183: Chapter 183 (Untitled)

"Don't look! Turn around! Turn around quickly! Close your eyes!"

Her voice was rushed and shy, her fingers pressed tightly over Lu Jing's eyes, terrified that he might steal another glance.

Lu Jing, with his eyes covered by her, was left feeling somewhat amused yet helpless, but he obediently turned around, facing away from Ah Yin's direction.

He knew this was not the time for explanations or teasing.

Confirming that Lu Jing could not see, Wang Donger finally let out a sigh of relief, though her cheeks remained burning hot.

She hurriedly and frantically rummaged through her storage spirit tool.

Fortunately, she usually kept some spare clothing on hand.

Soon, she found a spare, soft-textured, and simply styled moon-white dress.

Holding the dress, she walked quickly to the side of Ah Yin, who was still floating in the air, sleeping with her eyes closed.

Looking at the defenseless, perfect body so close at hand, Wang Donger's face turned even redder, her heart pounding like a drum.

She forced herself to look away, avoiding those blush-inducing parts, and carefully—trying her best not to touch Ah Yin's body—gently and swiftly slipped the moon-white dress onto her. She carefully tied the sash, completely concealing her breathtaking sight.

After finishing all this, Wang Donger breathed a long sigh of relief, as if she had completed an extremely arduous task.

She stepped back two paces, watching Ah Yin, who was now wrapped in the dress and still sleeping, no longer appearing indecent, and the immense embarrassment and awkwardness in her heart finally subsided a little.

However, that fleeting, perfect image in her mind would likely be difficult to completely erase for some time.

She couldn't help but sneak another glance at Lu Jing, who had already turned around and was facing away from the scene, muttering to herself: "That guy... he definitely saw it just now! Hmph! Lucky him! But... Ah Yin... is truly so beautiful... and her figure... is just too good..."

Wang Donger shook her head, banishing these messy thoughts from her mind, and refocused her attention on what was in front of her.

Ah Yin had successfully transformed, and now, it was time to wait for her to wake up.

But she wondered what state Ah Yin would be in after waking up.

How much of the past would she remember?

And how would she react to them...?

Lu Jing also slowly turned around, looking at Ah Yin, who was wrapped in the dress and still floating with her eyes closed, his gaze returning to calm and depth.

Resurrecting Ah Yin was only the first step of the plan.

What followed would be the real test.

Time quietly slipped away amidst the swirling mist of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the trio's slightly tense gazes.

Ah Yin, wrapped in the moon-white dress, still floated quietly in the low air.

Her eyes were tightly closed, her long eyelashes casting faint shadows beneath her eyelids, and her stunningly beautiful face wore a serene expression, as if she had merely fallen into an ordinary slumber.

Only the pure life energy flowing faintly around her, characteristic of a one-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast after transformation, and the lingering blue-gold energy that had not yet completely dissipated, reminded the three that everything that had just happened was not an illusion.

Just as Lu Jing and Wang Donger were wondering how to wake her, or when she would wake up on her own, Ah Yin's long, butterfly-wing-like eyelashes suddenly trembled slightly.

Immediately after, her slender fingertips also curled slightly for a moment.

The three of them held their breath almost simultaneously, their eyes fixed unwaveringly on her face.

Under the gaze of the three—some expectant, some nervous, some complex—Ah Yin's tightly closed eyes finally opened, slowly, ever so slowly.

They were eyes like the purest sapphires, clear and bright, as if they could reflect everything in the world, yet they carried a sense of confusion and ignorance like that of a newborn baby.

Deep within her pupils, a faint golden halo swirled, adding an indescribable touch of nobility and mystery to her.

She blinked her eyes in confusion at first, seemingly unaccustomed to the light, her long eyelashes fluttering.

Subsequently, her gaze slowly focused, scanning the unfamiliar environment with some sluggishness—the strange red and white spring water, the swirling mist, and the exotic flowers and plants all around that radiated rich spiritual energy.

Finally, her gaze landed on Lu Jing, Wang Donger, and the Snow Empress, who were closest to her.

There was no vigilance or hostility in her eyes, only pure, undisguised confusion and curiosity.

She tilted her head slightly; this slightly childish gesture, when performed by her mature and stunningly beautiful face, unexpectedly created a strange sensation interweaving innocence and Charm.

Her red lips parted slightly, and her voice was soft and melodious, like the tinkling of a clear spring in a mountain stream, carrying a slight hoarseness from just waking up, as she asked clearly:

"Who... are you all?"

This question was so simple, yet so direct.

Upon hearing this, the three of them were stunned in unison, exchanging glances, and saw the same astonishment and a hint of... trouble in each other's eyes.

They had imagined many reactions from Ah Yin after she woke up—cautiously questioning who they were and why they were here.

Excitedly thanking them for the grace of resurrection.

Confusedly asking why she was here.

Even potentially showing aggression due to confused memories...

But they never expected this... a pure question, as if she were seeing strangers for the first time.

"Who are we?" How should they answer that?

Say that we are the benefactors who urged you to grow from a blade of grass into human form? Say that I am your future granddaughter's husband?

Say that the one beside me is your future granddaughter?

Say that this silver-haired beauty is another wife of your future granddaughter's husband?

It seemed... no matter how they started, it was a bit strange, and the amount of information was too large; it would likely directly shock Ah Yin, who had just woken up with a blank mind, into fainting again.

For a moment, all three were at a loss for words, not knowing how to respond.

The atmosphere fell into a brief, subtle silence.

In the end, Lu Jing reacted the fastest.

He caught a glimpse of Wang Donger, who was also at a loss, beside him out of the corner of his eye, and an idea struck him.

He discreetly reached out and gently nudged Wang Donger's arm, simultaneously giving her a look that said, "It's your turn."

"Hmm?" Pushed by him, Wang Donger turned her head in confusion and looked at Lu Jing, extending a slender finger and pointing at the tip of her own nose uncertainly, asking with her eyes: Me?

Seeing this, Lu Jing rolled his eyes in annoyance and silently mouthed the words: "Then who else? Could it be that the Snow Empress and I should go say it?"

As he spoke, he also used his eyes to gesture toward the Snow Empress, who was standing to the side, looking detached and cold, as if she were just there to watch the fun.