"Still want to keep going? Hmm?"
"Ow... boohoo..."
Another fierce water fight had ended, with Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin all defeated.
Their pretty faces were flushed, water gleaming as it ran through their wet hair and down their cheeks and necks. For a moment, it was impossible to tell water from sweat.
The three girls huddled in a corner of the hot spring, their eyes wet too. When they glanced back at him, their gazes still held reproachful embarrassment, but they had finally behaved themselves, not daring to cause any more trouble...
Chen Shi'an let out a long breath too. All that fooling around had actually let him rediscover the childish fun he had missed out on. He really was growing younger with age.
Perhaps the hot spring's temperature had quietly risen again, because even Chen Shi'an felt his heartbeat suddenly quicken.
The intimacy that had quietly sprouted amid their play grew like weeds, more scorching than the heat bubbling up from the bottom of the pool.
Chen Shi'an's gaze drifted toward them again without his realizing.
After all that playing around, their faces carried a faint weariness, yet were tinged with satisfied smiles. Wet strands of hair clung to pearly shoulders, and the steam flushed their skin a captivating pink. Their movements sent ripples across the surface, through which their enchanting curves were faintly visible underwater...
His already rapid heartbeat grew even fiercer once their surroundings fell quiet.
Chen Shi'an tried to steady himself, only to find his efforts somewhat futile. Not only was his Daoist Heart shaking violently, but his Daoist Root had also begun growing vigorously beyond his control.
Splash-
A soft splash broke through the water.
Wen Zhixia, Lin Meng Qiu, and Li Wanyin all looked toward the sound.
Chen Shi'an, who