Chapter 27: The Loose Bath Towel
Li Yunchu was dumbfounded when she saw what she was holding, and she shoved it back in a panic. Pei Siye’s gaze fell upon the object in the girl’s hand, and he, too, was momentarily stunned. That white thing was... Pei Siye soon realized what it was, and his body tensed up again. So, the little outfits the young girl had gone to buy at the shop today were of this variety. He forced himself to stop thinking about it. Li Yunchu’s ears burned red as she stuffed it back blindly.
After missing its strike, the black-gold giant python landed, its body snapping forward as it gave chase in the direction Chu Xiangsi had fled. Lei Chen’s eyes lit up as he took it to examine. It was a cylindrical jade vessel, square on the outside and round on the inside, less than ten centimeters in height, width, and depth. The entire piece was a bright white, carved with ancient, rustic patterns—perfect for housing the Heart-Devil Pearl, provided it was fitted with two lids. She pulled out a paper crane and released it into the air, watching it soar above the city before turning away to head toward where an inn might be found. Ruins? Divine artifacts? Seals? Hearing these things only solidified Yun Chi’s resolve to follow them. This time, when Cang Yun heard Qingya say that the other party was willing to part with a Yellow Springs Fruit, he simply could not believe that Qingya had any connection with them!
Feeling the crunching sensation in his arm, Meng Qi knew that his limb had been injured by that sudden, heavy blow. He hesitated, wondering if he should inform Gao Qing. After all, his admiration for her was plain for all to see, yet the thought of her current predicament and the commission entrusted to him by the clan’s Holy Son made it impossible for him to bring himself to use such underhanded tactics. As Lei Chen had predicted, Long Tianxi, with his decades of accumulation, broke through to the mid-stage of Spirit Tempering after taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill, while Long Dingguo lagged slightly behind, reaching only the early stage of Spirit Tempering.
"And you say you weren't following me? Using mere sorcery to mask your true face—if that isn't harboring ulterior motives, then what is?" Lu You sneered with disdain. The imposing security guards immediately broke into radiant smiles upon seeing Qin Hao’s face, greeting him with great respect. In this Fucha household, her husband did not love her, the maids feared her, and while the Old Madam treated her with care, she was still an elder, and every word spoken to her required careful deliberation and caution. Tongyun was kind to her, but being young, she lacked an understanding of worldly affairs.
Although he retreated swiftly, the frustration in his heart was beyond description, so much so that he coughed up a mouthful of blood as he flew backward. As it turned out, they were meant to linger, not delay the journey; Yuzhen was relieved, and she accompanied him as he toured, taking the opportunity to observe the sentiments of the common folk. He looked at her with natural ease, but she was already blushing, her eyes cast down as she sipped her tea, not daring to look at him again. Those who could be easily provoked were not truly in love. Yuzhen only felt that their relationship was too fragile; who could she blame? Making Lin Peng call him grandfather would mean Lin Tianba was also his son—this was a truly vicious move.
By the end of the sixth furnace, Qin Hao’s face was deathly pale, his entire body soaked in sweat as if he had just been pulled from the water. Mondays were always the busiest, and Hao Yan, like her colleagues, had a mountain of work piled up. He waited for a long time, hoping to hear Zifu call out to him, but she deliberately pretended not to see him, not even sparing him a glance from the corner of her eye. Speaking as they went, Yamai Yuzuru and Yamai Kaguya, dressed in yukatas, arrived at the door. At this moment, the collar of her robe was open, revealing a complexion more perfect than anything else in time, and around her neck hung the necklace that never left her.
"Does Grandfather have any relatives?" Changning was the first to ask this question; it would make more sense if there were relatives. The next day, Changning arrived early at the Martial Hall to report in, heading to the secret chamber her brother had helped her secure. Generally speaking, children are weaned before they develop memories, so it is unheard of for anyone to be able to describe the taste of their mother’s milk after growing up.