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The young man in the distance frowned and walked over.

"Huang Yiyi, what's going on?"

When Huang Yiyi saw him, she hurriedly clung to his arm and said aggrievedly, "Senior Brother Liu, he's Li Yun. I don't know where he heard that you brought me to the Inner Sect, but he actually followed us here too. He's the one indulging in wild fantasies—it really has nothing to do with me!"

Liu Ningkong swept his gaze over Li Yun and asked darkly, "You're Li Yun?"

Li Yun cupped his hands. "Senior Brother, I am indeed Li Yun... but I don't know her. And I certainly didn't come here because of her. Could there be some misunderstanding?"

When it came to playing dumb, Li Yun was a professional too.

What fiancée? What Huang Yiyi?

If the previous owner of this body had not retained memories of her, he truly would not have known this woman at all.

There was no way he would fight over some explosively stupid woman with someone else!

"Don't know her?"

Liu Ningkong clearly did not believe him. Huang Yiyi could not possibly have mistaken the person.

But at that moment, Zhang Ruohan spoke up.

"Liu Ningkong, could this be some misunderstanding?"

"I brought Li Yun here. He did not come because of this junior sister, as she believes."

"Oh, so that's how it is..."

Liu Ningkong smiled, then suddenly spun around and backhanded Huang Yiyi across the face.

"You blind-eyed idiot!"

"You could even mistake someone brought here by Senior Sister Zhang Ruohan of the Vermilion Bird Courtyard?"

Huang Yiyi had never dreamed that Liu Ningkong would slap her in front of so many people. Her eyes immediately reddened, filled with hurt and grievance.

"Senior Brother Liu, I didn't mistake him. He is—"

"You still dare talk back? Get lost!"

Liu Ningkong swung another slap, sending Huang Yiyi flying several meters away.

Only then did he look at Li Yun.

With a smile that did not reach his eyes, he said, "Junior Brother Li Yun, right? It was just a little misunderstanding. Don't take it to heart."

"Take it to heart? No, no, no... Why would I take it to heart? As long as Senior Brother Liu is happy."

Li Yun waved his hands repeatedly.

What a joke—take it to heart?

Take what to heart?

Even if Liu Ningkong beat Huang Yiyi to death on the spot, what the hell did it have to do with him?

Zhang Ruohan seemed unwilling to entangle herself with Liu Ningkong any further.

She said as well, "Alright. Since it was a misunderstanding, it's good that it has been cleared up."

"Li Yun, Zhang Chu... let's enter the Vermilion Bird Courtyard first."

With that, she led Li Yun and Zhang Chu away, heading straight into the Vermilion Bird Courtyard.

Liu Ningkong's eyes flickered, but he did not stop them.

He merely stared at Zhang Ruohan's slender, graceful back with shadowy eyes, swallowing hard as he muttered to himself.

"Damn it, what kind of dogshit luck did Zhao Chuanfeng stumble into, winning Zhang Ruohan's heart? It makes it hard for me to make a move..."

"But Zhang Ruohan actually brought two men into the Vermilion Bird Courtyard behind Zhao Chuanfeng's back. Heh heh, if Zhao Chuanfeng finds out, his expression should be quite a sight, right?"

The moment he stepped through the gates of the Vermilion Bird Courtyard, Li Yun began cursing inwardly. That idiot Huang Yiyi had ruined his plans.

If that woman had not suddenly appeared, his Cognition Points would definitely have broken through thirty thousand. After she stirred up that mess, he had not even gotten the chance to study the Stone Tablet.

Damn it!

Still, he had finally entered the Vermilion Bird Courtyard. Even if he could not look around freely, there should still be chances to gain more Cognition Points, right?

"Hey, Li Yun, what was that woman about just now? Your fiancée?"

"Did someone steal her from you?"

At that moment, Zhang Chu suddenly sidled over and asked with a face full of gossip, vaguely tinged with schadenfreude.

"No!"

"No!"

