He recalled the time when he first took the pill. At that time, his aptitude was low and his body had many impurities. Jiang Luofu's cultivation and aptitude were both very high, so she definitely had far fewer impurities, but she still had some.
"Why didn't you say so sooner!" Jiang Luofu was immediately embarrassed, no longer displaying her usual aloofness. She hurriedly turned around and rushed into the house. Given her status at the academy, there was naturally a natural bathing pool in the courtyard.
Zu An coughed lightly: "Sister Jiang, take your time washing. I'll be going now."
Since others were taking a shower, it was inconvenient for him to stay there any longer.
"Don't go, come in." Jiang Luofu's voice came from inside.
Zuan: "???"
The image of Jiang Luofu taking off her stockings by the bathtub involuntarily came to mind.
He was startled and quickly composed himself: "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"What are you thinking? I need your help!" Jiang Luofu's voice carried a hint of coquettishness.
Zu An breathed a sigh of relief before entering the villa.
"Move a little further in, right here." Jiang Luofu's voice seemed to be mixed with the sound of water.
Zuan arrived at the backyard and saw a steaming bath in the middle of a lush forest. Jiang Luofu was soaking in it, her fair and rounded shoulders exposed.
A layer of white mist shrouded the water's surface, obscuring most of the underwater scenery, but some outlines could still be seen, appearing and disappearing, which was most alluring.
Zuan was taken aback; the speed at which she took off her clothes was too fast! His mind was completely blank.
"Don't look into the water. With your current cultivation level, the concealment array in this bathhouse probably can't block your view." Jiang Luofu crossed her arms in front of her chest, speaking in a coquettish tone, but her face was extremely natural.
"You were the one who called me in," Zu An said, turning around with some frustration. In his previous life, this kind of behavior would be called a honey trap.
Jiang Luofu pursed her lips: "The main thing is that I had an urgent matter to attend to, but I need to take a bath after taking your medicine. Also, I feel a bit weak and tired now, so it seems I won't be able to fight anyone for a while. I can only ask for your help. I'm sure you'd be happy to help."
"What is it?" Zu An asked, startled.
Jiang Luofu's expression also became somewhat serious: "Xiao Xi may have had an accident."
"What!" Zu An was extremely shocked.
“My senior brother took her to Tongluo Mountain near the capital. Xiaoxi suddenly suggested that a certain kind of pill she was refining could be found in Tongluo Mountain. My senior brother thought that she really needed more experience, and since Tongluo Mountain was near the capital, it had already been thoroughly swept up by the army many times, so there were no high-level dangerous beasts there. Therefore, he agreed to let her go, and my senior brother went to the academy in the capital first,” Jiang Luofu said with a worried look. “But three days have passed since the agreed time, and Xiaoxi has not returned yet.”
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Zuan suddenly became anxious.
“That senior brother of mine, although he’s usually carefree and irresponsible, he cares most about Xiao Xi. He’s wary of any young man who might try to take advantage of her. And since you have a good reputation, he’ll naturally be wary of you.” Jiang Luofu said with a strange expression, “Moreover, he said he’s more cautious than others, and he often mutters about Teacher Bai, Principal Gao, and your relationship. Is that some kind of secret code between you two?”
Zuan: "..."
You scoundrel Ji Dengtu! I kindly showed you the wisdom of our predecessors, and this is how you treat me?
Jiang Luofu continued, "It's normal for it to take a day or two to go into the mountains to gather herbs. At first, my senior brother didn't take it seriously. But he waited at the city gate every day, and when he couldn't wait any longer, he finally panicked. So he went straight out of the city to Tongluo Mountain to find Xiao Xi. He even asked me to wait at the city gate, in case Xiao Xi came back and we missed each other."
“I waited for several days, but not only did I not see Xiaoxi, I also lost contact with my senior brother,” Jiang Luofu said in a deep voice. “I had given him the carrier pigeons raised in the academy to deliver messages. These pigeons were rigorously trained and even had my senior brother’s formation on them to defend against arrows and even falcons. In theory, there shouldn’t be any problems, but we haven’t seen them for several days. I’m worried that something has happened, so I’m planning to go and check on them.”
Zu An said in a deep voice, "After taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill, I was indeed a little weak for a while. You should refine the medicinal power well. Leave this matter to me. Do you know their approximate range?"
Tongluo Mountain is neither very big nor very small; to find Xiaoxi in such a vast mountain is like finding a needle in a haystack.
“I only know that Xiao Xi went to pick Shadow Moon Grass. I asked my fourth senior brother, and he said that this kind of herb is produced near Shadow Moon Lake in Tongluo Mountain.” As Jiang Luofu spoke, she raised her finger and drew a few lines in the air. A wisp of water vapor followed and soon a simple map appeared in the air.
"Leave it to me." Zuan nodded, then soared into the sky and quickly disappeared into the horizon.
Watching his swift figure, Jiang Luofu was somewhat lost in thought. With his help, no matter how big the problem was, he should be able to handle it, right?
But for some reason, she had a feeling of unease and thought about asking her junior sister to do some divination.
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