Chapter 7: Le Er's Mischief

  "Sister, sister, sister, good morning!" As soon as Zhi Yan walked out of the door, a cheerful voice came from beside her ear. Le Er was lying on the big tree in the courtyard, holding a thin branch, and happily teasing the small bird that had fallen in front of him.

  "Good morning, Le Er, you look very happy as soon as you wake up in the morning."

  "Haha, of course! Being able to run and jump around as a human is exhilarating, it's what every flower in our clan has always yearned for." Le'er jumped down from the tree and happily bounded over to Zhi Yan, leaving a trail of red petals floating in the air and emitting a fragrance that captivated the heart. Seeing Zhi Yan's astonished expression, Le'er smiled smugly, playing with her raven-black hair. "Brother helped me break through my 500-year cultivation last night, I couldn't control it at first. But this scent is natural, because I'm a beautiful and lovely, lovely and adorable, universally loved peony flower~"

  "...speaking of which, do you know where he went? He should be in the courtyard around this time."

  "Brother has returned to the Spirit Realm, which means he'll be back by tomorrow morning. Sister, brother left last night, so do you think when he said 'tomorrow morning' he meant tonight or tomorrow morning? Sister, don't you think my eloquence is great? Don't you think that I'm very clever for catching this question?"

  "Le Er...... you......"

  "You think I'm very clever, right? Actually, I also think so. At the same time, I also think I'm very beautiful and lovely. Among all the flowers, my beauty ranks second to none, no flower dares to rank first. Sister, you also think I have infinite charm, right? Since I'm so lovely, can you give me a hug? Wait for brother..."

  Zhi Yan let out a helpless sigh, pointing to his head, "I just wanted to tell you, there's bird poop on your head, and the fragrance is attracting a swarm of bees. If you don't hide quickly... it'll be too late!" Zhi Yan looked at Le Er's back as a large group of bees flew towards him, scaring him into retreating several steps before hastily running into the house and closing all doors and windows.

  "Little bees, they're so cute~ Sister, why are you running away." Le Er said in confusion, suddenly changing her expression. Wait, he's human now, not a flower, and besides, why are there so many bees!!!!

  "Oh no, the bees are killing people! No! They're killing the flowers! The flowers are going to die! Sister, save me--ahh!"

  She hid in the house, listening to the sound of things being knocked over and falling outside, as well as Le'er's mournful wails and cries. She let out a long sigh of relief, glad that she had been quick-witted enough to run away fast, or else she would definitely have died a terrible death. She couldn't help but laugh at the misfortune of others, but suddenly felt a little worried - what if something really bad happened to Le'er?

  "Dummy Luer, aren't you good at magic? Hurry up and use your magic, or else you'll really die!"

  "Ah--I didn't think of that!"

  But Ze Yan immediately regretted giving Le Er this idea. As soon as Le Er's words fell, a loud explosion sounded outside the house, and half of the house where Ze Yan was located disappeared in an instant. Another explosion sounded, and the remaining half of the roof flew off beautifully, crashing to pieces with a loud bang.

  In the courtyard, Le'er was clapping his hands excitedly, laughing and jumping, with a big swelling on his face from being stung by bees. "I'm dead, I'm dead! I'm finally safe! Sister, look at me, am I not very fierce!"

  “…………”

  "Sister, what's wrong with you? Why aren't you talking? Are you so happy that you can't speak? Thanks to me for protecting you!" The certain flower was still self-satisfied, without noticing the pale face of Zhi Yan.

  "Are you happy? You stupid kid! You've ruined the whole house, do you think I can still be happy?"

  "Uggghhh..." A certain flower looked wronged, with tears welling up in her eyes.

  "What's going on! What should I do!"

  "Sister, don't be so fierce, okay?... I'm scared...... What are we going to do tonight, will we freeze to death, will we get eaten by wolves, and those bees' companions who didn't wait for them to come back won't take revenge on us......" Le'er looked up at the sky with a worried face, talking non-stop.

