The three who entered soon spotted Xiao Fan standing in front of the bedroom and couldn't help freezing.
"Dad, Mom, big brother, you're back so early."
"..." After a moment of silence, his father explained, "We figured it was still early, and you've been working hard lately, so we didn't tell you."
"Is big brother all right now?"
"Yes, they examined him this morning. The physician even said he's recovering quickly," his mother hurriedly replied.
"I am a body cultivator, after all." Xiao Ming smiled, then looked at Xiao Fan.
Under his big brother's gaze, he didn't panic like he had last night.
"Are you getting ready to go out?"
"Yeah. I just woke up and was planning to get some fresh air and exercise."
The two brothers looked at each other for a while.
"All right, come back early," Xiao Ming said with a smile. "I'm being discharged today, so let's have something nice for lunch."
"Sure, big brother."
Their conversation sounded perfectly normal.
Xiao Fan was eager to try out the Herding Spirit Nourishing Self Scripture and didn't think much of it. He figured that when he'd said he was going out, his big brother had assumed he was preparing for the third round of trials.
And so, he walked past the three of them and out through the open door.
"A-Ming..."
"Don't worry, Mom. We'll put our things down first, then I'll go after him and take a look," Xiao Ming reassured her. "I'll handle everything."
Hearing him say that put them both more at ease.
A-Ming was a disciple of the Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect. His cultivation and experience were beyond their reach.
After reassuring his parents, Xiao Ming changed into an inconspicuous gray outfit and went outside.
With a series of sharp crackles, his nearly two-meter-tall