Chapter 99: No wonder
“Umm…”
Bai Li lifted her head, her neck slightly moving as she swallowed. She gently wiped her mouth, her eyes showing a trace of dazed innocence, then looked at Jiang Huai and said.
“Why don’t you sit down and rest?”
Jiang Huai sat on a bluestone while Bai Li stood up, looking towards the cold pool in the cave. There was a waterfall by the pool. She looked down at the bloodstains on her body and said softly.
“I want to bathe, do you have any clothes I can wear?”
“Yes.”
“Then I’m going to bathe, do you want to join?”
Jiang Huai’s body was also stained with quite a bit of blood, which was from holding Bai Li and getting dirty from her blood. Jiang Huai was about to say, why don’t you go first?
But Bai Li had already taken his hand and was pulling him towards the bath, it turned out it wasn’t a question, it was an order.
Jiang Huai was dragged to the edge of the cold pool. Despite the chilling water, the medicinal power of the Dragon Blood Spirit Frui was still working on him. Jiang Huai objectively analyzed and suspected that the Dragon Blood Spirit Fruit seemed to have some aphrodisiac effects.
Bai Li was still in her dragon lady form. She stepped into the cold pool, and Jiang Huai followed. Bai Li’s body was soon submerged in the water, and she used her spiritual energy to remove the blood mist from her body, which was washed away by the pool. She came to Jiang Huai’s side.
“Give me the floral bath essence.”
Jiang Huai threw the bathing essence to her, watching her apply the essence to her body, then she pressed against Jiang Huai.
“I poured too much, I’ll share some with you.”
“No, that’s a line from ‘The Melody of Warm Jade’ where the fox demon seduces the scholar!” Jiang Huai suddenly realized.
Damn it, it was all because Ah Mumu wrote so many strange tunes in the books that even Bai Li, who should have been as innocent as a blank sheet of paper, had learned them.
It was retribution, all retribution!
Jiang Huai placed his hand on Bai Li’s shoulder, looking into her eyes.
“Hey, can you please stop tormenting me?”
“Hm?”
Bai Li looked at him innocently, “If the dragon crystal is fully refined, I won’t have to worry about the power of the Serpent Clan’s Great Void bloodline being taken away anymore, which means… we can do more comfortable things.”
“No, we can’t.”
“Why can’t we?” Bai Li looked at him, still full of confusion.
“Because… in our human world, such things should only be done with someone you intend to spend your life with.”
Jiang Huai tried to explain to Bai Li.
Bai Li was taken aback for a moment, then softly said “oh,” turning her face away and muttering very quietly.
“No wonder you don’t want to.”
Her voice seemed to carry a bit of grievance, unclear, and just as Jiang Huai was about to say something more, her body had already submerged in the water again, ignoring Jiang Huai, just silently swimming around the cold pool. Jiang Huai didn’t know what to say, and after a while, Bai Li emerged from the water. Her nearly perfect body was covered with droplets that, under the dim light of the cave ceiling, looked crystal clear, hanging on her flawless body.
Indeed, it was a nearly perfect body, every line so bright and clean. Jiang Huai dared not look any longer, so he turned away.
Bai Li didn’t speak again. After a while, she walked up from the cold pool and sat on the bluestone by the pool, telling Jiang Huai.
“I’m done bathing.”
Jiang Huai remembered the measurements she had given him and found Bai Li a simple black nightgown to wear for now. Bai Li took the gown, put it on, and the plain black dress, though simple in design, fit her perfectly. The pure black fabric contrasted with her snow-white skin, making it appear even more like warm jade.
The grown-up Bai Li’s hair reached her waist, and she used her spiritual energy to dry the moisture. Her hair cascaded behind her head, and her eyes looked elsewhere, not at him.
Jiang Huai wasn’t sure if Bai Li was angry. In all the time they had known each other, he had never made Bai Li angry. He couldn’t think of comforting words, didn’t know what to say, but the silence seemed too oppressive. After a while, he said softly.
“Next time, don’t take risks alone, okay? You should have called me to accompany you to find the dragon crystal. It’s always safer with more people.”
Bai Li remained silent. Jiang Huai scratched his head.
“Why aren’t you speaking?”
Bai Li gently bit her lip, still not responding, until Jiang Huai noticed her eyelashes seemed to be wet with a few tears.
“Why are you crying?”
“It’s nothing.”
Bai Li finally spoke up, stretching out her hand to gently wipe the tears from her eyelashes, “I know I was wrong.”
“No, I didn’t mean to blame you, I just felt you should have told me…”
“How did you know I left quietly?”
“When you suddenly said not to be sad if you died, I felt very uneasy. I pretended to sleep for a long time until you left. But you turned into your true form and ran too fast, I couldn’t catch up with you.”
