I hide the bathtub filled with the blue water. I put it in the corner of the room and put a cloth over the bathtub for now; that should stop others from going near my bathwater...
As I grab a cloth and dry my hair, I put on some new clothes, a robe, and some loose pants, and as I look at myself in the small mirror, I feel like I look a little different. My skin seems softer? And my hair also seems more silky. Other than that, the most noticeable difference was my body overall. It was not toned or ripped, but I was a little more lean for sure now...
I felt taller too. Maybe I grew by a few inches? Who knows what the effects of the full-body foundation are... Yeah, that's a good name for it, "Fully Body Foundation." It must be something no one has tried in this world, at least anyway. Now let's get out of this bath and also test how different my body is now...
I walk to the door and open it and walk outside. It was sunny, and it was morning for sure. Now I knew not only that there was someone waiting for me outside, it was Wang! And Wang looked at me up and down like I was weird, and then he spoke: "Well, I heard that you fought Guo and lost—no new thing there—but what's with you? Are you living in the bathing house now? Or did Guo hit your head?" And hearing Wang's taunts, I just look at him, and I speak, "Hey, Wang, let's go outside. Tell me everything you know about everything."
And without waiting for Wang, I started to walk ahead, and Wang was stunned for a second before he quickly started to jog and catch up to me, and Wang spoke, "Am I hearing right? You want me to come with you to the outside? and tell you about everything I know? You want to have a chat with me?" And hearing Wang's questions, I casually speak, "Why? Can't I have a chat with you?" And hearing my casual words, Wang was weirded out. If anything, Wang never expected Xiù to ask him for anything! Wang never even thought about having a chat with Xiù!
But as Xiù kept walking, and Wang could not really say no since he was a guard after all, Wang and Xiù ended up in the park, and Xiù sat down on the grass under a tree, and Wang spoke, "Well, what do you want to know?"
I thought about my questions for a few seconds, then I spoke, "Well, could you tell me everything about our village? I seem to have lost myself in drinking lately..." And Wang looks at me with a hint of annoyed and angry eyes, but then he speaks, "Well, what do you want to know? Waote village is pretty much ruled by your Yang family. You're the richest and the most powerful family in Waote, but they still have a son like you," and Wang laughs after throwing another jab at me. At this point, I was just feeling sad for this man...
"Ok, fine, anything else? Like, where did Waote village come from? How many other villages are there outside Waote? And also, do you know who has the highest level of cultivation in Waote?" And I speak fast, asking the most important questions in such a way that Wang won't question me about why I seem to be asking things I should know... but I just use the drunk card if Wang asks me that...
And Wang gives me a thinking look before speaking, "Well, outside of Waote village? There are 3 other villages besides Waote: Wenwu, Seljuk, and Azzano, but they don't really count as villages. You could say Wenwu and Waote are the only villages. Seljuk is a city, and Azzano is a kingdom and the highest level of cultivation. Uh, don't you know? You idiot, it's your own father! He is known by all lands to be one step ahead of the Gold Core realm, but I don't know anything else about him, but you should know more, right? He is your father, after all."
And hearing Wang, I was a little stunned because, well, villages are okay, but cities? Ok, maybe that's believable, but a whole kingdom? in this era? This world was once again deeper than I thought... Anyway, I look at Wang again and speak, "My father is a step ahead of the Gold Core Realm? Huh? Uh, can you also tell me what Waote and the other lands are known for?"
And Wang looks at me with a stank eye and speaks, "What do you think I am, some history book? And also, why are you so suddenly interested in the other lands?" And I look at Wang, then I look at the sky and speak, "Well, just wonder about things, you know? Maybe there is something more out there than just drinking..." I spoke in an emotional tone, and Wang realized that something was wrong! Was Xiù looking for something else? Other than wine? And also, this makes kind of sense. Xiù had always seemed a little off to Wang ever since he came back from going off who knows where...
And Wang for a second looks at Xiù and then speaks, "Waote is known for our tasty food and also wealth. Wenwu is known to have great literature and art, and they also are known to be the best at using the sword. Seljuk is known for its cold weather and sunny beaches, and there are also great travelers at sea. Azzano is royalty, the oldest land among all the other lands. Azzano was here before Waote and every other land. Not only that, Azzano is also known to be the strongest..." Wang explained everything as fast and as simply as he could. Why? Because Wang actually thought Xiù was trying to change, Wang thought maybe if he could get Xiù's head out of wine just for a few days, maybe Xiù would become better.
It was a hope, a weak hope of a father who has left his daughter in the hands of a drunk bastard... and Xiù, on the other hand, was thinking about everything, making sure to note every name and what they're good at down in his brain, and Xiù thinks,
'Well, acting always works, huh? Even in this world, just a little bit of acting, and Wang told me about everything I want to know for now..'