Although the floating island where Daiyu lived was just a corner of Grandmother Jia's rear courtyard, even the most out-of-the-way corner was beyond comparison with the cramped, dilapidated homes of the Jia family's collateral branches.
For example, the indoor hot spring in their courtyard was something those outer residences could never have!
The spring pool had been carved and built from blocks of warm jade in various sizes. The underground spirit vein and formation of the floating island channeled heat into the spring, quickly warming the water. Soon the entire bathhouse was filled with mist and abundant spiritual energy.
At that moment, the enormous warm-jade bath at the center held pale, milky-white water that gave off rich spiritual energy. Fresh flower petals and emerald-green lotus leaves floated on the surface, while several luminous pearls set into the walls cast a soft, hazy glow, making the whole bathhouse seem like a dream.
However, each use consumed at least one qian's worth of spirit-stone beans. That was more than ordinary people could afford, and even Daiyu and the others only dared use it once in a while, or when they were truly exhausted.
Like now.
They were all rather tired today, and they had also been subjected to the "mental attack" of the Mirror of Romance and Illusion. So Lin Daiyu had asked Zijuan and Xueyan to prepare the spring early. Now she and Tanchun were soaking in the warm water, enjoying the moment.
"..."
Daiyu kept her body submerged up to her shoulders, leaving her slender, fair neck and delicate collarbones exposed to the air.
With her arms wrapped around her chest, she leaned against the smooth, warm pool wall and quietly relaxed.
But her eyes, usually bright with affection, seemed unfocused. Most of the time, she simply stared blankly at