Chapter 63

"Brother Lu, what happened?" Seeing the situation, Xiaoyu immediately asked in surprise, then lowered her head and followed the direction of Lutianyu's gaze.

At a glance, Xiaoyu's face turned even redder, and she spat out a few "tsk" sounds.

In the mountain ravine below, there was a large pond. In the crystal-clear pond, a woman in a thin veil was playing and bathing.

As Lutianyu and Xiaoyu looked, the woman had her eyes closed, comfortably floating on her back on the water's surface. The well-proportioned and graceful figure under the thin veil was faintly visible, gently swaying in the water.

The thin veil was pink, and under it, her snow-white skin appeared even more alluring and translucent. The two mounds beneath the veil were prominently raised, with two pink "strawberries" almost bursting out.

Such a scene would make anyone who saw it unable to resist spitting blood.

Moreover, the woman occasionally moved her hands gently, causing her body to slowly drift forward, like a fairy gliding over the waves. The two mounds tightly adhered to the veil, trembling slightly, almost bewitching the soul.

With the mindset of "do not look at what is improper," Lutianyu, blushing, was about to avert his gaze.

"Ah, it's him?" But just as Lutianyu was about to look away, a glimpse of the woman's face made his mind explode as if struck by a thunderbolt.

That face was one he knew all too well, for its owner had accompanied him through countless days and nights. Moreover, the person he had come out to find was precisely the owner of that face.

It was clear that the woman bathing in the ravine was none other than Sima Ye.

But Lutianyu had always thought that Sima Ye, like himself, was a man. The sudden discovery of her graceful figure under the thin veil caused a strong psychological shock, making it impossible for him not to be surprised.

"Brother Sima, is actually a woman?" Lutianyu, shocked, averted his gaze, no longer daring to look. His mind was in chaos, and he found it hard to accept this fact.

But upon further reflection, Lutianyu realized that this was not too strange. After all, in the past, Sima Ye had shown various strange behaviors.

For example, he always exuded a faint fragrance, and when traveling with Lutianyu, he always chose different rooms to stay in. Even when they were assigned to the same room, he did not like to be too close to Lutianyu.

These signs indicated that Sima Ye was different from ordinary people. It was only because Lutianyu had been too careless and had not paid attention to these details that he was so shocked and stunned upon discovering that Brother Sima was a woman.

"Who is it?" At this moment, Sima Ye, who was in the pond, suddenly opened her tightly closed eyes and looked up at the sky.

"Xiaoyu, let's go." Seeing the situation, Lutianyu immediately urged anxiously, not wanting to face Sima Ye at this moment to avoid embarrassment.

"Red, go!" Xiaoyu, seeing that the woman had noticed them, also changed her expression and quickly patted the crane's head, urging it to fly away.

"Whoosh!" The crane spread its wings and was about to fly away.

But it was too late. Sima Ye suddenly moved, quickly rushing out of the pond. As she rose, she casually waved her right hand, and a long white robe appeared, covering her graceful and beautiful figure.

"Where do you think you're going?" Seeing the crane fleeing rapidly, a strange smile appeared on Sima Ye's face. Floating in the air, she opened her mouth and shouted, "Down!"

"Quack..." Under Sima Ye's shout, the crane, as if frightened out of its wits, suddenly fell from the sky like a broken kite, landing heavily on the grass beside the pond.

"Boom" With a deafening sound, a large deep pit appeared on the grass, and soil and water splashed up.

Lutianyu and Xiaoyu, who were on the crane's back, lost their balance and were also thrown off, landing heavily on the ground.

"Shameless scoundrel, daring to peep at this girl bathing, you must be tired of living." Sima Ye slowly descended from the sky, her smile growing wider as she approached the fallen Lutianyu and Xiaoyu.

An overwhelming pressure and a thick killing intent spread from Sima Ye, enveloping the two.

At this moment, Sima Ye was clearly extremely angry, but the angrier she was, the more intense her smile became.

The more intense the smile, the closer she was to killing.

"Brother Sima, it's me." Under the overwhelming pressure, the weaker Xiaoyu fainted, while Lutianyu, struggling to breathe under the pressure and killing intent, turned his head and shouted loudly.

