Yin Lian returned to Zhengxin Hall before half an incense stick had burned, narrowly avoiding a collision with Su Yelin.

"Why are you in such a rush? Can't you slow down? What if you'd collided with one of the patients from Zhengxin Hall?" Su Yelin covered her chest and reprimanded.

"Sister, look!" Yin Lian exclaimed, holding a large bundle in her arms. She unravelled the cloth to reveal a pile of folding fans. "Sister, the fans I'm giving you are not precious at all, because I have a room full of these fans. They were all painted by my master. He painted them as a sideline, to earn money and raise the fame of General Ling. He wanted to ensure that the world will always remember the illustrious name of General Ling!"

Su Yelin listened unexpectedly, casually opening a folding fan. Sure enough, the fan surface was almost identical to the one in his hand, both crafted by skilled artisans. There were even so many of them, debunking the notion that they were precious, unique heirlooms as mentioned by Yin Lian. Immediately, his perception of the fan as a "precious artistic treasure" and a "one-of-a-kind family heirloom" was negated.

"These fans also have a nice-sounding name," Yin Lian said, delighted and talkative, "My master calls them 'General Fans' - General Wei led a Western expedition, frightening the savages. Emperor Jing gathered the top one hundred painters in the world to create a magnificent painting called 'General Wei's Western Expedition', which is now treasured in the palace. The common people then started making these fans following the law. It is said that the savages are so scared when they see this painting that their souls scatter, and they even claim that keeping it in the house can ward off evil spirits and demons!"

Su Yelian listened with fascination. She had heard people from Fengcheng talk about the deeds of General Wei, and they made it sound extremely mysterious. She didn't believe it at first, until she saw the painting on the fan that Yin Lian dropped for the first time. It was at that moment that she truly believed that there could be such a mysterious and godlike general in the world. She was deeply moved by the breathtaking scene and the majestic figure of General Wei. If it hadn't been in the painting, she would have surely fallen in love with such a character without hesitation.

Looking at Yin Lian again now, she is very mischievous, full of tricks, and very self-centered. If General Wei had imparted even half of his wisdom to Yin Lian, she wouldn't have turned out like this.

Yin Lian observed Su Ye Lin enjoying these and happily said:

"Sister, I want to give these fans to every senior brother in Zhengxin Hall, so..."

"No way!" Su Yelin immediately interrupted him. "These are all painstakingly painted by your master, and they also have precious portraits of generals on them. Distributing them so haphazardly to ignorant commoners who don't appreciate them would be a waste, and it would disgrace these beautiful paintings and the honor of your father, wouldn't it?"

Yin Lian didn't expect Su Ye Lin to have such a high level of determination, and she was even vaguely filled with reverence for her master and deceased father. For a moment, she found herself captivated by it.

Su Yelin gently used her index finger to touch the tip of Yin Lian's nose, with the intention of teaching her a lesson. She softly smiled and said, "..."

"Hurry up and put it away properly, obediently put it back. Sister will treat you to a bath another day."

Yin Lian was so shocked that her hands trembled uncontrollably. She almost couldn't hold onto the pile of folded fans in her arms, but dared not let go. In her mind, the words "taking a bath" kept flashing intensely, bringing up images of her and Su Yelin's intimate bath together - their bodies clinging to each other in the rising steam, entwined and passionately kissing - every detail of their collision made Yin Lian's blood boil and her heart surge with excitement!

Su Yelin looked at Yin Lian indifferently, her whole body trembling, and said with concern:

"If you don't go now, I won't pay attention to you anymore!"

Yin Lian was most afraid of these words. She replied, "I'll go right away! Sister, wait for me to come back!" She sprinted away, disappearing without a trace.

In less than half an incense stick's worth of time, Yin Lian returned to the Zhengxin Hall. She was also carrying a stack of clean clothes for changing, a pancreatic medicine, bath cream, bath powder, and other complete toiletries.

Ah Ren and Ah Zhong burst into laughter when they saw it—they thought Yin Lian had brought clothes to move in with the Su family.

