27: Chapter 27 is finally clean.

Inside the Listening to Rain Pavilion, as the figure of that little enchantress Jiang Nian completely disappeared at the end of the corridor, the suffocating tension finally receded slowly like a tide.

In the air, the Fire Qi and Wood Qi that had been clashing violently also gradually calmed down.

However, Su Ye's suspended heart did not completely settle.

Because at this moment, only he and Liu Ruyan were left in the room.

An atmosphere known as the "calm before the storm" began to silently permeate this small space.

Liu Ruyan still maintained that leaning posture.

Her stunning, peerless face was only inches away from the tip of Su Ye's nose.

Her pair of phoenix eyes, like two bottomless cold pools, were locked tightly onto Su Ye's face.

Her breathing was slightly rapid.

The breathtaking whiteness at her chest rose and fell violently as a result.

Clearly, the confrontation with Jiang Nian just now, although it didn't lead to an actual fight, had caused a huge impact on her state of mind.

"Senior Brother..." Liu Ruyan called out softly.

Her voice was hoarse, carrying a trace of heart-trembling repression.

She slowly extended her hand, her slender fingertips gently tracing across Su Ye's brow bone, bridge of the nose, and finally stopping at the corner of his lips.

That spot had just been wiped by her with a silk handkerchief.

But even so, Liu Ruyan's brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

An indescribable sense of disdain and disgust was surging wildly from the depths of her eyes.

Because she could smell it.

Even though she had just used the Purple Luo Heavenly Fire to incinerate the Impurities in the air.

Even though she had already wiped away that unsightly saliva mark.

The scent belonging to that damn girl Jiang Nian seemed like a maggot on a bone, still lingering on Su Ye's body!

It was a scent that was sweet to the extreme.

It was like peach blossoms blooming until they rotted, or perhaps some unknown poisonous herb used to arouse desire.

For Liu Ruyan, who possessed an Eighth-Grade Fire Spiritual Root and was proficient in the Dao of Alchemy, this scent was even more pungent than the foulest trash in the world!

"So smelly." Liu Ruyan suddenly straightened her body, an undisguised look of disgust appearing on her face.

She raised her sleeve to cover her nose and mouth, her beautiful brows furrowed tightly.

"A person as refined and noble as Senior Brother."

"How could his body be stained with the stench of that harlot?"

"It is simply... simply a desecration of Senior Brother!"

Su Ye lay on the bed, but his Divine Sense had already exploded.

Although he was currently unable to move, how keen were the senses of the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body?

The scent on Jiang Nian was clearly that faint medicinal fragrance mixed with a maiden's natural scent, how did it become a foul stench in your mouth?

Is this the legendary "when rivals meet, their noses become particularly blocked"?

However, before Su Ye could finish complaining in his heart, the System's prompt sound suddenly rang out in his Sea of Consciousness.

【Ding!】

【Detected that the target of conquest, Liu Ruyan, is experiencing intense emotional fluctuations, and her possessiveness index has soared to 999+!】

【Triggering hidden plot: Purification of Love.】

【Warning: Due to the high concentration of pheromones from another female (Jiang Nian) remaining on the host, Liu Ruyan is about to activate "Deep Cleaning" mode.】

【Please prepare yourself, host; it might... be a little painful.】

Su Ye: "???"

A little painful?

What does that mean?

The next second, Su Ye understood what the System meant.

He saw Liu Ruyan turn around with swift and decisive action, waving her long sleeves.

"Bang!"

The door of the Listening to Rain Pavilion was slammed shut by an invisible force.

Immediately after, a thicker and hotter crimson barrier instantly enveloped the entire room.

After doing all this, Liu Ruyan strode to the rosewood shelf in the corner of the room.

There was a copper basin used for washing one's face placed there.

She did not use the water in the copper basin.

Instead, she took out a translucent white jade bucket from her storage ring.

The surface of the jade bucket shimmered with brilliant colors and emitted wisps of cold air; it was clearly a Spiritual Artifact of high grade.

"Swish—"

Liu Ruyan flipped her wrist.

A stream of crystal-clear spring water emitting rich Spiritual Qi was poured into the jade bucket out of thin air.

This was the Spiritual Spring water from the back mountain of Purple Bamboo Peak, which usually only the Peak Master Nangong Li had the qualification to enjoy.

But at this moment, Liu Ruyan unsparingly poured a full bucket of it.

But this wasn't over yet.

She extended her onion-like jade fingers and gently tapped the surface of the water.

"Whoosh!"

A cluster of purple flames instantly leaped up from her fingertips.

Purple Luo Heavenly Fire!

This was a famous flame on the list of Heavenly Exotic Flames; if used for Alchemy, it could increase the success rate by 30%.

If used to kill, it could instantly burn a Golden Core Cultivator to ashes.

