The Hot Springs Competition
After packing our belongings, we prepared to depart.
“Herbs for the bath, liquid soap, bamboo salt…”
“You’re bringing quite a lot. Have you been taking care of yourself since you were young?”
“I’ve done this ever since Shuchun. They say you have to start young.”
As expected of the princess of Yuan Shu’s Zhong Dynasty.
Even after arriving home, Yuan Jing knew every single beauty product by heart. She placed orders with the merchants and personally selected items whenever traders visited.
“Good. Pack as much as you want. We’re going to be there for a very long time.”
“A very long~ time, you say.”
Yuan Jing wasn’t the only one packing.
“This is mine! The merchants gave it to me last time!”
“Don’t be ridiculous! You stuffed it into Sister’s laundry and tried to steal it!”
Why were the Qiao sisters fighting again?
Curious, I stepped inside and found quite the scene.
Each of them had stuffed their travel bags to the brim with clothes, cosmetics, and mirrors for the long journey. Yet in the middle of it all, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were locked in a tug-of-war over a single piece of underwear.
It was no ordinary garment either—a sheer, thin hemp-string panty woven with ramie fiber that would turn completely transparent the moment it got wet. Extremely lewd.
“Husband, Sister is being unreasonable!”
“It’s not unreasonable. She tried to claim my things as her own. These are for when I spend the night with you.”
“Uh… well.”
Those thin hemp-string panties were clearly battle lingerie meant for all sorts of depraved acts at night.
“Besides, look at her luggage. She took everything! Sister hogged it all.”
“That’s not true! My chest is bigger, so the covers don’t even fit me!”
“Try it on! Go on, try it!”
“Enough, enough!”
I pulled the squabbling sisters into my arms and soothed them.
“Both of you pack your own. If we need more when we get there, we can just buy from the merchants. Pack together!”
“But…”
“Shh! Fair and square!”
Even just preparing for the trip was exhausting.
Next was Lu Ming. She was polishing the Gojing Sword I had given her, applying whetstone paste and wiping it clean.
“Ming, we’re going on a trip.”
“That’s why I’m bringing this. The Gojing Sword.”
“Right… What about other luggage?”
“I only need my body. Why bring anything else?”
Lu Ming declared she only needed herself, strapped on her sword, and hugged me.
That was very much like her, but I still brought her to Yuan Jing.
“Lady Yuan, pack some things for her too.”
“Pardon? Husband, why should I pack for that silver-haired girl…”
“If you pack for everyone nicely, I’ll reward you.”
“I’ll prepare everything right away!”
While Yuan Jing, Lu Ming, and the Qiao sisters busied themselves, Cai Yan also packed her belongings.
“Emergency medicine for stomachaches on the road, dried fruits since it’s a hot spring, brushes and bamboo slips for use there…”
She wasn’t just packing for herself—she was preparing supplies in case anyone else had problems. A true maternal figure.
The preparations were lively and chaotic.
Eventually, ten carriages loaded with luggage and a massive carriage large enough to comfortably seat ten people—fit for an emperor—rolled out of Hudu.
On the way to Mount Lushan near Yongzhou, we talked.
“I’ve quit my official post. I’m a free man until they call me back to Hudu.”
“Aah?”
“Husband, were you dismissed?”
Amid the murmuring, I gave them a rough explanation.
“Something big happened in Hudu. There’s probably going to be a lot of blood spilled. If we stay home, we’ll hear wailing from every direction, so they told us to leave instead.”
“Hearing that while traveling… really puts things in perspective.”
“They just want us to go rest and come back. It wouldn’t look good otherwise.”
Yuan Jing trembled at the mere mention of purges and bloodshed, while Lu Ming calmly accepted the situation.
“That said, until they call us back…”
“?”
At Lu Ming’s words, everyone turned to look at her. She rubbed her lower belly.
“We can spend all day making babies.”
“!”
“Oh my!”
“Aah!”
From that moment, their eyes changed.
Cai Yan wore a gentle smile. Yuan Jing’s face flushed bright red. The Qiao sisters looked delighted. Lu Ming remained composed.
‘Indeed…’
‘Who will be the first…’
‘To get pregnant?’
‘It’s a competition.’
They all wore dangerously competitive looks.
***
Mount Lushan, located just outside Chang’an, was truly a breathtaking scenic spot.
“Wow—”
“W-We’re using this entire place by ourselves?”
Mount Lushan had been the finest resort built by successive dynasties of the Central Plains for their emperors ever since the hot springs were discovered in ancient times.
It had been a detached palace during the Zhou Dynasty, enjoyed by Qin Shi Huang for its hot spring baths, and the very place where Emperor Wu of Han had indulged in his pleasures after the founding of the Han Dynasty.
