A few days later...
"Everyone, I'm back!"
A booming voice rang out nearby, startling everyone in Stone Village, along with Lin Fan, who was cultivating beneath the Willow Tree.
"Little One-no, Xiao Hao is back!"
"Sure enough, Brother Lin was right. Xiao Hao really did return soon..."
The villagers spotted him and immediately shouted, rushing to the village entrance.
"Willow Deity..."
"Brother Xiao Fan, you're here too..."
Shi Hao was delighted and surprised. Spotting that familiar figure sitting cross-legged, he squeezed through the crowd and enthusiastically threw himself at him.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Men shouldn't get so touchy-feely with each other. Just stand there." Lin Fan quickly rose and dodged aside, smiling.
Shi Hao rolled his eyes at him. Who was it who used to pinch his cheeks all the time?
"Brother Xiao Fan, I gained an incredible fortune this time. Just wait-I'll give you a real shock!" he said smugly.
"The Kun Peng Precious Technique, right?" Lin Fan sounded perfectly calm, as though everything had been within his expectations.
"You knew?" Shi Hao asked in surprise.
Lin Fan nodded.
In fact, the last time he had visited the Desolate Region, he and Qingyi had gone to the Northern Sea. However, the Kunpeng Nest had only just begun to manifest then, so they had not explored it.
Besides, he believed Little Milk Hao would definitely obtain a Ten Fiends' Precious Art. Rather than endure the wait and fight over it, he might as well sit back and reap the rewards.
Shi Hao was dumbfounded. Sure enough, his big brother was still his big brother-always a step ahead, with everything figured out.
So he transmitted his voice: "Brother Xiao Fan, I once said I would repay you. In a little while, I'll teach you the complete Kun Peng Precious Technique. The