Su Xuan merely smiled, extending a finger to point, and the silver chain softly dropped down.

In the snow-colored chain light, Qin Chang Ge smiled, thinking that this fellow who called others despicable and shameless seemed to attack first and talk later…

Looking carefully, she saw a small youth in crimson robes with bright, lively features, wielding a silver long chain that danced like a graceful flying phoenix—quite beautiful to watch. Unfortunately, this fellow couldn’t stand being quiet and had attached countless little bells to the silver chain, so one heard constant clanging and ringing, silver-bright and magnificently noisy, making one dizzy and setting ears tingling.

Qin Chang Ge looked him over carefully and raised an eyebrow—his clothing was wrapped so tightly… such a high collar, tsk tsk.

When his first strike missed, he blinked his eyes and with a flick of his wrist, the silver chain shot up again with a swish, the bells on the chain creating another series of chimes. But this time the bells weren’t just making noise—some went “bang” and emitted smoke that was green; some went “pop pop pop” and shot out countless fine needles like ox hair that were blue; some poured out large numbers of giant-headed, large-clawed ants that were red; there was even one bell that produced multicolored snakes—heaven knows how they were stuffed inside.

Under the melting moonlight, beside the brilliant golden orchid, one could see a great mass of red, orange, yellow, green, and blue—bitter, spicy, sour, foul, and fishy—coming with unmistakable killing intent.

Su Xuan made a sound of surprise and smiled bitterly, “Young Master, how did you come to be here—” Even as he spoke, his hands didn’t slow down. With just one hand pointing continuously and sleeves fluttering lightly, needles bounced back, smoke dispersed, ants lay dead everywhere, and the snakes… were sent back into the bells by Su Xuan, probably because he didn’t want snake blood to pollute Qin Chang Ge’s burial ground.

The youth was forced into frantic confusion by his counterattack. With Su Xuan’s final flourish, using extremely skillful technique to return the snakes to the bells, he laughed, “Young Master, using the same old tricks won’t work. Last time I didn’t know about this flower of yours and nearly suffered for it—how could there be a second—”

Before he finished speaking, the bell closest to him that looked smallest and least threatening, and had already released its flying needles, suddenly burst open, splitting in half. Each half had countless hooked teeth like little hands that fiercely grabbed Su Xuan’s sleeve. The youth immediately burst into loud laughter, jerking his wrist. Su Xuan quickly retreated, but saw white light flash—a section of sleeve had already been torn away.

The youth proudly put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly, “How could there be a second time? What do you mean no second time? Last time you tore my left sleeve, this time I’ll tear your right sleeve, next time I’ll tear your pants—I keep my word!”

Qin Chang Ge listened quietly from the side and suddenly smiled. The youth’s bright black eyes turned toward her, pointing at Qin Chang Ge and saying, “Don’t you believe I can tear his pants off, Sister?”

Qin Chang Ge smiled slightly, “I believe you.”

“Then why are you laughing?”

“I was imagining the scene of you tearing off his pants and found it quite delightful. Hmm… when you tear them off, remember to definitely call me to watch.”

The youth’s eyes lit up with great delight, “Sister is truly a wonderful person, much more interesting than those stuffy old masters in my family. Good, it’s settled then—next time I’ll definitely call you to watch together.”

The two of them discussed tearing Su Xuan’s pants with complete shamelessness, while Su Xuan stood to the side not knowing whether to laugh or cry, smiling bitterly, “Young Master, you still haven’t answered my question—how did you come to appear here…”

Before he finished speaking, the youth suddenly raised both eyebrows in anger, “Bah! You still have the face to ask! You despicable, shameless fellow—elder brother already agreed to give you the flower, but you didn’t want it, then went to steal it afterward. What’s wrong with you!”

This child’s expressions changed constantly—smiling one moment, immediately furious the next. His speech was rapid and urgent, never willing to fall behind in anything. From his clothing, manner, bearing, and temperament, one could tell he was a pampered child from a great family. From his tone, he seemed to be the Young Master Shui Linghuai of the Shui family that Su Xuan had mentioned earlier—truly strange and mischievous indeed.

Su Xuan said in surprise, “Steal flowers? Me?”

“If not you, then who?” Shui Linghuai glared with both eyes, his large eyes becoming even more startlingly bright. “Not long after you left, one flower went missing from the valley. I said it was you, but elder brother insisted it wasn’t. I don’t believe it! Elder brother also said you were from Xiliang, so I chased all the way to Xiliang. I don’t know who you are, but I know Snow-White Golden Orchids must be in high places, bathed in moonlight essence and heavenly dew to grow well. Every month’s end I wander around the peaks of various mountains in Xiliang. Today I finally caught the thief red-handed!”

Su Xuan raised his eyebrows, “Are you certain this flower is from your family?”

“Of course!”

“Why?”

“Because my family is missing one!”

“Your family missing one means I stole it?” Su Xuan laughed. “Isn’t that rather unreasonable?”

“You tried to steal before!”

“So what? According to your logic, if someone visited your family to see flowers and greatly admired the Snow-White Orchids, wanting to obtain one, wouldn’t they also be suspicious? If someone looked at your clothes a few extra times, thinking them beautiful, and your clothes were stolen that night, wouldn’t the person who looked be definitely the thief?”

“No one dares steal my clothes!”

“I also don’t want to steal your family’s orchids again,” Su Xuan laughed. “I wouldn’t even want them as gifts—why would I waste effort stealing them?”

The youth was speechless, his eyes rolling around and around. Again he argued unreasonably, “You’re just the type who doesn’t like gifts but feels uncomfortable if you don’t steal—a natural-born thief!”

“Oh…” Su Xuan raised his eyebrows, withdrew his body with a retreat, and actually stopped speaking, withdrawing far away.

“What are you doing?” the youth glanced at him sideways.

“Since you’re certain this must be your family’s flower, take it,” Su Xuan smiled with complete indifference. “At worst I’ll go search for another. Continuing this unreasonable entanglement would be truly tiresome.”

Ignoring the youth whose face had suddenly turned white with anger, he laughed loudly and pointed toward the summit peak, “Look, the flower is there. By the way, that’s also the burial place of someone you once most revered. If you’re not afraid of disturbing her heroic spirit, not afraid that grave-robbing violates your Shui family’s teachings and disgraces the Shui family’s virtuous reputation, then go dig it up.”

“You!” The youth was furious, the silver chain once again viciously clattering toward him. Su Xuan laughed heartily, spreading his arms and flying backward. In the deep indigo night sky, white robes fluttered gracefully, as if about to fly into the enormous golden-yellow moon behind him.

Flying directly to Qin Chang Ge’s side, he took her hand and turned to speed down the mountain, still laughing as he spoke, “I’m afraid you might recognize that flower, but the flower might not recognize you… Also, for the mechanisms you’ve damaged, I’ll send a bill to your elder brother at Orchid Valley. I wonder if he’ll spank you? Hahaha…”

He laughed happily, but Qin Chang Ge sighed softly.

Ah, Leader Su who indulged in wanton behavior and lazy entanglements—you’ve gone too far with your indulgence.

How did even the word “spank” come out?

Next, you’re going to be in trouble, big trouble, very big trouble…

Someone sighed with apparent sympathy but actual schadenfreude…