CHAPTER 254: CHAPTER 254: ENCOUNTERING THE SNAKE DEMON IN THE HOT SPRING

"Feeling good?"

"It’s quite nice." Liu Qingyan smiled leisurely, recalling Liu Qingquan’s furious expression being stuck at home. "Sister Shen really found a good place for a bath. We can come here every ten days to relax."

"Hee hee!"

Seeing that Liu Qingquan didn’t come, Shen Ying knew what Lu Zheng was thinking. She reached out to take a Lu Dong cherry from the platter by the shore and gently put it into her mouth.

"So sweet!" Shen Ying remarked before popping another cherry into her mouth.

Liu Qingyan ate a grape, then picked another one and placed it into Lu Zheng’s mouth to keep him from running it off again.

...

Last time, Shen Ying brought him to mark the route, and this time it was conveniently the tenth day, so she brought Liu Qingyan along.

To prepare, Lu Zheng brought plenty of fruits, drinks, and snacks to enjoy a comfortable holiday.

Hmm, though it hasn’t been many days since the last Su City holiday...

But isn’t fairness in order anyway?

Holding a cup of fruit wine, Liu Qingyan took small sips and softly asked, "Do many people usually come here?"

"I don’t know." Shen Ying shook her head. "When I first came, I didn’t encounter anyone. The second time I came with Lu Lang, we met five female demons."

"Five female demons?"

Thinking about it made Shen Ying want to laugh. She vividly recounted their visit to Five Beauties Manor and how Hu Cai Niang tried to tempt Lu Zheng.

Liu Qingyan glanced at Lu Zheng and stifled her laughter. "Lu Lang never mentioned this to me."

Sitting immersed in the warm water, Lu Zheng said, "What’s there to say? We’re not acquainted, it was just a chance meeting."

Shen Ying giggled, feeding Lu Zheng another cherry as a reward.

Lu Zheng smacked his lips; the jade-like fingers held several fruits’ sweet juices, indeed very sweet.

He had eaten the fruit flesh and was about to spit out the pit when his eyes suddenly flashed.

"Puh!"

The cherry pit shot out, "whoosh," vanishing into the white mist.

"Hey, you’re quite rude. This Hundred Springs Valley isn’t a private place. I just wanted to take a bath. Why do you act as soon as we meet?"

A crisp voice came, and a slender, graceful figure emerged from the mist like a gentle breeze, naturally bringing charm as she approached the hot spring’s edge.

Lu Zheng looked up and saw the woman dressed in a green lily silk gauze dress, her skin white, eyes angled upward, and her expression innocently carrying a trace of allure. When she looked at them, there was a hint of imperceptible desire in her eyes.

Shen Ying’s seductive eyes flickered, hinting, "There are many springs in this Hundred Springs Valley. You can bathe anywhere. Why sneak around and secretly approach us?"

"Hmm..."

The woman pondered briefly, glanced at the wooden tray with fruit beside them, finally licked her lips, and said, "I smelled the sweet scent of fruits and followed it here, hoping to taste some. But since it’s our first meeting, I didn’t know how to ask."

Lu Zheng and the two women exchanged a glance, realizing the fruits had attracted her.

After a thought, Shen Ying reached for an orange, tossed it over.

"Thank you, sister!"

The woman caught it, peeled the orange, and popped a segment into her mouth, her eyes lighting up, "Mmm, so sweet!"

"Then you... What the hell?"

Lu Zheng then saw the woman’s body immobile as her green gauze dress automatically slipped off and fell to the ground.

Underneath was... nothing...

With lotus-like steps, she gracefully entered the water, holding the orange as she swam toward Lu Zheng.

"What are you doing?" Lu Zheng was dumbfounded.

The woman replied matter-of-factly, "Serving you, of course—"

Lu Zheng: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

"With two women serving you as their priority, these things naturally belong to you." The woman said sensibly, "I also want your fruits, so I’m here to serve you too—"

Lu Zheng was dumbstruck!

Although the things are indeed mine, and it’s true Shen Ying and Liu Qingyan are taking care of me, this has nothing to do with your conclusion!

"Miss, hold on!"

Shen Ying and Liu Qingyan, both exasperated yet amused, saw this woman clearly unacquainted with worldly norms, appearing somewhat... naive?

The woman’s brows knitted, "Oh, so you don’t want to share with me?"

"There are plenty of fruits here; we won’t be stingy with trivial mortal items." Liu Qingyan grabbed a wooden tray, placing some cherries, grapes, oranges, and watermelon slices on it, then gently let it float to the woman.

"Please enjoy." Liu Qingyan said.

The woman blinked, worked hard to recognize the fruits, then picked up a grape and gently put it in her mouth.

The taste of purple grape juice brightened her eyes.

"Thank you, sister!"

Holding the wooden tray, the woman continued swimming over.

"Why are you still coming over?" Lu Zheng couldn’t help but ask.

The woman smiled slightly, "You gave me so much; naturally, I must thank you properly."

Lu Zheng shook his head repeatedly, "No need, I’ve received your thanks, just return to where you came from."

The woman tilted her head, "Why can they serve you, and I can’t?"

Liu Qingyan shook her head helplessly, while Shen Ying squinted, and Lu Zheng explained, "We have an emotional foundation."

The woman blinked, making an effort to understand the so-called emotional foundation, "But can’t I also have an emotional foundation with you?"

Lu Zheng couldn’t help but be speechless, thinking to himself, you make a compelling point...

Yet, despite being a bit of a cad, Lu Zheng couldn’t bring himself to do something like letting a demon repay with her body upon first meeting, especially over a plate of fruits.

Lu Zheng shook his head, was about to refuse, then his gaze flickered and looked again towards the left of the spring.

"Heh, you seductive snake, pretending again, aiming for this handsome young man’s looks or his yang energy?"

A soft and sugary voice echoed, making them all look towards the sound, seeing a petite girl dressed in black sitting on a distant tree branch, her fair little legs dangling, observing with an expression of ridicule.

Startled, Lu Zheng then felt a surge of heat rise from his lower abdomen, blending with the warmth of the hot spring, slowly infiltrating his body without noticeable signs.

This heat made Lu Zheng’s breathing suddenly heavy, his gaze towards Shen Ying, the two ladies, and the woman turning intense.

"Lust poison?" Lu Zheng’s eyes flashed with light.

Shen Ying waved her jade hand, and the Peach Blossom Evil spread swiftly, aiming at the woman.

"Hee hee!"

The woman’s expression changed instantly, her previous naivety vanishing, replaced with seductive allure.

She retreated, evading the Peach Blossom Evil’s range in the water’s ripples, not forgetting to glance at the black-clothed girl, "Mind your own business, venomous scorpion, will pull your tail one day!"

Then turned back to Lu Zheng, an expression of grievance and allure, "This girl only wishes for a moment of spring breeze with you, young lord, didn’t expect you to have a shrew’s roar, fine, this girl leaves!"

The woman slid like a snake onto the opposite shore, her green dress automatically wrapping around her.

Then swiftly retreated into the thick mist.

Yes, still holding the wooden tray Liu Qingyan had generously given her earlier.