Chapter Sixteen: Soaking in the Hot Springs

  Su Qi Ruo was tossing and turning on the bed, unable to fall asleep, with Lu Ke and Xi Rui Wen's words still lingering in her ears. Suddenly, Su Qi Ruo became slightly clear-headed and realized that Lu Ke and Xi Rui Wen's words might be a conspiracy. Were they going to find Sun Bo Fan? It was impossible for them to go chat with him. So, given their personalities, could it be... Su Qi Ruo suddenly realized Lu Ke and Xi Rui Wen's intentions and hastily got dressed, not even caring that the night air was thick and not suitable for traveling. She rushed out of the door in a flurry to find Sun Bo Fan.

  "Where are you going?" Lu Ke's cold voice sounded behind Su Qi Ruo.

  "You..." Su Qi seemed to have not expected Lu Ke to come back so quickly, and he had already returned so soon. Had she guessed wrong? Had they not gone to find Sun Bo Fan?

  "Wow, it's late, I should go to sleep!" Xie Ruwen yawned and jumped out of the window, lazily falling onto the sofa, without caring about Lu Ke and Su Qi's reactions, and fell asleep peacefully.

  "Where did you go?" Su Qiye still asked with some concern.

  Lu Ke didn't respond to Su Qi Ruo, but instead turned his gaze to stare at Xi Rui Wen who was lying on the sofa. His eyes suddenly flashed with a strong killing intent. Sensing Lu Ke's change, Xi Rui Wen lazily opened his eyes a little and raised the corner of his mouth, adjusting into a comfortable position before ignoring Lu Ke again. Lu Ke's gloomy expression didn't dissipate, thinking back to what had just happened, he no longer had the mind to fight. Since that was the case, let the dead snake live for a while longer.

  "Sleep." Lu Ke pushed Su Qi Ru back to her room, Su Qi Ru wisely didn't ask any more questions. Lu Ke and Xie Rui Wen's abnormal reactions could only mean that they had encountered something beyond their control. What was it? Su Qi Ru looked at Lu Ke's icy face and thought it must be a very difficult problem to solve.

  Su Qi was awakened early by the bright sunlight, and the clear sky had no clouds at all. Such good weather is really suitable for traveling.

  "Huh?" As soon as he walked out of the room, Su Qi saw that Ye Ruiwen was still lying on the sofa sleeping. He found it strange, this guy had always been full of energy, what's wrong with him today?

  Feeling Su Qi's gaze on her, Xi Ruiwen struggled to get up and smiled at her, "Let's go soak in the hot springs today."

  "Soak in hot springs? Why?"

  Lu Ke immediately interrupted Su Qi's words, "Let's go together."

  "Why?" Su Qi Ruo turned her head and asked Lu Ke discontentedly, why did Lu Ke make a decision for herself again? This is not fair.

  "Go change your clothes." Lu Ke directly ignored Su Qi Ru's questioning, seeing Su Qi Ru stubbornly standing in place as if she wanted to argue, he suddenly flirtatiously put his hand on Su Qi Ru's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Are you waiting for me to help you change?"

  Su Qi hastily pushed away Lu Ke and bluntly replied, "No need!"

  Lu Ke gazed at Su Qi as if she had disappeared into the background, deep in thought. Indeed, a gentle policy was quite effective.

  It seems that the hot spring resort season has not yet arrived, as there were hardly any people in the entire resort. Su Qi Ruo had just changed into her swimsuit and exited the changing room when she saw Lu Ke and She Rui Wen already waiting at the door of the women's changing room. As a result, Su Qi Ruo was suddenly subjected to the swimsuit show of the two stylish young men, and she couldn't help but admit that Lu Ke's physique was truly impeccable, as if it had been carefully sculpted by a master craftsman, with every angle of his body flawless, giving off an impression that was neither too feminine nor too masculine.

