Fairy, please have some self-respect. I am not the reincarnation of your deceased husband.

Xiao Qingyao emerged from the forest, riding her sword as she continued her search for a suitable target for chivalrous acts.

"!"

But when she finally found a figure, she froze the moment their eyes met.

On that delicate face, the expression shifted from shock to bewilderment, from bewilderment to panic, and then from panic to resignation.

The speed of this change is truly remarkable.

And the two below—

Mu Qianxue glanced at it indifferently, without saying a word.

Chen Lianshu raised an eyebrow slightly but remained silent.

"..."

At this moment, Xiao Qingyao wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

The embarrassing situations of yesterday and the day before are still fresh in my mind, and who would have thought that I would run into the person involved again today?

I even ran into two at once?!

Especially the way the two of them looked at her…

Although he didn't say anything, the phrase "Miss Xiao" kept playing in his mind.

"Cough cough."

Xiao Qingyao coughed twice awkwardly.

Seeing that the two had noticed him, he had no choice but to sheathe his sword and land on the ground.

"What a coincidence..."

She forced herself to speak, her voice still very low, but the little gesture of touching the back of her head suggested a lack of confidence.

"Hmm, what a coincidence."

Mu Qianxue responded calmly.

Chen Lianshu chuckled, mimicking her mannerisms, and with a fist and palm salute, said:

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, we meet again."

To Xiao Qingyao, the address "Fellow Daoist Xiao" was now even more grating than calling her "Miss Xiao" directly.

Especially when the other person imitated her, her face turned red with shame at a visible speed.

"Yes, yes..."

Xiao Qingyao echoed dryly, her eyes darting around, but she dared not look Chen Lianshu in the eye.

"?"

Nestled in her husband's arms, Su Jiu'er, unusually calm, gazed at the "young man" before her.

Although Xiao Qing is a woman, she belongs to the type who poses no threat to me...

!

But soon, Su Jiu'er realized what was going on and became alert again.

No! You have to be wary of any woman!

"Ugh!"

Immediately, the little guy barked threateningly at Xiao Qingyao, showing his teeth in a show of defiance.

Its imposing manner was that of an "empress dispelling a vixen."

Only then did Xiao Qingyao notice the little fox in her arms.

She was taken aback by the sudden fox cry.

"it…"

She paused, puzzled:

"...What are you doing?"

"Um…"

Mu Qianxue stroked her chin and guessed calmly:

"I guess it's to welcome you?"

"snort!"

Su Jiu'er gave a soft snort and glared at Mu Qianxue.

Who welcomed her?!

He also glanced disdainfully at the lazy cat on his shoulder.

It can be said that they don't tolerate anyone.

Xiao Xueyan blinked innocently, secretly thinking to herself:

Drama queen.

"Haha...yes!"

The atmosphere grew increasingly awkward, so Chen Lianshu had no choice but to laugh it off and smooth things over:

"You're welcome."

"Jiu'er has a rather unique way of welcoming people."

Although he could tell that the little guy was jealous again, it was not easy to say it outright, so he could only gloss over it.

"Oh, I see."

Whether Mu Qianxue believed it or not, Xiao Qingyao did.

She bent down, looked the little fox in the eye, and greeted it:

"Hello, Xiao Jiu'er."

"We meet again."

"Waaaaah."

Su Jiu'er responded in a relatively gentle manner.

She rarely paid attention to anyone other than her husband, especially a woman.

The person before him was, after all, the benefactor who had given him the spiritual herb and helped him break the seal.

Therefore, she still had to give them that courtesy.

"what?"

Xiao Qingyao seemed to have noticed something and let out a soft exclamation.

"Did you feed it some orchid?"

"Its seal seems to be loosening..."

He was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly realized that he had revealed his "worldly knowledge" again, so he quickly and awkwardly stopped talking.

Since Chen Lianshu exposed her as not being a rogue cultivator, she has become much more restrained and tries her best not to reveal her abilities.

But today I still accidentally let it slip.

"Hahaha…"

When the conversation abruptly stopped, Xiao Qingyao could only resort to an awkward laugh to ease the embarrassment.

"..."

The two people present also watched her quietly in perfect unison.

"Ha ha…"

Xiao Qingyao's awkward laughter gradually subsided until it stopped completely.

If looks could kill, she would probably be dead a million times over by now.

Why are all the people from the Jade Jade Sect so... so...

Just as her thoughts were in turmoil, a soft response interrupted her.

"Um."

"I plan to give Jiu'er the spiritual herb that Fellow Daoist Xiao gave me tonight."

"Oh, right."

Before Xiao Qingyao could respond, Chen Lianshu seemed to remember something and took out an item from his storage space.

"This belongs to Fellow Daoist Xiao, right?"

That was the sword tassel that belonged exclusively to the direct disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

"Huh?"

"Isn't this my sword tassel?"

Xiao Qingyao was slightly surprised to see the sword tassel.

She had actually noticed that the sword tassel was missing, but she didn't know where it had fallen.

However, since this was issued according to the sect's standard procedure, it was not a particularly valuable item.

Therefore, thinking that it was lost and that was that, I didn't look for it anymore.

Who would have thought that this young master Chen would pick it up?

"So it was found by you, fellow Daoist. That explains where it went."

"What a coincidence."

Xiao Qingyao accepted the sword tassel and thanked him.

Thank you.

He then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, at least we were able to have a normal conversation.

But before he could even catch his breath, Chen Lianshu said again:

"Yes, Miss Xiao's things should be kept safe."

"Don't be careless and drop it again."

"!!"

This address caused Xiao Qingyao to freeze on the spot once again, and even the action of putting away the sword tassel stopped abruptly.

He! He! He called out again!

This time, even Mu Qianxue, who was usually calm and collected, couldn't help but smile slightly.

This little girl's behavior is really quite interesting.

"I...I..."

Xiao Qingyao stammered for a long time, but finally gave up and introduced herself:

"All right--!"

"Actually, my name is Xiao Qingyao."

After revealing her real name, she hesitated for a long time before finally confessing:

"He is a disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect."

"Please stop making fun of me, both of you."

"As for the reason why she disguised herself as a man, it's because...because..."

After all that, I still couldn't figure it out.

To be honest, I only pretended to be a young swordsman because I thought it looked cool...

It's a bit too shameful, too difficult to talk about.

"Because it's more convenient."

In the end, he still managed to squeeze out those four words, despite not really meaning them.

"Oh, I see."

Chen Lianshu nodded slightly, her expression calm, but it seemed somewhat perfunctory.

Mu Qianxue did the same, touching her chin and nodding gently, her tone cool:

"Yes, it's quite convenient."

"..."

Xiao Qingyao was almost choked to death by these two.

Do all the people from the Jade Jade Sect speak in such a sarcastic and unsettling way?

Why are they all like this?! What did she do to deserve this?!