Chapter 115: I Love Taking Baths; My Skin Is Great…

In the early morning, Long Tian got up lazily from bed as usual, wrapped a blue-striped bath towel around his waist, and headed straight for the bathroom. Taking a shower every morning had been his unchanging habit for years.
Just as he entered the bathroom, he heard the sound of a key turning in the apartment door.
Curious, he peeked out. At this time, Qing Lang and the others should still be in bed. Ye Feng said he would be away for a while—just one day, so it couldn’t be him.
He watched the door warily as it slowly opened. It was a tall man in a black trench coat, wearing black leather boots with some dirt on them. His long hair covered most of his face, and his beard was messy; he looked to be in his thirties.
From that stranger, Long Tian sensed a murderous aura—different from mere hostility, it was more like the bloodthirsty presence of a warrior who had fought many battles, deeply ingrained in his very being.
He could sense that the man’s strength was only at the peak of the Golden Core stage, yet the sense of danger didn’t diminish at all. It was an instinctive feeling transmitted to his brain.
Seeing the stranger looking at him through the gaps in his hair, Long Tian moved swiftly, like a flashing bolt of lightning. His right hand aimed straight for the man’s throat, aiming to kill him in one strike.
The stranger seemed surprised by the attack, staying frozen for a moment before Long Tian’s fingers touched his throat. Just as he was about to push his palm inside, a strong hand grabbed his wrist—he didn’t even see how the stranger moved.
A slight smile appeared on Long Tian’s lips as a bolt of lightning shot from his fingers.
Thinking he would surely hit the man, he clearly saw the stranger tilt his head slightly to avoid the attack. The stranger then reached out with his left hand. Though Long Tian saw the move, his body couldn’t keep up.
The left hand pressed against his forehead, and almost simultaneously, his feet lost balance, knocking him to the floor.
“Hey, do you really want to kill me?” the stranger asked, bringing his head close to Long Tian’s.
That voice made Long Tian pause. Now he could finally see the face clearly. “You’re… Xiao Feng?”
“You’re so slow to realize. I thought you’d recognize me right away!” Ye Feng smiled slightly.

“How did you end up like this? Your aura and strength are completely different…” Long Tian stared in astonishment at Ye Feng, who had transformed completely in just one day. “Yesterday you were still…”
At that moment, Qing Lang crawled out of his room, rubbing his sleepy eyes. He had heard something fall to the ground earlier. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a strange man pressing Brother Long to the ground. “Who… who are you?”
When the man looked up at him, Qing Lang stammered, “You… you… don’t come over…”
“I think you need to improve your personal hygiene. In this state, no one would recognize you…” Brother Long pretended to be serious. “Go take a shower first, then cut your hair and shave… You look like a wildman from the mountains right now…”
“Brother Long, who is he?” Qing Lang wasn’t sure yet, but it seemed like the man wasn’t an enemy.
“Qing Lang, you kid, you can’t even recognize my voice…” By the time Qing Lang heard this voice, the man was already in front of him.
When the man pushed the hair out of his face, Qing Lang was stunned for a moment before uncertainly saying, “Mr. Ye?”
“You’re really slow!” Ye Feng shook his head helplessly.
“But yesterday you were fine. After disappearing for a day, you turn into this today?” Qing Lang was puzzled. “It seems you’ve even grown taller…”
“I just went to a secret place to train… nothing special!” Ye Feng gave a vague answer.
Qing Lang knew asking more wouldn’t get him any information. He secretly sized up Ye Feng and muttered, “It seems you’ve become much stronger…”
“Not bad…” Ye Feng said indifferently, but in his mind came the image of being chased by that feline creature on his first day, and the scene of killing hundreds of heavily armored beasts on his last day. His progress had come entirely from killing—there was no room for hesitation. He was completely different now…
At that moment, Pearl stood at the apartment door and knocked. “I need to use the bathroom. Someone’s using it over there! I have to go out later, so I need to take a shower first…”
“Let’s take it together!” Long Tian said excitedly, winking at Pearl.
Pearl glanced at Long Tian, who was wearing only a scarf around his waist, and a teasing look flashed in her eyes. “Sure!”

“Ah, um…” Long Tian didn’t expect Pearl to agree so easily. He turned awkwardly toward Ye Feng and Qing Lang, “Xiao Feng, come with us!”
“I definitely won’t!” Ye Feng had guessed that Long Tian would drag him along.
“Ye Feng?” Pearl looked at him in surprise. She had thought guests had arrived and was puzzled by his appearance.
She stepped up to Ye Feng, pushing aside his messy long hair. “That beard is pretty sexy, but your hairstyle needs a lot of work… Why did you suddenly decide to change your look?”
“I ended up like this by accident. I’ll fix it today!” Ye Feng’s expression was somewhat bitter.
“That makes sense. The mature man style is something guys like Long Tian would choose. I think you’d be more popular among girls if you went for a cute, young boy vibe.” After talking with Mu Rong and gaining a better understanding of her mother, Pearl’s mood gradually improved.
“Mature man…” Hearing this word, Long Tian immediately slumped, looking deeply upset…
“Hey, mature man, let’s take a bath together! A cute little boy can join too!” Pearl grabbed Ye Feng’s wrist and called out to Long Tian.
“I won’t!” Ye Feng and Long Tian almost said in unison.
“Fine then. I’m taking your bathroom for an hour without any conditions. If you have any objections, come in too! Bathing together is the most romantic…” Saying that, Pearl returned to her apartment, grabbed a bunch of skincare products, and went into the bathroom.
Soon, cheerful singing came from the bathroom, “I love taking baths! My skin stays healthy, awawawa…”
“…” Long Tian and the others sat back on the sofa, overwhelmed…