Chapter 116: Bathing in Xiao Shijie

Ye Xi'an sometimes feels these males worry about the females a bit too much: "If you're really worried, just hurry and bathe in the lake."

Ye Xi'an pointed to the distance: "Over there; after I finish bathing, I'll send you out."

Lin Zhi Jing followed the direction Ye Xi'an pointed and indeed saw a lake behind the forest: "Let's wash two at a time; Yi Yang and I will stay to wash first, Bao Jing and Ji Jiangci go out to accompany you. Then we'll switch."

Ji Jiangci also agreed with the suggestion: "By the way, wife, can we take this water out?"

"Of course, I was planning to wait until you're all done, then I'll fetch water to bathe."

When we shopped at the supermarket earlier, we bought all kinds of wash basins, so we can just put the water in a basin and wash.

In the end everyone decided to leave Lin Zhi Jing and Yi Yang in Xiao Shijie to bathe, while Ji Jiangci and Bao Jing go out to fetch water and heat it a bit, then after Ye Xi'an finishes bathing they'll swap in and bathe in Xiao Shijie.

Ye Xi'an, Ji Jiangci, and Bao Jing left, leaving only Lin Zhi Jing and Yi Yang in Xiao Shijie.

The two walked side by side to the lake's edge and found the water almost perfectly transparent, with no impurities; you could see the pebble‑covered bottom clearly, and there were no fish.

Between the males there was no small talk; they said nothing, stripped their clothes, and entered the water.

But the water was so clear it looked as if the two were standing naked on the ground, face to face.

When two naked males stand together, it's inevitable they'll compare certain parts, and neither can be exempt.

Yi Yang felt embarrassed to look directly, so he lowered his head and, while splashing water, examined Lin Zhi Jing from the feet upward. He had to admit that although Lin Zhi Jing isn't as tall as him, his legs are not short at all—straight, and whether they're treated or natural, they're completely hairless, like two crystal radishes.

Yi Yang couldn't help glancing at his own legs; they're thick, and covered with flax‑colored leg hair, the same hue as his beast‑type fur—a pair of mutated, stout yams.

Following the legs up, there was Lin Zhi Jing's lower body; Yi Yang's eyes widened—Lin Zhi Jing has no hair there? Is that normal! Ji Jiangci and the others clearly have hair.

Anyway, hairless looks cleaner, though the size isn't entirely satisfactory.

Compared to him it's much smaller; Yi Yang finally found a way he surpasses Lin Zhi Jing, puffed out his chest instantly, no longer insecure.

Meanwhile Lin Zhi Jing had been secretly observing Yi Yang's physique, baffled how a Labrador could be so muscular; the eight‑pack abs formed depressions that resembled the Great Rift Valley of East Africa.

The hair growing along the middle of his abdomen merged into a line that extended downward, looking both erotic and masculine.

Hair is still more attractive, Lin Zhi Jing thought.

His beast‑type humanoid body is completely bald, except for the essential hair on his head, eyebrows, and eyelashes; the rest of his skin bears no hair, so even if his muscles are well‑toned, it still feels lacking.

"How long have you been married to Ye Xi'an? Has it been a year yet?" Lin Zhi Jing had actually finished washing, but Ye Xi'an hadn't come back, and they couldn't leave, so they just sat in the water to soak and find something to talk about, which also let them learn more about Ye Xi'an.

"It hasn't been years; my wife and I just got married four months ago. By the way, when are you and your wife going to register?"

When a male joins a female's clan, the Spiritual Mark is only the entry level, ensuring the male can remain loyal to the female.

But some females are really over the line; for a moment of pleasure they leave marks on others everywhere, yet don't let them join the clan, so those males either live in poverty all their lives or starve to death.

Thus the true moment a male joins the clan is when he goes to the Federation to register the marriage, so that others checking clan information will see his name on the household register and acknowledge him as that female's husband.

Otherwise, those marked but unregistered males are at most considered passion beasts.

"I don't know." Lin Zhi Jing looked at Ye Xi'an and didn't seem intent to register with her; he had already forced Ye Xi'an to mark him, so he had no right to demand she register immediately: "Let's see what wife says."

At that moment, Ye Xi'an's voice came from behind them: "Are you done bathing?"

Both turned their heads to look.

Ye Xi'an was walking toward them, dressed in a silk nightgown set, with sleeves and hem embroidered with lace trim—a very mature pajama ensemble.

Whoa—

The person in the water stood up; as Ye Xi'an's steps approached, they froze, quickly turning away and covering their eyes.

Although Bao Jing and Ji Jiangci were naked during the earlier bath, the room was filled with swirling smoke, so seeing them didn't feel that striking.

But this is the outdoors, under a clear moon and gentle breeze, and in the water stood two completely naked men—one robust and majestic, the other aloof and icy—so it was just too much.

"You both put your clothes back on first."

Yi Yang, feeling a bit disappointed, picked up the clothes on the ground and put them on. He had waited until now just to let his wife see his body, but she turned away immediately.

"Wife, we're dressed."

Ye Xi'an finally turned around, led the two out, and simultaneously tossed Ji Jiangci and Bao Jing into Xiao Shijie; she then stopped caring about them.

Instead she ran to Lin Zhi Jing's bed.

Lin Zhi Jing and Ye Xi'an lay on the bed, and to be precise, Yi Yang was also beside them.

"What are you doing?"