A few more days passed. Down in the valley, Wan Yunting, along with Lu Xiaodie and Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao and Duan Yingying, Chen Qiuyun and Zheng Rong, were all sitting by the hot spring pool, each holding a bowl and eating dinner.
"Today is May 23rd. It's been exactly one month. Yunting, when are we leaving the valley?"
Lu Xiaodie checked her phone's calendar. Today marked one month since they had entered the valley for their closed-door training. Wan Yunting looked at them and smiled, "Do you want to leave tomorrow, or wait another couple of days?"
"Tomorrow, tomorrow…"
Duan Yingying and Qi Miaomiao shouted in unison, "We can't wait any longer! If I stay any longer, I'll die."
Gu Luotang and Zheng Rong rolled their eyes at Qi Miaomiao and said, "Is it that exaggerated?"
Qi Miaomiao pouted and said, "Anyway, I can't stay any longer. Brother Yunting, you said we'd leave the valley in a month. Let's hurry out tomorrow."
Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, Zheng Rong, and the others looked at the man. Naturally, they would listen to Wan Yunting.
"Let's leave the valley tomorrow. The martial arts convention is on the thirtieth of this month, and I must attend," Wan Yunting said with a smile.
After all, it would take two days to travel back to the Wuliang Taoist temple and then participate in the martial arts convention with Yang Jingyi and the others, representing the Wuliang Taoist temple. The timing was just right.
"Then we'll get up and leave the valley tomorrow morning. We should start packing our things later," Lu Xiaodie and Gu Luotang said with smiles, having no objections.
"Hooray, we can finally leave the valley…"
Qi Miaomiao and Duan Yingying were excited and jumped up happily, wishing they could leave the valley right now and return to the outside world.
"Then can we soak in the hot springs tonight?"
Immediately, Duan Yingying looked at everyone. Lu Xiaodie, Gu Luotang, and Zheng Rong also exchanged glances, and finally looked at Wan Yunting with eager anticipation. He nodded and smiled, "Then prepare the water for tonight and tomorrow morning. Let's all enjoy a good hot spring bath tonight."
"That's great, we can finally soak in the hot springs…"
This made all the women overjoyed, even Chen Qiuyun smiled in anticipation.
Ever since they descended into the valley and saw the hot spring pool, they had been thinking about taking a dip. However, since it was their water source for the month, Wan Yunting had forbidden them from dirtying the hot spring water. They had agreed to wait until the last day of the month, when they left the valley, to go in.
After all, the hot spring pool was flowing water, connected to underground water sources. Occasionally taking a bath there, and after some time, the water would naturally remain clean.
"Then let's pack our things first, and then we'll go down for a bath together later?" Lu Xiaodie suggested.
"Okay…"
Gu Luotang and Zheng Rong nodded in agreement. After all, there were too many things to pack, and it would be tiring. It would be most comfortable to soak in the hot spring pool after working up a sweat.
After finishing dinner, the six women entered the cave dwelling to start packing their belongings. This time, they only packed their personal clothes and items. They chose to leave the living supplies behind, only needing to take their tents and outdoor cooking pots.
After all, it would take a day and a night to travel out of the valley and then out of the Kunlun Mountains. They needed to bring items for camping overnight. However, the items they were taking back this time were much lighter. After all, they had brought the most food with them before. The seven of them had stayed in the valley for a full month, and the food they had prepared was almost all gone.
They even caught wild rabbits to eat for the last two days. Tonight's dinner was stewed wild rabbit meat from three rabbits.
"Have you finished packing?"
Lu Xiaodie, who was in the cave dwelling, had already packed her backpack. She turned to look at Duan Yingying and Zheng Rong. Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao came out and said with a smile, "We're done packing. Let's go soak in the hot springs."
"Okay, let's go…"
The five impatient women rushed out of the cave dwelling and arrived at the hot spring pool. Lu Xiaodie looked around and asked, "Where are Yunting and Sister Chen?"
"Oh, they're in the secret chamber organizing those martial arts manuals," Gu Luotang said with a smile.
"Let's not wait for them. We'll go in first…"
Qi Miaomiao immediately took off her outer clothes. Dressed in a pink sheer Hanfu gown, she went directly into the hot spring pool.
