121 Attending the Banquet
By the pool, Head Instructor Shui Bailan laid her dazed friend on the ground and explained the situation to her sister-in-law and the others.
“Drowned?”
Clan Head Yu Lu’s beautiful, impassive face showed a rare flicker of surprise. It was too absurd, even more ridiculous than a fish drowning.
A Mystic Ancestor cultivating Water Mystic Power could stay underwater for a year without any problems, unless they were attacked and lost consciousness.
In other words, her sixteen-year-old son-in-law (a six-star Mystic Master) had defeated her incompetent younger sister (a two-star Mystic Ancestor) in just fifteen minutes.
—How preposterous!
Grand Elder Yu Yan also found it hard to believe. She squatted down and, with a slight exertion of her Mystic Power, expelled the excess water from her younger sister’s body.
For a Water Mystic Cultivator, this was as easy as breathing.
Dean Yu Qing coughed twice, her consciousness slowly returning, her eyes regaining focus.
“Xiao Qing, are you alright?”
Hearing her older sister’s voice, Dean Yu Qing blinked, her long eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings. Then, suddenly remembering her humiliating experience, she sat up abruptly, looking around for Yan Zhen, her voice filled with rage. “Where’s that little bastard?! I’ll skin him alive today!”
“What happened, Xiao Qing?” Grand Elder Yu Yan asked. “How did you drown?”
“I—” Dean Yu Qing paused. “That brat used dirty tricks! Otherwise, how could I possibly…”
“Possibly what?”
Three pairs of beautiful eyes stared at her curiously.
Dean Yu Qing suddenly felt a pang of guilt. Although the water on her body had evaporated, the lingering sensation of climax remained. If they knew that a mere touch from her niece’s fiancé had made her lose control… how could she face the Yu family again?
“N-nothing. I just… fell for his tricks.”
Her best friend, older sister, and second sister all gave her looks of disdain, as if saying, “You, a Mystic Ancestor, lost to a Mystic Master junior? How embarrassing.”
Dean Yu Qing’s face flushed crimson, but she couldn’t refute them, swallowing her anger.
After all, she had truly been… “defeated.”
“Is Younger Aunt alright now?”
The culprit appeared, dressed and smiling casually, his handsome appearance making the onlookers nod in approval. Only Dean Yu Qing glared at him furiously, like a provoked cat.
“It seems she’s fine now,” Yan Zhen smiled. “Then I’m relieved.”
Dean Yu Qing clenched her fists, wanting to attack but hesitant. First, she was wary of Yan Zhen’s “lewd technique,” and second, she was afraid he would expose what had just happened.
I’m so angry! Clan Head Yu Lu looked at him, then at her younger sister, her worry deepening.
“Alright, it’s getting late. Let’s go back.”
She turned and left.
Yan Zhen asked, surprised, “Aren’t you going to punish me?”
“What? You want us to punish you?” Shui Bailan said, exasperated. “We were just scaring you earlier, for being so bold as to trespass into the White Jade Spring.”
“I-I was wrong.”
“Good that you know. We’ll let it go this time. But don’t do this again. Otherwise, Sister-in-law will be truly angry.”
“Yes, Aunt. You’re absolutely right.”
Seeing his obedient demeanor, Shui Bailan couldn’t help but smile.
Grand Elder Yu Yan said, smiling, “…Let’s go, Little Yan Zhen. There’s a banquet tonight to introduce you to the Yu family.”
“Okay, Great Aunt.”
Yan Zhen cheerfully followed the Grand Elder.
Shui Bailan turned to her friend and offered her hand. “Let’s go too, Yu Qing. Don’t sulk. Why argue with a child?”
Dean Yu Qing snorted and took her friend’s hand, letting her pull her up.
They were the last to leave.
Back at the Yu family’s main residence, Clan Head Yu Lu summoned a servant to escort Yan Zhen to a guest room. The four women also returned to their own rooms.
The Yu family being all women, even the guest rooms were filled with a pleasant fragrance.
Lying on the large, soft bed, Yan Zhen took out his communication talisman and contacted Instructor Yu Xuan, telling her what had just happened, of course, omitting the part about Younger Aunt Dean’s… climax, only saying that she chased him around and he “defeated” her.
Hearing that the four elders had gone back to intercept Yan Zhen, Instructor Yu Xuan immediately understood that they must have been exposed. The elders, considering her reputation, had pretended not to know, while she had told so many lies…
Instructor Yu Xuan blushed, feeling incredibly embarrassed. How could she face them?
Yan Zhen put away the talisman and was about to meditate when a maid knocked on the door, saying she was there to help him bathe and change.
Because there was a banquet tonight.
Yan Zhen opened the door and saw three maids. The two on either side held a tray of flower petals and a set of clothes, respectively. The one in the middle bowed respectfully.
Yan Zhen returned the bow, let them in, and said, “I’ve already bathed. I just need to change clothes.”
He didn’t want to be bathed by strangers; it would be too awkward.
The lead maid, dressed in red, said softly, “That won’t do, Young Master. The Clan Head instructed us to attend to your bath and attire. We can’t skip any steps. Otherwise, we’ll be punished.”
Ah, this…
“Alright, then I’ll have to trouble you three.”
“Young Master is too kind. You can call me Hong Xing.”
So, Yan Zhen could only undress, soak in the tub, and let the three pairs of delicate hands scrub and massage him.
Fortunately, they were professional maids and didn’t undress themselves to join him in the bath. They simply attended to his needs.
Having been… serviced by Instructor Yu Xuan not long ago, Yan Zhen managed to maintain his composure, not showing any… embarrassing reactions.
However, the three maids, having never served a man before, occasionally glanced at his… dormant dragon mark, making Yan Zhen feel uncomfortable, as if his purity had been tainted.
After the bath, the three maids helped him dress in the new clothes, which accentuated his youthful handsomeness.
Yan Zhen looked at himself in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction.
The fit was perfect, the fabric high-quality, and it felt comfortable.
“Mother-in-law even prepared new clothes for me in advance. How thoughtful.”
“It shows how much the Clan Head values you, Young Master,” Hong Xing smiled. “Alright, Master, it’s almost time. Please follow me to the banquet hall.”
Yan Zhen nodded and followed Hong Xing out of the guest room, where he found Instructor Yu Xuan and her maids waiting for him.
Instructor Yu Xuan wore a beautiful water-blue dress, long jeweled earrings dangling from her ears. Her beautiful face was lightly made up, and a delicate fragrance emanated from her skin. She looked absolutely stunning, captivating Yan Zhen’s gaze.
“Do I look beautiful, Yan Zhen?”
“Beautiful.”
“How beautiful?”
Gulp.
Yan Zhen deliberately swallowed hard.
Instructor Yu Xuan and her two maids giggled.
She walked over to Yan Zhen, took his arm, and they headed towards the banquet hall together.
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