And now, my wives and I had the entire place to ourselves.
“Good heavens… It’s practically an imperial palace. They say there are over a hundred rooms.”
“I’ve never seen an open-air hot spring before.”
The hot springs were nestled against the mountain, surrounded by high walls so that nothing could be seen from outside. An outdoor bath area completely sealed off from the world.
And I was about to enjoy this imperial palace to my heart’s content with my wives.
“Lord Wei has given orders. You may enjoy yourselves freely inside. Anything you need will be provided at the entrance. We will also handle security, so please rest comfortably.”
“Thank you, Commander Jeong.”
With that, the gates closed, and our time began.
“Alright, let’s each pick a room and unpack.”
I went inside, changed into a comfortable robe suitable for bathing, and came back out.
“Mmm~ This feels great.”
The weather was still chilly after the new year, but the steaming outdoor sulfur hot spring was absolutely perfect.
Moreover, no matter where I looked…
No matter where I turned…
No matter where I looked, truly!
Fantastic female bodies wandered about, barely covered by thin, wet towels.
There might not be any beach swimsuit events in the Three Kingdoms era, but with hot springs, we get a hot spring bathing event instead.
“This is truly an incredible view.”
“It’s been a while since I’ve been here.”
“?”
Lu Ming, who had been beside me, quietly approached and spoke.
Her body had changed so much.
When I first captured her, her hair had lost its luster and turned pure white, her eyes bloodshot with venom, and her body so emaciated from starvation that it resembled dry branches, her breasts shrunken.
But now, after eating rich food and finding peace of mind, her body had regained its volume.
“I came here when I was very young, with Father.”
“Really? Here?”
“When that man Father used to follow, ‘Dong Zhuo,’ set up in Chang’an, he had this place extensively renovated and holed himself up here. They say he even tried to build a new palace around it to make his own royal domain.”
“The story of Meiwo…”
“Father liked the hot springs here too. But then he got caught having an affair with that stepmother of mine and was chased out after being shot at with arrows.”
So this was the place where Lu Bu and Diaochan’s romance turned into an affair.
Lu Ming leaned against my shoulder as she spoke.
“They say you have to cover bad memories with good ones. If I make a baby with Husband here, that memory will fade.”
With that, she began subtly touching my body in the water.
“Ah, the wine cup is floating away!”
A beautifully carved tray covered with lotus petals floated by, carrying wine and cups.
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao had let it drift all the way here.
“Oh my?”
At that moment, Cai Yan stood up, barely covered by a single towel.
Her fair skin and curvaceous body were not something a single towel could properly conceal.
She waded through the water toward the drifting tray, her large hips swaying noticeably with each step.
Her pelvis moved side to side as she bent down to pick up the floating wine cup.
“!”
It was a breathtaking sight.
Her soaked, jade-like body glistened even more, and the center of her large buttocks was completely exposed.
Her thick outer lips were tightly closed in a straight line, and even the small entrance above was visible.
I wanted to run over, keep her bent over just like that, and thrust my fully aroused member into her right there in the open air.
While I was leisurely admiring that rear view, Lu Ming’s hand suddenly grabbed my erect shaft underwater.
“Ugh?!”
“Look how viciously big it’s gotten. You’ve used this to stir up plenty of other women besides me, haven’t you?”
Every time her fingers moved rhythmically while gripping me, I felt like I might spill into the pristine hot spring water.
“W-Wait a second! Ugh?!”
Lu Ming pressed even closer and bit my earlobe, nibbling on it.
When her moist tongue followed, slipping into my ear, a shiver ran down my spine.
“!?”
Just then, Cai Yan picked up the wine cup, turned around, and saw the scene.
She gave me a goddess-like gentle smile, brought the cup to my lips, and poured.
“Husband, this was sent for you to take from Hudu.”
As Cai Yan fed me the wine like she was nursing a child, my body—already heated from the hot spring and Lu Ming’s constant sucking and licking—grew even hotter.
“What… kind of wine is this?”
“It was sent by Lady He, the wife of your uncle-in-law Xiahou. They say it’s wine steeped in the meat of a sea lion that kept two thousand females.”
“That’s seal penis!”
The moment I said it, Lu Ming clung even tighter to me, grabbed my hand, and began sucking on my fingers.
Then she guided my hand downward, pressing it against her lower body.
Whether to show me how hot it was inside her smooth, hairless mound, she spread her inner lips and let me feel the soft flesh within.
“Ugh!”
“Can you feel it? It’s burning up.”
Cai Yan smiled and turned away.
That rear view was still incredibly tempting…
“Where are you looking? Look here.”
Lu Ming climbed on top of me, pressing even closer.
As her moist lips rubbed against my face, the other wives rushed over in a hurry.
This was only the first night.