Outside, the cold wind howled,
while steam billowed through the bedroom.
Chen Shouyi stripped Shell Girl naked, picked up the flailing little thing by the skin, and tossed her into the basin of hot water.
"Splash!"
Shell Girl squealed and popped up above the water, then happily paddled around in it like a dog.
Sigh. What will it take for her to grow up?
Chen Shouyi sat back down on the edge of the bed and sighed.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, he took out a large towel, lifted her from the water, and wrapped her in it. He rubbed her back and forth with his palm, set her on the bed, and pulled out a little outfit. "Get dressed!"
Shell Girl rolled around inside the towel a few times before poking her body out. Her tiny, shapely figure glowed with an ivory-like sheen. "Good Giant, Little Dot smells even sweeter now. Do you want a kiss?"
A kiss my ass.
Chen Shouyi glanced at the shameless Shell Girl. "Hurry up and get dressed."
"Good Giant, do you want Little Dot to get dressed before you kiss her?" Shell Girl asked, puzzled.
"I'll kiss you next time!" Chen Shouyi said helplessly.
As he spoke, his expression stiffened. Somehow, Shell Girl's words sounded strange.
After finishing the Thirty-Six Forms of Hardening, Chen Shouyi took a cold shower.
He returned to his room, extinguished the kerosene lamp, and lay back on the bed.
Gunshots drifted faintly from outside, occasionally mixed with artillery fire. The front line was clearly far from peaceful.
Thinking of his earlier brush with death, Chen Shouyi couldn't sleep at all. The barbarian god's strength had shaken him to the core, even filling him with fear...
"I want to see just how strong you really are!" he