The Wild Doctor and the Fair Beauty

Leng Ning’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, a hint of resignation in her bright eyes.

Jiang Xinghai’s meaning was clear: he wanted her to join him in the bath.

’But this is outdoors, after all.’

This was a far cry from the little things she and Jiang Xinghai had done in the car. If someone saw them, wouldn’t she just die of embarrassment?

"Leng Ning, this water is from a mountain spring, you know. It’s great for the skin. Are you sure you don’t want to come in and try?" Jiang Xinghai’s voice rang out again.

"Alright, then."

Leng Ning finally cast aside her shyness and stepped past the bamboo partition.

At first, she kept her head down.

She carefully hung the new clothes she’d brought on a rack made from bamboo.

A camouflage tank top, camouflage pants, and a pair of yellow rubber-soled shoes.

She had no choice. Near the Phoenix Mountain scenic area, the only clothes available were things like this or some local ethnic costumes.

"Could you scratch my back for me?"

Jiang Xinghai kept his back to the approaching Leng Ning, his eyes closed, letting the spring water caress his skin.

Leng Ning looked at the sturdy man, a sly glint in her eyes. She gently slipped off her outer blouse, revealing the light blue lingerie beneath. "The spring water really is nice. I think I’ll join you."

She stood behind Jiang Xinghai, leaned over, and gently began to scratch his back.

Her fingers were slender and nimble, like dancing sprites, tracing elegant melodies across Jiang Xinghai’s back.

A slight shiver ran through Jiang Xinghai, a tremor of pleasure and enjoyment that came from deep within.

"Does that feel good?" Leng Ning’s voice, soft and low, seemed to hold a special magic.

"Mmm," Jiang Xinghai replied softly, his voice thick with contentment and pleasure.

In this small, three-square-meter open-air bathing area, a faint, alluring fragrance began to spread.

It emanated from Leng Ning, pure and crisp like a mountain spring.

"I feel like just bathing isn’t quite enough to make the most of this moment," Jiang Xinghai said, unable to resist taking a deep breath.

Leng Ning didn’t say anything, just smiled and bit her lip. ’A man should take the initiative at a time like this.’

Her fingers continued their dance on Jiang Xinghai’s back.

Jiang Xinghai finally couldn’t help but turn around. A damp lock of hair clung to Leng Ning’s face. Her jade-like skin, translucent and flawless, glowed faintly in the mist.

"I think it’s time I learned some of your moves from the car," Jiang Xinghai said, his eyes burning with a passionate flame.

"No, let’s wait until tonight." Hearing this, Leng Ning turned to leave.

She had been bold enough to come in and scratch his back, which already felt like there was no privacy left.

’So how could I accept Jiang Xinghai doing those "little things" to me?’

But the instant Leng Ning turned, Jiang Xinghai’s arms wrapped around her waist.

"I promise I’ll take care of you again tonight."

"But since you’re already in here, we should at least make a memory. I checked just now. There are no surveillance cameras anywhere, and we’re under a huge rock overhang. Plus, there’s a leafy parasol tree right next to us for cover. No one can see in here," Jiang Xinghai whispered softly, his lips near her shoulder.

"But..." Leng Ning was still hesitant.

Before Leng Ning could react, Jiang Xinghai pulled her into his arms and sat them both down on the bamboo stool...

Leng Ning never would have thought Jiang Xinghai would move so fast.

’Don’t things usually need a natural progression?’

’It’s a good thing we’re bathing, otherwise this would be incredibly rough.’

Because they were in an open-air place, Leng Ning kept her red lips tightly shut, refusing to make a sound.

"Don’t hold back like that. I’ve already put up a protective barrier. No one can hear a thing except you and me," Jiang Xinghai said, noticing her caution.

"Ah..."

Leng Ning really couldn’t hold back any longer.

「At the same time.」

Yan Qingshan was leading a team toward the Phoenix Mountain scenic area with a fifty-ton crane and a large truck.

A giant python the thickness of a water bucket and at least fifteen meters long.

Jiang Xinghai wanted it brought back to the Martial Arts Department intact, so it could be disassembled piece by piece: scales, fangs, eyes, and other flesh and bone.

As for the python’s tendons, their integrity had to be preserved at all costs.

「A little over half an hour later.」

Yan Qingshan and his men arrived at the "Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms" restaurant.

As he stepped into the backyard, the first thing that caught his eye was the cave entrance not far away.

"Hm?"

He suddenly noticed that the area by the cliff, partitioned off by bamboo, was shrouded in a hazy mist that even a powerhouse of his level—the Creation Realm—could not see through.

"You all go wait near the cave."

After giving orders to his men, Yan Qingshan started walking toward the bamboo partition.

Before he even got close, he sensed Jiang Xinghai’s presence.

"Old Yan, your timing is pretty good."

Jiang Xinghai, bathed and changed into a camouflage tank top and pants, emerged with Leng Ning from the area sectioned off by the bamboo.

"Master, this old slave knows his mistake."

Yan Qingshan didn’t need to think to understand what Jiang Xinghai had just been doing. He immediately turned to leave.

"Hurry up and haul the giant python away. I still have business to attend to."

Jiang Xinghai and a blushing Leng Ning strode forward. Once the giant python was gone, it would be time to mine the Spirit Stones!