Chapter 672 - 649: Empress, Jiang Qinglan!
In the spacious and luxurious living room.
Seeing Sun Zhe covered in bruises, Xia Shiqing suddenly felt a bit of pity but didn’t show it. She picked up the remote control and turned off her favorite cartoon, jokingly saying, "Just fought twenty matches and already want a reward? You’re this tired, little rascal, aren’t you quite up to it?"
Sun Zhe was too lazy to bicker with her. He took a deep breath, walked over, and plopped down next to her, grabbing the water on the coffee table to drink.
After Little Dragon Girl used Dragon Qi to suppress his Undying Body, his injuries not only recovered slowly but also felt more intense pain, and even his stamina significantly decreased.
These twenty matches nearly cost him his life, making him feel more exhausted than when he fought 1V7 earlier.
Fortunately, after kicking the twentieth challenger off the stage, no one dared to step up again. If anyone had dared, he would likely lose the twenty-first match.
"Sigh, let’s not talk about it." Sun Zhe put down the water cup and waved his hand.
"Seriously, Auntie, I’m tired as a dog. Can’t you give me a little reward?"
"Reward my ass, don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. I’m still swollen down there; we can’t do it tonight."
Xia Shiqing gave him a sidelong glance, stood up, and said, "Come with me. The water’s ready for you, I’ll take you for a bath."
Upon hearing this, Sun Zhe felt warm inside and asked with a smile, "Is there a scrubbing service?"
Xia Shiqing rolled her eyes at him again, "I’ll scrub your calves, sure. Honestly, always trying to take advantage of me."
"..."
Amidst the banter, Sun Zhe followed his stunning aunt into the bathroom on the first floor.
As soon as he slid open the bathroom door, a strong, pungent medicinal smell hit him, causing him to instinctively want to cough.
He saw that the white bathtub was filled to the brim with black medicinal water!
Sun Zhe knew that soaking in this medicinal bath was greatly beneficial for his body because he recognized several herbs mixed in were specifically meant for bathing, so he didn’t ask more questions and started undressing directly.
Seeing this, Xia Shiqing quickly turned her face elsewhere.
Sun Zhe joked, "It’s not like you haven’t seen it before."
Xia Shiqing’s pretty face blushed, but she pretended to speak coolly, "Can you let me pretend to be reserved?"
It wasn’t that she was afraid to look, but she was worried that after watching, she might once again lose control.
Last night, it was only because she had been drinking that she dared to make a move on Sun Zhe. While sober, she felt truly shy about doing anything.
Sun Zhe laughed and said, "Others who don’t know you might think you’re reserved; I could somewhat understand, but last night... Ah, ouch!"
Before he could finish, his stunning aunt’s fair, tiny foot had already kicked him on the butt.
Under Xia Shiqing’s precise control, the force of the kick was just enough to send Sun Zhe flying into the bathtub.
"Ah—!"
The next moment, Sun Zhe’s screams suddenly echoed throughout the entire villa.
He jumped and struggled like a frog tossed into boiling water, desperately trying to climb out of the bathtub, but he was firmly pressed back by Xia Shiqing’s slender hand.
Xia Shiqing pursed her lips, gazing at him with a playful and teasing look, "Why are you screaming?"
Sun Zhe gritted his teeth to withstand the pain, took a slow deep breath, and said with difficulty, "This concoction you brewed is really intense. I feel like pins are pricking all over my body, every pore is being pierced!"
Xia Shiqing smiled knowingly, meaningfully saying, "Last night when you pricked me with needles, I didn’t make much noise. What are you, a grown man, screaming about?"
Sun Zhe immediately retorted, "Was what I used a needle? It was more like a rod!"
Xia Shiqing shrugged, mercilessly turning away, "You soak first, set yourself an alarm clock, soak for at least an hour."
"What... you’re really not staying to keep me company in the bath?"
Xia Shiqing kept a straight face, "Not keeping, get lost."
Looking at her curvy back, Sun Zhe felt a bit restless, his gaze falling on her snow-white legs exposed beneath her homey short skirt, saying, "Later, I’ll let you know that the place with the most water in the world isn’t the ocean."
Hearing this, Xia Shiqing subconsciously pressed her legs together, "Stop it. I’m not available tonight, and I have no water to flow."
"..."
Time ticked by slowly.
An hour later, when the alarm went off, Sun Zhe practically clambered out of the bathtub, as if staying a second longer was a grievous sin.
Upon climbing out, the first thing he did was rinse off the medicinal water with fresh water.
Little Dragon Girl said, "Your aunt’s medicinal water isn’t simple. It includes several precious herbs only royalty can use. Now that your Undying Body is suppressed, it’s perfect to absorb this water and strengthen your physique."
She added: "In hindsight, this Undying Body isn’t all beneficial; it can also have downsides for you."
Sun Zhe frowned and asked, puzzled, "What downside could there be?"
Little Dragon Girl explained patiently, "Because with the premise of having an Undying Body, your physical strength is hard to improve further. If you encounter opponents of the same level in the future, going head-to-head, although you won’t die, your body would be less sturdy than theirs and might shatter upon contact."
Upon hearing, Sun Zhe thought carefully and realized it was indeed so. Thus, he made a decision and said to Little Dragon Girl, "Then how about this, Sister Long, only lift the suppression when I suffer life-threatening injuries or when my body is mutilated."
"If it’s just normal, help me suppress it all the time."
Little Dragon Girl snorted cutely, "You think my Dragon Qi is free? You’ve got to find me some delicious treats to compensate."
Sun Zhe said gloomily, "Before coming to Kyoto, didn’t I prepare a truckload of delicacies for you?"
"All eaten!"
"You really can eat; I fear my little fortune can’t afford you. You’d better be a glutton and not a dragon."
"..."
During their conversation, Sun Zhe had already dried off with a towel, strolling naked out of the bathroom and into the living room.
After the medicinal bath, he felt strength surging from every part of his body.
Especially at that particular place!
He was so hard he was practically ready to explode.
Thus, he needed to find Xia Shiqing for some deep conversation.
"Ah—!"
Unexpectedly, just upon entering the living room, a shrill scream pierced his ears, startling him into a stupor.
He looked up to find an unfamiliar woman along with Xia Shiqing on the living room sofa.
The unfamiliar woman was wearing a tight dress with lace splice at the neckline, and beneath the lace a deep, snowy cleavage was vaguely visible.
Her long, beautiful legs were clad in shiny, thin black stockings, paired with exquisite heels.
In terms of looks, temperament, and figure, the unfamiliar woman was on par with Xia Shiqing, with an added gentle nobility Xia Shiqing lacked.
However, the woman’s expression was currently exaggerated, her eyes widened like she was seeing a rare sight, staring dumbfounded at the completely bare Sun Zhe.
At this point, Sun Zhe also realized, hurriedly escaping back to the bathroom and dressing up from the White Jade Ring.
A moment later.
He returned to the living room, offering an awkward yet polite smile to the unfamiliar woman, then looked at Xia Shiqing.
"Um, Auntie, who is this...?"
Xia Shiqing remained expressionless, "This is Empress Jiang Qinglan."
"..."