Chapter 222 Bathing in the Orchid Bath Under the Moonlight

Su Xiaoyuan: "Is there anyone else? Did you see clearly?"

Ruan Mianmian shook her head. "They both wore veils and loose robes, so I couldn't see their figures clearly. But they were about the same height as Song Jinshu, just a little shorter."

She said with a fierce face: "Could it be that Fengyue Sect?"

Su Xiaoyuan actually had this guess just now, but she didn't say it out loud for fear of touching upon Kaishan's sorrow.

"Last time, Elder Jiang said that Fengyue Sect has always wanted to swallow up our sect," Ruan Mianmian continued. "If that man is really the one behind this, I wonder if he has other motives."

Su Xiaoyuan was also worried about this: "We have a class on Huanhua Island tomorrow morning. Let's tell Elder Qin about this."

Ruan Mianmian nodded.

Su Xiaoyuan brought her another spoon, and said in a gentle and doting tone, "This is the last one. Don't break it before you buy a new one."

Ruan Mianmian wondered: "Didn't you buy a lot of spoons before?"

"I cleaned out those things that were old. It's the way to let go." Su Xiaoyuan puffed out her cheeks and gave Fu Tingyun a reproachful look.

The puppet stared ahead with an expressionless face, as if he had no idea that he was not doing anything.

Fu Tingyun burned all the spoons with tiny chips and worn glaze. If he had known that spoons were consumables for her, he would have kept a few more.

After finishing her porridge, Ruan Mianmian lay down on the small table, her chin resting on the back of her hand, looking listless.

Su Xiaoyuan had never seen her so depressed before, so she called out softly, "Kaishan..."

Ruan Mianmian's voice was muffled, "I'm not sad, but... disappointed. He and I were born on the same day. We slept in the same bed on the first day, and I even peed all over him..."

"We've known each other for so many years, spending almost every day together. It's fine if he was seduced by a flirtatious man, but if he really goes against our sect for that man, I..."

Su Xiaoyuan said nothing, but just walked over and gently touched the back of her head.

Ruan Mianmian raised her head, her eyes red and her face full of grievance: "Xiao Yuanzi..."

Su Xiaoyuan had never seen her like this before. She felt so heartbroken that she hugged her in her arms and patted her back gently.

Ruan Mianmian cried heartily in her arms for a while, sniffing: "Little Yuanzi, you are so fragrant, soft and elastic... You look thin, but how come you are so well-proportioned? Have you grown taller recently? I should call you Big Yuanzi. Let me pinch you..."

Su Xiaoyuan's face flushed immediately, and she took two steps back, clutching her chest. "Xie Kaishan! I'm just trying to comfort you out of kindness!"

Ruan Mianmian's mouth drooped: "I'm still sad, please comfort me again."

Su Xiaoyuan pretended to hit her and the two of them started fighting.

The more shy she was, the more Ruan Mianmian couldn't help but tease her. She pressed her down on the bed and tickled her: "If you don't let me pinch you, are you only allowing Ling Yue Xianzun to do it?"

Su Xiaoyuan couldn't help laughing out loud: "Yes, yes, who told him to be my dear husband."

Perhaps because it was too absurd, Shang Lingyue Immortal Venerable had become a joke among their best friends.

Taking advantage of others' opinions seems to relieve the pressure brought by impossible goals.

After a while, Su Xiaoyuan's collar was torn loose and the small clothes inside were tilted to one side.

She caught a glimpse of the puppet looking at her, his brows slightly furrowed. Suddenly, she felt so embarrassed that her skin felt hot all over. She begged softly, "No, Kaishan, I really won't come... The puppet is watching..."

"What does it matter if it's a puppet, Akui? Your master is beautiful, right?" Ruan Mianmian said with a smile.

Su Xiaoyuan pinched her best friend's arm: "Xie Kaishan!"

The puppet was silent for a moment, and a single word uttered from his cold lips: "Hmm."

"Look, even the puppets know how pretty you are!" Ruan Mianmian had had enough of the fuss and let her up with a smile.

Su Xiaoyuan's face turned even redder, and she quickly turned her back to the puppet, tidied her messy clothes, and tied her belt again.

During the fight, the hairpin fell off and probably rolled onto the bed.

It was difficult to pick it up at the moment, so she went to the suitcase and found the hairband that the puppet didn't want anymore, and tied it up temporarily.

