After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

When Su Ning woke up again, she was no longer on the man's warm and broad shoulders, but on a slightly cool brocade quilt. The familiar decorations around her told her that she had been sent back to her room.

She slowly propped herself up, her long hair slipping down her shoulders, making her face appear even paler and adding a touch of languid fragility.

Her gaze fell on the sandalwood table, and she realized that the chrysoprase orchid she had been holding had been transplanted into a pot, its delicate fragrance filling the room.

When the door was pushed open, Xiao Mei and Xiao Qin saw that the girl had woken up and quickly knelt down beside her bed to ask with concern, "Is there anything wrong with you, Miss? When that Young Master Song carried you back just now, he scared everyone in our courtyard to death."

Xiaomei looked at the other person with concern, her eyes welling up with tears.

Xiaoqin was the same, her eyes red-rimmed. "Yes, if we hadn't insisted on letting the girl go up the back mountain alone, how could she have been bitten by a snake?"

"If the young lady knew, she would be heartbroken."

Seeing the two of them sobbing, Su Ning quickly comforted them, "It's alright, it's alright now, aren't I?"

"This dangerous situation was entirely my fault; it has nothing to do with you, and I will not punish you."

The more Su Ning tried to comfort them, the harder they cried. In the end, she had to put on a stern face and pretend to be angry to stop their tears.

Su Ning looked out the window; it was already dark. She wondered, "Haven't Xixi and the others come back yet?"

Otherwise, her room would definitely be full of people, how could it be so quiet?

Xiao Mei shook her head, her eyes red-rimmed, and said, "The young lady and the others haven't returned yet. Oh, and Doctor You hasn't returned either."

Su Ningxin understood. She figured that after Song Hengxue carried her back, she had been handed over to Xiaomei and Xiaoqin to take care of. "I'm a little hungry. Please help me change my clothes."

Seeing Su Ning's insistence, the two had no choice but to help her change her clothes.

The venom of the Jade Scale Snake was ineffective against her to begin with, and now, after Song Hengxue's treatment, her leg no longer hurt, she just couldn't walk fast.

As soon as Su Ning stepped out, she heard a commotion. There were hurried footsteps outside the courtyard, mixed with the light of fire, spreading all the way from the backyard.

"What happened?"

Standing under the eaves, looking at the flames shooting into the sky outside, she knew that something must have happened, otherwise there would be noisy noise at night.

Xiao Mei and Xiao Qin, who had been with Su Ning the whole time, both looked completely bewildered.

It was the servant guarding outside who spotted Su Ning and quickly informed her, "Miss Su, I heard that a thief broke into the front courtyard, but don't worry, the disciples on guard have already gone to provide support, and the thief will definitely not return."

Why did it have to happen at this time?

Tomorrow is the day of the martial arts tournament, and Su Ning can hardly help but wonder what the person behind the scenes is up to by barging into the Sword Forging Manor at this time.

"I'm going to find Uncle Tang."

She wanted to know the thieves' intentions in breaking in tonight; in other words, she wanted to know if tonight's chaos was related to You Xunchun.

"But young lady... what about your health?" Xiaomei asked worriedly from the side.

"I'm fine, I just walked a little slower." Su Ning shook her head.

The main characters aren't here right now. She says she's hiding in the house, and a thief breaks in. What if she accidentally kills him?

Rather than doing that, it's better to take the initiative.

Xiaoqin quickly instructed the servant, "Go and find more people. Now that the thieves have broken in, it's better to have more people to protect Miss Su."

Although she was never worried about the defenses of the manor, she had to be extra careful about Miss Su's safety.

The servant nodded hurriedly, and soon gathered some of the workers who worked in the Red Maple Garden.

Su Ning glanced at the list briefly, but paused when she saw one of the people. The person had lowered his head and looked meek, making it difficult to see his face. She hadn't paid much attention to him at first, but Su Ning suddenly felt that he was somewhat familiar.

It wasn't until Xiaoqin's voice came from beside her that she was told to leave the man's sight.

The group then left Red Maple Garden in a grand procession.

Unbeknownst to Su Ning, the moment her gaze shifted, the man subtly raised his eyes, and his gaze upon her was as bright as a starry night.

The commotion lasted only a moment. Now that Su Ning had left the courtyard, all the noise had disappeared. The starry night sky was dotted with stars, and the evening breeze was blowing, just like any other day.

She asked Xiaoqin, who was supporting her, "Have thieves ever broken into the Sword Forging Manor before?"

Xiaoqin shook her head. "I am a servant born into a family. Since I became aware of my own existence, no one has ever broken into the manor."

"But I've heard that more than a decade ago, when the martial world was in turmoil, there were often treacherous members of the Demonic Cult who came to harass us."

Xiao Mei comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, young lady. Since our Sword Forging Manor is one of the top establishments in the martial arts world, not just any petty thief can break in."

Su Ning was naturally not worried. Not to mention that the martial arts tournament was tomorrow, the righteous sects with names and titles were currently resting next to the manor. Even without them, anyone who wanted to cause trouble in the manor would have to think twice about the strange arts around them.

Meanwhile, the main characters are on their way home.

The two men and one woman were completely different from their imposing demeanor when they arrived in the afternoon. Instead, they all looked like wilted eggplants.

Yue Zijin's face was pale, and her steps were unsteady. She had pulled a tree branch from somewhere to use as a walking stick. Looking at the path leading up the mountain, she said weakly, "Why does this journey feel so long today?"

Even Pei Yunlian was panting, with beads of sweat on her forehead. Tang Xi was leaning against a tree, her hair disheveled. "I really shouldn't have come here with you today," she said.

Yue Zijin dropped the branch and lay down on the road, gazing at the starry sky. "I can't take it anymore, I need to rest. Is this Mr. Duan Shui even human?"

In the afternoon, Tangxi took the two to visit Master Duanshui at Lotus Peak. She intended to drop them off and leave, but unexpectedly, after learning their purpose, Master Duanshui directly assigned them a task.

The three men carried water from the foot of the mountain on shoulder poles until the pond was full. Tangxi wanted to slip away, but the boy under the Water-Cutting Master blocked her way.

She is a junior, and also the young lady of the Sword Forging Manor. If she can't even endure this little bit of hardship, how will she be able to establish herself in the martial arts world in the future?

So the three of them carried water for an entire afternoon, making dozens of trips back and forth.

It's fair to say that this trip only resulted in meeting the other party once, essentially a wasted effort for them.

"Let's go, it's getting late."

After the group had rested, Yue Zijin sprang to his feet with a quick, effortless movement.

But as soon as he went to pick up the branch he had thrown into the bushes to use as a walking stick, he met a pair of blood-red eyes.