After saying goodbye to Ji Xiaoxi, Zu An left the back mountain with Chu Chuyan. Since the academy had granted them a holiday, the two decided to go straight back to the Chu residence.

Chu Chuyan also wanted to report the matter of the secret realm to her family, especially the fact that she had completely broken ties with Shi Kun, so that they would know about it and be caught off guard in the future.

As soon as the two stepped out of the school gate, a short-haired girl excitedly opened her arms and rushed over: "Sister, brother-in-law!"

Seeing his sister-in-law's enthusiasm, how could Zu'an not respond? He opened his arms to hug her, saying, "Little Zhao, come here and let your brother-in-law love you~"

You know what, I've missed her quite a bit since I haven't seen her for so many days. She's still as adorable as ever.

Chu Huanzhao blushed and ignored him, throwing herself into Chu Chuyan's arms: "Sister, you've finally come out safely. I was worried about you because I heard rumors that this secret realm was more dangerous than before."

Zuan: "..."

He awkwardly withdrew his hand, realizing he had really made a mistake in praising her.

Just then, another figure threw himself into his arms and said, choking back tears, "Young master, I never expected you to miss me so much. I'm so touched I could cry."

His nostrils were itchy from the two char siu bun-like buns on the other person's head, so he quickly pushed Cheng Shouping away.

This guy is usually all gay, could there really be something wrong with him?

On the other side, Chu Chuyan affectionately patted her younger sister's head: "It is a bit dangerous inside. Let's talk about it in detail when we get back."

"Great!" Chu Huanzhao waved his fist excitedly. "Sister, you have to tell me everything that happened inside. It's such a pity I couldn't go. My injuries had almost healed, but Mother just wouldn't let me go."

"Your mother doesn't want you to go because she's worried about your safety. This secret realm is very different from the previous ones. If you really go in, something bad might really happen." Chu Chuyan's face flushed slightly. How could she possibly tell her everything that happened inside, especially a certain thing? How could she possibly bring herself to say it?

"What could possibly happen to me?" Chu Huanzhao said dismissively, pointing to Zu An beside him. "If someone of his skill level can get out safely, why can't I?"

Zuan: "..."

What do you mean by my level?

"Xiao Zhao, haven't seen you for days, are you itching for a beating?"

Upon hearing his words, Chu Huanzhao immediately hid behind Chu Chuyan: "Sister, look, he's bullying me again."

Chu Chuyan knew her younger sister's temperament well, and said with a helpless smile, "Alright, stop fooling around. He's not as incompetent as you think. Didn't you see his abilities at the last family competition?"

“Of course I saw it, but Mother said he just got lucky,” Chu Huanzhao said, winking at Zu An. “Sister, does he actually have the ability?”

Zu An smiled slightly, knowing that Chu Huanzhao had said this on purpose, probably to get closer to her sister. This silly girl, she doesn't know how far things have progressed between me and her sister.

Chu Chuyan glanced at Zu An with a strange expression, and after a long while nodded: "Mother must have misunderstood. He is quite strong now. He almost killed Shi Kun with a single sword strike just now on the back mountain of the academy."

"Brother-in-law is so amazing?" Chu Huanzhao hurriedly ran to Zu An's side and looked him up and down. "No wonder he is the man I have high hopes for. He actually beat that arrogant guy Shi Kun to a pulp."

Chu Chuyan frowned: "Xiao Zhao, you're a girl, and you keep using those kinds of words... it's not proper for you to say that."

Chu shrugged and said dismissively, "Oh well, you're in charge of being a lady at home anyway, so let me live a more carefree life."

Chu Chuyan: "..."

Over the years, she had long understood her sister's temperament and knew that no amount of persuasion would be of any use, so she could only sigh inwardly and shut her mouth.

Chu Huanzhao looked at Zu An excitedly and stretched out her small hand in front of him: "Give it to me."

"What is that?" Zu An was taken aback.

"Of course it's a gift. You promised to bring me a gift when you came back from the secret realm," Chu Huanzhao frowned. "You haven't forgotten, have you?"

"This..." Zu An looked embarrassed. He had really forgotten about it. As soon as he entered the secret realm, all sorts of life-threatening situations came one after another, and he didn't have time to think about such things.

Seeing his expression, Chu Huanzhao, who had been looking forward to it, finally understood: "You stinky brother-in-law, I'm never talking to you again!"

After saying that, she turned and left with a cold face, not looking back no matter what Zu An said to her.

Cheng Shouping watched from behind and secretly shook his head. The young master still didn't know how to please a girl. How could he forget something like this? It seems I should give him more pointers in the future.

Thinking of the dating experience he gained from those romance novels, Cheng Shouping's eyes were filled with confidence.

Even after returning to the Chu family, Chu Huanzhao ignored Zu An once. Fortunately, the Chu couple asked the two about their trip to the secret realm, which caught her attention. She originally planned to go back to her room to sleep in a huff, but she couldn't resist her curiosity and stayed.

Chu Chuyan gave a general account of what had happened in the secret realm, and Zu An added about his experiences in the previous two days. The two of them tacitly avoided mentioning a certain matter.

Chu Chuyan was embarrassed, while Zu An was worried about being torn to pieces by the furious Chu Zhongtian and Qin Wanru.

Qin Wanru had never had a good impression of him. Although Chu Zhongtian was a good person, as a father, it was hard not to be angry when he learned that the cabbage he had worked so hard to raise had been eaten by a pig.

So he plans to wait until they've gotten to know each other better before announcing the good news.

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