The open-air hot spring Fenglu Hot Spring on the high platform is not a mixed bath, but is divided into two pools for men and women.
After changing his clothes and following Asagiri Suzu all the way deeper, Souya had no chance to see the appearance of the men's bath, and in a blink of an eye he was outside the room on the other side.
As far as the eye can see, there are peaks surrounding it in the distance and a high wall nearby. The vibrant grass and trees on Anma Mountain have already climbed into the wall and spread to the hot spring pool.
The square hot spring pool is not large, and about one-third of the area is covered under the spring pavilion.
There is a faint smoke lingering on the water, curling up to the sky. The Orange Emperor is sitting by the pool, with his long hair draped over his shoulders, his back facing the green mountain forest, without even a hair, there are majestic hills and secluded ravines.
"Ling, Yoshiaki."
She raised her arms from the water and waved to the two of them.
"come on."
After untying her towel, Asagiri Suzu sat in the hot spring pool without any hesitation.
Emperor Ju held her in front of him, leaned against her and said a few words, then looked at Zong Gu who was standing alone.
"Why don't Fangming come over? Are you shy?"
He didn't say anything, but went to the side to get some hot water and poured it on himself before sitting in the hot spring.
"teacher."
He kept some distance between him and the two of them, and did not take off the towel wrapped around his waist.
"When I woke up in the morning, I suddenly wanted to take a bath in the hot springs, so I stayed here." Ju Tianzi said, "It must be troublesome to come here."
"No trouble."
Wow.
She smiled slightly, let go of Chaowu Ling, stood up and sat on the edge of the pool.
Picking up the wine cup, she poured herself a glass of wine.
There was also a tray next to it, with some untouched snacks on it, which seemed to have just been delivered in the morning.
Probably only she can soak in the hot springs, drink and have fun here.
After drinking it all in one gulp, Tachibana put down the empty cup and turned it towards Soya.
He was startled for a moment, then shook his head.
"I can't drink."
"Fool." Ju Tianzi laughed, "Come here and pour me some wine."
Soya looked at Asagiri Suzu, she looked back but didn't move.
He had no choice but to go there by himself.
As soon as he picked up the wine cup, Emperor Ju suddenly came up to him and sniffed twice.
"Is the girl with long hair yesterday Fangming's girlfriend?"
A girl with long hair... Akane?
"no."
"oh?"
Ju Tianzi stretched out his hand again and wiped his lower lip with his fingertips, "But, there is her smell here."
"..."
Zong Gu was stunned and immediately realized what happened last night.
After a moment of silence, he looked at Chaowu Ling again.
No wonder she "didn't sleep well" last night.
The wine glass collided with the wine cup, making a crisp sound, calling him back to his senses.
Emperor Ju held a wine glass in his hand and motioned for him to pour wine.
After filling a cup, she sat in the hot spring, took a small sip, and suddenly used her other hand to pull the towel around La Zonggu's waist.
"..."
Holding the towel, he immediately took two steps back.
Emperor Ju didn't take it seriously and looked at him with a smile, "You can't bring towels in when soaking in hot springs."
Zonggu said nothing and glanced at the wine glass in her hand.
She understood and smiled even more happily.
"I am God."
Zongya could not refute, but still had no intention of untying the towel. Putting down the wine cup, he sat back on the other side of the hot spring pool.
Emperor Ju paid no attention to him for the time being and leaned against the pool with his breasts exposed and talked to his adopted daughter.
"New friends?"
"Does it look like a long life?"
"However, modern people are not very short-lived. It should not be a problem to live for eighty or ninety years."
Chao Wuling sometimes nodded and sometimes spoke briefly. Even in front of Tachibana Tenzi, she didn't say much.
"--So."
Emperor Ju suddenly looked at Soya, "Has anything interesting happened at Fangming's side during this period?"
He sat peacefully in the water, his tone as calm as his expression.
"No."
"Then let Ling tell me."
"..."
Chao Wuling glanced at him, then leaned into Ju Tianzi's ear and whispered.
"real?"
