Just then, Zhou Hong saw Lian Qingyi stand up from the wooden tub.
Coincidentally, Lian Qingyi's face was facing the window.
"Wow!" Zhou Hong couldn't help but swallow, especially when he saw certain parts of Lian Qingyi, feeling as if he were lost in a forest.
The next second, something even more unexpected happened to Zhou Hong.
Lian Qingyi lay down on a lounge chair beside her, and her hand moved involuntarily.
"Damn it!" Zhou Hong, at home, let out a roar. This caused Hei Xiaolu, who was outside Zhou Hong's room, to ask curiously, "What's wrong, Zhou Hong? Where are you going?"
Zhou Hong was speechless. When he said "damn it," he wasn't referring to going somewhere, but expressing amazement.
"I'm cultivating, don't disturb me," Zhou Hong replied.
"Oh, oh, then work hard. I won't bother you." Hei Xiaolu was also sensible, thinking Zhou Hong was really cultivating, unaware that Zhou Hong was peeking at someone.
Zhou Hong refocused his attention on Lian Qingyi.
At this moment, Lian Qingyi seemed lost in her own exquisite craftsmanship.
"Oh my god, this isn't real, this isn't real." Zhou Hong had never seen a female artisan before.
Zhou Hong swallowed, watching quietly.
At this moment, Lian Qingyi closed her eyes, perhaps fantasizing about something. Just then, Zhou Hong suddenly heard her mumble, "Zhou Hong, hurry."
At this moment, Zhou Hong gasped.
Lian Qingyi had actually called his name.
Zhou Hong couldn't fail to understand what this meant. It meant that the person Lian Qingyi was fantasizing about while working on her craft was him.
"I'll be damned, this isn't real. Tell me this isn't real." Zhou Hong muttered to himself, shocked that Lian Qingyi was fantasizing about him.
After a few more minutes, Lian Qingyi came back to her senses, seeming to sober up.
"Slap!" The next second, Lian Qingyi suddenly slapped herself.
"I'm so shameless, so shameless." Lian Qingyi seemed to recall what she had been fantasizing about, hitting her face in shame and anger. Only now that she had sobered up did she realize how embarrassing it was.
"Why would I fantasize about him? We've only met once, how could this happen?" Lian Qingyi got up and stood by the window, murmuring to herself, seemingly very confused.
However, her heart couldn't deceive her. Ever since she saw Zhou Hong's body that first night, he had often flashed through her mind. Although she had never been in love, she had always had the experience of crafting. In the past, she never fantasized while crafting, but recently, Zhou Hong's face would always appear in her mind, and at such moments, her craftsmanship would become incredibly exquisite, even reaching new heights.
"Phew!" Lian Qingyi exhaled heavily. She didn't know why this was happening. If her uncle found out, he would kill her.
Zhou Hong dared not move. The demon-subduing pestle, disguised as roots, coiled around the tree, doing its utmost to conceal itself. If he were discovered, it would be disastrous.
However, Lian Qingyi, standing by the window, looked at the tree in front of the window and, for some reason, suddenly felt that this tree was inexplicably unusual today. It seemed as if something was added, but she couldn't quite discern it.
"Could it be that this tree has become sentient? Or has someone tampered with it?" Lian Qingyi thought to herself. The first person she thought of was Zhou Hong, because Zhou Hong had previously entered her room without her noticing. So, Lian Qingyi deliberately said, "Zhou Hong, stop hiding. I see you."
Lian Qingyi said this casually, fearing that Zhou Hong might be hiding in the tree. It had to be said that her intuition was sharp, worthy of someone who also possessed a sub-world.
At this moment, Zhou Hong, far away at home, didn't know that Lian Qingyi was just testing him and thought he had been discovered.
"What the hell, you found me too?" Zhou Hong was shocked.
Lian Qingyi, on the other side, called out again without a response, and then said coldly, "Zhou Hong, if you don't come out, I'll chop down this tree. I'll see how long you can hide."
If there was still no reaction after this statement, Lian Qingyi would chop down the tree. If nothing unusual was found, it would mean her intuition was wrong.
However, at this moment, Zhou Hong's voice suddenly came from the tree, "Hehe, you found me."
"What!" Lian Qingyi gasped, nearly fainting. She had only made a casual probe, and unexpectedly, she had actually... he was indeed hiding here.
"Zhou Hong, you...!" Lian Qingyi was both ashamed and angry.
"Lian Qingyi, I... I really didn't mean to." Zhou Hong didn't know how to explain. Saying it wasn't intentional seemed like a lie, yet it also seemed truly unintentional. He hadn't known Lian Qingyi was bathing before he came, nor did he know she was crafting.
Hearing Zhou Hong's tone, Lian Qingyi suddenly thought of something and asked, ashamed and angry, "Did you see everything just now?"
"Well, yes, but I really didn't know you were bathing. I just!" Zhou Hong chuckled, feeling that there was nothing to explain; it was too pale.
"And the rest?" Lian Qingyi rested her hands on the window frame, her body trembling with anger.
"I saw that too. I saw you, you were using your hand to... and you even called my name."
"Ahhhh!" Lian Qingyi couldn't help but scream. It seemed that her most shameful moment being discovered had made her feel so ashamed that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
"Actually, it's nothing, really. What's the big deal? It's too normal. What single man or woman hasn't done it? I used to be a master craftsman myself. Not only that, but I even weakened my body doing crafts."
"Stop talking!" Lian Qingyi shouted, covering her face. She didn't know how she would live in the future or how she would face people. Although Zhou Hong said it was nothing, that was for Zhou Hong, or for people on Earth. But for people here, if this matter got out, they would be laughed at by countless people, and from then on, she would have no face to go out.
"Wuwuwu!" Thinking of this, Lian Qingyi actually burst into tears. She didn't know why she was so unlucky that her most private and shameful act had been witnessed.
Seeing Lian Qingyi cry, Zhou Hong couldn't help but feel ashamed. Although Zhou Hong didn't think it was a big deal, he also knew that this demon realm was still similar to Earth's feudal society. If such a thing were known, she would be cursed by countless people and become a target of public scorn.