Chapter 494 – Aiko and bath
Sun Aiko was completely nude since she left her clothes way back inside the Sacred Realm.
This whole time, she was in her small Fox form, which made her inconspicuous, and not many would think about her clothing.
However, now Sun Aiko was riding Li Xiu with a giggle.
"But you are now warming the water too..." Aiko pouted with her adult form. Li Xiu heated up too quickly, making her whole endeavour useless! She wanted to cry a little.
Li Xiu was completely speechless, since she was hit by Aiko's beauty and innocence.
She didn't know where to look, since Aiko felt even more beautiful than her Master, who was hailed as Immortal!
That was only natural, since Aiko didn't bother using her [Moonless Mist Shroud] when nobody was around.
It took quite the concentration to maintain it, so Sun Aiko didn't bother when no one else was around.
As such, Li Xiu was hit by her ridiculous beauty head-on.
Aiko's tails swayed gently behind her as her ears kept twitching. It was a mesmerising sight that made it hard for Li Xiu to focus. To add to that, those small droplets rolling down her skin made it extra difficult not to gulp loudly.
Li Xiu simply opened and closed her mouth, not knowing what to do or say.
Sun Aiko tilted her head. It seemed like Li Xiu was not enjoying the bath at all.
'So she really doesn't like splashing...' Sun Aiko nodded inside her mind, noting that fact.
Suddenly, Li Xiu moved, making Aiko fall into the water.
*splash*
Li Xiu didn't explain herself as she dashed outside.
"... I hope she is not angry." Aiko was creating bubbles with her mouth, wondering if she had upset Li Xiu...
...
Ah Cy pursed her lips as she observed the whole situation.
"So my Disciple does have a soft spot for her." She nodded her head. "But what a bold Fox." Chuckling gently, she narrowed her eyes.
"Does Li Xiu like the innocent type? I should give her more Mind Cultivation Manual that focuses on it so that she wouldn't be swayed in the future." Ah Cy decided to pay a visit to the Great Library inside their Sect.
Li Xiu would definitely take Aiko there later, so she would have to be quick about it.
...
Li Xiu stormed out of the bath with a completely red face. Her clothes were soaked, outlining her figure greatly, but something felt wrong about it...
Shaking her head, she went to the nearby storage to quickly change clothing. She would have to face Aiko later, so she would have to chant a few mantras to calm down before meeting her, otherwise it might end up in disaster!
...
Aiko swam around inside the bath, with her title, she could adjust her body from her mature to the small one, which allowed her to jump, splash and swim freely without restrictions.
Aiko took her sweet time to enjoy the bath before going out. She didn't pay any attention to techniques, so her tails were completely soaked.
There were 8 of them, and each one of them were wet like socks.
Even squeezing them didn't allow all of that water out, making Aiko wonder what she was supposed to do about it.
She gently hammered her fist into her palm as she increased her own temperature.
*Sizzle*
The water boiled off of her body, making it almost perfectly dry.
Aiko shook her body before turning into a small Fox and walking out.
Li Xiu was already waiting for her, and it seemed like she was back to normal.
"Where are we going next?" Sun Aiko wanted to rest after a nice bath, so she stared at Li Xiu and her idea about this situation.
"You are going to bed." Li Xiu would be unable to deal with the current Aiko, so the best she could do right now would be to place Aiko into the bed and go clean the weeds and everything around.
While she was 'cool', her mind still remembered that naked Aiko, which then drove her thoughts into a spiral.
"Mhm." Sun Aiko nodded languidly like she was already in bed, sleeping.
Li Xiu transported the small Aiko into the bed. She was clean now, so her precious and excessively expensive bed wouldn't get dirty.
She spent little money on clothing or other things, since the system pretty much gave her everything.
However, one thing nobody really gave her were basic survival tools, like an exceptionally soft bed and pleasant fur carpets.
She funnelled all those Sect Contribution Points and Spirit Stones into it.
At first, she wanted her own flying boat, but when she saw the management costs, she quickly decided that it was not necessary. It was truly ridiculous how much one had to pay a Rune and Array Cultivator just to fix up one small boat...
Shaking her head, she walked out of her room, while Aiko enjoyed the bed.
'This is much better than anything I had...' Aiko felt like she was familiar with the material that she was sleeping on, but she couldn't really put her finger on it.
Soon her thoughts drifted, and she slept peacefully for a long time.
...
Sun Aiko woke up, but Li Xiu was nowhere to be seen.
She was curious about this place now that she was rested and had more energy.
It was currently close to noon, and her body was starting to heat up. Suppose she stayed in bed. It would definitely burn soon enough.
