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Li Zi had little interest in those hot-tempered elders. She was more curious to see how the heroine had changed after being reborn.

The system perked up at once. [She squatted outside Ji Zheng's courtyard for two hours without seeing him. But knowing Ran Zirou's temper, if she hears you spent the whole night with two senior brothers, she'll probably come looking for trouble.]

Li Zi grew worried. [I haven't even undergone Marrow Cleansing yet, so I can't cultivate. Ran Zirou's already at the Second Qi Refining Stage, isn't she? Wouldn't killing me be a piece of cake for her?]

Imagining Ran Zirou squatting by the gate until her legs went numb only made Li Zi more anxious.

Ran Zirou was, without question, the heroine of this world.

Her skin was like ice and jade, and her breathtaking face could leave any man's soul reeling.

On top of that, she had memories of a previous life.

With her useless constitution, Li Zi feared she really was no match for her.

Ji Zheng and Fu Chaoqing frowned as they listened to Li Zi's thoughts.

Fu Chaoqing lowered his voice. "If she really is a threat to our Sect, shouldn't we do something? Perhaps we should discuss it with our masters and senior uncles first?"

Ji Zheng thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"They're probably busy smoothing things over between our Sect Master and the Hehuan Sect Master. They won't have time for this. I'll go over and find an excuse to drive her away."

Fu Chaoqing hurriedly stopped him. "Let me go. If you lose control, your cultivation will be ruined."

Ji Zheng awkwardly rubbed the tip of his nose.

Meanwhile, Li Zi was still discussing with the system how to avoid being killed by the heroine.

Fu Chaoqing came over and patted her head. "I'm going to Eldest Senior Brother's courtyard to fetch a medicinal herb. Drink the bowl of medicine on the table."

Li Zi's dim almond eyes instantly lit up. "Yes, Senior Brother."

[Oh? Fourth Senior Brother is going to Eldest Senior Brother's courtyard. Could he run into Ran Zirou? System, keep an eye on them for me. I'm ready for the gossip.]

[You got it!]

Half a quarter of an hour later.

Outside the gate of Ji Zheng's courtyard.

Ran Zirou had been waiting there for a long time.

She wore the Sect disciples' uniform, with a thin layer of gauze underneath. Beneath her willow-leaf brows, her limpid eyes shone whenever she glanced about.

She had prepared thoroughly to win Ji Zheng over.

She had even bathed in rose petals, leaving herself fragrant and soft. She had styled her hair with care, too. Her long locks appeared casually pinned up, but the arrangement was deliberate: one strand fell loose against her jade-white neck, making her all the more alluring.

The moment Ji Zheng saw her like this, he would surely lose control.

"Niece Ran?"

Just then, a clear voice sounded behind her.

It was not Ji Zheng.

Ran Zirou frowned slightly, displeased that someone had interrupted her plans.

But when she turned, her cherry lips parted in surprise, and stars seemed to rise in her watery eyes.

She was truly a captivating beauty.

"Uncle Fu!"

Fu Chaoqing's smile stiffened at the form of address.

It was true. By seniority, Ran Zirou ought to call him uncle.

Though they were only very distant relatives.

"Niece, you..."

Ran Zirou gave him a winsome smile. "Uncle Fu, you can call me Rou Rou."

Faced with her flower-like beauty, Fu Chaoqing coughed and looked away.

"Your mother came to our Sect today. Have you seen her?"

Ran Zirou covered her lips in surprise. Her beautiful eyes widened, their dark pupils making her look utterly harmless.

"My mother?"

Of course she knew she had a mother.

And that her mother was an exceptionally shrewish, vulgar woman.

She had grown up pampered in the imperial palace, the center of everyone's attention. Her father, the emperor, had always been honest with her: she was not his biological daughter, but the daughter of a fairy from the Immortal Realm.

Countless times, she had imagined what a perfect woman her mother must be.

Perhaps a fairy as pure as ice and jade, or a dazzling beauty who lived amid worldly riches.

Or perhaps a proud, frosty cultivation prodigy, an elder of a Sect.

But she had never imagined that every fantasy would shatter the moment she met Immortal Ziyang.

She and Immortal Ziyang looked much alike, but they could not have been more different.

Immortal Ziyang was calculating and shrewish, even rather coarse. She had clawed her way up from some little place in the mortal world and had entanglements with countless men.

How could she, a princess who stood above everyone else, accept that?

She was a princess!

How could her mother be a whore who would sleep with anyone?

So, in her previous life, she had soon killed Immortal Ziyang and dealt with the Hehuan Sect while she was at it.

That past had been buried for good. She had remained the princess who stood above all, revered by the masses.

Now that she had been reborn, everything could be done over. Naturally, that woman was still alive.

In her previous life, every senior brother in the Sect had gone to great lengths to protect her. No one had ever brought up Immortal Ziyang.

Why, all of a sudden...

Seeing her reaction, Fu Chaoqing understood. "So you didn't know. No matter. You know now."

"Immortal Ziyang is the personal disciple of a Hehuan Sect elder, and she holds no small standing there. Why are you doing menial chores in our Sect? Come, I'll take you to the Hehuan Sect. They can't have gone far; we should catch them on the road."

It was the best solution Fu Chaoqing could think of.

Now that they knew Ran Zirou was a threat, they had only two options.

Kill her or drive her away.

But Ran Zirou was Immortal Ziyang's daughter. If they killed her, relations between the Hehuan Sect and their Sect would probably break down completely.

They had only just learned that there might be a misunderstanding between the Hehuan Sect Master and their Sect Master. Causing an incident before it was resolved would be disastrous.

Driving her away was the most suitable choice.

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