Fairy, Don’t Be Afraid, I’m Blind

Chapter 124: Shared Bath; Yang Poison

“What are you planning to do?”

The Third Elder looked at He Shutong with a mix of surprise and suspicion.

“To heal him,” He Shutong replied succinctly.

“He’s currently in a coma due to overexertion. Do you have something more suitable for him than my crystal bed?”

The Third Elder paced back and forth, her beautiful eyes flickering. She didn’t believe that He Shutong could produce any treasure comparable to the crystal bed. These top-tier sword cultivators were all proud and aloof, preferring to live alone with their swords. They didn’t consider themselves foolish but rather saw it as loyalty to the path of the sword.

“I will remember your kindness towards my disciple. But…”

He Shutong, though not fond of collecting magical tools, had heard of the crystal bed’s reputation. Made from overseas crystal jade, it was an extremely rare and precious large-scale magical tool, highly effective for both cultivation and recovery.

However, for You Su, who had repeatedly overexerted himself and had a mysterious constitution, she felt that the crystal bed’s gradual effects were far from sufficient. If You Su’s foundation were damaged even slightly because of this reporting ceremony, she would never forgive herself. After all, the reason You Su had fought so hard was rooted in her selfish desire to have him become her disciple.

The Third Elder was slightly taken aback. “But what? If you feel indebted to me, there’s no need. The crystal bed is nothing more than a decoration to me. Letting him use it is no loss.”

The Third Elder wasn’t exaggerating. At the Void Realm, external objects had minimal impact on cultivation. However, she could have saved it for her own disciples. The fact that she was willing to lend it to You Su was entirely out of respect for He Shutong.

“Shutong thanks the Third Elder. But… I do have a more suitable treasure for him here.”

The Third Elder’s eyes swept around the lotus pool, which was filled with immortal energy. She had a vague idea of what He Shutong was referring to and was shocked, her lips parting slightly:

“He’s just your disciple!”

“Precisely because he is my disciple,” He Shutong said firmly.

The Third Elder was exasperated. Even if You Su were the number one prodigy in the five continents, she wouldn’t care. She only cared about He Shutong, the only female among the thirteen grand elders.

“The spiritual energy in your Lotus Birth Pool comes from your own cultivation! If you let him soak here, relying on your spiritual energy to recover, you could very well fall from the Feather Transformation Realm! Do you know how difficult it is to break through from the Feather Transformation Realm to the Void Realm? You should know this well!”

He Shutong was well aware of this possibility, but she also knew that You Su, with the lotus Immortal Seed embedded in his body, had an unparalleled attraction and absorption capacity for her spiritual energy. Using her spiritual energy to heal him would not only be the most effective but could even elevate his cultivation further.

She didn’t sigh or waver, trusting her judgment, and said softly:

“Please, Third Elder, help me carry him over. Shutong will be eternally grateful.”

“You!” The Third Elder’s body trembled slightly, her ample chest heaving. She took a long drink of immortal wine, wiping the remnants from her lips with a bold gesture. “Even if you don’t care about your cultivation, you’re a woman, and he’s a man. How can you share a bath?”

“I am his master, and he is my disciple. In my eyes, he is no different from a baby. Besides… he’s blind.”

The Third Elder understood this logic. In fact, You Su was not only blind but also unconscious at the moment, so he wouldn’t even know about this. But the thought of the heroic female sword immortal she admired sharing a bath with a young man still made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

After all, men… were a nuisance the world could do without!

The Third Elder frowned, crossing her arms:

“I won’t carry him! If you want to, do it yourself!”

As soon as she finished speaking, the sound of splashing water echoed. In the misty fog, a graceful figure stood up.

“You!” The Third Elder stomped her foot in frustration, helpless.

At this moment, leaving the Lotus Birth Pool would cause He Shutong to lose far less spiritual energy than sharing it with You Su. Seeing that He Shutong was truly planning to fetch You Su herself, the Third Elder, filled with sorrow, reluctantly gave in.

“I’ll go bring him over… In his current state, he won’t wake up until he’s fully recovered. When he’s about to wake up, you must send him out. He cannot know about this.”

