The steward knew where the silverfish pond was, so as soon as he entered the back mountain, he headed straight for the pond, praying that the children hadn't found it yet.

However, reality is cruel. Seeing the traces left by the little ones along the way reminded him that the little ones had already been here!

His wishful thinking shattered upon seeing the ravaged Flame Sunflower, and he staggered forward.

Fortunately, the thorny sunflowers had just been ravaged by the little ones and hadn't recovered yet. They were half-dead and slumped on the ground, wailing and crying for the thorns that had just been plucked.

Otherwise, someone in charge like that would have to wear a pig's head face for seven days straight.

As for Gu Borong and his disciples who followed behind, Gu Borong, in particular, glanced at the Ciyan Kui who were pretending to be dead with a twitching mouth, and then stepped over them without hesitation.

I knew all along that the kids in my sect were mischievous, but I didn't expect them to be even more mischievous after my junior sister arrived.

He even started hanging out with Rabbit, and he could already foresee the chaotic days that would follow in the sect.

"Stop! All of you stop! You little brats, put down your innocent... Ouch! Which bastard stabbed me!"

Just as Gu Borong was still sighing, the manager who took the lead had already rushed to the edge of the pool.

At a glance, you can see the little ones swimming happily in the water, chasing a group of silverfish all over the pool, and there are quite a few of their spoils on the shore.

He roared out almost without thinking.

His shout startled the little ones, and many of them threw away the thorns of the Spiny Sunflower that they had just acquired and were still warm.

The manager didn't pay much attention to the children's attacks and raised his hand to brush them away, but unexpectedly, the moment he touched something flying at him, he was suddenly stabbed.

Looking down at his rapidly swelling hand, and then at the thorns of the Spiny Flame Sunflower lying at his feet, he immediately sensed something was wrong; he thought he might have been pricked by the Spiny Flame Sunflower.

Thinking that he had passed by the Spiny Flame Sunflower countless times without getting pricked, but now he had been pricked by a bunch of brats using the Spiny Flame Sunflower's thorns, the steward almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Uncle Manager, we were wrong, we're sorry, we didn't know it was you."

"Yes, when you suddenly spoke, we thought there was an enemy attack."

As the steward shouted, the children in the pool also spotted him.

Upon spotting him, for some reason, the little ones felt inexplicably guilty, stopped catching fish, and scrambled ashore.

The little ones who had just thrown the thorns stepped forward in unison, their attitudes sincere and eager to admit their mistakes.

Millet and Rabbit were not among those who admitted their mistakes, because they knew it was him the moment the manager appeared, so they didn't take any action.

However, they didn't expect their friends to be so fierce.

Looking up at the manager, whose head had rapidly swollen into a pig's head, they felt quite guilty, since they had also participated in removing the thorn.

"You bunch of brats, these are my silverfish. All of them are to be handed over now. Any objections?"

The manager noticed his own odd behavior. He first glanced at the disciples behind him who were trying not to laugh, then pretended to glare fiercely at the group of brats and began confiscating the silver fish.

Since they've pricked me with their thorns, I'll have to start tearing down my umbrella. All the silverfish will be handed over; I won't leave a single one for these bastards.

"And those kids who just threw thorns, go to the kid punishment area and pick out the thorns."

Finally, the manager thought about it and punished the kids who had just made the move. He had already spoken, but these kids still hadn't realized it was him; their perception was poor, so they had to be punished.

As for the "picking beans" he mentioned, it's a training exercise in observation, where puppets continuously throw out beans of different colors and varieties.

The children need to identify the beans within a certain distance and place them in the corresponding positions.

The punishment only ends after all the beans thrown by the puppet have been correctly categorized, which also serves to train and improve the children's recognition abilities.

The children knew this, so even though they had miserable faces, they didn't dare say much and could only weakly reply, "Yes."

"Alright, I'm taking the silverfish and these little bastards with me. You're not allowed to steal any more silverfish, understand? If I find any of you catching fish, I'll deduct your monthly allowance."

When the manager saw that the kids were unhappy, his anger lessened a bit. But when he caught a glimpse of his hands, which had gotten quite chubby, he suddenly didn't want to stay there anymore.

After taking away the silver fish and the misbehaving cubs, he deliberately said something fierce and ran away. Oh dear, he looks terrible; he hasn't been able to face the beasts lately. What a mess!

Seeing this, the disciples behind him followed the steward and left to see the punished children and the pig-faced steward. Only Gu Borong remained where he was, smiling at Shushu.

"You came to see me?"

Shushu had already noticed this handsome stranger; he was gentle and refined, and had been looking at her with great interest since he arrived.

If she hadn't been oblivious to his malicious intent, she would have suspected he was a bad person.

Seeing that the manager had left but he hadn't, she couldn't help but look back, and she seemed to guess who he was.

Sure enough, the next second, the other person came in front of him, used spiritual power to lift him up to eye level, and said in a clear but warm voice.

"Hello, junior sister. Let me introduce myself. My name is Gu Borong, and I am your second senior brother."

As he spoke, Gu Borong stretched out his right hand, as if to shake hands with Shushu.

Upon hearing this, Shushu's eyes lit up, and she stretched out her little paw to shake his paw before happily saying...

"Hello, Second Senior Brother. I guessed it was you. Third Senior Sister has been talking about you for a long time. Let me introduce myself. My name is Shushu, and my current identity is Junior Sister. Please take good care of me."

After saying that, Shushu looked him up and down several times, as if she had confirmed something. She covered her mouth with her little paws and laughed. She had a round head and looked very cheerful.

"Junior Sister, this is a gift that your Second Senior Brother prepared for you. If you need anything in the future, just come to your Second Senior Brother."

Gu Borong was taken aback when she suddenly mentioned Xu Ruoyun. Then, as if he had thought of something, a smile appeared on his lips, and his expression softened considerably.

He smiled and patted Shushu's little hat before taking out a storage ring that he had prepared beforehand and handing it over.

Shushu was used to the fact that whether it was her senior uncle or her senior brothers and sisters, they would give her a storage ring as a gift when they met, so she did not refuse and accepted it with both hands outstretched.

Of course, I didn't forget to say thank you.

Gu Borong, after exchanging communication jade tokens with Shushu, then left. It turns out he hadn't even visited his master and mistress upon returning to the sect.

As for Shushu and Tutu, after losing half of their friends, they also decided to go back and not stay in the back mountain.

Meanwhile, inside the Xianglai Forest, the group who had just emerged from the killing formation, covered in dust and grime, saw Wen Jianxi slowly appearing in the air.