[Reporting to the host, I'm going to expose him; that's exactly what he's thinking!]

Lin Zhenzhen couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

She pinched his chin: "Alright, you're already very competent. You can cook and you're obedient. Where else can I find such a cute little apprentice like you?"

"But speaking of which, shouldn't I go check out that guy named Feng in the back mountain?"

Yan Feichen reluctantly raised his eyelids: "Isn't that necessary?"

“That’s true.” Lin Zhenzhen nodded. “We should avoid appearing in front of him as much as possible to prevent causing him further distress.”

As she spoke, Lin Zhenzhen yawned: "I've been so busy these past two days, I'm exhausted."

Yan Feichen's bed was placed in the corner of the room.

The quilt was folded meticulously, and the monochrome duvet cover was smoothed out without a single wrinkle.

Yan Feichen followed her gaze and asked, "Are you sleepy? Do you want to sleep here for a while?"

"Is that alright?" Lin Zhenzhen's eyes lit up. "Then I won't be polite!"

She lunged forward and landed directly on the bed.

The bed board was very hard, mostly just a wooden board with a thin layer of bedding on top.

The scent emanating from her pillow, whether it was the fragrance of soapberry or a faint herbal aroma belonging to Yan Feichen, inexplicably made her feel at ease.

In short, Lin Zhenzhen quickly fell asleep.

When I woke up again, the sun was still shining brightly outside the window.

She stretched and got out of bed, feeling quite satisfied.

She thought she had just taken a short nap, but when she saw Yan Feichen, who had changed his clothes and was carrying a fragrant meal to her, she was surprised.

Lin Zhenzhen then realized that she had spent the night here.

Why didn't you wake me up?

Yan Feichen thoughtfully placed the bowl and chopsticks in front of her: "Because I saw that you were sleeping very soundly, Master."

"But I can't sleep here all night."

A man and a woman alone in a room for an entire night—that doesn't sound very good if word gets out.

Although it was just the two of them on Fengfeng Peak that day, no one else would know about this.

“The sect leader came by an hour ago.”

"?!"

"Half an hour ago, that guy named Dan also came over."

"?!!"

Lin Zhenzhen asked in confusion, "Why is everyone rushing here so early in the morning?"

"It's already noon."

Yan Feichen returned to the bed and folded the quilt neatly again. Because his back was turned, Lin Zhenzhen did not see how happy he looked at that moment.

“Master, don’t worry, I stopped them and they didn’t go into the inner room.”

Lin Zhenzhen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good, otherwise there would have been a big misunderstanding."

"What reason did you use to stop them?"

Yan Feichen turned his head and smiled: "I told them that Master was tired yesterday and hasn't gotten up yet. Tell them to come later."

"!!!!"

Lin Zhenzhen was shocked. Holy crap, so they were here to see her after all.

Wait, why would they come to their apprentice's residence to find her?

Yan Feichen seemed to see through her thoughts and answered, "I guess it's because yesterday, Peak Master Shi happened to run into Master here."

"It must be that gossipy woman, she can't keep her mouth shut all day long, all she does is spread rumors and cause trouble."

Lin Zhenzhen stormed out of the room, saying angrily, "I'll settle the score with her."

"Master." Yan Feichen called out to her from behind.

"I steamed some red bean cake today, would you like to try some?"

So Lin Zhenzhen slowly pulled her leg back.

After finishing the brunch, Lin Zhenzhen gave Yan Feichen a few words of advice, telling him to perform well in the duel that afternoon.

"Isn't Master coming to see me this afternoon?"

Yan Feichen pouted, his displeasure written all over his face.

"There's nothing I can do. I slept for a whole day and night, and a lot of things were delayed. I don't know if I can make it in time."

Lin Zhenzhen tiptoed and ruffled Yan Feichen's hair.

"Be good, listen to me. Your master believes you'll be alright."

Yan Feichen grabbed her hand helplessly: "Master, you've messed up your hair."

"So what if you randomly click on things? It's so cute!" Like a little lion with its mane standing on end.

“Only little kids say cute.” Yan Feichen’s voice was a bit hoarse. “I’m a mature man now.”

Lin Zhenzhen lowered her head and sighed in a mocking manner.

"My child has grown up, become rebellious, and has his own ideas. He won't let me pet his head anymore."

“Master…” Yan Feichen chuckled silently.

He seemed to suddenly remember something, and his eyes became somewhat unfocused.

"If Master likes it, please help me tie my hair up next time."

"Hair tied up?" Lin Zhenzhen has only ever had one hairstyle since she was a child: a simple ponytail. She doesn't even know how to braid the simplest braids.

"Okay." Yan Feichen nodded slightly. "Is that alright?"

“Sure!” Lin Zhenzhen waved her hand. “Consider it a reward for your victory in this duel.”

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When Lin Zhenzhen returned to her Peach Blossom Cottage, several groups of people were already standing outside the door.

The strangely expressiond senior brother who leads the sect, the hesitant Danling, and the ill-intentioned Shi Lili.

"Wait, wait, wait, I know you all have a lot to say to me, but I'm a bit confused right now. Can we take it one at a time?"

Lin Zhenzhen pointed at Shi Lili, who was standing at the farthest point: "Why are you here again? Didn't we already make things very clear yesterday?"

"Who made it clear to you?" Shi Lili stepped forward and stood next to Mo Yin.

"The sect leader is here today, Lin Zhen, don't try to deny it. You must tell me clearly where Feng'er is."

Lin Zhenzhen was speechless.

She felt that if she continued talking to this woman, she would develop PTSD from the name Feng'er.

“I’ll repeat myself. If you can find evidence, then you’re welcome to come to me and demand your release. But if you can’t find evidence, please shut your filthy mouth and stop barking at me.”

"What evidence do you have? And if you did, you've destroyed it all." Shi Lili shouted unreasonably, "If you have nothing to hide, open the gates of Tianfeng Peak and let me in to search the mountain!"

Lin Zhenzhen frowned and sneered, "Shi Lili, don't mistake my patience for your own foolishness."

"You don't really think I don't know what you've been up to, do you?"

"Why did Yan Feichen enter the secret realm? Why was the secret realm damaged for no reason? And why did several demons happen to run in when it was damaged?"

With each word she spoke, Shi Lili's face darkened a little.

"In the end, if anything happens to your apprentice, it's all your fault."

"you!"