Chapter 116: Sultry Confessions in the Hot Spring

“Master, when did you sneak off here~”

“Making me and little Bai Li stay pitifully in the room, boohoo, so miserable~”

Her sweet, adorable voice echoed through the empty top floor.

It was pleasant to the ear, but Chu Huaizhou got goosebumps.

It was Xia Baiqian, who had somehow appeared.

“Uh, what a coincidence, Baiqian. How did you get here?”

Xia Baiqian had already shed her extra clothes, leaving only a pair of white pantyhose.

She wrapped her arms around her master’s neck and smoothly sat down.

“Splash—”

Her light body bounced like a rabbit into the water, stirring up a spray of droplets.

“I should be asking you, Master! Why did you sneak off to relax without calling us? Hmph!”

“But it’s okay, Little Bai Li isn’t here, so Master can… hehe~”

She pouted, her already delicate and cute face even more irresistible when acting adorable.

An ambiguous atmosphere immediately enveloped them.

“Well, I was just wandering around and stumbled upon the hot spring. I couldn’t resist soaking for a bit, but I didn’t have time to tell you.”

Chu Huaizhou spoke while trying to pry Xia Baiqian off him to escape the tension.

Otherwise, his intuition told him things would get dangerous.

This was his sister’s hot spring! He couldn’t, at least he shouldn’t, be here!

Unfortunately, Chu Huaizhou lacked the strength. He meant to push Baiqian away,

but under her guidance, his hands began to move rhythmically, which felt a bit off.

“Hehe, what are you doing, Master?”

“Even though it’s just the two of us, you don’t have to be so impatient.”

Xia Baiqian’s cheeks flushed—whether from the steam or another reason.

She feigned sudden realization:

“Oh, I get it! You think I performed well on this trip to the Netherworld Sect, so you want to reward me~”

“Really, Master! You’re so bad!”

“But… if it’s Master…”

It’s okay~

Without a moment’s hesitation, Xia Baiqian tucked a few stray cherry-pink strands of hair behind her ear, strands that were about to cover her eyes.

She leaned in.

Wait, wait.

Wasn’t this too fast?

Mmm—

Their lips met, and Chu Huaizhou tasted a rich, fruity floral scent.

Unlike Leng Qingqiu’s icy coldness, Xia Baiqian felt like bathing in a sea of sunshine and flowers.

His head spun slightly.

Once again, Chu Huaizhou’s mind was filled with Xia Baiqian. But having gone through this many times before,

he had somewhat gotten used to it and developed coping methods.

He activated the Profound Void Mind Illumination Jade Art to its limit, forcibly reclaiming a small part of his sea of consciousness that was turning pink.

With his remaining rational thought, he began to consider countermeasures.

Desperately, it seemed there was no way out.

The two had never had proper time alone for various reasons.

Now, after a great battle, they needed ‘rest.’

All conditions—time, place, and people—were in their favor. How could he fight this?

Moreover, similar experiences had occurred many times since Chu Huaizhou lost his memory.

But this time was too fast—from discovering Baiqian’s arrival to this point.

Had two minutes passed?

Too short to even think of a plan!

Yet one thing Chu Huaizhou had to grit his teeth and do was reject Baiqian.

She claimed to be his dao partner and even knew things an ordinary disciple wouldn’t.

But that didn’t mean he could accept being with Baiqian…

After all, his memories hadn’t returned, making it hard to tell if the dao partner story was true.

He’d hoped to muddle through before.

If he gave in half-heartedly and was taken by his second disciple, Xia Baiqian, where would his dignity as a master go?

In short, he had endured the trivial troubles during the dozen days to the Netherworld Sect.

But crossing the line was absolutely unacceptable!

Seeing Baiqian like this, words wouldn’t sway her.

Helpless, he let her continue for a moment while using all his focus to control her two hands, which slithered like snakes.

He had to prevent her from attacking relentlessly without giving him a breather.

Otherwise, even if Chu Huaizhou were pure-hearted, he couldn’t resist.

“Mmm—”

After a long while, their lips parted. Xia Baiqian pulled her head back slightly, and in their eyes, he could clearly see her hazy, watery gaze.

“Master…”

As Xia Baiqian was about to continue, Chu Huaizhou felt the time was right. She had tasted some sweetness.

Now he had to forcefully refuse her, convince her with words, and put an end to this absurdity.

“Baiqian, wait. If you truly regard me as your dao partner, listen to me.”

“Huh? Okay…”

Perhaps seeing the seriousness in Chu Huaizhou’s eyes, Xia Baiqian paused her advance.

Her gaze cleared slightly. She tilted her head, grinned, and replied sweetly:

“What is it, Master? Whatever you say, your disciple will obediently listen.”

Chu Huaizhou was a bit unused to Baiqian suddenly being so compliant, but he pressed on with the ‘talk therapy.’

“I think… I do believe we became dao partners.”

“But can you give me a little more time? You know, Baiqian, I don’t want to make a mistake that hurts everyone.”

“I don’t want to—”

When Xia Baiqian heard the first half, her smile bloomed even brighter like a flower.

But at the second half, her face instantly turned cold. She lunged forward and kissed him fiercely.

With suffocating love, as if venting, she bit his lip until it bled before pulling back.

Her hands moved from around his neck to gently cupping his cheeks.

With hollow eyes, she said:

“Master, you know… I hate kind Masters the most.”

“Because everything you do, every word and action, is for my good, never expecting anything in return.”

“Since you saved me from that dark ‘home’ hundreds of years ago, as I grew older, I couldn’t stop thinking of you.”

“Every time I lie in bed, recalling all the good things you did during the day, I can’t stop smiling and tossing around.”

Chu Huaizhou interjected inopportunely.

“Uh, then why do you hate me?”

Xia Baiqian’s hands holding his face tightened slightly.

“Of course, because every time my longing ends, I fall into emptiness, knowing you’re just being kind to me.”

“Master is kind to everyone, always treating others the same.”

“I kept hoping, hoping that one day you’d say I’m different from the others.”

Xia Baiqian’s eyes grew increasingly hollow, as if she were about to turn dark.

Seeing this, Chu Huaizhou felt a chill in his heart. How could talk therapy have side effects?

At this rate, he felt he might unlock a ‘kitchen knife’ ending!

No, he had to end this topic.

“Baiqian, actually, I—”

The same old pattern: before he could finish, Chu Huaizhou found his voice gone.

Xia Baiqian ignored his words and continued:

“I waited and waited, waited and waited, until I don’t know when, I stopped hoping.”

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