Hot Spring Battle: The Brave Enjoy the World First
"Your spiritual form is a phoenix tree." This wasn't a question; Lin Changli said with absolute certainty.
Sangye didn't intend to hide it, nor did he think it was a secret, since everyone's spiritual bodies on Black Tower Star were practically naked.
Sangye nodded, waiting for him to continue.
Lin Changli lowered his eyes and said nothing more.
The bright, warm light from the kitchen cast a deep shadow on his face.
Sangye was already tall enough, but at 1.8 meters, he was still half a head shorter than Lin Changli.
The feeling of being looked down upon made Kuwano feel a little uncomfortable.
Can this body grow as tall as a sycamore tree? Theoretically, a sycamore tree can grow infinitely tall, so why can't she?
No matter the era, the psychological pressure brought by huge objects is very strong, and people often feel their own insignificance.
"Hey." Sangye broke the silence. She didn't like this feeling. She took a step back, using the distance to avoid the stare caused by her height difference. "I'm going to the backyard. You should go back to sleep too. I added a lot of mental energy to Hot Cocoa. It should be able to sleep peacefully for a night. If it's not enough, let Little Phoenix go out and fly around for a bit before coming back to sleep quietly."
Lin Changli snapped out of his daze, took the plate from Sangye's hand, stepped aside, and watched Sangye walk around the West Building and head towards the backyard from the corridor.
She has a tall and strong figure, and her steps are steady and quick.
"So that's how it is. I knew it must be because of the spiritual entity." Lin Changli watched Sang Ye leave, silently finding a reason for himself.
Little Phoenix: "Eek~"
"Shut up, don't say anything." Lin Changli stopped him before he could speak.
*
Rong Cheng and Wu Jianing played and frolicked in the hot spring, quickly expending the little girl's energy. After eating the cake, she fell into a deep sleep.
Du Yuan gently dried her body and helped her put on a warm nightgown.
“You two were like this when you were little,” Du Yuan said, squeezing Wu Jianing’s chubby little hand, which left a dent when she pinched it. “When Chengcheng was little, she hated it when I bathed her. If I wasn’t careful, she would turn back into her original form and fly up into a tree. Sangsang was a little better; she couldn’t run away anyway.”
Upon hearing the story, Rong Cheng and Sangye both laughed, reminiscing about the past.
"Alright, I'm taking her back to bed now. You two can soak a little longer and then come back." Du Yuan glanced at the time—she adapted to modern technology very quickly—and gave her a brief instruction.
Rong Cheng couldn't stand it anymore after soaking for a while. Jin Wu didn't need so much water. After saying goodnight to Sangye, she went back to her room.
At this moment, only Kuwano remained in the hot spring. Wearing a swimsuit, she floated in and out of the hot spring a few times before looking back. From her angle, she could see through the layers of bushes that only the light in the living room of the West Building was on, waiting for her to return.
When I turned my head again, a scream almost escaped my lips—
Sireno appeared on the opposite side of the hot spring at some unknown time.
Sangye suppressed her panic and looked at him with some displeasure: "What are you doing? How did you get here? How could you come here? This is so rude of you!"
Syleno walked barefoot on the gravel path across the hot spring, his body soaking wet. Behind him was a cliff—the cliff that Rong Cheng had cleaved open yesterday, forming a slope that wasn't too steep—he pointed innocently behind him: "I climbed up from the Tide Sea."
"?" Sangye asked, puzzled. "Why would you go into the sea?"
Upon hearing this, Sireno lowered his head, looking somewhat dejected: "I'm a little worried that they really will kick me out. I'll go down and see if there are any safe reefs in the sea. If I get swept away by the waves while I'm sleeping, it will take me a long time to swim back."
These words made Sangye feel a little sad. He was being bullied like this here. He hadn't provoked anyone. He was just too good-looking. He wouldn't give up his mission to save his people and insisted on getting support from the base before he would go back.
Poor child.
Sangye saw that he was soaked to the bone. The base was set to autumn weather today, and a cool breeze was blowing.
"Do you want to come down for a soak?" Sangye felt bad for her, and besides, she was still dressed, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
“Okay,” Sireno readily agreed. “I am indeed a little cold.”
Only then did Kuwano realize that he was still wearing clothes.
“It’s alright, Colonel,” Sireno said without any embarrassment, instead extending an invitation to Kuwano, “Would you like to see my tail?”
"Hmm?" Sangye's eyes lit up; it would be a lie to say he wasn't curious.
The moment Sireno touched the spring water, a bright blue light flashed, and he sat on the opposite bank of the hot spring. His waist and abdomen had transformed into a thick fish tail, like the azure sea in Kuwano's memory, shimmering with a light silver pearly light. The fins were like layers of white gauze wrapped around the sides of the fish tail, extending from the tail all the way to the waist and abdomen and gradually disappearing.
Kuwano stared at the large tail in shock.
When I looked up again, I noticed that Sireno had taken off his black bodysuit and was now wrapped in a light gauze over it as if he were shy.
Kuwano then realized that it was part of his fin.
The fish fins were wet and stuck to its muscular belly, showing off pink spots that looked especially tempting.
