Chapter 72: Bathing Scene

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Bathing Scene

With that, Lin Ji paid no mind to the women exchanging bewildered glances and carried Teacher Shen’s delicate form straight up to the second-floor Captain’s quarters.

Boom—

As soon as he returned to the Captain’s quarters on the second floor, Lin Ji felt a low, rumbling vibration through the alloy floor beneath his feet.

It was the sensation of being pushed back into his seat—a sign that the Steam Core was operating at full power.

"Tang Ling really is quick with her hands," he mused to himself. "She’s already reassembled the power system so fast."

With power restored, the shower system in the Captain’s quarters—driven by waste steam heat—could finally be used normally again.

Lin Ji gently laid Shen Manyun, whom he had been carrying on his back, onto the spacious wooden bed.

Recalling what had just happened in the jungle, Lin Ji still found it somewhat unbelievable.

"This [Yin-Yang Harmony] Skill really is something else," he thought, touching the spot on his chest where he had been injured.

Not only had his severe, life-threatening wound miraculously healed within just half an hour, but he didn’t even feel the usual weakness that follows a major recovery.

This was thanks to his Second-tier Constitution combined with the synchronized D-Grade Purification.

Most crucially, it was Shen Manyun’s desperate activation of Yin-Yang Harmony, channeling pure life force into his body, that had made it possible.

The Yin-Yang Harmony Skill was far more profound and mysterious than Lin Ji had ever imagined.

"Seems like I should use it more often in the future. It’s practically a recovery Divine Artifact and a cultivation cheat combined," Lin Ji pondered inwardly.

It wasn’t just a simple one-way transfer of life force.

During the energy exchange, that special principle actually performed a subtle baptism on the constitutions and life essence of both users—a tangible enhancement.

What was even more remarkable was that throughout the entire process of using this Skill, both parties’ spirits would be enveloped by a mysterious energy.

The sensation was like having the most primal pleasure between a man and a woman forcibly amplified several times over.

That soul-piercing ecstasy was enough to make one completely succumb, unable to stop.

This was also why every time he did it with Shen Manyun, Lin Ji would feel an unprecedented level of intoxication.

"Teacher Shen, stop pretending to be asleep."

Lin Ji couldn’t help but chuckle as he looked at Teacher Shen, who still lay on the bed with her eyes tightly shut, her eyelashes trembling faintly.

He reached out a finger and gently pinched Shen Manyun’s flushed cheek.

"What? Still not done savoring the memory?"

"If you don’t get up and wash, then I might just have to personally take over and help you bathe later, you know?"

Hearing the words "personally take over," Shen Manyun could no longer keep up the act.

Her eyes flew open, and she sat up abruptly from the bed.

"N-no need! I’ll wash myself!"

Clutching the tattered shirt on her body in shame and frustration, Shen Manyun hurriedly rushed into the adjacent semi-transparent glass bathroom.

The sound of rushing water soon echoed from within.

Meanwhile, down on the first-floor deck, Su Qingyue, Tang Ling, Lin Yurou, and Bai Taotao—four girls with flushed faces—exchanged awkward glances.

Lin Ji had just declared in front of everyone that he intended to bathe with them all together.

For these young women, this was truly a bit hard to accept.

"Sh-shouldn’t we just wait down here?" Lin Yurou whispered, her delicate face flushed so red it seemed about to drip blood as she twisted the hem of her clothes.

"But I really feel so sticky and uncomfortable..."

Bai Taotao pouted, tugging pitifully at her soaked Lolita dress.

Just as the women hesitated, Gu Yihan stepped forward.

She straightened her torn yoga pants and strode confidently toward the stairs to the second floor.

"What’s there to be shy about?"

Gu Yihan turned her head, glanced at the still hesitant girls, and chuckled softly.

"Since we’re on the Captain’s ship, it’s only a matter of time before he sees everything."

"In a world where even our lives aren’t guaranteed, why cling to such elusive modesty?"

"We’re all sisters now. Isn’t it better to be open with each other? Come on, let’s go up together."

With that, Gu Yihan strode up to the second floor on her long, slender legs.

Hearing Gu Yihan’s words, the women fell silent.

Her words were blunt, but the truth was undeniable.

"Hmph, fine, I’ll wash. I’m not afraid of him."

Su Qingyue, usually the most aloof, was the second to make a decision.

She crossed her arms over her chest, covering the skin exposed by her torn school uniform, gritted her teeth, and followed Gu Yihan.

Seeing Su Qingyue compromise, Tang Ling, Bai Taotao, and Lin Yurou stopped being coy as well.

Blushing and lowering their heads, they followed into the Captain’s quarters.

Lin Ji sat by the bed, watching the five beauties file in, a flicker of amusement in his eyes.

"This bathroom is quite small. It can only fit two people at most."

Lin Ji pointed to the steamy Transparent Bathroom and turned to Gu Yihan.

"Yihan, you go in first and wash with Teacher Shen."

"Help each other out while you’re at it."

Hearing this, Gu Yihan showed no shyness. Instead, she gave Lin Ji a coquettish glance.

"Understood, Captain."

She walked to the bathroom door and naturally removed her tattered yoga pants and top.

Then, she slid open the glass door and stepped right in.

Inside the cramped bathroom, the slightly awkward murmurs of two women soon echoed.

Immediately after, through the glass partition fogged with steam yet still faintly revealing outlines,

Lin Ji clearly saw two distinctly curved, delicate bodies pressed together.

Gu Yihan was holding shower gel, applying it to Shen Manyun’s plump, snow-white back.

Lin Ji leaned against the headboard and lit a cigarette.

He smoked while admiring the rare sight.

The other women standing in the room didn’t dare to breathe loudly.

Their faces flushed crimson, their eyes darting everywhere.

Yet they couldn’t help stealing glances toward the transparent bathroom.

This visual impact filled the girls with immense shyness and fluster.

Soon, Shen Manyun and Gu Yihan finished washing.

The sound of rushing water ceased, and the bathroom glass door was pushed open.

The two women emerged wrapped in steam.

With no spare clothes to change into, they could only use the oversized pure cotton towels Lin Ji had bought to wipe the water from their bodies.

Now, both women were truly sisters in the deepest sense—both were Lin Ji’s women.

So, being open in front of him in this room wasn’t as awkward or restrained as before.

Of course, Shen Manyun was still rather thin-skinned.

As she dried her damp hair, she somewhat awkwardly used the towel to shield the view of her chest and legs.

Her moist eyes occasionally stole glances at Lin Ji.

When she noticed Lin Ji’s intensely predatory gaze roaming over her voluptuous curves.

Shen Manyun’s cheeks flushed red once more, and she turned away somewhat awkwardly.

In contrast, Gu Yihan appeared much more at ease.

Not only did she not try to cover up, she even walked quite naturally right up to Lin Ji.

She even deliberately straightened her proud figure, prompting Lin Ji to give her pert bottom a playful squeeze.

"Alright, next group."

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