Henceforth, each to their own hall, no more contact.

The Sister Lian and the others were crying. After hearing Jiang Beiran's tragic past, Li Fucheng was deeply moved. He wiped away a tear and said excitedly, "No wonder I felt a sense of kinship when I met you, Brother Wang! I never expected we'd have such similar experiences. I... may I be so bold as to call you Big Brother?"

As soon as Li Fucheng finished speaking, three more options popped up before Jiang Beiran's eyes.

[Option 1: Agree. Completion Reward: Spirit Attachment Emperor Method (Mysterious Grade High Rank)]

[Option 2: Change the subject. Completion Reward: Ghost True Flower (Yellow Rank High Grade)]

[Option 3: Refuse directly. Completion Reward: Random Basic Attribute Point +1]

Good, as expected of a man with the Protagonist Template. In just a few sentences, he's triggered two dangerous options. He's completely comparable to these beautiful junior sisters around me.

Without hesitation, Jiang Beiran chose option three. He shook his head and said, "I can't accept being called Big Brother. As I said earlier, we're just strangers who met by chance. There's no need for such deep interaction. Also, a word of advice: don't invest too much emotion in people you've just met, don't bare your heart and soul. You don't even know my real name.*

Hearing Jiang Beiran's response, the people behind Li Fucheng were all stunned.

No way!? The atmosphere had reached this point, and he still refused? And he refused so coldly.

It wasn't just Li Fucheng's companions; even the few junior sisters who knew Jiang Beiran were collectively taken aback. Although they knew their Senior Brother was usually aloof, he was actually quite approachable. This time, they truly didn't expect him to reject someone so forcefully.

Li Fucheng, of course, hadn't expected to be rejected so forcefully. He was speechless for a long time, but after carefully pondering Jiang Beiran's advice, he respectfully bowed and said, "Fucheng accepts your teaching."

Nodding with satisfaction, Jiang Beiran leaned close to Li Fucheng's ear and said, "Meeting is fate. Here's a suggestion: to become stronger, you don't necessarily have to practice martial arts. There's a vast universe within Mysterious Doors and Hidden Armor."

After speaking, Jiang Beiran took out a copy of the Eight Palaces Four Luo Book from his Universe Ring and handed it to Li Fucheng. "Try reading it. Perhaps it will inspire you."

Since he knew the other party likely had the Protagonist Template and the system had designated him to help, Jiang Beiran naturally wanted to foster good relations. In any case, Jiang Beiran felt he had met the Demonic Sect Young Master at his lowest point. From here on, he would likely encounter continuous fortuitous encounters.

Before Li Fucheng could refuse, Jiang Beiran shoved the book into his arms and turned to leave, only saying, "We'll meet again if fate allows."

Although the five junior sisters were still somewhat confused, they immediately turned and followed their Senior Brother.

Touching the Eight Palaces Four Luo Book in his arms, Li Fucheng watched Jiang Beiran depart and sighed, "Brother Wang is truly an extraordinary person."

"He already said that wasn't his real name," Tang Tingshuang pointed out immediately.

"A name is just a code," Li Fucheng replied. He then looked at Tang Tingshuang and asked, "Shall we go? Let's find a place to treat your wounds first."

"Senior Brother, why did you come to save this person from the Demonic Sect this time?"

"Senior Brother, how did you know they weren't from the Azure Cloud Sect?"

"Senior Brother, what did you give him when you left?"

About a hundred meters away, after shouting "Report!", the Yu Family Three Sisters eagerly bombarded Jiang Beiran with questions one after another.

"No comment," Jiang Beiran replied to the three sisters' questions with just four words.

"Mmm, Senior Brother, just tell me, I'll give you a back rub."

"I'll do your shoulders!"

"I'll rub your legs!"

Seeing the Three Sisters about to get rowdy, Jiang Beiran said, "I'll count to three. Whoever makes trouble again, I'll deduct points from their score."

"One."

The Three Sisters immediately deflated upon hearing this and lined up neatly behind Jiang Beiran.

Nodding with satisfaction, Jiang Beiran led his Junior Sisters out of the forest.

They encountered no further incidents on the way back, and Jiang Beiran brought the Five Junior Sisters to the foot of the sect's mountain in one go.

"Before we go back, I need to establish Three Laws with you."

Under the Returning Heart Sect's stone archway, Jiang Beiran turned to face the Five Junior Sisters and spoke.

The Five Junior Sisters stopped in unison upon hearing this and looked at Jiang Beiran.

"First, you can appropriately mention what you've learned, but don't tell others what I did."

"Second, don't recommend me to others as an Iron Seal." As he said this, Jiang Beiran glanced at Liu Zijin.

I'm being glared at by Senior Brother again... it's so scary, but yet...

Liu Zijin couldn't help but press her chest, her heartbeat racing too fast.

Seeing Liu Zijin trembling in fear, Jiang Beiran was quite satisfied, thinking his gaze attack with Spiritual power pressure was indeed effective.

He then continued, "Third, after returning to the sect, we'll each go back to our respective halls. If there's nothing important, we won't interact anymore."

"Ah!?"

The Five Junior Sisters cried out in unison. While the first two laws were a bit strange, they could accept them. But this third one was too heartless.

"Of course, I don't have any means to force you to comply. I just hope we can respect each other and part on good terms, so we don't end up not even being acquaintances."

The Five Sisters' hearts trembled again upon hearing this, thinking that in Senior Brother's eyes, they were merely acquaintances, not even friends.

"Alright, I hope you can keep the above three points in mind. Return to the sect."

The atmosphere on the way up the mountain was somewhat heavy. Although they hadn't spoken much during their travel earlier, the atmosphere wasn't as oppressive as it was now.

They climbed to the mountaintop in silence, and Jiang Beiran led them to the Pavilion where they had stayed when they departed.

"Please return my Straw Hats, Straw Shoes, and Sun-scorched Cloth."

The junior sisters also showed no reluctance, as they knew these items were extraordinary, even incredibly potent. Thus, they all responded with a "Yes" and returned the Invisibility Three-piece Set to Jiang Beiran.

After storing the Invisibility Set back into the Universe Ring, Jiang Beiran took out the Jade Bottle they had seen before. "Before we set out, I said I'd reward the best performer with a bottle of Hundred Flowers Honey. But honestly, all five of you performed much better than I expected, especially Liu Shimei."

Jiang Beiran finished speaking and handed the bottle of Hundred Flowers Honey to Liu Zijin. "You've shown great Captain Demeanor throughout the journey, and you were very proactive when facing difficulties. This quality is rare and valuable. I hope you continue to maintain it."

"Ah? For me?" Liu Zijin was very surprised. She had thought Senior Brother would surely dislike her, but unexpectedly, he ended up praising her like this.

"Mm," Jiang Beiran nodded, then looked at the other four. "I believe you all have no objections, right?"

"Absolutely not!" The four junior sisters shook their heads vigorously at the same time. All along the way, Sister Zi Jin had taken the scolding for them, which made them feel very guilty.

"Then... I gratefully accept. Thank you, Senior Brother." Liu Zijin finished speaking and took the Jade Bottle with both hands.

But in her heart, she wondered why, despite being praised, she didn't feel particularly happy.

Without observing Liu Zijin's slightly complex expression, Jiang Beiran walked out of the Pavilion and called out, "Alright, let's go. We're heading to the Law Enforcement Hall to report."