Fairy, please don't do this!

"Then Sister Jing, hurry up and help Her Majesty bathe. She will leave after she's done."

"When the time comes, you can say that you have encountered the opportunity to break through to the next realm and that you want to cultivate here a little longer before going back later."

Gu Jinchao's gaze swept over the Empress Dowager's voluptuous and graceful body, then fell upon the gentle young woman in front of him, who was wrapped in a strapless bodycon dress. He suddenly felt his mouth go dry.

His palm couldn't help but slide down her smooth, jade-like back, covering her rounded, plump breasts.

Jing Shu trembled, her cheeks flushing even more, and she hurriedly transmitted her voice, "Xiao Chao, don't... do anything reckless!"

Just as Gu Jinzhao was about to say something, a slightly strange and indifferent voice suddenly rang out from the spiritual spring: "I told you to wipe and bathe, why are you touching my buttocks?"

Jing Shu instinctively said, "It wasn't me!"

Xiao Qingyi said irritably, "If it wasn't you, does that mean there's a third person hiding in the spiritual spring?"

A third person?

Jing Shu was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and her beautiful eyes widened.

How dare Xiao Chao do this?

Aren't you afraid the Empress will find out?

"I touched the wrong one!"

Gu Jinzhao quickly withdrew his hand and hurriedly explained via telepathy.

Heaven and earth conscience!

He really didn't mean to touch Xiao Qingyi; it was all an accident.

The accident likely occurred because Xiao Qingyi moved her body back, getting extremely close to Jing Shu.

He had been so agitated that he hadn't paid much attention and had accidentally touched the Empress's buttocks.

"Whether it was an accident or not... Xiao Chao, you need to behave yourself."

Jing Shu glared at him, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, from across the spiritual spring.

Gu Jinzhao felt misunderstood and was quite frustrated, like someone who had swallowed a bitter pill. But there was no way to explain this, so he could only make a promise: "Okay... I'll be honest."

Upon hearing this, Jing Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your back is better... Now wash your front!"

At this moment, Xiao Qingyi gently raised her hand and untied the thin strap of her bra tied behind her neck.

In an instant, the heavy weight of the vessel traced a captivating arc in mid-air.

Jing Shu's expression froze; she didn't know how to respond.

She's still in the process of expelling the poison, so how did she come to her mother's side and help her bathe?

“Sister Jing can use her spiritual power to activate the spiritual energy of the spring, and then use that as cover to turn around and leave.”

"I will cooperate with you during the process..."

Gu Jinzhao was aware of her difficulties and transmitted his voice to her.

Actually, Xiao Qingyi could have turned around, but that wouldn't be appropriate for her status as a personal female official.

After all, the other party is the master!

Most importantly, Jing Shu had already shown several unusual behaviors, and if she continued to act differently from usual, it would easily arouse the other party's suspicion.

Seeing that Jing Shu did not move, Xiao Qingyi asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"N-nothing!"

"But I suddenly realized that the spiritual energy of this spring is extremely rich. If we could fully activate it, it would be even more comfortable."

Jing Shu suppressed her panic, raised her slender hand slightly, and released a burst of spiritual energy.

hum-

Instantly, the spiritual energy within the spring was activated, and the spring water began to boil.

Countless tiny bubbles rose from the water's surface, mingling with the rising steam and instantly enveloping the surrounding area in a thick, milky-white mist.

Chapter 429, Whispers between Master and Servant, A Rebellious Minister Fishing in Troubled Waters [Part 2] (3K)

Inside the spiritual spring, the pure white mist was so thick that it completely obscured the view.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jing Shu bit her lower lip lightly and quickly straightened up.

Then, enduring the burning sensation of being scalded by the True Yang Fire, he quickly twisted his body and came to Xiao Qingyi.

Because of this action, the soft, snowy mounds beneath her neck began to undulate, and the hem of her soaked strapless bodycon dress spun out in the water, like a blooming orchid.

At this moment, Gu Jinzhao also carefully channeled his spiritual power and turned his body around more than half a circle.

He looked like a spinning top, which was extremely comical.

Even so, this also avoids the risk of being discovered.

