Within Langhuan Clear Void, white mist wreathed the Azure Heaven Spirit Spring, accompanied by the gentle patter of water.
In this supreme sanctuary, a place countless cultivators on the Heavenly Origin Continent would fight tooth and nail to enter, Yun Qing was being held against the pool's edge by Yun Huang and "scrubbed clean," a look of helpless resignation on his face.
More precisely, Yun Huang felt that, having only just washed away the scarlet corruption, Yun Qing had better not go to Great Zhou and let something filthy possess him again. Before they departed, he therefore intended to go over everything from his divine soul to his meridians once more, protecting him right down to his teeth.
At first, Yun Qing cooperated. By the end, all that remained was helpless resignation.
One hand rested on the white jade rim of the pool, while Yun Huang held half his body submerged in the spring. His wet, long hair lay loose across his shoulders and back.
Yun Qing wiped the droplets from his face, profound helplessness showing in his double pupils. Finally unable to hold back, he turned toward the culprit beside the pool and said plaintively:
"Human."
Yun Huang's fingertips paused. He raised his eyes to look at him, his gaze plainly asking, "What brilliant insight do you have now?"
Yun Qing sighed, his tone utterly sincere. "The way you're doing this, you seem to be scrubbing a cat."
Silence fell beside the spirit spring for a moment.
Then Yun Huang said coolly, "If you weren't always burrowing into filthy places, Brother, why would I need to go to such trouble?"
As he spoke, the radiant sun divine flame carried the waters of the Azure Heaven Spirit Spring through Yun Qing's wrist meridians once again, as though he would not