Hardened!

Wang Lang no longer paid attention to Su Yao, walking out of the room on his own and into the adjacent bathroom.

Inside the bathroom stood a dark brown wooden tub, nearly half a person's height.

The wood used for this tub was extremely thick, not the common kind found on the market.

This was made when Wang Lang was fifteen and his physique was rapidly growing and becoming robust. He felt that ordinary tubs were too confining and uncomfortable to lie in, so he spent some silver coins specifically

to ask the best old carpenter in the vicinity to use top-quality, hundred-year-old iron fir wood and spend several days crafting it.

Its size was enough for him to fully stretch his limbs inside, even to move his muscles and bones a little.

At that time, he was still quite well-off, far from the current situation where he didn't even have one or two taels of silver on him...

It could be said that this wooden tub had witnessed his entire journey from youth to adulthood, from wealth to poverty, and the gradual strengthening of his physique.

Next came scooping water, starting a fire, and bathing.

When Wang Lang took off his clothes and stepped into the wooden tub, the little fox who had been secretly observing his actions

suddenly covered her eyes with her two little paws and let out a short shriek: "Yaa! Do not look at what is improper! Do not look at what is improper!"

Wang Lang submerged his body completely in the hot water and sighed comfortably, "Ah, this feels great!"

Hearing Su Yao's feigned prim exclamation, he couldn't help but chuckle:

"Heh, what do you know about not looking at what is improper, you're a fox?"

Su Yao lowered her paws and argued stubbornly, "How... how do I not know!"

"I am a Spirit Fox who has achieved cultivation! A Spirit Fox!"

As she spoke, her eyes darted around. She looked at Wang Lang soaking comfortably in the large tub, then at the steaming hot air, and her heart began to itch.

"Um... Langzi... your tub looks so comfortable."

"It's so big, adding me won't make it crowded, right? Can I soak in it too?"

As she said this, she tentatively moved closer to the edge of the wooden tub.

Wang Lang casually extended an arm, precisely grabbing Su Yao by the scruff of her neck as she tried to jump in.

Su Yao flailed her limbs in the air in vain, "Hey, hey, hey! Let go of me! Just let me try! Just one try!"

Wang Lang looked at her expressionlessly, his tone filled with disdain:

"I'm not used to bathing with foxes. I'm afraid I'll get fox scent all over me that I can't wash off."

"Want to take a bath? Do it yourself. Fetch water and start a fire."

After speaking, he flicked his arm lightly, tossing the little fox out.

Wang Lang lay back down, closed his eyes, and enjoyed himself.

Su Yao rolled on the ground after landing, steadied herself, and looked down at her paws.

Her pink paw pads and slender claws were excellent for acting cute and chasing butterflies, but to fetch water, carry firewood, and start a fire like humans...

wasn't that clearly making things difficult for her?

After a moment of dejection, she suddenly froze and slapped her head with a paw:

"Oh, I'm so silly! I'm a Yao! I'm not just an ordinary fox who only uses her paws! I have Demon Power!"

With this thought, she immediately perked up and began to roam around the house, searching.

Soon, she found a wooden basin slightly larger than a washbasin in a corner. She didn't know what it was originally used for.

So she followed suit, using her Demon Power to help fetch water, start a fire, and finally, she too was comfortably soaking in a hot bath.

"So comfortable... you humans really know how to enjoy yourselves," Su Yao sighed with her eyes narrowed.

Hearing this, Wang Lang casually asked, "You haven't bathed before?"

Su Yao shook her head, "Never."

She sighed, then as if she had discovered something, her eyes lit up:

"Langzi, have you always lived alone in this large manor?"

"Don't you find it boring? I'm the one who can't stand being too bored as a fox, so I ran out."

Wang Lang said, "I spend most of my time cultivating, so I naturally got used to it."

Su Yao mumbled, "Then what else do you do to pass the time besides cultivating?"

Wang Lang: "Reading, fishing, and cleaning the manor."

Although Listening Waves Mountain Manor only had him alone now, maintaining basic tidiness, trimming plants, and sweeping the courtyard still took a considerable amount of time.

"Reading? Are human books interesting? What are they about? Do they have pictures?" Su Yao bombarded him with questions.

"Miscellaneous books, they cover everything. Very few have pictures."

"Oh... then what about fishing? Is fishing fun?"

"Mm, it's alright."

Hearing Wang Lang's perfunctory reply, Su Yao changed the subject:

"Langzi, are all human foods delicious?"

"I wouldn't say delicious, at most they have some flavor. The manor has some provisions. You can find them yourself if you're hungry, just don't mess up the kitchen."

"Really? That's great! I've been wanting to eat something... like roast chicken?"

"I heard my mother say that human roast chicken is very fragrant!"

"..."

"Langzi, when do you think my mother will come look for me?"

"..."

"Langzi..."

"..."

"Langzi, Langzi!"

"What is it now?"

"My water seems to have gotten a bit cold... can you help me heat it up?"

His fist hardened!