"What exactly happened? Why has our young master turned into this state after just one night?" The guards from the Shangguan family looked displeased.
Zhu Yi ignored the other party.
"Second Miss, you're not going to come up with some new tricks to deal with the Eldest Miss, are you?"
Zhu Yi remained calm, meeting the gazes of the Zhu family members directly. "How embarrassing, you recognize me, but I don't recognize you."
This seemingly unrelated remark startled Zhu Xin, the female guard of the Zhu family; it was clearly not something she had expected.
"It was me who did it. Remember to tell those old folks in the Zhu family that they must seek justice for me and for Young Master Shangguan!"
Zhu Xin retorted indignantly, "Second Miss, how can you be so presumptuous? Aren't you afraid of being punished by the elders of the Zhu family?"
"Heh." Zhu Yi sneered, "The Zhu family, huh? Can they really do anything to me?"
Zhu Xin didn't understand what that sentence meant and was a little confused.
"It's too late now." Zhu Yi unleashed her full aura, and a domineering pressure swept in from all directions like a tidal wave.
She was clearly smiling, but it was obvious that her naturally crafted smile, bathed in the brilliant light of the morning sun, carried an undercurrent of coldness.
The guards from the powerful families all shivered involuntarily.
It's nothing new that the Zhu sisters are at odds.
In the past, among the cultivation families, everyone only knew that Zhu Qianying was exceptionally beautiful and had extraordinary talent in cultivation. She was a rare genius girl, and her elder sister was radiant. Who would care about that useless illegitimate daughter who was sent to the Hehuan Sect from a young age?
Amidst the scrutinizing gazes of the crowd, Zhu Yi smiled like a blooming lotus, pure and flawless, yet her words were particularly hurtful: "I mean, remember to go back and tell the Zhu family that they never treated me well when I was little, nor did they get rid of me, so how dare they talk to me now and ask me to take care of their young lady?"
Su Linyuan felt a dull pain in his heart. His parents had been kind to him since he was a child, and he had never been neglected by his family. Even though the Spirit Serpent Clan thought that his half-human, half-serpent bloodline was impure, no one dared to provoke him to his face.
Judging from the attitude of the Zhu family guards towards Zhu Yi, Yi'er must have been very wronged...
The black-clad youth standing against the wind frowned, silently protecting Zhu Yi, feeling that he should treat her even better.
If the Zhu family were to punish Yi'er, he would definitely protect her and prevent her from suffering any more injustice.
Su Linyuan's eyes darkened slightly, and he stared at Zhu Xin with the same cold expression: "I have a recording stone here. It was indeed your young lady who injured Fellow Daoist Shangguan."
He didn't speak loudly, but everyone could hear him clearly: this matter had nothing to do with Zhu Yi.
Zhu Xin's emotions were frozen on her face, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
The local villagers didn't care about any of that; they were just very grateful to Su Daxia and Zhu Xianzi for spending another night catching monsters in the mountains.
"Master Su, Fairy Zhu, these are two sets of clothes that this old woman made for you. The fabric was sold to us by a wealthy merchant in town when he moved away from here. They are both of the finest quality, and I hope you won't find them too cheap!"
An elderly woman with white hair walked slowly, leaning on her cane. Her trembling steps revealed the hardships she had endured and the happiness of seeing hope after surviving a calamity.
Zhu Yi keenly observed these two changes in the old man's aura.
The lamp of the Brahma path flickered, and a ray of inspiration drifted through Zhu Yi's sea of consciousness.
"Please accept it, Fairy Zhu. You haven't been in our town for long, so you don't know. Grandma Yu is the most blessed old lady in our town. We all fight over the clothes she sews!" A middle-aged woman who also looked kind and fortunate was talking about this next to the old lady.
Zhu Yi didn't hesitate at all, and glanced playfully at Su Linyuan beside her.
His eyes sparkled, clearly showing his delight.
"Thank you so much, grandma! We'll try them on when we get home!"
"Great, great!" The old man was very happy; his crescent-shaped eyes disappeared when he smiled. "I knew it! All the young people in our town love to come here to ask for new clothes. You two will definitely have a harmonious and happy life together!"
"Yes, yes, you two look so well-matched, you're sure to be a happy couple!"
The surrounding people were laughing and chatting happily, which made Zhu Yi feel a little uneasy.
Su Linyuan explained, "Grandma Yu is a blessed old woman who specializes in sewing wedding clothes for young people in the town who are about to get married."
Zhu Yi glared at him, silently thinking, "Who wants to marry you?"
The girl's smile was very obvious beneath her petite face.
"You're just saying one thing and meaning another," Su Linyuan said truthfully.
Thinking it might hurt the girl's feelings, he added, "It's because I'm anxious, I really want to."
"Hmm?" Zhu Yi felt her face getting hot, especially in front of so many people! She still answered steadily, "Yes!"
The voice drifted softly to Su Linyuan's ear, and he foolishly echoed with "uh-huh".
The two said nothing more. A large crowd had gathered early in the morning, and everyone finally relaxed their guard and celebrated the long-awaited peace.
"Come on, let's go back and prepare some good food. Our children have recovered more than halfway after taking the medicine given by Fairy Zhu. It's been so long since we've had such a happy time!"
"I'll go get my goat. Let's make some goat soup together, it'll warm us up as the weather gets colder!"
"Let's bring out my two old hens to celebrate too!"
Zhu Yi joined in the festivities. As she had said, she returned to the inn, washed up, changed into the new clothes given to her by Granny Yu, and went out to celebrate with everyone in a very good mood.
She gave Jinbao a month's worth of food rations, and Jinbao, reluctantly, took Xiaobaizhi to the long street outside Qingyuan Town to distribute porridge.
The work itself wasn't a problem, but Jinbao was a little envious when he saw that she and Su Linyuan were wearing clothes made of the same material, the same mortal fabric with auspicious cloud patterns.
His smile became cunning, as if he already knew something and had received new confirmation from him.
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