Chapter 60: Don't Like to Laugh

"You're not going?" The eldest lady narrowed her eyes, looked at her brother, and said word by word: "I worked hard and took great pains to use the friendship of our ancestors to invite Senior Sister Zhang back for you, and you said you're not going? I'll give you a chance to answer again!"

"No!" The Seventh Young Master shrank his neck but still refused.

"Zhao! Jing! Fan!" The eldest lady clenched her fists: "Don't force me to beat you up as soon as I get back!"

Hearing this familiar sentence, the Seventh Young Master seemed to recall some painful memories, and his voice was much lower when he answered: "Zheng Fa brought back a pile of books every day and stayed up late to draw these talismans for me..."

The eldest lady was stunned for a moment, and the anger on her face slowly froze, as if she had not expected him to give such a reason.

Listening to the Seventh Young Master continue to say: "He has worked so hard. If I don't let him teach now, won't he feel that all his efforts have been wasted? Will he think that I look down on him? How can I be so disloyal!"

"Is that what you want?"

The Seventh Young Master nodded, his tone a little depressed: "If I hadn't seen how hard he was working, I would have run away long ago. Can a small vine stop me?"

The eldest lady looked at her brother, the anger on her face gradually faded, and she showed a hint of smile: "I haven't seen you for ten years, I was afraid that you would grow up crooked, now it seems that you are more sensible than I thought."

"I'm not stupid, how could I not know who is good to me?" When the Seventh Young Master heard his sister praising him, he snorted and said proudly, "Anyway, let Zheng Fa teach me! I think I've made great progress! I don't want that Senior Sister Zhang!"

Seeing him like this, the eldest lady softened her tone a little: "It's his hard work, but don't act like a child. It's better for you to learn from Senior Sister Zhang!"

"No!"

"Zhao Jingfan! Do you really think you've grown up and can disobey me?" Seeing that he was not moved by any persuasion, the eldest lady was obviously really angry. She looked around, picked up the rattan stick left by Zheng Fa, and pretended to teach her brother a lesson.

"Even if you beat me and make me lie in bed for another three months, I won't go!" said the Seventh Young Master with his neck stiff.

Looking at her brother who was going against her, the eldest lady raised the cane, and the seventh young master really closed his eyes and did not dodge.

She waved her hand and the cane hit the Seventh Young Master's arm.

"It hurts!" The Seventh Young Master cried out in pain, his tone miserable.

"Enough! Stop pretending! I've been like this since I was a child. I scream even when the stick doesn't hit me. There's not even a mark on my butt, but my voice is hoarse." The eldest lady rolled her eyes.

"Sister! I knew you were reluctant to use more force!" The Seventh Young Master chuckled.

"You..." The eldest lady threw the cane away and shook her head, saying, "It's not up to you whether you want to learn from Senior Sister Zhang or not. This is related to whether you can pass the Immortal Product Association and enter the Immortal Sect."

Seeing that the Seventh Young Master wanted to speak, the eldest lady continued, "This time, the Immortal Grade will be determined more strictly than before. People with dual spiritual roots may not be able to be classified as top grade."

The Seventh Young Master's expression changed slightly.

"If you can't enter Qingmu Sect through the Immortal Product Association, then I can only use my personal attendant quota to take you there." The eldest lady looked at the seventh young master: "At that time, the personal attendant quota that mother promised to give to Zheng Fa can only be given to you and not to him. Do you understand?"

The Seventh Young Master was silent, and the Eldest Miss knew that he had listened this time.

"You go and learn from Senior Sister Zhang, and successfully enter the Immortal Sect. I can also take him to the Qingmu Sect, which will be good for you and him."

After a long time, she saw her brother nod. Just as she was about to give him a gratified smile, she heard the Seventh Young Master say:

"But I have to tell Zheng Fa first, lest he misunderstands!"

“…”

On the way to the Zheng family courtyard, the eldest daughter frowned slightly and asked the seventh young master, "Since I came back, I have heard the name Zheng Fa so many times that my ears are calloused. It seems that there is no one else in the mansion. Mother also told me about him, and you think so highly of him. Who is he?"

