Let's take a step back in time, just before Jianyu and Suyin returned to the scene.

In the outer sect's disciple's residence, amidst the rows of modest huts, Jianyu waited for Mo Suyin to bring her stuff from her residence. Soon after he saw Mo Suyin exit the shabby-looking hut.

"Is that all of your belongings?" Jianyu asked Mo Suyin, as he looked at a small bag containing a meager assortment of clothes and a modest box in her delicate hands.

Mo Suyin felt her cheeks burn up with embarrassment as she looked at her rather modest belongings, limited to the standard disciple uniform and few articles of clothing, she frequently wore.

Mo Suyin hesitated for a moment, "Yes," she admitted, her voice soft and her ears reddened.

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Jianyu, ever the gentleman, couldn't stand idly by as Mo Suyin carried her belongings "How about I carry it for you?" he offered with a warm smile, genuine care evident in his demeanor.

Mo Suyin's eyes widened slightly, "N-no, it's fine," she replied, trying to politely decline. "I can't burden you with something like this."

"Just let me hold it," Jianyu insisted, his face adorned with a soft smile, "It's not a burden to me in the slightest."

Mo Suyin hesitated again, feeling gratitude towards his help, yet not wanting to trouble her benefactor, "Not at all," she insisted, "I can carry it on my own."

"Just let me carry it!" Jianyu persisted, his voice unwavering.

"Stop right there!" Suddenly, just as Jianyu was about to take her belongings, someone brazenly blocked his path.

But, there's no way someone in the sect would be idiotic enough to oppose Xin Jianyu, knowing the consequences of such actions.

After all, who, in their right mind, would dare obstruct the path of the esteemed Xin family's direct heir?

"Lil Dong?"

Yep, it was none other than the infamous fool, the one and only, Tiny Lil Dong. Though honestly, even a toddler could've guessed that and those fuckers can't even read!

"Xin Jianyu!!" Wee Lil Dong's voice boomed with self-righteous indignation. It was clear that he had a 'righteous' agenda.

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"Tsk, my cultivation is starting to stagnate," Teeny tiny Lil Dong muttered to himself. "I'll have to search for more resources in the outside world if I want to reach the foundation establishment realm in two months!" The reason for Xiao Dong's intense desire to reach the foundation establishment realm was none other than Jianyu,

'Hmph! He was able to overpower me last time because of the difference in our cultivation, however,' A disgustingly ugly grin appeared on his face as he continued with his mental gymnastics, 'with the Soft Wood Short Stick technique, I'll easily make him grovel with my power!'

Moreover, he wanted to face-slap all the 'unrighteous' elders of the Profound Heavens sect that refused to give him some more resources despite his oh-so-apparent talent,

'Hmph, so what if my cultivation requires a bit more resources, those so-called elders have no eyes! It must be because of that Jianyu using his family's power to bully me!'

Meanwhile, the aforementioned elders felt their hearts ache as they found out that some idiot ate various precious spirit herbs without even refining them! It was their first time seeing such a waste of precious resources given to the twelve young stars!

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"Hm? That's...!" Lil Dong's gaze sharpened as he spotted Mo Suyin and her belongings, looking at the beauty that gave one the feeling of the girl next door, a protective instinct surging within him as he saw her struggling with a man trying to snatch her belongings. He couldn't allow any harm to befall her. Moreover, he could feel an enigmatic attraction toward something amidst Mo Suyin's belongings.

'That girl! I must protect her from that bastard!'

"Stop right there!" Micro Lil Dong Roared in righteous fury as he noticed the face of the 'bastard' who was harassing the beautiful girl in broad daylight.

"Lil Dong?"

'Lil Dong? What does that 'bastard' mean?' Nano Lil Dong had a puzzled expression which soon reverted to his trademark ugly grin, 'Hmph! But to think he would be so shaken that someone dared to oppose him. As expected, he is just a spoiled silk pants!'

"Xin Jianyu!! To think you would dare to force a lady in broad daylight!!"

Pico Lil Dong yelled once again as he pointed a finger at the 'bastard' in front of him. However, Xin Jianyu just frowned without saying anything.

[AN- Pico=10^-12]

'Hmph! To act dumbfounded now?! How despicable!!'

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Jianyu and Mo Suyin were left flabbergasted by the absurdity unfolding before them.

'How could the sect allow a mentally unstable person to join?' This was what many, including Mo Suyin, were thinking. However, for some reason, a few people began to have doubts about Jianyu.

"Could it be...?"

"But why would someone as esteemed as him do such a thing?"

"I wish he did it to me instead..."

"Bro wtf! You're a man!"

"Did I stutter?"

"But-!"

"Shh... just look at those rosy lips and amethyst eyes!"

" Now that you say..."

Mo Suyin, overhearing these accusations, felt a surge of anger on behalf of the only person who had tried to help after her parent's death. She couldn't let these baseless allegations go on.

