"What are you doing—"
Jiang Fan had just opened his mouth when Ye Qizhen interrupted him with her next move.
Ye Qizhen's eyes suddenly turned red, and her large, watery eyes welled up with tears. In the next second, she rushed towards him with lightning speed.
That speed was incredible!
In the blink of an eye, he rushed in front of Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan reacted the fastest, reaching out to stop Ye Qizhen from pounced on him.
They held on tightly!
At the same time, he scrutinized the person in front of him with an indescribably complex gaze. Seeing that the other person looked like she was about to cry at any moment, he seriously suspected that Ye Qizhen might have been possessed.
And it's quite possible that he was possessed by a delicate young woman.
Because of Jiang Fan's physical interruption, Ye Qizhen gradually regained some of her composure, and her expression finally became slightly more normal.
Seeing this, Jiang Fan breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
However, this only brought a sigh of relief; they did not completely let their guard down.
"What's gotten into you all of a sudden?" He finally managed to ask the complete question.
Ye Qizhen looked miserable, and her tone of voice was almost like she was complaining.
"Sigh—you have no idea what I've been through these past two days. If you did, you wouldn't have rejected me so heartlessly just now."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan retorted without hesitation, "Even if I knew, I still couldn't resist a grown man throwing himself into my arms."
Ye Qizhen cast a resentful glance at Jiang Fan, as if accusing him of being too heartless.
"Alright, alright, stop it, stop it. If you look at me like that again, believe me, I'll make you go through another nightmare."
Jiang Fan couldn't stand it anymore. If Ye Qizhen weren't so beautiful, he would have kicked her as far away as possible.
Whether it was Jiang Fan's words that had an effect, or Ye Qizhen calmed down on her own, Ye Qizhen was noticeably more normal afterward.
"Here's what happened. A couple of days ago, Brother Qian and I were training by killing monsters as usual, but we didn't expect that we would accidentally stumble into a folded space."
"Hmm?" Jiang Fan's eyes lit up slightly.
What a coincidence!
Ye Qizhen also stumbled into a folded space?
"And then? You encountered a very powerful monster inside?"
"It wasn't just one, it was a whole bunch. Otherwise, how could we have ended up in such a mess?" Ye Qizhen still had a miserable expression.
"But, hehe--guess what happened next?" Ye Qizhen's usually gentle and refined face revealed a rare, cheeky expression.
Seeing Ye Qizhen like this, Jiang Fan's previous impression of Ye Qizhen was completely overturned today.
To be honest, he didn't really want to talk to this guy.
etc!
Jiang Fan's eyes widened as he looked at Ye Qizhen, growing increasingly alarmed with each glance.
"You—your strength?"
"Hehehehehe--" Ye Qizhen laughed even more cheekily than before, "You figured it out?"
"What's your current strength?!"
Jiang Fan wasn't in the mood to criticize Ye Qizhen; he just wanted to know what Ye Qizhen current strength was.
Generally, Martial Artist's strength level can only be determined when they unleash their inner energy and blood.
Therefore, Jiang Fan has been hiding his strength all along, and others have not been able to see it.
However, as Spirit Master, he can perceive things that ordinary Martial Artist cannot.
For example, Ye Qizhen in front of me is very different from the one I saw more than ten days ago.
Very different!
"You guess?"
"Guess my ass! Just tell me!"
"Alright, seeing how eager you are, I'll mercifully tell you. I'm now Late-Stage Second Rank!"
Finally, Ye Qizhen deliberately feigned smugness, slightly raising her chin and eyebrows.
Ye Qizhen's looks are definitely striking; if someone else did such a provocative move, it would only look lewd and disgusting.
But when he does it, it gives off a roguish, bad-boy vibe.
Believe it or not, there are quite a few girls in real life who like this type.
But I digress. Let's return to Jiang Fan.
His face showed an expression of disbelief and utter shock.
If he remembered correctly, just over ten days ago, Ye Qizhen was only at the Mid-Stage First Rank!
Are you kidding me?
That speed is comparable to his.
Ten days ago, he was Early-Stage Third Rank; now he is Early-Stage Fourth Rank.
All things considered, it's only one major realm.
Ye Qizhen, on the other hand, directly advanced to a major realm and then gained an additional minor realm.
Although improving one's strength to the Middle Three Ranks is far more difficult than improving to the Lower Three Ranks, Ye Qizhen's achievement is truly extraordinary!
And he has a system!
Huh?
system?
Jiang Fan seemed to remember something else, and his eyes widened even more as he stared at Ye Qizhen.
Could it be that this guy suddenly got a system too?
The more Jiang Fan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
The reason he was chosen by the system in the first place was because he died a violent death in his previous life.
Ye Qizhen nearly died in the folded space, a situation similar to his.
Just as Jiang Fan was lost in thought, Ye Qizhen spoke again.
"Were you surprised by my words? This is what they call karma; no one escapes the judgment of Heaven. Back then, you astonished me with your meteoric rise in strength, which nearly made my jaw drop. Especially your Psychic Power."
When Ye Qizhen spoke the rest of her sentence, her already low voice became even lower.
"Aren't you curious about how I did it?"
That's a very insightful question.
Jiang Fan didn't say anything, but just stared into Ye Qizhen's eyes, waiting for her next answer.
As expected, Ye Qizhen was the first to lose her patience.
"Didn't I accidentally stumble into a folded space? It's not an ordinary space, but a secret realm where a master has attained enlightenment."
At that time, we were all scattered by that group of monsters, and I was chased and fell into a very high, cold pool. After falling into the water, I discovered that there was a hidden world at the bottom of the cold pool.
After much exploration, I finally discovered the place where the great master passed away.
"Wait a minute," Jiang Fan interrupted Ye Qizhen, "Was there a raised stone platform in front of the expert, with a sign on it saying that you had to kowtow to him three times in exchange for a chance? And you actually got that chance? And your strength improved by leaps and bounds?"
Ye Qizhen was taken aback at first, then she complained.
"You've been reading too many martial arts novels, haven't you?"
"Ahem, please continue." Jiang Fan coughed to cover his embarrassment.
"Actually, you guessed right. In front of the remains of the master who passed away, there is indeed a raised stone platform, and behind it is exactly what you described."
Jiang Fan "..."
Jiang Fan rolled his eyes at Ye Qizhen, his eyes practically reaching the sky.
"... I won't go into details, and it's not convenient for me to say more, but anyway, I later had a fortuitous opportunity, and my strength improved by leaps and bounds. However, I also want to help him fulfill a wish," Ye Qizhen said.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan instinctively wanted to ask what her wish was, but judging from Ye Qizhen's words just now, it was probably inconvenient for her to say more.
"Hehehe--" Ye Qizhen suddenly nudged Jiang Fan's shoulder with her own, acting strangely.
"I'm currently at the Late-Stage Second Rank, while you're at the Early-Stage Third Rank, just one minor realm away. Don't you feel a lot of pressure right now?"