Chapter Seventy: Sneaking a Peek at Girls Bathing

  Three girls helped him and Chubby Qian all day without saying a word. In the evening, the five of them sat together to have dinner and chat.

  It's been many years since they last met, and Qian Xiaodou, who originally thought he would still dislike narcissus, suddenly found that the hatred in his heart couldn't be raised at all. At this time, he also laughed loudly without a care:

  "Haha, it's been ten years since we last met, this is a once-in-a-hundred-years thing! How has everyone been?"

  "Nothing much, everyone's just busy making up for their own lost treasures and elixirs, and some people are just in a bad mood, hehe!"

  The water fairy's delicate face turned cold, and she said in a bad mood: "Is it my fault that I'm not in the mood? It's his uselessness, humph! When it's time to face things, he's not even as brave as Xiao Dou!"

  Ling Xiaomei smiled wryly and said, "Xiao Dou, you've figured it out, right? Shuixian and Leng Sanshao are angry. On our next adventure, Leng Sanshao didn't focus on learning alchemy, lost a lot of money, and because of his indecisiveness and suspicion... uh, our spaceship was destroyed! After dividing up the goods, everyone went their separate ways to cultivate in solitude."

  Qian Xiaodou smiled casually and said, "So that's it, no big deal, just a bit of face lost. Leng Lao Da's family background is more than enough for all of you to live comfortably until the end of your days. Shui Xian, why are you getting angry?"

  "That useless man, I'm not even angry with him. Hmph! Xiao Dou, recently hearing rumors about you and seeing this little kid's personality, I know that you haven't made any progress. If it's like this, then I won't help you. Even if I do help you, it'll be a waste!"

  Lan Xiao smiled mischievously and said, "Xiao Dou, we'll help you make the Nine Heavens Discontinuous Ointment. Bai Xiaofei will definitely come to beg for it, and when that happens, you can make a request - spend one night with her, hahaha..."

  Ling Xiaomei glanced at him and said, "Xiao Dou, I don't like this method either, but you only have this one chance, you must seize it. As long as you seize this opportunity, not to mention the Yuan Ying period, even flying up to the Heavenly Realm is a certainty!"

  Qian Xiaodou said disdainfully, "If I were to get Xiaofei like this, after ten years of marriage, Xiaofei would be like Shuixian with the same expression, blaming me for being useless. In that case, I'd rather die by smashing my head against a wall!"

  The usually gentle and elegant narcissus suddenly shouted loudly:

  "You guys are all so useless, my weekend partner is fine usually, but can't even lift a finger at critical moments. You little bean is not low-key at critical moments, but also can't even lift a finger in usual times, what kind of store is this?! Look at you! Can't you learn from Meng Xiaotian? See how he handles things with ease and decisiveness, usually, his behavior is not something I need to mention, you've seen it yourself. At critical moments, he's decisive, takes action when needed, and is ruthless in his decisions. He's also very emotional... Ugh, I was an idiot back then, why didn't I go after him?! It's infuriating!"

  Lan Xiao poked her ears and smiled mischievously: "Xiao Dou, Shui Xian's old man regretted it later. Now she wants to kick out Leng San Shao and then go after Meng Xiao Tian. Your eldest brother is almost scared out of his wits at home!"

  Qian Xiaodou's face turned pale, and she let out a long sigh. "People, emotions are one thing, but needs and being needed are another. If they don't match, it's ultimately impossible to last forever. What does Xiaofei need?"

  Ling Xiaomei suddenly said with red eyes: "Xiao Dou, don't say things that make me sad. You saw through Shuixian and chose to leave, but you didn't have to do that. If you had just admitted your mistake and Shuixian had also admitted her mistake, everything would be fine. Even if others don't care about you, I will always stand by your side!"

  The narcissus-like face twitched, took a deep breath and said in a firm voice:

  "Xiao Dou, don't hold any grudges either. The path of cultivation is cruel, it's either you die or I perish. If you want to move forward, you must change yourself into a person like Meng Xuan Tian, a dragon and phoenix among humans. Don't you understand that after living for so many years, one small mistake can kill oneself and the people around them? Take you for example, killing you is too simple, capturing Xiao Qian and forcing you to commit suicide, the result is either your death or your heart dying from pain. When will you finally understand?"

  Qian Xiaodou said with a nonchalant expression: "Don't underestimate Qian Xiao, Master Yuan Fei said that she's still young and doesn't understand things yet, but in the future, she'll be a hundred times more formidable than me. At that time, we can cooperate with each other, one attacking and the other defending..."

  "Bang!" At this point, Qian Xiaodou slammed his hand on the table, staring with wide eyes, and shouted in a bad temper: "If I run into those thieving bastards again, I absolutely won't lose money again, humph! Just thinking about it makes me furious!"

  Lan Xiao smiled slyly and said, "As expected, if you were to truly face a fierce battle alone, you would win, but at a great cost. And for your mercantile heart, it would be a painful torment. Indeed, it's true, you little brat are like that. Do you understand now? Without the people by your side, you're nothing!"

  Ling Xiaomei nodded and said, "From now on, you shouldn't go on adventures anymore, just cultivate here. Today I found that this place is quite good, not only is the spiritual energy abundant, but also every day there are many people who come to deliver spirit stones and countless materials, it's a very interesting life!"

  "He's always starting things but never finishing them. Opening a store is not bad, but look at the business he's doing, it's all messy and confusing!"

