really is a fool.

What should I do if he gets angry and embarrassed in the future?

Tsk, whether we can even get out of here right now is still a question, why worry about so many things that haven't happened yet?

Therefore, Song San raised the corners of his lips and nodded happily, "You're right. Instead of wasting time sitting here, we should go to bed early."

She put away the hemp paper, stood up and walked to the bedside, massaging her neck to loosen her muscles.

"Let me make this clear first, I'm a restless sleeper at night and I don't like sleeping in the same bed with someone." She threw her pillow at the foot of the bed, kicked off her shoes, climbed into bed, rolled into the covers, and let out a long sigh, "Comfortable."

She kicked the neatly made bedding until it was crumpled, then propped her head up on her elbow, patted the blanket with her other hand, and extended a "warm" invitation to the dazed Gu Lianzhou, "Junior brother, what are you standing there for? Come on over."

Gu Lianzhou took a few steps forward, stood before the bed, and hesitated before asking, "Senior brother, what's wrong with you...?"

Song San raised his eyebrows and said lazily, "I'm sleeping at your feet, making plenty of room for you. What are you not happy about?"

That being said, it was still a novel experience he had never had before, leaving this pampered young master feeling completely lost.

Who sleeps like that...?

Alright, alright, if my senior brother is so happy, then he is happy too.

"Okay, coming right away."

Gu Lianzhou checked all the doors and windows thoroughly, breathed a sigh of relief, blew out the candles, and walked to the bedside, carefully lying down.

The bed frame was fragile and creaked. Song San shifted uncomfortably inward, only to feel a hand on his calf, and froze on the spot.

"Ah, this is a leg." Gu Lianzhou's voice rang out in the darkness.

Song San's lips twitched slightly, but he held back his anger. "Otherwise what?"

The air was silent for a moment, then a slight vibration came from the bed. Song San rolled her eyes, belatedly realizing what was happening, and kicked Gu Lianzhou in the chest. "You're mocking me?!"

He had already held back his strength and had no intention of hurting Gu Lianzhou, but Gu Lianzhou grabbed his foot and laughed even more unrestrainedly, "Senior brother, you...you are still young and have a long life ahead of you. Drinking more bone broth might be good for you."

Knowing that Gu Lianzhou was respectful to her on the surface, she never expected him to be so shameless after the lights were turned off, even making fun of her size.

This is intolerable.

She struggled and struggled, but she didn't expect the man to be so strong that she couldn't break free. She immediately panicked and shouted, "What are you doing? Let me go!"

"Senior brother, please don't kick me if I let go. Let's sleep peacefully, okay?" Gu Lianzhou was genuinely afraid of angering her, so he whispered his advice.

Song San was naturally eager to accept and readily agreed.

Such playful behavior on the bed was already beyond her tolerance, and now she regretted it even more. Gu Lianzhou did not know her true identity, and such behavior was not out of line. She was the one who should restrain herself and follow the proper etiquette.

Gu Lianzhou let go of the foot and saw that the foot "kept its word," considerately tucking the corner of the quilt in and chuckled, "Senior brother, these past few days have felt like a dream, so real."

Song San hummed in agreement. "Nightmares are recurring, so naturally they don't feel real."

Who could be as unlucky as them? It's like one disaster after another, one evil after another, giving no one a chance to catch their breath.

"Tsk." She frowned and said, "Why do you sound like you're still quite nostalgic about these past few days?"

Gu Lianzhou shook his head, "Just thinking that my senior brother is by my side makes me feel very at ease, so I'm not so afraid."

His flattery was certainly impressive.

Song San couldn't help but feel smug. "You know how to rely on a powerful figure for shelter, but you don't realize that relying on others is not a long-term solution. As a disciple of the Tianji Sect, how can you protect yourself without real skills? You were born with a pair of Yin-Yang eyes, but you don't know how to use them. It's a real pity."

She paused, then continued, "How about this, starting tomorrow, I will teach you how to draw talismans and the art of enlightenment, so that you can live up to the title of my Third Junior Brother Song."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bed creaked. Gu Lianzhou had never heard such pleasant words before. He was so happy that he forgot himself and jumped off the bed. He bowed deeply to Song San on the inside of the wooden bed and said respectfully, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

The two of them were sharing a blanket, and when he lifted it, a chill seeped into the bed from all directions. Song San kicked the blanket and said irritably, "Is this how you thank me? I haven't finished yet. Teaching you these things on behalf of my uncle is really overstepping my bounds. But right now we're trapped in Huanxi Village and can't get out for the time being. Instead of wasting time, we might as well make good use of it."

She added, "Also, this was not part of the plan, and it would require an additional price."

Gu Lianzhou readily agreed, “In the past, my master saw that I had a special physique and was unwilling to teach me these things. He only taught me some boxing techniques to strengthen my body. Now that my senior brother is willing to pass on his true skills to me, he has done me a great favor. I will do my best to repay him.”

Recalling what he had seen in the dreamlike illusion, and considering that Gu Lianzhou was indeed agile and strong, although he did not know any strange arts, he was still a trained fighter.

If he were to study celestial arts for a few more years, it wouldn't be impossible for him to stand on his own.

"Alright, go to sleep. Now is not the time to relax. We'll probably be busy again in the second half of the night." She pulled the blanket over her head and said in a muffled voice.

Once the crimson moon rises, the monsters in the quicksand will likely come knocking on our door soon.