Mo Chuan, in the hot spring, observed his gains and began to contemplate the practical application of his skin-sharing ability.
"Splash—"
Mo Chuan heard the sound of the wooden door behind him and instinctively turned his head. He saw Tang Jingjing pulling an excited Luo Ni into the hot spring.
"Hey! Why aren't you two going to the women's bath!?" Mo Chuan said, quickly grabbing his discarded swimming trunks and putting them on.
"It's alright, it's alright. My lord, we've already seen each other's true selves, what's there to be shy about." Luo Ni said, pulling her towel aside and entering the pool wearing a white swimsuit.
"Ah— so this is what soaking in a hot spring feels like~ So comfortable…"
Luo Ni submerged her entire body in the hot water, with only her flushed little head peeking out, occasionally muttering unintelligible sounds.
It couldn't be helped. Ancient Lou Lan was a famous desert country, and water was not something everyone could afford to use. At least for royal family members like Luo Ni, bathing was only possible during the river's flood season.
Tang Jingjing approached the edge of the hot spring pool, sat down beside Mo Chuan, and slowly dipped her jade feet in to test the water temperature before immersing her entire lower legs.
Mo Chuan, with his back to Tang Jingjing, had a face flushed red from the steam, which made her want to take a bite.
Tang Jingjing originally wanted to tease Mo Chuan, but seemingly reminded of something, she slightly tilted the corner of her mouth and quietly soaked her feet for a while.
After a short while, Tang Jingjing got up to rinse herself.
After waiting a few more minutes, Mo Chuan glanced at Luo Ni, who was still playing, and decided to get up and rest.
But as soon as Mo Chuan turned around, he saw Tang Jingjing, who had just finished bathing. She was wearing a purple swimsuit underneath and only a white bath towel draped over her, revealing her shoulders as fair as jade. Her youthful curves were already taking shape, like a budding flower waiting to be plucked.
Mo Chuan suddenly felt that any black-stockinged maid or Lolita was inferior; a bath towel was king!
"Mo Chuan, I want to apply body lotion, but there are some places I can't reach. Can you help me?"
Tang Jingjing said, taking steps closer to Mo Chuan, exuding a fragrance that might be from her shower gel. She met Mo Chuan's direct gaze, a flicker of shyness passing through the depths of her eyes. Kuai Shu Ge.
Go for it, Tang Jingjing! You're definitely stronger than that flat-chested old woman!
"Hahaha, is this really appropriate…"
Mo Chuan's heart was in a tangle at her words, and he could only force out an awkward laugh.
"It's okay, I trust you."
However, Tang Jingjing walked directly in front of Mo Chuan, casually draped her bath towel aside, then lay down on the massage bed, nimbly unfastened her swimsuit, revealing a fair and perfect beautiful back.
"Then… shall I begin?"
Mo Chuan, holding the body lotion provided there, inexplicably felt himself starting to sweat. He could only feign composure, squeezing some milky white liquid onto his hand, and slowly reached towards Tang Jingjing.
Although Tang Jingjing had only recently come of age, for a beauty of this caliber, and being a typical 'gong' (dominant one), Mo Chuan, who had been single for two lifetimes (not counting ghosts), was truly a bit overwhelmed.
"Mmm~"
Tang Jingjing felt Mo Chuan's hand and responded softly.
In reality… her heart was also beating very fast, her pretty face was flushed red, and her forehead was slightly sweating, as if steam could emerge. She was nowhere near as calm as she appeared.
Mo Chuan's palm, coated with body lotion, slowly pressed against Tang Jingjing's beautiful back.
The moment they touched, both of them felt as if they had been shocked by electricity, trembling slightly.
Shoulder blades, shoulders, spine, sides of the waist, dimples in the lower back…
Mo Chuan finally finished applying body lotion to every inch of Tang Jingjing's back after ten minutes.
"Th… Thank you."
Tang Jingjing, with somewhat weak hands, haphazardly re-tied the straps of her swimsuit, turned around, and looked at Mo Chuan with a shy face. Her voice was as faint as a wisp of smoke.
"You're… you're welcome…" Mo Chuan tried hard to not think about what had just happened.
Tang Jingjing nodded. Just as she was about to turn to leave, a gust of wind blew past, and her swimsuit went to freely follow the breeze.
Coincidentally, Mo Chuan felt something light and thin land on his face…
When Mo Chuan came back to his senses, Tang Jingjing let out a shy cry, wrapped herself in the bath towel, and ran out quickly.
"..." Mo Chuan looked at the swimsuit in his hand… it even still held Tang Jingjing's body heat…
Mo Chuan subconsciously rubbed his palms, as if the wonderful touch from just now still lingered.
"My lord, are you daydreaming?" Luo Ni looked at the stunned Mo Chuan beside her with a disgusted expression. Clearly, he had a perfectly good option right behind him that he could readily combine with, yet he was infatuated with that little girl…
Is having big breasts that important!?
Luo Ni thought this, stomped on Mo Chuan's foot, and left in a huff.
"Ah! I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"
…
One day later, Tokyo, Nihon.
During the early stages of the Spiritual Energy Resurgence, Nihon encountered a series of earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. The already small, elongated island nation was split into numerous smaller islands during this period (the Nihon archipelago became the Nihon island chain).
After stabilization, the people of Nihon built many cities on these isolated islands and reconnected them with cross-sea bridges, underwater tunnels, and high-speed shipping routes.
In addition to the previous Kyoto, Miyagi, Kumamoto, Sapporo, Tokushima, Tokyo, and Nagano, there were also Kagoshima, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Nagoya, and other places, but their land area was greatly reduced.
And Tokyo was one of the largest islands.
After Mo Chuan disembarked, he immediately saw Chiko dressed in a white dress.
"Arigato, my lord." Chiko bowed slightly and said, "This is not a place for detailed discussion. Would you perhaps like to move to my humble abode so that we may entertain you?"
Mo Chuan nodded and asked, "What is your relationship with the Mitsui Group?"
"I am the eldest daughter and the first in line to inherit the Mitsui family, Mitsui Chiko." Chiko thought this was an opportunity to show her charm to Mo Chuan, so she presented herself very solemnly.
However, after hearing this, Mo Chuan still nodded indifferently, then led the two women into the pre-arranged private car.
The black car started and quickly drove into the city.
…
"Tell me directly what the current situation is. I want to hear the important points," Mo Chuan said.
Chiko nodded, took out a document, and said, "Currently, the Crown Prince's enemies are mainly Prince Xuande, supported by the military, and Prince Mingde, supported by Mitsubishi and the Tomishin Group."
"A while ago, in order to accelerate the Emperor's abdication, we sent the Tsukinohi no Onna (丑时之女) to place some minor curses on the Emperor."
"But unexpectedly, His Majesty's body deteriorated so quickly."
"So we suspect that someone from the other two factions had already harmed him."
"Now His Majesty is critically ill and delirious, but the cabinet has not yet announced it."
"But at this moment, Tokyo is already in turmoil, with undercurrents surging."