At that moment, Lan Xian was dumbfounded. Ten stalks of divine medicine? Had she heard him correctly? Was he looting a burning house?
"Senior Sister Lan, please pay up!" Lin Fan wore a radiant smile, his teeth gleaming white, looking utterly harmless.
But in Lan Xian's eyes, this junior brother was anything but simple. He was a profiteer through and through, a shameless bandit!
Ten stalks of divine medicine were no small sum even for an Immortal Family, enough to drive people mad.
Lan Xian felt rather resentful. What had that wretched girl from her family been doing? She had gone out to gain experience, only to rack up such an enormous debt.
Now, even she could not afford to pay it. Was she supposed to sell herself to settle that girl's debt?
Deeply embarrassed, Lan Xian forced a faint smile. "Since Xin'er incurred the debt, I think it would be more meaningful for her to repay it herself."
"Is that so? Senior Sister Lan, you'd best go back and give Lan Xin a nudge, so she doesn't break her promise." Lin Fan chuckled, his smile decidedly odd.
Lan Xian's face was exquisite and beautiful, like a masterpiece of heaven, with scarcely a flaw to be found. Yet she felt utterly humiliated now, her cheeks flushing faintly.
The others happened to catch this scene. Assuming the fairy was being teased, they ground their teeth.
"Hmph, he's just someone from the Lower Realm. How dare he covet one of the most dazzling pearls of the Nine Heavens!"
"Junior Sister Lan Xian is as pure and radiant as the bright moon. Even we aren't qualified to approach her. What makes him worthy?"
A man clad in silver battle robes seethed with righteous indignation.
"It's getting late. Time to set out." The Second