With his supercar gone, Xiao Fan could only trudge home on foot in misery... and it really pissed him off!
Along the way, his thoughts raced as he repeatedly pondered what Liu Jiashan had told him today.
The ambush at Golden Glow Mountain, Night Erosion, Hidden Valley... all of these incidents had been directly or indirectly connected to him... Shadow Pivot Court was far from the only one keeping an eye on him!
Although Liu Jiashan had shamelessly coveted Xiao Fan's supercar, his warning had struck straight at the heart of the matter.
Ever since Xiao Fan had brought Ji Xuanyuan back to the capital, he had been running all over the place every day, never realizing how many arrows were waiting in the shadows behind his back.
He might have narrowly escaped once or twice, but if this kept up, he would sooner or later be finished...
Liu Jiashan had told him to stay home obediently. The implication was obvious: with the Black-Clad Guard watching the Xiao Family around the clock, it was safe for the time being.
"This works too. There's less than a month until the Nine Provinces Martial Tournament. It's time I settled down and prepared properly... consolidate my cultivation, practice [Dazzling Step], train my blade techniques..."
Thinking this, Xiao Fan unknowingly arrived at his doorstep.
The moment he entered, he saw his old man holding a rather familiar Miao saber and going through moves in the courtyard!
"Good heavens! Why is this blade's hilt so damn hot?!" Xiao Wu suddenly lost his grip, and the Miao saber fell to the ground...
"Dad! That's..." Xiao Fan recognized it at once. Wasn't that the Killing Intent Miao saber he had "picked up" in Hidden Valley...?
Seeing his son return, Xiao Wu picked up the Miao saber and