The Red Mansion in its bustling glory

Looking at the kind-faced clay Bodhisattva statue in front of him, Jia Jue thought for a moment.

He turned back to look at the fierce-looking yaksha.

"If I were to travel by boat, I would not know where the other shore is."

The clay bodhisattva remained silent for a short while.

"This humble monk does not know."

Jia Jue asked, "The Bodhisattva has been ferrying people across the river for over a thousand years, how could he not know where the other shore is?"

The clay bodhisattva said, "Everyone sees things differently."

Jia Jue thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I'm willing to go and take a look."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and boarded the small boat.

He glanced back at the yaksha on the shore, whose expression had become devout and even somewhat compassionate, and after thinking for a moment, he waved to him.

Yaksha paused for a moment, hesitated, and then waved his hand.

-

Sitting in the small boat, Jia Jue felt a chill in the wind.

He turned to look at the clay Buddha, but the Buddha was only punting and rowing, and didn't even turn to look at Jia Jue.

The sea of ​​suffering churned, bubbling with foul filth that was nauseating to behold.

The bubbles burst in the sky, releasing a series of eerie howls.

The voice was sinister and frightening.

The small boat sailed through the sea of ​​suffering. The sky was dark, the sea was dark, everything was dark, but Jia Jue's vision remained clear.

I don't know how long I swam.

I don't know how far we've traveled.

The small boat stopped.

"Have we arrived?" Jia Jue asked.

"We've arrived," the clay bodhisattva replied.

Jia Jue looked ahead, but all he saw was darkness and vastness; he could not see any land in sight.

Therefore, Jia Jue asked, "Isn't this place still a sea of ​​suffering?"

Then the clay bodhisattva said, "The sea of ​​suffering is boundless."

Jia Jue asked, "Then what about this journey?"

The clay bodhisattva did not answer, but instead took the oar in its hand and suddenly smashed it on Jia Jue's head.

Jia Jue felt a sharp pain in his head, and then he fell into a sea of ​​suffering.

The Bitter Sea emitted a foul stench, so foul that Jia Jue couldn't help but shout.

Then, a great light appeared before my eyes.

As he looked, he found himself still in his study.

His call brought Musk Moon, who was serving in the outer room of the study, in.

"What's wrong?" Musk Moon asked, noticing Jia Jue's sweaty face.

"It's nothing," Jia Jue shook his head.

He stood up from the chair and found that his clothes were soaked, as if he had just been pulled out of the river.

Seeing him in such a state, Musk Moon was naturally taken aback and quickly ordered someone to boil water so that Jia Jue could take a bath.

In this kind of weather, being so wet, if you catch a cold, it's no joke.

Just as Musk Moon was helping Jia Jue bathe and undress him, her hand happened to touch Jia Jue's trousers, which were wet and sticky.

Musk Moon is now a grown woman, so naturally she's not completely ignorant and knows what these things are.

Consequently, Musk Moon's face immediately turned red.

Jia Jue knew what Mushe had touched, so he said, "Good sister, please don't tell anyone."

Musk Moon lowered her head in embarrassment and said nothing.

At this moment, Jia Jue had forgotten most of what had happened in the Land of Illusion, but he still remembered what he had done with Fairy Disenchantment. Looking at Musk Moon's shy appearance, he felt extremely lovable.

I don't know what's wrong with me, I've gradually become intoxicated and lost all reason.

With a mix of reluctance and consent, the two began to do the same things that Jinghuan and Jia Jue had done in the large bathtub.

In this moment of passion and infatuation, the two seemed to have become two wild beasts.

Only after the matter was completed did Jia Jue come to his senses.

But after he came to his senses, he suddenly asked himself—how could I have been so frivolous? This wasn't like him at all!

But he couldn't continue asking questions because Musk Moon was still leaning against him.

Musk Moon was once a true virgin, but now she has given herself to him.

He has to take responsibility.

Now, Musk Moon lay slumped in the bathtub, half of the water of which had disappeared, leaning against Jia Jue, panting heavily, her eyes narrowed to slits, like a little cat.

After a long while, Musk Moon finally came to her senses. When she saw Jia Jue's face, and when she saw herself sitting naked in the tub, her face turned even redder.

She kept her head down, not daring to say a word.

Jia Jue laughed and said, "They were originally going to give me a bath, but now it's the two of us who have taken a bath."

His words dispelled the awkward atmosphere between the two, and Musk Moon shyly patted Jia Jue, "Master!"

Jia Jue smiled and took Musk Moon's hand, saying, "Don't worry."

Musk Moon nodded gently, letting out a soft "Mmm" from her throat.

The two exchanged a few more words before getting up to tidy up.

When Musk Moon got up, she suddenly felt her legs go weak and she almost fell into the tub.

Thanks to Jia Jue for catching her.

"What's wrong? Feeling listless?"

Jia Jue laughed.

Musk Moon didn't reply, but just blushed and lowered her head again.

-

When the two of them came out, they ran into Qingwen.

"Why do you take so long to take a bath?" Qingwen asked. "It's been so long."

Neither of them responded; they just gave an awkward laugh.

Qingwen looked at the two of them and felt something was off.

She couldn't quite put her finger on what was strange, but something just felt off.

So she said, "What's wrong with you all today?"

As he spoke, he instructed the waiting girls to go inside and move buckets to clean up.

The young maids and old women went inside to tidy up, and Jia Jue said to Qingwen, "Musk Moon is suddenly feeling unwell, so she should rest for the next couple of days. I'll take her back first."

With that, he helped Musk Moon away.

Qingwen frowned as she watched the two figures disappear into the distance.

When did Jia Jue become so kind? He even sends people back home?

Wasn't Musk Moon just helping Jia Jue bathe? Why is she feeling unwell again?

If you're going to give it to me, why are you helping me up?

Why is Musk Moon walking in such a strange way?

......

Various thoughts swirled in Qingwen's mind.

She couldn't quite understand it.

As she thought about it, she went into the house.

As soon as she entered, she smelled a sweet and cloying odor.

Beneath this sweet and cloying aroma lies a strange, indescribable smell.

The flavor is very mild.

However, Qingwen always had a sensitive nose, so she smelled it.

She looked again.

This time, her gaze fell on the bedside.

The bed legs were already soaked by the bathwater.

Qingwen was no longer a child and had grown up. She had learned a great deal about matters between men and women simply by listening to the wives and mothers-in-law talk about them.

Now, considering Jia Jue and Mushe's strange behavior just now, and what she was seeing, Qingwen couldn't help but guess what was going on that made her blush...