The overlord of the gods is interrogating the alien female spy.

　"Deer Bodhisattva and all that... I'm not qualified yet... No, you've led me astray again. Anyway... Ugh... Ah Xu, slow down. Don't be in such a hurry!"

　Nine-Colored Deer's hand rested on the bed. She wanted to hook the pillow over and put it under her, but as soon as she reached out, Qilin grabbed her and pulled her back.

　"If Lulu lets me eat and drink my fill today, I'll go shopping with Lulu tomorrow, okay?"

　"Then, what does it mean to be... well-fed and satisfied?"

　"It's only 7 PM now. If Lulu can hold on until 7 AM, that'll be a success, okay?"

　From 7 PM to 9 AM?

　While catching its breath, the nine-colored deer did some calculations.

　Six hours...twelve hours?!

　No way... If that happens, tomorrow Xi won't see the Nine-Colored Deer Bodhisattva, but the Nine-Colored Deer Buddha.

　"No, no..."

　"So I'm going to do something bad tomorrow?"

　Is it better to suffer for yourself now, or for yourself tomorrow?

　After much hesitation and internal struggle, the nine-colored deer ultimately chose to believe in itself tomorrow.

　Chapter Seventy-Seven: Xi, a Man of Integrity

　She should be the greatest painter in the world, possessing the integrity of bamboo and the pride of plum blossoms. She should be able to sit amidst the beautiful scenery she has chosen, painting however she wishes, instead of polluting her canvas and insulting her artistic skills with those filthy scenes.

　"Xi. Are you there?"

　A voice calling from outside snapped her out of her reverie.

　"Short?"

　The door opened, and the red-haired younger brother was standing in the doorway.

　"What's wrong"

　Why doesn't this guy go be his head chef? Why does he have time to come here?

　"Fifth Sister asked me to call you to dinner."

　"Huh? Where's that stinky scribe? Why doesn't she do it herself?"

　"Uh, Fifth Sister is chatting with that Primordial Celestial Venerable. It looks quite lively."

　"..."

　The door slammed shut. Yu shook his head; it seemed he couldn't get Xi to come. He should have passed the task to his older brother.

　"go!"

　But before he could turn around...

　The person inside had already come out. But seeing her menacing appearance, sword in hand, Yu quickly stopped her.

　"It can't be that bad, Xi. Fifth Sister didn't say anything bad about you to him."

　"It has nothing to do with writing. I'm going to kill that Qilin!"

　There's only one person Xi wants to kill right now.

　That little brat, he wasn't satisfied with just messing with her, he wanted to go and harm her older sister too?

　You're not satisfied with the one-cost item, so you want a two-cost item?

　"That won't do either. My brothers all want him to do them a favor. Xi, my sister, my dear sister, calm down, don't make things worse!"

　"What?! In your eyes, I'm just a troublemaker? Our family can't get anything done without him?!"

　After being glared at and scolded by her older sister, Yu hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth.

　"Hard to say."

　"Huh?! You little punk, taking the side of outsiders, huh? I'll teach you a lesson today!"

　"I'm just telling the truth! Sister, sister, calm down!"

　After chasing for only a few steps, Xi had to lean on her knees and catch her breath.

　Damn it, that guy messed with me yesterday, and I don't have much energy left.

　"Xi, look at you. Let's not fight, Xi?"

　Has he figured it out?

　Seeing that she had put the sword away, Yu breathed a sigh of relief and jogged after her.

　"Ouch."

　"Hmph. That guy... I'll deal with him sooner or later."

　After punching her younger brother on the head to vent her anger, Xi gritted her teeth and secretly made a vow.

　"With your weak body, you'd better not get beaten up later."

　As I listened to Da Xi Gua's gritting whispers, I rubbed my head, which didn't hurt at all, and mentally criticized her delusions.

　What did the writer and he talk about?

　Walking along the road, Xi thought for a moment and felt that she should find out more beforehand, so that she wouldn't just be sitting on the side eating and unable to join in any conversation.

　"I don't know. It's probably something we didn't finish talking about last time. Like the academy, education reform, and things like that. Fifth Sister has been busy with these things, and now she finally has a good opportunity..."

　This is probably the closest she has ever come to realizing her dream.

　"Who else is there besides her?"

　Since it was a topic she didn't understand, Xi decisively changed the direction of her inquiry.

　"And my eldest brother is here too. My second brother is here as well."

　"Big Brother and that terrible chess player. Where are the others?"

　“My sister. The only reason we’re all gathered here is because of that Celestial Venerable.”

　I reminded her, and then added, "None of the other older brothers and sisters are here. Tenth brother, seventh brother, fourth sister..."