  "Shut up! From now on you have to listen to me! Say one more word and I'll throw you out to feed the worms!"

  "Wooo..."

  Due to Le Er's "cleverness", their house was completely destroyed, and what's more unfortunate is that the sky actually started pouring rain, so they could only find a small broken temple as a temporary shelter.

  Although very angry, but looking at Le'er being stung with big blisters all over her face, and her disheveled appearance, Zhi Yan still felt some heartache. She ventured out into the rain to pick some purple flowers and ground them up to apply to Le'er's face. Le'er was disdainful of the purple flowers not being as beautiful as herself, and also resented Zhi Yan for killing her own kind. Under Zhi Yan's threats and enticements, it took a lot of effort to finally apply the herbal remedy.

  "Sister, you're really good to me. Are you not angry with me anymore?" Le Er moved closer, her big eyes looking pitifully at Zhi Yan, coquettishly acting cute.

  "Alright, I'm not angry anymore, but I don't guarantee that Zeran won't throw you out to feed the worms tomorrow morning." Xing Yan stroked his head, letting him sleep quietly on her lap. It's rare to see him so calm, Xing Yan smiled lightly and pinched his chubby cheeks. The demon is indeed a demon, the swelling on his face disappeared instantly, without leaving any trace.

  I don't know if Zeran comes back early and can't find them, will he be anxious. Xie Yan listened to the pattering sound of the rain outside the window and felt a little worried.

  "Master, this rain is too heavy and it's impossible to return for now. Would you mind taking shelter here for a while?"

  "It doesn't matter."

  Only two words, but a sound as clear and beautiful as a gentle breeze blowing through a bamboo forest.

  The next second, the door of the broken temple was pushed open and two people walked in from outside. The two men obviously didn't expect anyone to be there, and their expressions were somewhat unexpected when they saw Zhi Yan and Le Er's sleeping face.

  "Sorry, we didn't know there was someone here..." The man wore a moon-white long shirt and held a folding fan in his hand, with dazzling light flashing in his tea-colored eyes, elegant yet revealing an unpredictable wildness.

  "It doesn't matter, we're all just taking shelter from the rain."

  The two walked to the other side of the broken temple, one sat down with his eyes closed, and the other was alertly walking around, as if carefully guarding against something.

  "If you two don't mind, come over here and warm up by the fire."

  The man hesitated for a moment before walking over and smiling faintly at Zhi Yan, "Thank you, miss."

  "Umm..." Le'er was woken up by the commotion just now, sat up with a very dissatisfied pout, rubbing her sleepy eyes. Seeing the two masters and servants, Le'er couldn't believe it, rubbed her eyes again, stared at the two of them for a while, after half a day, finally slowly spat out two words from her mouth, "So ugly."

  “……”

  "You little rabbit, how dare you say our master is ugly!"

  "I was talking about you two... Ah... Sister, why did you hit me!" Le Er pouted, covering her ears with a rather wronged expression, looking at the two "ugly freaks" with dissatisfaction.

  "Hehe......" Xing Yan smiled and quietly withdrew her hand, "The two young masters please don't mind, my younger brother is still young and doesn't know how to speak... Le Er, apologize quickly."

  "It doesn't matter, your younger brother is exceptionally handsome and his straightforwardness is also lovely."

  When the man spoke, Le's eyes lit up and she excitedly rushed over, "Sister, he is praising me! Haha, so happy, so happy. Actually, you don't look bad either, just not as good-looking as brother."

  “……”

  The man smiled awkwardly, turned his head to instruct the attendant, and suddenly the broken temple door was kicked open by someone with great force. The cold wind brought in rainwater, extinguishing the fire instantly. Several men holding large knives, with ferocious expressions, shouted as they rushed in, seeing the men who came to take shelter from the rain and the attendants, their faces revealing a triumphant expression.

  "Your Majesty! You're really hard to find!"

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