Shock

Resting in the hot water after undressing herself, Bai Shuixian felt a great relief that she had not experienced for a long time. Though there was no soap and only the fresh water, she was happy to be able to remove all the grease on her body. When she looked at the multiple wounds on her body, it had reminded her of the past.

There were too many things going on that she could not understand at all. Whether it be the demise of the Bai Clan or even her decision to not live in the capital. Recounting all the events up to now, she could only sigh.

Asking herself internally, she wondered, 'Was there anyone that went through such chaotic things as her?'

Not only had she gone through an encounter of reincarnation, she also faced a giant white tiger that was able to eat her. Although he was not hostile towards her anymore, she knew that it was because of the lady who he had met in the past life. However, that also made her wonder how old he was.

He did not tell her the timeline of the events and only briefly discussed them. Though she wanted to know, she was not an intruder. She did not want to ask about something that had nothing to do with her.

Feeling the comfort of the warm water, she did not want to get out of the spring. However, it was dangerous to sleep in a hot spring, so she could only drag herself out of the water. Getting out of the water, she dressed herself in the clothing that Zhu Jin brought over for her.

The style of the clothing was more neutral than feminine from what she perceived. Why did he say that these were female clothes? Even if a male wore these robes, it would match them no less than a woman.

Maybe his taste in clothing had failed to distinguish between males and females since he barely came into contact with the different genders? She did not know the answer, but it did not matter. What mattered more was the rich fabric used to make this robe.

She did not have enough knowledge to make assumptions of the origins of the robes, but she was able to infer that whoever this used to belong to was rich, powerful, and a mysterious person. Why mysterious?

Naturally because the most mysterious people wore white. She was being general and stereotypical, but she was firm in her opinion. If someone saw her assertive attitude while staring at the robes in detail, they would probably laugh.

Finished with dressing, she noticed that though the robes were a bit big for her size, somehow they magically fit her. When she first touched the clothes, she thought they would not fit her because she saw the amount of fabric. Now that she wore it, she felt that the amount of fabric she saw and felt was different to what she was wearing.

She was for sure though that there was more fabric than now. Unless her eyes were playing tricks on her? Would that not mean that even her hands were playing tricks on her though?

Shaking her head to remove those thoughts of supernatural beings, she headed out of the hot spring. As the coldness of the cave hit her, she shivered. It was not as cold as the outside, but it was still colder than the temperature of the hot spring which she had grown used to.

"Hey," Zhu Jin called out when he saw her footsteps.

Bai Shuixian turned towards him and asked with surprise, "I didn't think you would be waiting out here."

Before speaking, he gave her a blanket made of silk and fleece. She was a little shocked by his kind gesture, but still took it. She did not want to freeze to death from trying to maintain courtesy.

"I knew that you would feel cold after leaving the hot spring, so I came to bring you a blanket," Zhu Jin told her.

Blankly staring at him, she said, "Thank you."

"It's no problem," Zhu Jin replied. "Anyways, I need to wash myself too."

"Oh, right," she quietly responded. "I'll leave then. Where should I go?"

"There's no restrictions in this cave," Zhu Jin said. "You can go anywhere you want to go. Also, don't worry about going outside either. All the mammals know that I live here, so they won't disturb you."

"Okay, thank you," she stated once again.

After humming an "mm", Zhu Jin entered the hot spring as Bai Shuixian left the cave entrance to explore the front of the cave. When they were on their way, she had been unable to look around in detail because she was engrossed in his story. Since she came back, she had been unable to maintain a normal conversation with a human.

This was something she realized only after having eaten lots of those weeds the previous night. As she walked outside and breathed in the fresh air with cool dew, she looked at the multiple plants that populated the area. Once again, she was surprised.

Bai Shuixian felt like the past days had been filled with shock and surprisement. She could not even count the number of times she was shocked already. Why was she surprised?

As she had been too focused on the entrance of the cave, she paid no attention to the surroundings that decorated the cave. Only now did she see the amount of beautiful flowers and the sun that was setting behind a tall mountain.

Why had she not paid attention to the geography too? She was unable to recognize that the place they were at was completely different to what she had been in until now. It had been a long time since she was able to see the sunset.

Right now, she could only acknowledge with a breath of satisfaction, "How beautiful!"

How long has it been since she last saw the beautiful sun? How long has it been since she last saw a cloud floating pass her? How long has it been since she last saw the blue clear skies?