Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 650 - 651: Sharing the Same Bathwater

Chapter 650: Chapter 651: Sharing the Same Bathwater

Song Xiaodong again said, "But some people will never let you live in peace, and for some reasons, I have offended the Su and Sun families, two major families. You probably understand this."

"The Su and Sun families... you actually offended them?"

"Yes, Sun Zi’ang from the Sun family even tried to dishonor my sister. When she resisted, she jumped from the sixth floor and almost died."

"Ah? My God!" Shui Qingyue exclaimed with a mouthful of rabbit meat.

"No one can harm my sister. He dared to treat my sister like that, so I will never let him go. Therefore, I went to the Sun family, first killed the accomplice, and then in front of the Patriarch of the Sun Family, I killed Sun Zi’ang on the spot!"

"You... the Sun family, they have so many experts there." Shui Qingyue’s mouth twitched.

Song Xiaodong’s gaze was cold as he said, "What of it? For my sister, even if it’s a den of dragons and a pit of tigers, I still have to break through."

"What happened next?" Shui Qingyue was now eagerly asking.

"Next, the Sun and Su families teamed up against me. They beat me severely, then while I was gravely injured, they forced an aphrodisiac on me, and locked me up with my sister."

"Ah! So that’s what happened..." Shui Qingyue stared dumfounded.

"Even so, the fact remains, I still violated my sister, and that cannot be changed. I owe her for that, so I need to heal my injuries, and then I will seek revenge on the Su and Sun families."

Shui Qingyue frowned and asked, "Then... where is your sister now?"

Song Xiaodong sighed lightly and said, "My sister knows I have to bear tremendous pressure. If she stayed with me, she would be even more restricted, so she left secretly."

"That sounds so tragic."

Song Xiaodong gently shook his head and said, "It’s nothing. Things have already happened, so no matter if I’m condemned or cursed at by thousands, I still want to be with my sister, I want to marry her as my wife."

Shui Qingyue said sympathetically, "You really should, your sister has suffered so much."

"This time, I had no choice but to take you hostage. I’m telling you this to let you know, you really don’t need to worry about how I might treat you. In my heart, there’s only my sister, and even if you are beautiful, I won’t violate you."

Shui Qingyue was taken aback and said, "You’re not lying to me?"

"It’s just the two of us here, do I need to lie to you? I already feel very sorry for you, I can’t just watch you starve. I still need to take good care of you and return you to your family."

Shui Qingyue pouted and said, "But... those little rabbits are so cute, I really can’t bear to eat them."

Song Xiaodong gave a faint smile and said, "Rabbits may look cute, but in many places, because they breed too quickly, they are considered pests and are slain. So eating them isn’t really a problem."

"But you shouldn’t catch little rabbits, they are so cute and pitiful."

"Hmm, little rabbits aren’t enough for us to eat anyway."

Shui Qingyue finally resolved her dilemma, and immediately started gorging herself on food.

Song Xiaodong smiled as he watched her and felt much better. He stood up and said, "I’m going to heal now, you eat slowly."

Watching Song Xiaodong leave, Shui Qingyue slowed down her eating pace and gently shook her head, saying, "If that’s really the case, then he’s really quite tragic."

Having slept in the snow hut again at night, Shui Qingyue finally stopped worrying and had the best sleep there. The next day, she felt refreshed and even went berry picking with Song Xiaodong, though she still walked away when it came to catching rabbits, as she couldn’t bear to watch.

After breakfast, Shui Qingyue suddenly seemed a bit awkward. Song Xiaodong asked, "What’s wrong?"

"This... can I take a bath?"

Song Xiaodong was startled for a moment, then quickly said, "I neglected that, sorry. I won’t heal this morning, you go take a bath."

Shui Qingyue hesitated and then asked, "You’re not going to peek, are you?"

Song Xiaodong stretched lazily and said, "How about I go to sleep, and you block the door of the snow hut with snow blocks?"

Shui Qingyue pouted and said, "Humph, could snow blocks stop you if you really want to go out?"

"What should we do then?" Song Xiaodong spread his hands.

After thinking for a bit, Shui Qingyue said, "Do you have any rope? I could tie you up."

Song Xiaodong’s face darkened and he gave a resigned smile. "Alright then, tie me up."

Shui Qingyue actually did tie up Song Xiaodong, but her rope-tying skills were so poor that Song Xiaodong could have broken free with just a bit of struggle. However, he couldn’t be bothered to untie himself and simply fell asleep right there in the snow hut.

Shui Qingyue bathed with trepidation and, upon returning, found that Song Xiaodong was still inside the snow hut with the ropes unloosened. She suddenly felt quite remorseful.

"I’m sorry, I won’t tie you up next time, I really trust you now."

Song Xiaodong gave a slight smile and said, "It’s okay. Who’s making you suffer like this? Otherwise, you would definitely be at home now or at some nice place having fun, not enduring such hardships."

Seeing that Song Xiaodong didn’t mind, Shui Qingyue also smiled broadly and said, "Actually, it’s not bad here, it’s like a wilderness survival adventure. For me, it’s also a unique experience."

Song Xiaodong laughed and said, "If you can think of it that way, that’s not bad."

Shui Qingyue helped Song Xiaodong untie the rope, and he said, "Alright, now that you’ve had your bath, I’ll go soak and heal."

"Go ahead... Ah! Wait!" Shui Qingyue suddenly called out.

"What’s wrong?" Song Xiaodong asked, puzzled.

"You... you..." Shui Qingyue’s face turned tomato red, looking at him with a strange expression.

"What’s really wrong? Oh... you don’t have your period, do you? That will be a bit difficult here." Song Xiaodong felt a headache coming on as he wondered where he could possibly find sanitary pads for her here.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are so vulgar!" Shui Qingyue’s face turned even redder, and she spat at Song Xiaodong twice before saying with a flushed face, "Can you change the water when you bathe?"

"Change the water..." Song Xiaodong was taken aback, then suddenly understood why Shui Qingyue felt that way, grinned and said, "That won’t do. That water has special healing properties. I specifically came here for that pool of water. If we empty it out and replace it with melted snow, it might not have the same effect."

"But... I bathed in that water too..." Shui Qingyue pouted, unable to hide her embarrassment.

"There’s really no way around it. Actually, as long as you have a pure heart, such things don’t matter. Only those with impure thoughts would contemplate such matters. It’s like going to a public swimming pool, there are both men and women, and it’s still the same, right?" Song Xiaodong said before heading towards the hot spring.

"That sounds somewhat reasonable." Shui Qingyue murmured, but then immediately grinned and said, "But how big is a swimming pool and how small is this? It’s practically no different from a bathtub. Oh my god, sharing bathwater with a man, I’m dying of embarrassment."