Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

The quiet surroundings made Guan Xun feel somewhat relaxed. She slowly took off her blood-stained and dirty dress and was about to reach out to unbutton her inner garment when a slightly cold voice suddenly came from her upper left side.

"what are you doing?"

Guan Xun's hand suddenly stopped, only then realizing that there was a demon beast beside her. She raised her chin to look at the little fish, then lowered her eyelids and continued what she was doing.

"I had almost forgotten about you, but once I start my seclusion, I won't go out, so I'll stay quietly."

Her inner garment fell to the ground, exposing her porcelain-white skin to the air. The fluorescent light cast upon it made her appear even more translucent, but a green shadow on her right arm marred this beauty.

Guan Xun gritted his teeth and tore the green shadow off from above.

The Venomous Electric Snake was sleeping soundly when it was suddenly grabbed. Terrified, it struggled wildly, shaking its head back and forth. When it saw who was grabbing it, it stopped struggling instantly. Its boneless body relaxed and slumped down, looking lifeless and listless.

Guan Xun: ...

"Tsk." Guan Xun helplessly threw it to the ground. The Poisonous Lightning Serpent was always wrapped around her arm, and after a while she got used to it and forgot about it.

However, this little snake was of too low a level and had not yet developed intelligence, so it didn't catch her eye and wouldn't affect her seclusion in any way. Leaving it here wouldn't cause any harm.

Caught off guard, the Poisonous Lightning Serpent was thrown to the ground. After rolling around in pain a few times, perhaps sensing the abundant spiritual energy and unusual medicinal fragrance, it immediately raised its upper body, looked around, and then crawled towards a nearby herb, where it curled up and remained motionless.

This guy has started absorbing spiritual energy to cultivate.

Guan Xun withdrew his gaze, raised his foot to probe the pool, and after finding nothing amiss, submerged himself in the water.

"Shameless." The voice coming from the upper left carried a somewhat ambiguous emotion.

After hearing this, she glanced to the side and saw that Xiaoyu's eyes were closed and her body was slightly stiff. She chuckled and burst out laughing.

"You're a fish, do you even know what shame is?"

"You spend all your time in the water and have never made any clothes. I think you should be ashamed."

As Guan Xun spoke, she noticed that Guan Xun trembled slightly, as if she was somewhat angered by what Guan Xun had said. Her eyes flickered, her lips curled slightly, and she raised her hand to grab the small fish, then threw it into the water.

The sudden noise caught the little fish off guard, and it bubbled up a few times after being thrown into the water.

With a sway of its body and a flick of its tail, it swam to the edge of the pool, pressed itself against the stone wall, and looked as if it were reflecting on its mistakes.

"Pfft, hahaha." Guan Xun laughed with great schadenfreude.

Playing pranks occasionally can be quite enjoyable.

She spread her arms to the sides, rested her head on the rock, and slowly closed her eyes.

Unlike the bone-chillingly cold water she usually experiences, the warm touch spread throughout her body, making her feel so comfortable that she let out a long sigh of relief.

At the same time, spiritual energy was continuously being transported into her body through every pore of her skin. With the two complementing each other, she felt that the blood flowing more smoothly throughout her body.

Suddenly, her thumb and forefinger felt a sharp, knife-like pain in their pads. Her hand trembled, and she immediately pulled it out of the water.

On the pads of two fingers, a blood-red cut was slightly open, and scalding blood was flowing down the fingers, across the palm, and dripping onto the water.

"hiss."

Guan Xun frowned and immediately mobilized his spiritual power to heal his wounds.

This is the cut I got while picking the Ten-Turn Healing Ghost Grass. Because the wound wasn't big, the blood had already congealed before it could flow out, and I forgot about it while talking to Xiao Ba. Now, stimulated by the warm pool water, the wound has started to bleed again.

"Splash...splash..."

The sound of splashing water in the pool drew Guan Xun's attention. She rubbed her newly healed fingertips and looked down toward the source of the sound.

The dripping blood had already spread out in layers on the water's surface, and only a faint trace of its color could be seen.

The little fish, which had just been saying it was shameless and had kept its distance after being thrown into the water, was now resting where the blood had stained the surface.

Her eyes remained tightly closed, but her small mouth opened and closed as she drank all the blood-tinged water.

Ok?

Guan Xun was surprised that this venerable little fish was so interested in her blood.

Her eyes darted around slightly as she suddenly recalled the reactions of Chi Rong and Bai Ze when she gave her blood to the Imperial Tutor.

Yes, whether it's a demon beast or a divine beast, they will all covet her blood, because it contains the Heavenly Infant Flower.

After the little fish swallowed all the blood, a faint icy blue shimmered across its translucent body, and then a very light icy blue tinge appeared on the long, thick tassels of its tail.

If it weren't for the clear, bright water and the contrast of its milky white color, it would be difficult to tell the difference. Even Guan Xun, with his keen senses, felt for a moment that he was seeing things wrong.

"Little fish."

As Guan Xun's soft call came from above, Xiao Yu visibly stiffened, silently diving into the water and approaching the stone wall, seemingly intending to reflect on her mistakes again.

She narrowed her eyes, brought her freshly healed index finger to her lips, and then bit down, reopening the wound.

His arm stretched forward, letting the bright red, scalding blood drip onto the water's surface, drop by drop.

Ripples spread across the water's surface. As the blood spread, another drop of fresh blood fell into the center. Soon, the originally clear ripples were completely stained with blood, forming a small bloody halo.

The little fish froze in place, its body immobilized by the sweet scent of blood.

After a brief internal struggle, it finally couldn't help but turn around.

Guan Xun withdrew his hand, brushed his palm across the water's surface, and pushed the bloody splatter towards the small fish.

Sure enough, the little fish had no resistance to her blood.

Then some things become much easier to discuss.

"It seems you really like my blood," Guan Xun said with a smile.

Xiaoyu didn't reply, but paused slightly when she heard these words while drinking water.

Guan Xun didn't seem to care, tilting his head to the side and resting his chin on his hand: "From now on, you'll help me pack things, and I'll take them out myself. I'll use my blood as payment, how about that?"

The little fish suddenly stopped moving, and its eyes, which had been blind, unexpectedly opened. After glancing at her, its pupils suddenly contracted, as if it had seen something it shouldn't have seen. It quickly closed its eyes and buried its head underwater.

Without giving a single word of agreement, he turned around and went to face the wall to reflect on his mistakes, almost burying his face in the cracks of the stone.

"Oh dear." Guan Xun sighed softly, placed his hands on the rocks by the pool on either side, and leaned back. "If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

That's settled.

It wasn't just her opinion; if the little fish didn't want to, it would definitely refuse clearly. If it didn't say anything, that would be considered an agreement.

With his mind and body relaxed and no safety hazards around him, Guan Xun slowly felt drowsy, his eyelids gradually drooping. He seemed to have really been tired these past few days...

Noticing that the other person's breathing was soft and steady, Xiaoyu swayed her body slightly and glanced at her tail, her eyes not daring to look away even a little, as if she was afraid of seeing the scene from before again.

Its eyes scanned its own body, a thoughtful look flickering in them.

a long time--

As his eyes closed once more, a soft voice slowly rang out: "I see."

As soon as he finished speaking, the pool returned to calm, and the entire space fell silent.

If Guan Xun were to observe the small fish more closely now, he would find that its translucent body seemed to have become more solid, and the color of the tassels on its tail was also slightly more vibrant than before.