  Feeling Su Qi's gaze, Lu Ke's mouth corners rose with a pleased arc. He suddenly raised his hand and pulled Su Qi into his arms. Su Qi was startled by Lu Ke's sudden movement and struggled to escape. Lu Ke wouldn't let go of the flustered Su Qi, reminding him nonchalantly, "Do you want me to carry you? It's not the first time."

  His careless words had a strong deterrent force, and Su Qi immediately became obedient and motionless. However, her body couldn't help but transmit Lu Ke's body temperature, and the cool, delicate sensation made Su Qi's face flush with embarrassment. She could only try to bury her head, attempting to cover up her current awkward state. This was still Su Qi's first time being so intimately in contact with a man, let alone one who exuded such an overwhelming aura of charm. The pressure was immense.

  Shi Ruwen's eyes unconsciously drifted into the distance, occasionally glancing at Lu Ke and Su Qi who were intimately entwined. A seed of jealousy quietly sprouted in his heart. Shi Ruwen used to be the center of attention wherever he went, countless demons and humans adored him, even sacrificing their precious lives for him. Yet, this Su Qi seemed completely indifferent to him. Could it be that his charm was no match for Lu Ke? How could that be! It must be that yesterday's exhaustion had affected his charm, he needed to capture a few spiritual sources to replenish it.

  The large hot spring area only had Su Qi and the three of them. Su Qi couldn't help but feel a little strange, "Why just the three of us?"

  "We've got the whole place to ourselves." Xie Ruwen beat them to it and was already soaking in the hot spring.

  "Extravagant." Su Qiruo muttered to herself, never expecting that Yang Ruowen was actually a wealthy person who had booked the entire place and wasted all that money. Seeing Yang Ruowen occupying one of the larger hot spring pools, Su Qiruo turned around to head for another smaller pool, she definitely didn't want to soak in the same water as a snake.

  "Come back." Lu Ke pulled Su Qi Ruo and Ye Rui Wen into a pool, Su Qi Ruo wanted to leave, but Lu Ke held her hand tightly and wouldn't let her have her way. The two of them struggled in the pool for a long time until Su Qi Ruo was exhausted and defeated before it finally came to an end.

  Shi Ruwen soaked in the hot spring pool, no longer looking at the two of them, contentedly immersed in the warmth brought by the rippling water, occasionally the water in the pool would stir up waves, making Shi Ruwen's intoxicated expression even more so.

  "How did it suddenly become turbulent?" Su Qi Ruo looked towards the other side of the pool, only to see a strip of dark, shiny scales reflected on the surface of the water. Was there something at the bottom of the water? Su Qi Ruo felt a bit uncomfortable in her heart, would something suddenly run out of the pool? Su Qi Ruo stood by the edge of the pool and took a closer look, oh my god! When did Shen Rui Wen transform?! The entire bottom of the pool was filled with Shen Rui Wen's coiled snake body, which slowly moved along with his upper body. Every movement brought waves to the pool.

  Su Qi Ruo couldn't take it anymore and left in a second. She was still dazed from being with Shi Rui Wen for half a day, who had transformed into something else. Just thinking about the cold and slippery feeling of Shi Rui Wen's body made Su Qi Ruo feel uncomfortable all over. She wondered if she would get skin disease from being with him for so long! Su Qi Ruo ran out with a face full of disgust, but Lu Ke didn't stop her.

  "Didn't you stop her?" Si Ruiwen opened his closed eyes, and the usual sparkle returned to them.

  "When you are in a state of good fortune, you don't know it." Lu Ke closed her eyes and enjoyed the nourishment of the spiritual energy.

  "My elixir is actually cheaper for you."

  "If I hadn't been there last night, you wouldn't have just suffered a loss of spiritual power." Lu Ke teased.

  "Hmph!" Shi Ruiwen's furious whip-like tail sent a sharp and fierce aura, like a dragon emerging from the sea. The pent-up anger burst out without reserve, "That yin-yang master, and that god tribe, I will definitely settle this account with them!"