Sireno gently drew the hot spring water with her slender fingers, washing away the mud stuck to her hair from the seabed.
Then he leaped down, splashing water into the hot spring. He circled the hot spring twice, his dreamy fish tail undulating on the water's surface, encircling Sangye.
"Is it pretty?" Only half of his face was above water, his big eyes blinking as he looked up at Sang Ye. His voice was a little nervous, which reminded Sang Ye of the little dog he used to have when he was still in Shifangwu. It was also wet and looking so eager.
"It's beautiful." Sangye exclaimed in undisguised amazement, even reaching out to touch the tuft of fins that looked like a veil.
The fishtail twitched slightly, and Sireno's face flushed: "It itches..."
"I'm sorry," Kuwano said apologetically, but did not withdraw her hand.
The feel of the sheer fish fins is like soft cotton, like light, floating clouds, like freshly baked, fluffy bread.
The hot spring seems to be getting hotter and hotter.
The tranquility was broken by the phoenix's sharp cry.
The little phoenix suddenly appeared out of nowhere and angrily spewed a burst of flames at Sireno. Sireno, who was moving very fast in the water, immediately sank into the water and dodged the deadly flames.
"Shameless! You shameless stinking fish!"
The little phoenix cried out in anger and plunged into the water before Sangye could react. Like a predator, it forcefully pulled Sireno out of the water. Its sharp claws sank deep into his fish tail, and his scales were no match for the phoenix's power. Blue blood slowly flowed out.
The beautiful mermaid was hanging upside down in the water, her tail held tightly by the relentless phoenix. The burning pain made Sireno frown, his eyes brimming with tears. He seemed powerless to do anything, unable to fight back, and could only turn to Sangye for help.
"Shameless!" the little phoenix retorted angrily. "What are you pretending for! Every mermaid can sing and induce mental illusions! What are you pretending to be pitiful for!"
It was furious! That shameless mermaid had actually set her sights on Sangye; and what angered it even more was that useless bastard Lin Changli!!
That's what it thought, and that's what it yelled back at: "What are you still looking at? Can't you do it yourself!"
While tugging at the little phoenix's claws, Sangye said, "Let go of your claws, you're hurting the fish." He then turned to look in the direction the little phoenix was calling.
The fence gate leading to the hot spring was opened, and Lin Changli, backlit and hidden in the night, had an inscrutable expression.
Sangye had just pulled the little phoenix away when he was still shocked that it could speak.
"Get up! Stop playing dead! Fight me!" The little phoenix was furious, flapping its wings faster than a ventilation fan, splashing huge sprays of water.
If Kuwano hadn't been in the water too, he could have evaporated the entire hot spring by now, and then said, "I'm going to turn you into a grilled fish!"
"Calm down!" Sangye grabbed it by its wings like a chicken. The phoenix's downy feathers were thick and hadn't gotten wet when it went into the water. "Why are you so agitated? He just came in to soak in the hot spring, what did he do to offend you?"
Sangye patted its head, making a loud slapping sound: "Besides, he is the little prince of the Chaohai tribe. How could you be so disrespectful! How are you going to explain hurting him to Queen Elizabeth? He was fine when he came, but when he went back, he found that the base had not only kicked him out, but his tail was also seriously injured. Do you think this is reasonable?"
The little phoenix looked at her with shock and sadness, feeling quite aggrieved.
"Hey, say something!" He yelled at Lin Changli, his feathers drooping.
Sangye hugged the fluttering little phoenix to his chest, treating it as just a child throwing a tantrum: "Alright, alright, I'll take you for a soak next time, okay?"
She's not stupid; she's not oblivious to everything.
Sireno dived to the bottom of the water, and wisps of blue blood floated to the surface.
Sangye crossed the river and handed the little phoenix to Lin Changli. Lin Changli didn't move, his jaw tense.
The little phoenix nestled in Sangye's arms, remaining motionless.
Sangye moved closer, so close that Lin Changli could see the glistening moisture on her beauty mark and smell the fragrance emanating from her body.
She lifted the little phoenix's head feathers, trying to restore its former glory.
“Your Highness, I am merely a guide sent to you by His Majesty.” Sangye lifted the little phoenix up without giving him a chance to refuse, and placed him on Lin Changli’s shoulder. “I don’t have much confidence in your condition either. I may never be able to leave Black Tower Star in my lifetime.”
"I'm actually quite happy right now, and of course I wouldn't refuse even more fun entertainment if there were," Kuwano shrugged. "Besides, Sireno is just so handsome, isn't he?"
Lin Changli's gaze passed over her shoulder. Xirenuo poked his head out of the hot spring, his wet silver hair floating on the light blue water. He raised his fish tail, and the scratched area was rapidly repaired under the guidance of his mental power. The burning sensation brought by the phoenix was forcibly wiped away.
The newly formed scales are as dazzling as mother-of-pearl, shimmering and sparkling.
Sireno met Lin Changli's gaze without fear, showing no trace of his previous weakness, as if he were not the one being caught by the phoenix like a fish.
He smiled.
Extremely provocative.
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