Everyone's all smiles on the surface but secretly cunning, but the junior sister only wants to

Jiang Shiliu knew perfectly well that her acting was a bit over the top; after all, it wouldn't be easy to fool her exceptionally intelligent senior sister. However, just then, she felt a surge of heat rising from her cheeks, and her face gradually flushed red.

Meanwhile, Qingyan was intently watching the adorable junior sister in front of her, her affection for her growing stronger. When Jiang Shiliu finally finished her food, Qingyan could no longer suppress her impulse and without hesitation stretched out her arms to hug Jiang Shiliu tightly.

"Sister... Sister, I can't breathe!" Jiang Shiliu was startled by Qingyan's sudden action and was at a loss for what to do. However, what shocked her even more was that she couldn't breathe normally, as if an invisible hand was choking her. It turned out that the culprit was her senior sister's voluptuous figure, which was now tightly pressing against her, making her almost suffocate.

"What's wrong? Oh my god! Master, Junior Sister is about to faint! Come and save her!!" Qingyan looked down and saw that her Junior Sister's face had turned red and she was showing signs of fainting. She immediately became anxious and didn't care that her Master had just gone to rest next door.

Qingyan was completely unaware that it was her impressive figure that caused the trouble, and she started shouting loudly.

Yun Che had just returned to the next room to get some rest, as he had been dealing with matters all along and was extremely tired. However, he had only been lying down for about half an hour when he heard his eldest disciple shouting and yelling.

"Master! Something's wrong! Junior Sister is about to faint!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Che initially didn't want to pay attention, but he couldn't help frowning. He wondered what was wrong with Qingyan, making such a racket. But when he heard the words again, "Junior Sister is about to faint!" his heart tightened.

"What's going on? She was fine when I came over. How did she faint? How can Qingyan take care of a child!" Yun Che immediately jumped out of bed and, without caring about anything else, teleported directly to Jiang Zhizhi's room.

Upon entering the room, Yun Che saw his little apprentice looking at him with pleading eyes, while his eldest apprentice, Qingyan, was holding him tightly, as if she was about to suffocate!

Yun Che quickly stepped forward and rescued Jiang Shiliu from Qingyan's arms. After being freed, Jiang Shiliu immediately took deep breaths of fresh air, as if she had been reborn.

Jiang Shiliu thought to herself, "I thought I was lucky to survive being stabbed to death with a sword, but I almost got suffocated by my senior sister's chest!" This made her feel both scared and fortunate.

"Junior Sister, are you alright? What happened? Master, why is Junior Sister like this?" Qingyan looked at her junior sister, who was breathing heavily in Yun Che's arms, and asked with great confusion. She looked at Jiang Shiliu with concern, her eyes filled with worry and incomprehension.

Yun Che's hand was on Jiang Shiliu's back, patting her back to help her catch her breath. He looked at Qingyan with a helpless expression and said, "Qingyan, you should probably stop hugging your junior sister for now. I'm afraid she can't handle it." He said to Qingyan with a wry smile while gently patting Jiang Shiliu's back.

"Why? I'm a girl, and Junior Sister is a girl too, why can't I hug her!" Qingyan was even more confused after hearing what her master said, and directly asked in return. She didn't understand why she couldn't hug Junior Sister, which made her very confused.

Yun Che didn't know how to explain this to Qing Yan. "Well... sigh, Qing Yan, you'll understand later." Yun Che sighed and decided not to explain it to Qing Yan for the time being.

At this moment, Jiang Shiliu also caught her breath. She looked at Yun Che gratefully, and then said to Qingyan, "Sister, I'm fine now. I probably ate too fast just now, so I couldn't breathe for a bit."

"That's good, you scared your senior sister to death." Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Jiang Shiliu's words.

"Alright, since everything's alright, you can go out now. I need to check her out." Yun Che said, carrying Jiang Shiliu to the bedside and helping her lie down.

Qingyan nodded and left the room. Yun Che looked at Jiang Shiliu and said softly, "Little one, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly having trouble breathing?"

"Uncle, I really ate too fast just now, and that lady hugged me too tightly, I couldn't breathe, and I didn't faint! She was just scared, that's why she said that." Jiang Shiliu looked at Yun Che with an innocent expression, but her words were a bit rough.

Yun Che listened to Jiang Shiliu's explanation, a hint of doubt appearing on his face, but he still nodded in understanding. He thought to himself that the little girl was probably just frightened, which was why she reacted that way. However, this also made him more curious and attentive to Jiang Shiliu.

However, when Yun Che heard Jiang Shiliu address him as "uncle," he frowned. He found it strange that Jiang Shiliu didn't call him "master." So, he decided to find out the reason.

"Why do you call me uncle? Didn't I tell you I'm your master?" Yun Che stared at Jiang Shiliu and asked seriously.

Jiang Shili blinked, pretending not to understand anything, and then innocently replied, "But I heard adults say that as long as the apprenticeship ceremony hasn't been performed, you're not considered a master, so I call you uncle!"

Upon hearing Jiang Shiliu's explanation, Yun Che suddenly understood. It turned out that Jiang Shiliu called him "uncle" because they hadn't formally held an apprenticeship ceremony yet. Yun Che secretly rejoiced that he had discovered the problem in time and decided to resolve the misunderstanding as soon as possible.

Yun Che sighed helplessly, thinking to himself, "No, it's not easy for me to take on a female disciple. I can't let her dislike me just because we haven't gone through the formal apprenticeship ceremony. It seems this is the only way for now!" He decided to put aside everything else for the time being and devote himself wholeheartedly to teaching Jiang Shiliu and helping her become an excellent disciple. At the same time, he also needed to find a way to help Jiang Shiliu accept him as her master as soon as possible, to avoid a similar awkward situation from happening again.

Yun Che carefully examined Jiang Shiliu's physical condition and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He found that Jiang Shiliu's recovery was quite good, and judging from the current situation, she would be able to fully recover and resume normal activities in about a month.

Having confirmed this, Yun Che did not hesitate at all, and directly used a peculiar spell to gently touch Jiang Shiliu's forehead with his finger. This seemingly simple action was actually a move with profound significance.

It turns out that Yun Che's finger strike was intended to implant the mark of his personal disciple into Jiang Shiliu's body. Once this mark was planted, it meant that Jiang Shiliu had become his personal disciple, establishing a special master-disciple relationship between them. More importantly, with this mark, anyone else who wanted to take Jiang Shiliu as a disciple would first have to face Yun Che's challenge. Only by defeating Yun Che could the mark be removed; otherwise, it would be impossible to accept Jiang Shiliu as a disciple.

This approach was undoubtedly a form of protection for Jiang Shiliu, and also Yun Che's promise and responsibility to her. He knew that Jiang Shiliu's background was shrouded in mystery and that she had many enemies, as well as facing numerous dangers and challenges. Through this method, he hoped to give Jiang Shiliu more security and protection, allowing her to progress more smoothly on her cultivation path.