A teasing voice interrupted them. “Your mouth might start blistering if you talk behind other people’s backs all the time.”

Zu An was rather underwhelmed. He’d anticipated that some powerful assassin had broken in, and had been extra vigilant. In the end, though, it was just Chu Chuyan and her little sister. He remembered giving her a set of keys before. No wonder the seal on the rear entrance was still intact.

“Ah!” Chu Youzhao’s face turned red. She never expected to be caught by Zu An. She shrunk behind her big sister in embarrassment.

Chu Chuyan’s charming face also reddened. She wasn’t expecting her conversation with her little sister to be overheard either. “So you’re back…” she said awkwardly.

“Yup, I’m back.”

Even though these were seemingly mundane words, the two of them used to be husband and wife, and these words caused them to feel extremely warm inside.

Chu Chuyan got up and walked to him, then looked him up and down. “I heard that you and King Qi’s heir got into a scuffle this morning. Were you injured at all?”

She was dressed in a dark blue dress, and looked absolutely gorgeous. However, she lacked her usual coldness, and even seemed to exude a bit of warmth.

Zu An sighed as he admired the beauty in front of him. “My wife worries about me the most.”

Chu Chuyan avoided his incoming arms. “There’s a child here. Watch yourself.”

Chu Youzhao became upset. “Big sis! I’m not a child anymore!”

She was most adamant about this.

Zu An laughed. “Indeed, Youzhao isn’t young anymore.”

Regardless of whether it’s her age or her body… Ahem, I was wrong, I was wrong!

He quickly added, “Youzhao shielded me several times today. Standing up for me in those moments took a lot of courage.”

It was Chu Youzhao’s turn to be embarrassed. “I’m not as good as you’re making me sound,” she replied shyly.

Chu Chuyan stroked her little sister’s head in appreciation. “Youzhao really has grown up.”

“I didn’t really help that much. Brother-in-law was the strong one. Big sis, you weren’t there, but brother-in-law was really incredible…” Chu Youzhao’s eyes radiated delight as she related what had happened.

Even though this wasn’t the first time she was hearing this, she still sighed in amazement. “Ah Zu, Zhao Zhi has eight ranks of cultivation! Are you really okay?”

Zu An chuckled and said, “Don’t worry. Your husband is quite amazing, you know? How could someone as insignificant as Zhao Zhi hurt me?”

Chu Chuyan’s expression grew complicated. “I didn’t expect that you would grow this quickly. Just a few months ago, you didn’t even cultivate, but now, even I am looking up to you.”

She knew that she would have been defeated by Zhao Zhi unless she used her forbidden arts. However, if she tapped into her forbidden arts, she would end up crippled. She did not wish to go through the events within the secret dungeon again.

On the contrary, Zu An easily defeated Zhao Zhi. She couldn’t compare with him anymore.

She had always been a proud person, as well as a well-known genius when it came to cultivation. However, Zu An, with his meteoric rise, had defeated her in the area she took pride in the most. It was hard not to feel slightly disappointed and frustrated.

Chu Youzhao couldn’t hold back either. “Exactly! Brother-in-law is amazing. What were dad and mom thinking back then? They thought that big sis was wrong in marrying him, and even cut off their relationship with him. Is everyone in Brightmoon City blind? From the rumors flying around the capital, I almost believed that this brother-in-law of mine really was trash…”

Chu Chuyan was speechless.

No wonder mom and dad wanted a son! Girls are born to leave the family!

Zu An embraced her. “If your husband is strong, doesn’t that mean that you’re strong as well? What difference is there between us?”

Chu Chuyan couldn’t help but smile when she felt his warm embrace. Why was she arguing with her husband?

“Hey! There’s someone else here, you know?” said Chu Youzhao jealously.

Zu An spread open his arms. “If you want, this brother-in-law of yours can hug you as well.”

Alarmed, Chu Youzhao hid behind Chu Chuyan. She stomped her feet and pouted. “Big sis!”

Chu Chuyan glared at Zu An. “It’s one thing for you to tease other girls, but how can you tease your little sister-in-law?”

Zu An immediately said, “I’m being wronged! I’m only trying to comfort her. Besides, when did I ever tease any other girl?”

