Wild Dogs

"Senior Sister Xu, you were looking for me."

Yang Fan walked over carefully, his face full of respect.

Looking at the cautious Yang Fan, Xu Longyue smiled slightly.

"Junior Brother Yang, you don't need to be so nervous. I'm not going to eat you."

Yang Fan awkwardly touched his nose.

It's a bit embarrassing to be said that to someone's face.

"As for my senior sister, I'm just a handyman, so of course I have to be careful..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Longyue interrupted him with a smile.

"Junior Brother Yang, don't try to fool me with such words."

Seeing Yang Fan's cautious demeanor, Xu Longyue's lips curved into a beautiful smile, and she gently shook her head.

Just as Yang Fan was about to speak, Xu Longyue raised her finger and gently pressed it to Yang Fan's lips.

"Junior Brother Yang, you don't need to explain. Everyone has secrets. I won't ask any more questions, and you don't need to tell me."

Xu Longyue's fingertips were soft and cool.

A faint fragrance, like smoke, lingered around his lips, stirring ripples in his heart.

"good!"

Yang Fan gave a wry smile.

"Then, what brings you here, Senior Sister?"

Xu Longyue blinked her beautiful eyes.

"Junior Brother Yang, you saved me during the last trial, didn't you...?"

Seeing that Yang Fan wanted to deny it, Xu Longyue pressed her hand to his lips again.

"If you only have two choices, lying and silence, then silence is enough."

He swallowed the words that were about to come out, remaining silent.

"It really was you!"

Xu Longyue's eyebrows also curved down.

"Why didn't you admit it when I asked you last time?"

Yang Fan was at a loss for words.

However, he was certain that Xu Longyue hadn't called him out to extort money, which immediately put him at ease.

"Fine, I won't ask anymore. You must have your reasons."

After a moment of hesitation, Yang Fan spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Senior sister, how did you find out? I thought someone as ordinary as me as a handyman shouldn't attract any attention."

Xu Longyue smiled.

"Normally that would be true, but when my senior sister saved me that day, I always felt that someone else had saved me."

"The moment I saw you, for some reason, my heart started pounding. I felt like you were the one who saved me."

Xu Longyue looked at him with a smile.

A moment later, her cheeks flushed slightly, she bit her lower lip lightly, and glanced at Yang Fan with a mixture of shyness and timidity.

"Thank you so much. You not only cured me of the poison, but you also didn't take advantage of me."

Yang Fan couldn't help but cough lightly.

Xu Longyue was poisoned at the time, and he removed the poison from her clothes and applied medicine to her wounds.

"You, you probably took advantage of the situation back then...."

Xu Longyue blushed and asked him in a low voice.

Yang Fan coughed lightly, somewhat awkwardly.

He wasn't trying to take advantage of the situation.

What a joke! I was under a spell back then, and all I could think about was saving my life.

At the time, I was only focused on finding the jade pendant; I wasn't really thinking about doing anything else.

However, some touching was inevitable during the search for the jade pendant.

I didn't expect this woman to remember it so clearly.

"then......."

Yang Fan was extremely embarrassed.

He can't very well say that he went there for the jade pendant, can he?

The black and white jade pendants have now merged together.

Moreover, there are many secrets hidden in this jade pendant, and Yang Fan also wants to study it carefully.

Therefore, Yang Fan had no choice but to pretend to be stupid.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. How's your cultivation level now?"

Xu Longyue asked hurriedly.

Yang Fan felt a chill run down his spine. This secret was crucial to his safety and could not be revealed under any circumstances.

"Senior sister, I have a hidden spiritual root. My spiritual root appears and disappears at will, so naturally, cultivation is not difficult..."

As Yang Fan spoke, a somber expression appeared on his face, which seemed very much like it.

"That can't be, Junior Brother, you saved me..."

Yang Fan shook his head.

"That person wanted to harm my senior sister, but a demon beast happened to pass by, and the two sides started fighting. They were both badly injured, which is how I was able to save my senior sister."

Xu Longyue was somewhat suspicious.

However, seeing that Yang Fan indeed didn't have much cultivation, this explanation made sense, so she nodded.

"I see. But in any case, you saved me after all."

After thinking for a moment, Xu Longyue took out several porcelain bottles from her storage bag.

"These are some pills that can enhance cultivation. They are also effective for disciples without cultivation. Eat more of them."

"Although you have a hidden spiritual root, a hidden spiritual root still has a spiritual root, and it can only absorb spiritual energy occasionally."

"With these pills, as long as Junior Brother cultivates diligently, reaching the second or third level of the Qi Refining stage shouldn't be a problem."

Xu Longyue looked at him expectantly, and Yang Fan really couldn't refuse, so he could only accept the pill.

Seeing that Yang Fan accepted the pills, she smiled and stuffed some talismans and spirit stones into Yang Fan's hands.

"These spirit stones and talismans are for you to use for self-defense."

Xu Longyue stuffed these things into Yang Fan's hands.

"Senior sister, this is too precious, I can't accept it."

Yang Fan wanted to refuse, but Xu Longyue forced these things into his hands.

"Just take it. If you need anything in the future, just come to your senior sister for it."

Seeing that Yang Fan seemed to want to refuse, Xu Longyue took two steps back.

"I... I have to go back first, otherwise my master might find out."

Xu Longyue was somewhat flustered and wanted to leave.

After taking a few steps, she suddenly looked at Yang Fan with a smile.

"You'll come again tomorrow at this time, won't you?"

"what?"

Yang Fan was in a real bind.

Are you coming again tomorrow?

"Tomorrow, at the same time, I'll be waiting for you!"

Although Xu Longyue's face was flushed, she still left happily.

"This is really..."

Looking at what he had in his hand, Yang Fan had no choice but to accept it, albeit reluctantly.

"I won't be coming here every day for the next few days, will I?"

Yang Fan couldn't help but wipe away the cold sweat.

If Fairy Bai Feng found out about his meeting with the female disciples of Red Lotus Peak, he would be in grave danger.

"Well, let's just take it one step at a time. There's always a way out."

After thinking it over, Yang Fan decided to go back.

Just then, his gaze turned to the center of the valley and landed on the sword mound.

"There's no time like the present, why don't we sneak in and take a look today?"

He always carried a stealth charm with him.

He also has the Breaking Restriction Pearl; perhaps he can sneak in and retrieve the wooden sword.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan did not rush back to his room, but instead slipped towards the Sword Tomb.

There aren't too many guards at the Sword Tomb.

Using the stealth talisman, Yang Fan carefully made his way to the vicinity of the Sword Tomb.

After bypassing these guards, he can then use the stealth talisman to sneak into the underground of the Sword Tomb.

"Hopefully, this barrier-breaking bead will be of some use."

Yang Fan took a deep breath and then carefully used the stealth talisman to sneak into the sword tomb.