Fifth Senior Sister's Achilles' Heel
She cautiously peeked out from behind Yu Lin, "Is this for me?"
Bao Yuanwu chuckled sheepishly, scratching the back of his head. "I saw a child playing with Rattle Drum in the Mortal World, so I thought I'd buy one for my junior sister."
Li Zi nervously swallowed. "Senior brother, you're not blaming me for what happened to Junior Sister Ran? Last time, you seemed quite angry."
She can beat Ran Zirou now, but she can't beat Ran Zirou's men!
How could I not be nervous and scared?
Upon hearing this name, Bao Yuanwu wanted to lash out again, but fearing he might Li Zi, he spoke in his gentlest voice, "You did nothing wrong, your senior brother won't blame you."
Li Zi breathed a slight sigh of relief, took the Rattle Drum, and shook it twice.
Bao Yuanwu's smile grew even more honest and simple.
Only after appeasing his junior sister did he have the mind to complain.
"I don't know what Master was thinking. Why did he make me bring Ran Zirou back to the Sect? Do you know what she did?"
"When I practice my boxing, she cheers from the sidelines; when I practice my strength training, she even falls into my arms. It's so annoying, she disturbs my practice! I just don't understand, why doesn't she come to you guys?"
Yu Lin said, "She drugged me many times."
Fu Chaoqing said, "She comes to knock on my door every day."
Suddenly, Bao Yuanwu made a shushing gesture and pressed down on the Rattle Drum in Li Zi's hand, signaling him to be quiet.
Sure enough, Ran Zirou's voice came from outside.
"Senior Brother? Senior Brother Bao, are you inside? Senior Brother Fu? I'm coming in."
With a creak, the door was pushed open.
Ran Zirou's gaze swept around the courtyard, and she called out a few more times before leaving in disappointment.
Before Li Zi could ask, Fu Chaoqing explained, "She only has the Qi Refining Stage of Qi Cultivation. If we disrupt her vision with our spiritual power, she won't be able to see us."
Li Zi gave a thumbs up, "You senior brothers are really amazing."
She is no longer worried at all.
Her senior brothers don't seem to be love-struck at all.
Although she didn't know why they had changed so much, Li Zi was genuinely happy that they had escaped the plot.
But she was puzzled, "Senior brothers, why do you keep her in the Sect when you clearly don't like her?"
The three exchanged glances, Fu Chaoqing said, "She is the daughter of the Immortal Ziyang."
Li Zi.
"That's true..."
She's a second-generation immortal, after all. How people treat her will always depend on the face of Immortal Ziyang.
[Host! Something's happened!]
Suddenly, the system shouted, startling the three senior brothers.
Li Zi quickly asked, "[What's wrong?]"
Do you remember in the original book, your Fifth Senior Sister risked her life to protect Ran Zirou?
Upon hearing this, the three senior brothers all frowned.
Fifth Junior Sister Zhu Min is a renowned aloof beauty in the Cultivation World.
How could she risk her life for Ran Zirou?
Chapter 37 Fifth Senior Sister's Achilles' Heel
Zhu Min came from a poor family.
As a child, she snatched food from the jaws of wild beasts, was nearly sold into Brothel, robbed by beggars, and almost starved to death on the streets.
To enter the immortal sect, she begged her way here, and was even bullied and humiliated because of her stunningly beautiful face.
When she climbed the last step to participate in the Sect's Disciple Selection, she was on her last breath.
It was her Master who noticed her resolute gaze at first glance and took her in as his Direct Disciple, thus ending her miserable childhood.
After joining the Sect, Zhu Min devoted herself to cultivation.
She meditated day and night, practiced Martial Arts Techniques over and over again, and ran to the back mountain every day to fight the Spirit Beast kept by the Sect.
None of his senior brothers had seen her much within the Sect.
After reaching the Golden Core Stage, she went even further, searching for the Secret Realm to hone her skills, and rarely returned to the Sect.
Her temperament was something her fellow students knew all too well.
Zhu Min is all alone in the Cultivation World; trying to control her won't be so easy.
Even if they used their fellow disciples to blackmail Zhu Min, she might not necessarily give in.
Li Zi pondered, "[Why? I don't remember this part of the plot very clearly; the original book didn't describe this Fifth Senior Sister much.]"
The system said, "[That's right, Ran Zirou, as the most popular female lead, received kindness not only from men but also from women in the Sect. Zhu Min was one of Ran Zirou's strongest guards, but she was later killed by the Demon Prince in a gruesome manner—skinned and dismembered.]"
[In the original book, the Demon Prince tried to kidnap Ran Zirou several times, but Zhu Min stopped Zhu Min each time. However, Zhu Min was also part of this scheme, and after her tragic death, Ran Zirou reconciled with the Demon Prince.]
Hearing this plot development, the three senior brothers had already started to let their imaginations run wild.
Could it be love?
No wonder Fifth Junior Sister is always so aloof; it turns out she's a womanizer.
Li Zi asked, "[Why is that? Didn't you say something happened? Why are you being so slow? Tell me what happened already.]"
[Host, it's like this: Zhu Min is willing to serve as Ran Zirou's bodyguard because Ran Zirou saved her younger brother.]
Before the three could recover from the bombshell news that Zhu Min had a younger brother, the system continued...
[Zhu Min's younger brother is disabled and confined to Wheelchair. He was targeted by a local bully who kidnapped him and nearly raped him. In the original story, Ran Zirou had a fight with the Demon King and happened to pass by, rescuing him on the road. Zhu Min, upon learning of this, was devoted to repaying Ran Zirou's kindness.]
Li Zi, [You said something happened, did something happen to your senior sister and brother? Then the timing doesn't make sense. This is still early in the story. Ran Zirou hasn't even matured yet. Her entanglement with the Demon King is decades later.]