Junior Sister is too competitive, she drastically alters the Joyful Union Sect.

Is Chapter 157 alright?

After Ye Zhenzhou's voice fell, the courtyard fell silent for a moment.

The gentle expression on Qingya's face faded considerably.

"There are only five direct disciples and eight young masters of the family on the Second Precept Peak. How did this matter get out?" Yin Zhongyu's wicked voice revealed a hint of coldness.

Upon hearing this, the people present all thought of one person at the same time: Shen Qiuluo.

"What's so interesting about that?" Shen Youqing asked, puzzled. "I'm a direct descendant of the Hehuan Sect, isn't that normal?"

Chu Jianyan raised her hand and patted Shen Youqing's shoulder, silently comforting her.

"I'm fine." Shen Youqing smiled at Chu Jianyan. "I'm just a little puzzled and curious."

Thinking of those unpleasant words, Ye Zhenzhou's expression turned cold and somber.

"It seems the rumors are quite nasty," Yin Zhongyu said, arms crossed.

Ye Zhenzhou responded, "It's not just unpleasant to listen to, it's simply... I can't even open my mouth to say it."

Seeing Ye Zhenzhou's worried look, Shen Youqing, who was standing there petting the cat, smiled and said, "This shouldn't have been done by Shen Qiuluo. If it were her, wouldn't it be too obvious?"

Trying to ruin her reputation with this idea—I wonder which 'genius' came up with it.

If she cared about her reputation, she wouldn't be so confrontational and antagonistic towards everyone and everything.

Seeing Shen Youqing's completely indifferent attitude, Ye Zhenzhou was surprised but also thought that her mindset was really good.

"If I have nothing else to do, I'll go train my body," Shen Youqing said to the others.

She hasn't exercised for three days, and now all she wants to do is run a few laps with weights strapped to her body.

Chu Jianyan nodded and said gently, "Go."

After Shen Youqing left, Chu Jianyan looked at her fellow disciples.

“Junior Sister Shen’s words make sense,” Qingya said thoughtfully, “but we can’t rule out the possibility that she was the one who spread the news.”

Ye Zhenzhou's eyes and brows held a hint of coldness. "No matter what, anyone who slanders a young woman's reputation like this is definitely not a good person."

"Junior Sister Youqing has been wronged by petty people," Yin Zhongyu sighed, then smiled and said, "But with her rate of improvement, she is indeed hated."

Chu Jianyan shook her head slightly, then said seriously, "I'll go check it out."

"Senior sister, I'll go." Yin Zhongyu volunteered, and seeing Chu Jianyan's gaze, he said, "At most three days, I'll get to the bottom of this."

After thinking for a moment, Chu Jianyan finally nodded in agreement.

School grounds.

Shen Youqing was jogging slowly with an iron bag strapped to his body. On the snow crystal purple-eyed cat lying to the side was a ghost baby and a camellia tree.

Upon seeing Shen Youqing's sudden appearance, the disciples on the training ground displayed various expressions.

They knew about Xiao Ke and Shen Youqing's feat of skipping three days of class.

After Shen Youqing finished running more than ten laps, Chi Guyuan suddenly appeared from some corner and walked over with a clear purpose. "Fellow Daoist Shen, would you mind sparring with me?"

Shen Youqing raised his hand to wipe the sweat that kept sliding down his forehead. "What are we sparring about? Drawing talismans?"

"Practical application and talisman drawing?" Chi Guyuan asked.

Shen Youqing asked, somewhat puzzled, "Shouldn't you be looking for Senior Sister Chu with your cultivation level?"

It's understandable that Qi Bumian wanted to spar with me, since there are very few body cultivators among the direct disciples of the Five Sects.

But besides himself, the talisman master also has Chu Jianyan.

“We’ve already looked,” Chi Guyuan said.

Shen Youqing said "Oh," and then added, "Alright, let's go."

The snow-white cat with purple eyes followed, carrying a flower and a ghost on its back.

Seeing Shen Youqing step onto the arena again, many of his disciples gathered around him.

When fighting against a talisman master, one naturally needs to use talismans.