The Third Elder raised her head and drank deeply, feeling a strange sense of heartache, as if she were reluctantly handing over something she cherished.

The wine flowed down her smooth neck and into the valley between her ample breasts, but she paid no attention, her steps heavy as she left.

“Shutong thanks the Third Elder. Also, please… don’t tell Wangshu.”

“Tell her, and then have the three of you bathe together?”

The Third Elder’s voice came from the immortal forest, filled with exasperation.

Heavenly Maiden Wangshu was naive and cared deeply for her new junior brother. If she learned of this method, who knows what might happen?

The Third Elder initially wanted to add, “Why don’t I join you and dissipate my cultivation to heal You Su too?” But the thought of being naked in front of a man made her feel nauseous, and she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

The falling flowers of midsummer floated in the air, creating a beautiful scene.

But the Third Elder was in no mood to appreciate it. Remembering how You Su had once complained about the “flower scent,” she felt a surge of anger. The flowers in the air turned to powder, scattered by the wind.

…

The waning moon hung over the sparse trees.

Under the clear moonlight, the high trees by the Lotus Birth Pool swayed, and immortal mist filled the air, creating a scene straight out of a fairyland.

You Su’s head rested lightly on a white jade stone. His well-built body below the collarbone was completely exposed, submerged in the spiritual water of the Lotus Birth Pool.

His eyes were tightly shut, and only the pink-gold Immortal Seed between his brows glowed faintly, flickering intermittently.

Without You Su needing to actively circulate his energy, the spiritual energy in the water, which originally belonged to He Shutong, was drawn to the lotus Immortal Seed and spontaneously flowed into his body through every pore.

He Shutong lay on the opposite side of the pool from You Su. In the water darkened by the night, her exposed skin glowed like a second moon in the pool.

A thick mist separated the two, but this couldn’t block the vision of a Void Realm cultivator. She observed the increasingly rosy complexion of the young man, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

You Su had been soaking in the pool through day and night. She was surprised by the “appetite” of You Su’s body for spiritual energy, but she didn’t regret the loss of her own energy. She only hoped the young man would recover quickly.

In fact, even though You Su was almost fully recovered, she hadn’t considered moving him out of the Lotus Birth Pool. Instead, she planned to replenish his dried-up Immortal Seed. In total, she would expend more than two Immortal Seeds’ worth of spiritual energy, but she didn’t care.

The seventh day of You Su’s true disciple reporting ceremony had just ended.

He Shutong nodded to herself. Contrary to her expectations, the Tenth Elder’s Book Immortal Peak had never formally objected to You Su during the reporting process. She had thought the other party would make a move on the final day, but the seventh day passed without incident.

However, after yesterday’s battle, You Su becoming a true disciple of Lotus Peak was already widely accepted. It was only natural that Book Immortal Peak didn’t intervene.

He Shutong’s lips curled into a slight smile. Despite some twists and turns, the final result was as she had hoped. She had finally achieved her wish of becoming You Su’s master.

But this young man had put in far more effort than necessary. Taking him as a true disciple had initially been her own selfish desire, a way to compensate him. Yet this compensation had brought trouble to You Su.

Her heart stirred, and she felt ashamed of her presumptuousness. At the same time, she resolved that in the future, whenever she wanted to compensate or reward You Su, she would first ask him what he wanted.

To You Su, she shouldn’t be a lofty immortal but a loving and caring Master’s wife.

The autumn night was refreshing, and a cool breeze blew, dispersing the water droplets on You Su’s hair and stirring his eyelashes.

You Su opened his eyes groggily. His vision was a blurry darkness, and his entire body felt warm and comfortable. He tried to raise his hand. Though he felt strong, his limbs were still somewhat sluggish from fatigue.

However, his movements caused slight ripples in the water. You Su sniffed the elegant fragrance in the air and, combined with his still-scattered consciousness, quickly realized he was soaking in the same pool where his Master’s wife had been in seclusion.

This realization shocked the newly awakened You Su. How could he share the same pool with his Master’s wife? He didn’t even know if the water had been changed…

“Master’s wife…?”

