Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

"I still have a lot to do. Whatever it is, we'll talk about it when I'm done." The Bad Commander glanced at him, his eyes devoid of any emotional fluctuation, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

He then turned and went into the study, saying as he closed the door, "Shangguan Yunque, see the guest out."

"Hey... wait a minute, explain yourself..." Ignoring Shangguan Yunque's obstruction, Shen Ye flung open the door and rushed in.

But the Bad Commander was no longer in the room. Shen Ye twitched his lips and cursed inwardly, "Damn it, that old bastard didn't even use his full strength earlier."

Looking annoyed, Shen Ye came out of the study and went straight to Li Xingyun, asking, "What did that old geezer say to you?"

Li Xingyun looked at him blankly and said, "Didn't he tell you? You already know!"

"I know nothing!" Shen Ye retorted angrily. "Tell me, how did he persuade you to restore your kingdom!"

Li Xingyun scratched his head and said helplessly, "But he told me that you already know, and that I don't need to tell you."

Then he patted Shen Ye on the shoulder and said, "Brother Shen, don't worry, and don't ask anymore. For your future happiness, and for my future peaceful and carefree life, I will work hard."

After saying that, ignoring Shen Ye, whose face clearly showed that he didn't know, he shouted to Shangguan Yunque, "Prepare the horses, this prince is about to embark on his adventures in the martial world."

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"Brother Li, are you really going to venture into the world alone?"

Outside the Hidden Soldier Valley, Shen Ye frowned and asked Li Xingyun. He felt that he had frowned many times today.

“It’s not just one person, there’s him too!” Li Xingyun gestured towards Shangguan Yunque with his chin, looking displeased.

"You really don't want me to come along?" Shen Ye asked curiously.

Li Xingyun shook his head: "With your martial arts skills so high, how can I train and improve my strength if you're by my side?"

“That makes sense.” Shen Ye nodded. He didn’t plan to stay by Li Xingyun’s side forever, after all, he wasn’t Li Xingyun’s follower.

To be honest, deep down he still wanted to be with Li Xingyun. He just wanted to find out what that old geezer, the Bad Commander, had said to him that made him want to restore his kingdom.

Unfortunately, on the way out of Hidden Soldier Valley, no matter how he tried to subtly probe, Li Xingyun refused to say anything, even saying that the Bad Commander had mentioned it to him, but he hadn't agreed.

Upon hearing this, he went through his conversation with the Bad Commander several times in his mind, but he couldn't recall the Bad Commander mentioning anything that would make Li Xingyun want to restore his kingdom.

"The only thing I refuse to do seems to be helping Li Xingyun restore his kingdom, right?" Even after leaving the Hidden Weapon Valley, that was all he could think of, but it didn't seem to be enough to motivate Li Xingyun to restore his kingdom.

"That old codger Yuan Tiangang is definitely plotting against me."

After cursing the Bad Commander a few more times in his heart, Shen Ye cupped his hands to Li Xingyun, who was already on horseback: "Brother Li, the world is dangerous, I hope you will take good care of yourself."

“Brother Shen, it’s the same.” Li Xingyun also cupped his hands in greeting, then glanced at Lu Linxuan who was standing next to Shen Ye, and said, “I’ll have to trouble Brother Shen to take care of my junior sister. I don’t ask for great wealth or status, just treat her well.”

"That's natural."

Shen Ye would never mistreat his women; Li Xingyun didn't need to say that.

"Then I'll take my leave."

"Farewell!"

Watching Li Xingyun and Shangguan Yunque ride away, Shen Ye turned back to the Empress and said, "Yunji, let's go back to Fengxiang."

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(Next, I'll try writing a few chapters of slice-of-life scenes to skip over an unnecessary plot point in the middle, otherwise it'll be too drawn out, especially since there are several more female characters coming up later.)

(Moreover, many of Li Xingyun's storylines are unnecessary for the protagonist; his main role now is simply to advance the plot.)

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Chapter 430! Free Play

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The Hidden Soldiers Valley is only two or three hundred miles away from Fengxiang. If you ride a horse quickly, you can get there in just half a day.

After Shen Ye and his group set off from the Hidden Soldiers Valley, the Empress changed her dawdling attitude from the previous days and urged Shen Ye and the others to speed up. They did not stop to rest along the way and headed straight for Fengxiang.

At the same time, she also instructed the two Holy Maidens, Miaoxuan and Miaoxuan, to hurry back to Huanyin Pavilion before them so that they could arrange a welcoming banquet.

And so, before nightfall, the group arrived outside Fengxiang City in Qi Kingdom.

On the official road ten miles outside Fengxiang City, the Nine Heavens Holy Maiden had already been waiting with the disciples of the Illusionary Sound Pavilion. When they saw Shen Ye and his party appear on horseback, they all knelt on the ground and shouted in unison, "Welcome back to the Empress and the son-in-law!"

Shen Ye was taken aback, then smiled and took out a large bag of gold leaves that he had prepared beforehand from his baggage, handing it to Miao Chengtian, who had gotten up to lead the horse:

"Miao Chengtian, take these gold leaves and give them to the sisters so they can add some rouge and powder."

"This servant thanks the young master on behalf of my sisters." Miao Chengtian bowed slightly, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin on her chest, which drew his repeated glances.

The Empress was right beside him, neither caring that he was taking advantage of Miao Chengtian nor asking where his money came from. She simply said, "You're quite generous!"

