Without overthinking, Su Ling'er came back to her senses and looked at Chu Ge.

She immediately felt a surge of anger and secretly grumbled to herself.

This Bad Martial Brother, the favorability he felt for her and Master was so vastly different; she had been kind enough to show him around Taihuang Holy Land yesterday.

Thinking of how much Chu Ge enjoyed Master's cold and aloof demeanor, Luo Huangjun's usual haughty expression flashed through Su Ling'er's mind.

She raised her small head, her eyes looking down at a forty-five-degree angle, staring at Chu Ge as if he were trash.

“Hmm?” A lukewarm sound seemed to come from her delicate nose, and she tried her best to put on a cold, unapproachable facade.

But she overlooked one thing: her appearance was naturally more inclined towards the youthful and lively 'younger sister' type, unlike Luo Huangjun, who had sharp features and an inherently cool temperament. Instead, Su Ling'er was somewhat chubby and full of vitality.

At this moment, her forced demeanor had no hint of coldness or arrogance; instead, it made her even more charmingly naive and cute.

Chu Ge, being looked at askance by Su Ling'er, didn't understand the situation, only feeling that Shijie, in this state, was exceptionally adorable.

That distinctly tsundere look in her eyes somewhat poked at him, so he casually used the Diary Copy's photo function to record Su Ling'er in this appearance.

【Shijie looks so cute like this, she seems so easy to bully, I want to... *cough cough*, image.jpg】

Chu Ge maintained a straight face, but secretly recorded his thoughts in the Diary Copy.

At the same time, Su Ling'er also saw this passage of text, as well as the photo Chu Ge had recorded.

She immediately felt a wave of shame, her fair, jade-like toes, encased in socks, now restlessly curling up.

'Ahhh, you bastard Junior Brother, why do you record everything in here?'

If it had been earlier, she might not have reacted this way.

But now, knowing that not only she but also Master had a Diary Copy, and that its contents could be seen by others, she felt so ashamed she wished she could disappear.

Su Ling'er could no longer maintain her feigned cold demeanor; it broke in an instant.

“Junior... Junior Brother, is there something you need?”

Her words were a bit unclear, but she still tried her best to maintain her outward appearance, so as not to let Chu Ge see anything unusual.

She knew that her Junior Brother was cunning.

He might notice her abnormality from some minor details and then connect it to the Diary Copy.

“Shijie, didn't you say you'd continue showing me around Taihuang Holy Land today?”

Chu Ge was puzzled. It was just agreed yesterday; had Shijie forgotten? Do cultivators also suffer from forgetfulness?

“Ah, yes, yes, yes, let's go now!”

Su Ling'er responded as if suddenly remembering, then hurriedly turned and walked out of the hall, as if fleeing.

This appearance was strikingly similar to Luo Huangjun's hasty departure earlier.

“This Shijie...”

Chu Ge didn't know what to say, sighed, and followed her.

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Walking within the Taihuang Holy Land, Chu Ge's gaze swept over the majestic buildings around him.

“This is the Inner Sect's Hall of Penalties.”

Su Ling'er had recovered from her previous state and was now introducing the grand and imposing hall before them to Chu Ge.

Currently, many Disciples were gathered outside the Hall of Penalties, whispering amongst themselves.

With Chu Ge's current cultivation, his hearing and sight were naturally keen, allowing him to clearly hear the conversations of those around him.

“Tsk tsk, this Ye Chen is truly a troublemaker. He's only been here for two days and he's already in the Hall of Penalties!”

“You don't know, do you? The one Ye Chen clashed with is a member of the Tantai Family. Although they're only a collateral branch, they're not someone ordinary people can provoke. This Ye Chen is probably in for a lot of trouble this time.”

“It's said that this Ye Chen once had a marriage contract with a distinguished Firstborn daughter of the Tantai Family, which was later broken off by them, causing him great humiliation. Now that he sees a member of the Tantai Family in the Holy Land, it's naturally like enemies meeting, with eyes blazing with hatred.”

Chu Ge became interested. He hadn't expected that the one who entered the Hall of Penalties today was the Child of Destiny, Ye Chen.

He was even more surprised that, with Ye Chen's Wang Body Aptitude, no Great Power was willing to take him as a Disciple, leaving him to stay in the Inner Sect, unable to become a Core Disciple.

The name Tantai also reminded him of the graceful and peerless Tantai Elder.

“Shijie, is the Tantai Family they're talking about related to Tantai Elder?”

Chu Ge looked at Su Ling'er beside him.

The latter was currently listening with great interest to the chatter of the Inner Sect Disciples.

“Ah? You mean the Tantai Family? It is indeed the Family of that bad, *cough cough*, Tantai Senior-Martial Aunt.”

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, suddenly stopping her words and instinctively glancing around.

Clearly, the incident where Tantai Jinglian caught her red-handed last time had left a shadow on her.

【The Child of Destiny lives up to his name; his ability to cause trouble is impressive. He's only been here for two days and he's already clashed with someone and entered the Hall of Penalties.】

【This Tantai Family, having incurred Karma with the Child of Destiny, is probably in for big trouble in the future. And that Tantai Family direct lineage daughter who broke off the engagement with the Child of Destiny, will she also meet a tragic end?】

【Let me sort this out. According to the usual style of such Children of Destiny, the best outcome for this Tantai Family direct lineage daughter in the future is to be taken into Ye Chen's harem and become one of his many confidantes.】

【Secondly, she will be forever immersed in regret, regretting the original act of breaking off the engagement. Her Family, having provoked the Child of Destiny, will fall from prosperity to decline, and her own status will plummet from the clouds to the dust.】

【The worst outcome is probably that the entire Family will be annihilated along with her!】

【Hiss, thinking about it this way, Tantai Elder's future is a bit subtle, isn't it? She's probably not much better off than that Tantai Family direct lineage daughter.】

【I need to check the future trajectory of Ye Chen that I previously obtained from the System.】

【No matter what, I am now the Holy Lord's personal Disciple, and there might be a day in the future when I take charge of the entire Taihuang Holy Land.】

【I still want to enjoy the blessings of having many wives!】

【Tantai Elder, as a pillar of the Holy Land, will definitely be my right-hand woman when I ascend to the position of Holy Lord. She cannot be ruined by this fellow Ye Chen! This is for the public good, not for my own selfish reasons!】

【I must take him down! I am a villain; whatever the Child of Destiny wants to do, I will prevent him from doing it. That's what I should be doing!】

【How can I let this guy rise smoothly? Moreover, I still need to farm my villain points from him!】

Having written this, Chu Ge stopped. He didn't really care much about the Tantai Family, but Tantai Elder...

Such a charming and beautiful woman—while Chu Ge wasn't so infatuated that he couldn't move when he saw her—he also couldn't bear to watch a woman he quite admired be ruined by the Child of Destiny.

So what if he's the Child of Destiny? In what aspect is Chu Ge not stronger than Ye Chen now?

In terms of status, resources, backing, talent, and strength, in what aspect does he not completely overpower the other party now?

Not to mention, he can also see Ye Chen's future trajectory and possesses a System. It's simply like a dragon riding on one's face, an easy mode. He could easily crush the just-starting-out Child of Destiny Ye Chen even with his eyes closed!

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