Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Gu Meng shook her head. "Master doesn't eat much anymore. After you left, I rarely see Master either. Oh dear, didn't I tell you about that in the jade slip?"

"My senior brother told me that Master is in seclusion, but I suspect it's because the food he cooked was so bad that it scared Master away," Gu Meng said in a low voice.

"After that, Master came out of seclusion and left Hanfeng. Just like you, he left without saying goodbye to me." Gu Meng's voice became resentful as she said this.

"Senior brother, you'd better make it up to me properly."

"Okay," Jing Shu chuckled, "There's plenty of candied hawthorns!"

Gu Meng nodded in satisfaction. "So what is Senior Brother doing now? Making peach blossom pastries?"

"Hmm." Jing Shu chatted with Gu Meng while his hands continued to work. "Master likes to eat this. I promised Master that I would make peach blossom pastries for him."

"Oh~" Gu Meng gave a meaningful "oh" and looked at Jing Shu with her chin in her hand.

Whether before or after losing his memory, Master always favored Senior Brother. Perhaps it was because Senior Brother was the most worry-free and considerate disciple among the three of them.

After Shi Chuan showed Jing You around the room, they went to the kitchen together.

Seeing Jing Shu busy working alone, Shi Chuan rolled up his sleeves and said, "Junior Brother, shall I help you?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Meng didn't even need Jing Shu to say anything; she simply pulled Shi Chuan outside.

"Senior Brother, I suddenly remembered that I didn't refine my pills today. Will you come with me to refine them?"

Shi Chuan: "???" When did my junior sister become so diligent in alchemy?

Shi Chuan was taken away in a daze.

Jingyou quietly walked to the side and helped Jingshu keep an eye on the heat.

"Did the sect leader recognize you?" Jing Shu suddenly asked.

"Mm," Jingyou replied softly.

"It's alright. Although Senior Brother Sect Leader seems unreliable, he's still a very dependable person. He should contact me tonight, and I'll explain things to him then," Jing Shu comforted him.

Xiao Jingshu also emerged from the ancient jade.

Xiao Jingshu gently patted Jingyou's head, "Isn't it just that you look too much like your dad? You are Jingyou, our little brother. It's the same no matter who comes!"

Jingyou felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this, but...

“I’m not troubled by this matter,” Kyungwoo explained. “I’m worried about you, hyung.”

"Hmm?" Jing Shu couldn't help but find it amusing. "What is there to worry about about me?"

"Well..." Before Jingyou could say anything, Xiao Jingshu covered his mouth.

"Xiao You, don't say anything. I know what I'm doing," Jing Shu said calmly, his back to Jing You.

Xiao Jingshu nodded in agreement, and only after confirming that Jingyou wouldn't say anything more did he lower his hand.

Jingyou sighed slightly. His brother's actions only confirmed his suspicions.

Gu Meng didn't understand; it seemed that his elder brother's senior brother was also an accomplice. As for the Cloud Burial Sect Master, it felt like he had also been instructed to do so.

"Brother, do you know the consequences of what you're doing?" Jingyou said helplessly.

"Yes, I know, but there's no better way." After saying that, Jing Shu stopped talking about it. "Add some more firewood, the fire is getting a little small."

Jingyou quickly added some firewood and didn't say anything more.

Xiao Jingshu also returned to the ancient jade. His nascent soul sat cross-legged, listening to their conversation without any surprise—Xiao You had been with him for so many years, so it wasn't surprising that he could guess his thoughts.

Xiao Jingshu also sat down on the ground. "I originally wanted to go out and comfort him, but I realized it wasn't necessary at all."

"Stupid." The Nascent Soul uttered this single word indifferently. Jing You's heart wasn't that fragile; after all, it was he who had raised him!

Xiao Jingshu snorted, not wanting to pay any more attention to the Nascent Soul cultivator. He couldn't beat him in a fight, nor could he win an argument, so he wasn't going to make a fool of himself.

With Jingyou's help, Jingshu cooked much faster. Besides the peach blossom pastries he promised his master, there were also candied hawthorns that Gu Meng had specifically asked for.

Besides these two dishes, Jing Shu also prepared many other dishes, and Gu Meng and Shi Chuan had already come over after smelling the aroma.

After packing up his and his master's portions, Jing Shu said to the three who were already enjoying their meal, "Remember to wash the dishes after you're done eating."

As a result, none of the three paid any attention to him, fearing that they might miss out on a bite. Only Shi Chuan nodded at him in the end, indicating that he understood.

Jing Shu gave a helpless laugh, then took the food box and left.

Hanluo was in the bedchamber.

"Master?" Jing Shu placed the food box on the table and, seeing that there was no sound in the room, went into the inner room.

As soon as Jing Shu stepped inside, he was so stunned by the sight before him that he was speechless.

After learning there was a hot spring in the backyard, Jingran went to enjoy it. The soak was so comfortable that it made her sleepy. After getting out of the water, Jingran casually draped a piece of clothing over herself, then lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

However, Jingran didn't know that the clothes she randomly picked were actually an outer garment, and not just an outer garment, but a gauze dress! Wearing it was worse than not wearing anything at all!

In Jing Shu's eyes, Jing Ran was completely encased in the bed, her snow-white skin no less beautiful than the fluffy fabric of the bed. A thin blue gauze dress did not conceal anything, but rather added a touch of hazy beauty. Only her waist-length black hair barely covered the most alluring spring scenery.

Jing Shu, a virgin, had never suffered such a blow. He used all his willpower to take his eyes off his master, then closed his eyes and walked to the bedside. Relying on his memory, he grabbed the blanket that Jing Ran was under and wrapped Jing Ran up in it!

When Jing Shu opened his eyes again, he saw Jing Ran wrapped up like a silkworm cocoon and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that if he had looked at that scene for even a second longer, something terrible would have happened!

Jingran, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by the commotion.

Jingran wasn't fully awake yet; she just looked at Jingshu in a daze.

Why is your face so red?

"..."

Then, Jingran realized, "Why am I wrapped up?"

Jingran instinctively struggled to get out of bed, but Jingshu suddenly hugged her tightly.

"What are you doing?" Jing Ran frowned, not understanding what Jing Shu was doing. Was he not letting him get up? He could already smell the aroma of the food.

"Master! Aran! Wait, wait a minute!" Jing Shu said incoherently.

"Wait until I leave before you get out of bed!" With that, Jing Shu slipped out of the inner room.

Jingran looked completely bewildered. What on earth was going on?

Unable to figure out the reason, Jingran decided to get out of bed and eat first.

Jingran had just freed herself from under the covers when she looked down and froze.

Then Jingran seemed to realize something, and suddenly grabbed the blanket and wrapped herself up tightly. This time, not only were her ear tips red, but her whole body turned bright red.

Was this what Jing Shu was wearing when he first came in?! What kind of clothes are these?!