Gu Luotang and Zheng Rong also took off their jackets and went in. No one dared to undress completely, but Lu Xiaodie went in wearing only her underwear. Seeing their embarrassment, she teased, "What's there to be shy about? There are no outsiders, and isn't this how people swim outside?"
Seeing Lu Xiaodie's straightforward nature, Gu Luotang and Zheng Rong felt a bit embarrassed. But Qi Miaomiao, with her mischievous eyes, went up and tugged at Gu Luotang, "Senior Sister, hurry up and take it off…"
"Ah, Miaomiao, stop messing around…"
"Senior Sister Zheng, you take it off too…"
"No, Yunting will come out later, we can't be like this…"
As a result, the shy and reserved Gu Luotang and Zheng Rong were still stripped by Qi Miaomiao and Lu Xiaodie.
The five women frolicked in the hot spring pool, splashing water. The mist rose, creating a hazy atmosphere, making the five women in the pool appear like fairies from heaven playing in the water.
Meanwhile, in the secret chamber of the cave dwelling, Wan Yunting and Chen Qiuyun were organizing the martial arts manuals. After their dual cultivation, Chen Qiuyun had already broken through to the Hua Jin realm and entered the early stage of the Dan Jin realm.
It was hard to imagine that in just one month, Chen Qiuyun had gone from beginner to the early stage of the Martial Dao Dan Jin realm, progressing so rapidly. Wan Yunting felt inferior, and even throughout the martial arts world for thousands of years, such rapid progress in cultivation had never been seen before.
Wan Yunting, the so-called martial arts prodigy, was like a little brother in front of her.
"Now that your Charm Cultivation has achieved minor success, but you haven't practiced any other martial arts, these Tian Shan Zhe Mei Shou and Bai Hong Zhang are quite suitable for you," Wan Yunting handed the manuals of Bai Hong Zhang and Tian Shan Zhe Mei Shou to Chen Qiuyun and said, "You can take them out to practice."
Looking at the two manuals in the man's hand, Chen Qiuyun knew these were inheritance manuals of the Xiaoyao Sect. If they were leaked, they would naturally be contended for by major sects in the martial arts world, and even lead to a deadly disaster.
"Do you trust me that much?"
Chen Qiuyun asked, gazing at him with her phoenix eyes.
Looking at Chen Qiuyun, who possessed a natural alluring bone structure, her inherently charming phoenix eyes, Wan Yunting found himself able to control himself after their dual cultivation. He shook his head slightly and smiled, "I can't quite see through you, but my intuition tells me that you won't harm me, at least!"
Chen Qiuyun said nothing and took the two manuals from his hand. She said, "After we leave, I will leave the Wuliang Taoist temple and find a place to live in seclusion."
Wan Yunting asked, "Are you really not planning to return to the capital?"
Chen Qiuyun shook her head slightly, looked up at Wan Yunting, and smiled, "I'll find a secluded place nearby and live peacefully. If you want to find me, I'll give you my address."
Wan Yunting nodded, knowing that Chen Qiuyun was tired of the disputes in the world outside of secular life. If it weren't for the fact that the valley was not suitable for long-term living, Chen Qiuyun would probably have chosen to stay in the valley rather than leave.
Hearing the sounds of playfulness outside, Wan Yunting knew that Gu Luotang and Lu Xiaodie and the others were probably soaking in the hot springs. He smiled and said, "Let's go out and enjoy the hot springs with everyone. We'll leave the valley together tomorrow morning."
Chen Qiuyun nodded and didn't continue. She was pulled out by the man. Wan Yunting ran out of the cave dwelling and was stunned when he saw the scene at the hot spring pool.
Under the hazy moonlight, five women were playing in the misty hot spring pool, like five fairies bathing in water, a beautiful sight that made Wan Yunting's blood surge, and his nose was about to bleed.
"Ah, Brother Yunting is here…"
Qi Miaomiao was wearing a red embroidered bellyband, her skin a tender peach pink.
