Bathing in orchid soup, bathing in fragrant soupThe "soup" in "Yu Lan Tang Xi Mu Fang" referred to herb water or herb water. The "orchid" in the orchid soup did not refer to orchids. It could be magnolias (Manglietia), or the composite plant Perrin (also known as vanilla, wakegrass, orchids, etc.). As the Perrin was rare, people would bathe in herbal water, but they were still used to calling this herbal water orchid soup. The herbs used to boil the orchid soup included Acorus tatarinowii, wormwood leaves, impatience, white Magnolia, cypress leaves, gale root, peach leaves, eupatorium, honeysuckle vine, wild chrysanthemum, mint, mulberry leaves, mulberry branches, willow leaves, valerian, and so on. The ancients believed that orchids could avoid bad luck, so they used orchid soup to clean the vegetarian sacrifice, and during the Dragon Boat Festival, bathing with orchid soup could prevent diseases, cure diseases, eliminate evil qi and moisture.
I loved the story a lot but the only thing that is making this a hard read is that MC is like a beta MC. He is OP and knows all about relationships but then becomes beta in front of girls or completely emotionless. I really had to push myself to read chapter during hyoudou residence part. Hope MC would at least show emotions or such if not then this is just like making of Second Issei who is surrounded by women and knows all about relationship but remains emotionless even when bathing with the most beautiful women under heaven Gabrial. (´~`)