Senior brother is so awesome!

She pinched him hard, but her mind was full of questions. When she saw the wolf's eyes, she felt a strange sense of familiarity!

But this doubt did not linger in their minds for long, because they soon arrived at their destination, a farm at the foot of Feifan Mountain. After descending the mountain, they saw their third senior brother's tall figure standing anxiously in front of the peach blossom forest.

With black hair and blue clothes, and a handsome face full of eagerness, he rushed up to greet them upon their arrival. He took Qin Yuechan's hand and looked her up and down before letting out a faint sigh of relief. However, she still noticed something in his expression.

Led by her third senior brother, they passed through the peach blossom forest and arrived at the farm. It was an extremely ordinary house, with the roof even covered with withered yellow thatch. However, outside the courtyard, many experts were standing around. She observed that those people had prominent temples and a faint air of heaviness between their brows.

She looked at her third senior brother with a questioning gaze. He didn't want to explain and led her through the mottled wooden door. Behind them, Fu Ying carried her fourth senior brother on his back, and the group followed closely behind.

Stepping into the wooden thatched hut, in the dry, ordinary room, one immediately sees that dark purple figure standing tall, the setting sun's glow shining through the dilapidated windowpane, casting a soft light on him, his jet-black hair seeming to radiate divine light, reflected in his shimmering, beautiful eyes, forming the softest yet most sublime place in one's heart.

Hearing the sudden flurry of footsteps inside the room, Zhong Zhichen abruptly stopped mid-sentence. He turned around calmly, only to be met with a pair of eyes brimming with longing. A small smile curved his thin lips, and his clear black and white eyes were like a deep pool, revealing emotions that were difficult to discern. He strode over, oblivious to the people in the room, and pulled her into a tight embrace, holding her soft body in his arms. His dazzling profile was tinged with a delicate tenderness.

"Not too stupid, managing to get here alive."

He spoke with a deep, resonant voice, but the words he uttered were extremely offensive. Qin Yuechan pushed against his chest with her small hands, only to find that the wall of steel holding her remained unmoved.

He said irritably, "Thanks to you! Stop being so affectionate, Fourth Senior Brother needs a rest."

Zhong Zhichen then released her and said coldly to Situ Ze, who was leaning on Fu Ying's shoulder, "Can Fourth Brother still hold on?"

Situ Ze gave a weak smile, his pale face revealing a pair of captivating peach blossom eyes that shone brightly, and his thin, pale lips curled into an indifferent smile, "Of course."

"Then stay and discuss it before you go to rest."

After leaving a message, Fu Ying placed Situ Ze on a chair and arranged for Qing'er to go to the side room. The room suddenly felt a bit empty with half the people in it. Only then did Qin Yuechan realize that there were actually two people sitting in the room.

But when she saw one of them clearly, she was stunned as if struck by lightning. He was dressed in dark black robes, with black hair and a jade crown. He was incomparably handsome. His eyes, which were originally as clear as a mountain spring, were now sharp. His handsome face was sculpted like a knife, and his chin was slightly tense.

In an instant, a name that was about to burst out of his mouth was choked in his throat, while another name was softly uttered.

"Yun Ting?"

Qin Yuechan was almost certain that he was Yun Ting, because Yun Che would not have such a sharp gaze. He was always as insightful as a child, living up to his name. As for Yun Ting, his aura of "keep away" was no less than that of Zhong Zhichen.

Yun Ting's peach-colored lips curved slightly. "Are you so sure I'm not the Yun Che you've been longing for?"

The two had only met once in the Hundred Flowers Garden, and he almost strangled her. How could she mistake him for someone else with such a deep impression?

Her exquisite face was covered in frost, but when she thought about how Yun Che still existed inside her, she couldn't harden her heart. She gave a soft hum and asked indifferently, "How come he's here?"

This question was directed at Zhong Zhichen, whose sinister gaze felt like a sharp blade against his back.

Zhong Zhichen's face was expressionless. He glanced at Yun Ting before saying, "He is the most legitimate prince of Xuanwu Kingdom. We need his presence."

His words echoed in her ears. Qin Yuechan frowned slightly, not understanding why this prince was being brought up when Qin Muhan was currently the emperor of Xuanwu Kingdom.

Zhong Zhichen didn't want to explain further, but a hint of joy was hidden between his handsome brows, which still shocked everyone present.

He never showed any emotion other than cold-bloodedness.

"Ahem, get to the point quickly, there's a seriously injured person here."

Situ Ze sat listlessly in his chair, looking at the two of them with cold, sorrowful eyes. His face was pale, and his chest heaved from coughing. Even so, he was handsome yet sickly, a living, breathing sick beauty, pitiful to behold.

Upon hearing this, Zhong Zhichen didn't delay and pointed to the man sitting on one side of the pavilion, saying, "He is Pei Yunhao, you should have met him before."

Pei Yunhao stood up and respectfully cupped his hands, saying, "Yunhao greets sister-in-law."

Hearing the words "elder sister-in-law," she couldn't help but feel smug. She gently pinched Zhong Zhichen's palm with the fingers he was holding, but the smile on her face froze slightly when she looked at Pei Yunhao's face.

