"Mind your own business. I'm telling you, stop following me around. I'm not going to like you."

"——"

"Even if my parents want me to marry you, don't even dream about it. I, Zhou Yunduo, will never marry you."

"I didn't intend to marry you."

"You don't want to marry me? Then why have you been following me around?" Zhou Yunduo said angrily. She might not want to marry, but she absolutely wouldn't allow anyone to look down on her.

"My master told me to protect you. He said that this time you are going out to train and you will face a life-or-death situation. I am your only chance of survival, so he sent me to follow you."

"You're talking nonsense. How could my father say such a thing about his only daughter?"

"That's the truth, don't worry. I don't like you, and I will never marry you. I've already spoken to my master and mistress."

Ning Hong covered her mouth, almost laughing.

This guy is really something else, daring to say such things, isn't he afraid of being resented by this girl?

"You—you're absolutely infuriating!" Zhou Yunduo stomped her foot hard. Her parents were really something, letting such a man protect her. What's worse, he was not only ugly, but also completely clueless about romance.

The eldest brother is still the best.

"Senior Brother, why don't we rent a courtyard too?"

"Okay." They didn't have many spirit stones, but this junior sister had quite a few. It would be great if she could use her spirit stones to rent a courtyard.

This also saved him some money.

"Huh? This place is nice."

The spiritual energy in this ordinary inn courtyard is surprisingly abundant.

"Senior brother, how about I rent this place? The courtyard is so big, we can even brew wine and tea, practice swordsmanship and play the zither here?"

"Hey, go check if anyone lives here. If they do, give them some spirit stones and tell them to move out."

"That's not a good idea."

It's obvious that an inn wouldn't have such a rich spiritual atmosphere. Perhaps his senior was cultivating here and gathered all the spiritual energy from the surrounding area.

“What’s wrong with that? Just give us more money.” Zhou Yunduo has always been like this since she was a child. As long as she wants something, her parents will find a way to get it for her.

In short, I'm not going.

"You, you useless piece of trash, I'll do it myself."

Zhou Yunduo walked to the gate of the courtyard and saw a sign hanging there.

"Already rented, no unauthorized personnel allowed, consequences will be borne by the person in charge."

"It seems they're not short of money."

"Not lacking money doesn't mean I don't like money." Zhou Yunduo snorted coldly and was about to step inside.

"Junior sister, wait a minute." What if we offend someone by barging in like this?

Over the past few days, it seems that almost everyone who has come here is there for the secret realm.

They are probably all diligently cultivating themselves right now.

If they barge in so rashly and disturb the residents, it might cause them to become possessed by evil spirits.

How did you know they were in seclusion?

“We talked and talked so much at the gate of their courtyard, but the people inside didn’t make a sound. Moreover, with such a dense spiritual energy, it’s obvious that someone is cultivating inside.”

“This person is truly remarkable, managing to attract so much spiritual energy,” the senior disciple remarked. “His cultivation level must be above ours.”

The senior disciple emphasized the word "cultivation level".

Zhou Yunduo's mind raced for a moment, then she pushed open the door and rushed inside.

If he didn't understand what Zhou Yunduo meant before, he now understands it perfectly.

She did it on purpose. She wanted to drive him mad.

"Zhou Yunduo".

The man tried to stop Zhou Yunduo, but was stopped by the so-called senior brother.

"Junior brother, what are you shouting for?"

“Senior brother, Master taught us that we should be upright and honest people. What you are doing is nothing short of petty behavior.”

"What did I do? It's just that my junior sister wanted to exchange courtyards with someone else, and I didn't stop her."

"That's right, Senior Brother is right. I really love this courtyard. If someone really wants to live here, I'll trade things for him. When I left, my father gave me a lot of good things and spirit stones."

"But you can call out first, you can't just rush in."

The man tried to stop her, and Zhou Yunduo's face showed displeasure.

Since her birth, because her father was a supreme elder of the sect, and because of her lively, cheerful, and playful personality, she has been quite likable.

Most people in the sect doted on her.

Even the aloof and cold-tempered Master Tianyin would show a faint smile when he saw her, not to mention the other disciples in the sect who wished they could bring all the good things to her.

However, what puzzled Zhou Yunduo was that her father preferred this Jiang Mingfeng.

He even wanted to marry her to him.

Why should I?

This guy is so ugly. And he still likes to boss her around. It's just a dilapidated courtyard; if she wants it, others will naturally give it to her. Does he have to act like this?

Indeed, her favorite was still her senior brother, because he understood her best.

Zhou Yunduo excitedly pushed open the wooden courtyard gate, but as soon as she did, she felt an excruciating pain.

"Ouch, it hurts so much! Why is there a mousetrap here?"

Zhou Yunduo's hands and feet were caught in the mousetrap, and she was in a lot of pain.

The ten fingers are connected to the heart, not to mention that even her toes were trapped.

"Junior sister."

The eldest brother fell into the river and rushed to help.

I took the mousetrap off.

"Why are you putting up a mousetrap here?" A lively and charming courtyard, and then a mousetrap right outside the door—the contrast is just too great.

Zhou Yunduo slammed the dismantled mousetrap at Ning Hongze, trembling with rage.

"That's strange. I have a lot of rats in my yard. I was trying to get rid of them. But instead of getting rid of the rats, I caught a rat dropping. Oh, no, I mean a beautiful woman."

"you--"

Zhou Yunduo grabbed Ning Hongze's collar with her uninjured hand.

"Ahhhh—"

Then another scream rang out.

"What did you do?" Luohe suddenly drew his longsword.

"Hey, what are you trying to do?" Ning Hong looked nervous, but there was no fear in her eyes at all.

"What did you do to me because I'm your junior sister?"

"No, she was pulling on my clothes. The clothes I was wearing were new ones my brother made, and there were still a few stitches left to embroider. The needle was stuck in them. I just wanted to try them on to see if they fit."

Ning Hong touched her clothes and said, "Oh dear, the needle is gone."

"It's in my hands."

The whole thing was inserted.

"Junior Sister, just bear with it." Luo He's face showed a hint of heartache. He reached out and pulled the needle out with a force.

"Ahhhh—"

Zhou Yunduo was in so much pain that her whole body convulsed.