Shen Weixun rubbed his forehead and sighed.
He just knew it, just knew that this little dumpling who looked cute but was actually extremely naughty couldn't be that obedient!
"Which hand touched it? Show it to me."
Now that things had come to this, what else could he do?
The top priority was definitely to check if Niannian had any problems because of this.
He quickly squatted down. Niannian reluctantly stretched out her little hand.
The white and tender little paw with chubby dimples on the back of the hand appeared in front of him, soft as if boneless.
Shen Weixun grabbed the little meaty paw and carefully examined it back and forth for a long time. Not detecting any abnormalities, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"Nope! Nope!"
Little Niannian, like a rattle, came online again. Her little head kept shaking back and forth.
Shen Weixun was really afraid she would shake herself until she vomited.
"You..."
Shen Weixun couldn't help but pull a straight face and poke Niannian's little head with his finger. He felt both helpless and relieved.
"Don't do this again next time, got it?"
"Okay!"
Seeing that Third Senior Brother didn't seem that unhappy, the little dumpling quickly nodded in agreement.
She instantly felt a sense of relief for having escaped this disaster.
This time, Shen Weixun simply took away the small pink bottle.
He would never give the little dumpling another chance to touch it.
"I'll put this in the study first. I'll take it out when Second Brother comes."
"Third Senior Brother, Second Brother will be unhappy if you call him like that."
Niannian whispered a reminder.
Every time Third Senior Brother called Second Brother "Second", Second Brother would turn gloomy and chase after Third Senior Brother to beat him.
But no matter what, Third Senior Brother refused to change his way of addressing.
Before going down the mountain, the two of them even had another fight because of this form of address.
If Third Senior Brother still called him like this, would they fight again later?
Now there was no Master to stop them. If the two senior brothers fought later, which one should she help?
"I'm already being nice to call him 'Second'. Look at how worried you are. Your face is almost wrinkled like an old lady's. Don't worry. I guarantee I won't fight with him later."
Shen Weixun was like a worm in the little dumpling's stomach.
He could instantly understand her thoughts and respond in time.
Getting Third Senior Brother's promise, Niannian instantly let out a sigh of relief.
Her tightly knitted eyebrows also relaxed.
Phew~ Fortunately, she didn't have to make a difficult choice later.
Soon, Zhang Zicheng was brought to the manor.
He still had a shaved head, wore a Taoist robe, had a string of Buddhist beads around his neck, and a sandalwood bracelet on his wrist.
He took the mixed - match style to the extreme.
He walked in a slovenly manner and stood lazily.
When he saw his junior brother and junior sister, he flat - out ignored Shen Weixun standing beside them.
He walked straight up to Niannian, picked her up, and kissed her little face repeatedly.
"Ah, I missed you so much, baby. Did you miss your senior brother?"
"Missed! Missed!"
Niannian giggled for a while, then wrapped her arms around Second Senior Brother's neck and rubbed her furry little head against him.
But the next second, she felt the back of her collar being grabbed.
The sandalwood fragrance on Second Senior Brother was getting farther and farther away. Soon, she smelled a nice pine - snow fragrance.
Oh, it was Third Senior Brother.
"Keep your slobber away from Niannian's face. Isn't it dirty?"
Shen Weixun skillfully took out a handkerchief and wiped Niannian's face bit by bit.
He looked at Zhang Zicheng with great displeasure.
This was exactly why he disliked this Second Junior Brother so much!
Either he would compete with him for their junior sister. Once he got her, he would cover Niannian's face with his slobber with that stinky mouth.
If he could just be a bit more reserved, it wouldn't be so annoying.
He had raised the little dumpling by hand for so many years, and he hadn't even kissed her a few times!
Hadn't he heard that boys and girls should be kept apart after the age of three?!
Bah! He had no manners at all!
"You're just sour because you can't get it. If you have the guts, go and kiss her too. No one's stopping you. You like to act all mature on your own. Can you blame me?"
"I'm saying, you little kid. Don't act like an old man all day long. Be careful that you'll get uglier as you grow older. Then our little baby won't like you anymore~"
Provocation.
Naked provocation.
Zhang Zicheng was beaming with excitement, practically sticking the words "Come and hit me" on his face.
The feud between them was deep, and the atmosphere instantly became complicated.
Niannian looked left and right, and her eyebrows knitted again.
Oh no, the senior brothers were going to fight again!
"Third Senior Brother, you just said you wouldn't fight."
The little dumpling's aggrieved and soft voice came, and instantly Shen Weixun lost his temper.
He was too lazy to continue bickering with Zhang Zicheng. He took out the peach - wood plaque and threw it at Zhang Zicheng.
"See if you recognize this thing. Someone is using it to confuse people's minds. It seems quite evil."
Zhang Zicheng looked at the plaque curiously. But just one glance made him put away his playful smile.
He carefully rubbed the peach - wood plaque, looking serious.
Did he figure something out?
"You recognize it."
Shen Weixun's tone was assertive.
Zhang Zicheng didn't beat around the bush. He nodded and replied, "I recognize it. The raw material of this peach wood should come from a peach tree in front of my village."
"That tree is very spiritual and has been around for a long time, at least a few hundred years. It protected me a lot when I was a kid. Every time I had a nightmare, I liked to climb the tree and sleep on it. Then I wouldn't have nightmares."
"I'm too familiar with the aura on it, so I can tell at a glance... But this thing shouldn't have been made into a plaque and ended up in your hands."
Zhang Zicheng frowned. It was rare for him to be so serious.
Maybe because he had lost too much and had a tragic childhood, he always seemed to not care about anything.
Because as long as he didn't care, he wouldn't be afraid of losing.
Over time, his temperament had become extremely lazy and unorthodox.
He usually gave people a bad first impression.
"It wasn't me who cut down the tree and made it into a plaque. Whether it should appear or not isn't my problem. Now someone is using this plaque to create dreams for people and suck their essence. They're almost sucked dry. Do you have a way to solve it?"
Shen Weixun thought that the tree in Second Brother's mouth should be quite important to him.
Since the plaque appeared here, the tree that carried his feelings was most likely cut down.
No wonder he was angry.
"Yes. That tree has a spirit but hasn't transformed into a demon. Its name is engraved on its body, and it will unconsciously suck other people's essence. Burning the plaque can completely cut off the connection between the peach tree and people. I'll go back myself to see what's going on."
Zhang Zicheng looked a bit anxious. Shen Weixun was right. That tree was really important to him.
He was eager to go back to the village to see if the tree had been cut down.