At this moment, Liu Ruyan was using it to... boil water?

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

With the injection of the Purple Luo Heavenly Fire, the originally ice-cold Spiritual Spring water instantly boiled.

White water mist rose up, carrying a wave of scorching heat that filled the entire room.

Su Ye watched the "boiling water" bubbling furiously, his eyelids twitching wildly.

Junior Sister!

Are you trying to give me a bath, or are you trying to scald a pig to remove its hair?

With such a high temperature, are you trying to boil me alive?!

Liu Ruyan, however, seemed to turn a blind eye to this temperature.

She took out a snow-white shark silk towel from her bosom.

This shark silk was a specialty of the East Sea, impervious to water and fire, yet its texture was slightly rough, possessing extremely strong decontamination capabilities.

She immersed the shark silk into the boiling Spiritual Spring water and rubbed it vigorously a few times.

Then, with a ruthless determination to wipe away all the filth in this world, she strode to the bedside.

"Senior Brother."

"Endure it a little."

"Junior Sister will help you wash away all the dirty things now."

Her voice was so gentle it could drip water.

But the actions of her hands were outrageously brutal!

"Swish!"

That brocade quilt was ripped away by her and thrown onto the floor.

Su Ye's body, clad only in undergarments, was once again exposed to the air without reservation.

Liu Ruyan did not rush to act.

Instead, like a physician about to perform a precise surgery, she scrutinized Su Ye's body with eyes like torches.

Finally, her gaze fixed on Su Ye's left wrist.

That was where Jiang Nian had grabbed him just now.

"Start from here first."

Liu Ruyan snorted coldly.

That scalding, rough-textured shark silk towel was pressed mercilessly onto Su Ye's wrist.

"Sizzle—"

Su Ye even heard the sound of his skin being scalded.

Pain!

It really f*cking hurts!

How is this a bath?

This is clearly sanding with sandpaper!

【Ding!】

【Received dual attacks from high temperature and physical friction.】

【Ancient Desolate Sacred Body automatic defense mechanism activated.】

【Skin toughness +10, Fire attribute resistance +5.】

Liu Ruyan, however, seemed to think it wasn't enough.

While scrubbing vigorously, she muttered through gritted teeth.

"That damn girl."

"Daring to touch Senior Brother without even washing her hands."

"Who knows what poisonous insects or herbs she touched just now?"

"Wipe it off! Wipe it all off!"

Once.

Twice.

Three times...

She scrubbed a full dozen times.

Only when Su Ye's wrist was rubbed bright red, and even faint traces of blood oozed out, did Liu Ruyan stop.

She lifted his wrist and sniffed it carefully at the tip of her nose.

Only after confirming that the sweet, cloying scent of Jiang Nian was gone, replaced by a faint burnt smell and the aura of the Purple Luo Heavenly Fire, did her brows relax slightly.

"Hmm, this is more like it."

"Much cleaner."

Su Ye wanted to cry but had no tears.

Clean?

You've scrubbed off a layer of my skin, how could it not be clean?

However, this was just the beginning.

After cleaning the wrist, Liu Ruyan's gaze continued to wander downward.

Sweeping past the chest, past the abdomen.

Every place that Jiang Nian might have touched or let her eyes linger on just now became the object of her focused care.

"Here, she actually dared to nudge with her knee just now?"

"Simply audacious!"

The shark silk in Liu Ruyan's hand descended again.

This time, it was aimed at the inner thigh of Su Ye!

That sharp, tingling sensation...

Su Ye almost couldn't help but jump straight off the bed!

"Hiss—"

He gasped in his Sea of Consciousness.

"This needs to be wiped too."

"And here."

"Even if it was through clothing, not a single trace of scent can remain!"

She was like someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Over and over again.

Tireless.

That bucket of Spiritual Spring water was changed basin after basin.

Until the entire floor of the room was wet with water stains, and until the skin all over Su Ye's body was glowing with a red color like a boiled shrimp, did Liu Ruyan finally stop her movements.

At this moment, she had a fine layer of fragrant sweat on her forehead.

A few strands of hair were stuck to her cheeks, making her look a bit disheveled, yet revealing a unique charm.

She straightened her waist.

She let out a long sigh of relief.

That feeling was as if she had just completed a great project worthy of being recorded in history.

"First pass."

Liu Ruyan looked at the brand new (bright red) Su Ye before her and nodded with satisfaction.

Su Ye: "???"

First pass?

You scrubbed for half an hour just now, you even scrubbed me cooked, and you tell me this is only the first pass?

You aren't joking, are you?

Liu Ruyan was clearly not joking.

She threw the shark silk back into the bucket, and then took out a bottle of Spiritual Liquid that emitted a crisp, refreshing fragrance from her storage ring.

"That was just a rough wash."

"It was to remove the surface filth."

"That b*tch's scent has likely already penetrated into the pores."

