He wanted me to get lost! Xiao Yang clenched his fists, utterly unwilling to accept it. He was weak, so nothing he said mattered. Chen Fan was strong, so everything Chen Fan said was right!
Chen Fan could wipe him out with ease. He was countless times stronger than the experts hunting them, and he even had a terrifying, mysterious demonic beast standing guard.
But if he backed down just like this, what would happen to his little aunt...
Hearing her master's challenge, Xiao Yu patted her chest in fright... Hmm? She suddenly realized that her injuries seemed to have healed considerably.
Such rich Spiritual Qi! Only then did she notice what was unusual.
"Yang'er, leave," she hurriedly reminded him.
At least they were no longer in danger or under threat. Even if they separated, they could stay alive.
Offending her master now was unwise, because this master was extremely mysterious.
Of course, her own thoughts were far from calm. She feared her master would use her as a cultivation furnace; she had no confidence in her own talent.
But in a sense, her master was also the benefactor who had saved their lives...
"Little aunt." Xiao Yang looked at his relative. This feeling was deeply unpleasant.
He was the one who had angered Chen Fan!
"Go. I'm fine." Xiao Yu grew much colder. Unless she made her stance clear, Xiao Yang probably would not leave willingly.
Xiao Yang gritted his teeth. "Stay here, little aunt, and wait for me. One day, I'll come to take you away."
He secretly swore that if Chen Fan dared to lay a hand on his little aunt, he would avenge this grudge!
Chen Fan frowned. What was that look? Still not convinced?
"Qilin, see our guest out."
The next moment, the Imperial Qilin descended from the sky, sent Xiao Yang flying with one slap, then returned nonchalantly to the heavens above, moving so fast that it resembled a great rat-shaped black shadow.
Caught completely off guard, Xiao Yang cried, "I'll definitely be back..." His voice gradually faded into the distance.
"Yang'er..." Xiao Yu jumped in fright.
"Relax, he won't die. A little physical suffering isn't a bad thing for him." Chen Fan paid it no mind.
That fellow could leap and bounce around perfectly well on his own. He did not need a master at all.
As for Chen Fan, he was a good person. He only hoped to do his best to help a young cannon-fodder girl who had lost her way, who might easily end up sacrificed to heaven because of the words "family and friends," and who lacked great fortune but possessed good talent...
No, an older lady! Little aunt? She clearly lacked a young maiden's innocence; she simply had a baby face... Well, she was a little cute.
At her age, she had begun to develop the charm that came with the years, though she lacked Fang Yuehua's and Mo Qingyin's devilish curves and surging waves...
Only after hearing that did Xiao Yu feel reassured.
Mixed feelings churned within her. She had never expected that such a small action would get Yang'er driven away, or that he had only survived because of her! As for her, things had not looked good when she arrived, and now she could not even leave.
Her master was also a terrifying old monster who looked young and handsome and treated her very gently! Just thinking about it made her turn pale...
Afterward, Chen Fan took Xiao Yu back to the Chen Lineage.
Along the way, Xiao Yu looked at the common people all around them. Every one of them was beaming with joy. Where was the miserable hellscape of people tormented by an old monster...
Huh? This was not what she had imagined.
Moreover, the Spiritual Qi here was so rich that it was almost terrifying! It was simply inconceivable.
She asked cautiously, "M-Master, do you come from a lineage?"
Chen Fan nodded. "That's right."
"Then am I considered a disciple of the lineage with a different surname?" Xiao Yu felt uneasy.
She came from a lineage herself. If she had joined another lineage rather than a sect or organization, that meant she had become a collateral disciple with a different surname. Her status would hardly be anything impressive.
Chen Fan looked at Xiao Yu. "Relax. You are my personal disciple. I will devote myself to nurturing you."
"Thank you, Master!" Xiao Yu's delicate body trembled, startling even herself.
A personal disciple!!!
She had no confidence in her talent, much less in something this good happening to her. Could I encounter something like this? How could I possibly stumble upon a fortuitous opportunity?
"Master, my talent is mediocre. Why did you choose to take me as your disciple?"
Yet this master did not look, sound, or feel like someone harboring ulterior motives.
It truly left her scratching her head.
Chen Fan smiled. "I'm just playing arou... No, I saw a sign of great calamity in your fortune!"
He instantly turned solemn.
"A sign of great calamity?" Xiao Yu was frightened. With her level of cultivation, she was clearly suppressed utterly in Chen Fan's presence. Every word she spoke laid her state of mind bare.
It had nothing to do with whether she was mature.
"Mm." Chen Fan nodded.
"Since fate brought us together, I might as well lend a hand and remove this sign of great calamity for you!"