　But it would have been better if Yu hadn't said anything. Once he started talking, calling everyone "brother" and "sister" reminded Xi once again that this kid had absolutely no respect for her.

　Why don't you call me "sister"? Hmm?

　And then there was the time she tried to show off at the other person's restaurant by treating them to a meal. Although she ended up paying for it for free, it was completely different from the scene Xi had imagined—her younger brother waving his hand as soon as he saw his sister, indicating that her friends could eat whatever they wanted.

　"My sister. It's not that I didn't want to call you."

　Yu first stacked a layer of armor on himself, then took two steps to the other side to make sure Xi's arm couldn't reach him before finishing his sentence.

　“But whenever I want to show you respect, you speak.”

　"Ok?"

　What does that mean? What happened with what she said?

　Xi quickly realized what her younger brother was secretly saying.

　It means that she always embarrassed herself in the family, so her younger brother had no respect for her at all.

　"Humph."

　"But you're still my sister. What do you want to eat later? Order whatever you like."

　"Shorty. You said before that Big Brother, that Chess Master, and the others all have something to ask that guy?"

　"Yes. Second Brother seems to be thinking about something. Fifth Sister and Eldest Brother both know about it."

　"They all support it?"

　"Big brother...Big brother didn't say, but fifth sister seems to agree. They talked about it last night when they were having dinner at my place."

　Yu didn't know what it was about, but he had a sense of unease. Later, when he heard that they wanted to discuss it with the Celestial Venerable Qilin and have Xi Lai act as the intermediary, he decided to come and find this Eleventh Sister today to ask her for help and to have a proper talk with her Celestial Venerable friend.

　"That's it."

　Xi came up with an idea. An idea that would allow her to regain her authority as an older sister in front of her younger brother.

　"Shorty, how about we make a bet?"

　"Huh? A bet? What kind of bet?"

　Xi slightly raised her head.

　"Do you believe I can make that guy agree to cooperate with that lousy chess player with just one look?"

　"...I don't really believe it."

　I roughly knew what she was going to gamble on.

　"If I do that, you'll have to call me 'sister' from now on."

　"What if you lose?"

　"Uh……"

　lose?

　Xi looked at her younger brother, whose face was full of doubt, and made up her mind.

　"If I lose, I'll wash the dishes myself from now on."

　"Okay! It's a deal!"

　The most annoying thing for a cook is washing dishes. Especially when there are more than one sibling in the family who will leave their chopsticks and run off after eating. He can count the number of siblings who will voluntarily help him wash the dishes after a meal on one hand.

　"..."

　Why did she agree so readily? As if she was certain of losing.

　Xi Xia made up her mind that she must win this time.

　"You won't have to say a word later."

　explain."

　"Xi, you shouldn't have said a word. We agreed to just exchange a glance."

　"Shouldn't I finish what I have to say?"

　"Don't you have confidence in yourself?"

　I lack confidence...

　"You're quite the talker, little guy."

　"It's alright. I often chat with customers, and I learn a lot as a result."

　Xi saw the guy's back. Beside him, her older sister was laughing happily. Her older brother Shuo and the chess-playing idiot Wang were sitting on either side of her; if she weren't short, she would have had to sit by the door.

　"Big brother, second brother, fifth sister. Xi is here."

　Because they invited Qilin Tianzun alone, they didn't bring anyone else.

　"Thank you for your hard work, Yu."

　Shuo glanced at his younger sister over there and gestured for her to sit down. This seat meant she would be face-to-face with him whenever she looked up… which annoyed Xi.

　"Everyone's here. Brother Chen, would you like to start with drinks, or should we get straight to the dishes?"

　Shuo is the eldest and has the most right to shout this.

　Chen Lingxu didn't mind. If it were really based on seniority, he would still have to call the other person "brother".

　"Since this is a banquet, why don't we start with some wine? I have some homemade wine here. It's a great pleasure to gather here with you all today, so let's drink together."

　It's that jug of strong liquor!

　If you're not drinking, sit at the children's table.

　When the wine gourd reached her, seeing the teasing look in Qilin's eyes, Xi rolled her eyes back, but still raised her cup and filled it with wine.

　Chapter 78 What do you mean by "he bullies me because he likes me"?

　"Hiss. Brother Chen, this wine is really potent."

　Shuo raised his glass to toast him, and was immediately taken aback by the strength of the liquor. It wasn't just that the alcohol content was incredibly high, but also that the energy it contained was astonishing.

　Ordinary wine, no matter what ingredients are added, will only harm your health and strength if you drink too much. But this wine, if you drink a lot of it, can truly make your body healthy and strong.