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In the vast twilight, the lake surface is shrouded in mist, as if covered by a light veil, with sails faintly visible moving back and forth, exuding a unique and hazy charm.

The boat is moored on the shore.

The wind rises at dusk.

Fallen leaves rustled overhead, like hundreds of withered butterflies, occasionally brushing against one's clothes before silently settling on the water's surface, rippling away with the waves. "The autumn wind blows gently, the waves of Dongting Lake ripple, and the leaves fall from the trees"—all of this is enough to evoke many longings and give rise to much melancholy.

The withered grass and cold mist on the shore create an endless desolation.

For thousands of years, this scenery has inspired countless poems and verses by exiled poets and writers, expressing their sorrow and grief.

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Yang Nianqing stared in disbelief.

Anyone who sees this scene will inevitably feel homesick. She couldn't help but want to cry too. Now, she's inexplicably fallen into ancient times. Not only are her parents worried, but there's also Rui Rui...

She wasn't spoiled, but she was truly unwilling to accept it. The problem was, she had no idea how to get back. They said you could return the way you came, but she'd fallen right into the garden of Nangong Villa and was even in Li You's arms. She couldn't just run around in the garden every day asking him to hold her and wait for her; what would that look like…?

depressed!

Suddenly, someone behind me sighed.

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“‘The autumn wind blows gently, the waves of Dongting Lake ripple, and the leaves fall,’” the magnetic voice drifted on the wind, “It’s a pity that such a beautiful scene was given a melancholy and sorrowful tone by those ancient people.”

Who else could it be but Li You!

His long eyelashes trembled, and his bright eyes shone with boundless joy and admiration. In the autumn wind, he stood leisurely with his hands behind his back. Against the backdrop of twilight, his white clothes stood out, unintentionally adding a touch of brightness to the desolate lake scene.

Yang Nianqing snapped out of her daze: "Don't move!"

Li You was taken aback, then looked at her with amusement.

"Don't move, wait..." she said, looking down as she searched, pointing at him with her other hand, "Just like this, I'll take a picture of you..."

It's collapsed; there's no way a camera could have gotten here!

She finally snapped out of her daze, her face full of embarrassment and disappointment: "I forgot there are no cameras here. What a pity, if I had known the scenery would be this beautiful, I would have brought a camera..."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice rang out from behind him.

"camera?"

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With his noble phoenix eyes and elegant, amiable smile, it was none other than Nangong Xue. He strolled slowly to the two of them and stood there, gazing serenely at the lake and mist before him.

“I knew you’d come out,” Li You glanced into the cabin. “With such a beautiful view, I’m afraid only Old He could sit still…”

"I'm here too," a cold voice rang out.

In the blink of an eye, He Bi was already standing at the bow of the boat.

Dressed in a black outfit, with a cold expression, and against the backdrop of a desolate and bleak landscape, the surrounding scenery immediately gained an air of solemnity.

Li You was stunned for a long time before he frowned and sighed, "How come he arrived just like that?"

"So if you ever speak ill of me again, you'd better watch out." He said coldly.

Yang Nianqing found it extremely amusing; she never expected that two grown men would also enjoy bickering. She looked closely at He Bi and said dejectedly, "Actually, you're quite handsome too, but with this scenery, it just doesn't feel right."

One nose, two eyes.

"Yes, yes, yes." She turned her face away, looking bored. "Just like us."

“Wrong,” Li You suddenly interrupted her, saying seriously, “He is different.”

Knowing that Li You was about to joke again, Yang Nianqing couldn't help but join in the fun: "How is he different? Does he have an extra nose or extra eyes than us?"

Li You scrutinized He Bi for a long time before shaking his head and saying, "It's not that much; he just has longer ears than us."

Yang Nianqing was already smiling.

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While the three of them were joking, Nangong Xue seemed not to notice at all, and simply looked at the scenery on the lake quietly: "Such a beautiful view, I really am thinking of moving Nangong Villa here."

Li You nodded: "Good idea."

“What’s so good about it?” He Bi frowned. “It’s just a piece of water, not much different from what we drink every day.”

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Nianqing couldn't help but laugh: "You...you're so cool..."

“It seems that Brother He’s only ever has cases on his mind,” Nangong Xue said with amusement. After thinking for a moment, he turned to Yang Nianqing and asked, “Just now, I think I heard Miss Yang mention something about… a camera?”

“Yes,” Yang Nianqing nodded, pointing at Li You with a regretful expression, “Didn’t you see? He looked so handsome standing there with that scenery! If I had a camera, I would definitely have taken a picture.” She then patted Li You on the shoulder: “I bet you’ve never had your picture taken in your life, what a pity for someone so handsome…”

Li You, who was facing the lake sideways, glanced at her after hearing her words. After a moment, a smile curved his lips, and a hint of amusement appeared in his long, narrow eyes: "Handsome?"

“He’s handsome, beautiful, a real heartthrob,” she said, looking him up and down. Finally, she sighed with reluctance, “Although I hate how narcissistic you are, there’s no denying that you are very handsome.”

"Not a gigolo?"

"Of course not, those immature little brats..." Yang Nianqing stopped mid-sentence, because she remembered what she had said just yesterday.

Sure enough, Li You frowned and sighed, "I remember someone saying I'm a pretty boy, with feminine features..."

“Really?” She immediately chuckled twice, then turned to Nangong Xue, who was looking amused. “Actually, a camera is like… drawing a portrait. You know what a portrait is? It’s just that the technology is so advanced that the portrait looks exactly like the real person…”

Li You interrupted, saying, "Then you don't need to say anything."

She glared at him: "What?"

“Brother Nangong’s paintings are exactly what many people would pay a fortune for.”

