If it had been in the past, he would’ve just thought that Zi Ju Shu Bai was merely being vigilant, but after he’d grown to desire Zi Ju Shu Bai, the events of the past ran through his brain many times. He roughly considered it, somehow Zi Ju Shu Bai always gets involved with women, and would always easily meet the pretty ones.
So, the first thought he had this time was also, there might be someone in the water.
…But how could that be allowed?
For once, Qi Guan Rui’s brain was on the same wavelength as Gu Bai’s, the kind smile that was always on his face slowly disappeared too.
Gu Bai was a little surprised, “Xiao Shan?”
The other’s face has always been handsome, but even though it was still handsome when he didn’t smile, it made one feel a bit uneasy.
What’s up with the seriousness?!
Qi Guan Rui spoke sternly, “I’ll go check it out for Gege.”
Gu Bai nodded his head, “Be careful on the way.”
Oh, so you were just worried about the safety of my body, you kid, have a kind heart, I definitely have to hit the like button!
It was truly touching.
Qi Guan Rui had Gu Bai rest there as he, himself, went through the rock-formed gate and walked straight towards the water source.
In just a short while, he returned and spoke as if he could finally let out a relaxed breath, “Gege, be assured, there is no one in there.”
No one was on top of the water or at the bottom of the water, as far as he could sense with his sixth sense, there was no one in the area at all.
Not only had he, himself, searched everything carefully, carpet-styled, he’d also let out over ten snake gus to search the place from top to bottom before he was finally able to let his heart rest and go back to report.
All threats should be eliminated at the budding stage!
Gu Bai was very satisfied, he crossed over the stone gate with him.
As expected, they hadn’t walked much before they saw the sparkling waves, it was a flowing mountain spring.
The spring water ran along the mountain’s path and wasn’t very deep either, it reached just about one’s waist.
The clear, cleanliness it gave off made people feel very comfortable when they saw it.
Tiny little fish swam in the spring water, it could be seen that there were no harmful items within the spring water either.
Once Gu Bai saw it, his body instantly felt even itchier.
It was like he’d fucking seen fresh, hot, white rice after being starved for three meals, wanting to just immediately run into it!
After taking in a deep breath, Gu Bai lifted his hand.
Qi Guan Rui stood behind him watching as he removed his headpiece, unfastened his belt, took off his shoes and removed his outer coat, leaving only an article of inner clothing on.
At that moment, Gu Bai turned his head.
Your Gege, I, am about to take a bath, what are you freaking staring at? Quickly turn around or just get out!
What was good about looking at a man’s naked body? No matter how much you look, I won’t turn into a chick, hun!
Even if we’d bathed together when we were young, but now that everyone’s grown up, your brother, I, would also be embarrassed, okay?!
But Qi Guan Rui seemed not to have received any of the complex meanings in the looks that Gu Bai shot him, or maybe he had received them, but just hadn’t understood them.
Suddenly, a group of grass mud horses instantly ran across Gu Bai’s heart.
Gu Xiao Shan, weren’t you usually very compatible with me? Why are you so slow today?
Qi Guan Rui smiled, “There are beasts in the mountain, I’m worried about Gege’s safety.” He sighed, “Usually, I wouldn’t force Gege either, but today’s really different from usual, so…Gege, just bear with it a bit, okay?”
Gu Bai put on a 囧 face on the inside.
Boi, don’t use that look of ‘Come on, be good, I’ll buy you candy next time,’ that people use to coax a child to look at your brother, I, what’s up with the feeling of being spoiled? My pressure is literally as big as a mountain now!
Then he turned his head back around silently.
…Okay, I’ll strip, if you aren’t afraid of hurting your eyes then just kept watching, you brat!
Gu Bai stopped hesitating as he took off his inner article of clothing and his only trousers, with nothing on, he walked towards the spring water with his long hair down.
…What? You said I stripped too clean?
Just because everyone here is a man, not everyone thinks they’re gay, the world I wrote was a straight man world!
You don’t understand the world of a straight man…
Zi Ju Shu Bai’s body was very white as if formed from icy snow. It made people afraid of touching it, yet, it also seemed like a type of ivory white, smooth and glistening, luring out one’s desire to touch it with their own hands.
When the long hair that extended down to his thigh fell on his naked back, in between movements, a simple view of black and white contrasted with each other, making him seem a bit mysterious, and a bit…
There was a conflicting yet enchanting feel, it also gave the feeling of rejecting one from thousands of miles away.
But that was only for normal people.
To Qi Guan Rui, Zi Ju Shu Bai, under that kind of light had an immense amount of attractiveness, luring him to touch, to kiss, even to violate him…it made him lose control of himself, made him go insane…
Maybe, he was already a bit insane.
Qi Guan Rui’s eyes suddenly turned a bit twisted.
He tried hard to keep the kind smile on, hoping that his face wouldn’t turn vile.
Finally, he raised his hand stiffly and placed it on his face and rub it with a good amount of force. Once he removed his hands, his face finally went back to normal.
Except for his eyes, they turned even darker, even more…suppressed.
Gu Bai walked into the water, in the chilly, clean spring water, he felt that all his pore had opened in comfort.
The dissatisfaction of not having bathed for days had flipped over into satisfaction at that moment. Sniffing in the clear fragrance of water, grass, and wood from nature, allowed him to enjoy it even more.
So, he held up water in his cupped hands and poured it onto his face, letting it roll down onto his neck.
The crystal clear water beads flowed down steadily, along the path of Gu Bai’s collar bones, and it quickly leaped into the water, creating a gorgeous water splash.
