After a fierce internal struggle and Jiang Nan’s earnest persuasion.
The three of them finally reached a united decision, all looking at Tan Ya with eager anticipation.
Jiang Nan: (๐•̀ꇴ•́) I want beast-ear girls! Beast-ear girls are the best!
Wu Liang: (˶･᷅㉨･᷄) I want muscular tanks. Muscles are justice!
Xiong Er: (´,,•㉨•`) I want cute little lolis! Light body, sweet voice, easy to push down!
Tan Ya: (٥≖̫≖) Your tastes are quite varied. Do you want little handcuffs too?
The three men’s eyes lit up at that. Little handcuffs?
Hiss. So thrilling?
You can even wear handcuffs?
Three minutes later, high above the Holy Flame Spirit Ruin.
On a dragon-shaped cable car that ran straight from the ruin entrance to the summit of the main volcano.
Jiang Nan and the other two sat blankly in their seats, faces expressionless.
Bloody hell, full dragon service.
A dragon-shaped cable car, really?
Tan Ya, give us back our expectations.
Just thinking about how they had ordered like it was a menu, beast-ear girls, muscular tanks, little lolis.
They felt mortified.
Jiang Nan was even wondering whether to go back and give Tan Ya a few passionate slaps to make her forget the whole thing.
Jiang Nan: (づ﹏ど) “That thing just now, don’t tell Snowy or Wolfie, okay? Keep it secret.”
“Relax, South Bro. We get it. We all get it.”
“Such a shame…”
Still, calling the dragon-shaped cable car supreme VIP service wasn’t an overstatement.
360-degree panoramic glass windows. From high up, you could take in most of the Holy Flame Spirit Ruin.
The whole ruin was filled with heat, shrouded in mist.
Over a hundred volcanoes of varying sizes, extremely high altitude, with snow still capping the peaks.
And Jiang Nan finally understood why it was called Mandarin Duck Pot.
The hot spring pools at the summits had clearly divided waters.
One side was deep red, bubbling fiercely like lava. That was the men’s section.
The other side was milky white, steam rising thickly. That was the women’s section.
The two waters met in the middle, clashing like fire and water, producing dense mist that formed a thick foggy wall separating the sides.
One side clear broth, one side spicy. Really?
From above, he could see people soaking in many of the summit pools.
Girls played in the springs, their laughter carrying far.
Jiang Nan’s eyes gleamed. He pulled a 318x high-definition telescope from his void space and peered down.
(˶◯ꇴ◯˶)
“Hm. The terrain of the Holy Flame Spirit Ruin is new to me. I need to study it properly, broaden my knowledge.”
“These rugged mountains really do each have their own unique features.”
Wu Liang and Xiong Er crowded over, eyes shining.
“South Bro! We’re studious kids too. Lend us a telescope?”
So the three of them lay across the cable car seats, each with a telescope, studying the diverse terrain of the spirit ruin.
(,,⊙㉨⊙,,)(´◯ヮ◯`)
Wu Liang: “Tch. That guy’s traps are pathetic. Rubbish.”
“Look at those greasy pecs. How high is his body fat? How does that bloke even train?”
Jiang Nan: ???
Bloke? What weird stuff are you lot looking at?
The dragon-shaped cable car climbed steadily, finally reaching the central, over-five-thousand-metre giant volcano of the Holy Flame Spirit Ruin.
The only top-tier Mandarin Duck Pot in the whole ruin.
Full dragon service got you straight up. Without it, you had to climb yourself.
The summit was shrouded in mist. The pool was probably five hundred metres across.
Seven or eight old blokes were soaking in the spicy side, faces blissful.
Faint female voices drifted from the clear broth side, though nothing could be seen.
Today’s top-tier pool wasn’t just their group.
Jiang Nan charged into the changing room, wasted no words. Three seconds to strip, rinse, and pull on the swim trunks he had ready.
Terrified of missing Wolfie and the others’ swimsuit show.
Yet Wu Liang and Xiong Er were arguing heatedly in the changing room, faces red, necks bulging.
“Of course it’s Little Dragon!”
“No! It has to be Pikachu!”
“Stitch would work too!”
“Pikachu it is!”
Jiang Nan’s face darkened. What the hell is there to argue about?
Do tiny trunks really have so many rules?
He wasn’t waiting for them. One teleport and he was at the pool edge, striding towards the clear broth section.
Just as he reached the mist barrier, a middle-aged woman in a yellow vest stopped him.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
Jiang Nan answered as if it were obvious. “Going to soak. I’m bathing over there.”
The anti-skin-rubbing warden glared. “A big lad like you bathing over there? That’s the clear broth side.”
Jiang Nan blinked. “I know. Isn’t it mixed bathing?”
[Resentment +666 from Zhang Yan!]
“It is mixed, but you can’t go over there. The reason it’s called Mandarin Duck Pot is because the two sides have different effects.”
“Men and women have different bodies. If a girl soaks too long in the spicy side, she might grow a beard later, voice deepen, lose feminine traits.”
Jiang Nan stared. “What if I soak over there?”
The warden glanced down at him.
“What do you think?”
Jiang Nan looked horrified. So scary?