After all, with the spiritual mist concealing him, and given that he was at the bottom of the spring, plus the blessing of the [Heavenly Escape Talisman], Xiao Qingyi would definitely not have been able to detect such a commotion if she hadn't spread her divine sense.

However, this also meant that Gu Jinzhao was very close to Xiao Qingyi.

One can clearly see the mature and beautiful body immersed in the spiritual spring.

Two pristine full moons were mostly submerged in the water, rising and falling with the ripples on the surface.

Following down her flat stomach, her round, peach-like buttocks pressed against the bottom of the pool, squeezing the pear-shaped buttocks into a flat, round outline.

The sheer, black silk stockings, as thin as cicada wings, clung tightly to her bent, jade-like legs after they became wet, making her already flawless, porcelain-like skin appear even whiter and more radiant.

Two flawless feet were naturally stacked together, and the jade-like toes painted with dark purple nail polish resembled purple orchids blooming in the morning, magnificent yet delicate.

At this moment, Jing Shu had suppressed her shame and panic, picked up a cotton towel and began to wipe her mistress's fragrant shoulders and jade arms: "How does Your Majesty feel?"

Enjoying her service, Xiao Qingyi narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly and said with great pleasure, "After the spiritual energy became richer, the spring water became more moist, giving a wonderful feeling of floating in the clouds."

"Coming to Fengxue Mountain for a bath is indeed a good choice!"

Seeing that she hadn't noticed Gu Jinzhao, Jing Shu finally felt relieved, and a faint smile bloomed on her beautiful face: "It's good that I can soothe Your Majesty's mind and relieve your fatigue!"

Xiao Qingyi placed her soft hand on her chest and frowned slightly: "But I don't know why, the feeling of unease in my heart has not disappeared, but has become even stronger."

At first, she thought that something had happened to Jing Shu, which was why she felt uncomfortable.

But the fact that Jing Shu was now safe and sound made her wonder if that lackey was getting involved with Luo Yirao again.

The reason for this speculation is that the night before, seeing the two of them being intimate made me feel strangely uneasy.

Xiao Qingyi considered taking out the Phoenix Token to check if it was true, but she was also afraid that if it was really as she suspected, then that adulterous couple was being all lovey-dovey again!

As Jing Shu picked up a cotton towel and gently washed the Empress's slender, snow-white neck and delicate collarbones, she asked, "Is something on your mind, Your Majesty?"

Instead of answering, Xiao Qingyi asked, "Do you think Luo Yirao is beautiful?"

Although Jing Shu found it somewhat strange, she still told the truth: "Princess Luo was once ranked first on the Rouge List alongside the Empress, so she must be extremely beautiful."

"If it weren't for this, the poem 'In the capital, there is a beauty whose charm can topple kingdoms; in the south, no moon dares to rival its brilliance' would exist."

She paused, then added, "Of course, in this servant's opinion, she is not as beautiful as Your Highness!"

Xiao Qingyi seemed intrigued, her gaze falling on her: "Why?"

Jing Shu pondered for a moment before saying, "Because the Lady of the Luo family is a few years older than the Empress, and she is naturally more beautiful and alluring, she will naturally attract more attention."

"Even so, the Empress still became the leader and was able to overpower Lord Luo."

"This shows that the Empress is definitely more beautiful."

These are not fabrications, but facts.

At that time, the empress was in her early teens. Although she had not yet fully blossomed, she already showed signs of being a beauty of unparalleled grace and elegance, like a peony bud about to bloom, possessing her own unique charm.

And what about Luo Yirao?

At that time, she was two years older than the Empress and had already grown into a graceful young woman.

In addition to her stunningly beautiful appearance, and with the Luo family's deliberate promotion and support, she quickly became famous throughout the capital and enjoyed unparalleled popularity.

It was for this reason that both women were selected as the top beauties on the Rouge List.

"That's what you think, but others don't!"

Xiao Qingyi snorted coldly when she thought of that lackey's infatuation and lust for Luo Yirao.

Jing Shu sensed the inexplicable dissatisfaction and annoyance in the Empress's tone and subconsciously said, "Who doesn't think so?"

She suspected that these words were directed at Gu Jinzhao.

After all, only he had an entangled relationship with Luo Yirao, an ambiguous relationship with the Empress, and even more so with himself…

Who do you think it is?