When Lutianyu and Xiaoyu fell from the crane's back, they landed face down, so Sima Ye had not seen their faces.

At this moment, as Lutianyu turned his head, his mud-streaked face quickly came into Sima Ye's view.

"It's you?" Sima Ye's raised right hand suddenly stopped in mid-air.

The pressure and killing intent on Lutianyu also instantly diminished.

"Yes, Brother Sima, I woke up from my cultivation and, not seeing you in the room, was worried about you, so I came out to look for you. I didn't expect to find you... bathing here!" By the time he said the last word "bathing," Lutianyu's voice had become almost inaudible, and he immediately blushed and lowered his head again.

Hearing Lutianyu's explanation, Sima Ye sighed with a complex expression, and the intense smile on her face quickly faded.

"Phew" As Sima Ye calmed down, the overwhelming pressure and killing intent on Lutianyu dissipated like a tide.

Lutianyu couldn't help but take a deep breath, quickly stood up, and wiped the mud from his face.

"Brother Sima is truly formidable. Just the pressure and killing intent he released almost suffocated me. What level of strength has he reached?" Lutianyu muttered to himself, feeling a sense of fear and unfamiliarity towards Sima Ye.

"Who is she?" At this moment, Sima Ye glanced at the unconscious Xiaoyu on the ground and asked indifferently.

"She is a friend I just met..." Lutianyu immediately explained the situation regarding Xiaoyu.

"Alright, I understand. Today, after participating in the first round of the competition, I felt a bit uncomfortable due to the sweat, so I came here to bathe." Sima Ye seemed to be talking to herself or explaining to Lutianyu.

"How is Xiaoyu now?" Seeing that Xiaoyu was still unconscious, Lutianyu stepped forward in concern and helped her up.

"She's fine, just temporarily fainted. Let me handle it." Sima Ye said indifferently, took Xiaoyu from Lutianyu, and gently transmitted a thread of energy to her back.

"Uh..." Stimulated by the energy, Xiaoyu slowly opened her eyes. Seeing that she was being held by Sima Ye, she screamed in terror and quickly retreated several steps, maintaining a distance from Sima Ye.

"Xiaoyu, don't be afraid. He is my friend and won't hurt you." Lutianyu immediately reassured her with a smile.

Hearing this, Xiaoyu's heart gradually calmed down. She opened her big, blinking eyes and said to Lutianyu, "Brother Lu, your friend's strength is truly unfathomable. Just one shout made my crane, Hong'er, fall from the sky, and her aura alone made me faint. She is really too powerful."

"Alright, I hope you remember not to mention what you saw today to anyone else. I don't want others to know I am a woman." Sima Ye suddenly said, her tone unusually stern and leaving no room for doubt.

"Why don't you want others to know you are a woman? Is there something wrong with being a woman?" Xiaoyu asked innocently.

This was also Lutianyu's doubt, and he looked at Sima Ye with a puzzled expression, just like Xiaoyu.

"There is no reason. You just need to remember my words. It's late now, go back first. I'll follow shortly." Sima Ye waved her hand dismissively, unwilling to continue the conversation.

"Alright, Brother Sima, we'll go first." Lutianyu immediately signaled to Xiaoyu and quickly rode the crane, which had just awakened, and flew away.

Due to the events that had occurred, Xiaoyu lost her interest in continuing the outing. After dropping Lutianyu off at his residence, she immediately left.

Back in his room, Lutianyu's mind remained unsettled for a long time. The events of the night were too shocking.

Especially seeing the true side of Sima Ye as a woman made Lutianyu even more confused.

He didn't know how many more secrets Sima Ye had that he didn't know.

And these were things Sima Ye had never told him. But as friends, shouldn't they be sincere with each other?

At least, Lutianyu believed that he had never hidden anything from Sima Ye and had always been straightforward.

But what about Sima Ye? She had hidden many things from him. The more he interacted with her, the more unfamiliar and confusing she became.

Did she really consider him a friend?

At this moment, Lutianyu's mind was in turmoil, and he had no heart for cultivation. He sat on the bed, staring blankly at the moonlight outside the window.

Tonight, he was destined to be sleepless.