Jing Zhe could tell that Pei Chunjing wasn't really angry.

He then laughed and said, "Master Pei has truly wronged me! If it weren't for Sect Leader Qingyang telling me to go to Tongtianque first yesterday, I would have come to our Kunlun Mirror first!"

"Oh? Then why didn't you finish interviewing Tongtianque yesterday and come straight here?"

"Isn't it because Tongtianque doesn't value me? I went there early this morning, but the Qingyang Sect Leader and Hero Song were already out, leaving me with a few Tongtianque disciples... Sigh, that disciple isn't very bright; he spent all day writing a manuscript, which is why I had to come to Kunlun Mirror early this morning..."

Jing Zhe anticipated that their sect leaders wouldn't discuss such trivial matters, so he simply told a lie to complain.

Pei Chunjing laughed heartily after hearing this: "Alright, I believe you!"

For some reason, Jing Zhe could sense a certain attitude of Master Mingji towards him from Pei Chunjing.

The two chatted briefly, but Pei Chunjing showed no intention of getting to the point about the interview. His eyes kept glancing towards the door, seemingly unhurried.

Jing Zhe asked directly, "Master Pei, you said yesterday that you had a surprise for me. What is it?"

"Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute..."

Just then, a cheer suddenly rang out outside the door, and then all the disciples of Kunlun Mirror who had been gathered at the door rushed into the courtyard.

Pei Chunjing then clapped his hands and laughed, "The surprise President Jing wanted has arrived! Let's go see!"

"???"

Jing Zhe was full of questions. If he wasn't mistaken, the person who came in was Pei Yunxi, one of the Twin Beauties of Yunjing. But the key question was, what kind of surprise was she to him?

Could it be that Pei Chunjing, seeing his youth and talent, couldn't wait to introduce his disciple to him as his wife?

This is...too unrestrained!

And don't you think too casually of yourself?

He's not that shallow; he'd have to... take a look at her appearance first!

With that thought in mind, he went outside.

...

At this moment, as the crowd surged into the courtyard, a beautiful woman, dressed in the same dark blue training uniform as the other Kunlun Mirror disciples, with the character "Kun" embroidered in gold thread on her chest, walked in.

She had a long sword at her waist, and her long, ink-black hair was casually tied up with a pink ribbon, which wrapped around her hair. Her black hair was like a cloud, and the pink ribbon was interspersed among it, creating a unique look.

Her face was unadorned, with only a thin layer of vermilion on her lips. Her forehead was sallow, her waist was slender, and her hair was like clouds. She exuded a heroic spirit and had an extraordinary temperament.

Although her clothes were the same as those of the other disciples in Kunlun Mirror, because of her tall stature, fair skin, and incomparably beautiful face, she truly stood out from the crowd. It was hard not to notice her from afar!

Jing Zhe was stunned.

The beautiful girls, such as his sisters and confidantes, are all top-notch and one in a million.

Therefore, Jing Zhe had long been able to resist. Although Pei Yunxi was indeed beautiful, she was far from stunning him.

He did this because he felt a strong sense of familiarity and fear from Pei Yunxi. Combined with the reactions of Pei Chunjing and Qingqiu, he roughly guessed who Pei Yunxi was!

Worri…

Is it that exciting?

If you randomly pick a pillar from any of the four major sects and it turns out to be your own sister, who can resist that?

So Jing Zhe quietly retreated.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yunxi's gaze fell upon him, and upon seeing Jing Zhe, a smile appeared on her face. She then strode towards him.

A group of people immediately followed behind with a "whoosh".

Zhou Tong was mingling at the front of the crowd. He had deliberately hidden behind Jing Zhe when he arrived earlier, just to embarrass him. Now, seeing Pei Yunxi heading straight for Jing Zhe, he had a vague feeling of unease.

"Senior sister, why are you going over there?"

"Master isn't here..."

"Your senior sister just got back, why don't you go back to your room and rest?"

"..."

Pei Yunxi acted as if she hadn't heard anything and strode up to Jing Zhe. Because she was very tall, only a little shorter than Jing Zhe, she stood there looking at him with gentle eyes.

Jing Zhe also looked straight ahead, and their eyes met in mid-air. The information contained in their eyes was something that probably no one but the two of them could understand.

The disciples watching watched as the two, both tall and handsome, stood together, looking like a perfect couple. For the first time, they felt that their senior sister and a strange man were actually a good match.

Zhou Tong was furious and hurriedly said, "Senior Sister, this is President Jing from the Imperial Court—he's just here for an interview, not a disciple of any sect!"

Within sects, there's an innate hierarchy of contempt for government officials. Zhou Tong said this deliberately, afraid that Pei Yunxi might mistake Jing Zhe for a disciple from another sect and develop feelings for him, which would be disastrous.

But Pei Yunxi completely ignored him, and what happened next left everyone present speechless.

Pei Yunxi gently reached out her hand.

"Zhe'er, come with me."

"Um."

Then, the two walked side by side, hand in hand, with Pei Yunxi to her room.

When the door is closed, the whole world is shut out...

...

It is said that the eldest sister is like a mother.

When they were young, Jing Zhe was unaware of Lu Li's existence, and Zhu Xinning always played the role of the eldest sister.

But Zhu Xinning was just as gentle as she is now when she was a child. Even if he made a mistake, she would only teach him in a soft voice.

But among his six older sisters, there was one who was different. That was his fourth sister. Whenever Jing Zhe got into a fight outside, she would drag him out with her.

If anyone offended Jing Zhe, he would grab their hand and help them fight back, because she had been tall since she was a child, a head taller than boys of the same age.

If Jing Zhe offends someone, she will beat him severely until he cries and begs for mercy.

Jing Zhe was beaten countless times since childhood because he was always the one causing trouble...

Therefore, Jing Zhe had an innate fear of his fourth sister.

Some women are quite strange; they change drastically as they grow up, looking like completely different people than when they were children. But other women don't change much; they were pretty as children, and they become even more beautiful as adults.

Pei Yunxi is undoubtedly one of those people.

The moment Jing Zhe saw her, from the familiar, beautiful features on her face and the sense of fear she evoked in him, he knew she was his fourth sister.

This...is truly a huge surprise!

"Fourth Sister..."

After entering the room, Jing Zhe stood obediently to the side like a primary school student who had made a mistake, and called out in a well-behaved manner.

Pei Yunxi's eyes narrowed into crescent moons instantly.

A smile that turns heads is as radiant as the stars.

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(I discussed it with Maomao today, and we plan to set aside one day each week to update two fewer chapters of the main story, and then use that day to write a side story. This is also a way of giving back to all the big shots who support the official subscription and support Chonglou!)