"Wait, what did you say, Senior Brother? How old are you now?"

Lu Zhaozhao screamed, and Ying Che was frightened.

He rubbed his ears, which had been disturbed by the noise, and repeated in a good-tempered manner, "You have been in the back mountains for more than three years. The Golden Palace Feast will begin as soon as the New Year passes."

After hearing this, Lu Zhaozhao anxiously walked around the room twice, clasping his hands together.

Now she has been ordered by her master Yun Xian to stay in the mountains, but the Golden Palace Banquet is just around the corner, and she must do something.

Seeing her expression, Ying Che continued, "Your journey into the back mountains was truly dangerous. When the two-year deadline was up, I saw you still hadn't left, so I set out to look for you. However, I couldn't detect your presence in the back mountains. After a year of searching in vain, I finally sought out my master. Now that you've returned safely, you're truly blessed. Be obedient and stay within the sect to recover from your injuries."

Lu Zhaozhao listened to Ying Che's earnest advice and was deeply moved. She knew that the concealment of the aura must have been Wei Zhanjie's work, but she was at a loss for words. A great demon who had died a thousand years ago returned to the world, not to wreak havoc on the world, but to set a trap for a young cultivator. Even Lu Zhaozhao herself found this statement outrageous.

Therefore, she had to contort her facial features to think about how to start speaking.

But this look of eating a fly changed its meaning in Ying Che's eyes.

He sighed, reached out and touched Lu Zhaozhao's head, and said earnestly: "I know that Junior Sister is worried, and I also blame you for being slow and not noticing Junior Sister's frustration."

"Ah? Senior brother, what are you talking about?" His words made Lu Zhaozhao, who was still struggling, a little confused. She couldn't help but look at him. It would have been fine if she didn't look, but when she looked, she was surprised to find that his face was still shining with the glow of motherly love.

Seeing that his junior sister was still trying to hide her feelings, Ying Che felt even more sad. He looked at Lu Zhaozhao lovingly, and hesitated to say, "Junior sister, don't put too much pressure on yourself. You can't force your way through cultivation. The Golden Palace Banquet is just an occasion to showcase your strength. Master and I haven't set our sights on claiming the top spot."

After he finished speaking, Lu Zhaozhao finally understood that his senior brother thought that he was suppressed by the name of the big sect, and he was willing to break the precepts and disregard his health in order to improve his cultivation.

After figuring it out, she couldn't help but smile bitterly and asked, "Brother, why do you say that? The Golden Palace Banquet is a place that disciples from all sects yearn for, and I'm no exception. I did make a mistake by entering the back mountain, but look, Brother, I've made considerable progress. Besides, Master is away all year round, and I've been practicing with you since I was young. You must know my character best."

Seeing Lu Zhaozhao said so, Ying Che did not try to comfort her any more, and only comforted her to take more rest.

Lu Zhaozhao agreed to all of them, and before Ying Che was about to leave, she casually asked, "Brother, why did you say so many cheesy things today? You never say that in the past."

Ying Che didn't take her joking attitude too seriously and continued casually, "I've also accidentally seen Junior Sister cry many times, and I realized that female cultivators are more sensitive. Looking back, I've never seen Junior Sister sad, so I'm reflecting on my own negligence."

"Junior Sister? Junior Sister Nian Zhi? Does she cry often?"

"Yes, after I encountered her twice and counseled her, she often came to me to complain. I then understood the sorrows in her heart. She suffered an accident when she was young, left her hometown at a young age, and because she studied under the master, she was noticed by others. Her slow progress in cultivation in Qinghui was often ridiculed... If she didn't talk about these things, I would have never noticed them."

As Ying Che spoke, his eyes were filled with heartache.

Lu Zhaozhao listened to his words and smiled. When she heard him say, "Junior sister is also a female cultivator, so naturally she will have these troubles," she interrupted him in time to comfort him, "Senior brother, you are wrong. Among my peers in Qinghui, I am not even afraid of you in terms of talent. Who would dare to mess with me?! Besides, I entered the mountains voluntarily, and my family sends me things every year. It is impossible for me to worry about these things. Don't worry, senior brother, you have been very good to me over the years."