  Qian Xiaodou laughed happily and said, "As long as I can make money and be happy, that's all that matters. I'm not lacking anything anyway. Eh, Shuixian, what do you mean by saying this? Do you want to stay and play with me?"

  "Let's talk about that later, I'm asking you now, you said it yourself, needing and being needed. Xiaodou, by raising Xiaoqian into such a kind-hearted and optimistic girl, doesn't that mean you need someone like her?"

  Qian Xiaodou said with a serious face: "I didn't deliberately cultivate her in any way, I just know that girls should be spoiled and protected. I firmly believe that the power of love is boundless, and one day she will become a top-notch person. If she doesn't succeed in the end, I'll accompany her all the way - forever!"

  The Water Fairy shouted in a bad temper: "I'm very dissatisfied with your answer. In the future, we'll all go our separate ways to find that little bit of heaven-sent treasure and earthly riches, even the struggle between life and death among husband and wife is normal. You tell me, what makes you keep going?"

  "Suddenly, Qian Xiaodou's eyes gleamed with a cold light, his face set in a fierce expression, and he declared in a firm voice: 'For the sake of that one person who has never wronged me, I am willing to kill countless people for her. With her by my side, Xiaodou's heart will not be weak, the world is mine, who dares to contend with me!'"

  Three girls stayed behind to help, but from then on, Qian Xiaodou's days didn't get much better. Shui Xian had a serious expression, directing everything, and she even transformed into a strict master, often pinching his ears and forcing him to study. Not only that, but she also used him like a beast, crazily refining equipment and making a huge profit. In the end, after finishing work at night, he still had to use his own Nine Yang Divine Fire to help the four girls heat water for their baths...

  Qian Xiaodou's life was tough, but his heart was sweet. Shui Xian jie jie was once again twisting her own ears to learn, which reminded him of when he was a child, he was known as the most stupid kid, learning one word a day, occasionally not learning it, and then being pinched by Shui Xian, their feelings were so true back then!

  As for refining equipment, Qian Xiaodou is now not resistant at all. He does everything himself and only then realizes how difficult it is to collect materials for a single piece of equipment. After finally gathering them, he carelessly refines it poorly, which makes his heart feel extremely distressed. At the same time, he also misses the war era when there were many opportunities to practice.

  Finally, washing bath water, this is what Xiao Dou likes to do. When there's nothing to do, he uses his self-made "隔空法器" (a kind of telescope) to secretly watch the girls take baths, it's really enjoyable!

  However, after Shuixian earned a large amount of spiritual stones, he collected the elixir for the initial stage of the Conjoint Body Formation and successfully formed it. With his power surging, Shuixian immediately discovered Qian Xiaodou, who was secretly observing him!

  Three girls went crazy and rushed into Qian Xiaodou's room, pinning him down on the bed and beating him up!

  "What's the big deal?" Qian Xiaodou, who was being scolded, shouted in discontent: "Isn't it just peeking at girls taking a bath? This is something every man would do. Look at you, that's appreciating you. If no one looked at you every day, would you still be women?"

  "You're still reasonable!" Shuixian shouted again in a small fist of anger: "How did I teach you, as a person should stick to their own principles, so that others can believe you, you... you little rascal, where are you looking?"

  "Haha~" Qian Xiaodou suddenly said with a sly smile: "Older sister, I know you have a red butterfly birthmark on your back, I saw it when we were young, didn't expect that it would still be so vivid after growing up, did you intentionally get a tattoo or something?"

  "I don't have it, ah~" Xianxian hugged her own chest, immediately frightened and lost color!

  "You little rascal!" Lan Xiaoxiao shouted angrily: "You dare to bully Shuixian, and you also dare to have ideas about me? If we weren't in the Tian Dao, I'd poison you to tears!"

  "Hmph!" Qian Xiaodou said with a slanted gaze and a disdainful expression: "I'm not looking at you, anyway. Your name is Xiao Xiao, but you're small everywhere, without any feminine charm at all. You don't even have as much as Xiao Mei's... Ah, it hurts to death!"

  A little girl named Lan Xiao hated it when others said her breasts were small. She immediately erupted like a volcano and slapped Qian Xiaodou!

  Ling Xiaomei's face turned red as she forced him to answer, "Bad little bean, what did you see me do? I'm telling you, forget it quickly, or else my fiancé Han Li will definitely beat you up!"

  "Hmm~" Qian Xiaodou lay on the bed, propping up her head and smiling slyly: "Han Li's second brother has a good eye for beauty, the more ordinary the girl is, the more skilled she is. Xiao Mei, I didn't expect that, her figure is even better than my older sister's~"

  Beat him again, and the three girls asked together: "We three have seen you, do you see Xiao Qian? Say it, did you see her or not? Yeah, say it, otherwise we'll beat you!"

  "I didn't!" Qian Xiaodou shouted in a flustered tone: "I've seen all three of you naked, but Xiao Qian, I... at least I haven't peeked at her while she was bathing!"

  "Ah~ah~ah~" The three girls stepped forward, asking loudly: "If you haven't seen her take a bath, then you must have seen her somewhere else. You're such a pervert, unforgivable! Beat him, thrash him, slap him!"

  "I'm innocent!" Qian Xiaodou cried out in his last desperate wail, but was beaten up again by the three girls. From then on, everyone looked down and didn't dare to look up, this time the atmosphere was even more tense... Hehe...