"Oh right," Ruan Mianmian patted her forehead, "I almost forgot."

As she spoke, she lowered her head and rummaged through the storage sachet. "Elder Qin was busy today, so Senior Brother Xiahou is filling in for him. He asked me to give this to you."

As he spoke, he dug out an exquisite brocade box the size of a palm.

You can tell what's inside the box is very valuable.

Su Xiaoyuan: "What is this?"

"I don't know either. He asked me to bring it to you, but I didn't open it to take a look." Ruan Mianmian was also curious. "Why don't you open it and take a look?"

Su Xiaoyuan opened the lid of the box and saw a beautiful pearl earring lying on the black velvet cushion.

The pearl is not big, but it is full of brilliance. Dozens of rice-sized "raindrops" are strung together with silver spider silk underneath, forming tassels. When it moves, it looks like rippling water, and it looks very valuable.

"Oh," Ruan Mianmian exclaimed, "It's a communication earring, but it's so exquisite! I've never seen anything like it before. Not to mention the pearl, even the raindrops that go with it cost over a thousand high-grade spirit stones. Senior Brother Xiahou is really generous."

Su Xiaoyuan was also shocked for a moment, but then she became distressed: "This is too valuable, I can't accept it."

Ruan Mianmian: "I'm just helping him carry things. If you don't want to accept them, you can return them to him tomorrow."

Su Xiaoyuan nodded.

Ruan Mianmian blinked: "How about you send him a message now?"

Su Xiaoyuan didn't like voice calls, but she always had to say something when she received something from someone, so she nodded: "Okay."

Ruan Mianmian enthusiastically taught her how to use it.

It turns out there is a small button on the back of the ear stud, just press it gently.

Su Xiaoyuan prepared herself mentally and pressed the button.

Soon, Xiahou Che's voice came from the earring: "Junior Sister Xiaoyuan, are you feeling better?"

It sounds like the normal concern that a senior brother has for his fellow junior sister.

Su Xiaoyuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Much better, thank you, Senior Brother."

"That's good," Xiahou Che continued, "Can you come to class tomorrow? If you miss class again, I'll make a note of it."

Su Xiaoyuan could tell he was joking: "Will Senior Brother Xiahou still be the substitute teacher tomorrow?"

"Um."

"Thank you for the earrings, senior brother..." Su Xiaoyuan said.

"As long as you like it," Xia Houche's voice was so gentle that it seemed to melt into water. "I should have given it to you earlier, but it took some time to make it."

"Thank you, Brother, but it's too valuable. I can't accept it..." "I'll bring it back to you tomorrow."

"It's just an earring, Junior Sister Xiaoyuan, don't take it to heart," Xiahou Che said, "I gave it to you out of selfish motives."

Su Xiaoyuan was afraid that he would say something, so she held her breath nervously.

"The Wushan Festival is about to begin. Junior Sister Xiaoyuan and I will be attending together. We need to keep in touch frequently. I'm afraid of the hassle of using talismans every time."

Xia Hou Che smiled without any hint of ambiguity: "Junior sister, just consider it as doing me a favor."

Su Xiaoyuan said, "I'll just go to the city tomorrow and buy a communication tool..."

"The earrings are already made. Junior Sister Xiaoyuan doesn't want them, but I can't give them to anyone else. You can't let me wear them myself, right? If you don't want them, I'll just have to throw them away."

Su Xiaoyuan looked at the glittering tassel earrings in her palm and thought it would be a shame to throw them away.

But no matter how casually Xia Houche said it, Su Xiaoyuan would not believe that he gave her such expensive jewelry for no reason and had no other meaning.

It was impossible for her to accept it with peace of mind, but she was not good at refusing others and didn't know how to start.

As if sensing her embarrassment, Xiahou Che said, "If Junior Sister insists on not accepting it, then consider it as a temporary loan. You can return it after the ceremony is over."

Without waiting for her to answer, he continued, "I really don't have any other intentions. I just think this earring is very suitable for Junior Sister Xiaoyuan. I was not thoughtful enough and made Junior Sister Xiaoyuan feel embarrassed..."

"No, no," Su Xiaoyuan said hurriedly, "That's not what I meant..."

"That's good," Xiahou Che breathed a sigh of relief, his voice immediately brightening. "Junior sister, you haven't put it on yet, right? Wearing it on your ears will make the sound clearer. You can try it."