“Your man is not short of money.” Shen Ye patted his chest and said, “If he ever needs money in the future, just tell me, and it will definitely be no less than the Longquan Treasure.”

"I don't want to spend your money." That's what she said, but her gaze towards Shen Ye softened even more.

Afterwards, everyone abandoned their horses and boarded an extraordinarily large carriage drawn by eight horses, heading towards the Illusionary Sound Pavilion amidst the entourage of its disciples…

"Well done!"

Inside the carriage, Shen Ye lowered the carriage curtain and spoke to the Empress, who was leaning against the soft couch.

The Illusionary Sound Pavilion wasn't located within Phoenix City, but one still had to pass through it. Out of curiosity, he observed the situation within the city and found that the pedestrians on the streets all looked calm and smiling, without any signs of distress. Clearly, they were doing quite well under the Empress's rule.

The Empress breathed a slight sigh of relief, then smiled and said, "It's alright. The harvests in Qi Kingdom have been quite good these past few years. At least we haven't seen many people starve to death for a long time."

"That's pretty good too." Shen Ye nodded.

Lu Linxuan now knew that the Empress not only managed the Huanyin Pavilion but also the Qi Kingdom. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but ask, "Then you must be very busy, sister?"

The Empress said calmly, "It's alright. I can usually delegate small tasks to my subordinates, so it's not too hard. It's just that it's a little lonely with no one to talk to."

As she said this, her gaze fell on Shen Ye.

“Otherwise, why would someone use the title ‘I, the Isolator’?” Shen Ye naturally knew what she was thinking, and then added, “I’ll stay with you from now on.”

"Ok!"

As they chatted, the group quickly passed through Fengxiang City and arrived at a cluster of buildings built against the mountain and beside the water.

"This is the headquarters of the Illusionary Sound Pavilion. The scenery is quite nice, isn't it?"

After the group disembarked from the carriage, the Nine Heavens Saintess led them into the Illusionary Sound Pavilion. Miao Chengtian, who was leading the way, also introduced the layout of the Illusionary Sound Pavilion.

Soon, the group arrived inside the Illusionary Sound Pavilion.

Because they've been traveling around these past few days, personal hygiene has been a major issue. Shen Ye is alright; he's a man, and when conditions were poor, he didn't mind not showering for ten days or half a month. But the Empress and the others couldn't stand it anymore. Even though it was mealtime, they all wanted to shower and change clothes before eating.

The hot water had already been prepared by Miao Chengtian, who had returned early, so the three women of the Empress went together to the Empress's private bathing room, while Shen Ye was taken to another bathing room by Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian.

At the entrance to the restroom, Miao Chengtian said to Shen Ye, "Young Master, please go in and sit for a while. My sister and I will prepare hot water and clothes for you."

Shen Ye nodded, then pushed open the bathroom door and went inside.

However, despite being called a washroom, the interior is furnished much like a regular room, complete with tables, chairs, and beds. The only difference is that behind the screen at the main entrance, there is an oval wooden tub large enough to accommodate two or three people bathing at the same time.

Shen Ye didn't think much of it. After examining the wooden barrel with interest for a while, he sat down on a chair and waited.

Before long, Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian led a group of female disciples from the Huanyin Pavilion, carrying wooden buckets and other items, into the room.

Then, the female disciple carrying the wooden bucket added hot and cold water to it. After the bucket was full, another female disciple sprinkled a handful of dried flower petals into it. With the help of the warm water, the room was instantly filled with an intoxicating floral fragrance.

After they finished doing this, Xuan Jingtian drove all the women out of the room and closed the door.

After testing the water temperature in the wooden tub with her hand, Miao Chengtian walked to Shen Ye's side and said to him, "Young Master, this servant will help you change your clothes."

Shen Ye is no longer the innocent person he once was. Moreover, when he was at home, the twin sisters often helped him take a bath. He naturally stood up and let Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian, who came over after closing the door, take off his clothes.

Soon, he was stripped down to just a pair of boxer shorts with a Pikachu pattern.

"The style of your underpants is quite interesting, son-in-law." Miao Chengtian looked at his lower body without any politeness, and then reached out to pull down his last pair of underwear.

"No, I'll take off my underwear myself," Shen Ye quickly said, pulling his underwear tighter.

Xuan Jingtian covered her mouth and laughed, "Sister, the young master is shy again."

"No, I'm just not used to walking around naked in front of other people." He wasn't shy at all; he wasn't a virgin anymore. It was just that tiny bit of shame that was bothering him.

As he spoke, he walked to the wooden tub, turned his back, took off his underwear, and then stepped into the tub. The comfortable water temperature made him let out a long sigh.

At this moment, he heard the sound of bare feet walking on the floor behind him, but Shen Ye did not turn around to look. It was just Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian coming over to help him scrub and massage.

But after waiting for a while, there was no movement from the two of them. Instead, they heard the rustling sound of clothes being taken off.

He paused for a moment, and just as he was about to turn around, two naked bodies stepped into the wooden tub from the left and right. Their undisguised leg-lifting movements revealed a sight he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Young master, would you like us to wash your front or your back first?" Xuan Jingtian asked as she snuggled into his arms from his left side.

Before he could answer, Miao Chengtian's fingers slid down his chest from the other side, and she said seductively, "Or, should we wash the top or the bottom first?"

"Ahem... I'm fine with anything." Shen Ye coughed lightly, then closed his eyes, letting them do as they pleased.

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(They are free to express themselves, and you are free to use your imagination.)

(Wonderful Heaven, Mysterious Pure Heaven)