Yue Li, Liyue, and the others took about 3 hours to return from the water. Their faces were flushed after the bath, and their bodies were still wet when Hua Yu parted the waterfall and entered inside the cavern.
Feeling cold now that they were out of the water, all of them immediately began drying up with hushed breaths and suppressed conversation.
Wei Yuanfeng and Liyue were especially conversing with each other. Full of curious questions.
At first, Liyue had been sulky and even refused to talk with the woman while they were in the water after she knew Yuanfeng was Han Li's new disciple—she dipped her face into the water and just blankly stared at Yuanfeng with ill intentions and quite a lot of misgivings.
But after being in the water for a while, she shook her head, and as Wei Yuanfeng was a very cheery person, she soon got to know her. They sized each other up and then spoke about cultivation—as much as they knew—and soon were acquaintances.
Faces and hair dripping with crystalline dews, just as they entered, all of the women noticed the clean, refreshed Han Li and Li Yao.
The mother-in-law was lying on her son-in-law's chest, snuggled up, and the rims of her eyes seemed a bit wet. Her eyes were also a bit ruddy. Her clinging hands over Han Li's chest were also somewhat different from earlier, but the difference was subtle.
She had obviously cried recently, but now, she had calmed down and looked at Liyue and the rest disapprovingly.
Other than Hua Feilan and Wei Yuanfeng, who had covered themselves with decent clothing, the rest of them were in undergarments of differing colors. Liyue was in white, and Yue Li was in black, their fair skins contrasting the wet cloth as they dried themselves.
Hua Yu had a more modest undergarment, but it was not made of clothes; she had used her power of moss to create a thin covering over her body with moss; it was a very beautiful sight if Han Li were to be honest—twin peaks covered using moss. What could be better?
Of course, that would be Liyue's goddess-like physique, which was incomparably beautiful. Her body was somehow of a different class compared to the rest; all of them were beautiful, and Liyue would be of the lower standard when it came to beauty when she was covered in clothing, but her half-revealed body itself was a piece of art.
It always made Han Li focus on her. His eyes twinkling slightly.
Li Yao said disapprovingly, "All of you are shameless. Especially you, Liyue, and also Yue Li. Shameless to the bone."
Drying herself, Liyue stretched slightly, showing her physique that had been toned by training. Her muscles were subtle, her curves just fine enough. She breathed out cold air and asked, "We are all women, and the only man here is my husband, fiance. Why should I be ashamed? If anything, Mother Yue should be ashamed since she is in front of her son, not me; I am fine. Right, big brother?"
"Yep. How shameful, Mom," Han Li chuckled, caressing Li Yao's head.
Yue Li sneezed, feeling cold, shivering before walking and sitting on the side of her son, she handed him the towel. With his one free hand, he dried her up, and she spoke in between, "I am shameless. I agree, but that's at the same level as Li Yao for sure; she is also his Mother-in-law, but is in his bosom; why are you not speaking about her while making fun of me?" She snorted.
"Liyue, I am as much your mother as she is. How dare you show impartiality?!"
Wei Yuanfeng looked at all this curiously from the side. Drying her short hair was much easier than drying those long ones like the sort the other women here had.
Liyue said with a laugh, changing into a robe that Hua Yu threw out for her from her Empty Space. "I never said my mom is not shameless." As she removed the wet undergarment, hiding the chest with her hand to change into the robe, Han Li saw her underboobs and whistled, but before he got the full glimpse, she was dressed. She even blinked at him.
He smiled. Unlike her mother, she had indeed become more confident and was even talking. He wondered if she was conscious of the development.
On the other hand, Wei Yuanfeng couldn't help but look at her own chest. It was so small compared to the rest. Her eyes twitched slightly. They were all so blessed in the feminine department.
Was her master the sort of man you would call successful in getting women?
Li Yao was too lazy to argue about her own shamelessness, so she asked, "Is the water good?"
"How is this, Han Li. Why don't you train her like you trained Liyue? The girl had indeed gotten training even I couldn't give her. Her spear has a foundation so clearly well-taught that it makes me shiver at times when I see her train. Why don't you train Feilan like that, too?"
Han Li was nonchalant. He gently pushed away both of his mothers from his chest. It was business time. Yue Li began to dress up while Li Yao looked at Han Li curiously. Was this his business mode? She had never seen this.
"That was not part of our agreement, Hua Yu. What can you give me in return? My teachings are not free to people I don't care for."
Hua Yu smiled and showed her palm to Hua Feilan. "Look at her."
Han Li raised an eyebrow.
Blue eyes akin to sapphires, wet, brownish-black hair tinged with orange specks, fair skin. Taller than himself with a valiant aura around her. An Evolution Stage Cultivator with a Transformation Type, Fire Peacock Dao Soul. And the famous title, Friend of all Women.
She was indeed quite something.
Hua Yu added to his thoughts, "Virgin, unmarried, haven't been in a relationship. Mature, too."
Hua Feilan frowned in disgruntlement. Her face also grew angry for the first time. She spoke in a suppressed voice, "Hua Yu!"
Hua Yu ignored her. "If you train her, you get the chance to spend time with her and attempt to make her your own. I doubt it is possible, but it is a decent repayment for your teachings."
All of the women, including his disciple, looked at him with curious gazes. Liyue had the most suppressed gaze; her own marriage had yet to happen, and girls were rising around him. She had to work harder to stand out in his harem.
Han Li was calm, almost contemptuous of the deal. His gaze pierced into Hua Yu's.
To him, Yue Li, Liyue, and Li Yao were women he had put into his heart. People he had decided to care for. Even Wei Yuanfeng, since he had brought her here and would protect her—the girl's past was too similar to his own, and he knew exactly what she was going through even while acting so cheery.
But Hua Yu and Hua Feilan?
He didn't care for them one bit. To him, they were but tools at best.
Yet, Hua Yu was his partner.
Hua Yu smiled. She knew what the calm glance meant. "You don't like us much, huh? But who says that would be so forever? I might be one thing, but Feilan has charm. If I was not a woman myself, I might have even fallen in love with her.
Why don't you give her a chance to be your disciple?"
Han Li smiled back, calm.
"Fine, see this as a favor in our long partnership."
"So what is the next plan? Waiting till that Yang Wei guy comes?" Hua Yu questioned.
"Next..." Han Li took a deep breath.
There was something he has to do.