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"Really?" Yang Nianqing reacted immediately, her eyes lighting up as she looked at Nangong Xue with admiration. "So you're a painter too! That's amazing! And you're so handsome, my idol... Remember to paint one for me sometime, okay?"

After filming MP for a long time, the last sentence is the key—a painting that is priceless must be acquired, so that even if I leave Nangong Villa, I won't have to worry about my future!

Nangong Xue had no idea that she was thinking so far ahead. She simply assumed that she liked painting, so she humbly smiled and said, "I only know a few basic skills, nothing to brag about."

"Don't be modest. Haven't you heard? Excessive modesty is arrogance," she rebuked sternly, then added ingratiatingly, "Just draw one for me, okay, Brother Nangong..."

Making a painter friend would be great, of course. Maybe he'd be in a good mood and paint a couple extra for me, and life would be even better after that...

"You haven't even painted it yet, and you're already calling me 'Big Brother' so sweetly," Li You looked at her amusedly for a while, finally shaking his head and muttering, "If you did paint it, wouldn't you be calling me...?"

Yang Nianqing immediately sneered twice, squeezing out a few words through gritted teeth: "W?"

He secretly clenched his fist and tapped him on the back.

Li You looked at her and suddenly laughed: "Of course you should call me 'little brother,' isn't it better to call me younger?"

She withdrew her fist with satisfaction.

Li You casually brushed off his clothes: "You're old enough to be my older sister. Calling him Brother Nangong would only make him seem much older too."

"you!"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Nangong Xue shook her head and smiled: "Since Miss Yang is so kind, how could I dare not comply? I'm just afraid my humble work will not meet your standards."

Instantly, his anger transformed into a bright smile. Okay, from now on, one sentence from him will solve all my problems!

She asked, puzzled, "Since Mr. Chrysanthemum isn't far from here, why don't we hurry up and go find him?"

Nangong Xue glanced at He Bi, who had a cold face beside her, and smiled slightly: "Mr. Chrysanthemum's Leisure Residence never keeps guests. Even if there is something very important, you and I will have to wait until tomorrow."

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The sky was overcast in the early morning.

An open carriage carrying four people and a coffin slowly rounded the foot of the mountain.

"Chrysanthemums bloom amidst green bamboo, a half-closed gate stands." Just as Li You finished reciting these two lines, Yang Nianqing looked up and saw a scene she would never forget.

ocean.

A sea of vibrant colors. Overlapping blue waves, dotted with fluffy whitecaps—golden, crimson, deep purple, snow-white…

A rich, unique medicinal fragrance wafted over, and countless chrysanthemums covered the valley, spanning an area of about two or three hundred meters in circumference! Strangely, although these chrysanthemums were of different colors and arranged very randomly and without any pattern, they did not look messy or unsightly.

A gentle breeze stirs the flower shadows, creating layers of waves.

Looking out from afar, in the middle of the vast sea of flowers, there is a small, verdant bamboo grove, slightly elevated, like a fairy island in the sea, both romantic and mysterious.

The grandeur of this place, combined with the natural surroundings, is truly magnificent!

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"Is he the number one doctor or the number one gardener?!" Yang Nianqing sat in the carriage for a long time in a daze before she came to her senses and exclaimed repeatedly, "So beautiful!"

Li You glanced at her, his long, bright eyes suddenly narrowing, and that mysterious and captivating smile, like that of Buddha, spread across his face again: "If you go inside and take a walk, you won't say it's beautiful."

He laughed like that last time and then he hit his own pressure points. This time... the problem is not simple!

Yang Nianqing became alert.

Sure enough, Nangong Xue shook her head: "Brother Li, don't tease people. How many people in the martial arts world dare to trespass on Mr. Chrysanthemum's ever-changing Nanshan Formation? How could a weak woman like her possibly get through?"

Li You smiled wryly: "A weak woman?"

"Can't get there?" Yang Nianqing was so interested in the chrysanthemum sea that she didn't notice his words. She pointed curiously to the bamboo forest in the sea. "Over there?"

Li You raised an eyebrow: "Dare you?"

Yang Nianqing had heard of Qimen formations before. Master Jin's books weren't read for nothing; just look at Huang Yaoshi's move! However—it seemed like only two hundred meters from here to the bamboo forest. The bamboo forest was in the middle of a sea of flowers and was so conspicuous. Could it really be as mysterious as described in the novels?

Seeing that she was slightly hesitant, Li You's eyes lit up with a smile again, but Nangong Xue frowned and said, "Miss Yang, it's better to take the carriage. Once you go in, if no one leads the way, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out even when it gets dark."

Yang Nianqing looked at him: "And what about you guys?"

Nangong Xue shook her head: "We are different..."

“We can certainly get through,” Li You suddenly interrupted him, glancing at Yang Nianqing before looking at the sea of flowers and murmuring, “If someone who doesn’t understand Qimen Dunjia can escape Mr. Chrysanthemum’s Thousand Forms of Nanshan Formation on their own, I will be extremely impressed…”

Before she could finish speaking, Yang Nianqing had already jumped off the carriage and waved goodbye with a flourish: "Bye-bye, see you in the bamboo forest."

Looking at her with a pair of phoenix eyes that held both helplessness and pity, Nangong Xue hesitated: "You..."

It was too late to back out. Li You suddenly smiled and snatched the whip from He Bi. With a "crack," the carriage rushed straight towards the sea of flowers.

This violent individual is destroying the environment!

Yang Nianqing watched helplessly as the chrysanthemums were about to be destroyed, her heart aching terribly. She wanted nothing more than to rush over and impose a fine; how long would it take for these flowers to grow to this size!