Chapter 409: 155. Mountain God Sacrifice Approaching_4
"..."
Fujiwara Reya suddenly felt that all females in the world are troublesome creatures.
The next part of the journey involved him carrying Kawashima Miki up the mountain on his back. However, he wasn’t complaining. Miss Miki’s bottom was the best in the world, soft and bouncy, making it irresistible to hold onto.
The Mountain Temple was built along the mountainside, and its architecture was orderly and attractive. The front courtyard was situated halfway up the mountain, planted with many paulownia trees. There was a stream from the mountain flowing through the courtyard, and as one walked upward, the stream became increasingly turbulent.
At the junction between the front courtyard and the central court, there were two mountains with a significant height difference, and a waterfall cascaded down at the border.
The forest in this area was particularly lush and verdant, bathed in sunlight, making one feel as if they were walking inside a basket woven from sunshine.
"Let’s take a break here," Fujiwara Reya stopped.
Kawashima Miki got down from his back and bent over to take off her stockings, seemingly intending to get into the water. Her figure was already stunning, and as she bent over, her narrow skirt clung tighter, accentuating her mature, seductive curves.
After removing the stockings, she sat on a stone by the water’s edge, her bare feet playfully splashing the water.
Her smooth calves gently swayed, creating ripples that sparkled in the sunlight like blooming white flowers.
"Do you want to go down and rinse yourself off?" Fujiwara Reya tempted from the sideline, "In this hot weather, soaking in the mountain spring would feel wonderful."
Kawashima Miki didn’t say a word. She pushed him down onto the ground and then placed her damp foot on his lips, "This is the Mountain God’s bedchamber! Bathing here is disrespectful to the Mountain God!"
Fujiwara Reya was left speechless.
Kasahara Fukaeri, standing aside, was puzzled.
If bathing here was disrespectful to the Mountain God, wouldn’t putting a foot on the Mountain God’s lips also be disrespectful?
After a while, Kawashima Miki moved her foot away and soaked it back into the water again.
Her jade-like feet washed by the water, the glimmering light rippled as fish gently kissed the sole of her foot from beneath, quickly fleeing away, leaving ripples on the water’s surface.
"Being washed by the waterfall is a kind of training," Fujiwara Reya said while taking off his shirt, "I used to do this when I was young, standing under the water for hours."
No sooner had he spoken than he stepped into the water, moving under the waterfall.
"Boom—"
Within the stream, his body was immediately struck by the water’s battering force, akin to a bludgeon.
The two women watched him.
The waterfall descended from above, casting a white glow over the water,
with its powerful kinetic energy breaking upon his shoulders and head, splashing away in all directions. Amidst the waterfall’s roar, the sound of water whipping against the supple young flesh mixed in. Through the spray of the water curtain, both women could see his shoulders turning red from the water’s pounding... a healthy, glossy, and vigorous body.
"No wonder he has such a good physique..." Kawashima Miki’s gaze, slightly greedy, seemed as if she wanted to devour him whole.
"It’s been tough since he was young," Kasahara Fukaeri raised her hand to block the sun, which streamed through her fingers. Through the gaps, the boy remained motionless against the torrent, yet had the energy to smile at her.
Prompted by the contagious energy, the corners of Kasahara Fukaeri’s mouth slightly lifted.
Kawashima Miki tilted her head, observing the subtle changes on the face of the cool and pretty police officer.
After a while, she slowly spoke, "What do you think?"
"What?" Kasahara Fukaeri didn’t immediately understand.
"That guy seems determined to win you over," Kawashima Miki pointed at the center of the waterfall, softly asking, "What do you truly think in your heart?"
"I never thought about that..."
Kasahara Fukaeri shook her head slightly, her eyes blankly staring at the water’s surface.
Her brows furrowed, and her tightly closed lips slightly parted... In her eyes was an emotion she wouldn’t normally show.
Kawashima Miki smiled, "You dislike him, don’t you?"
"I can’t say I dislike him, but I can never quite grasp his temperament," Kasahara Fukaeri slightly lifted her chin, gazing toward the Mountain God in the water, "He’s like an elegant thorn. In general, his good and bad traits are equally pronounced, and this handsome young man is... well, exquisite."
"You actually said so much!" Kawashima Miki looked astonished.
"Eh?"
Kasahara Fukaeri was taken aback.
After noticing the teasing gleam in Kawashima Miki’s eyes, she bit her lower lip in slight annoyance and snorted softly.
Kawashima Miki didn’t tease her any further.
After all, that was her own man, so how could she willingly help find herself a rival?
They listened to the sound of the waterfall while gazing at the youth in the water, as the bright sunshine bathed their delicate necks. It was a peaceful, serene, and prosperous day.
Above the waterfall was the central court.
There were two white cranes walking up there, their feathers swaying with the summer breeze, their elegant necks stretching gracefully towards the sky, moving gently.
"What a beautiful time! Such peaceful and uneventful days may not happen often in a lifetime," Kawashima Miki seemed to think of something and blurted out.
"Are you very happy?" Kasahara Fukaeri asked.
"Of course," the beautiful young lady, looking a bit tired and laid-back, "If that guy wasn’t so greedy, I would be even happier."
To this, Kasahara Fukaeri shrugged.
Even though she wasn’t on bad terms with Kawashima Miki, they weren’t intimately close either. Sometimes, she even found Miki’s way of openly displaying her charm in front of Fujiwara Reya somewhat annoying.
Come to think of it... was this jealousy?
There was no time to ponder this question as a burst of laughter echoed from the woods opposite the waterfall.