Hallucinations While Bathing

She finally just felt that it was her first time in this kind of place, and it was inevitable that she would be a little unaccustomed to it.

However, He Changsong, who had been secretly peeping through the barrier the whole time, had a very displeased expression on his face.

"Tsk, you little girl, why aren't you continuing to undress?"

The old fellow He Changsong had already prepared himself to witness the spring scenery.

But Gu Youwei stopped undressing halfway and directly sat into the wooden tub!

This drove He Changsong crazy. He wished he could rush into the room right now and personally help Gu Youwei undress!

But He Changsong knew that haste makes waste.

The time was not yet ripe. If he wanted to properly enjoy the delicious meal.

He still had to wait patiently.

As Gu Youwei's entire body was submerged in the warm water, she felt an unprecedented relaxation.

This was the first time Gu Youwei had ever felt this way.

Even when she had become the Empress in her previous life and went to the hot springs on Mount Tian, she hadn't felt this way.

"How strange, why is the hot bath in Cangshan Sword Sect more comfortable than the hot springs on Mount Tian?"

"It's so comfortable... that it makes me want to sleep in it."

A blush appeared on Gu Youwei's delicate face.

However, as she thought about it, Gu Youwei found a reason to convince herself.

"Although the hot springs on Mount Tian are rare spiritual springs in the Three Realms, Cangshan Sword Sect is still a major sect in the world."

"Moreover, I was personally entrusted to Sect Master He by my father, so having some special little treatment is normal."

Thinking of this, Gu Youwei felt even more like the happiest little girl in the world.

If it weren't for the need to kill Gu Chen for revenge, Gu Youwei would really want to stay in the Gu Family for her entire life, accompanying her father and mother.

As she thought, Gu Youwei felt her entire body begin to lose all strength.

That feeling was special, hazy.

It made Gu Youwei feel as if she were floating and ascending to heaven, reaching a state of extreme bliss.

"Wow, this feels so good."

"It's clearly just ordinary hot water. Even though this wooden tub is made of rosewood and there are flower petals in the water, it shouldn't be this comfortable, right?"

Gu Youwei's cheeks instantly became even more rosy.

Her eyes were filled with a hazy look. She slowly extended her right hand and picked up a rose-red petal from the surface of the water.

Gazing at the petal in front of her, Gu Youwei felt as if her entire body no longer belonged to her.

Especially since this petal was such a delicate red.

As she looked, an extremely indescribable scene appeared in Gu Youwei's mind.

In the scene, a woman whose face could not be seen was...

Thinking of this, Gu Youwei's mind instantly cleared.

The haziness in her eyes instantly disappeared, replaced by a cold and murderous gaze.

"Something's wrong!"

"What just happened to me?"

Gu Youwei couldn't help but mutter to herself. She stared at the petal in her hand, her gaze gradually becoming colder.

For some reason, Gu Youwei's uneasy feeling grew stronger and stronger.

She suddenly didn't want to continue bathing anymore.

She was already very clean when she was at the Gu Family, so a simple soak should be enough.

Thinking of this, Gu Youwei wanted to get out of the wooden tub immediately.

But just at this moment, Gu Youwei was extremely surprised to discover.

She couldn't exert any strength at all!

Her arms could still move slightly, but her legs felt numb, completely unable to exert any force!

"Did I sit for too long and my legs fell asleep?"

Gu Youwei tried her best to calm down and began to attempt to mobilize the internal energy and strength in her lower body.

But no matter how hard Gu Youwei tried, she still couldn't stand up, and she couldn't even feel her legs.

Not only that, Gu Youwei felt that hazy feeling returning.

Even though she now realized something was wrong and wanted to calm herself down with all her might, she couldn't resist the drowsy feeling.

In a daze, Gu Youwei glanced at the rose-red petals floating on the water's surface.

As a result, these petals seemed to turn into red tentacles, attacking her from all directions.

Just at the critical moment, Gu Youwei shook her head vigorously.

These illusions vanished once more, and before her were perfectly normal flower petals.

"No, I can't stay in here any longer."

Gu Youwei had already severely sensed that something was wrong.

She felt that the longer she soaked in this bucket of hot water, the worse her overall condition became!

An intense drowsiness struck again, causing Gu Youwei to almost close her eyes directly.

But Gu Youwei was, after all, the Empress in her previous life. Even after being reborn and losing all her cultivation.

That willpower ingrained in her bones still remained.

Gu Youwei couldn't bother with anything else at that moment and quickly mobilized all the internal energy within her body.

Using only her two mobile hands, she tightly gripped the edge of the wooden bucket.

"Gu Youwei, you can do it!"

"You were the Empress in your past life, are you really unable to climb out of a wooden bucket?"

"You still have to kill Gu Chen, you haven't avenged your hatred yet!"

"Father and Mother are still waiting for you to come home!"

At that moment, an unprecedented strength erupted within Gu Youwei's heart.

She held onto the edge of the wooden bucket tightly, and finally, with almost all her might, she managed to climb out.

However, Gu Youwei fell heavily onto the ground, with warm water and flower petals scattering around her.

Coupled with Gu Youwei's slightly flushed cheeks, she now looked like a delicious and delectable delicacy.

"I... what's wrong with me?"

As Gu Youwei lay on the ground, still wondering what was happening to her.

Suddenly, the tightly shut door was pushed open.

The cold wind from outside instantly rushed in, making Gu Youwei's drowsy brain clear up a little, which was rare.

She turned her head with great difficulty and saw a person with an immortal bearing standing at the doorway.

And this person was none other than He Changsong...

East Desolation Commandery, at the entrance to the Lingxu Secret Realm.

Lush trees formed a dense canopy, blocking out most of the moonlight.

Yet, a sliver of cold moonlight still poured down through the gaps in the shadows of the trees.

Adding another layer of chilling, eerie color to the already gloomy and fearsome forest.

Beneath a towering ancient tree with peeling bark, Shi Mengying lay sprawled on the ground like a dead dog.

Initially, after being sent flying by Gu Chen's internal energy, Shi Mengying's internal organs were already shattered and her ribs broken.

Then, she was kicked away by Gu Chen again.

This nearly killed Shi Mengying, leaving her clinging to life by a thread.

"No... I... I can't die yet!"

"My clansmen haven't been found yet..."

"Gu Chen... I haven't killed him yet!"