The dark-purple-haired woman was Leng Yulai, the Dark Phoenix Douluo. She was currently skulking in the hot spring, and upon seeing others come to soak, she immediately moved some distance away.
After making sure she was far enough from Bai Xiuxiu and Lan Mengqin, she called out to a certain master, looking rather furtive and mysterious.
"Master, I'm Ming's little phoenix. Where are you?"
Leng Yulai softly called for someone. After a brief silence, a book wrapped in a waterproof bag rose from the spring water. Looking closely, she discovered that someone had been hiding beneath the water to deliver it to her.
Then, a dark-green figure wrapped in a bath towel slowly emerged from the water—it was Xiao Xiao!
The little girl shook her head, flinging all the water from her face, then handed over the book sealed in the waterproof bag. At the same time, she vigilantly looked around, making sure the area was safe.
"Little Sister Yulai, the sect master has been cracking down hard lately. Your Sister Xiao Xiao is risking her head to bring you this."
Leng Yulai accepted her custom-made book, and Xiao Xiao immediately spoke with a grave expression. Leng Yulai looked equally moved.
"Sister Xiao Xiao, you're so good to me!"
"Of course! Since you call me sister, Sister Xiao Xiao has to spoil you."
Hearing her little fan's admiring words, Xiao Xiao proudly crossed her arms over her chest, looking every bit like a big sister. Leng Yulai tactfully said:
"Sister Xiao Xiao, since we have nothing better to do, let's read it together."
"Since you put it that way, I suppose I can reluctantly agree."
The little girl's eyes immediately lit up at those words, but in order to maintain her big-sister persona, she still put on a reluctant expression.