The moment the door opened, the room's misty steam, mixed with the fragrance of rose petals, rushed toward him.
Behind the folding screen came the splashing sound of water, while a seductive silhouette was reflected upon it, its graceful curves inviting the imagination.
Hearing the door open, Dugu Yan, who had been bathing, was startled. She hurriedly rose and pulled a towel around herself, her Soul Power erupting instantly.
"Who is it? How dare you trespass into my room!"
With a coquettish shout, the phantom of her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul appeared behind her. Its tongue flicked as it let out a hissing sound.
She struck the folding screen with one palm, sending it flying and revealing the figure standing at the doorway.
When she saw who it was, the anger on Dugu Yan's face instantly turned into astonishment.
"Young Master Qin... How could it be you!"
She instinctively withdrew her Martial Soul, and her voice softened unconsciously.
Water droplets fell from her damp, lengthy hair, sliding along her delicate collarbone before disappearing into the depths concealed by the towel, creating an especially alluring sight.
Qin Jiuxiao leaned against the doorframe, his gaze sweeping over her as the corners of his lips curled slightly. "Your grandfather arranged for me to come here. He said my room is here too."
Dugu Yan froze at his words, then cursed her grandfather thoroughly in her heart.
That shameless old man!
She opened and closed her mouth, wanting to say that there was an empty room next door and Qin Jiuxiao could stay there instead.
But when the words reached her lips, she could not bring herself to say them.
By then, the effects of the chicken soup and Ferocious Tiger Wine had fully taken hold.
She felt heat spreading through her entire