The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

Without saying a word, Zhou Jingqi attacked Chen Xuan directly. However, she remained rational, only wanting to teach him a lesson, not to kill him.

Chen Xuan tried to dodge, but he was too slow and was knocked into the water by Zhou Jingqi's palm.

Seeing this, Zhou Jingyi quickly stepped between the two: "Sister, sister, stop!"

"Jingyi, get out of my way!" Zhou Jingqi glared at Chen Xuan. "Let me teach this lecher a lesson!"

Chen Xuan climbed out of the water, wiped the water droplets from his face, and said helplessly, "Miss Zhou, I think there's some misunderstanding here. Could you please let me explain?"

"An explanation?" Zhou Jingqi sneered. "What's there to explain? Are you going to say you hid here to protect us sisters?"

"..."

"What? Speechless now? Take this!" She stretched out her jade-like leg, intending to deliver a side kick.

Chen Xuan sighed, knowing that no amount of explanation would help, so he could only smile wryly and say, "In that case, I'll have to offend you!"

Having said that, he got into a fighting stance, ready to face Zhou Jingqi and her legs.

Seeing this, Zhou Jingyi quickly stepped between the two: "Both of you, stop right there!"

Seeing Zhou Jingyi blocking their way, the two tacitly chose to stop fighting.

Zhou Jingqi frowned slightly: "Jingyi, step aside, this has nothing to do with you!"

"No, this has to do with me!" Zhou Jingyi said firmly. "If you insist on fighting, then you'll have to get past me first!"

"????!!"

Zhou Jingqi was stunned. She hadn't expected her sister to defend Chen Xuan so much. Could it be that she had been possessed?

"Jingyi, move aside!" Zhou Jingqi emphasized, "I don't want to hurt you!"

Zhou Jingyi showed no sign of backing down: "I won't give way, sister. If you really want to fight, then fight me too!"

Chen Xuan watched from the side, feeling somewhat moved. Although Zhou Jingyi was usually lively and mischievous, she protected him in such a crucial moment.

A young girl's love is always passionate.

Zhou Jingqi hesitated. Looking at Zhou Jingyi's determined eyes, she knew that if she continued to insist, it would only make things difficult for her sister.

However, seeing her younger sister, who had grown up with her since childhood, defending someone who had wronged her, her anger had reached its peak!

She suppressed her overwhelming rage: "I can spare him, but now you have to tell me what exactly happened!"

Zhou Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief and gave Zhou Jingqi a grateful look.

"Well, this is what happened..."

Seeing that her affair had been exposed, Zhou Jingyi told Zhou Jingqi about their meeting, getting to know each other, and falling in love. Of course, she embellished her own story during this process.

However, Zhou Jingqi became even angrier after hearing this.

"Chen Xuan!!!! You, you bastard! My sister was just going out for the first time, her very first time! And you dared to take advantage of her inexperience..."

Zhou Jingqi's eyes were practically spitting fire. She clenched her fists tightly, wishing she could tear Chen Xuan to pieces.

Chen Xuan knew he was in the wrong, so he could only accept Zhou Jingqi's anger with a wry smile. However, he would certainly not let Zhou Jingyi down.

"Sister, please be rational..." Zhou Jingyi pulled Zhou Jingqi's arm, trying to calm her down.

"Rationality? How can you expect me to be rational?!"

Zhou Jingqi abruptly shook off Zhou Jingyi's hand, glaring at Chen Xuan, "How could you bear to deceive my innocent and naive sister?!"

Chen Xuan kept his head down, remaining silent. Anything he said now would only provoke Zhou Jingqi's anger further, so it was better to stay silent.

"I know I shouldn't have kept it from you, but I was afraid you'd be angry, so I didn't dare tell you..." Zhou Jingyi tugged at Zhou Jingqi's sleeve, pleading in a low voice.

Seeing her sister like this, Zhou Jingqi was still angry, but she couldn't bear to blame her anymore. She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself down.

"That's enough. What's done is done. There's no point in pursuing it any further."

Seeing that her sister had finally stopped pursuing the matter, Zhou Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as she took Zhou Jingqi's arm: "I knew it, my sister is the best!"

Zhou Jingqi rolled her eyes at her: "Stop it! If you think I'm good, then break up with this jerk right now!!"

"Then, let's forget about it." Zhou Jingyi shrank back.

“Princess Jingqi, I think you’ve misunderstood!” Seeing that Zhou Jingqi had calmed down, Chen Xuan explained, “My feelings for Jingyi are genuine, and I truly want to be with her.”

"You're sincere?" Zhou Jingqi sneered. "I think you're just after our family's cultivation resources!"

"Rumors are circulating that you've lost your cultivation, but now it seems you were able to infiltrate my royal secret realm directly. You must be hiding something!"

"Alright, the more I explain, the worse it gets. You'd better listen to my explanation!" Chen Xuan scratched his head.

"I don't need to explain. I know exactly who you are!" Looking at Chen Xuan in front of her, she couldn't help but recall the scene when he got married at the Zhao family and was intimate with Zhao Lingwu.

However, Zhou Jingyi had complete faith in Chen Xuan. She took Zhou Jingqi's hand and said softly, "Sister, Chen Xuan really loves me. He... he's not what you think!"

"Jingyi, you're still young and don't understand what true feelings are. This is just a momentary impulse. Wait until you grow up..."

"Stop talking, sister! I... I just like Chen Xuan, and I want to marry him!"

Zhou Jingqi took a deep breath and glared at Chen Xuan with hatred.

That despicable lecher! Not only did he frame me, but he also tried to steal my beloved younger sister! He's utterly, utterly inhuman! Bah! Inhuman!

But then she saw her sister acting so... aggressively, and if she said anything more, she would become the villain!

"Hmph, I can't control you anymore. You can tell your father and mother yourself! He's still the Zhao family's son-in-law!"

"Mmm, thank you, sister!" Zhou Jingyi said happily, then let go of her hand and ran over to hug Chen Xuan's arm.

She knew that Zhou Jingqi disliked Chen Xuan, and now that Zhou Jingqi had personally promised not to get involved in the matter, things would be much easier from now on.

Zhou Jingqi was even more speechless.

You're thanking me, so why are you hugging him?! Have I become one of those villains from a storybook?

Furthermore, she always felt that Chen Xuan didn't truly love her sister, but rather had ulterior motives.

After all, in Zhou Jingqi's view, a man like Chen Xuan was destined not to belong to just one woman. She didn't want her sister to get too deeply involved and end up getting hurt.

"Now, explain to me how you ended up in my royal secret realm!"

"..."