Thump.
"This disciple pays her respects to Master! I will remember Master's kindness even after all my teeth have fallen out!" Xiao Yu was thoroughly won over, sincerely and wholeheartedly.
At that moment, she understood something: she might not measure up to geniuses, but she could not give up so easily!
What if she happened to pick up an incredible master?
Besides, her master was right. She always felt that following Yang'er made it all too easy to encounter life-and-death crises.
Driving Xiao Yang away now was no different from her master removing that sign of great calamity for her. As his aunt, she could only apologize. This was beyond her control too.
Chen Fan smiled. "Get up."
Having family and friends sacrificed to heaven was no joke.
Besides, what one could not have always stirred the heart, while those favored felt secure enough to act without fear.
Behind vermilion gates, wine and meat rotted; along the roads lay the bones of those frozen to death!
Some died of drought, while others drowned in floods.
The same principle applied to geniuses and trash.
Just look at his disciple: trembling, inexperienced, lacking confidence, and so pitiful that it made one's heart ache. She was nothing like that little ancestor Bai Fengyao!
Although people held their own destinies in their hands, someone at his level really could change an ordinary person's fate with ease...
[Ding! Host, aren't all these excuses just because you want to exploit a bug in this system?]
"..."
Chen Fan did not deny it. It saved time. If he happened to raise someone who defied her master and betrayed her ancestors, with disciple and wife overlapping as one, wouldn't that be quite nice?
Not only could he spread his branches and leaves, but he could also earn nurturing rewards, reaping benefits from both sides. Of course, he would not force it.
He would leave it to fate.
Soon.
They arrived at the Chen Lineage.
The moment she stepped inside and looked around, Xiao Yu was stunned.
Although she had never seen any of it before, that did not stop her from being shocked.
The luxurious mansion, and even the materials used to build it, were things she had never seen...
The enormous red pool and the spring water were things she had never seen either.
"Xiao Yu, from now on, you'll stay here for the time being," Chen Fan instructed. "Help yourself to the resources here. Of course, the prerequisite is that you survive enjoying them."
"This disciple understands." Xiao Yu hurriedly nodded.
With such terrifying Spiritual Qi and resources... did she still need Xiao Yang to avenge their grievances?!
She, Xiao Yu, could do it too!
She had previously been willing to sacrifice herself to save Xiao Yang because he was not only her relative but also exceptionally talented. He represented hope and the lineage's future, and could avenge their grievances someday!
Now, she no longer wanted to die!
My dear nephew, let's each take care of ourselves and cultivate! Your aunt has said all she can.
"Right, both your body and divine soul are injured. That divine spring water will be useful to you," Chen Fan said.
"Master!" Just then, Bai Fengyao darted out.
At the sight of Xiao Yu, she asked, "Who are you?"
Her smiling face froze, and even her steps slowed. She was no longer loved. Her master had found another master's wife...
Seeing this, Chen Fan said, "Girl, don't make such a fuss. She's your junior sister, Xiao Yu."
Pfft...
Bai Fengyao felt that becoming a senior sister at such a young age was not entirely a good thing. Her status was clear, but it also made her seem old.
She immediately began staring wide-eyed at Xiao Yu, who stared back.
Her master was as hasty as ever.
"You came at just the right time. Take Xiao Yu to heal her injuries," Chen Fan instructed.
"Yes, Master." It was time for the eldest senior sister to show her affection!
Then, without saying anything more, Chen Fan turned and left.
He had no interest in what had happened to Xiao Yu.
Thinking about it, it was about time he honored the appointment and visited the Falling Cloud Sect. Free things were the most expensive...
As Su Chanyue's "fiancé"... Hehehe~
Wasn't there a saying that even an ugly daughter-in-law had to meet her parents-in-law?
It only remained to be seen who the ugly one was...
Of course, Yun Lan was a decent person: perceptive, able to take things up and let them go, with a good attitude and a charming figure. She was worth associating with.
Then Chen Fan vanished.
He stepped into the void.
Xiao Yu, who had been watching her master's retreating figure the entire time, instinctively lifted her beautiful eyes toward the sky...
Where was Master? He disappeared with a whoosh.
Master really was unfathomable! I wonder what level his cultivation has reached!
She looked at Bai Fengyao. A little senior sister.
"S-Senior Sister..."
"Big Sister Xiao Yu, just call me Feng Yao." Bai Fengyao giggled. They would each use their own forms of address: one set in public and another in private.
Otherwise, her master would have to call her little aunt too.
Hearing this, Xiao Yu relaxed considerably. "Feng Yao, what realm is our master at?"
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