Lin Ao brought her straight back to the room.
"From now on, lay out a bedroll beside me. The bedding is all in the wardrobe. Go get it yourself."
Lin Ao casually pointed to a spot. Xiao Jiu did not resist, nor did she protest anymore. Instead, she silently began to move.
"Yo, what's wrong? Obedient already?"
Lin Ao looked at her in some surprise!
Xiao Jiu glanced at him and said nothing.
She thought, Since things have already come to this, I can't just casually hand Lin Ao an excuse to carry out a "punishment," can I?
"Fine, not talking is fine too. You kept me busy all night. I'm going to have a nice long soak!"
Lin Ao stretched lazily and rummaged through his clothes, preparing to go soak in a hot spring.
When Xiao Jiu heard Lin Ao's words, her legs pressed together slightly, her movements somewhat awkward and coy.
She bit down lightly with her silver teeth.
"I... I want to rinse off too!"
Her words immediately drew a sidelong look from Lin Ao. He stared toward a certain place, and Xiao Jiu grew even more awkward.
Seeing her like that, Lin Ao nearly laughed out loud. Her reaction just now really had been intense. He never would have thought a Fate avatar would have this kind of hobby.
"Then come with me. Just grab any set of clothes."
Lin Ao picked up his clothes and left the room. Behind him came the thudding patter of footsteps; clearly, Xiao Jiu had followed.
Lin Ao smiled faintly. It seemed that sharing a bath with a beauty tonight had not gone up in smoke after all, though the process had been rather winding.
"Rinse off here first, then go in."
Right in front of Xiao Jiu, Lin Ao