66: Section 66

Upon entering the kitchen, a white mist enveloped her eyes, and it took a moment for her to discern the scene within.

Inside the largest iron pot in the kitchen, hot water was boiling, and steam rose in wisps.

Su Mo had already steamed all the buns.

A whole large steamer full.

Nearly a hundred of them, neatly arranged in the steamer, with thin skins, generous fillings, and exquisite patterns, resembling glistening white jade spheres.

“Grrr…”

Xu Miaoyin's stomach embarrassingly began to protest.

She hadn't eaten a single grain of rice since last night.

Su Mo quickly brought five porcelain plates, six buns per plate, and thirty mutton buns were placed on the kitchen dining table.

“Eat up, eat up, see how my cooking is.”

“I'll get the hot water ready for you first.”

“You can take a bath after eating.”

Afterward, Su Mo scooped up hot water and carried it in a wooden bucket to the room.

Watching Su Mo busying himself.

A sense of happiness welled up within her.

Didn't she and Su Lang once dream of escaping the Jianghu disputes and opening a shop in a place where no one knew them?

Unfortunately, this dream was not realized in her previous life.

She reached out for a bun, took a gentle bite, and a rich, savory broth instantly spread in her mouth.

The meat filling was incredibly delicious.

Once she started eating these mutton buns, she couldn't stop; unknowingly, thirty large buns went into Xu Miaoyin's stomach.

When Su Mo finished preparing the hot water in the bathtub, he saw Xu Miaoyin standing in front of him, looking a little embarrassed.

“Boss Su, I ate them all.”

Su Mo was stunned when he heard that.

My goodness, she ate over thirty in such a short time?

But even after eating more than thirty buns, Xu Miaoyin's waist was still so slender; he had no idea where those thirty buns had gone.

Seeing that she was truly hungry, Su Mo quickly brought another plate.

“There's more if that's not enough.”

Xu Miaoyin, however, covered her mouth and chuckled.

“I'm full now, I'll go take a bath first.”

“Oh, oh, alright.”

Watching Xu Miaoyin go to bathe, Su Mo also picked up a mutton bun and took a bite.

Hmm, delicious.

Truly worthy of being made by me!

After eating, Su Mo suddenly remembered that he hadn't dried Xu Miaoyin's clothes yet.

He then went to the room door.

Faintly, he could hear the sound of water in the room, indicating that Xu Miaoyin had already started bathing.

At this moment.

Xu Miaoyin was enjoying the hard-won warm bath.

The warm water just covered her peaks, spreading up to her fair neck.

Thinking that Su Mo had once bathed in this very tub, Xu Miaoyin's cheeks couldn't help but flush crimson.

As the Sect Head of the Snow Woman Sect, her martial arts were naturally exceptional. When Su Mo came out of the kitchen, she already knew he was coming.

She even fantasized about whether she would comply or resist if Su Mo were to burst in directly.

If she resisted, how much force should she use so as not to injure Su Lang…

Su Mo stood outside the door; he dared not enter.

What if Xu Miaoyin, in a fit of Life Qi, simply killed him? To whom would he complain?

“Miaoyin, I'm here to get the wet clothes.”

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, a hint of disappointment flashed in Xu Miaoyin's eyes.

“Boss Su, I've placed all the wet clothes by the door; you can see them once you push the door open.”

Hearing Xu Miaoyin tell him to open the door and retrieve them, Su Mo felt a tickle in his nostrils.

Immediately.

Su Mo opened the door.

He instantly saw the pile of clothes stacked by the door.

He quickly grabbed the clothes.

In just a fleeting glimpse, he caught a flash of pure white.

Then, feeling a little flustered, Su Mo hurried away with the clothes, wondering if Xu Miaoyin had noticed his glance just now.

Looking at the clothes in his hands, which even included a pink bellyband and pure white underwear, Su Mo couldn't help but take a deep sniff.

Perhaps because her martial arts had reached the Transcendent realm, Xu Miaoyin's clothes did not have the usual sweat smell of ordinary women.

He only felt a faint, elegant fragrance waft over him.

The capillaries in Su Mo's nose could no longer withstand the pressure.

A drop of fresh blood slowly fell.

It dripped onto the soaked white ruqun, spreading out and turning into a patch.

It looked like a blooming blood-red plum blossom.

Oh no!

Su Mo was a little scared.

Why did it have to drop on these clothes?

Fearing that Xu Miaoyin would discover it, Su Mo quickly took out the washing tools and began to wash Xu Miaoyin's clothes.

Su Mo's actions quickly caught the attention of Xu Miaoyin, who was bathing.

Huh?

Why is he washing my clothes?

Doesn't that mean Su Lang touched them all over…

Although she had done everything with Su Mo in her previous life, this situation still felt a bit embarrassing now.

In this life, she was still a pure maiden…

But then she thought, she didn't want to be so reserved anymore.

Xu Miaoyin had previously seen a young maid who was also very concerned about Su Lang.

If someone else got there first.

She absolutely couldn't accept that!

Su Lang could only be hers!

Crossing her arms, Xu Miaoyin had decided that in the days to come, she would completely win over Su Mo!

…

And while Su Mo was washing Xu Miaoyin's clothes, Guo Lin, with her maid, braved the heavy rain, walking through the flowing streets with umbrellas, and arrived at the inn.

As soon as they approached the inn, the young maid felt something was amiss.

Why was the lead horse from yesterday's group of white horses in the inn's stable?

Guo Lin's heart pounded.

A bad premonition struck her.

She immediately knocked on the door.

“Su Mo, open the door!”

Su Mo had just finished washing the bloodstain off the white ruqun when he heard Guo Lin, that little girl, shouting outside the door.

Tsk!

Why is she here on a day like this?

Isn't she afraid of getting wet?

Immediately, Su Mo put all of Xu Miaoyin's clothes into a wooden basin and placed it by the well.

Then he went to the inn's main hall and opened the door for Guo Lin.

Seeing Guo Lin's face, which was somewhat pale from the cold, Su Mo quickly let them in.

“Why did you come today?”

“With such heavy rain, wouldn't it be better to stay at home?”

Guo Lin seemed not to hear Su Mo's words at this moment, her eyes constantly scanning the inn.

“Did you have a guest in your inn today?”

Su Mo didn't think much of it and immediately nodded.

“Yes, yesterday's Sect Head Xu came this morning, saying she still wants to attack the Black Wind Stronghold.”

“Oh…”

Guo Lin immediately put away her umbrella and walked towards the backyard.

When she saw the clothes soaking in the wooden basin by the well and that pink bellyband, Guo Lin stood frozen in place, her heart feeling as if it were clutched by an invisible large hand, her mind a blank…

Chapter 75: Where on Earth Does One See a Shura Field?

Da Zhou Dynasty, borderlands.

Because of the extreme cold, this place was once uninhabitable for ordinary people.

But a hundred years ago, the Xiao family came here, bringing advanced technology that gradually transformed the harsh and cold land into a prosperous city.

Countless goods entered and exited daily, even various prohibited items.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion.

A beautiful young woman was gazing at the plum blossoms in the courtyard, lost in thought.

At this moment.

Time seemed to stand still.

“Am I back?”

Xiao Huang quietly observed everything around her; everything felt both strange and familiar.

Waking up.

Had she returned thirty years into the past?

Xiao Huang's eyes suddenly became teary. If so, then was her Su Lang still alive?

And was her father still well?

She wanted to verify it.

She immediately ran to the front courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion. In the front courtyard, soldiers were practicing their drills with shouts and grunts.