"Yes, I think so too. I've already prepared the medicinal bath for you. As for this whale rubber...
that's up to you."
Lin Xiao took a dark yellow solid out of his Soul Tool.
Zhu Zhuqing gazed at the lump of gelatinous material, her eyes resolute.
"As long as it can improve my strength, I can endure this little bit of pain."
She reached out and took the whale rubber.
The hefty lump settled into her palm. Its translucent, dark yellow body shimmered with a faint golden glow in the light, its surface oily and slightly cool.
Standing nearby, Ning Rongrong blinked when she saw that Zhu Zhuqing had made her decision.
"Lin Xiao, take Zhu Zhuqing over to get ready for the medicinal bath first. I'll go check on Ye Lingling and the others."
Lin Xiao nodded.
"Zhu Zhuqing, I'll take you to the kitchen first."
"Okay... huh? The kitchen?"
Zhu Zhuqing had just answered and started following him when she stopped, confusion and puzzlement surfacing in her cool eyes.
Shouldn't a Body-Tempering Medicinal Bath be taken in a bathroom, or at least in a bathtub?
"Don't look at me like that. This medicinal bath needs to stay at a constant temperature throughout so the medicinal power can fully penetrate your flesh and meridians.
Water in an ordinary bathtub cools too quickly, wasting the medicinal properties.
Only simmering it over a low flame on the stove can maintain the best temperature for tempering your body."
Understanding dawned on Zhu Zhuqing, and she started following him again.
Inside the villa's spacious kitchen.
The Chef Gugas bustled about in a frenzy, starting preparations for the meal several hours early.
The crisp sounds of chopping and the sizzling of stir-frying rose and fell, lively without being noisy.
"Guga! Where's the Soybean