Chapter 221: Who is the Younger Brother?

Qin Hongmian nodded; since she was already dead, it wasn’t a big deal.

“Then, first come pour some tea for us sisters.”

Li Qingluo raised her chin toward the tea set on the side table, signaling Qin Hongmian to take the teapot and cups to serve them tea.

Qin Hongmian was stunned. Li Qingluo only asked her to pour tea? Was she trying to slowly humiliate her? However, Qin Hongmian no longer cared.

So, she obediently went over, poured four cups of tea with the teapot, then picked up one cup and walked toward Li Qingluo.

“Please have some tea.”

Although Qin Hongmian’s movements weren’t very standard, her attitude was acceptable.

“First, offer tea to Sister Ning.”

Li Qingluo was quite satisfied with Qin Hongmian’s attitude, but she didn’t take the cup; instead, she made a gesture of invitation, asking Qin Hongmian to offer tea to Ning Zhongze first.

The first cup of tea upon entering should be offered to Ning Zhongze.

Because of her desire for atonement and the fact that she was already dead, Qin Hongmian had lost all her former arrogance. Thus, she was very obedient and respectfully brought the tea to Ning Zhongze’s side, “Please have some tea.”

“You should say, ‘Sister Ning, please have some tea.'”

Li Qingluo added.

Although Qin Hongmian didn’t know Li Qingluo’s purpose, she continued to say obediently: “Sister Ning, please have some tea.”

Ning Zhongze accepted the teacup with a smile, “Mm, good.”

Seeing Ning Zhongze accept the teacup, Qin Hongmian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, even though the smile on her face was strange, she hadn’t made things difficult for her.

Immediately afterward, she picked up another cup of tea and still walked in front of Li Qingluo.

This time, she didn’t prepare to speak; instead, she waited for Li Qingluo’s instructions.

“That is Sister Rong. You should offer tea to her first.”

Li Qingluo pointed at Huang Rong.

Qin Hongmian became alert and walked to Huang Rong with the teacup, “Sister Rong, please have some tea.”

Huang Rong also said two words with a face full of smiles: “Mm, good.”

She also didn’t make things difficult, and Qin Hongmian relaxed a lot more this time. She continued to serve tea. This time, Li Qingluo still didn’t accept it, just smilingly watching Qin Hongmian.

After the previous experience, Qin Hongmian immediately understood what Li Qingluo wanted her to do. Well, she was dead anyway, so she might as well satisfy her.

“Sister Li, please have some tea.”

Qin Hongmian respectfully offered the tea.

The smile on Li Qingluo’s face bloomed, displaying an expression of ‘a child worth teaching.’

“Sister Dao, please have some tea.”

Having done it once, it became much easier to say it the second time.

Dao Baifeng also accepted the teacup.

“Alright, since you have offered tea, from now on we are sisters of the same family. Let’s put aside past grievances. I do not wish for anyone in our household to harbor any dark thoughts. If I discover any, don’t blame me for being impolite.”

At this moment, Ning Zhongze spoke up.

“Yes, Sister Ning.”

Three voices responded.

Huang Rong, Li Qingluo, and Dao Baifeng all echoed in agreement. Only Qin Hongmian looked completely bewildered and confused.

“Sister Qin, welcome to Beyond the Heavens. From now on, we are sisters of the same family. If you have any needs, you can tell me directly. I’ll introduce myself: I am Ning Zhongze, this is Huang Rong. You should know the other two, so I won’t introduce them. I only have one requirement: no jealousy, no scheming.”

Ning Zhongze said to Qin Hongmian.

“What does that mean? Beyond the Heavens?”

Beyond the Heavens. Qin Hongmian found the name somewhat familiar, but for a moment, she couldn’t recall where she had heard it.

Moreover, what did Ning Zhongze mean by this?

“This is Beyond the Heavens, an independent world, isolated from the outside. Essentially, you have no more connection to the outside world.”