Wan Yunting's eyes widened as he looked at Gu Luotang and Zheng Rong, who appeared shy and embarrassed, like fairies with charming shyness, constantly stimulating his nerves. Finally, Lu Xiaodie came up, grabbed him, and smirked, "What are you standing there for? Come down and soak with us…"
Wan Yunting, who was initially embarrassed, was pulled down. Qi Miaomiao, the mischievous one, and Duan Yingying, the little enchantress, boldly pounced on Wan Yunting and played. Gradually, Gu Luotang also joined in, and even Zheng Rong was infected by the atmosphere. The five women kept playing with Wan Yunting in the water.
Finally, Chen Qiuyun, who came out of the cave dwelling, saw this scene and her expression was stunned. Wan Yunting excitedly shouted, "Sister Qiuyun, come down!"
Chen Qiuyun nodded, directly untied her sash, took off her Taoist robe, and walked towards the hot spring pool.
The next morning, Wan Yunting woke up in the embrace of a woman. He looked at the light filtering through the valley sky and knew it was dawn.
"Everyone, wake up. Let's pack up and leave the valley."
Wan Yunting woke up the six women. They seemed to have forgotten what happened last night and began to pack their belongings in silence. Chen Qiuyun prepared breakfast. After everyone ate, they put on their backpacks. Wan Yunting looked at them and smiled, "Did you forget anything?"
"No, we've checked everything…" Qi Miaomiao said with a smile.
The others also checked their personal belongings and found nothing missing.
Wan Yunting waved his hand and said, "Let's go, we're leaving the valley."
"We're leaving the valley…"
Duan Yingying and Qi Miaomiao were excited. Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, and Zheng Rong smiled. Chen Qiuyun followed behind. Along with Wan Yunting, they arrived at the place where they had descended into the valley. Wan Yunting said, "I'll go up first and secure the rope. You can tie your backpacks and let me pull them up, then I'll come down to get you."
"Okay…"
Gu Luotang and the others nodded. They watched as Wan Yunting, carrying the rope, climbed up first. After all, he had trained his physical fitness before, often climbing up and down, so Lu Xiaodie and the others were not worried about any problems with Wan Yunting.
It took until noon for the back and forth to be completed. Wan Yunting, along with Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, and the other six women, finally emerged from the valley and returned to the surface. After a short rest, they immediately hurried on their way, heading out of Kunlun Mountain.
This time, their speed in the forest was significantly faster. Previously, it was Qi Miaomiao and Chen Qiuyun who were holding them back. But this time, as they left the valley and the mountain, although Qi Miaomiao was still considered useless, her stamina had improved considerably.
As for Chen Qiuyun, it was even more so. If anyone had achieved the most success in closed-door training in the valley this time, besides Wan Yunting and Lu Xiaodie, it would be Chen Qiuyun, a veritable martial arts prodigy.
In the evening, Wan Yunting spent the night with them in Kunlun Mountain. By the morning of May 25th, Wan Yunting continued to lead Gu Luotang, Duan Yingying, and the other six women out of the mountain. They soon reached the edge of the deep parts of Kunlun Mountain, and their mobile phones regained signal. Wan Yunting immediately called Yang Jingyi and asked her to tell Lin Dachun and Zhao Xuewu to drive and pick them up at the previous location.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Wan Yunting, along with Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, Qi Miaomiao, Duan Yingying, Chen Qiuyun, and Zheng Rong, emerged from Kunlun Mountain and arrived at the location where they had parked their car. They saw Lin Dachun and Zhao Xuewu waiting with their cars, having been there for half an hour.
"Master Abbot, you're out…"
Lin Dachun and Zhao Xuewu rushed forward, took Wan Yunting's backpack, and Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, and the others greeted them with smiles, "Thank you for making the trip."
"It's nothing, Madam. Hurry up and load your backpacks into the car. All of you get in the car…"
Zhao Xuewu took the backpacks from Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and the others and placed them in the back of the small truck. Wan Yunting signaled Lu Xiaodie and the others to get into the car.
Before long, two cars emerged from the mountains and headed towards Wuliang Mountain. Along the way, Lin Dachun spoke about the trivial matters at the Taoist temple during the past month, and he didn't dare to ask where in Kunlun Mountain Wan Yunting and the others had been for their closed-door training.