Xiang Yuan hummed as he stripped off his clothes and loosened his belt, utterly shameless before Chan'er.
She had seen it all. He had warned her, but the demoness insisted on staying. If she got frightened into endless nightmares, it would not be his fault—it was the demoness who had brought it upon herself.
To guard against the demoness harboring sinister intentions and pulling some Cowherd stunt, he stored his removed clothes in the jade disk space. He tested the water with his toes. The temperature was acceptable, so he strode in, and before long the water had risen to his waist.
The pool water had accumulated considerable medicinal potency through the sedimentation of Blood Qi Stones, along with the soaking of Bone-Washing Grass, Great Tendon Vine sap, and the effects of other heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Viewed from high above, the pool was a deep blood-red, like blood flowing from a wound in the earth.
At that moment, the surface boiled like a cauldron of boiling blood, giving off hazy heat and strange, multicolored radiance—an ominous sight.
The churning bloody water stirred up medicinal dregs from the bottom of the pool. They rolled with the undercurrents, rising and falling as they slowly released their medicinal power. The high temperature sent up waves of heat and wisps of red mist that curled over the pool's surface, making it look exactly like a boiling hotpot.
Mushroom broth hotpot!
Xiang Yuan, soaking in the water, was now a freshly sliced slab of premium wagyu.
It was a strange comparison, but the opportunity truly was extraordinary. Xiang Yuan plunged beneath the surface, his whole body roiling as heat and comfort washed over him.
As scorching medicinal power seeped through his skin, a warm current surged into his limbs and bones, awakening the