"Senior Brother Ye! Senior Brother Kong!" The woman's voice could be heard from afar.

"It's Zhang Keke!" Ye Feiyu and Kong Xiang exchanged a glance and said in unison. They recognized Zhang Keke's voice; her signature silvery voice was her most distinctive feature.

As the woman approached step by step, her face became clearer and clearer to the three of them. That cute baby face was indeed Zhang Keke!

Zhang Keke saw Ye Feiyu and Kong Xiang and was very excited: "Senior Brother Ye, Senior Brother Kong, I've finally met you!" Zhang Keke was very emotional, then started to complain: "Ugh, I'm so bored! I haven't had anyone to talk to until now. Ever since I entered the secret realm, I've been separated from everyone..."

Zhang Keke kept talking nonstop, making Ye Feiyu feel a little embarrassed.

Finally, Zhang Keke noticed Xia Zhirou standing next to Kong Xiang and asked curiously, "Who is this? Aren't you going to introduce her to me?"

"She is Xia Zhirou, we met her on the road!" Ye Feiyu said quickly.

"Oh, I see!" Zhang Keke blinked. "Then, my two senior brothers, I'm going to go with you two now!"

"Of course! Fellow disciples help each other out!" Ye Feiyu agreed to Zhang Keke's request to go with him. Thus, the trio became a group of four.

The four of them moved forward, eliminating the monsters that kept coming at them.

It was soon noon when Ye Feiyu's stomach started growling loudly. He rubbed his stomach sheepishly and said, "Junior brother, I'm hungry."

Upon hearing this, Kong Xiang picked up the monster that had just been killed, dismembered it, skinned it, lit a fire, and began roasting the monster meat over the fire.

The monster meat was quickly roasted until it sizzled, releasing an enticing aroma.

Upon smelling the aroma, Ye Feiyu's stomach rumbled with anticipation. He swallowed hard, eager to taste it.

"Junior brother, how long will it take for this barbecue to be ready?" Ye Feiyu couldn't hold back any longer.

"Almost done, almost done." Kong Xiang flipped the roasted meat while taking out seasonings from his storage bag and sprinkling them evenly over the meat. Instantly, an even richer aroma wafted out.

Xia Zhirou wanted to go up and chat with Ye Feiyu, but Zhang Keke blocked her way. "Don't bother them!"

Zhang Keke had long noticed Xia Zhirou's slight infatuation with Ye Feiyu, and she thought to herself, "I can't let her ruin Kong Xiang and Ye Feiyu's good time." So, she stopped Xia Zhirou.

"What's wrong?" Xia Zhirou asked, somewhat confused.

"Didn't you notice?"

"What did you figure out?"

"Take a closer look at those two!" Zhang Ke pointed in the direction of Ye Feiyu and Kong Xiang, urging Xia Zhirou to observe them carefully.

Therefore, Xia Zhirou carefully observed Ye Feiyu and Kong Xiang.

Kong Xiang handed the roasted meat to Ye Feiyu, who eagerly took a bite, only to be burned and scream in pain.

She saw Kong Xiang tenderly touch Ye Feiyu's lips and blow on the freshly roasted meat for him.

After Ye Feiyu finished eating the barbecue, Kong Xiang took out some sugar cake from his storage bag and fed it to Ye Feiyu with his hand. Ye Feiyu habitually opened his mouth and took a bite of the sugar cake that Kong Xiang handed to him.

"Could it be that they..." Xia Zhirou stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

“That’s right, they are a couple!” Zhang Keke confirmed Xia Zhirou’s guess from the side.

Xia Zhirou was immediately distraught.

Zhang Keke took out two portions of dry rations from her storage bag, one for herself and the other for Xia Zhirou. "Let's not bother them. There's no barbecue for us, but we can eat something else to fill our stomachs."

"Mm." Xia Zhirou took the dry rations and nodded heavily.

By this time, she had adjusted her mindset. Xia Zhirou was not someone who couldn't let go or make sense of things. When she learned that Ye Feiyu and Kong Xiang were a couple, she completely gave up her feelings for Ye Feiyu and instead silently wished them well.

Thus, this bizarre scene unfolded. Ye Feiyu and Kong Xiang sat around the fire, eating roasted meat, while two women beside them watched them with shining eyes, munching on dry rations, nodding occasionally, and sometimes blushing with excitement…

Suddenly, footsteps approached slowly. Ye Feiyu and Kong Xiang immediately reacted and became alert.

As the footsteps drew closer, the two brothers' bodies tensed up more and more.

"Master, we've found it." Just then, a familiar voice rang in Ye Feiyu and Kong Xiang's ears.

"That sounds like my martial uncle's voice?!" Ye Feiyu was somewhat surprised and uncertain, but Kong Xiang nodded, confirming his guess.

As the bushes were parted, two figures appeared in front of the four people, one in front and one behind.

Qin An was walking in front, while Shu Lan followed quietly behind him.

"Uncle-Master! Grand-Uncle-Master!" Ye Feiyu and Kong Xiang were completely astonished. "Why are you here?"

"We were drawn here by the smoke you were making and the aroma of your grilled meat," Shu Lan explained with a smile.

Xia Zhirou was stunned, having never seen such a beautiful person before. It wasn't until Zhang Keke tugged at her sleeve that she snapped out of her daze.

"Haha, everyone else reacts the same way when they see our grandmaster uncle, you're actually doing alright." Zhang Keke patted Xia Zhirou's shoulder with a grin.

"And who is this?" At this moment, Shu Lan noticed Xia Zhirou.

"Hello, I... my name is Xia Zhirou!" Xia Zhirou stammered nervously as she introduced herself to Shu Lan. After all, standing in front of such a beautiful person, she felt somewhat inferior.

"Xia Zhirou!" Shu Lan was startled. He suddenly remembered that Xia Zhirou was a member of the protagonist's harem in the original book. How come she's running into the protagonist now? Could it be that she's already involved with the protagonist?

Shu Lan then began to observe Ye Feiyu and Xia Zhirou with great interest.

Ye Feiyu felt a chill run down his spine from the stare. He didn't know why his grandmaster was looking at him and Xia Zhirou with such a strange gaze, and he just felt extremely uncomfortable.

Xia Zhirou was also full of questions. Why was such a beautiful person looking at her with such strange eyes? As if she were something special!

Qin An, standing to the side, was already seething with jealousy. Why was his master looking at that woman? In what way did he lack compared to her? She wasn't even as pretty as him! Yes, that's right, not as pretty as him!

Ever since realizing his feelings for his master, Qin An knew he had developed a possessive streak and didn't want his master's gaze to linger on anyone else. Whenever his master's attention was on someone else, his heart ached.