“You’re good at guessing.”
“What?”
“I mean… you’re good at guessing what others are thinking, but also good at playing dumb.”
Bai Li stood up, looking at Jiang Huai in front of her, “It’s okay now, thank you for saving me, Jiang Huai.”
“We’ve already said there’s no need for thanks between us.” Jiang Huai replied softly.
Bai Li approached him, her knees gently touching the ground, her skirt spreading out in a beautiful arc as she looked up at him.
“Have you rested well? Can I take the medicine now?”
“I guess… I’ve rested enough…”
Jiang Huai went to get the dragon crystal, placing his hand on it and then used his body as a cauldron to refine a part of it. But this time Bai Li said very seriously.
“You’re not allowed to move, it hurt a bit when you poked me earlier.”
So Jiang Huai had no choice but to stand still obediently.
……
“Why are you crying again?”
“I choked.”
Her pure and clean cheeks were now covered with tears.
Jiang Huai felt an indescribable unease, but Bai Li just wiped away her tears.
“It’s okay, don’t worry.”
Her body changed back to the little Bai Li, and the dragon horns on her forehead were also hidden away. It seemed as if nothing had changed. After she wiped away all her tears, she smiled at Jiang Huai again.
“I told you it’s nothing. We’re good brothers, right? What’s there to be embarrassed about? You blushing just now was so funny.”
“Is that so?”
“So it turns out the weird one is you? You say you treat me like a good brother, but you always treat me like a woman. Sometimes I can’t even tell if I’m a brother who adventures with you or a woman who can arouse your desires. But since you don’t want to see me as a woman, let’s just be friends. I don’t mind.”
As she spoke, she laughed lightly, then looked at the dragon crystal.
“How many more times do I need to take the medicine?”
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“Six more times.”
“You seem very tired. Do you want to sleep for a while?”
Bai Li sat down on the ground, lifting her now loose dress to reveal her thighs. Jiang Huai hesitated for a moment before lying down beside her, resting his head gently on her legs. She had just used the floral bath essence Jiang Huai gave her, carrying a faint fragrance, and her skin was slightly hot to the touch.
Jiang Huai didn’t fall asleep. He tried hard to sleep, but his mind was a bit messy. Bai Li’s small hand gently caressed his cheek, and he seemed to feel a droplet of water lightly scald his face, but when he opened his eyes, Bai Li’s hand was covering them, and all he could see was darkness.
“It’s raining, the cave is leaking.” Bai Li said softly.
“Don’t lie to me.”
“Why would I lie to you? I’ve already shielded it with spiritual energy, just sleep well.”
Bai Li’s voice was very gentle. Jiang Huai closed his eyes, but after a long time, he still couldn’t fall asleep. He whispered.
“I’ve rested enough, I won’t sleep.”
“Okay.”
When Jiang Huai got up from her, Bai Li’s body changed back to the form of the dragon lady. She looked at Jiang Huai with slightly astonished eyes and explained.
“It’s better to use this form when feeding the medicine. That way, when I change back to Bai Li, maybe you’ll think less of all the strange things. When I change back to my previous form, you can pretend nothing happened.”
“Okay.”
……
The light from the dragon crystal finally dimmed completely.
Using himself as a cauldron, Jiang Huai transferred all the power from the dragon crystal into Bai Li’s body. Now, instead of increasing, Bai Li’s cultivation level had actually dropped from the late stage of Nascent Soul to the early stage. But after testing, the spiritual energy in her body and the strength of her physique were much stronger than before.
This must also be a special rule of the dragon body. She couldn’t be considered a true dragon now, at most a half-dragon with dragon blood. But even at the early stage of Nascent Soul, it’s estimated that cultivators within the fifth level of Divine Transformation might not be her match.
Jiang Huai finally managed to put on his clothes. He had always felt awkward being naked, and now that he was dressed, Bai Li also put on her black cheongsam. The cheongsam’s grey silk was transparent, slightly gleaming with a bit of sheen, and her hair had returned to shoulder-length white locks.
It was as if nothing had changed, as if everything had never happened. Although the process of refining the medicine was absurd, it was over now, and it seemed fine to act as if nothing had happened.
Bai Li’s cheeks returned to their usual innocent and charming appearance. She stretched lazily, “Sister now feels full of strength.”
“Good, good, good.”
“But I’m so hungry.” Bai Li looked at Jiang Huai with a pitiful expression.
“Have some beef jerky first, I’ll go and report to Jishi True Person.” Jiang Huai handed her a bag of beef jerky.
Bai Li obediently hugged the beef jerky, chewing it with puffed cheeks, still looking as cute as ever.
Jiang Huai picked up the jade stone, triggered the spiritual imprint on it, and entered Jishi True Person’s inheritance secret realm once again.