"Therefore."

"Deep cleaning is still needed."

Liu Ruyan pulled out the stopper.

A rich scent of mint instantly permeated the air.

This was "Mind-Clearing Marrow-Washing Liquid," usually used by Cultivators to purify their body and mind and remove distracting thoughts before seclusion.

Applying it to the body would create an extremely strong cooling sensation.

Liu Ruyan poured a little into her palm.

She rubbed her hands together gently to distribute the Spiritual Liquid evenly.

Then, she covered Su Ye's body again.

This time, it was no longer rough friction.

Instead, it was gentle, meticulous pressing.

Her ice-cold fingertips, carrying the slippery Spiritual Liquid, slowly wandered along the texture of Su Ye's muscles.

From scalding hot to ice cold.

This extreme temperature difference stimulation caused Su Ye's originally tense nerves to suffer a huge impact instantly.

"Mmm..."

If he weren't pretending to be a vegetative state person, he would definitely hum out loud in comfort right now.

Is this the legendary "double heaven of ice and fire"?

Although it was painful just now, but now... it seems quite enjoyable?

Liu Ruyan whispered while applying it.

"Senior Brother."

"This Mind-Clearing Marrow-Washing Liquid can wash away all dust."

"From now on, your body can only have my scent."

"Can only have the scent of the Purple Luo Heavenly Fire."

"Or..."

"The fragrance of Medicinal Pills."

Her fingers drew circles on Su Ye's chest.

Her eyes gradually became dazed.

That pathological possessiveness was greatly satisfied at this moment.

After applying it to his chest, she changed her posture.

She knelt directly on the edge of the bed, lifted one of Su Ye's legs, and placed it on her knees.

Starting from the ankle, she applied it bit by bit upward.

Her movements were as devout as if she were polishing a rare treasure.

"The soles of the feet must be wiped too."

"The gaps between the toes cannot be missed either."

"That girl is deep-minded, who knows if she left any poison powder in these hidden places."

Su Ye felt the tingling sensation from the soles of his feet and felt helpless.

Junior Sister.

Your excuse is too lame, isn't it?

Who would poison the gaps between their toes?

You are clearly just trying to take advantage of me!

But this wasn't over yet.

After the second application ended, Liu Ruyan started the third pass.

This time, she used an essential oil extracted from something called "Blazing Sun Flower."

Hot.

Burning hot.

The fourth pass, Ice Soul Cold Spring water.

Cold.

Bone-chilling cold.

The fifth pass...

The sixth pass...

Su Ye felt like a piece of dough.

Being kneaded, beaten, and marinated over and over by Liu Ruyan.

One moment in the frying pan, the next in the refrigerator.

【Ding!】

【Host's body has undergone repeated tempering.】

【Skin toughness increased to "Copper Skin" Realm.】

【Obtained passive skill: 〈Immunity to All Scents〉 (possess 30% resistance to any strange odors and poisonous gases).】

Until the tenth pass.

When Liu Ruyan used a dry, soft silk cloth to carefully wipe dry the water droplets on Su Ye's body, the sky outside was already bright.

Sunlight shone through the window lattice onto Su Ye's body, which looked like it was carved from white jade.

Although the skin was still slightly red, the whole person indeed looked more translucent than before, as if emitting a holy radiance.

Most importantly, at this moment, not even a trace of Jiang Nian's scent could be smelled on Su Ye's body.

Replacing it was the unique, scorching, and intense fragrance on Liu Ruyan's body, as well as the complex and pleasant medicinal fragrance mixed with various Spiritual Liquids.

"Finally..."

"Clean."

Liu Ruyan collapsed on the edge of the bed, panting heavily.

These ten passes of scrubbing consumed a large amount of her Spiritual Qi and physical strength.

It was even more tiring than refining a furnace of Profound Rank Medicinal Pills.

But her face was filled with the smile of a victor.

She looked at her masterpiece.

Her eyes were full of obsession.

"Senior Brother."

"Now you are clean from the inside out."

"You are... all mine."

She slowly leaned down.

She pressed her face against Su Ye's chest.

She took a deep breath.

That was a brand that completely belonged to her.

A ritual to declare sovereignty.

"That yellow-haired girl Jiang Nian."

"Does she deserve to compete with me?"

Liu Ruyan curled her lips into a sneer of disdain.

Then, she seemed to think of something.

She raised her head, and in those eyes that had regained their brilliance, a cluster of even more dangerous flames suddenly ignited.

Since he was already washed clean.

Since all obstacles had been cleared.

Then, next.

Shouldn't it be time to do some proper business?

After all, last night's "treatment" was interrupted because of that idiot from the Law Enforcement Hall.

And now.

The door was tightly closed.

The barriers were heavy.

No one else could disturb them.

Liu Ruyan slowly straightened her body.