You Su called out tentatively, hoping there would be no response so he could quietly slip away.

“Hmm.”

A soft reply came, and You Su immediately felt like a thief caught in broad daylight. He quickly mustered all his strength, wanting to escape the pool.

But as soon as he moved, he felt the water tugging at him. Upon closer inspection, it was threads of spiritual energy winding around him, preventing him from moving.

“You’ve fought two battles in a row, and your body is exhausted. That’s why I brought you to the Lotus Birth Pool to recover. You’re not fully healed yet, so there’s no need to rush to leave.”

He Shutong formed a lotus gesture with her fingers, her voice as clear as a spring.

You Su couldn’t see, and his spiritual sense was trapped by the mist. Hearing his Master’s wife’s serene voice, he couldn’t tell if she was speaking to him from the shore or if she was sharing the pool with him…

If it was the latter, that would be far too presumptuous…

He initially wanted to dissuade her, but then it occurred to him that his Master’s wife had brought him here and openly told him about it, clearly not wanting him to have any unnecessary misunderstandings. If he insisted on leaving, it would only make things awkward for her. You Su was deeply moved. His Master’s wife had gone so far as to allow him to use her exclusive lotus pool to help him recover. She truly valued him immensely.

He also thought that his Master’s wife was a Void Realm venerable, who had lived for who knows how many years. To her, an eighteen-year-old Spirit Platform Realm cultivator like him was probably no different from a child. That was why she had allowed this to happen.

With this in mind, You Su gave up on getting up. Though his face was still slightly flushed, he remained in the water, sitting upright and trying to cover his vital areas.

“Th-thank you, Master’s wife.”

Even in the water, You Su insisted on bowing in gratitude.

“I remember telling you that when you receive what you deserve, there’s no need for excessive courtesy.”

Her cold tone made You Su shiver slightly. So, in his Master’s wife’s eyes, all of this was a reward for his efforts in overcoming the objections…

He had been injured in the process of successfully becoming her disciple, so it was only right that she healed him. His excessive courtesy only made things seem distant.

“Master’s wife, please don’t blame me. I was just overwhelmed and couldn’t help but bow,” You Su said carefully, not wanting to upset her.

“It’s fine. I wasn’t criticizing you, just reminding you.”

He Shutong replied gently, secretly regretting her earlier cold tone. She must have scared him.

After that, the two fell into silence. You Su sensed a hint of awkwardness in the air and took the initiative to break it:

“Master’s wife, what day is it now?”

“It’s almost midnight. The seventh day of your reporting ceremony just ended,” He Shutong said, understanding why You Su was asking. She added, “No one objected on the final day. From today onward, you are officially recognized as a disciple of Lotus Peak.”

You Su’s face lit up with joy, unable to hide his happiness:

“That’s great!”

Seeing You Su’s delight, He Shutong felt even more tender towards him. She pursed her lips:

“It might be a bit late to say this, but you didn’t need to prove anything to anyone. In my heart, you were already my true disciple. Even without the recognition of the Mystic Firmament Sect, if you had stayed on the peak to study, I would have treated you as my own.”

Hearing this, You Su felt that all his efforts had been worth it. It would have been easy to stay on Lotus Peak as a disciple without official recognition, but that would have subjected his Master’s wife to criticism and pressure from others.

He straightened his back, clenched his right fist, and declared firmly:

“I didn’t want to prove anything to others. I wanted to prove to you, Master’s wife, that no one can question your decision to take me as your disciple.”

You Su’s movements caused ripples in the water, which spread to He Shutong’s snow-white chest, as if conveying his determination through the waves.

He Shutong’s cold face showed a hint of pink as she said softly:

“You’ve already done that.”

You Su shook his head gently, his eyes shining like stars. He said ambitiously:

“No, it’s still far from enough!”

He Shutong was slightly stunned, as if she could see a future where the young man stood at the pinnacle, stunning the world, and he was her disciple.

Even though it hadn’t happened yet, she felt as if she were certain that day would come. She couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride and said with certainty:

“I believe in you.”

