Chapter 12

Lu Yu was about to get them when his gaze swept over Tai Li, who was leaning with his eyes closed on the opposite side. He pursed his lips and mustered up the courage to ask, “King, do you want me to… scrub your back?”

Although scrubbing his back might not increase the favorability too much, every little bit helps.

Tai Li opened his eyes.

Lu Yu began to boast, “I’m pretty good at this, I can scrub your back very comfortably!”

Tai Li didn’t say anything.

Lu Yu took his silence as consent and stood up, walking towards the edge of the pool.

This pool had been here for who knows how long, with a layer of slippery moss growing on the rocks along the shore. In the dim light, the moss was hidden in the darkness.

Lu Yu stepped on the rocks and used his arms to climb onto the shore.

Before he could climb up, he suddenly felt his feet slip.

“Ah!” he exclaimed in surprise, lunging forward.

Hearing his cry, Tai Li abruptly opened his eyes and saw him about to fall, subconsciously standing up to reach out and grab him.

But he was quite far from Lu Yu’s position, and before he could reach him, Lu Yu had already fallen.

And he fell in a way that was… indescribable.

His upper body was lying on the ground, while his thighs and below were still in the water. His perky buttocks were raised high, snow-white and round…

Tai Li’s breath hitched.

A fierce heat surged suddenly in his lower abdomen.

Feeling the change in his lower body, Tai Li’s mind was in turmoil.

He actually… felt aroused by Lu Yu.

Something that shouldn’t exist, arousal towards another man.

Struggling, Lu Yu got up, rubbing his sore belly.

Turning around to see Tai Li’s figure hidden in the shadows, for some reason, he felt a bit intimidated by his presence…

Lu Yu forced a smile, “The stone is so slippery, King, be careful later. Oh, I’ll go get the back scrubber—”

“No need.” Tai Li suddenly interrupted him coldly.

Without waiting for Lu Yu to speak again, he walked to the other side and went ashore, wrapping the beast skin skirt around his waist and leaving directly.

Seeing this, before Lu Yu could figure out what had happened, he hurriedly climbed out of the water, clumsily putting on the beast skin skirt and ring, then went to chase after him.

“King, what’s wrong?” Lu Yu asked anxiously.

The progress bar still had a long way to go.

Lu Yu reached out to pull him, but was stopped in his tracks by a cold voice.

“Stay away from me.”

Tai Li didn’t look back, his voice cold and heavy, with a barely noticeable sense of repression.

Lu Yu stared blankly at his retreating figure.

Stay away from him?

Was he being rejected?

But didn’t they bathe well?

Why did he suddenly become even colder than when they first met?

He’s too fickle!

Even someone with a good temper like Lu Yu was a bit annoyed.

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Shan Pu saw Tai Li walking out from behind a tree and ran up to him, asking curiously, “King, where did you go? Why did you come out from there…”

Tai Li raised an eyelid and glanced at him.

Shan Pu felt like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat and couldn’t speak.

It wasn’t until Tai Li walked away that he reacted, shivering.

What’s wrong with King? Why does his expression look so terrifying, like he wants to eat someone…

Shan Pu turned his head and saw the witch coming out from the same place, hidden in the shadows.

“Witch, why did you come out from there too? Do you know what happened to King? His face looks terrible.”

Lu Yu, still nursing his sore belly, replied irritably, “I don’t know, maybe it’s that time of the month for him.”

Shan Pu: “Huh?”

Lu Yu raised his head to glare at him, “It’s so late, why aren’t you sleeping—hmm? What’s that?”