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

"Zhenniang, how many years have you been guarding this Peach Blossom Study?"

As Yanwu watched the four figures disappear into the distance, she asked the woman beside her.

"It's been over twenty years since I returned to my master's house," Zhenniang replied.

Yanwu held a painting of vibrant peach blossoms in her hand; it was the very painting that You Xunchun had painted for Su Ning.

"Twenty years...we've all grown old." The woman's voice carried a hint of etherealness.

Zhenniang glanced sideways at the still alluring beauty and quickly denied it: "Master, what are you saying? If you were walking down the street, people would probably mistake you for a young woman of sixteen or seventeen."

"You always flatter me like this, how can I still be a young woman of sixteen?" Yanwu shook her head and then looked at the peach blossom paintings that filled the room.

Turning back to Zhenniang, he instructed, "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, close the study. You've been thinking of him for so long; it's time to end this dream."

As Zhenniang watched the departing woman, her nose suddenly stung, and her eyes filled with tears. "Master, thank you for giving Zhenniang a place to live all these years. Now that you've closed it down, do you no longer want Zhenniang?"

Yanwu paused, then chuckled softly. Zhenniang couldn't see her expression, but heard her say, "Who said I didn't want you? You can renovate this bookstore and turn it into a teahouse. That way, I'll have a place to drink tea when I come here."

"Hey! I get it now!"

Zhenniang burst into laughter through her tears, as memories of the past few years flashed through her mind, as if she had returned to twenty years ago.

At that time, she was barely clothed and starving, and was about to freeze to death on the street when suddenly a pair of exquisite embroidered shoes with peach blossoms appeared before her.

Like a dream, she looked up and met a pair of bright eyes. She heard that fairy-like person say to her, "I have a house, and I need someone to guard it. Would you like to come?"

So Zhenniang stayed at the Peach Blossom Study for twenty years.

During her time working as a gatekeeper, she learned that the master's favorite flower was not actually the peach blossom, but rather the one under which she first met the man she admired.

"You're saying the owner of that bookstore is the leader of the Su Nu Sect!"

Yue Zijin almost had her tongue bitten off.

"Yes, she even said she'd let me play the Moon Goddess on Mid-Autumn Festival night..."

Su Ning still feels like it was all a dream.

She hadn't told the others that the Peach Blossom Gentleman might be her father, so all they knew was that after Su Ning stayed upstairs for a while, the leader of the Su Nu Sect made that decision.

There was a reason why Su Ning didn't tell anyone. Before she left, Yan Wu specifically instructed her not to mention her background to anyone else.

So she didn't tell any of the others.

"Did the leader of the Su Nu Sect make this decision because of your appearance?"

Tang Xi also found it puzzling. She had only seen the leader of the Su Nu Sect when she was a child, and now the leaders of the Xuan Nu and Su Nu Sects had gradually faded out of the martial arts world.

Therefore, Tangxi's understanding of her was even shallower. However, she always felt that the other party's actions had a deeper meaning. After all, how could the leader of a sect break the rules that had been in place for decades for no reason?

"Susu, are you really going to become the Moon Goddess?"

Pei Yunlian gazed at the girl before him. From the moment he first saw her, he knew that no one in the world could refuse her once she appeared.

She is a beautiful gem that has been overlooked, and she will eventually shine brighter than the moon.

But for some reason, Pei Yunlian always wanted that day to come later.

Because once a priceless treasure is revealed, it will be fought over by countless people.

Neither he nor they currently possess the ability to protect the treasure.

Unlike Pei Yunlian's worries, Yue Zijin was clearly much more carefree: "Go ahead! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You didn't see how Zhu Qing from the Xuan Nu sect fought tooth and nail with Xu Heyu for the chance to play the Moon Goddess."

"Anyway, it's only for one night. We left the next day, hehe, let her be furious."

Yue Zijin dislikes Zhu Qing, who is spoiled and domineering. In comparison, it's no wonder that Xu Heyu can outdo her.

At this moment, Su Ning silently raised her hand, "I feel like I can't refuse either."

Yanwu acted swiftly, not letting Su Ning refuse when she first proposed the idea. There was a pigeon on the second floor of the Peach Blossom Study, and she immediately wrote something down and handed it to the pigeon, which then flew out the window.

Su Ning was only asked to come to the study again tomorrow evening.

Su Ning felt that it was probably not a pigeon flying towards the Su Nu Sect, but rather towards the Xuan Nu Sect, which was separated from it.

It seems she will be able to meet the leader of the Xuan Nu Sect tomorrow.

Upon returning, Su Ning unsurprisingly did not see You Xunchun.

However, she didn't care; perhaps one day the other party would fall into her hands.

With the night deep and quiet, Su Ning finally had time to check the system tasks that had been ignored that afternoon.

It's the same familiar panel.

In addition to the ongoing "Under the Beauty's Skirt" quest, there is now an optional quest available.

[Optional Task]

[The Mystery of Your Origins: I've heard that Peach Blossom Gentleman of Fuxian Town is your father? Then why would he abandon you? Go and uncover the secret!]

◎Task Progress: 10%

◎Quest Reward: Unknown (Possibly a legendary gold item!)

"Xiao Qi, this task panel is getting more and more flashy."

"Now you're not even showing people the rewards. I think all you do is make empty promises."

Su Ning routinely complains about Xiao Qi every day.

"Waaah, I don't know either, but optional tasks are usually more difficult. Susu, you can choose to do them or not."

Of course, we have to do it.

However, since there was no specific reward, Su Ning wasn't in a hurry and decided to let things take their course.

Judging from what Yanwu said in the afternoon, her adoptive father must be quite famous. Su Ning believed that even after ten or even several decades, people would still remember him.

For someone so famous, you could probably find out about their life story with just a casual inquiry.

Su Ning's eyes darted around before her gaze fell on the table.

There are no flowers on the table today.

Su Ning took out the note from her sleeve and used the candlelight to burn it little by little until it was completely reduced to ashes. Only then did a playful smile flash in her eyes.

Su Ning didn't believe that someone who could make even the "Thief Saint" wary was just a doctor with a good reputation.

The door was quietly pushed open, and a young girl stood in front of another door, knocking: "Brother You, are you there?"

As the saying goes, if the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain.

Su Ning understood this principle well.