In the luxurious bath, steam filled the air with a faint, elusive fragrance.
Clear columns of water flowed in continuous parabolas from two openings in the goddess statues lining the walls.
Soaking in the water, Ji Lin revealed her fair, fragrant shoulders, her silken hair floating around her.
Ye Feng watched this scene, his rage meter steadily accumulating.
A virgin wife. Truly a rare sight.
Ye Feng took a deep breath, inhaling the fragrant air, and said:
"Madam has been married for three years, so why are you still like a little girl?"
"!"
Ji Lin's heart skipped a beat.
She couldn't shake the feeling that when this person before her had called her "Madam," there was a hint of… excitement in his voice?
Having just awakened, Ji Lin was still trying to figure out the situation, but she instinctively felt that something was amiss.
And was the source of it her identity as a "Madam"?
Ji Lin hurriedly explained, "My marriage… there are some particular circumstances behind it. It is not as you might imagine, sir."
Her speech was archaic, her diction elegant and refined.
This type of classical, fairy-like, beautiful wife was just wonderful.
Ye Feng was extremely fond of it.
He had specifically waited for her to wake up and hadn't touched her beforehand.
The more traditional, the more dignified, the more elegant she was, the more unforgettable the moment of her fall into depravity would be.
"Oh? And what might those circumstances be?"
Ye Feng prepared to enter the water.
Ji Lin's body trembled slightly. Lowering her watery eyes, she seemed to sense the danger and quickly explained:
"I was blessed by the heavens and awakened my Stigmata. Together with Red Kite, I temporarily repelled Chiyou, forcing it back into Jiuyou. Hearing of this, the clan leaders of many tribes came to propose marriage. I was deeply troubled by their persistence, so Danzhu devised a plan. She had Red Kite transform into the son of the Shennong clan leader, present a jade cake, and feign a union with me…"
"Hmm? So Lianshan was Red Kite?" Ye Feng interrupted.
"…That is indeed the case."
Ji Lin watched Ye Feng warily, a flicker of disappointment clear in her eyes.
Ye Feng truly hadn't expected that.
His mood was no longer quite as ecstatic.
My wife fetish is gone just like that?
The moment Ji Lin had awakened, a hundred different scenarios had already flashed through Old Ye's mind.
Now, poof—the fun with the wife was gone.
Oh well, so be it. If Ji Lin and Fu Hua were paired up, there would be even more "attributes" to enjoy. Hehe.
No wonder Lianshan wasn't present when the new Jiuyou map opened, only Red Kite.
Speaking of which, Lianshan had long red hair, and Red Kite also had red hair, so it was plausible.
But the Red Kite here… her chest was truly massive.
Ye Feng pulled back the foot he was about to put in the water.
"So Red Kite is your husband."
Ye Feng thought for a moment. If he put Red Kite and Ji Lin in the same bed, would that count as a couple's threesome?
But… that seemed even more interesting.
Ye Feng opened Red Kite's panel and clicked [Invite].
In less than ten seconds, the red-haired girl came jogging over, her full, round curves bouncing.
Ye Feng pointed at her prominent chest and asked, "The Red Kite you spoke of, is it her?"
Seeing Red Kite, Ji Lin was clearly stunned.
It was hard to say whether it was because Red Kite had appeared here or because she was dazed by those curves, but for a moment, Ji Lin was speechless.
Ye Feng waved his forearm in front of Ji Lin's eyes, and only then did she snap back to her senses.
"She… no, this is not Red Kite!"
"Are you saying her chest couldn't possibly be this big?"
Prompted by Ye Feng, Ji Lin's gaze followed his gesture. Huh? They were indeed quite astonishing.
Although he wasn't wrong, she clarified, "The person before me has form but no spirit. At best, she is merely an empty shell."
"Your powers of observation are quite sharp."
Ye Feng smiled. "She is Red Kite, and yet she is not Red Kite."
"What do you mean?"
"You'll understand in the future."
"Very well."
Ji Lin simply nodded.
If it were the little bug, she would have definitely been furiously flaming Ye Feng for being a riddler while simultaneously kneeling to demand answers.
Indeed, a classical beauty steeped in the charm of Shenzhou was like a cup of fine tea, meant to be savored slowly.
"Let's talk about Cangxuan and Danzhu. And about you."
Finally, they were getting to the main point.
Ji Lin sat up straight, her fair and delicate body causing gentle ripples in the water.
The undulating surface lapped over her fragrant shoulders and then receded, only to submerge them again. The fleeting glimpses of her skin were smooth and tender, like sweet honey that made one want to lick it.
"But before that," Ye Feng's tone shifted, "I had Higokumaru completely resolve the Chiyou disaster, freeing you from an endless battle. I also preserved the souls of Cangxuan and Danzhu. You could say I saved all of your lives. Madam, how do you plan to repay me?"
Ye Feng still couldn't forget that form of address.
"…"
Ji Lin fell silent for a moment.
Was it really him who had saved everyone?
Although she had her suspicions before, she couldn't be certain now…
But since he had said it, Ji Lin couldn't refute it.
What if he really had quelled the Chiyou disaster?
If she denied it, wouldn't she become an ungrateful wretch?
But as for repayment… that was a matter of course.
She would listen to what he had to say for now.
"Sir, what is it that you desire?"
"I desire you—"
Ye Feng paused deliberately, and Ji Lin's heart sank.
Before Ji Lin could speak, Ye Feng held up three fingers. "—to promise me three things."
Hearing this, Ji Lin's tense heart immediately relaxed.
But she didn't nod just yet.
"Three things? I wonder, what might they be?"
"I haven't decided yet."
"…"
Ji Lin's expression grew pensive. "This… sir, I'm afraid I cannot obey."
What if these three things were harmful to the world, or if they broke her moral bottom line? How could she possibly agree?
Ye Feng smiled. "Don't be in such a hurry to refuse. Madam wouldn't want to become an ungrateful person, would she?"
"If you insist, sir," Ji Lin's eyes were firm, filled with a resolve that faced death, and she spoke faintly, "then I will return this life to you."
"Don't say that. Why must you be so eager to die? It's not like I'm some demon who would force you to do heinous things. You think too poorly of me; your entire premise is wrong. I'm just a hundred million points lecherous."
"…"
That statement rendered Ji Lin completely silent, her brain almost short-circuiting.
From the day she was born until now, no one had ever introduced themselves like that.
Now, Ji Lin was fairly certain that he was the one who had changed her into these clothes.
In that case, she absolutely could not agree to his terms!
"I still…"
"Don't be hasty."
Ye Feng interrupted her again. "Hear me out. You will promise me three things, but if you feel that a request is too difficult, or if it touches your bottom line, you may also refuse to carry it out."
"…I can refuse?"
Ji Lin stared at Ye Feng, stunned.
Then what was the difference between that and not agreeing at all?
"How about it?"
"Wait, you're saying I can refuse?"
Ji Lin confirmed once more.
"That's right. You can refuse."