"Who even are you to say that about Brother Jianyu?" Mo Suyin stepped forward, as if to shield Jianyu, and questioned Xiao Dong.

"Do not worry, lady. I will protect you from that lecherous bastard!" Xiao Dong tried to reassure the beauty in front of him with his ugly-ass, shit-smeared grin.

"Who the heck are you calling lecherous?! You...! You bastard!!" Mo Suyin yelled aloud, her voice filled with disgust as she glared at him with undisguised contempt.

Xiao Dong, ever so oblivious to fucking everything, decided to ignore all of that and jumped to his own conclusions.

"Don't worry, lady. You don't have to be intimidated by this Jianyu!"

"You...!" Mo Suyin felt a vein bulge out on her forehead as she gritted her teeth in anger. For the first time in her life, she felt the desire to strangle someone to death.

'Sigh, this is going nowhere...'

Watching the futile exchange between Xiao Dong and Mo Suyin, Jianyu finally decided to take matters into his own hands.

Jianyu decided to use the move that he knew would easily affect his opponent.

"Pfft..." Jianyu used taunt!

"You...!!" Lil Dong gritted his teeth in anger as if he didn't expect that someone was treating him as a clown, as comic relief, and as a character that was only written as a joke!

It was super-effective!

"Haha, Junior Brother Xiao Dong sure has a sense of humor. I wonder what kind of 11-year-old goes around chasing skirts." Jianyu adopted an innocent expression, sneering at Xiao Dong while making sure to emphasize the word "junior."

"Ah! Could it be Junior Brother is speaking from experience? That would make sense, after all. What other 11-year-old would do such a thing?"

"Pfft...!"

"Young Lord Jianyu has quite the sense of humor!"

"I wish he would say that in my ear..."

"What's wrong with you, dude?!"

"Xin... Jianyu...!!!" Xiao Dong couldn't take it any longer and lunged toward Xin Jianyu, fists clenched in anger.

"Annoying..." Jianyu simply slapped Xiao Dong in the face, causing him to crash to the ground, cracks appeared on the stony floor like a spider's web with Lil Dong's face at the center. His cheeks had swollen, now resembling a pig, an incredibly ugly one at that.

"Urkk..." Xiao Dong passed out, and Jianyu felt immense satisfaction, all of his mental fatigue dissipating in mere moments.

"Who dares to cause a commotion on the sect grounds?!"

At that moment, an elder from the discipline hall arrived, his family name embroidered on his robe's shoulder. He scanned the disciples gathered there, his eyes settling on Jianyu and, more specifically, Suyin's belongings.

"Greetings to Elder Mo, This disciple attacked me out of nowhere and I simply had to act in self-defense." Jianyu greeted with a polite smile, but his tone held a subtle but definite defiance.

The elder responded with a sneer, "Hmph! That is for me to decide! I will uncover the truth and deliver justice!"

"Kuku..." Jianyu sneered back, fully aware of the elder's thinly veiled threat.

"Elder, are you perhaps implying that I, Xin Jianyu, am lying to the sect's authorities?" Jianyu remained composed as he casually dropped his family name into the conversation.

Elder Mo's face drained of color, realizing that he had unwittingly provoked someone capable of making his entire lineage disappear, with but a single word.

It was as if he had tugged on a mouse's tail only to unleash a dragon and a five-clawed dragon at that.

"Haha, of course not, Junior Xin. How could I doubt someone as noble as you?" The elder's tone was now tinged with anxiety and beads of sweat covered his forehead, "But, as this concerns the sect's discipline... There will be a disciple competition in two months. How about Junior Xin settles his disputes with your fellow disciple there?"

"Haha, unfortunately, I don't derive enjoyment from bullying the weak, unlike some others," Jianyu laughed heartily, causing the elder to redden with anger and shame, while the other disciples stifled their laughter.

"Well then, I shall take my leave." Jianyu departed, leaving behind a disgruntled Elder Mo.

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"Well then, Miss Suyin, I hope the accommodations meet your expectations," Jianyu said with a cheerful smile as they reached their destination.

"...Yes..." Suyin replied, her expression still slightly sullen after the tumultuous encounter.

'Hm~ nothing is as sweet as revenge,' Jianyu thought to himself, unaware of his own growing pettiness.

"Lei Qiang," Jianyu called out, halting in his steps, "have someone investigate that Elder Mo. He dared to oppose me even after learning my identity." His voice was no longer the one that was filled with amusement, and the smile he displayed in front of others was no longer there.

"There's no way he'd be foolish enough to do that without, there's definitely more to this matter!" His eyes filled with a sharp glint as he remembered Mo Suyin's reaction to this Elder Mo.

"Yes, young master!" Shadows resounded with her voice, as she received her young master's command.