Even Empress Dowager Guo froze. She turned to look a few times, only to find that Xie Jinhuan had rolled over, planted both hands on the rock, and begun doing underwater push-ups, switching to pointing his sword at the earth. She could not help asking:
"Xie Jinhuan?"
"Hmm?"
"What are you doing?"
Xie Jinhuan could see A Piao biting her red lip and trembling like a flowering branch. He himself was not particularly embarrassed, but he knew it must look strange to an outsider, so he gave a sheepish smile:
"I'm trying to find my rhythm myself. Wait a moment, Sister Guo. I'll be ready soon."
Empress Dowager Guo found the scene utterly absurd. That suggestive posture inevitably stirred memories of the humiliation she had suffered last time, too... Perhaps finding this spectacle of him screwing heaven and earth a little too much to look at, she thought it over, then rose and stepped into the pool:
"That's enough. A grown man like you, with no regard for appearances. I only want to recover my strength as soon as possible in case of an emergency. If you dare take advantage of my favor and act spoiled like last time..."
"I understand. It's all for the Righteous Path..."
Seeing this, Xie Jinhuan lay back down and meant to raise his arm around Sister Guo.
But A Piao was a little unhappy at having her spellcasting interrupted. She raised her hand and delivered a slap.
Smack.
Flesh quivered, and ripples spread across the water.
Empress Dowager Guo had just reached out when the slap made her shudder. Her eyes instantly took on the sharpness befitting the Goddess of War:
"You're utterly lawless!"
With that, she abandoned all gentleness, pinned Xie Jinhuan down, and gave him a thorough beating.
Xie Jinhuan looked innocent