Lu Zhaozhao raised her tone and smiled. Ying Che couldn't help but smile as he looked at her. He reached out and rubbed Lu Zhaozhao's head, saying with a smile, "That's right. It's good that you don't provoke others."

"Brother!"

"Alright, alright, I won't disturb your rest. You are already a Nascent Soul now, but you have only just reached the stage of breakthrough. You still need to consolidate your efforts. Don't rush for quick success. As we all know, haste makes waste."

Ying Che straightened his expression when he finished speaking, and Lu Zhaozhao also straightened his attitude and agreed seriously.

After Ying Che left, Lu Zhaozhao fell on the bed as if he had no bones, and began to think carefully.

Although these three years were hard, they were completely separated from the main storyline, like a secluded paradise. But now that she was out, she had to face the world in front of her.

This time, she clearly noticed the change in the attitude of her master Yun Xian and senior brother Ying Che towards Nian Zhi. She thought that a lot of things must have happened in the sect during the past three years when she was in the back mountain.

Recalling Ying Che's words about Nian Zhi being ridiculed for her cultivation speed, Lu Zhaozhao couldn't believe it. After all, as the heroine of the original book, everyone who approached her would have a favorable impression of her, except for the vicious female supporting characters like Lu Zhaozhao who would gang up on her and bully her. But in all honesty, how could she, after three years in the mountains, bully Nian Zhi?

Unable to figure out this one, she changed to another one.

It is said that on the night she entered the mountain, a villain broke into the back mountain. Just before entering, he was stopped by her master Yun Xian. The two fought with each other, and then the villain fled out of guilt. But unexpectedly, Yun Xian failed to catch him!

If it was anyone else, Lu Zhaozhao wouldn't be surprised, but this was Yun Xian! The hero of this book, Yun Xian, who had achieved the state of returning to the void at a young age!

Who on earth could escape unscathed from his hands?

A figure flashed in Lu Zhaozhao's mind.

Wen Sheng, could it be him? Was Wei Zhanjie's disappearance also due to his help?

"When we met in the stone chamber, I was clearly just an ordinary person. Wen Sheng, what realm are you in?"

Lu Zhaozhao closed his eyes, feeling his temples throbbing and inexplicably irritated.

"Knock knock knock."

There was a knock on the door, and Lu Zhaozhao was forced to sit up and open his eyes. His tone was not very good: "Who is it?"

There was no sound outside the door. Just as Lu Zhaozhao frowned and was about to lie down again, a soft and trembling voice came: "Senior Sister Zhaozhao, it's me. I heard from Senior Brother Ying that you are back, so..."

Her voice became smaller and smaller, and Lu Zhaozhao couldn't hear what she said next.

But since the person has come, there is no reason not to open the door for him.

Lu Zhaozhao cleared his mind of the chaotic thoughts and hurried over to open the door.

As the door opened, the woman outside came into view.

Her eyes were as clear as autumn water, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly like cicada wings. Her dark eyebrows were curved like crescent moons, and seemed to be frowned. The well-cut white clothes made her skin look whiter than snow, her waist was slender and could be held in one hand, and her eyes and eyebrows showed her pitiful appearance. Even Lu Zhaozhao, as a woman, could not help but feel love and pity for her.

She really deserves to be the heroine, Lu Zhaozhao sighed in her heart.

In fact, the original Lu Zhaozhao could be considered a beauty, but she was a completely opposite type to Nian Zhi. Her almond eyes were slightly upturned, her eyebrows and eyes were three-dimensional, and she had been pampered for many years, so she unconsciously had an air of arrogance on her. She looked difficult to approach and intimidating at first glance.

Seeing that Lu Zhaozhao was still silent, Nian Zhi bit her lower lip, lowered her eyelashes, and whispered, "Senior Sister, am I here at the wrong time?"

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