Gu Bai raised his head slightly, his profile was also an incomparable perfection, it was as if he was a delicately carved art piece. When surrounded by the water droplets, his usual high above and unapproachable aura seemed to have been reduced, as if he’d transformed into the spring’s fairy, he seemed especially seductive then.
…If this were to continue, then it was definitely on the path of giving Gu Bai the “little devil” label.
But after Qi Guan Rui’s chest huffed up and down roughly a few times, he also…turned around silently.
If he’d kept on watching, then he really would have pounced on the other.
At that time, Gu Bai suddenly realized that his own bro wasn’t making any noise, so he turned his head to look.
From one look, he saw Qi Guan Rui’s “sorrowful” back.
He felt guilty.
Thinking about it, he was the elder brother here, wasn’t it a bit unkind of him to jump in at the sight of the spring water to bathe first…?
Gu Bai remembered how he usually ordered Qi Guan Rui around, and how Qi Guan Rui had had to do so many different things while also having to keep up his kind attitude to coax him, he suddenly felt even more guilty.
He really was doing something wrong.
Gu Bai thought for a bit, then spoke, “Xiao Shan, wanna bathe together?”
Qi Guan Rui heard him bright and clear, his lower abdomen immediately tightened.
Did this Zi Ju Shu Bai even know what he was saying…Even though he already felt before that he couldn’t see through Zi Ju Shu Bai’s thoughts…almost as if he wasn’t on the same wavelength as a normal person, but wasn’t an invite like today’s, just too out of place?
This was a great challenge for him!
After he inhaled and exhaled deeply, Qi Guan Rui turned and as expected, the individual in the spring was looking right at him.
That person’s face was forever stoic, but in his eyes, it showed that he was really completely innocent.
For an instant, Qi Guan Rui didn’t know if he should be joyed or disappointed.
Gu Bai didn’t know that his own brother was struggling between rationality and his animal instinct at all, he just felt apologetic. He remembered how, back then, when he always bathed with a bunch of old men in the bathhouse too, even if he was spoiled a lot in this parallel world, Gu Xiao Shan wasn’t just any outsider, what was he afraid of?
So, he thought that Qi Guan Rui hadn’t heard him and called out again, “Xiao Shan’s tired too, if you don’t mind, we can bathe together.”
Qi Guan Rui clenched his teeth in secret, squeezed out a smile that was no different from his usual one, “Of course…I wouldn’t mind, I’m thankful for Gege’s compassion.”
Not only did he not mind, he liked it way too much.
But because of how much he liked it, the result was also horrible!
As he slowly regulated his breathing, Qi Guan Rui started to unfasten his belt.
His movements weren’t fast, but every move was extremely elegant, the movements of his ten fingers seemed more like a synced dance, lithe and eye-catching.
Gu Bai nodded as he watched Qi Guan Rui.
As expected, he’d raised Xiao Shan well, he was getting more and more handsome!
Even though he was still a little behind him, he was definitely the second most handsome man in this world!
Qi Guan Rui removed his outer clothing, he didn’t know if he should or shouldn’t take off his pants.
No matter how much endurance he had, once the person he wanted to take possession of stood in front of him naked, that was still too hard for him.
He could hold it, but the frequency of holding it would increase, he also had to immediately suppress it when he had a reaction so the other didn’t realize…no matter how he thought of it, the future wasn’t bright, and he’d better not get some kind of problem from always suppressing it.
He tried to think up a plan while undressing, Qi Guan Rui felt like he’d faced the hardest problem he’d ever encounter.
Right at that moment, a rustling sound came from the forest on the side.
It was followed by the sound of panicked footsteps.
At the same time that Qi Guan Rui expelled a breath, his face also turned a bit vile. He immediately threw up the outer coat he’d just taken off, letting it act just like a curtain, blocking Gu Bai in the spring. Though of course, at an even faster speed, he pulled out another set of cool-ass looking clothes from the space bracelet and tossed them over before he focused on the sudden situation.
At the same time, a person jumped out from the grass field, fell down hard at Qi Guan Rui’s feet, and called out weakly, “Hel, help…”
Gu Bai’s face darkened in the spring water.
My god! He was so cautious so why was there still a chick?!
And it had to be a chick being chased to her death at that, can’t we change the day for ‘a hero saving beauty’ opportunity and let me freaking bathe first?! Can’t we?!
Gu Bai grabbed the clothes that Qi Guan Rui tossed over and walked out of the water with a stoic face.
Now the coat that covered his front had fallen, his face was revealed.
As for the other chick, she could basically be labeled as the standard ‘beautiful young girl from a small family’ type, there were a few rips on her dress and her hair was also a bit messy.
Good thing that her skin wasn’t showing, so it seemed like she wasn’t injured greatly.
Just after the chick had fallen over, a great roaring of a beast came from behind.
Following it were loud, thundering steps, the chick’s face went pale at hearing it.
Gu Bai floated over, Qi Guan Rui temporarily ignored the chick to turn his head and observe the disturbed City Governor.
It seemed like he was very angry…his martial energy leaked out so much, there were bits of ice forming.
Gu Bai didn’t look at the chick either, he merely leaned forward to jump, and landed on a thick tree branch.
That immediately helped him find the great beast that had chased the chick, it sure hadn’t wasted too much effort…a Wu Jun level beast, right on time for him to lash out his anger!
Gu Bai, with his head full of raging fire put on his gloves and didn’t even care for his nobility and elegance, unlike usual, he stepped on the beast’s head without mushing around at all.
Then kicked it with full force, while it was still shaking, he cut into the beast’s heart with one hand.
In the next moment, icy white martial energy spread from his palm and froze the beast from the inside out.
In under half a minute, the beast had turned into an ice statue.
Gu Bai pulled out his hand and struck the other into pieces with one slap!