"Stand still!"
As the night grew slightly cool, a sharp shout suddenly rang out in a small courtyard within the Invincible Sect, startling the surrounding birds and beasts, who immediately shrugged and fled the scene.
Sheng Ning leaned against the wall, with a spirit fruit on her head.
Hearing Yu Ye's stern rebuke, she slightly raised her eyes, baring her teeth but daring not to laugh, "Fourth Senior Brother, I was wrong."
Yu Ye looked at her, and if the anger in his eyes could materialize, the person in front of him would have already been burned to ashes by his rage.
Seeing that she still dared to give him a fawning smile, his facial muscles twitched and he said in a deep voice, "Being cute won't work!"
"Sheng Xiaoning, you've got some nerve! You actually dared to fight two Golden Core cultivators one-on-one behind your senior brothers' backs."
He raised his head, his brows furrowed, his voice still hoarse with lingering fear, "Do you think you're so great, huh?"
"You're so powerful, why don't you go and wipe out the Taixu Sect! You went and fought two Golden Core stage demonic cultivators, how... how..."
Yu Ye simply couldn't bring himself to say, "I didn't kill you."
He rushed forward, pinched his junior sister's cheeks with both hands, and his eyes were slightly red.
"Do you know you almost scared your senior brothers to death? They told us from the beginning that if there was any danger, we should ask them for help. What are you doing, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, showing off? Huh?"
Sheng Ning's cheeks were pinched, and her voice was muffled, "Ugh, Master Hong."
After saying that, she turned her pleading gaze to the four senior brothers next to her.
Su Daiyuan pursed his lips, pressed his fist to his lips, coughed lightly, and then silently turned his head away.
Lu Qing'an frowned and said in a deep voice, "He should be punished, but Yu Ye, wasn't that fruit too heavy? How about replacing it with a talisman?"
Lu Jingshen nodded in agreement, "If you think talismans won't work, then use my pills, they're heavy too."
Guan Yunchuan's expression was cold and stern. "Junior Sister is still young. Such punishment would be too much of a blow to her."
Yu was also jumping up and down in anger, "So you all want to be the good senior brothers and make me the bad guy, right?"
"I'm just making her stand as punishment. There's only a spirit fruit the size of half a fist on her head. It's not like it's going to crush her to death."
"If we don't teach her a lesson this time, she'll still be able to act on her own in the future. If we really do... you'll regret it!"
Yu was furious.
Why didn't they say anything when he silently dragged his junior sister back to the courtyard and made her stand in the corner to reflect on her actions?
Now that the junior sister is begging for mercy, they're all getting more and more eager.
So they're all good people, and he's the only bad one?
Frowning, Yu turned to look at Sheng Ning and saw tears welling up in her eyes. Yu's throat tightened, and it was too late to look away.
"Do you... know you were wrong?"
Sheng Ning wanted to nod, but was afraid that the spiritual fruit on her head would fall, so she had to admit her mistake, "I will never dare to act alone again. I was too rash and made my senior brothers worry."
"It's more than just worry," Yu Ye said. Just thinking about his petite junior sister being attacked by two terrifying spiritual forces was enough to break his heart.
He took a deep breath, stepped forward, removed the spirit fruit from her head, and placed it in her palm. "You are not allowed to act alone again next time."
Sheng Ning immediately nodded vigorously, and then she stuffed the spiritual fruit in her hand into his palm.
Seeing him look up at her, Sheng Ning smiled and said, "Thank you, Fourth Senior Brother."
Yu was stunned for a moment, her ears immediately turning red. "I insulted you and you're thanking me? Sheng Xiaoning, are you out of your mind?!"
Sheng Ning was a well-behaved child in her past life, and her parents were both highly educated and rarely interfered with her.
The night before she died, she was alone in the research lab working on a new weapon.
Because she lacked parental care in her childhood, she now cherishes the kindness of her senior classmates.
Even though Yu said she was out of her mind, Sheng Ning's smile didn't fade. "I know Fourth Senior Brother is doing this for my own good."
Yu Ye, "...Damn it, if you keep being this well-behaved, sensible, and cute, I'll...I'll..."
Yu couldn't finish her sentence, 'I just...'
Her lips pressed into a straight line, and he let out a soft hum, then slipped another mustard seed bag into her palm.
"Here you go. All the new talismans your senior brother drew are here. Don't stand there like an idiot and get beaten up next time. Even if you use up all the talismans, your senior brother can still draw new ones."
The mustard seed pouch in his palm still retained Yu Ye's body temperature.
Sheng Ning glanced down at it, her lips curving into a wider smile, "Thank you, Fourth Senior Brother!"
Yu glanced at her helplessly, wishing he could fasten her to his own waist with that belt.
It was as if this would prevent her from getting into danger.
Unfortunately, his junior sister is a very opinionated person. If it were the other brothers, they would have raised her in the same way they raised Master Yueyao in their previous life.
They kept her like a canary in a golden cage.
Even if she had wings, she would still die outside the golden cage.
The metaphor also dissipated.
Sheng Ning immediately took out the two treasure gourds he had plundered from the birdman pig's head.
"Eldest brother, fifth brother, this is for you."
Su Daiyuan has a water-type spiritual root, and Guan Yunchuan has a fire-type spiritual root; this is a perfect match.
Su Daiyuan and Guan Yunchuan exchanged a glance upon hearing this.
The latter pointed to the tip of his nose, his eyes widening slightly. "For me?"
Su Daiyuan also frowned, "Junior Sister, you have five elemental roots, so you need this more than your senior brothers."
Natural treasures are rare, and those that become stronger when faced with a stronger opponent are even rarer.
The junior sister offered them the magic gourd without even blinking, but Su Daiyuan shook his head and refused the gift.
No sooner had he shaken his head than the sapphire blue gourd landed in his arms.
Sheng Ning looked up at him and smiled, "This treasure can only be used to its fullest potential if it is in your hands, so it is best for you to use it, Senior Brother."
Finally, she turned to look at Guan Yunchuan, a hint of teasing in her smile, "As for Fifth Senior Brother, I recently acquired a new weapon, so please accept it."
"When I come up with new weapons later, I will mass-produce them with my senior brother."
Guan Yunchuan could no longer bring himself to refuse.
Looking at the bright smile in Sheng Ning's eyes, a warm feeling washed over him.
He raised his hand and gently stroked her head, a smile appearing on Guan Yunchuan's usually stern face. "Alright, then I'll accept it. I'll forge a new weapon for you another day."
The newly acquired resources have been allocated.
Sheng Ning and the others then turned their attention to a corner of the courtyard.
There stood the little Bai Ze, holding a chirping bird in his hand.
Two vines sprouted from Chiu Chiu's body.
Bai Ze flicked his wrist, and the vines on Qiu Qiu's body swayed accordingly.
Below him, the white tiger was excitedly chasing after the chirping vines.
Seeing his fellow disciples turn to look at him, Bai Ze pursed his lips, his cheeks slightly flushed.
"You know what, it's actually kind of fun."
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