“I won’t let you down, Master’s wife!”

You Su nodded firmly, his heart burning with passion. He vowed to make Lotus Peak and the Mandarin Duck Sword Sect flourish.

The pool water seemed to cooperate with him, continuously infusing warm spiritual energy into his body. Suddenly, You Su felt a strange sensation and subtly crossed his legs, forcing himself to calm down.

“What reward would you like?” He Shutong asked gently, unaware of the young man’s subtle movements.

“Reward?” You Su was puzzled. “I haven’t done anything to deserve a reward from you.”

“The Crimson Rainbow Peak and Lotus Peak are both sword peaks. By defeating a born sword body, you’ve brought great honor to Lotus Peak. Just for that, you deserve a reward. When your senior sister defeated a peer swordsman from Crimson Rainbow Peak, I also rewarded her. So don’t refuse. This is what you deserve.”

You Su bit his lower lip. The strange sensation in his body was gradually spreading from his lower body. He sensed a growing unease. No improper thoughts stirred him, yet the Righteous Sun Sword Nurturing Art pulsed ominously within.

Distracted, he couldn’t think of any tangible reward he wanted, so he said:

“Master’s wife, I really don’t need any reward. This is what I should do.”

Hearing this, He Shutong took a deep breath and sat up straight, her tone serious and solemn:

“I told you, this is what you deserve. Just ask openly, and I will do my best to fulfill it.”

You Su regretted making his Master’s wife unhappy again. As he was racking his brain for how to make up for it, the water around his chest suddenly rippled slightly, and the ripples were coming from his Master’s wife’s direction!

You Su’s eyelids twitched slightly, suppressing his surprise. His Master’s wife was truly sharing the pool with him…

The ripples were faint, but You Su’s body felt unusually sensitive at the moment, amplifying the sensations they brought. For a moment, he felt even more excited. He quickly bit his tongue, not wanting to be swayed by the strange sensation.

Seeing his silence, He Shutong thought You Su didn’t care for material rewards and added:

“Or if you have any questions, I can answer them for you.”

“Then, Master’s wife… could you tell me about your story?”

You Su only wanted to focus on suppressing the strange sensations in his body and didn’t want to distract himself with conversation. If his Master’s wife discovered his current state and misunderstood, he would feel like dying of shame.

So he asked this question, hoping it would keep her talking for a while, giving him time to regain his composure.

“My story?”

He Shutong fell silent. She understood that You Su wanted to know more about her, and she even felt a little secretly pleased. But then she thought of her fragmented life…

Could she really tell him such a miserable story? What would he think of her after hearing it?

Rarely, He Shutong hesitated. Though she was a top-tier sword cultivator who abhorred hesitation, when it came to revealing her failed life to someone important, she couldn’t help but pause.

“This question…”

He Shutong considered the consequences of refusing to answer. She pursed her lips and glanced at You Su, about to speak, when she suddenly panicked and cried out:

“You Su, what’s wrong?!”

At that moment, You Su’s eyes were tightly shut, his face twisted in pain. His body, struggling in the water, was visibly turning red. The veins on his neck bulged, and he seemed to want to say something but couldn’t. After a few convulsions, his head fell back, and his body went limp.

The sound of splashing water filled the air as someone rushed towards him through the water. In the last bit of clarity before he passed out, he caught a glimpse of a deep, dark color.

A radiant vision, as if from the heavens, flickered before him, and he fell into the embrace of that celestial grace.

He Shutong held You Su, who had completely lost consciousness. At this moment, she didn’t care about their skin touching. She propped You Su against the shore and placed her slender hand over his heart, carefully observing the condition inside his body.

His face was flushed, his body burning hot. The spiritual energy inside him was like a raging beast, running wild. The small meridians near his lower abdomen had even turned a deep purple, as if poisoned.

He Shutong turned her head, not daring to look further.

As the legitimate inheritor of the Yang Sword from the Mandarin Duck Sword Sect, she was far more knowledgeable than You Su, who had only studied dual cultivation techniques. With one glance, she could tell that You Su had been afflicted with Yang Poison…