Xiao Qingyi gently raised her delicate hand and removed the lace mask that concealed her face, revealing her true appearance.

That was a face that could dim the moonlight and darken the spring.

Her skin glowed like cold jade, her eyebrows resembled distant mountains shrouded in mist, and her pale golden phoenix eyes were as deep as a vast starry sky, with the corners of her eyes slightly upturned like phoenix feathers, tinged with a faint blush.

Her nose was straight and elegant, her lips were as red as cinnabar, and her jawline was exquisitely sculpted.

Her face possessed the innocence of a young girl, the charm of a mature woman, and the dignified presence of someone who had long held a high position.

All these contradictory qualities blend perfectly in her, creating a unique and unparalleled beauty.

Jing Shu tentatively asked, "Is Your Highness referring to Commander Gu?"

Xiao Qingyi's face was frosty, and her tone was cold: "This dog of a servant has already forgotten who helped him to rise to power."

"If he can win three matches in a row in this Cangmo Hunting Ceremony, I might let him off the hook."

"If not, he must be sent to the castration room..."

"Commander Gu has never seen the Empress's true face!"

Jing Shu was taken aback upon hearing this, and then couldn't help but smile.

But in the next instant, the true yang fire within her body became raging and intense, as if it would engulf her entirely.

So much so that the mature and beautiful body wrapped in the strapless bodycon dress froze, and her smile came to an abrupt end.

A blush spread from her cheeks to her delicate earlobes and collarbone on her beautiful face.

Xiao Qingyi had closed her beautiful eyes at some point, so she did not notice her female official's strange behavior.

She didn't speak, but the image of that lackey seeing her true face for the first time in her mind flashed into her mind, and a faint smile involuntarily curved her beautiful lips.

But the thought that the other party would later mistake her for a demoness and ravage her several times, and even dare to openly disobey her orders in reality and get involved with that vixen Luo Yirao, made her mood worse again.

As my thoughts surged and ebbed, drowsiness crept in unnoticed, and my consciousness gradually became hazy, accompanied by even breathing sounds.

Seeing that the Empress seemed to be asleep, Jing Shu breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but scold her through telepathy, "Xiao Chao... what are you doing?"

Lying at the bottom of the spring, Gu Jinzhao looked at the shy and graceful young woman in front of him and accelerated the circulation of the True Yang Sword Technique.

"The seed of demonic poison has begun to rage again. Sister Jing was too nervous in front of the Empress and didn't notice it at all."

"If this continues, their minds will soon be devoured, and they will be transformed into demons!"

"Moreover, my martial arts cultivation is about to break through, so I can't suppress it at all."

With the help of the spiritual spring, coupled with his previous insights into Xiao Qingyi's martial arts essence and the tempering of his body by Mu Yiren and Lin Qingci's sword intent the night before, he has already reached the barrier of the fifth-grade Martial Soul Realm.

With just a little extra effort, one can break through to the next level.

Jing Shu's cheeks flushed, and her slender waist swayed gently with the ripples stirred in the spiritual spring: "But Your Majesty... is still here!"

"Her Majesty is asleep. As long as we stay far away, she shouldn't be able to find us."

Gu Jinzhao channeled his spiritual power, his body transforming into a submarine, carrying the young woman in his arms towards the other end of the spiritual spring.

Ripples spread across the water's surface, and countless bubbles rose up with a gurgling sound. As they burst, they transformed into an even purer, denser mist, enveloping the entire spring and blurring the view.

In the blink of an eye, the two had arrived at the spring opposite to where Xiao Qingyi was.

The purple bamboo here grows more lushly, and the bamboo leaves tap out a series of pleasant and crisp sounds as the bamboo shadows intertwine, like a beautiful melody.

Gu Jinchao slowly sat up, leaning against the stone wall of the spiritual spring, and continued to channel his true yang fire to expel the poison from her: "With the mist concealing us, and with the blessing of the [Heavenly Escape Talisman], Your Majesty cannot see me!"

Jing Shu involuntarily wrapped her arms around his neck, her long eyelashes trembling and relaxing, her breathing becoming more rapid: "Is this really... possible?"