Ning Zhongze explained.

“Oh.”

Qin Hongmian replied with a sound. In truth, she hadn’t fully grasped the current situation, but this Ning Zhongze seemed to be the mistress here; even Li Qingluo and Dao Baifeng listened to her, so she might as well be obedient.

“Perhaps you don’t understand now, but you will later. You can stay in the room you were just in. You were quite worn out last night, so go back and rest. We’ll discuss things tonight when the younger brother returns.”

Ning Zhongze noticed that Qin Hongmian was actually clueless and was just following the principle of ‘when in Rome, do as the Romans do,’ so she offered a brief explanation.

“Mm, okay.”

Qin Hongmian responded vaguely, then turned to go upstairs. Suddenly, she snapped back to attention and asked: “Younger Brother? Who is the Younger Brother?”

“Yu Xian.”

Seeing that Qin Hongmian had only just come to her senses now, the four women couldn’t help but cover their mouths and chuckle.

“Yu Xian?”

Qin Hongmian exclaimed the name Yu Xian in shock.

Beyond the Heavens, Yu Xian! No wonder she felt the name Beyond the Heavens was so familiar earlier—it was the stinking man who wore her out so badly last night!

This place is Beyond the Heavens? Is it within Yu Xian’s Sect? Did Yu Xian bring her back to Beyond the Heavens while she was unconscious?

No one knew where Beyond the Heavens was, so even if she knew this was Beyond the Heavens, she didn’t know the exact location.

Ning Zhongze said this place was isolated from the world, which meant she was essentially dead too.

Essentially dead… She wasn’t dead? So, Li Qingluo and Dao Baifeng weren’t dead either?

“You guys aren’t dead?”

Qin Hongmian asked in continued astonishment.

“Hehe, dead, and not dead. Everything in the past has nothing to do with us anymore.”

Dao Baifeng replied.

Qin Hongmian was stunned; it was indeed true.

Qin Hongmian let out a heavy sigh. She had been treated that way by Yu Xian, and she had been brought to this isolated Beyond the Heavens; she was truly equivalent to being dead.

Once she understood, Qin Hongmian stopped dwelling on it and went back to her room to rest without lingering.

After Qin Hongmian left, Li Qingluo suddenly asked: “She won’t cause any trouble, will she?”

“Looking at her, she probably won’t cause trouble,”

Dao Baifeng replied.

“Qingluo, keep an eye on her. Don’t let anything actually happen,”

Ning Zhongze cautioned.

“Okay.”

Li Qingluo responded.

Having drunk the tea offered by Qin Hongmian and been called’Sister,’ her heart felt settled, and she completely let go of past grudges.

Now that Qin Hongmian was Yu Xian’s woman, she indeed needed to pay attention.

“How many other lovers does Duan Zhengchun have?”

Huang Rong suddenly asked.

Li Qingluo, Dao Baifeng:????

“I feel like our little husband specifically targeted Duan Zhengchun. Didn’t he mention having a few others last time?”

Huang Rong asked with a smile.

“Sister Ning, why don’t you try to persuade our husband?”

Dao Baifeng looked towards Ning Zhongze.

If Ning Zhongze stepped in to stop him, perhaps Yu Xian wouldn’t keep pursuing Duan Zhengchun? Gathering all of Duan Zhengchun’s lovers together still left some knots in their hearts.

“What are you trying to persuade me about?”

At that moment, Yu Xian suddenly returned.

Hadn’t he taken a few young ladies to Leigu Mountain? How did he get back so soon?

“Young Master!”

A Zhu and A Bi, holding children, bowed slightly to Yu Xian. This was their instinct and habit. Although Yu Xian had said it wasn’t necessary, they still insisted on it themselves.

Yu Xian waved his hand at them, then moved a stool to sit between Ning Zhongze and Huang Rong. He glanced at Ning Zhongze’s hand, then turned to look at Huang Rong’s hand, showing a hint of eagerness.