Zhong Li had two most important people in his life. One was Gui Zhong (his wife), and the other was Azhdaha (his brother, also his comrade-in-arms, subordinate, kin, mount, henchman, and more).
Over the long passage of time, his wife was gone, and his mount had gone mad!
Now that there was hope of saving his mount, Zhong Li was naturally unwilling to give up.
Feng Yi's answer was that saving Azhdaha was possible, but it had to be on the premise that Yuan Bao's body and mind remained unharmed!
Zhong Li did not object to this.
"Zhong Li, what do you mean by 'erosion'?"
Feng Yi had learned about the concept of "erosion" from Zhong Li.
However, Feng Yi had always had a vague feeling about this concept, unable to grasp its exact meaning.
"According to general rationality, erosion is innate, it is the way of heaven, it is a shackle placed upon living beings, and the more powerful the force, the greater the danger it brings after being eroded..."
Zhong Li rambled on, but Feng Yi didn't understand much.
"Simply put... it's the weakening that living beings suffer from their peak state, which can be at the physical level or the spiritual level, and usually, both occur simultaneously...
For example, Azhdaha, although he also suffered physical erosion, due to his extremely high resistance to physical damage, this aspect of erosion was negligible and could be ignored.
Conversely, Azhdaha's resistance to spiritual erosion is very low, making it difficult for him to withstand the ravages of time, and ultimately leading to mental confusion..."
Seeing Feng Yi's bewildered gaze, Zhong Li knew that the other party had not fully understood, so he switched to plain language, with examples.
Feng Yi: Understood! Zhong Li, you truly understand me best!
Compared to the calm atmosphere among the three people in the male bathhouse, the female bathhouse was much livelier!
"Yanfei, I never realized that your and Ningguang's lingerie styles are exactly the same!"
Hu Tao, after scanning Yanfei and Ningguang's attire, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Coincidence, it's just a coincidence! When I chose it, I just thought it suited me well, so I bought it..."
Yanfei glanced at everyone present. Her lingerie could definitely rank in the top three!
"Really?"
Hu Tao kept scrutinizing Yanfei's reaction, feeling that something was a bit off.
"Of course, if I didn't genuinely like it, who would spend a million Mora to buy it..."
Although Yanfei said this, she felt a pang of envy in her heart.
Why was Ningguang's "Purple Midsummer Night" full and perky, while her "Purple Midsummer Night" clung tightly to her body?
How she envied the development speed of humans...
Envy Ningguang, envy Keqing, envy Shenhe, envy Yun Jin, envy Hu Tao (crossed out)... uh, forget Hu Tao!
Apart from Hu Tao, whom she found somewhat tolerable, Yanfei felt uncomfortable with everyone else.
She could only find some psychological comfort through the superior quality of her lingerie.
"Ah, yes, yes, yes. However, even though your lingerie is beautiful, it's not as good as mine!"
Hu Tao chuckled and then stood up abruptly.
"This golden panty I'm wearing was personally given to me by Feng Yi. It's a unique treasure in this world!"
Hu Tao displayed the golden panty to everyone, instantly garnering a crowd of envious gazes.
This greatly satisfied Hu Tao's vanity.
She was Feng Yi's most beloved woman!
The golden panty was proof!
'A golden creation? It seems to be Feng Yi's work without a doubt...'
The thought flashed through Granny Ruoxin and Ganyu's minds.
If they weren't mistaken, the golden panty Hu Tao was wearing was also a magical alchemical creation with extraordinary functions.
Ganyu felt a twinge of envy, but she kept it to herself.
Granny Ruoxin, however, was unbothered. The fact that Feng Yi could craft a golden alchemical creation specifically for Hu Tao was enough to show his affection for her.
It was the envious gazes from the surroundings that surprised Granny Ruoxin slightly. She surmised that the owners of these gazes harbored feelings for Feng Yi to varying degrees.
She was truly getting old; she couldn't keep up with the romantic notions of the young anymore!
'Silver, gold, they look so alike!'
Qiqi looked at the golden panty on Hu Tao's body and suddenly remembered the silver panty that Feng Yi had pawned to Boss Baizhu.
It was because of that silver panty that she was brought here by Feng Yi from Boss Baizhu's place, so Qiqi had a deep impression of it.
'Such a beautiful panty must be very expensive, right?'
Qiqi thought to herself.
"Everyone, lunch is ready! Hurry over to eat!"
At this moment, Xiangling arrived by the hot spring pool and called out to the people inside. She had already asked Guoba to notify the men in the male bathhouse.
Upon hearing this, everyone felt a bit hungry. They wrapped themselves in towels and stepped out of the hot spring pool.
"I'm very pleased that you could all make time to attend the hot spring party. How was your experience?"
When they followed Xiangling over, Feng Yi and the others had already been waiting at the dining table for a long time.
"It was excellent. I never imagined that one day I, an adeptus, would be able to bathe in the Water of Life..."
Cloud Retainer chuckled heartily, finding the day to be quite an eye-opener!
"Hahaha, if you're satisfied, then the Water of Life wasn't wasted... Uh, young lady, may I ask who you are? I don't recall inviting you..."
Feng Yi appeared calm and generous when praised by everyone, showing no trace of the earlier outburst when he heard the Water of Life had been added to the hot spring.
However, as he spoke, Feng Yi suddenly noticed that the tall, aloof, cyan-haired older sister before him looked unfamiliar. He couldn't recall inviting her to this event.
"What? You can't even recognize my voice anymore?"
Cloud Retainer laughed heartily. Seeing Feng Yi flustered, she found it rather amusing.
"Cloud Retainer? How... how can you..."
Feng Yi was stunned, unsure how to express his shock.
It turned out that this aloof older sister before him was Cloud Retainer in her human form.
It wasn't just Feng Yi who was surprised; even Guoba and Xiao's eyes widened.
Even though they had been with Cloud Retainer for many years, they rarely saw her transform into her human form...
"How so?"
Cloud Retainer looked at Feng Yi's incoherent state and chuckled.
"Cloud Retainer, aren't you very beautiful like this? Why do you always appear in the form of a crane?"
"In my crane form, I am more in harmony with the elemental laws, making it easier to cultivate..."
Cloud Retainer: Actually, it's because her clothes were given to Shenhe and Ganyu, and she didn't want to just find any random outfit to make do. So, she maintained her crane form.
After all, cranes don't need to wear clothes!
"Let's eat and chat, otherwise the food will get cold and won't taste good!"
Xiangling and Guoba brought the prepared dishes to the table together, urging everyone to eat while they were hot.