Wild Dogs

"Grandpa, I'm alright!"

The little girl rushed into her grandfather's arms, and the two of them wept with joy.

Yang Fan smiled slightly, put the cold poison into the porcelain bottle, and carefully put away the silver needles as well.

"Thank you, young master!"

Seeing that Yang Fan had finished his work, the old man was about to kneel down with a thud.

Yang Fan helped him up.

"Alright, senior, there's no need for such a grand gesture."

"I'm just doing what I need, and it's only natural to help those in need when I see injustice."

"But I didn't help for nothing."

The old man patted his chest repeatedly.

"If there is anything you need, young master, just tell me. As long as it is within my power, I will do my best."

Yang Fan smiled.

"I don't want anything else, I'm just very interested in that fruit that produces a chilling poison. Could you take me to see it?"

The little girl pondered for a while, then nodded firmly.

"Alright, I'll take you there, young master."

"But young master, you must not eat just anything."

Seeing the little girl's worried eyes, Yang Fan smiled and patted her head.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Yang Fan gave Zhou Peng an order, and Zhou Peng immediately prepared to act as a guard for Yang Fan and the little girl.

Seeing that Zhou Peng, such a fierce-looking man, was so obedient to Yang Fan, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and looked at his granddaughter.

"Lanlan, you must help the young master find that medicinal herb."

The little girl nodded firmly.

"Grandpa, don't worry, everything will be alright."

After spending some time together, Yang Fan had figured out the old man's name: Xue, a single character.

The granddaughter's name is Xue Lanlan.

Xue Lanlan skipped and hopped, pulling Yang Fan's hand as they walked into the mountains.

After leaving the house, the little girl chattered away the whole way.

Yang Fan chatted with her as they walked.

After a while, Yang Fan asked curiously.

"By the way, where are your parents?"

Xue Lanlan's expression immediately darkened, and after a long while, she gently bit her lower lip.

Seeing that he couldn't press her, Yang Fan coughed lightly.

"Okay, if you feel uncomfortable saying it, then you don't have to say it."

Before she could finish speaking, Xue Lanlan shook her head.

"Young master, it's like this."

My parents are long gone.

Yang Fan was taken aback and couldn't help but sigh.

"I see, I was being presumptuous."

Xue Lanlan shook her head.

"This has nothing to do with you, young master. You can only blame those villains."

Yang Fan's expression changed slightly. He had thought that Xue Lanlan's parents had passed away for other reasons, but now it seemed that there might be more to the story.

He suppressed his thoughts and asked.

"Then tell me, what kind of evil person killed your parents?"

Xue Lanlan lowered her voice, glanced at Yang Fan, and then shook her head.

"It's nothing, young master, you don't need to worry about it."

Yang Fan shook his head repeatedly.

"No, now that I know, I must take care of it."

"Why don't you tell me what happened? Maybe I can help you get revenge."

Xue Lanlan's face turned ashen.

"Revenge? Young master, you have no idea how powerful those people are."

"My grandfather and I both know what happened, but we don't dare to seek revenge, let alone you, young master."

"Young master can cure my illness. I am already grateful. I dare not ask for anything else."

Yang Fan took a deep breath, knowing that Xue Lanlan didn't want to implicate him.

He gently patted Xue Lanlan's head and said softly.

"Don't worry, since I dared to ask, I'm naturally not afraid of those people."

"Tell me what's wrong with you, and I'll help you find a solution. Maybe I can even help you get revenge."

Xue Lanlan hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

"That's right, my parents were captured by the Sirius Gang from nearby."

"The Sirius Gang? What's that?"

Yang Fan looked at Xue Lanlan with surprise, then looked at Zhou Peng with a puzzled expression.

As far as he knew, Zhou Peng had reported that there were no sects in the vicinity.

Zhou Peng nodded repeatedly and transmitted his voice to Yang Fan.

"Master, I am certain that there are no cultivation sects here. According to my previous investigations, this place has always been peaceful."

Yang Fan frowned; this was strange.

He immediately looked at the little girl.

What is the Sirius Gang?

Xue Lanlan took a deep breath.

"The Sirius Gang is a large gang in the area. Every year they collect protection money from our families, and the people in the town dare not speak out against them."

She said it with hatred.

"If it were just collecting protection money, that would be fine, but the problem is that they frequently arrest people."

"My parents were kidnapped by them a few years ago, they said they were going to take them somewhere."

"More than half a year later, someone from them came to tell my grandfather that my parents had died."

"As for how they died, they didn't tell us either, only that they died of illness."

Xue Lanlan clenched her fists, her eyes filled with hatred.

Yang Fan sighed.

"You mean they were captured by the Sirius Gang and then died, their bodies never found?"

Xue Lanlan nodded repeatedly.

Yang Fan stroked his chin, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

"This gang is clearly a bunch of scoundrels who disregard human life; they're no good."

"Don't worry, now that I know about this, I will definitely find a way to help you get rid of the Sky Wolf Gang."

Xue Lanlan quickly grabbed Yang Fan's hand.

"Big brother, you're a good person, I can't let you take this risk."

"The Wolf Gang is far more powerful than you think, big brother."

She shook her head again and again.

"There's nothing we can do; this is my parents' fate."

Yang Fan sneered.

"Fate? What fate?"

"Since they bullied your parents, they should pay the price."

Xue Lanlan looked at Yang Fan with hopeful eyes.

"Young master, can you really help my parents get justice?"

Yang Fan said seriously.

"Don't worry, I was injured before. Once I'm fully healed, I'll seek justice for your parents."

Xue Lanlan nodded excitedly, skipped ahead, and took Yang Fan's hand as they walked into the mountains.

After advancing for two or three hours, Xue Lanlan led Yang Fan to the depths of the mountains.

She led Yang Fan to a large tree laden with fruit and pointed to it.

"Young master, elder brother, I picked the fruit from here and ate it, which is why I was poisoned by the cold."

Yang Fan walked over, took a gentle sniff, and discovered that the fruit tree was full of bright red fruit, each one emitting a rich fragrance.

However, Yang Fan could sense that behind the rich aroma lay some poisonous substance.

Yang Fan slowly raised his hand, grabbed a few fruits from the air, and held them in his hand.

He examined the fruits carefully.

A moment later, a chill emanated from the center of the fruit.

Yang Fan's eyes lit up immediately.

"Interesting, this fruit is actually a hybrid of the Frost Fruit and the Crimson Flame Fruit."

Yang Fan glanced at the fruit, then kept some of it, intending to dig out the pits and study them further.

After he carefully collected the fruit pit, he found that the fruit itself was fine, and the cold air obviously came from somewhere else.

Therefore, the most likely location is under the fruit tree.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan immediately began searching the surroundings.

Sure enough, he soon discovered that a large amount of cold air was shrouded under the fruit tree.

Yang Fan gave a wink to someone below.

"The cold air is down there, Zhou Peng, find what's down there for me."