Lu Fan’s palm landed on Hong Zhankun’s back. Immediately, Hong Zhankun felt a warm current surge into his body, circulating with his own Qi. It was as if his entire meridians had been instantly widened, like a small path in his body being transformed into a highway.
“The recruitment envoy is truly powerful, possessing such divine abilities.” Hong Zhankun was even more astonished, his wariness completely vanishing. If the other party wanted to kill him, it would be a matter of a mere flick of a finger.
“Relax your body and mind, soothe your consciousness. I will help you open a few vital acupoints. In the future, you will definitely be able to break through to the Transformation Realm!” Lu Fan said with a slight smile in his heart.
“Alright, alright, thank you, Recruitment Envoy Sir!” Hong Zhankun was overjoyed and immediately relaxed his entire being.
*Crack, crack, crack...* Lu Fan suddenly tapped a few vital acupoints on Hong Zhankun. Hong Zhankun instantly felt a wave of drowsiness. At this moment, he had completely relaxed his body and mind...
Lu Fan’s divine consciousness quietly infiltrated...
Half an hour later, Lu Fan let out a soft sigh, fine beads of sweat already appearing on his forehead. He tapped Hong Zhankun’s body a few more times. *Whoosh...* Hong Zhankun suddenly snapped back to awareness. In a daze, it seemed something had happened, but he couldn't quite recall it.
“Hong Zhankun. Sense your breathing technique again. Has it improved?!” Lu Fan said faintly, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
“Oh...” Hong Zhankun suddenly came to his senses. That’s right, the recruitment envoy was helping him, so why did he fall asleep?
“Thank you, Recruitment Envoy Sir! I can never repay your generosity, even if I were to pour all my family’s wealth into it.” Hong Zhankun was instantly filled with gratitude and knelt directly before Lu Fan.
“No need to thank me. This is what your family’s ancestor fought for on behalf of your Hong family! If you want to thank someone, thank your Hong family ancestor!” Lu Fan said calmly.
“I understand! I will prepare some offerings for the ancestor later and hope the recruitment envoy can help deliver them. ” Hong Zhankun immediately kowtowed and then retreated.
“*Whoosh...*” Lu Fan let out a soft sigh and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing.
Hong Zhankun was a master of the Qi Realm. While killing was easy, if one wanted to hypnotize or perform soul-searching, it was extremely difficult. If the other party’s divine consciousness was very powerful, even if successful, his own divine consciousness would be injured. Moreover, it would alert many people.
This time, he had used Hong Zhankun’s ambition to surpass his cousin, the family head, and then contend for the position of family head. By making him completely lower his guard, he infiltrated the fellow’s sea of consciousness and quietly erased a portion of his memories. Although this task only took an hour, it was more exhausting than fighting for a day and a night.
Just as Lu Fan closed his eyes to rest, a figure quietly entered. Lu Fan’s brow twitched slightly, but he did not open his eyes. He wanted to see what this person intended to do.
*Swish...* The person seemed to place something down and then quietly withdrew. Lu Fan immediately smelled a faint, ethereal fragrance.
He slightly opened his eyes and saw that the person leaving was Hong Xiaojiao, who was dressed in a nightgown and sleeping soundly like a kitten, left beside him.
“Heh heh! This old fellow is quite good at handling things. No wonder he could become one of the key figures in the Hong family among his many brothers.” Lu Fan shook his head slightly and continued to cultivate.
The next morning, when Hong Xiaojiao opened her eyes, she suddenly found herself lying beside Lu Fan. *Swish*, she sat up abruptly, staring at Lu Fan with a look of panic.
“I... How did I get here? What did you do to me?” Hong Xiaojiao asked indignantly.
“How is it?! Do you know what the wickedness of people is now!” Lu Fan said, slightly opening his eyes and glancing at Hong Xiaojiao.
“I... You didn’t really... me...” Hong Xiaojiao’s eyes immediately turned red, her lips pouting as if she were about to cry.
“Don’t cry! I didn’t do anything to you,” Lu Fan said hastily.
“What?” Hong Xiaojiao was stunned. She turned around and lifted her nightgown to check herself...
“Wuwuwu... Wuwuwu...” Hong Xiaojiao suddenly burst into tears.
“Hey! Big sister! I told you I didn’t do anything to you, why are you crying?” Lu Fan was bewildered.
“I... I’ve laid it all out for you, and you still don’t want me. Am I that undesirable?” Hong Xiaojiao suddenly looked at Lu Fan and mumbled.
“Ahem...” Lu Fan almost choked to death.
“Big sister! Shouldn’t you first ask who brought you here? Your train of thought is too bizarre!” Lu Fan said irritably.
“Didn’t you bring me here? This is the Hong family, besides you, who else could it be!” Hong Xiaojiao said, wiping away her tears.
“Of course, it wasn’t me! Big sister! With your intelligence, you still want to venture into the martial world as a heroine? Humph, you should never leave home, just find a good family and marry yourself off!” Lu Fan said with a curl of his lip.
“Then... how about I marry you? We can venture into the martial world together! With you by my side, I won’t suffer any losses!” Hong Xiaojiao suddenly said.
*Thud...* Lu Fan directly fell over...
“Recruitment Envoy Sir! My family’s ancestor requests your presence!” Suddenly, a voice came from outside the courtyard.
Lu Fan stood up and walked outside.
*Swish...* Hong Xiaojiao suddenly ran over and hooked her arm around Lu Fan’s.
“Big sister! Is it okay to go out in your nightgown?” Lu Fan looked utterly distressed.
“It’s fine, I just want them to know that I slept here last night. Humph! Don’t think about shaking me off!” Hong Xiaojiao said with a hint of smugness.
As expected, outside the door, Hong Zhancheng and Hong Zhanye were both stunned when they saw Hong Xiaojiao. They swallowed their saliva but neither dared to say anything.
Hong Zhankun, on the other hand, had a look of joy on his face.
Several people went up the back mountain to the ordinary building, where they met the Hong family ancestor, Hong Fenglin, again. At this moment, Hong Fenglin was radiant and full of vigor, as if he had transformed into a different person.
“Hong Fenglin thanks the recruitment envoy for the grace of the elixirs.” Seeing Lu Fan, Hong Fenglin hurriedly cupped his fists and bowed.
“Senior, absolutely not! This junior is merely doing what is within his ability, returning a favor to the Hong family ancestor. When senior breaks through to the Transformation Realm, we may have the chance to meet again! We can have tea together then!” Lu Fan hurriedly supported Hong Fenglin’s bow.
At this moment, Hong Fenglin’s gaze fell upon Hong Xiaojiao. This was a forbidden area of the Hong family. Except for major holidays, when all family members came to kowtow to the ancestor, juniors were generally not allowed to come. How could this girl...
“Xiaojiao! You...?”
“Ancestor! I drank too much last night and accidentally slept in the recruitment envoy brother’s room...” Hong Xiaojiao hastily let go of the arm she was holding and knelt before the ancestor with a *thud*.
Lu Fan’s head suddenly felt twice as big... Big sister, can’t you just tell the truth? You call this an accident? Are you afraid people won’t imagine enough?
This is a situation where she can’t be shaken off!