If he remembered correctly, Nangong Rou had mentioned before that she didn't like the color green.

Nangong Rou looked dazed. If Jiang Zhige's memory scene had not appeared, she would have almost forgotten that she hated green because Jiang Zhige was always busy caring for green spiritual herbs in the spiritual medicine garden and had no time to play with her.

In the light and shadow picture, after Jiang Zhige accompanied Nangong Rou to her residence, he had just walked a short distance when he suddenly heard a faint sound of piano nearby.

"It's already night, who's playing the piano?"

Jiang Zhige couldn't resist his curiosity and went to the place where the music was playing.

The main thing is that the piano music is beautiful and pleasant, and there is a sense of déjà vu.

He quickly found the source of the piano sound, which came from a courtyard located on the mountainside.

Compared with other pavilions, this courtyard is more exquisite, with gurgling streams and flowers and plants everywhere. It is obvious that it is the residence of an inner disciple with more experience and elegance.

Jiang Zhige jumped onto the courtyard wall and followed the sound to find the person playing the piano.

She was a beautiful lady in a green dress with her face covered with gauze. In the dim night, her graceful figure made people imagine something else.

"Senior Sister Qiushui."

Jiang Zhige was stunned. The person playing the piano was Ning Qiu Shui, whom he had said goodbye to in Tingyu Pavilion before.

At this time, she was playing music alone in the courtyard. There was a hint of sadness in the sound of the piano, as if she was sighing or confessing something.

After a while, the piano piece was finished.

Ning Qiushui sat still and asked leisurely, "Junior brother, since you are here, why don't you show up and have a chat?"

Jiang Zhige suddenly came to his senses. After hesitating for a while, he jumped off the courtyard wall and walked to Ning Qiu Shui.

"Junior brother Jiang Zhige, nice to meet Senior Sister Qiushui."

Jiang Zhige was secretly nervous. In fact, he wanted to escape. After all, if he broke into the courtyard of the female disciples at night, he would definitely be punished by Elder Xingfeng if he told others about it.

But he had already been discovered by Ning Qiu Shui, and running away would make him look like a guilty thief.

Ning Qiushui's expression revealed a hint of amusement, and he teased, "Junior brother, you rejected me twice before, and now you break into my garden at night, what's the reason?"

"Senior sister misunderstood, I..."

"Don't rush to explain, answer me a question first."

Ning Qiu Shui raised her hand to interrupt. She guessed that Jiang Zhige would accompany Nangong Rou back to the female disciples' residence, so she played the piano in the middle of the night to attract him over.

"Excuse me, Senior Sister."

Jiang Zhige cupped his hands and said that as long as he was not reported to Xing Feng, everything would be fine.

Apart from anything else, if Nangong Rou knew about this, how would he, as a brother, still have any face?

"Junior brother, when did you and Junior Sister Nangong meet?"

Ning Qiu Shui stared at Jiang Zhige closely. The two had different surnames, so they were most likely not biological siblings.

Jiang Zhige didn't notice the hidden meaning in Ning Qiushui's words. He looked emotional and answered seriously, "Seven years ago, one winter."

I still remember that winter seven years ago, Nangong Rou was simply a gift from God to him.

Jiang Zhige lost both his parents when he was young, and the old beggar who took him in also died when he was six years old. He has almost never experienced family love and never thought that he would have a sister who trusted him.

That winter, it seemed that Jiang Zhige gave Nangong Rou a support, but in fact it was Nangong Rou who warmed the dark world in his heart.

And this is also the reason why Jiang Zhige risked his life to protect Nangong Rou.

In his opinion, Nangong Rou is not only his salvation, but also his only one.

Ning Qiushui's heart tightened when he heard this, and he pretended to ask casually: "Well, Junior Sister Nangong is as beautiful as a fairy, and many male disciples in the sect admire her. What do you think about this, Junior Brother?"

Although she had expected it, she still couldn't help but feel a little nervous after hearing it with her own ears.

With a little thought, one can guess that since the two are not biological siblings, and Nangong Rou has feelings for Jiang Zhige, they may be siblings in name only, but actually a pair of Taoist lovers with deep affection.

