"Going out for a free meal again? Tsk tsk tsk, junior sister, no offense, but I think our master is a bit too shameless."

Fortunately, the other elders were accommodating to him. Sigh, being the master's junior brothers and sisters isn't easy!

Shangguan Shu sighed sincerely.

Bei Yan didn't reply, but just looked behind Shangguan Shu. Shangguan Shu, who was speaking eloquently, suddenly stopped talking.

His body stiffened, he closed his eyes, and with a death-defying resolve, turned around and bowed to the person who had approached him.

“Master, your disciple was wrong! Your disciple shouldn’t have spoken ill of you behind your back again.”

You are a magnanimous person, with a heart as vast as a prime minister's—please don't hold a grudge against an ignorant child like me!

"Pfft." Bei Yan laughed without any restraint. Only then did Shangguan Shu look up. It wasn't his master at all; the person standing in front of him was clearly his second brother.

"Brother, there's no need for such a grand gesture. I really can't accept it. Please rise, please rise!"

Shangguan Mu, that old fox, couldn't possibly miss such a good opportunity to undermine his own elder brother. So, he even reached out to help Shangguan Shu in a very convincing manner.

"Get lost! You son of a bitch! You even dared to mess with your older brother! I'll beat you up!"

After saying that, he picked up a thin twig from the ground and chased after Shangguan Mu, who had already run away.

The two brothers ran and chased each other, circling around the yard. Bei Yan quietly moved a small stool for himself.

Sitting at the door, watching the two chase each other, he took out a basket of strawberries from his storage ring and stuffed them into his mouth one by one.

Mmm, so sweet!

When Qian Qing arrived, this was the scene he saw: two boys chasing each other playfully in the courtyard, and a little girl in a pink dress sitting on a bamboo stool in front of the courtyard gate.

The little girl held a snow-white cat in her arms and ate ripe, red strawberries with great relish.

The golden sunlight shone on the little girl, inexplicably bathing her in a layer of holy golden light.

My heart suddenly felt like it had been hit hard, and it started beating faster than usual.

Later, Qian Qing suddenly realized that the moment he was moved had long since become the most beautiful memory of his youth.

"Yan'er, what are you doing?" The voice was as gentle as a spring breeze. Bei Yan didn't even need to look up to know who it was.

"Little San'er, what brings you here? Aren't you going to gather herbs with the Third Elder today? Want some strawberries? They're very sweet!"

A basket full of strawberries, each one emitting an enticing, mouthwatering aroma, Qian Qing shook his head.

Just as I was about to refuse, a strawberry was stuffed into my mouth, and I instinctively took a bite.

"Is it delicious?" Bei Yan smiled as she looked at Qian Qing with her crescent-shaped eyes.

"Mmm, it's delicious, thank you Yan'er." Qian Qing ate the strawberry and replied with a smile.

His gentle, jade-like face still wore the same tender smile as always. Wherever Qian Qing was, he always brought a sense of comfort, like a gentle spring breeze.

Bei Yan happens to really like this feeling. Whether it's the warm-hearted little boy he was as a child or the gentle and refined young man he is now, Bei Yan's affection for Qian Qing has only grown stronger.

"Huh?" Bei Yan was confused when a strawberry he had just picked up was snatched away. What was going on?

Looking down, I saw that the bright red strawberry that was in my hand was now on a snow-white cat's paw.