Chi Xiu pretended to go for a stroll, but as soon as he lowered the tent flap, he took several turns and arrived beside Bi Ji's tent.
Chi Xiu calmly lifted the flap and walked in, but the sight before him made him pause in surprise.
A large wooden tub stood in the middle of the tent. Bi Ji raised her slender, pale arm and poured hot water from a ladle over her back.
She was actually bathing!
Clatter!
The ladle slipped from Bi Ji's hand and fell to the ground.
She was startled at first, then a blush spread across her little face. She hugged her chest with both arms and shrank down.
Half her face immediately disappeared beneath the water!
"Young Master... glug glug... get out quickly... glug glug... or I'll call someone!"
Bi Ji shot Chi Xiu a reproachful look as bubbles escaped her lips. Her fair, tender face was red like a ripe apple, sweet and tempting.
Chi Xiu let her words go in one ear and out the other, not taking in a single one.
He picked up the ladle from the floor, wiped off the dust, then rested both arms on the rim of the tub and smiled down at the water.
A pale, white scene flickered indistinctly beneath the surface.
"You're chasing me out the moment I arrive. What are you up to?"
"Young Master... glug glug... don't come looking for me alone anymore... glug glug... if my mistress finds out, you'll be fine, but I'll be finished... glug glug."
Bi Ji did not dare lift her head from the water, much less look at Chi Xiu.
"Yeah, yeah. Since I'll be fine anyway, what do I have to fear?"
Chi Xiu was practically bursting with amusement.
Teasing this little swan when he