"Zheng Fa..." The Seventh Young Master scratched his head, as if he didn't know how to describe it. He hesitated for a long time before speaking: "He is very smart. He started learning talismans from me, and in half a month he learned what I learned in several years."

The eldest lady nodded and said, "What else?"

"Also, he has a good talent for martial arts. Mother gave him the Spirit Crane Body, saying that it would be impossible for ordinary people to master it, but he did it."

The eldest lady still had no expression on her face, and only said: "Is that all? Do you care so much?"

"He is usually not very respectful to me, not like a servant boy... but he is actually very good to me." The Seventh Young Master pursed his lips and said, "Mother has plotted against him and scared him, but it was all for me. He is so smart, he should be able to see it."

"But he never took his anger out on me. He even stayed up late to draw talismans for me and was willing to teach me those secrets..." The Seventh Young Master turned around and looked at his sister with bared teeth and smiled: "Sister, don't worry, your brother has grown up and he is not stupid anymore."

The eldest lady sighed, "You have always been a person who loves those you love and hates those you hate. Haven't you suffered enough because of this? How can I not worry?"

The Seventh Young Master curled his lips and wanted to refute.

"You have no say on what kind of person Zheng Fa is. I will see for myself." The eldest lady did not say whether she believed what her brother said or not. She just said, "It doesn't matter if he is good or bad to you, but you have to know that he is just one of the servants in the Zhao Mansion."

"sister?"

"The Zhao Mansion may look big, but compared to the Qingmu Sect, what is it? Compared to the Hundred Immortals Alliance? Compared to the entire cultivation world?" The eldest lady turned to look at her brother: "His talent may be outstanding in the Zhao Mansion, but compared to those geniuses in the cultivation world? Apart from anything else, his talent is insignificant in front of Senior Sister Zhang."

The Seventh Young Master looked at her blankly.

"The world of immortal cultivation is vast. Maybe when you go there, you will find that Zheng Fa is just so-so. Just like your sister, I used to fantasize that I was gifted..."

Having said that, she closed her mouth, as if she didn't want to continue.

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A trace of heartache flashed across the Seventh Young Master's face, and he pursed his lips, as if he was unwilling to refute his sister at this moment.

The eldest lady changed the subject: "Remember, you can get close to Zheng Fa, but don't give up such a good opportunity with Senior Sister Zhang for the sake of loyalty like you did today. Do you understand?"

The Seventh Young Master was still a little unconvinced: "Zheng Fa is also valued by Yuanying Zhenren! I am also learning Yuanying Zhenren from Zheng Fa!"

Seeing that he was still trying to refute her, the eldest lady sneered, "Master Zhang is the Yuanying Zhenren! How can she, the most famous talent of talisman in the Hundred Immortals Alliance, be inferior to Zheng Fa? Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Zhang, one is in heaven and the other is on earth, do you understand!"

Even though the Seventh Young Master thought Zheng Fa was talented, he did not dare to say that Zheng Fa could compare to Senior Sister Zhang.

"Also, although Senior Sister Zhang has a good temper, she doesn't like to talk nonsense with others. She is willing to come to the Zhao family because our ancestors have a history with her elders. She is..." The eldest lady hesitated and described: "She is only obsessed with talismans and mathematics, and has no interest in other things. She usually looks a little cold, but it's not directed at you."

"sister……"

"Um?"

"Does Senior Sister Zhang like to wear a green Taoist robe?"

"How do you know?"

"She has big eyes and a straight nose, doesn't she?"

The eldest lady was even more confused: "Have you seen it?"

"Does she have a little dimple on the left side of her cheek when she smiles?"

The Seventh Young Master did not answer, but continued to ask.

"She... I really didn't notice that." The eldest lady frowned. "She doesn't like to laugh. I haven't seen her laugh many times, and I haven't noticed whether she has dimples."

“I think she’s smiling happily.”

The Seventh Young Master pointed to the left front, and the eldest lady couldn't help but look in the direction he pointed.

This is a small courtyard with an open gate facing the lobby.

In the lobby, Senior Sister Zhang, who didn't like to smile, was holding a pen, with the corners of her mouth raised and a beautiful smile, saying something to the man opposite her.

Well, there is a dimple, and it's quite sweet when she smiles...

(End of this chapter)