Chapter 596 - 594: Seeing the Scenery, Thinking of a Person

Chapter 596: Chapter 594: Seeing the Scenery, Thinking of a Person

A group of women were splashing playfully in the water, their joyous laughter ringing out like silver bells.

One of them was Hua Xiaoling, and the other two were, astonishingly, the Two Beauties of Yunshui.

Although they had previously been veiled, he could recognize them at a glance from their figures, auras, and eyes.

That would have been one thing, but what was truly shocking was that Jiang Jichen recognized one of the Two Beauties of Yunshui. He had met her long ago.

"Su Fei? It’s you?"

Overcome with shock, Jiang Jichen blurted it out like an absolute idiot.

The next moment, the three women froze, turning to stare blankly at Jiang Jichen, who had just appeared at the edge of the hot spring.

The world fell completely silent.

’Crap, I’ve been exposed!’

Jiang Jichen cursed inwardly.

He knew he had lost his composure in his shock.

He immediately composed himself, his expression becoming one of cool indifference. Clasping his hands behind his back, he tilted his head up to gaze at the distant mountain scenery.

"Ah, this mountain, this scenery... it is truly a marvelous sight. It reminds me of a beautiful girl named Su Fei. It is as if her lovely image appears before my very eyes, and I cannot help but call out her name!"

"To gaze upon the scenery and think of her... such sorrow fills my heart. Enough, enough. I shall return home. I must not look upon it any longer!"

Jiang Jichen kept his head tilted up as he turned, acting as if he hadn’t seen the three women in the natural hot spring at all.

"Longing is like a silken thread, each strand plucking at my heartstrings!"

With his hands clasped behind his back, Jiang Jichen pretended to be lost in endless melancholy, completely absorbed in his own world as he slowly walked away.

But in reality, how could Jiang Jichen possibly be calm?

He was just chanting in his mind, ’They didn’t see me, they didn’t see me, they didn’t see me...’

But how could the three women possibly not have seen him?

By now, the three women had snapped out of it. They immediately covered their chests and sank into the hot spring until only their heads were visible.

The three of them stared blankly at Jiang Jichen’s "forlorn" receding figure.

They had seen shameless men before, but they had never seen anyone as shameless as Jiang Jichen.

He had taken full advantage, getting an eyeful of their upper bodies, yet he still pretended he hadn’t seen a thing.

And that nonsense about ’gazing upon the scenery and thinking of her’!

’Think of her,’ my ass!

My ass!

The faces of the Two Beauties of Yunshui, Su Xuefei and the mysterious shopkeeper Shui Yunyao, were grim, their beautiful complexions pale with fury.

Hua Xiaoling, on the other hand, was fine and didn’t seem to mind much.

But even she had to admit, ’My Little Chen’s performance just now was so fake!’

It wasn’t just her; Shui Yunyao and Su Xuefei had naturally seen through his act as well.

"Hmph! Jiang Jichen! Is he even a man? After getting his fill, he wants to just walk away and not take responsibility!"

Shui Yunyao said indignantly.

"Sister Yunyao, Little Chen hasn’t ’gotten his fill’ of you... he... he just looked at you!"

However, Hua Xiaoling was trying to defend her man, correcting Shui Yunyao’s choice of words.

Hua Xiaoling’s words naturally made Shui Yunyao roll her eyes, leaving her speechless.

Su Xuefei, however, gritted her teeth and said, "Regardless, he saw everything! He has to take responsibility. We can’t let this huge pervert off so easily!"

Su Xuefei was indeed the same Su Fei who had met Jiang Jichen in the Moonlight Forest.

Her appearance had changed a great deal since then; she had become even more gorgeous and captivating.

The Two Beauties of Yunshui had discovered this wonderful spot in the mansion by chance.

So when Hua Xiaoling returned, they had dragged her along to enjoy it with them.

Previously, when Jiang Jichen was away, no one could set foot in this area.

But they had never imagined that Jiang Jichen would suddenly return, walk right to this spot, and witness that very scene.

And so, Shui Yunyao and Su Xuefei went to find Jiang Jichen and settle the score, with Hua Xiaoling tagging along behind them.

Meanwhile, Jiang Jichen had already left the rear courtyard, his heart pounding with unease.

’I can’t believe I stumbled into a scene like that. Has my luck with women been a little too good lately?’

’This is bad. I need to go into seclusion. It’ll be a good way to lie low for a while.’

’But what I never expected was that Su Fei is actually the number one young lady of the Su Family, one of the Seven Great Families of Southern Continent, and also one of the Four Beauties of Yunshui. Her name just has an added ’Xue’ in the middle now: Su Xuefei!’

’That girl must have recognized me long ago. Why is she pretending she doesn’t know me?’

’Whatever. As long as she doesn’t bear me any ill will, it doesn’t matter.’

...

However, Jiang Jichen’s thoughts only remained serious for a moment before they took off like a Celestial Horse, his imagination running wild.

Instead of returning to his own small courtyard, he left the estate and went directly to find Xuanyuan Qingyi.

Naturally, Hua Xiaoling and the Two Beauties of Yunshui found no one there.

Just then, Hua Xiaoling received a sound transmission from Jiang Jichen: "Xiaoling, I’m going into seclusion for a while. Stay here at the estate and get along with your two sisters, Shui Yunyao and Su Xuefei. On the day I return, I will storm the Holy Mountain Peak!"

So, Hua Xiaoling relayed Jiang Jichen’s words to the two beauties.

Although the two were still furious, Jiang Jichen’s words made their hearts race.

On the day I return, I will storm the Holy Mountain Peak!

’So commanding, so powerful... A man like that could truly make a woman’s heart flutter!’

Even Shui Yunyao and Su Xuefei had to admit it.

Hua Xiaoling continued, "Oh, and Little Chen also left two thousand Ghost Soul Stones for you two sisters!"

That was the last thing she said!

"Hmph! Then we’ll cultivate first. When Jiang Jichen gets back, we’ll settle the score with him!"

"That’s right! I, Su Xuefei, will never let that huge pervert Jiang Jichen get away with this!"

Shui Yunyao and Su Xuefei both declared, even as they unceremoniously accepted the Ghost Soul Stones.

Hua Xiaoling gave them a meaningful look, knowing that the two women were on the verge of falling for him.

’Perhaps they’d all become sisters in the same family one day!’

...

As for Jiang Jichen, when he met with Xuanyuan Qingyi, he got straight to the point. "I want to enter the Human Emperor Cave Mansion to cultivate in seclusion!"

Xuanyuan Qingyi wasn’t surprised. She replied casually, "The Human Emperor Cave Mansion is now a sealed, forbidden place. Even if I were to enter, I would be at risk of death."

"The Extinct Spirit River there connects to the Netherworld. It’s incredibly dangerous. Are you sure you still want to go in?"

Jiang Jichen smiled calmly. "I intend to use the Nether River Water for my Body Refining, to reach the Golden Body Ninth Layer as quickly as possible and storm the Holy Mountain Peak. Qingyi, you must help me. Helping me is helping the entire Mortal World!"

Xuanyuan Qingyi nodded. "I will go with you, along with two Nascent Soul Ancestors from my clan. We will open a fissure for you to enter. But if you want to get out, you’ll be on your own!"