Chapter 7 Bathing Together

  How can I exchange it for money?

  This issue has been bothering me for a long time, no matter where I am, money is always very important. Because I won't be able to stay in this broken forest forever. If I don't plan to go anywhere else, as long as there's Xiong Xiaotuo with me, I'm not afraid of having nothing to eat or nowhere to sleep.

  The more I think about it, the less I can sleep.

  Obviously full of sleepiness, as soon as I lay down, this problem keeps swirling in my mind, and my body still feels itchy.

  It won't work this way, I have to wait until he falls asleep again and then sneak in to take a bath.

  Although I don't have mysophobia, if I don't wash for a day, I definitely can't bear it. As I was thinking, I listened to the sounds around me until the sound of Xiong Xiaotuo's even breathing came up, and then I got up again.

  I found a small lake not far away, the water surface was clear and calm, feeling very suitable for bathing. I glanced back again to make sure no one was following me, then quickly took off my clothes and stepped into the water.

  The coolness of the lake water makes me feel uncomfortable, but if I don't wash here, I won't know when I can take a good bath. I'll just make do with washing here, and when I think of a way to earn some money, I must find a place like an inn to take a hot bath.

  I want to wash thoroughly, in order to forget the cold feeling, and play with water while humming a song.

  "Are you taking a bath?"

  As I heard the man's voice, my mind had a sudden flash of inspiration and I plunged into the lake.

  I had half my face buried in the pillow, turned over with a resentful expression, back to him, and said: "What are you making such a fuss about? Hurry up and go back to sleep!"

  "Ah, right! You're taking a bath, I just remembered that I also forgot to take a bath today, how convenient!" Xiong Xiaotu said, completely ignoring my anger.

  "Don't come in together!" I immediately protested, but it was too late. He had already stripped off the animal hide from his crotch and jumped into the water, splashing water everywhere.

  Afraid of the spring light leaking out, I immediately wrapped my arms around my chest. Depressed to death, this beastman actually couldn't communicate at all, or was he pretending to be stupid? Both of us were naked and soaking in the lake, which made me feel very dangerous.

  "Kokoro, get out! Don't make me really angry!" I puffed out my cheeks and said with a fiery tone. I was afraid he would approach me and take advantage of me. Moreover, he's a beastman, I'm afraid of what might happen to me.

  "It's just a bath, what's there to be angry about, you little brat!" Xiong Xiaotu looked at me with a puzzled face, his tone filled with deep incomprehension.

  "It's not that I'm being petty, but..." I feel like my heart is racing just thinking about it. As long as Xiong Xiaotuo is still lounging around me in the bathtub, I'll definitely go crazy! But how can I get rid of this annoying fly?!

  But before I could even utter the words of scolding, Xiong Xiaotu's body leaned forward, and with the water in between us, the distance between our bodies was only a few centimeters.

  "Don't come over!" My little face turned even redder, I took a step back, my voice was almost shouting, sharp beyond compare.

  "What's there to be afraid of? It's just taking a bath together!" Xiong Xiaotu said with disdain, narrowing his eyes.

  If he just said it with his mouth, I wouldn't have anything to say. The problem is that he also stretched out his hand and grabbed my small hand, not giving me the opportunity to retreat backwards.

  "Men and women are different, don't you know? Don't get so close for no reason..." My body sank even lower, only revealing a pair of resentful eyes, but I still couldn't help trembling.

  One is that the water was too cold, two is that I was scared by him.

  "I know you're a girl and our genders are different." Xiong Xiaotu nodded in understanding, but then said: "Even if that's true, what's wrong with us taking a bath together?"

  It's terrible, all my brain cells are squeezed together because of this little white beastman. If I don't persuade him, I'm afraid that in the future, even if I want to take a bath, he'll have to come and join me too.

  "It's just not possible, we're not in that kind of relationship." I was getting frustrated with him and started talking nonsense too.

  "What kind of relationship?" Xiong Xiaotu still didn't understand what I meant and asked me curiously.

  The water temperature is so cold, his touch makes me feel so nervous, but my face is hot and my heart starts racing. If this continues, I suspect I will be driven crazy by Xiong Xiaotu.