"What do you think? What else can I think? My sister is loved by others, so I am happy for her."

Jiang Zhige laughed dumbly. He was not as innocent as Nangong Rou. He couldn't be jealous of other men who would take his sister away, right? Compared to relying on his brother, a marriage between the two families and a phoenix crown and a bridal robe were the real beauty.

Ning Qiu Shui couldn't help but feel happy. From what Jiang Zhige said, he knew that he was different from Nangong Rou. He only had pure brotherly love for his sister.

Jiang Zhige’s rejection of me before was probably simply because they were not familiar with each other and I couldn’t accept his sudden affection.

In this way, he only needs to deal with Nangong Rou, and he will be able to marry Jiang Zhige sooner or later.

"Senior sister, what are you doing?"

Jiang Zhige looked puzzled. Why did Ning Qiushui suddenly look so happy? Ning Qiushui coughed twice, his expression became serious, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Jiang Zhige, you are really bold to break into the courtyard of the inner sect female disciples at night!"

"Sister, I can explain. I am..."

"Explain? Are you telling me that you climbed over my wall in the middle of the night without my permission? Brother Jiang, if I tell your sister about this, you, as her brother, will not be able to hold your head up high."

Ning Qiu Shui's eyes were cunning, she knew that as long as Nangong Rou was mentioned, Jiang Zhige would definitely give in.

Hearing the second half of the sentence, Jiang Zhige immediately realized that Ning Qiushui had other intentions, and said with a wry smile: "Senior Sister, you should just speak frankly."

Ning Qiu Shui smiled and said, "In three days, I need to go to Baihai Mountain to complete the task of picking Lingxu grass. You will help me then."

Originally, after seeing Nangong Rou's feelings, she had planned to give up Jiang Zhige. But now, she knew that Jiang Zhige had no extra feelings for Nangong Rou, and it was very likely that Nangong Rou was just having a one-sided love for him. Naturally, she had no reason to miss such a suitable young hunk.

So what if the relationship between the brother and sister is good? Jiang Zhige only treats Nangong Rou as a sister, and it is basically impossible for that kind of development to happen.

Even if Nangong Rou wanted Jiang Zhige to fall in love with her, with her stunning beauty, could she not be defeated by a young girl who was just beginning to fall in love?

"That's fine."

Jiang Zhige had no choice but to agree. Who knows if Ning Qiu Shui would really exaggerate the matter and tell Nangong Rou?

If that were the case, even if he explained it clearly afterwards, Nangong Rou would definitely still be unhappy.

"The Demon Emperor is really lucky. How can a mere outer disciple win the favor of the most beautiful woman in the sect?"

"I've never heard of the rumor that the Demon Emperor has a Taoist partner. This Ning Qiu Shui must have been humiliated."

"Speaking of which, the Demon Emperor was born a beggar. How could he recite a poem when he was in Tingyu Pavilion?"

"You probably didn't read it carefully before, because you have never touched a book before. During the seven years that the Demon Emperor was in Tianyun Pavilion, in addition to practicing, caring for spiritual herbs, and accompanying Fairy Nangong, he also read books."

Some people suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this. They remembered that in the light and shadow scene, when Nangong Rou went to find Jiang Zhige to watch the sect competition, Jiang Zhige was squatting in the spiritual herb garden tending to the spiritual herbs, but he still held a book in his hand.

It's just that this detail is too small and many people didn't notice it.

Nangong Rou sighed with regret. Jiang Zhige practiced hard back then, but she never understood. She just felt that his practice delayed Jiang Zhige from accompanying her.

Now that I think about it, Jiang Zhige had mediocre talent, so he practiced so hard probably to protect his sister.

Qu Yun glanced at Nangong Rou and suddenly felt an inexplicable worry.

He could sense that Nangong Rou's feelings towards Jiang Zhige were no longer as hateful as before.

Nangong Rou began to doubt the truth of what happened that year, and Qu Yun also began to worry that Nangong Rou would really turn against her.

If Nangong Rou really turned to Jiang Zhige, Qu Yun’s feelings would not be discussed for now. For a Half-Emperor Realm expert, it would be easy for him to rescue Jiang Zhige in public without the intervention of the Great Emperor.