Compared with her, Tachibana's expression is much more lively, as lively as a girl's.
“What fun!”
When she heard that she was in high spirits, her body would still sway, and all the remaining wine in the cup spilled into the hot spring.
Seeing Zong Gu looking at her, she picked up a handful of hot spring water that smelled of alcohol and raised her arms, "Do you care?"
"It is said that the hot springs here are rich in minerals, which can not only beautify the skin, but also cure headaches..."
The water flowed down the white jade-like arms, some of which dripped back into the hot spring pool halfway, and some of which gathered on the bright red point on the chest, making it crystal clear.
"But I've been here for thousands of years, and as far as curing headaches, I feel it's not as effective as drinking."
It would neither hurt the body nor die of drunkenness. It was meaningless for Tachibana to drink. So Soya had no choice but to pour her another glass of wine.
He just hoped that when the wine cup in his hand was empty, she could start talking about business.
While staring at the nearly full wine glass, Emperor Ju suddenly raised his eyes and looked at his face.
"Speaking of which, Fangming can face me calmly now."
When it was almost full, he raised his wrist without pouring any more.
"Yes."
"Why? After meeting those two cute girls, Yoshiaki doesn't like me anymore? If you say 'yes', both the teacher and Ling will be sad."
Soya: "Lord Izanami..."
Emperor Ju suddenly flicked his wrist and the whole glass of wine he had just poured spilled into the hot spring.
"I still like Fangming to call me 'teacher'."
"The teacher is no longer a teacher."
"That's what I said..."
She handed the empty wine glass to him again, and Soya continued to pour wine, "I still miss the time when I was a life teacher for Fangming and Suzu."
"I miss it too."
I just miss it.
"Does Fangming still remember what happened before?" Ju Tianzi asked again.
Zong Gu looked at her and said, "Remember something."
"What about me?"
"Remember everything."
Emperor Ju shook his head and smiled, but his meaning was unclear.
"Does Fangming still plan to be a doctor?"
"Let's give up for now."
"Oh, the teacher is so sad."
"I'm very sorry."
"Don't say things that only men would say. You are still a child."
"..."
Zonggu fell silent.
"Yangming is just an ordinary human being, just like Ling."
Ju Tianzi sipped his wine and continued talking, but he no longer looked at him.
"You are very lucky. You came into this world from your mother's belly. You are not destined to do anything... unlike me."
Her voice was not high, and she muttered like she was drunk.
"The world directly created me, and I also made the world richer. But..."
Click——
A crack suddenly appeared on the wine glass, and a few white fragments burst out, and in the blink of an eye it was completely shattered into pieces.
Holding a broken wine glass in her hand, she raised her eyes and looked at Zong Gu.
"That's not fair, right?"
"..."
He nodded.
"So, I'm just enjoying what I've created."
Ju Tianzi closed his hands and rubbed them a few times. White powder flew into the air and fell into the hot spring.
"But even so, they still want me to go back there, and they will do anything to do this. They have tortured me for thousands of years."
"——I should have gotten more." She looked at him, "I can't go back."
Zonggu was silent for a while and then said:
"I heard that Tsukuyomi-sama originally went to Huangquan to replace Ixie...to replace the teacher."
"Yes, but I killed him."
Emperor Ju washed his hands, "I was still angry when I saw the child who looked exactly like my husband coming to Huangquan, so I killed him without thinking much."
Isn’t this asking for trouble?
Of course, such thoughts can only exist in her mind. Zonggu didn't dare to say it out loud, but she seemed to be able to see it.
"Even if I don't kill him, he still can't be the master of the underworld on his own."
Emperor Ju held the wine cup and his hand, pulled it to his mouth, and took a sip.
"If he was given a choice, he would escape - he is as unreliable as his father."
At the Fuun Shrine dozens of kilometers away, Tsukuyomi, dressed as a shrine maiden, suddenly felt her nose itching, and then she couldn't help it.
"Ah sneeze!"
"..."
The surroundings were quiet for a moment.
He rubbed his nose, looked around at the surprised faces, and groaned in his heart.