[Zhang Yunzhi frowned slightly. "Xie Yuan, do not fool around. You have only just begun learning martial arts and cannot yet control your strength freely. It would be one thing if you accidentally hurt yourself, but what if Young Master Guan were injured as well..."]
[Xie Yuan saw the rare sternness on his cousin's face, and indignation appeared on his own.]
["I was only fooling around with Brother Guan. Fourth Cousin, do you really have to make such a big deal of it?"]
[Zhang Yunzhi put on the airs of an elder cousin. "Fooling around is not allowed either."]
[You smiled and shook your head. "It seems that, in terms of strength, I truly cannot rival Sixth Brother."]
[Though Xie Yuan had been reprimanded by Zhang Yunzhi, your words made his face light up once more.]
[After all, he had finally found something in which he surpassed you.]
[Xie Yuan knew full well that you had never practiced martial arts and would naturally not deceive you. At that moment, several servants hurriedly draped a fur coat over his shoulders.]
[Xie Yuan straightened his clothes, summoned a servant, and prepared to leave.]
[Zhang Yunzhi instructed a maid to bring you a stack of exquisitely made pastries.]
["This is an early New Year's gift for Young Master Guan. I did not know what flavors you preferred, so I simply picked a little of everything."]
[You looked at the pastry boxes, stacked neatly to more than a foot high, and felt deeply grateful. You hurriedly thanked her. "Thank you for your trouble, Miss Zhi. Such a generous gift truly overwhelms me."]
[Xie Yuan's gaze fell upon the exquisite wooden box on the topmost layer, carved with peach blossom patterns. He teased, "Fourth Cousin, did you search through the shop high and low for