Senior brother is so awesome!

The following is the main text of the novel "{?$article_title?}" ({?$jieqi_title?}) provided by {?$jieqi_sitename?}. Please enjoy! Yang Shanshan was stunned. "Did I suffer a qi deviation again just now?" Why did it feel completely different from the time on the Azure Cloud Stone? This time, the heartache was especially pronounced...

He lay sprawled on the ground, looking at her with half-closed eyes, and said leisurely, "A fool is a fool, even if he recovers from his illness by good fortune, it won't change his foolish nature."

"You! Hmph, considering you just saved me, I won't bother arguing with you!" With that, he dusted himself off and turned to leave.

Seeing her leave, Situ Ze jumped up and followed her eagerly. Seeing that she seemed to ignore him, he angrily blocked her path, grinning smugly. Yang Shanshan was already confused by what she had just witnessed, and Situ Ze, oblivious to her impending doom, ignited her fury. She struck out with a palm aimed straight for his throat. Situ Ze, seemingly unprepared for such a ruthless attack, hastily dodged but couldn't manage it in time, desperately begging for mercy, "Junior Sister, please let me go! Senior Brother was wrong, wrong! Ouch!" He received a kick to the butt and fell face-first to the ground.

Yang Shanshan clasped her hands in a fist salute, looking down at the man on the ground. His black clothes were covered in dust, making him look rather disheveled and lacking any sense of nobility. A golden dragon was embroidered on the hem of his clothes! Connecting this to the man she had just seen, she quickly asked, "What's with the golden dragon on your clothes?"

Situ Ze had been kicked and was fuming with anger, his mouth full of dirt. He wanted to get up and fight again, but when he saw Yang Shanshan's eager eyes, he thought, "It's time for me to get my revenge! She's good at martial arts, but I'm sure I'm smarter than her, right?"

Under her tense gaze, Situ Ze stood up unhurriedly, straightened his back, adopted the noble demeanor of a prince, and looked at her with disdain.

Yang Shanshan had a quick temper to begin with, and she felt like slapping him, but since she needed his help, she held back. She gritted her teeth and asked again, "I'm asking you, is a yellow robe embroidered with golden dragons the attire of an emperor?" At least in her previous life, emperors in TV dramas always looked like that. She wanted to confirm the man's identity so that she could find him later to resolve her confusion.

Situ Ze frowned and asked suspiciously, "Which country's emperor's attire are you referring to? Everyone knows that none of the five emperors wore gold robes. Gold robes were the attire of ancient god emperors, and mortals are not allowed to imitate them!" What exactly did this little girl want to ask?

Yang Shanshan was even more confused, "Ancient God Emperor?"

He nodded, looking at her as if she were an idiot, "What a fool, even the ancient god emperor didn't know."

Seeing his arrogant demeanor, as if he were about to make things difficult for her, she snorted and said, "Fine, since everyone knows, it doesn't matter who I ask." With that, she turned and left decisively. To prevent him from pursuing her relentlessly, she gathered her strength, lifted herself up, and leaped into the air, using her light-footed skill to traverse the leaves and disappear into the distance.

Situ Ze, who was left behind, lost her unruly expression as she walked away. A person dressed in white emerged from the woods behind her—it was Zhu Mingquan.

Situ Ze glanced at him and said with a smile, "This little girl's martial arts are getting more and more powerful. We will soon be no match for her."

Zhu Mingquan gazed proudly in the direction she had disappeared, her scent lingering around him, a delicate and pure fragrance. "A pearl will always shine," he said, turning to speak seriously. "How did that matter go?"

“Naturally, we have everything under control. We robbed Ling Zhao of the Mountain and River Map on his way back. No matter how powerful Zhong Zhichen is, he can’t trace us. I want to see if he can still act tough without the Mountain and River Map!” Situ Ze said with a sinister smile.

Zhu Mingquan didn't speak, but nodded with a smile. His thoughts returned to the little girl, thinking that he would teach her a lesson when they got back. If they hadn't been afraid of being discovered discussing matters here, she would definitely have suffered a qi deviation and severed all her meridians! The thought of losing her made his heart clench. It turned out that his heart had already been unknowingly captured by her...

Yang Shanshan never imagined that her arrival would quietly ignite the seeds of a five-nation power struggle...

She was a bit absent-minded; if she couldn't figure something out, she would automatically toss it aside and think about it later. But now, seeing the delicate pastries that Suixin had brought out, all her worries vanished completely. She just couldn't stop drooling, looking at Suixin with eyes full of admiration, praising, "Suixin is really amazing! She can make such complicated pastries. They look so delicious..."

Seeing that Miss Suixin finally smiled, she felt relieved and placed the pastries in front of her, saying, "They not only look delicious, but they taste even better."

Yang Shanshan was moved by her good intentions, took her hand and sat down, and sincerely said, "Thank you for following my heart."

“You are my master, and it is my duty to make you happy. Besides, you have never treated me like a servant. I am grateful to you from the bottom of my heart.” As she spoke, tears gradually welled up in her eyes.

Yang Shanshan couldn't bear to see this scene, so she quickly grabbed her sleeve to wipe away Sui Xin's tears and said anxiously, "Don't be like this. It's fate that we're together, right? The snacks are getting cold, let's eat them together." She then reached out and grabbed a piece, putting it in her mouth. The melt-in-your-mouth texture filled her mouth, and the refreshing floral fragrance lingered. Wow, delicious! Much better than Oreo soda fillings, and it's all-natural! She started dancing with joy as she ate. Watching Sui Xin go from tears to laughter...

The next day, Yang Shanshan finished breakfast as usual and was about to head to Xianyun Pavilion when Suixin informed her that Zhong Zhichen had returned, accompanied by several guests. It turned out he had gone down the mountain after all these days; she wondered if he had retrieved the Mountain and River Map. But since guests were here, did that mean she wouldn't have to practice martial arts today? Her master would surely be too busy to attend to her. Before she could even feel smug, a disciple came to announce that her master summoned her. Her plan to slack off was thwarted…

In the front hall of Xianyun Pavilion, Ye Xianqing still sat in the head seat, while Zhong Zhichen, having shed his arrogance, stood behind him. Though respectful, he showed no sign of humility, and of course, no one present dared to look down on him.