  "Don't ask me anymore, hurry up and wash, then you can get out of here quickly." I said with a face full of impatience, but the words still came out trembling. I could only teach Xiong Xiaotu how to do it in a roundabout way, otherwise, if we continued to get stuck on this issue, I suspected that his next sentence would be, "If that kind of relationship can take a bath together, then let's have that kind of relationship!"

  "Seriously, with you messing around like this, I even forgot to take a bath." Xiong Xiaotuo scrunched up his eyebrows and muttered in extreme dissatisfaction.

  After Xiong Xiaotu had walked a distance away, I finally let out a slight breath of relief, still staring at him to prevent any irregular behavior.

  "Why do you keep staring at me? Don't you want to take a bath?"

  "I've finished washing." That's all I could say, but my body was shaking violently. I thought that if I stayed in the water any longer, I would definitely catch a cold. But I didn't want him to see me like this, so I had no choice but to wait until he finished washing and left before I dared to come out.

  "You're really a strange girl." Xiong Xiaotu couldn't help but express his own opinion, and I also retorted in my heart: "You're the weird one!"

  Xiong Xiaotu washed up and indeed walked out. At a glance, my face turned even redder. I could only focus my gaze on his feet, waiting for him to truly leave.

  "Alright, hurry up!" Xiong Xiaotu said with a friendly face after casually putting on the beast skin.

  "I know, hurry up and go!" I kept my original movement unchanged, but didn't forget to urge him to leave quickly.

  "If you don't get up, I'll have to go down and pick you up! You're always so slow, don't you want to sleep anymore?" Xiong Xiaotu said disdainfully after glancing at me again.

  "Don't come any closer, turn around!" I stared at his feet which were about to touch the water and gave orders nervously.

  "What a hassle." Xiong Xiaotu listened and turned around, I quickly climbed up, quickly put on my clothes, and had to guard against him suddenly turning around.

  When I put on the clothes, I thought I could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

  "Ah, female..." Xiong Xiaotu suddenly turned around, fortunately I had already pulled up my pants at this time.

  "Why are you wearing so much? Isn't it cooler like this?" Xiong Xiaotu asked with a curious expression.

  "Ah, you're so lazy! Hurry up and go back to sleep!" I waved my hand in a hitting motion. I think Xiong Xiaotuo can be really annoying sometimes!

  But unexpectedly, Xiong Xiaotu, although he had stopped talking, suddenly grabbed my hand.

  "What are you doing? Let go quickly!" I was messed up by him like this, and I felt like I was going crazy.

  "You seem to be afraid of me touching you." Xiong Xiaotu looked at me with a probing expression, saying uncertainly.

  Although Xiong Xiaotu is usually clueless, this time he was actually right.

  "You actually know it, then don't always come to touch me." I could only shout at him in a high-pitched voice, for goodness' sake, what's wrong with him, coming over here in the middle of the night!

  "Didn't you say so? We're partners, and yet you're afraid I'll touch you?" Xiong Xiaotu pulled me with one hand, his action causing my originally stiff body to lose its balance and bump into his solid chest.

  It was as if a current of electricity had run through my body, and I instinctively took a step back.

  "Alright, you can hold my hand, but don't do it like that." I reluctantly agreed to the beastman, as long as he didn't go overboard, I was still willing to let him touch my hand.

  "At first, I didn't think so, but after looking for a long time, I also think you're very beautiful. Can we be together? " Xiong Xiaotu stared at me with piercing eyes again, but his words were like a landmine that suddenly exploded and shattered my heart into pieces!

  With this beastman?! Forget it, I'd rather die! Although I don't have to be single for Zhan Zhonglan's sake, but it's not that tragic, right? Marrying a beastman just like that?!

  Yes, taking advantage of that task of finding a handsome guy, find the best and strongest one as my target, then, abduct him back to the human world to accompany me!

  As soon as the idea was formed, I couldn't help but feel complacent. A distracted me didn't even notice one thing -

  A warm hug, a solid chest, damn it, he's strongly hugged me again, what rhythm is this!