Yuan Qi was very happy to stroll through the garden with Bai Fujun.

Bai Youhui disapproved of Yuan Qi's behavior of prioritizing women over friends and stood unhappily between the two.

He completely blocked Yuan Qi's view of Bai Fujun.

"Want to come to my room for a bit?" Yuan Qi suggested.

Bai Youhui immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Mmm!"

Bai Fujun felt this was impolite: "..."

So the three of them went to Peony Residence.

As soon as Shen Xun saw Bai Fujun, he started talking in a showy manner, flapping his wings and flying in front of her, praising her beauty incessantly: "What a handsome young man, I like him! Green Bamboo, quick, bring the best tea!"

Bai Fujun was completely shocked. He stretched out an arm for Shen Xun to stand on, not caring at all whether Shen Xun would get his clothes dirty: "I heard that Seventh Sister has a particularly clever bird, is this it?"

Shen Xun stood unceremoniously on the other person's arm and rubbed her head against their face, blatantly taking advantage: "I am who I am!"

Yuan Qi wasn't very happy. She couldn't even touch Bai Fujun's face, so why should he, an ugly bird, do so?

Yuan Qi roughly grabbed Shen Xun by the neck and threw him out.

Shen Xun, intimidated by Yuan Qi's tyranny, dared not swear, much less lay a hand on him. Fortunately, Yuan Qi wasn't usually so violent and petty, so he flew back unwillingly and landed on the table.

Shen Xun tapped on the table: "Serve tea, serve delicious food! To entertain our guests."

Green Bamboo and Red Fir couldn't help but laugh and turned to go prepare. Although Yuan Qi didn't say anything, the two of them planned to serve the best tea. The reason was simple: Yuan Qi rarely brought guests on his own initiative. Even the Ninth Master came by himself, not by invitation from his master.

The two noticed that the young man in white who had come today was very handsome, and his every move exuded elegance and composure. Looking into their master's eyes, they knew what to do.

Yuan Qi invited the two to sit down, and Shen Xun, in a flamboyant manner, took the initiative to chat with Bai Fujun.

Bai Fujun had no idea that the black magpie was a man; she thought it was Yuan Qi's pet and reached out to touch its feathers, even teasing Shen Xun.

Green Bamboo and Red Fir served tea and also brought out the beef meatballs that were usually fed to the gods.

Bai Fujun placed a few small dumplings in her palm, and Shen Xun ate them while saying thank you.

"This bird is very intelligent."

Bai Youhui, remembering the peach tree spirit, asked, "Seventh Sister, is this bird about to transform into human form?"

Yuan Qi chuckled: "You're so smart."

Bai Fujun paused, his hand stroking the feathers, feeling extremely embarrassed. He slowly withdrew his hand and asked incredulously, "Really? Is it a man or a woman?"

“He’s a man, but don’t be nervous. Although it’s almost time, it will still take him two or three hundred years to take human form.” Yuan Qi clearly had a mischievous grin on his face.

Bai Fujun instantly felt uneasy; he was touching a man.

He's not clean anymore.

Bai Youhui smiled and lay sprawled on the table.

Shen Xun was very unhappy to lose the beauty's touch. When she saw Bai Youhui mocking others, she flapped her wings to pat Bai Youhui.

Bai Youhui pulled his arm back: "You stinky bird, that really hurt. Believe me or not, I'll pluck all your feathers!"

"You dare!" Shen Xun spoke to Bai Youhui in a man's voice.

Bai Fujun blushed immediately; he had been teased by a bird.

Shen Xun flapped its wings and charged at Bai Youhui. Bai Youhui realized that he was no match for Shen Xun and fled in panic.

Yuan Qi took the opportunity to speak alone with Bai Fujun: "How has the Sixth Young Master been feeling lately?"

Seeing that Bai Youhui, who had mocked him, had suffered retribution, Bai Fujun's displeasure vanished: "Much better,"

Yuan Qi picked up his teacup and invited, "Try my tea, it's very good. If you like it, I'll give you two ounces later."

Bai Fujun thought to herself, "Seventh Sister is so generous when it comes to taking money, but why is she so stingy when it comes to giving things away? She only gives two taels."

But Seventh Sister's things must be of exceptional quality, right? Jiang Jun just got married a few days ago, and the tea he drank there was unforgettable. Could it be...?

He took a sip; it was sweet and pleasant, and after swallowing it, he felt completely refreshed, and all his previous fatigue vanished. Such a wonderful thing was indeed something only Seventh Sister could have.

Two ounces is already a lot!

"It is indeed fine tea. Seventh Sister, you must keep your word and give me two ounces."

Yuan Qi nodded: "Sixth Young Master spoke up for me in front of Grandmother just now, so consider these two ounces of tea as my token of gratitude."

"Seventh Sister, you're too kind."

Bai Youhui was chased by Shen Xun and had to run away with his head in his hands. Fortunately, Shen Xun did not use spiritual power to attack, but simply bullied Bai Youhui.

Bai Youhui complained to Yuan Qi, "Seventh Sister, control your bird, it's too much of a bully."

He also heard Yuan Qi giving Bai Fujun tea: "I want tea too!"

"Alright, Shenxun." Yuan Qi stopped Shenxun when he saw that it was about time.

Since Shen Xun was living under someone else's roof, he naturally obeyed his master's orders, immediately stopped attacking, and stood on the table.

Bai Youhui straightened his clothes and hair and sat back down, remarking, "This bird is really something."

Yuan Qi glanced at him indifferently: "They have cultivated for hundreds of years, of course you are no match for them."

Bai Youhui gave an "oh" and glanced at Shen Xun with a resentful look.

Bai Fujun, however, felt a deep respect for the bird.

Green Bamboo poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Shen Xun. Shen Xun took two sips without ceremony and said, "If we're talking about tea, this is the best. It's full of spiritual energy."

He no longer concealed his masculine voice and began to chat normally with Bai Fujun: "This tea is hard to come by. It was given to us by Tu Shanli, the owner of Yaoguang Pavilion. It's a spiritual tea picked from Tu Shanli. Drink as much as you can, because you won't be able to drink it when you go back."

Bai Fujun then understood that the reason he felt comfortable after drinking the tea was because it contained spiritual energy, so he had to drink more.

Yuan Qi was in a good mood when he saw the handsome man. He then asked Green Bamboo to bring out two boxes of Red Spirit Fruit and gave one box to each of them. He added, "These Red Spirit Fruits contain spiritual energy to nourish the body, so you should eat them sparingly."

Bai Youhui watched eagerly as Green Bamboo brought out two small boxes, each about the size of a palm. When he opened them, he found only a dozen or so red fruits inside, about the size of cherries. He picked one up, put it to his nose, and smelled it. He felt refreshed and invigorated. It was indeed wonderful. "Seventh Sister, where did you get so many good things from?"

"This was given to you by the weasel spirit in your house."

Bai Youhui and Bai Fujun exchanged a complicated look. Wouldn't it be great if Huang Xian continued to bless the Bai family?

As they were talking, Hongshan came in to report: "Fifth Miss has arrived. She heard that Miss had guests, so she didn't come in and is waiting outside."

Yuan Qi felt that Jiang Jiulu was doing it on purpose. She looked at Bai Fujun and thought that Jiang Jiulu might be targeting Bai Fujun.

Bai Fujun remained expressionless, revealing no particular attitude. Yuan Qi thought to himself that this person truly deserved to be the next head of the Bai family; his ability to conceal his emotions was truly remarkable.

"Tell her I have guests and to ask her to come later."