[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female-":3,"chapter-my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-31":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","My Master's Elder Brother Just Took on a Female Disciple",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2265564,4423,"Chapter 31: Lu Sister, You Shouldn","my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>“Isn’t it right here? You’re not exactly forgettable—how come it’s so hard to find you in a crowd?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Han of Shenyue Peak’s voice sounded from behind, followed by a heavy slap on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing turned his head and saw He Han looking at him with clear disdain, while beside him, Lu Yaoyao wore a face full of surprise and confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d circled this place three times just now—how had she failed to spot Brother Zhou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing instinctively glanced at Lu Yaoyao’s expression, and suddenly felt a surge of delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His talent skill [Lowered Presence] had just upgraded to Level Three—meaning even Golden Core cultivators like Third Brother would start ignoring him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention Lu Yaoyao was only at Qi Condensation; even a Foundation Establishment cultivator at peak would have a 90% chance of overlooking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would save him a lot of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—actually, there wasn’t much trouble to begin with, and now that he had no presence, neither she nor Li Daoxuan could grant him Heart-Insight points anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How contradictory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu sister, what do you need?” Zhou Qing asked, holding the chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao anxiously said: “It’s urgent—big urgent! Sister Xuanyou is leaving for Qingyu Immortal Sect tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing and He Han both froze in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, if she’s leaving, so what? What’s it got to do with me?” Zhou Qing asked, baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao opened her mouth, then hesitated, unsure how to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“B-but she’s leaving—don’t you want to treat her to a meal?” Lu Yaoyao looked at Zhou Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing’s face twitched involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sis, come on—I only ate two leftover breakfasts from you two, do I really have to return the favor? Besides, treating someone like her to a meal—do you even know how much that costs?” Zhou Qing said, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao quickly said: “That’s not what I meant—don’t you think Sister Xuanyou is beautiful? Don’t you feel anything inside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao made an ambiguous gesture with both thumbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, He Han beside them immediately clapped a hand over her mouth, then realized his mistake and quickly pulled it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu sister, you shouldn’t say things like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing recoiled in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a grave that could bury you alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you trying to set me up with Sister Xuanyou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crazy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolutely insane!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How old am I? How old is she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, didn’t you hear that Master Sikong Yan of Cangyan Dao Palace is courting her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you asking me to steal her away from him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third Brother, control your sister—I’m still young, I want to live a few more years,” Zhou Qing said, giving up on Lu Yaoyao and speaking directly to He Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even He Han, who had previously disliked Zhou Qing, now looked embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao was unwilling to give up: “Don’t you want to try? What if it works?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sis, I’ve only seen her twice—both times you dragged me there—and she never even looked at me properly the whole time. Where am I supposed to even start? Pfft, why am I even explaining this to you? Impossible. It’s just impossible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing flatly refused!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Heart-Insight Points +9】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao’s head above 【So Immature】 instantly changed to 【So Cowardly】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing turned and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was utterly insane—he had no idea what she was daydreaming about all day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Decided: I’ll stay far away from her from now on, or I won’t even know how I died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, back in his room, Zhou Qing took out a low-grade spirit stone; as silver runes glowed on his right hand, he slapped it down—and the stone instantly shattered into grain-sized fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing carefully scattered them before the old hen, adjusted her head, and she immediately began pecking with rapid taps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a moment, she devoured every last fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing observed silently for a long while, confirmed no anomalies, then shattered three more stones—only then did she look satisfied, ambling lazily to a corner of the room and falling fast asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That previous spirit egg—how long must she have saved up for it? Now that she’s eating spirit stones directly, she’ll probably hatch much faster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing murmured to himself, then ignored the hen, returned to his seat, and took out the supreme water-attribute spirit stone to begin his meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, Zhou Qing hurried to the coop to check—unfortunately, nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just too eager!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, the old hen seemed just as usual, pecking aimlessly around with poor eyesight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday’s inspection had shown: when idle, she needed to wander more—keep her mood cheerful, and her egg-laying chance might increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing reattached the leash and began walking the hen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, come on—the Five Sects Exchange Fair is only half a month away, I’ve sold all my junk, maybe something good will show up—Brother will take you to broaden your horizons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao rushed toward Zhou Qing, full of excitement, dragging him down the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing also planned to test his new talent skill [Daily Insight]—maybe he’d find another bargain; even if not, he could at least eliminate a “wrong answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, today’s Yanlong City seemed even livelier than before, with many more stalls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, I’ll take you somewhere—the vendors here are all True Disciples and Core Disciples of the Five Sects—their goods are all top-tier!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao pulled Zhou Qing toward one particular area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, upon entering this distinct zone, the noise immediately dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the noisy street stalls outside, where haggling never ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vendors, as Third Brother had said, sat calmly behind their stalls, each with clearly marked prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Want it? Take it. Don’t want it? Walk away. They weren’t worried about sales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, how much for this Dream-Phantom Xuantong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Yan Xiao stopped before a stall, staring at the fist-sized ore and asking its price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vendor wore thunder-patterned robes—likely a Core Disciple of Jin Leizong; the invisible pressure he radiated made Zhou Qing feel chest tightness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirty mid-grade spirit stones,” the man said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit stones were classified into four grades by purity: high, mid, low, and supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, the exchange rate was 1:100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant one mid-grade spirit stone equaled one hundred low-grade ones—this Dream-Phantom Xuantong was worth three thousand low-grade spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing couldn’t help but whistle inwardly—truly, the real goods were finally appearing; nothing like his earlier petty trades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao hesitated, then ultimately chose to walk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too expensive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing followed behind Third Brother, continuing to walk the old hen, when suddenly he spotted Sister Shi Zhen—she too had set up a stall here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two younger brothers, you’ve come!” Sister Shi Zhen greeted with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the note above Shi Zhen’s head—【So Immature Brother Zhou】—Zhou Qing felt embarrassed and tugged at the hen’s leash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hen immediately came over and began pecking at his ankle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao stared at the stall’s wares and exclaimed in surprise: “Sister Shi, didn’t know you were so hidden—how’d you get your hands on Purple Ancient Rock and Blue Jade? Impressive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Zhen smiled: “I found these years ago during an external quest—Brother Yan, interested?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiao quickly waved his hands—the items were excellent, but he had no use for them now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Zhou, there you are!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhou Qing was curiously examining Shi Zhen’s stall, a voice suddenly came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you to Brother 【I Leave My Name for Black Blood】 for the 500 donation—thank you for your support!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1256,"2026-06-19T20:13:53.139Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","92f9d740165fd2cf31dc821e3b4f167bbefa1c76fc4de8e32e5efb19444cca2c","my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-32","my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-30",302,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--cover.jpg"]