Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

The warm bath barrel, filled with a medicine bag, exuded the scent of traditional Chinese herbs.

”Husband, the medicinal bath is ready. Come and wash.”

Su Yunjin reached out to test the temperature of the bath, which was just right. She then called out to Chen Jie.

Chen Jie came out in just a pair of shorts.

Su Yunjin’s pupils contracted slightly, but she pretended to be calm. Her face turned red immediately, and her heart thumped wildly.

In this era where men and women were strictly segregated, Chen Jie’s appearance was truly too thrilling.

Initially, Chen Jie wanted to strip completely, but fearing that Su Yunjin, the inexperienced girl, might faint, he decided to keep his underwear on.

Chen Jie stepped into the bath barrel, and a wave of warmth and comfort spread throughout his body.

Sitting down, Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin, who was blushing, and said, ”I, I’ll leave first. Take your time washing!”

She wanted to run away like a little rabbit, but Chen Jie quickly grabbed her wrist.

”Ah!”

She instinctively cried out, but quickly remembered Ruirui was still in the house, so she shut her mouth and turned to look pleadingly at Chen Jie.

”Husband…”

”What’s wrong?” Chen Jie asked with a smile.

”It’s nothing. I, I’m feeling sleepy.”

Su Yunjin responded.

”I just heard you tell Ruirui outside that you can wear new clothes only after bathing. So, come, bathe with me. I’ll scrub your back!”

Chen Jie looked at her with a grin.

”Ah!”

”No, Ruirui, Ruirui hasn’t slept yet…”

Su Yunjin looked pleadingly at Chen Jie.

Seeing her reaction, Chen Jie asked, ”Don’t want to bathe with me?”

”Um... I’m on my period!”

Su Yunjin blurted out with a blush.

Hearing this, Chen Jie laughed, ”So, you actually do want to bathe with me?”

”I!”

”Alright, alright, no need for your explanations. Just promise me one thing and I will let you go.”

Su Yunjin obediently nodded, ”Okay, what is it?”

”Tomorrow, come to town with me wearing the new clothes I bought you.”

”This…”

”If you don’t agree, then bathe with me.”

”Okay, okay.”

Su Yunjin agreed, and Chen Jie said, ”Hmm, that’s more like it. Come, massage my shoulders.”

”Ah?”

”Bathe together?”

Chen Jie looked at his timid wife, who dared not defy him and quickly came over to his back to massage his shoulders.

Her hands were soft and skillful, alternating between light and firm pressures rhythmically, making Chen Jie very comfortable.

His skills were indeed remarkable.

”Have you practiced massaging before?” Chen Jie asked.

After hearing this, Su Yunjin was silent for a long while before saying, ”When my mother-in-law was alive, she often had shoulder discomfort, and I would frequently massage her...”

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie understood in his heart. The death of his mother-in-law had labeled her a bringer of bad luck, so whenever she mentioned her mother-in-law, she even felt as if she were the one who had caused her death.

”Let the past be the past, don’t always live in it. Look forward, there’s light ahead!”

Chen Jie urged.

Drip! Drip!

Chen Jie then felt a warm liquid dripping down his back. Turning around, he saw Su Yunjin silently crying, her large tears falling slowly like pearls.

Drop by drop, they fell into the basin, landing on Chen Jie’s shoulder.

Drip...

”Stop crying, what are you crying for...”

Seeing the woman crying, Chen Jie did not know how to console her; he reached out, touched her face, and wiped away her tears.

”Stop crying, from now on, you have me!”

”You have me!”

...

Su Yunjin had Chen Jie return to the room, and he sat alone in the tub, soaking in a medicinal bath. He felt the intense strength of the herbal bath, and after just a short soak, he was drenched in sweat, his skin burning hot.

It felt as if he were breathing in a high-temperature sauna.

He felt each breath he took was scorching.

This, this medicine is too powerful.

Huff, puff, huff, puff!

He adjusted his breathing, utilizing the Breathing Method of the Yang Chun Skill. With regulated breaths, Chen Jie first felt the tightness in his chest disappear, followed by the burning sensation on his skin becoming less intense, allowing him to endure.

Thus, he sat in the medicinal bath, following each inhale and exhale of the Yang Chun Skill. He felt his skin seemed like a piece of pig iron.

At this point, thrown into a furnace, fiercely melted by the fire, then vigorously hammered; normally at this stage, others would have given up. Doctor Bai had said before he left that this medicine could be soaked in for ten days.

So generally, at this stage, one should stop.

But unexpectedly, Chen Jie had the Yang Chun Skill. Right when his skin was melted and hammered, the Yang Chun Skill kicked in, as if directly quenching this piece of iron.

A large basin of cold water poured over his body, bringing his body temperature down.

Allowing him to continue to endure the temperature.

Once he used the Yang Chun Skill to ’quench the fire’, he could continue soaking, experiencing the melting, hammering, and quenching again!

Doctor Bai had instructed, if unable to bear it, soak for only fifteen minutes and then stop immediately; if bearable, it is best to soak for half an hour, as the effects would be better. Yet, Chen Jie fell asleep in the tub.

Unbeknownst to him, it had reached midnight.

Chen Jie was awoken by the alert tone of the intelligence system.

[Today’s intelligence has been updated (Level 1)]

[1. Today you received medication from Doctor Bai, gaining intelligence that Doctor Bai’s prescription is derived from ancient formulas, slightly incomplete. Despite many adjustments, the effects are still not ideal. Add two handfuls of floating wheat to enhance the medicine’s power.]

[2. Today you encountered a house servant of the Yu Family, gaining intelligence that Yu Biao, after knowing the appearance of the person who stole the Red-eyed Golden Pheasant, does not wish to pursue the matter further.]

[3. Today you spent Ma Liu’s silver, gaining intelligence that Ma Liu’s body has been found and delivered to Yu Sanliu. Yu Sanliu vows to capture the true culprit and avenge Ma Liu; you are currently listed as a suspect!]

[4. Today you met a Hero of the River, gaining intelligence that in Huangzhou Prefecture, Ding County, a hero was born with brute strength. After learning martial arts, he could not bear the oppression of the government, joined the Zoroastrian Sect, and rebelled against officials. People in Jianghu call him Ni Manzi!]

[5. Today on your way home you met Chen Sanliu and Lu San, gaining intelligence that the fishery is hiring soon. Lu San took three taels of silver and fifty kilograms of grain from Chen Sanliu, promising to send Chen Xiong to work at the fishery as staff. Chen Xiong swears that if he rises to power, he will never let you off!]

Chen Jie slowly awoke in the tub, turned his head, and saw a bag of grain beside him. Today, he had indeed bought a bag of wheat, floating wheat, the unripe wheat. There were quite a few dishonest merchants, and Chen Jie selected two handfuls of floating wheat and soaked for another half hour.

He just felt his skin tighten, and a warm current surged within him, feeling very comfortable. He picked up the Fire Stick, lifted the cover, and blew on it.

Huff huff~

The Fire Stick ignited, and he casually lit the oil lamp. Chen Jie got up and found that the tub of medicine supposed to last ten days had been completely absorbed and his strength had improved a lot, his body felt refreshed, a delightful briskness he couldn’t quite describe.

After stepping out of the tub, he dried off, got dressed, and pushed open the door.

Taking advantage of the heat, he began practicing the Grand Ancestor Long Fist.