Black Water City, City Lord's Mansion.
Chu Jiang reclined sideways on a warm spiritual jade lounger, looking lazy and utterly at ease.
Several yellowed volumes of unofficial histories and strange tales lay open across his lap, and he was deeply engrossed in them.
Behind him, Fu Yunxuan wore plain robes. Her ear-length hair made her snow-white neck appear even more slender, while her skin gleamed like jade beneath the moonlight.
Her jade-like hands rested on Chu Jiang's broad shoulders and neck. Warm divine power lingered at her fingertips as she kneaded and pressed them at an unhurried pace.
Her strength was precise, her technique smooth and complete. Every press sank deep into his flesh, yet like spring rain moistening all things, it silently infused a gentle current of energy into him.
Ever since entering the Land of Chaos, Chu Jiang had scarcely rested properly. Even the massages he loved most had gone neglected for far too long, so this was the perfect time to relax for a while.
The moon had climbed high overhead, its clear radiance growing brighter.
Fu Yunxuan slipped off her shoes, revealing a pair of jade feet whiter than frost and snow. Her toes were round as pearl shells, glimmering with a delicate luster beneath the moonlight.
Her entire body was snow-white.
She lightly stepped onto Chu Jiang's back. The soles of her feet were soft and warm, yet carried just the right degree of resilience as they steadily pressed upon key acupoints and meridian nodes.
Chu Jiang only felt as if his entire back had been wrapped in invisible warm jade and gently soothed. His muscles and bones gave faint, comfortable crackles, and even his soul seemed to grow lighter as he sank into this ultimate relaxation.
"My lord," Fu Yunxuan said, her cheeks slightly