But compared to Chi Guyuan, a talisman master, Shen Youqing seemed like a novice who had only recently entered the profession.

Fortunately, she was quite skilled, otherwise she would have been kicked off the stage long ago.

When Zhang Youli arrived, he saw Shen Youqing being chased and beaten by Chi Guyuan using talismans.

After watching for a while, Zhang Youli's expression turned serious. Her use of the talisman was utterly disastrous!
Extra practice! We absolutely must do extra practice!

The final result was almost a foregone conclusion; Shen Youqing was driven off the arena by a talisman array.

"You could learn some intermediate talismans," Chi Guyuan said, jumping off the arena and offering Shen Youqing a suggestion. "You're good at close combat, but talisman masters are ranged attackers, so you need to accumulate practical experience."

Chi Guyuan's words revealed his own weaknesses, and Shen Youqing raised his hand to bow to him, "Thank you."

Chi Guyuan waved his hand, then bowed and greeted Zhang Youli to the side.

"Sect Leader Zhang," Shen Youqing greeted him with a bow.

Zhang Youli waved his hand. "Come with me."

Shen Youqing guessed it was because of those rumors, so he followed without saying much.

Once they reached a secluded spot, Zhang Youli first checked the ghost infant's condition, then took out a jade slip and handed it over, saying, "Your practical combat skills are too poor. Sparr with Gu Yuan at least once a day to increase your practical experience."

Shen Youqing took the jade slip. "Okay."

"The Criminal Investigation Department is already investigating where those rumors came from. You don't need to pay attention to them and don't let them affect your state of mind," Zhang Youli advised.

Shen Youqing nodded. "I know."

After giving his instructions, Zhang Youli left.

When Shen Youqing returned, Chi Guyuan had already set up the table, ready to discuss talisman drawing with her.

When I first saw Yan coming over, I saw them drawing talismans. After watching for a while, I joined in.

As dusk approached, Shen Quelin searched his way over and found three people at the table, drawing talismans and chatting animatedly.

Logically speaking, drawing talismans should be done with seriousness and focus, but the three of them were chatting while drawing talismans, which seemed like they were multitasking.

When Shen Quelin went up to listen, he realized that they were exchanging experiences in drawing talismans.

After Shen Youqing finished drawing the talismans for his subordinates, Shen Quelin finally spoke, "Want some dinner?"

"Did you do this?" Shen Youqing asked instinctively.

Shen Quelin rolled his eyes at him, "Your senior brother."

Shen Youqing was taken aback.

With his injuries still not healed, couldn't he just stay home and rest?
After Chu Jianyan and Chi Guyuan finished drawing the talismans, Shen Youqing said, "Senior Sister Chu, Senior Brother Chi, I'll go back first. We'll continue tomorrow."

The two of them responded.

Shen Youqing put away the paper and pen and left in a hurry.

Back in the courtyard, Shen Youqing saw steaming food on the table, which looked very bland.

Seeing Shen Youqing's serious expression, Xiao Ke said, "It's alright."

"That's for the best," Shen Youqing said calmly, then went to the kitchen to get some rice.

After dinner, with just a glance from Shen Youqing, Xiao Ke obediently got up and walked towards the house.

inside the house.

Xiao Ke consciously took off his clothes, then turned around to reveal his back.

Seeing that the wound showed no signs of being torn, Shen Youqing breathed a slight sigh of relief and then reapplied the medicine to him.

The room was quiet; the only sound the two could hear was the soft rustling of Shen Youqing's sleeves as she applied the medicine.

"All right."

A clear and melodious voice rang out, and Shen Youqing put the porcelain bottle in her hand aside.

Xiao Ke slowly and methodically put on his clothes, then turned to look at Shen Youqing.

Shen Youqing looked up and met deep, beautiful peach blossom eyes.

"What do you want to say?" Shen Youqing preemptively asked.

Xiao Ke's peach blossom eyes curved slightly, and his cold and aloof demeanor softened considerably. "Is it alright?"

"Your health is important," Shen Youqing couldn't help but say. "I still have plenty of food in my storage ring."

Xiao looked at her expectantly, "But I want to."

As the saying goes, the way to a person's heart is through their stomach.