Chapter Forty Seven.

The following morning the four visitors wake up late due to the exhaustion caused by the journey and the fact that they hadn't slept well in days. Immediately they get up General Fei invites them to have breakfast with him. General Fei's tent is large with three beds inside,a table with chairs surrounding it. He stays there with his trusted aides Feng Yi and Gao Yuan.

"General Fei,do you meet people from Liushu County often?"Duan Xinyue asks casually hoping to start a conversation.

"Sometimes. Most of the ladies here are from Liushu County."

"Oh."

They just chat casually as they take their breakfast and finally the four visitors leave and go back to their tents. After a while Duan Xinyue goes back to General Fei's tent and comes out a few minutes later with Feng Yi by his side. Of the two,Feng Yi is more social than the grumpy Gao Yuan so that's why General Fei instructed him to help Duan Xinyue and others where necessary. Du Yichen also joins Duan Xinyue and Feng Yi as they head towards the gate.

"Duan-ge aren't you gonna inform the other two to go with you?"

"Those two are too shy to bathe in public. Just prepare them a warm bath later."

As they are about to leave Hong Yi approaches them quickly.

"Duan gongzi where are you guys going?"

"We heard there's a famous Bath House in the town center so we're going to take a look."

"A Bath House?"

"Yeah. Care to join us?"

Hong Yi ignores him,turns around and leaves.

"Like master like servant,"Duan Xinyue comments and smirks at his own comment.

Within a minute the master and servant duo join the trio as they are about to leave the compound. They take two carriages to the town center where the famous Bath House is situated. Duan Xinyue and Feng Yi are the first ones to alight.

"Brother Feng how often do you guys come here?"

"We have never come here. We normally bathe at the military camp."

"Sir would you like me to prepare you a bath ?"An approaching seductive female voice is heard making Duan Xinyue flinch after seeing the owner of the voice. A woman in her mid twenties approaches them wearing a seductive gown with full make up on.

"Who is she?"Duan Xinyue whispers to Feng Yi's ear. Before Feng Yi replies the lady replies herself,"My name is Yao Yao,I'm the owner of the Bath House."

"Isn't it inappropriate for a lady to be at such a place?"

"What's wrong with a lady being here?This is my territory. What's wrong? Do you look down on women?"

"No, no miss. You misunderstood me. It's just that my friends are too shy to bathe while girls are around."

"The girls will only be around if you want them to."

"Then can the girls not be around?"

"Who says the girls should not be around?" Du Yichen asks boldly alighting from the carriage. The lady smiles at him because she thinks Du Yichen is interesting.

"You're a charming one but it would be better if you were as handsome as this one,"The lady comments referring to Duan Xinyue as the handsome one.

"Do not flatter me there are more handsome men than me out there,"Duan Xinyue smiles humbly and asks Lei Qiang and Hong Yi to alight from the carriage. The two in the carriage remain glued to their seats.

"Looks like your friends in the carriage don't want to take a bath."

Duan Xinyue walks towards the carriage in which the other two are in,raises the curtain of the carriage from outside and looks inside. Lei Qiang is still seated there like nothing is going on.

"Lei-xiong,if you don't come out I will ask her to bring the girls to drag you to the Bath House,"Duan Xinyue threatens. Lei Qiang and Hong Yi get up quickly and alight from the carriage. Upon seeing Lei Qiang,the lady can't help but compliment his looks,"You were right,there are more handsome men than you out there,"Yao Yao smiles and leads them into the Bath House. They take four different bathrooms with Du Yichen's bathroom being flooded with girls who are helping him to wash up.

"Sir, your skin is so radiant and tender,"one of the girls compliments him while stroking his back in a series of seductive patterns.

Meanwhile back in Meanders City Xu Han happens to offer Du Bai Xin a ride from Hope Temple after one of their lectures. She hasn't given up on pursuing Lei Qiang so she has come up with another strategy that is;she will befriend Xu Han so she can find out more about Lei Qiang especially what he likes or dislikes,lest she pursues him in the future she will be fully equipped. The carriage stops outside Ziran Sect and Du Bai Xin alights. She's surprised to meet Wei Yi coming out of the compound. They greet each other as Wei Yi proceeds to ask about Lei Qiang's whereabouts.

"He went with my brother and others to seek a medical sage in Liushu County."

"A medical sage? Who is sick?"

"Some of our guards at the Ministry of Justice seem to have contracted a strange disease and the local physicians can't figure out what kind of disease it is so my father instructed my brother to seek the Medical Sage."

"Oh. I have heard about it but I didn't know it was that serious. When will they return?"

"I'm not sure about it but I'll inform my master about your visit once he comes back."

"No need to I'll visit him once he comes back."