"Have we met somewhere before?"

He had large, round glasses, sword-like eyebrows, and a face that was gentle and refined, yet possessed an unforgettable handsomeness. She must have seen such a good-looking man before, but... where was he?

Pei Yunhao grinned and said loudly, "I am ashamed to say that I once accompanied Brother Zhong to Xuanwu Kingdom, where I used the alias Cui Hao."

It was him? No wonder he looked so familiar. It's just that his official robes were too heavy back then, which concealed his aura. I stopped worrying about it and smiled, saying, "I'm not here to visit relatives today. What's going on? Where's my master?"

Upon hearing this, a subtle ruthlessness flashed in Zhong Zhichen's eyes. He turned and pulled her to sit down before slowly explaining.

It turns out that during the martial arts tournament today, the Fierce Tiger Gang, who are always up to no good, actually used poison when they were fighting against Master. Master was originally immune to all poisons, but this time he fell victim to the poison made by the Fierce Tiger Gang and lost all his martial arts skills!

Just then, an army appeared out of nowhere and surrounded the training ground. Almost everyone present, except for the Fierce Tiger Gang, was acting strangely, their internal energy blocked in their dantian and unable to be released!

Zhong Zhichen and the others from Sanqing Mountain risked their lives to protect their master and help him escape, but in the chaos, they got separated from him. The second and fifth senior brothers were seriously injured while protecting their master and are now resting in a side room.

Upon hearing that their master was missing and that their second and fifth senior brothers were seriously injured, Qin Yuechan's heart skipped a beat. Even her breathing became tense. She grabbed his sleeve and asked anxiously, "How is Master? Could he have been captured by the Fierce Tiger Gang? Or perhaps he's already..."

Zhong Zhichen held her hand tightly, his cold gaze softening slightly. "Don't worry, if Master is really captured by them, he will be safe and sound, because that's their only bargaining chip."

Looking into her calm gaze, the sudden panic in my heart seemed to disappear by half, and I nodded heavily, "I hope so."

Yun Ting and Pei Yunhao seemed to already know about these things. Pei Yunhao's face showed no emotion, but Yun Ting frowned in disgust.

His long, slender fingers tapped on the table. "You two should go back to your room and talk about your sweet nothings. Don't make us watch from here."

Qin Yuechan suppressed the tears welling up in her eyes and remained silent, watching the three of them discuss the matter from the side.

Her mind was in complete chaos, and she couldn't listen to anything else. Seeing that her fourth senior brother was exhausted, she helped him take his leave.

The subordinates waiting at the door came over and respectfully led them into the east wing of the courtyard.

The farmhouses were simple and rough, but they were clean. Walking into the east wing, you could see that the crude room contained only a large communal bed that could sleep five or six people, and two people were already lying on it.

Her jet-black hair was spread out on the pillow, her gentle face was as pale as paper, and her tightly closed eyes had long eyelashes hanging limply, like a stroke of ink on a blank sheet of paper.

Qin Yuechan suppressed her trembling and, with the help of her subordinates, carried her fourth senior brother onto the bed before daring to look at her second and fifth senior brothers.

Perhaps because the incident happened so suddenly, they rushed over without any preparation. The two of them lay on the bed with their upper bodies naked, covered by two thin blankets.

She instinctively reached out to lift their blankets to check their injuries, but as she touched a corner of the thin blanket, her wrist was grabbed by a warm, large hand.

Looking down into her second senior brother's smiling eyes, she exclaimed in surprise, "You're awake? How are you feeling? Does your body hurt? Let me take a look at your wounds."

Zhu Mingquan shook his head, his slightly pale lips parted: "Don't look, I'm afraid you'll cry."

Staring intently into his shimmering eyes, she said, her voice choked with emotion, "It's because you won't let me see that I'm having all sorts of wild thoughts!"

He stopped trying to stop her, let go of her hand, and allowed her to gently lift the blanket a little, revealing a blood-stained white cloth wrapped around her chest. Apart from that, her skin was fine, her skin, which had been pampered since childhood, was fair and radiant.

"Does it hurt?"

The ethereal voice made Zhu Mingquan's heart tremble. He held her soft, boneless hand against his cheek, and a charming smile appeared on his cool lips.

"It hurts so much!"

Qin Yuechan panicked, "Then tell me what herbs you need and I'll go gather them!"

The next second, she was tense, but then she was captivated by his radiant smile. "Silly girl, it won't hurt anymore now that you're here."

"you……"

The tension she felt earlier turned out to be his playful antics. Her usually gentle and polite second senior brother's antics left her feeling a little lost. She instinctively wanted to punch him, but considering his injuries, she forced a mischievous smile.

Her small hand stroked his cheek, and the next second, she pinched one cheek hard and pulled it up slightly. The second senior brother was caught off guard and was stunned when she succeeded. Seeing that she was very happy, he couldn't bear to refuse. However, it was the first time that someone had pinched his cheek like this...

Qin Yuechan watched as a beautiful, ethereal face changed shape in her hands, and her suppressed emotions finally eased. She mischievously kneaded and rubbed it, thinking how he had just made her anxious.