This is the code of playboy cultivation. Even if there is irrefutable evidence, I cannot admit to it, no matter what, let alone the fact that there isn’t any!

“Is that so?” Chu Chuyan said with a snort. “Then who was the woman inside that carriage who saved you today?”

Chu Youzhao immediately grew interested. The love of gossip is encoded in the genes of every human.

“Oh, her? I think her name was Yu Yanluo.” Zu An didn’t hide this. After all, even the emperor and King Qi’s heir knew this. It would not take long for rumors to begin to circulate.

“Who?” Chu Chuyan was taken aback.

“What?” Chu Youzhao cried out in disbelief.

“Yu Yanluo.” Zu An repeated. He acted nonchalant, but it still felt great to see the shocked expressions of the two girls in front of him.

Sigh, bragging is also part of human nature!

“The previous number-one beauty of the capital?” Chu Youzhao asked hurriedly, losing all her composure.

“Is there another Yu Yanluo that I’ve not heard about?” asked Zu An curiously.

“Heavens!” Chu Youzhao clutched her mouth. She was momentarily at a loss for words.

Chu Chuyan wasn’t her usual, calm self either. Feigning indifference, she said, “The two of you… don’t know each other. Why would she save your life?”

Ever since she was young, she had been praised as Brightmoon City’s number-one beauty. She spent some time in the capital as well, and several gossip mongers had crowned her the number-one beauty of the newer generation in the capital.

However, this wasn’t a publicly-recognized fact yet. Many women in the capital were considered on par with her in terms of appearance.

Yu Yanluo, though, had been the undisputed number-one beauty in the past, and had dominated her generation. Legends of her beauty were still circulating, even to this day.

What had happened between Pei Mianman and Zu An had caused her to feel upset, but she hadn’t lost her mind over it.. She still maintained confidence in her own charm.

However, this was Yu Yanluo they were talking about! She really found it hard to remain calm. She had been publicly acknowledged as the number-one beauty. This was a woman that even the emperor and King Qi had admired in the past. Even her father… Her mother still brought this matter up often.

How could she not feel alarmed over this new rival in love?

“I saved her life once. She was merely returning the favor,” explained Zu An. The shocked expressions on the faces of Chu Chuyan and his little sister-in-law did not escape him. It was a truly refreshing feeling.

Even the smelliest shit would become fragrant right now… Pui pui pui! You’re the one who’s shit!

“When did you save her?” Chu Chuyan had lost her calm and collected demeanor. She wanted to know every single detail about the two of them.

“Oh, previously, in the outskirts of Brightmoon City…” Zu An gave her a rough recount of what had happened. “I told you guys that I met Yu Yanluo before, but none of you believed me.”

Sigh, life is truly vexing. Everyone loves to believe my lies, yet no one believes the truth.

Chu Chuyan stiffened. It was true that no one had believed what he said back then.

“Is she really as pretty as the rumors say?” she couldn’t help but ask.

Zu An immediately schooled his features into a mask of righteousness. “No matter how pretty she is, how can she be prettier than my wife? Besides, you’re younger than her as well.”

Are you kidding me? As a king of the fishes, how can I make such a rudimentary mistake?!

Chu Chuyan’s furrowed brow slowly relaxed. Even though she knew that he was only saying this to placate her, it still made her feel happy. Doesn’t this mean that he still cares about me?

Chu Youzhao suddenly said, “I’ve heard that, because of her beauty, Yu Yanluo always maintains a certain distance between herself and any man. However, she actually invited you into her carriage today!”

“Huh?” a dangerous glint immediately appeared in Chu Chuyan’s eyes.

Zu An’s reaction was fast. “Um, it’s only because she didn’t want to show herself in public. She only sees me as a junior!”

Chu Chuyan felt relieved. Indeed, Yu Yanluo was someone from her father’s generation. Why was she getting so worked up?

Just as Zu An was mopping away his cold sweat, Chu Youzhao suddenly smacked her head. “Ah, I remember now! Brother-in-law said that Yu Yanluo had fallen in love with him, and gave him a token of love. None of us believed him then, but now that I think about it, he really did have Yu Yanluo’s personal pendant in his possession.”

Zu An was on the verge of tears. Who the hell said that all little sister-in-laws were kind?