Jumping down onto the fur carpet, Sun Aiko almost immediately fell asleep.
It was obvious that Li Xiu loved soft things, by the looks of her bed and carpets.
Aiko didn't really blame her as she walked out.
The inner garden was tidied nicely, as if it had just been freshly cut. The familiar scent of grass wafted from it and pleased Sun Aiko greatly.
She moved further into the different buildings. Most of them were still not completely fixed, but it was obvious that someone pulled out all those bad planks and beams and either replaced them or left the holes there, depending on how important it was.
If it was out of reach, it was usually gone, while most floors were already fixed up, and if Sun Aiko arrived right now, she would be completely oblivious that the floors were in a bad shape previously.
Either Li Xiu had a talent for repairing things, or she hired someone.
Going to the outer garden, Aiko finally met Li Xiu.
The sight, however, made her slightly speechless.
Li Xiu was using a flying sword as a rotary cutter, mowing down the grass like she had done it too many times.
There were other swords flying around, cutting overgrown bushes to size and tidying them up.
Sun Aiko felt like it was ridiculous, but at the same time, it looked quite fun.
"A bit to the left."
The tree moaned again as Li Xiu cut its dead branches and leaves.
She was unhappy that she sowed such a perverted tree, but the Qi quality and quantity skyrocketed, so she could only deal with it right now...
Shaking her head, she listened to the tree and cut it where it wanted.
"And you are telling me that this tree has nothing to do with you." Aiko blankly stared at her.
Li Xiu was so startled that her swords almost went out of control, cleaving everything around them.
Fortunately, she took control in time, so the damage was minimal.
She completely forgot that Aiko was still around.
"You are not sleeping?" Li Xiu pursed her lips. She was still not used to the fact that Aiko looked like THAT.
"If you want me to burn your bed. I can return." Sun Aiko said flatly. Li Xiu was ruining the fun, which slightly upset her.
"Right..." Li Xiu nodded her head. It would be bad if her bed burned, but...
"Can you sit on that roof, please?" Li Xiu needed to dry that roof before repairing it, and if it cooked a bit, that was fine too, at least she would test its durability for later.
"Are you sure?" Sun Aiko narrowed her eyes. She felt like her body was bursting with energy, much more than usual.
Maybe it was because she recovered her vitality slightly, but she somewhat understood that today's noon would be hard to manage.
"Even if you burn it down, there won't be too much damage." Li Xiu shrugged. That was just a guest house, but it was never really used.
Aiko was also too unstable to keep her too far from her, so Li Xiu would do her best to accommodate her...
Outside of baths... and dressing... and serious work...
'...' Li Xiu blinked a few times. 'Aiko turned into a mascot...' The realisation hit her, and she was wondering if Aiko should get some stuffy clothing to make her even softer.
However, she dismissed those thoughts when she heard sizzling from the rooftops.
The clay roofing was burning, quite literally. The heat from Aiko was so intense that they dried so much that some of them crumbled.
The others were not too far from crumbling, too, so there was a disaster in the making.
Li Xiu underestimated just how hot Aiko could become, so she had to look for a solution.
"Aiko, would you like something cool~" Li Xiu suddenly shouted.
"What is it?" Sun Aiko perked her ears and gazed at her.
Li Xiu pulled out her unfortunate Glacial Phoenix. "This guy or gal... this thing will be a good cooler for you~" She giggled happily as she saw her Phoenix suffer in front of her.
"But what if I cook it...?" Sun Aiko was slightly concerned that she would ruin her pet.
"You don't have to worry." Li Xiu already figured out that her Phoenix was immortal.
How did she figure that out? It's better not to ask certain things...
Li Xiu handed her Glacial Phoenix over to Aiko, which she used as a portable ice maker.
"Master." The Glacial Phoenix cried out.
"Now you know how to call me, huh?" Li Xiu snorted disdainfully. It was usually girl this and girl that, but suddenly it acknowledged that she was its Master!
"Stay there and keep her cool." Li Xiu snorted at it.
"But I'm melting!" The Glacial Phoenix cried out.
"That's what you get when you want to contract every promising Beast that we encounter and many other things!" Li Xiu proclaimed before returning to her work, no longer paying attention to her pet.
"Ahhhhh... this is nice." Aiko was finally cool for a moment, but she felt like this birdie wouldn't survive all that long.
"Keep it up for two hours." Sun Aiko suddenly said as her eyes were slowly closing.
"You are joking?!" The Glacial Phoenix cried out. It didn't believe that this Fox would be able to keep it for that long!
Oh, how wrong he was...
