After the disciples of the Sect Association had arranged accommodation for Zhao Shuning, they told them not to wander around and said that an elder would give a talk in the evening.
This place could be regarded as an old haunt for Zhao Shuning.
So after the disciples of the Sect Association left, following her own memory, she thought that if her master came, the place he would surely appear was that pavilion.
Therefore, relying on her memory and her petite body, she successfully avoided the eyes of many alchemist disciples and sneaked onto the pavilion.
Sure enough, after she pushed open the door.
The person in the main hall was none other than her master, Yan Ruyu.
"Master! You're really here!"
Zhao Shuning ran towards Yan Ruyu somewhat nervously but extremely happily.
Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded beside her.
"Goodness, you little girl, you really have two faces. How come I've never seen you act like this with me?"
Hearing this, Zhao Shuning looked up.
Wasn't the handsome man sitting at the table, holding a boneless fan, Feng Zhan, who had parted ways with her not long ago?
"You? Why are you here?"
Feng Zhan casually tossed a peanut from the plate into his mouth, his movements elegant and unrestrained.
"Why am I here? I haven't even asked you why you're here. Breaking into the Emperor's room without permission. I'm afraid there's nothing you little girl dare not do in this world."
"You!"
Zhao Shuning was about to curse, but then she remembered that her master was beside her, so it was not appropriate to speak rudely. If her master thought she was a rough girl, that would not be good.
Feng Zhan raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully, "What about me?"
Zhao Shuning put on a fake smile and said, "You, you're really such a cute one."
After she said this, the peanut in Feng Zhan's mouth got stuck in his throat before he could chew it. For a moment, his face turned red.
He started coughing continuously.
After he recovered, he looked at Zhao Shuning in disbelief.
"Stinky girl, did you take the wrong medicine?" Why had she suddenly become so gentle?
Feng Zhan looked at Zhao Shuning and then at Yan Ruyu, and instantly got goosebumps all over.
"Bu Ran, look at the good disciple you've taught."
Yan Ruyu said softly, "The disciple I've taught naturally has a very good temper. Brother, don't tease Xiao Ning'er anymore."
Feng Zhan looked at Zhao Shuning and said fiercely, "If her temper is good, then I might as well write my name 'Feng Zhan' backwards."
Zhao Shuning looked at Feng Zhan and then at Yan Ruyu.
Could it be that her previous guess had really come true?
"Master, are you two brothers in the same sect?"
Yan Ruyu shook his head.
"Then what's your relationship?"
"Xiao Ning'er, let me introduce him to you. He is my elder brother."
Zhao Shuning looked at Feng Zhan as if he had taken a huge advantage.
"Little girl, what kind of look are you giving me? It's as if I've done something heinous."
Zhao Shuning shook her head.
Who knew what methods you used to make my master recognize you as his elder brother? It's just that my master is magnanimous enough to be willing to recognize you.
As if seeing through Zhao Shuning's thoughts, Yan Ruyu gently stroked Zhao Shuning's hair and said softly, "Don't think wrongly. He is my own elder brother."
Now it was Zhao Shuning's turn to be shocked.
Her eyes widened extremely.
Looking at Feng Zhan, she seemed to find it even more unbelievable.
How could this be possible? Her master was such a perfect person. How could he have an elder brother with such a personality? Although this Feng Zhan was indeed good-looking, and now that she listened to her master's words and looked closely, they did bear a slight resemblance.
But! How could this be possible?
"Little girl, stop looking at me like that. I'm your master's elder brother. At least you should call me Uncle."
"Come on, call me Uncle and let me hear it."
Many scenes flashed through Zhao Shuning's mind.
Oh my god, this was so embarrassing! The person she had been arguing with all this time turned out to be her master's own elder brother?
She had been with her master for so many years, and she had never seen any of his relatives still alive in this world.
Zhao Shuning covered her face, feeling that her face must be even redder than Feng Zhan's just now.
What should she do? Would Feng Zhan say bad things about her to her master?
If he did, would her master believe it?
If her master believed it, would he think she was such an unreasonable and bad woman?
Please don't!
"Xiao Ning'er."
"Master, I was wrong."
Yan Ruyu was taken aback, and Zhao Shuning immediately turned around and bowed deeply to Feng Zhan.
"I'm sorry, Uncle. I really didn't know you were my master's elder brother. If I had known earlier, even if you gave me a hundred guts, I wouldn't have dared to act like that."
"I'm really extremely sorry. Please, Uncle, don't take what I said before to heart."
Feng Zhan looked at the little girl who was almost bending her waist to the ground and found it quite amusing.
If Bu Ran hadn't been looking at him with an unhappy expression at this moment, Feng Zhan swore that he would definitely tease this little girl well to get rid of her previous arrogance.
"Brother—"
"Cough cough cough—Alright, since you've called me Uncle, I'm not good at refusing your face. Get up. I'll forgive you."
"Really? Thank you, Uncle."
Zhao Shuning bowed three more big bows to Feng Zhan.
In this world, the only people she would humble herself to were her master and his family.
Zhao Shuning really cared, really cared about her image in their hearts.
"Stop stop, that's enough that's enough."
Feng Zhan thought that since Zhao Shuning was still young and couldn't be his sister - in - law for the time being, he should take advantage of the difference in their seniority to bully her well. Otherwise, once she became Bu Ran's wife in the future, he wouldn't be able to enjoy this kind of fun.
Zhao Shuning looked at Feng Zhan. There was much more respect in her eyes than before.
All of a sudden, Feng Zhan wasn't quite used to it.
"Master, did you come here to see me?"
"Yeah."
A simple "yeah", but it made Zhao Shuning extremely happy.
As long as she saw her master, she would be happy from the bottom of her heart. If her master could say a few nice words to her, Zhao Shuning felt that she would almost fly.
"Master, why do you always sit and talk to me? Come on, I'll take you to my room to have a look."
When Zhao Shuning said this, Yan Ruyu's expression was still as gentle as ever.
"No."
At this time, following Feng Zhan's gaze, Zhao Shuning looked at Yan Ruyu's seat and saw that it was a wheelchair.
A sense of sadness suddenly welled up in her heart.
She endured the uneasiness and forced herself to smile and say, "Master, your leg?"
"Paralyzed."
These two words were spoken by Feng Zhan.
Zhao Shuning looked up, first at Yan Ruyu and then at Feng Zhan.
"Uncle, don't lie to me. My master has always been fine."
"Why would I lie to you? He's paralyzed. Those legs of his are just for show now, and the culprit of this incident is not unrelated to you."
Zhao Shuning turned around and looked at Yan Ruyu, her voice trembling as she asked, "Master, is your leg really...?"
"Yeah. But—"
"Wow—"
A loud wail suddenly burst out, and Feng Zhan was so startled that he almost fell off the table.