8 Medicinal Bath (2/2)

”It's easy for you to say...” Chu Huoluo was out of breath. ”Even if... you're right... How can I change… so much in… three months?”

Although this was just the first day, Chu Huoluo realized that there would be no end to her physical torture anytime soon.

Shen Zhenyi stopped and smiled, watching her stagger around.

”In your case, we will have to take some shortcuts.”

Although the path of martial arts required slow and steady steps, Shen Zhenyi had to do this in order to save Chu Huoluo's future. Many people have no choice but to look at the present before they can experience the future.

When Chu Huoluo returned to the White Pagoda exhausted, she found a huge wooden bucket in front of Shen Zhenyi. The bucket was filled with piping hot water and steamed in the early spring cold air.

”What's this?”

Chu Huoluo felt that this was a bathtub, but who would expose their bathtub without a wall?

”This bath contains medicinal herbs. You might feel a little pinch when you enter the water.” Shen Zhenyi explained.

Chu Huoluo stood at the edge of the barrel and found that the water in the barrel was an odd dark green. There were also some shriveled leaves and grass stems floating on top. The water was bubbling giving the water an ominous look.

”This… won't do...” She was at a loss and she blushed. ”How can I undress and bathe when you're here, Third Prince? I can't stop you from looking… but there's always proper courtesy…”

Her words became harder to understand.

Shen Zhenyi stretched out his hand, and Chu Huoluo felt herself coming off of the ground. What was he doing? Why is he grabbing me? Did he want to force her clothes off? Ahh, I'm still so young.

While Chu Huoluo was having wild thoughts, she suddenly heard a splash and fell into the water with her clothes on. Only then did she realize that Shen Zhenyi had thrown her directly into the bathtub.

It turned out that... she didn't need to undress, Chu Huoluo's head was in disorder.

”Hmm, this warm medicine bath is actually quite comfortable. I heard Grandma say that it remolds your body and washes the marrow. How could it hurt - ah!”

The nagging of Chu Huoluo was interrupted by her screams.

Then came the rolling cries of pain.

At first, she didn't feel any pain. But then the medicine was absorbed by her skin and started stimulating her flesh, muscles, and bones. Chu Huoluo suddenly felt as if ten thousand bullet ants were biting into her body. The pain almost caused her to suffocate and faint on the spot.

The medicine-induced pain penetrated through her bone marrow like a knife wreaking havoc through her skeleton. A man made out of iron wouldn't be able to endure this without cracking. Chu Huoluo was just a spoiled little girl.

Casting away your old self and washing your marrow, how could doing this just be ”a little pinch”?

Besides... the bath consisted of the most domineering herbs.

Shen Zhenyi looked up at the sky, as if he didn't hear a thing behind him.