Xia Zhi slowly walked out of the bathroom, wiping his hair with a towel, and heard the crisp sounds of Mahjong tiles being shuffled in the front hall.
He walked to the doorway and said, "I've finished showering. Those of you who haven't showered yet can go now..."
"Okay!"
"Don't play too late. Get some rest early."
"Okay!"
Xia Zhi nodded and turned to go to his room upstairs.
Shenhe finished this round of Mahjong and didn't play anymore, giving up her seat to Ying'er, who was bad at the game but addicted to it. She went to the bathroom to shower. After showering, she put the boss's clothes and her own clothes in the bucket to wash together.
After hanging the clothes to dry, Shenhe returned to her room.
Because her hair was still wet, she thought for a moment, took out talisman paper and ink, and used this free time to draw some Adepti Sigils to seal the instant noodle containers.
When her hair was almost dry, Shenhe put away her tools, picked up the Jade Comb her master had given her, carefully combed her hair, and tried to tie it into twin-tails.
She stood in front of the mirror in the room and looked.
It felt okay.
Then, Shenhe walked to the wall and raised her hand to gently knock on it.
After a moment, a door-shaped passage appeared on the wall, and Xia Zhi was standing on the other side, watching Shenhe walk over.
"You didn't continue playing with them?"
"Mm."
"Aren't you worried about not making it to the finals?"
"It doesn't matter if I don't."
"You can choose the dishes if you make it to the finals."
"I'm already choosing the dishes every day now."
"...That's true. What do you want to eat tomorrow?"
"Sour Soup Fish."
"Okay. You've already styled your hair in twin-tails. I was going to say I'd do it for you this morning."
"Then I'll undo it."
"It's fine, no need. It's the same."
"Does it look good like this?"
"It looks very good at night."
And then, there was no 'and then'.
If anything, the twin-tails had a very stable and wonderful feel.
During that time, Zhu Zi and Diona came upstairs to sleep, and Xia Zhi and Shenhe both heard them quietly saying goodnight.
Fortunately, Shenhe was wearing a Silence Orb, otherwise the melodious sound of the bell shaking violently would definitely have been heard by them.
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Yuehai Pavilion.
Ningguang's three secretaries worked overtime late into the night again.
Back in her room, Baixiao felt exhausted, collapsing onto a chair, her legs so sore she could barely stand.
She turned her head to look at her two sisters.
Baishi also looked a little tired, but her condition seemed to be much better than her own.
As for Baiwen, what's with that rosy complexion that looks like you just came back from a vacation somewhere and are full of energy?
"Baiwen, weren't you also exhausted yesterday? How come you're not tired today? Not busy?"
"Hehe, because today Lady Ningguang and I went to Mr. Xia for a Massage."
"Uh, why are you starting to giggle foolishly like Baishi?"
"Who's giggling foolishly!"
"Weren't you just now? It's just a massage, is it that big of a deal?"
Baiwen looked at Baixiao, who was slumped in the chair, with a strange expression.
"Baixiao, you definitely don't understand, do you?"
"?"
Hey, what's with that look of looking at a defeated dog?
"She hasn't tried it, of course she wouldn't understand."
Baishi also laughed, her face showing an annoying expression that seemed to say 'I feel sorry for you'.
"!"
You two, enough!
Baixiao looked at Baiwen and asked, "What about your scars? How are they?"
"I applied Essential Oil earlier, I don't know how they are now."
"Let's go, take a shower, and I'll check them for you."
"No way."
"It's not like I haven't seen them before in the morning."
"Go away."
"Did Mr. Xia help you apply the Essential Oil?"
"No! I applied it myself!"
"Tsk..."
"Are you disappointed?"
"A little."
"Heh, Baixiao, Lady Ningguang asked me to give you a message."
"What message?"
"Lady Ningguang said to arrange things well tomorrow, and go with her for a massage in the afternoon."
"??"
"Why are you looking at me like that? Lady Ningguang has always been fair. Since the two of us have enjoyed this benefit, she definitely won't leave you out."
"...Is there anything I should be aware of?"
"No."
"Baiwen, I was wrong."
"There's really nothing to be aware of. Just lie down, close your eyes, and enjoy it. Mr. Xia is very gentle."
"..."
"If anything, just remember to drink less water, I'm afraid you..."
"???"
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He didn't go to work in his dream last night either.
Since the day Greater Lord Rukkhadevata arrived, he had stayed in Shenhe's room once, and since then, he hadn't had time to go to the dream to collect mushrooms in the evenings.
Xia Zhi felt that he had been too indulged in playing these past few days.
How can you be so degenerate?
Have you forgotten the point redemption plan you made before?
You can't continue like this.
Xia Zhi decided to calm down for two days, and he must go to the dream world tomorrow night.
Then, he told Shenhe about it.
Shenhe blinked at him, not saying anything.
The next morning, Shenhe got up very early. She said that she had neglected her spear skills for the past two months and wanted to pick them up and practice again.
There was nothing Xia Zhi could do. As a Spear Master, he couldn't bear to see her clumsy spear skills, so he had to carefully guide her again.
After the guidance, the two of them were drenched in sweat again.
Xia Zhi looked at Shenhe, who had a satisfied expression, reached out his hand, and helped her tuck the damp strands of hair stuck to her cheek behind her ear.
It doesn't matter, I said tonight, now it's daytime, this doesn't count.
He raised his hand again and cast [Divine Warmth].
The two of them instantly became clean and refreshed again.
Light-type magic is really convenient.
He combed Shenhe's hair and gave her a mango-flavored good morning kiss. Shenhe happily took the bedsheets downstairs to wash.
Xia Zhi stayed in the room alone for a while longer, made a few golden wooden staffs, and recycled them.
When Zhu Zi and Diona came downstairs, he changed his clothes and followed them.
"Boss, good morning!"
"Good morning to you too. Remember to buy a fish later. I'll make Sour Soup Fish for you at noon."
"Yay!"
Diona's ears and tail couldn't help but stand up happily.
Cats really love to eat fish.
After a while, Ying'er and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata also came downstairs from next door.
Ying'er had dark circles under her eyes. She seemed to have slept very late last night, but her spirits seemed to be very good.
Xia Zhi said good morning to them.
When Ying'er passed by him, he smelled a faint, familiar fragrance on her.
This seemed to be...
The scent of Calming Incense?
No, this was just the scent of ordinary Calming Incense. It didn't contain the ingredients of [Calming Pill]...
Had Ying'er successfully analyzed the basic formula of his [Calming Incense]?
Xia Zhi was a little surprised.
He knew that Ying'er was very interested in fragrances. When she was still at Scent of Spring, he had noticed that she was researching a certain kind of perfume balm, and the formula wasn't perfect.
That was two months ago. In such a short time, Ying'er had improved so quickly?
Could she really be a genius?
Xia Zhi felt it was unlikely, after all, Ying'er still had to work as a salesperson during the day, and she didn't have much time to research fragrances.
So, there was only one truth.
Xia Zhi "looked" at Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.
It must be his cousin playing around again.
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