"How could that be?"

"She mistook me for someone else."

Of course Li Yun would not admit it. Even though he did not care, it was hardly something glorious, so why spread it everywhere?

Zhang Chu looked unconvinced.

"Tch... stop denying it."

"That woman called out your name the moment she saw you and ran straight at you. How could she have mistaken you for someone else?"

"Come on, tell me about it. Let me enjoy myself..."

Smack!

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Ruohan had already given Zhang Chu another knock on the head.

The pain made Zhang Chu bare his teeth for quite a while.

"Sis, what are you doing? You hit me again!"

"Didn't we agree you wouldn't hit me anymore?"

"Who agreed with you? You were the only one talking to yourself over there. And why is your mouth so cheap?"

"I already told you she mistook him for someone else, yet you're still chirping away. Are you asking for a beating?"

"I..."

Zhang Chu opened his mouth, but in the end, he could not say a thing. He only felt wronged to the core.

Li Yun secretly laughed for quite a while.

He quietly gave Zhang Ruohan a thumbs-up!

Zhang Chu really needed to be put in his place.

Yet at that moment, Zhang Ruohan glanced at Li Yun and said pointedly, "That man just now was Liu Ningkong, an Inner Sect Disciple of the White Tiger Courtyard."

"His father, Liu Yuanshou, is an elder of the White Tiger Courtyard, and his grandfather is even the seventeenth-ranked elder of the Celestial Martial Sect."

"If there is any misunderstanding, clear it up as soon as possible."

"A real man can bend and stretch. There is no shame in it!"

Li Yun's expression immediately turned solemn. "Thank you for the advice, Senior Sister Zhang. Don't worry, I know what to do."

"It's good that you do."

"But you needn't be too nervous either. Once you have been in the Celestial Martial Sect for a while, you will find that the sect has rules."

"It is not something a single person can cover with one hand."

"As long as you do not provoke others first, no one can easily bully you."

"If someone truly does, go to the Outer Sect and find Elder Zhang Cong. Tell him I sent you, and he will stand up for you."

"Ah..."

At Zhang Ruohan's words, Li Yun was immediately stunned.

Even Zhang Chu found it extremely unexpected.

They had only just met, alright?

On the first day of knowing him, she had brought Li Yun to the Inner Sect—that was one thing. But she was even taking matters upon herself for Li Yun? Wasn't that too outrageous?

Could it be that his sister had really transferred her affections and taken a liking to Li Yun?

My god...

Something huge was about to happen!

Zhang Chu was deeply worried, but he was not truly stupid. At a time like this, he absolutely did not dare speak recklessly.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Zhang. I happened to meet Elder Zhang Cong a couple of days ago. I never expected Senior Sister Zhang to know Elder Zhang Cong as well."

"You met Zhang Cong?"

Zhang Ruohan was somewhat surprised, but when she recalled the level Li Yun's Basic Stance Cultivation had reached, she understood the reason.

"Heh, I should have thought of it long ago. Zhang Cong is the Martial Arts Deacon in charge of the Outer Sect. Since your Basic Stance Cultivation improved so quickly, a Martial Arts Deacon must have reported it to Zhang Cong long ago."

"Then I won't hide it from you either."

"Zhang Cong is actually from my own clan, but by seniority, he has to call me Aunt."

"Holy shit!"

Li Yun's eyes widened at once. If Zhang Ruohan had not said it herself, he never would have imagined that Zhang Cong, a man already so old, was actually Zhang Ruohan's paternal cousin's son!

It was downright terrifying!

Zhang Chu said smugly as well, "Didn't expect that, did you, Li Yun? Elder Zhang Cong actually has to call me Paternal Uncle... Haha, if you dare glare at me in the future, I'll go find Zhang Cong and have him punish you..."

Before he could finish!

Zhang Chu's body flew into the air.

This time, Zhang Ruohan had used her foot!

A sister beating up her brother—this time, she had truly taken it to a whole new level!