"Haven't even paid respects to our ancestors and we already have to rush into the bridal chamber tonight?"

The person wearing a cicada cloak stepped forward to confront the two, saying:

"Don't you dare slander Senior Sister Lin. You all really don't regard Master highly, saying such nonsense!"

Ah Ren and Ah Zhong stepped aside to talk:

"Sifu doesn't care about anything anymore. Even if Ling'er Junior Martial Sister sleeps with any lover, Sifu won't know."

Chanyi picked up the iron weighing rod on the stage and was about to strike Ah Ren and Ah Zhong. The two of them dodged, and the three of them turned into a scene of chasing and dodging each other.

Yin Lian felt that Ah Ren and Ah Zhong made the most sense. She thought to herself: If Lin Er and I take a bath together, then our relationship will no longer be ordinary. We will be as close as a married couple, and naturally we can stay at the Su family without Su Uncle knowing.

Yin Lian burst into laughter when she saw Su Ye Lin approaching and bluntly asked, "What are you doing with these?"

Soaking in a bath... Yin Lian thought: Lin'er wouldn't have forgotten our recent agreement so soon, right?

"I meant that I will invite you when I have free time another day, not today," Su Yelin said helplessly as she rubbed her forehead.

Yin Lian opened her mouth wide, froze in place, and countless thoughts of being shattered crossed her mind.

At this moment, Su Qingshui, who had become especially thin over the past three days, suddenly appeared and instructed Su Yelin, saying,

"Liner, you take him!"

Yin Lian and Su Ye Lin never expected that Su Qingshui would suddenly appear and speak up for her.

"Yes, Dad," Su Yelin saw the look on her father's face and didn't dare to ask further, so she could only comply.

"After I come back, there's something I need to tell you," Su Qingshui gazed at Yin Lian, then turned and left without waiting for her response.

Yin Lian felt uncertain when she saw the deep two dark circles under Su Qingshui's eyes, but she didn't dwell on it when she thought about taking a bath with Su Yelin.

The paragraph translates to: "The waves of clouds billow, the scent of verdant grass rises, the flowing juice gushes, and the warm and intimate place----"

Yin Lian became extremely excited.

When Yin Lian followed Su Yelin to the newly opened rundown bathhouse next to the Zhengxin Hall, Su Yelin pointed to the men's bathhouse next to it, indicating that Yin Lian could no longer follow her into the women's bathhouse and could only go there. At that moment, Yin Lian felt deceived ——

The clouds in the sky dissipated, and the fragrance of the green grass on the ground faded. The meat juice in the cooked meat shop became too greasy.

"Why is there a bathhouse here?" Yin Lian angrily exclaimed, watching as Su Yelin entered. Since she couldn't possibly go into the men's bathhouse, all she could do was play with pebbles in the courtyard to vent her frustration.

When Su Yelin finished washing up, Yin Lian had already gone to the inn to get a room and change clothes.

Su Yelin looked at Yin Lian seriously, and then took out a handkerchief to wipe her face. He asked in doubt:

"How come you're so dirty again even after washing?"

"Yes, sister, just now when I was waiting for you, I encountered my son's son. He and a group of guys surrounded me and wanted to retaliate against me," Yin Lian truthfully replied, recounting the incident of encountering Yin Huo and his men causing trouble for her at the inn, though there was no need to mention names.

Su Yelin let out a sigh and asked with concern, "Are you injured?"

Yin Lian shook her head happily and said, "Of course not."

"Tell me honestly, do you often get into fights?" Su Yelin asked.

"Sister, occasionally I will find time to discipline my disobedient sons and grandsons."

"Crude and vulgar language!"

Suye Lin turned around and walked away without saying another word.

Yin Lian chased after her, and Su Ye Lin suddenly turned around and said,

"Some elegance and temperament are things that people like you will never have!"

Yin Lian stood still, as if she had a slight understanding of what kind of person Su Yelin liked. But she still smiled and muttered to herself, "Sister, if someone were to snatch away the righteous heart hall of your Su family, I don't believe you wouldn't fight that person to the end!"