Would he turn girly? More feminine? That would be terrifying.
Suddenly he spotted a figure sitting at the edge of the clear broth pool.
Wearing blue knee-length swim trunks, a sports vest on top.
A towel wrapped around the head, idly paddling.
Jiang Nan pointed. “You’re lying. How can that guy be in the clear broth side? You just don’t want me to go.”
The warden turned, stiffened. Bloody hell? How did a fish slip the net?
The figure by the pool froze, then leapt out, eyes blazing with fury.
“You’re the guy! Your whole family are guys. Believe me, I’ll chop you dead!”
“Er… Jiang Nan? You bastard!”
[Resentment +1000 from Nightingale!]
[From Nightingale…]
Jiang Nan was stunned too. Nightingale?
Nightingale was here soaking too?
No wonder he mistook her. After all this time, Nightingale still hadn’t grown at all, still so flat-chested.
Before he could react, Nightingale was behind him, applying an invincible chokehold.
Jiang Nan struggled. “Let go quick! Your ribs are digging into my back!”
Nightingale: (ꐦᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌) I’ll dig you to death!
[Resentment +1000 from Nightingale!]
The warden gasped. “This… young lady, did you soak in the spicy side? Hiss.”
“See! Told you I wasn’t lying. She soaked and it all disappeared. So sad.”
“If you went in the clear broth side, you might end up…”
Nightingale: !!!
“Disappeared my foot! I didn’t soak in the spicy side. I… I was always like this!”
Jiang Nan: ꉂꉂ◟(˃᷄ꇴ˂᷅ૂ๑) Pfft hahaha! Let go, let me laugh a bit…
Bloody hell, soaked away!
Nightingale flushed red, stomping angrily, pacing back and forth.
“Where’s my knife? Where’s this girl’s knife?”
Jiang Nan rubbed his eyes. “Alright, stop teasing. What are you doing here? Where’s Xiaomila? I was planning to pick her up soon.”
Nightingale huffed. “This ticket was my year-end bonus. I come every year. How unlucky to run into you this time.”
“Xiaomila’s rehab finishes in a few weeks. If it’s convenient, you can pick her up early.”
Jiang Nan’s eyes lit up. He thumped Nightingale’s chest. “You did great! Didn’t let me down. Reward for you!”
Nightingale: !!!
“You hit me again! There wasn’t much to begin with. You’ve flattened it completely! Compensate!”
At that moment, laughter rang out from the mist.
Ye Xingxuan burst out first.
White halter top, tied bikini bottoms.
Showing off her perfect figure to the fullest.
Her pretty face flushed, eyes shining as she looked at Jiang Nan.
Damn, South God’s body is insane. Those toned muscles are mouth-watering.
“H… how is it? Good?”
Jiang Nan: (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ Nice!
Next, the three cat-girl sisters leapt from the mist.
All in bikinis, beast ears and cat tails, even cat logos.
(๐˃̶ﻌ˂̶๐)ฅ Meow, so naughty.
“Huh? We thought South God would get a nosebleed. How did you hold out this time?”
Jiang Nan pouted. “I’ve seen bigger scenes. This little display? I can handle it.”
The other girls appeared one by one. Jiang Nan’s mind stayed calm as an ancient well. He was only waiting for Wolfie and Snowy’s new swimsuits.
Nightingale stood beside him, suddenly self-conscious.
｡°(°¯᷄◠¯᷅°)°｡
Did I eat all that food for nothing?
Just then, silver-haired Big Bad Wolf bounded out of the mist wrapped in a towel, bouncing happily.
Wolf ears twitching, tail swishing side to side.
“Ya? Sister Nightingale’s here too?”
Nightingale covered her face. “I’m on annual leave.”
Xia Yao grinned wickedly, eyes turning to Jiang Nan. “Little Nan! Ready? New swimsuit!”
Jiang Nan nodded like a pecking chicken.
Photographic memory mode activated.
Human camera, that’s me.
“Bring out whatever ultimate move you’ve got.”
Come on! Big Bad Wolf!
Xia Yao whipped off the towel. “Ta-da.”
Jiang Nan: ∑(๐ŏ口ŏ)
She wore a one-piece regulation swimsuit.
School swimsuit.
It covered everything that needed covering.
But with her perfect figure plus beast ears and wolf tail, it had a special youthful charm.
Jiang Nan clutched his face. “School swimsuit. Pfft wah! Pretty girls really are all big liars. Give me back my expectations!”
Xia Yao giggled. “Where did I lie? It’s a style you don’t have in your Hulk shorts collection, right?”
“This is mixed bathing. How could anyone wear less?”
At that moment, a figure approached through the white mist. “Huh? Sister Nightingale’s here too? Long time no see. What a coincidence.”
It was Zhong Yingxue.
Jiang Nan stared and turned to stone on the spot.
Zhong Yingxue wore a black wetsuit.
Everything covered except little hands and feet. Even her neck. She even had goggles on her face.
Jiang Nan: (⑉ԾзԾ) Pfft wah.
Wetsuit?
Snowy, you’re ruthless.
Are you here to soak in a hot spring or go diving?
Your defences are a bit too high, aren’t they?
