You may bathe here as you wish; call me if you need anything.

"Bathe together?"

Hearing this, Shao Xuanji, who was hiding in the shadows and observing silently, had an increasingly complex expression.

"Are young people nowadays this wild?"

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she really wouldn't have expected that her beloved Disciple, who had always been pure, chaste, dignified, and reserved, would actually invite a man over to bathe...

Linglong Holy Land is not a nunnery, and it does not forbid its female Disciples from becoming Dao Companion with male cultivators from the outside world, but there are conditions.

The most important point is that Linglong Holy Land does not accept female Disciples marrying out. If men from the outside want to associate with female Disciples within the Holy Land, they must first pass a strict background check, and even if approved, they can only be considered as marrying into the family.

Besides that, the male party is not allowed to enter or leave Linglong Holy Land at will; they must honestly stay in Reed Flower City, endure the torment of long-term separation, and can only meet their Dao Companion within the Holy Land every once in a while.

Although these rules are nearly draconian, they can maximize the cohesion and purity of Linglong Holy Land and avoid the leakage of its Legacy.

It is already this difficult for ordinary Disciples, let alone the Linglong Saintess with her special status.

Furthermore, Shao Xuanji could naturally recognize that the man's identity was the Dao Child of Tai Xuan.

As a Dao Child, it is even more impossible for him to marry into Linglong Holy Land; even if Linglong Holy Land were to accept it, Taixuan Holy Land would absolutely not agree.

The Dao Child of Tai Xuan bears the supreme Legacy of Taixuan Holy Land; the nature of marrying into another family is no different from openly betraying his sect.

Thinking of this, Shao Xuanji sighed softly.

"What an ill-fated connection!"

At this moment, she had dismissed the thought of leaving quietly and prepared to intervene in time when these two young people's behavior started to go too far, so as to avoid them committing a grave mistake.

...

On the other side, Qi Yuan and Xiao Yueni naturally could not detect that a Dao Integration Realm Cultivator was lurking in the shadows, silently watching their every move.

Seeing that Xiao Yueni's expression was strange, Qi Yuan hurriedly explained: "Fairy Xiao, please don't misunderstand. I see that there are many separate spirit pools here. Why don't we choose two that are further apart and wash up separately? What do you think?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yueni was quite tempted.

Since the morning, she had been busy entertaining distinguished guests without a moment of leisure.

Although a Nascent Soul Cultivator is already spotless and free of dust, not bathing for a day still made her, with her naturally clean-loving nature, feel psychologically uncomfortable.

"However..."

Xiao Yueni looked at Qi Yuan with suspicious eyes and pursed her thin lips, "You don't want to peek, do you?"

The smile on Qi Yuan's face stiffened, but he quickly returned to normal and said with a face full of righteousness: "Fairy Xiao is overthinking it. This Qi has always been upright and open; how could I do such a thing?"

"I will seal my Divine Sense later and will absolutely not peek even a little bit. If you still don't believe me, just pretend I didn't say anything, and let's leave here now."

While speaking, he looked at Xiao Yueni with pure eyes, wearing an expression of "I am a gentleman."

Xiao Yueni hesitated for a moment, but was eventually persuaded and nodded, saying: "Alright, but you go wash in that spirit pool at the very edge, and you are not allowed to look this way."

"No problem."

Qi Yuan agreed without hesitation, "Rest assured, Fairy Xiao. I'll go over right now. Feel free to bathe here, and call me if you need anything."

After saying this, he honestly flew off to the exceptionally remote spirit pool in the distance.

Xiao Yueni watched until Qi Yuan's figure completely disappeared before she breathed a slight sigh of relief, and her nervous expression eased.

Out of caution, she still set up a barrier around the spirit pool to block Divine Sense detection, used to prevent peeping.

After confirming there were no problems, she relievedly removed her dress and slowly soaked herself in the warm spirit spring water, closing her eyes to enjoy the long-lost comfort.

...

Seeing this scene, the Sect Master of the Holy Land, Shao Xuanji, nodded in relief.

It seems she had been overthinking; the relationship between these two was still very innocent, at most considered a friendship, and not as unbearable as she had imagined.

Just now, she was truly afraid that her most valued beloved Disciple would be addicted to romantic love and do something she shouldn't.

Thinking of this, Shao Xuanji felt pleasant, and a smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of her lips.

However, the next moment, her smile froze on her face, replaced by uncontrollable anger...

On this side, Qi Yuan had already arrived at the edge of the spirit pool, but he had no intention of going down to soak in the spirit spring. Instead, he silently took out a top-grade Breath Concealment Talisman from the System space.

Originally, he was still worrying about how to get rid of the Linglong Saintess by his side. He didn't expect that just as he was drowsy, someone would bring a pillow; he had actually found an opportunity.

Now that the Linglong Saintess was bathing comfortably, according to the habits of most women, they would want to spend an hour taking a bath, which just gave him time to search for the Innate Divine Beast.

Now the compass's reaction was getting stronger and stronger. He knew that he was already very close to that Innate Divine Beast. As long as he was faster, he could completely finish everything before Xiao Yueni finished bathing.

Qi Yuan's thoughts raced, and he immediately activated the valuable top-grade Breath Concealment Talisman in his hand. His figure immediately became illusory and transparent, almost merging with the surrounding environment.

Immediately after, he held his breath and tiptoed toward the spirit pool where the Linglong Saintess was located.

Before leaving, he still needed to get the Saintess Token on Xiao Yueni, otherwise, it would be troublesome if he encountered patrolling Linglong Holy Land Disciples later.

Qi Yuan's figure was like lightning, and he soon approached the destination. Not far away, a graceful and slender perfect figure was looming in the misty water vapor...

At this moment, Xiao Yueni was leaning against the side wall of the spirit pool, her beautiful eyes slightly closed, as if she were asleep, revealing a section of long, beautiful, snow-white neck.

Not far from the pool, a stack of fragrant dresses was neatly folded, and that Saintess jade token was impressively placed on the very top.

Seeing the target, Qi Yuan was suddenly invigorated and sneaked over.

Just at this moment.

A sharp rebuke suddenly came to his ears: "You lecher! My Disciple trusts you so much, yet you actually dare to harbor evil intentions toward her!"

The next moment, a massive pressure suddenly descended upon him...