Upon entering, he saw Lexi squatting beside the alchemy furnace, chatting and laughing with her favorite junior sister. Zhao Zhishan reflexively stopped in his tracks, then... stretched out his hand to block in front of him, and placed his other hand on his sword, ready to draw it.
"You... what are you doing here? What do you want now?!" Zhao Zhishan asked in alarm, his face also full of vigilance.
"I didn't do anything, I was just chatting with my junior sister," Le Xi said with a smile. "What? Third junior brother doesn't welcome me?"
"Don't you dare try anything with our junior sister!" Zhao Zhishan was like a cat with its fur standing on end, wishing he could snatch the bewildered Nian Wanzhou away.
"Hehe, you're overthinking it. Master taught me to love and care for my fellow disciples. Third junior brother, your senior brother has changed. I won't bully you like before anymore~" Le Xi didn't make any move. He didn't seem to be on guard against his junior brother's wariness and the sword in his hand.
\"snort!\"
Zhao Zhishan snorted coldly and said, "I don't believe you!"
Le Xi looked aggrieved: "Third Junior Brother, I didn't lie to you. Master asked me to do this. If you don't believe me, you can ask Master. And don't worry, I just wanted to be a good senior brother who cares about my little junior sister!"
Seeing his sincerity, Zhao Zhishan was half-convinced and half-doubtful, sharing the same attitude as Nan Yu, but he was even more cautious.
After all, he was the one who was pranked in the first place.
He also squatted on the other side, keeping a close eye on Lexi from a distance, just in case he suddenly did something.
Three people were squatting in a small alchemy room, and one of them was concentrating on refining pills.
The remaining three stared at each other blankly.
Nian Wanzhou is still a child, so she has completely unleashed her natural instincts. Having been bedridden for several years, it's impossible for her to be fully mature now that she can run and jump. As for her...
He's not very mature; he's just a childish kid.
Le Xi, despite his aloof and unapproachable, handsome appearance as the second senior brother, is actually just a "child" who is about a hundred years old. According to the age of demon beasts, he is indeed still a child.
Moreover, being born into the demon race, he despised humans above all else. Therefore, in all his years in the sect, he had barely interacted with any human cultivators. Forget interaction, he always kept to himself, always wearing a sour expression, and aside from his senior sister and the Grand Elder, he didn't like to get close to anyone…
He's not a bad person by nature, but he doesn't know how to socialize, and he has a great talent for it.
Otherwise, given his personality, he would have been skinned alive by the elders and others long ago for bullying a child (Nian Wanzhou).
This hidden attribute... well, it's also... a complete idiot.
And now, the child has grown to two.
Nan Yu, well, he's just come of age, but he's always made a living in the secret realm, living a solitary life. He has absolutely no experience in relationships or social interactions, not to mention that demon beasts often start fighting at the drop of a hat. He's just a naive little demon, as innocent as a blank sheet of paper... well.
They're almost as big as children now.
Okay, three more kids.
As for Zhao Zhishan, his background is indeed quite mature, and he is already in his eighties or nineties.
He still looks like a sunny young man, and his mind remains pure even through cultivation. Moreover, he especially likes children.
He became the cowherd who was the leader of three children.
Besides Nan Yu who practices alchemy, there's the incessantly talkative Le Xi and the vigilant Zhao Zhishan.
As Nian Wanzhou grew increasingly impatient, she finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Second Senior Brother, can you please shut your mouth for now? I need to focus on sorting the spiritual plants."
How can you keep talking on and on?
Le Xi quickly became unhappy with Nian Wanzhou's attitude. "We've only just started talking! You're already getting annoyed. And you even said you really liked Senior Sister."
"I haven't finished yet!" Le Xi continued to nag, determined not to stop, clinging to Nian Wanzhou and preventing her from doing anything.
Nian Wanzhou flung her hand away, angrily swatting away the large hand with her little paw. "Ugh, you're so annoying! I'm busy, I'm busy!"
"......" Le Xi was furious. This brat really knows how to annoy people.
Le Xi angrily threw down the pile of spiritual plants in her hand: "Fine, you're busy, I'm not going to bother with you anymore! I'm going to do my work too, and I won't tell you about Senior Sister's affairs anymore, hmph."
After saying that, Lexi turned and left.
Seeing this, Nian Wanzhou didn't chase after him to stop him. Just watching him hesitate and want someone to stop him, she pouted and teased, "Second Senior Brother, why aren't you leaving yet? Are you reluctant to part with us?"
"No way!" Lexi didn't want to admit it, so she simply sat down at the door and watched them busy themselves. This kind of life...
It seems pretty good, very fulfilling.
As dusk fell, the four of them stopped what they were doing and sat down in meditation to digest the day's cultivation insights.
When they opened their eyes again, they found that Nian Wanzhou was still meditating with her eyes closed, but she looked more like she was unconscious. The other three were anxious, but they did not dare to interrupt Nian Wanzhou, who was still meditating, so they surrounded her and hoped that she would wake up soon.
It wasn't that they didn't want to wake Nian Wanzhou, but that cultivators shouldn't be easily interrupted while meditating, as this could cause a backlash, leading to serious injury, unconsciousness, or even demonic possession.
Therefore, they can only wait patiently.
Time slipped away quietly; the moon had risen to its highest point, the night grew deeper, and Nian Wanzhou still hadn't woken up. They were growing increasingly anxious.
Nan Yu asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Why hasn't he woken up yet?"
"Go find Master!" Zhao Zhishan immediately stood up and ran down the mountain.
Nian Wanzhou had been meditating for several hours, especially after Zhao Zhishan checked her condition with his spiritual power. There was nothing wrong with her, but she still showed no signs of waking up, which made Nan Yu and Zhao Zhishan even more panicked.
Zhao Zhishan had no choice but to go to the Grand Elder immediately, as this situation was beyond their ability to resolve.
Lexi, no longer able to tease Nian Wanzhou, followed Zhao Zhishan to the Grand Elder's main hall.
Inside the main hall, the Grand Elder was meditating to recover his meridians. Hearing the commotion, he opened his eyes and saw Zhao Zhishan. Slightly surprised, he quickly became serious: "What happened?"
Zhao Zhishan hurriedly reported the situation, while Nan Yu stayed anxiously by Nian Wanzhou's side.
After listening to Zhao Zhishan's description, the Grand Elder pondered for a long time before saying, "Come with me to see the situation. Lexi, go and summon the Sect Master."
Zhao Zhishan agreed and led the Grand Elder to Nan Yu's alchemy room.
As soon as the elder entered, he felt a rich spiritual energy rushing towards him, all of it pure white. This energy was attracted by Nian Wanzhou, as only her spiritual power could be so pure.
The master of the spiritual energy, Nian Wanzhou, remained seated in meditation, motionless.
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