Senior brother is so awesome!

The following is the main text of the novel "{?$article_title?}" ({?$jieqi_title?}) provided by {?$jieqi_sitename?}. Please enjoy! Junior Brother Lin Hongxuan, the most impatient of all, seeing that Master was only looking at him and his fellow disciples, became somewhat restless and urged, "Master, what are your instructions for summoning us here?"

Ye Xianqing coughed and said, "Now it's time for your senior brother to speak." He then nodded to his senior brother.

Zhong Zhichen stood up and faced the six of them, his handsome face expressionless. He said, "Last night, a thief broke into Sanqing Mountain. Fortunately, the disciples patrolling the mountain disrupted the thief's plan, causing him to escape injured. Last night, I led my disciples to search the mountain, but we couldn't find any trace of the thief. So my master and I guessed that there must be an inside agent in Sanqing Mountain!" He emphasized the last two words, "inside agent," and the six people present looked at each other in surprise.

Young Lin Hongxuan was the first to ask, "May I ask, senior brother, how did you know that the thief had an inside man?"

“There is a Yin-Yang Bagua formation guarding the foot of Sanqing Mountain, which is not something that ordinary people can break. Even if that thief was skilled enough to enter Sanqing Mountain, how could he have disappeared after being injured? When the incident happened, I had people guard the exit, so that not even a fly could get out!” Zhong Zhichen said with his hands behind his back. The extraordinary aura he exuded made everyone present stare at him, and they couldn’t help but believe him wholeheartedly.

At this moment, Yang Shanshan felt like she was being scratched by a cat. With a guilty conscience, she was bound to feel guilty, but she tried her best to appear less nervous.

Lin Hongxuan pressed further: "So who do you think is the inside man?"

Zhong Zhichen's hawk-like eyes swept over everyone present, as if possessing a magical power that could see through people's hearts. "There are already clues about this matter, and it is under investigation." After saying that, he glanced casually at the little figure in the corner who wanted to curl up and minimize his presence. A slight smile appeared in his eyes, but it was only for a moment, so fast that it was hard to see.

At this moment, the third senior brother, Nangong Xu, who had been silent all along, waved his folding fan and said leisurely, "Then, my wise and mighty senior brother, are you confident that you can catch the little thief in a few days and find out which force is coveting my Sanqing Mountain?" His brows were full of ease, and he did not look directly at his senior brother when he spoke, giving people a sense of contempt.

Ever since the thief said he was injured by his third senior brother, Yang Shanshan had been incredibly curious about that seemingly ordinary fan. Indeed, a deadly weapon doesn't necessarily have to look impressive. But what's strange is that if it was the third senior brother who injured the thief, how did he become a patrolling disciple? Could there be some unspeakable secret behind it?

Zhong Zhichen smiled and ignored his disrespectful third senior brother. He clasped his hands in a fist and said to Ye Xianqing, "Please rest assured, Master, I will definitely find out the truth within three days to protect the safety of Sanqing Mountain."

Ye Xianqing nodded with great satisfaction, especially for his eldest disciple. He then said, "Then I'll leave this matter entirely to you. The disciples on the mountain will be at your disposal." As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something else and looked up at Yang Shanshan, saying, "Chan'er, your skills are not yet proficient. I'm worried that the thieves might escape to your residence, so I'll have your eldest brother send someone to protect you."

Yang Shanshan was startled, thinking to herself that if that were the case, the little thief would have no chance of escaping. She quickly put on a bright smile and replied, "Master, don't worry. My Luoxue Pavilion is the closest to your Xianyun Pavilion, so the little thief probably won't dare to cause trouble. Chan'er, we won't trouble Senior Brother."

Before Ye Xianqing could speak, Zhong Zhichen spoke first, his hawk-like eyes fixed on Yang Shanshan, saying, "Junior Sister, there's no need to worry. You are Master's only female disciple and the only junior sister among your senior brothers. Protecting you is the responsibility of your senior brothers, so don't refuse."

Forgetting her fear of her senior brother, she hurriedly said, "Senior brother, I really don't need to..."

Zhong Zhichen forcefully stopped her from refusing, and said coldly, "Junior Sister, why are you so flustered? Is something wrong?"

Recalling what her senior brother had done in her room last night, she listlessly fell silent.

After finishing this, Ye Xianqing dismissed everyone. Yang Shanshan, who had only been a background figure, helplessly pursed her lips, thinking, "If I can't teach her today, I should just have someone notify her directly. Why make her listen to such important matters? She can't help anyway..." However, she absolutely couldn't let that little thief get away with it. It wasn't that she had a saintly mentality and could repay evil with kindness, but rather that she had lived a peaceful life for over twenty years in her previous life, and she really couldn't push a living person into a fire pit.