Chapter 112 Duel and Hot Spring Bath

Duan Si rarely appears in the river valleys and riverbanks.

They would never again be like today, warming themselves by a fire in the valley and eating cooked food.

In the past, he would stay in the cave to sleep, except when he went out to hunt and vent his desire to fight.

Today, he not only stayed on the riverbank in the valley, but also did not leave after the female master left to take a bath.

Many orcs are speculating about when he will enter his cave.

Not long after, Duan Si got up and stood up.

But instead of returning to the cave, he swam with his black snake tail toward the campfire where the females of the Lion's Roar tribe were gathered.

Some of the disheartened females suddenly brightened up again.

Why would Duan Si head in their direction after his mistress left?

Who is he looking for...?

Will... will he look for me...?

While Natali was puzzled, she was more wary.

As the chief female, she naturally had her own ways of doing things and knew what Duan Si had done in the Holy City before.

Fighting assassins in the dungeon arena.

He came in this direction not because he now lives in the Lion's Roar tribe and was just being polite to say hello.

Natali stood up, about to ask a question, when Duans's scarlet snake eyes were already fixed on the snake-beastmen by the campfire.

Several snake-beastmen, some from the Lion Roar tribe and others from the Python Coil tribe, were the beastmen husbands of several females who had spoken ill of Jiang Xi by the campfire.

He stared at them and spoke in a somber tone.

"You, you, you... come out and fight me."

His scarlet snake eyes swept over the orcs, making them feel a sense of oppression.

They weren't stupid; they naturally knew why Duan Si had challenged them to a duel.

As the beast husband of the female master, even if he knew he couldn't beat Duan Si, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

They thought of Nakan's fate, feeling sad that they would also have to shed a layer of skin, but also relieved that it was just a duel and that Duans wouldn't take their lives.

At Duan Si's voice, the three orcs stood up.

For a moment, the entire Rehe Valley riverbed fell silent.

All eyes were on the four snake-beastmen standing there.

Since the duel between Duans and Nakan, Jehol Valley has never been so lively.

Orcs are naturally warlike.

In winter, due to the pressure of survival, their ferocity decreases significantly.

But that doesn't mean they don't enjoy watching such intense battles.

Many of the snake-beastmen's eyes lit up, their faces full of anticipation.

Meanwhile, the females who had spoken ill of Jiang Xi by the campfire turned pale instantly.

Some of the females wanted to stand up and speak for their newly acquired beast mates.

After all, she had just married a snake-beast husband, and they were still in the honeymoon phase.

Moreover, she had seen Nakan's tail with large patches of snake scales missing, and it was truly disgusting and ugly. If it couldn't be restored, she didn't want to bring such an ugly snake beast husband back in the spring.

But just as she was about to stand up, the chief female pressed her down.

"It's perfectly normal for orcs to duel in the Cursed Lands. Let them fight it out, and we'll continue weaving our rattan bags."

Hearing the first woman say this, I did feel a sense of relief.

Although she didn't know whether Duan Silai's duel was intended to involve the female envoy.

But since the duel was chosen as the method, it proves that after the duel, this matter is over.

The female master and her beast husbands will not bring up the past again.

Jiang Xi knew nothing about this.

Because she had already arrived at the Snow Mountain Hot Spring with Lu Liufeng.

Under the snow, the night sky over the snow-capped mountains was bathed in white light, making it exceptionally bright.

Lu Liufeng gathered some dry firewood, placed it on a flat rock, and asked a question.

"My lady, shall we start a fire now?"

Jiang Xi thought for a moment and shook her head.

"Let's start a fire again later! I can see the white glow of the snow!"

On the contrary, if a fire were lit now, she would become a target for the neighbors while soaking in the hot spring.

Others can see her, but she may not be able to see others.

Although the snow mountain hot springs are quiet, Lu Liufeng would be able to spot anyone who comes.

But as the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry!

Lu Liufeng didn't ask why, but nodded and said gently.

"Then I'll go to the hot spring pool next door. Call me when the mistress is ready."

Jiang Xi nodded.

Of course she'd call him!

She still needs his beast-themed hairdryer!

After Lu Liufeng left, Jiang Xi took off her animal skin coat and went down into the hot spring pool.

To be honest, she was quite hot in the Jehol Valley wrapped in that animal skin clothing.

But she was too embarrassed to wear a bikini-like animal skin bra after arriving in the Jehol Valley, like the other females.

Showing off your waist and legs, a strapless top covering your waist, and a belt around your waist—that's what you'd wear outside of winter.

Furthermore, Jiang Xi didn't bring any animal skin like a tube top, and even if she did, she would be too embarrassed to wear it.

Therefore, once the animal skin clothing was taken off, the person was covered in sweat.

She washed the animal hides, then threw them directly onto the volcanic rocks to dry before slowly taking a bath.

Under the snow's glow, the hot spring pool shone brightly.

Jiang Xi raised her arm from the water, revealing a smooth, snow-white skin.

A soft green light emanated from her palm and spread throughout the pool.

Perhaps due to the enhancement of her healing abilities, Jiang Xi could feel the pollution in her body struggling, which she forcibly expelled from her body.

Having learned from the previous experience treating Kangya and Carter.

This time, she used her healing powers to push the pollution out of her body from her fingertips and drip it onto the stones outside the pool.

Instead of spreading out in the hot spring pool.

Black stains dripped from the jade-white fingertips onto the volcanic rock, making a soft "plop" sound.

If Lu Liufeng and the other beastmen hadn't said it was nothing, the sheer scale of the pollution would have made Jiang Xi think it was extremely poisonous!

Out of curiosity, she touched the black liquid dripping onto the rocks with her other hand.

But perhaps her body has become immune to this substance after being exposed to pollution for so long.

So when she reached out to touch it, she didn't feel the burning sensation that Conya and Carter had described.

Jiang Xi couldn't help but wonder, if this were the case, would she be able to roam freely in the Cursed Land from now on?

Or even enter the cursed land?

But despite her thoughts, she didn't actually do anything reckless.

The cursed lands are fraught with danger, and there may even be sentient beings manipulating everything.

She would not set foot in the cursed land unless absolutely necessary.

Life is more important!

Only when you're alive is anything possible!

Because she might need to clean up Duan Si's supernatural energy sea that night, Jiang Xi only used half of her healing supernatural energy.

Even if it was only half, it still reduced the blackness on her face and body by a third.

She should be fully recovered in just a few sessions!

Thinking of this, she felt excited and her heart couldn't help but beat faster.

The sound of Lu Liufeng taking a shower could be heard from next door.

A small rocky barrier can only block the view, not the sound.

Jiang Xi sank herself deeper into the hot spring pool, sinking completely in and spitting out gurgling bubbles.

Once she's fully recovered...

She and Lu Liufeng...

She thought to herself, and slowly emerged from the water.

Her wet, black hair was swept back from her forehead, revealing a smooth forehead and bright, dark eyes.

Her wet hair clung to her fair, delicate shoulders, rippling in the water.

Like a bewitching water nymph.

Jiang Xi soaked for a while longer before getting out of the water.

But just then, a ripple suddenly appeared above the pool...