Her fragile heart couldn't take Er Kang's appearance; it was too terrifying.

Waaaaah, how is she going to explain this to Lord Furen?

Why did Er Kang become so foolish? If only she hadn't provoked him so much, she would have spoken to him more calmly.

"Ertai, I'm so sorry. I've really upset your brother. I've made him lose his mind. I hope Lord Fulun won't hold me accountable. Waaah~ I didn't realize your brother was so emotionally fragile. Let's go find a royal physician for him right now!"

Before Chen Nian could recover from the turmoil in her heart, and now, with a serious illness, she tugged at Ertai's sleeve, sobbing as she spoke.

"Don't be afraid, my dear. I'll talk to them and they won't hold you accountable."

Ertai couldn't help but smile as he watched Chen Nian's silly antics. He reached out and ruffled Chen Nian's hair, soothing him gently.

This fairy is having more and more inner monologues.

"Tap—tap—tap—"

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves coming from behind him.

"Brother, please get up."

Looking at the person in front of him, Ertai called out again.

"Yes, yes, otherwise people would think we're bullying you."

This time, Er Kang didn't insist and straightened up.

As the horse's hooves drew closer.

Everyone turned their heads to look and saw that it was Yongxuan. They all breathed a sigh of relief.

Er Kang's eyes were filled with doubt. Who was this person?

Looking around at the reactions of the people around him, he knew that several of them recognized the newcomer, and a sense of frustration rose in his heart once again.

He is getting further and further away from them.

However, that person looked very familiar.

While Erkang was wondering who it was, Yongxuan had already arrived in front of everyone.

"Yongxuan, you've arrived."

Upon seeing the visitors, Yongqi greeted them warmly.

"Um."

Yongxuan dismounted, nodded to Qing'er, and his gaze lingered on Erkang to the side, his eyes filled with coldness. However, when he looked at Chen Nian, the coldness in his eyes vanished, replaced by tenderness.

"Niannian, your brother bought you candied hawthorns."

Yongxuan approached Chen Nian, speaking with a mixture of nervousness, trepidation, and anticipation.

Chen Nian ignored Yongxuan and moved closer to Ertai.

Seeing the resistance from his thoughts, even though he was prepared, a hint of loneliness still flashed in Yongxuan's eyes. Qing'er caught that loneliness perfectly, and her heart tightened.

Yongxuan looked at the awkward-looking man hiding behind Ertai, sighed inwardly, and said nothing.

He handed a string of candied hawthorns to Ertai and patted him on the shoulder.

"Thanks."

Seeing the candied hawthorn in Ertai's hand, Chen Nian finally spoke.

However, after saying that, he hid behind Ertai again.

Upon hearing Chen Nian's voice, Yongxuan's body stiffened as he turned around. The loneliness in his eyes vanished instantly, as if the ice covering his eyes had broken, revealing a hint of a smile.

Turning to look at Qing'er, who was smiling gently at him, he curved his lips into a smile and took out a string of candied hawthorns for her.

"I saw this on the way here. I don't know if it tastes good. So many years have passed. I don't know if you and Niannian still like candied hawthorn. I remember that you two liked it a lot when you were little."

"Um?"

Qing'er looked up at Yongxuan, whose faint smile was captivating, and her heart trembled.

This person, like Nian Nian, is also a demon. When he doesn't smile, he's fine, but when he does, he captivates and bewitches people.

One looks like a fairy, the other like a living deity; both siblings are incredibly beautiful.

"Why do you still space out like you did when you were a kid?"

Yongxuan looked at the person staring blankly at him, curled his lips, and gently tapped Qing'er's head.

Just like when I was a child, I would stare at him blankly. I never thought that after so many years, he would still be the same as when I was a child.

No, things have changed. She's gone from a little girl to a young woman, and her taste has deteriorated. I don't know how she ended up falling for Fu Erkang, and then getting hurt by him.

He taught her that when she was little, but I don't know where this little girl has forgotten it.

"Thanks."

Coming to her senses, Qing'er looked at the candied hawthorn handed to her, reached out and took it. Their fingertips accidentally touched, and a tingling sensation spread throughout their bodies. They instinctively withdrew their hands.

Feeling the slightly cool touch, Qing'er's face flushed. Not wanting anyone to notice anything amiss, she turned her head away and looked away.

As Yongxuan withdrew his hand, his mind went blank for a moment. He unconsciously rubbed his fingertips together, as if trying to retain the warm touch.

Seeing the girl blushing and avoiding his gaze, Yongxuan's strange feeling disappeared, but the smile in his eyes deepened, and he didn't expose Qing'er.

She raised her hand and handed another string of candied hawthorns to Yongqi, who was standing to the side, gesturing for someone to give them to Xiaoyanzi.

There are only three girls in total, and Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi are quite fond of Nian Nian. It wouldn't be good if she ended up being the girl they love.

"Thanks."

Xiao Yanzi accepted the candied hawthorn from Yongqi and thanked Yongxuan.

"Um."

After distributing the candied hawthorns, Yongxuan's gaze fell on Erkang, who was standing to the side, and he walked over to him.

The others felt a strange sense of familiarity as they sensed the oppressive aura emanating from Yongxuan, as if they had felt it from someone else not long ago.

A deep-seated desire to conceal one's achievements and fame (?????).

Everyone's gaze swept over the group, and then settled on the petite Chen Nian standing next to Ertai.

They truly are siblings; they have the same aura.

"I heard that you bullied Niannian while I was away and even made her sick."

Yongxuan knew that Chennian couldn't be stimulated. Heaven knows how worried and anxious he was when he received the news of Chennian's relapse in Medicine King Valley.

At that time, he desperately wanted to rush back, regardless of all the nonsense. He never expected that what would stop him from going back was not the argument that had been hindering him for more than ten years, but himself.

He had packed all his things, but on the very day he was about to leave, his old injury flared up again, causing him excruciating pain. He couldn't move at all and had to be carried back to his room.

During his treatment, he could only wait anxiously for new information. During that agonizing time, he desperately wanted to kill Fu Erkang.

Upon receiving news that Chen Nian was safe, his remaining faith in waking him crumbled, and he fainted, remaining unconscious for seven days and seven nights.

Now, looking at Fu Erkang in front of him, he couldn't kill him. Ertai was there, and his relationship with Nian Nian was unusual, so he couldn't put him in a difficult position. But he could still vent his anger.

Yongxuan stretched his wrists.

He bullied his sister, and even Qing'er. The two girls he had pampered since childhood had been bullied by Fu Erkang. This debt cannot be left unpaid.

"Who are you? Yongxuan?"

Feeling the overwhelming pressure, Er Kang involuntarily took a half step back, looked up at Yong Xuan, who was half a head taller than him, and met his gaze.

Hearing Yongxuan call himself "brother" and address Chennian as "sister" (or rather, Yongqi was calling him Yongxuan), Erkang knew who was in front of him and became nervous.

"Yes, shall we have a competition?"

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