Su Xiaoyuan: "Okay... let's try next time..."

"It's getting late, so I won't disturb you from resting," Xiahou Che said. "You should get settled early and be sure to attend my class tomorrow."

After the communication was disconnected, Su Xiaoyuan felt like she had run 800 meters and fell on the bed exhausted.

"How is it?" Ruan Mianmian winked at her.

"What's going on..." Su Xiaoyuan muttered, picking up the pillow to cover her face.

Ruan Mianmian forcibly pulled the pillow away: "Your face is so red! Brother Xiahou is obviously interested in you, don't you want to give it a try?"

Su Xiaoyuan: "I didn't mean that..."

"Alright, even if you only have Ling Yue Immortal Venerable in your heart, you can still practice with Brother Xiahou first. Isn't a real person better than a puppet?"

"Open the mountain!"

"Hey, you puppet man seems to have a bit of evil nature," Ruan Mianmian said suddenly, "You looked at me with a fierce look just now!"

Su Xiaoyuan didn't take it seriously: "How could that be? He just looks fierce and treats everyone like that."

Ruan Mianmian also put the matter of the puppet behind her and said, "Back to Senior Brother Xiahou, you know that during the Wushan Festival, couples go to the holy water behind the shrine to purify themselves and pray for blessings, right?"

Su Xiaoyuan had heard of this custom and had been troubled by it recently.

Ruan Mianmian: "After the annual purification ceremony, the sect would always see many couples of men and women, or men and women... single men and single women, bathing together in the orchid bath under the moonlight. Just imagine the atmosphere..."

Su Xiaoyuan didn't dare to think about it.

Seeing that she was really shy, Ruan Mianmian stopped teasing her and patted her shoulder: "Xiao Yuanzi, it's not a loss for Senior Brother Xiahou to pick it like this, just let it go!"

After Ruan Mianmian left, Su Xiaoyuan put the earrings back into the box and sat in front of the window in a daze for a while.

Of course, she had no intention of trying it with Senior Brother Xiahou.

Firstly, she is almost dying, so how can she have the mind to fall in love? Secondly, she wants to conquer the Immortal Master Ling Yue. If Senior Brother Xiahou takes it seriously, wouldn’t she be betraying his sincerity?

But the other party didn't confess his feelings, so her direct rejection seemed presumptuous.

I thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution, so I just gave up thinking about it for now.

Su Xiaoyuan stood up and asked the puppet to step away. She took out the menstrual belt that Kaishan brought her and studied it. She washed it with the cleansing technique first, stuffed a folded old handkerchief into the opening, and then tried to put it on.

Not feeling well.

This thing was still too primitive, the size was a bit large, and the fabric was a bit hard, which made her, a modern person used to convenient sanitary products, a little uncomfortable.

I have to get up early for school tomorrow, so I can only deal with it for now.

After she finished washing up, she called to the puppet in the yard, "Fu Tingyun, I'm fine now. You can come in."

"Okay." The puppet agreed, but did not enter the house immediately.

Su Xiaoyuan was used to him being like this. Sometimes she felt that the puppet was a bit like her free-range cat, which seemed to have its own ideas and had no fixed time of going out or coming back.

She lay down, hugged the quilt and began to worry about what to do when she met Senior Brother Xiahou tomorrow. She tossed and turned for a while, and her eyelids gradually became heavy.

Fu Tingyun was meditating in the yard.

A quarter of an hour had passed, and he still hadn't been able to enter a state of meditation.

As soon as I closed my eyes, some broken images flashed before my eyes.

The untied collar of a girl's skirt, the askew skirt, the accidental flash of pale peach pink... the blush on her cheeks, the tears in the corners of her eyes, the hair clinging to her lips...

The one who grabbed her wrist and pressed her with his knee to prevent her from struggling seemed to have become himself...

Fu Tingyun suddenly woke up and found that he had unknowingly gone astray again, and the spiritual energy in his tendons and veins was also disordered.

He quickly closed his five senses, concentrated his mind and regulated his breathing, and after letting his spiritual energy circulate for several cycles, he gradually calmed down.

I can't think about it anymore.

He needed to find something to do to distract himself.

Fu Tingyun released his spiritual sense, which quickly extended to the territory of the Yunyu Sect.

Her friend with good teeth mentioned two suspicious people, and he decided to find them out and see what their intentions were.

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