"What are you two doing?" A voice suddenly appeared behind them, startling them into separating instantly.
"You brat! You dare bully Ruyan...!" Shen Xinyi glared at Lu Fan with wide eyes.
"Xinyi jie?"
"Xinyi!"
Lu Fan and Liu Ruyan exclaimed almost simultaneously. They saw Shen Xinyi staring at them with equally wide eyes.
"I... did I come at the wrong time? I should leave!" After a long pause, Shen Xinyi suddenly came to her senses, turned, and was about to leave!
"Xinyi! Come back! We didn't do anything..." Liu Ruyan rushed forward and pulled Shen Xinyi back.
"I... I I, I have something to do, I'll be going now!" Lu Fan turned and fled.
"Ruyan! You... you weren't really taken advantage of by this kid, were you?" Seeing Lu Fan escape, Shen Xinyi asked with a curious expression.
"Don't talk nonsense, nothing really happened. He was just treating me!" Liu Ruyan quickly said.
"Tch! Who would believe that! Look at your little face, it looks like you're in heat..." Shen Xinyi suddenly pinched Liu Ruyan's cheek.
"You're the one in heat... you're the one in heat..." Liu Ruyan quickly covered her face. As she did, she realized how hot her cheeks were.
"Hehe! I interrupted your good time. As compensation, here, let me help you..." Shen Xinyi suddenly smiled and grabbed Liu Ruyan's ample bosom.
"Ah... you deserve a beating!" Liu Ruyan immediately reached out and grabbed Shen Xinyi. The two began to tussle, and bursts of giggles echoed through the room.
Lu Fan escaped from Liu Ruyan's place and headed directly into the back mountain. He took out the piece of jade worth five hundred thousand yuan that he had obtained at the gambling stone market, took out the spirit gathering bottle, and put the jade inside.
However, he ultimately couldn't bear to put the Emperor Jade into it. Fifty million was simply too valuable. If it were made into jewelry, he could instantly become a billionaire! This was something countless people dreamed of.
After practicing the Shen Nong Yang Sheng Jue once, Lu Fan entered the deep mountains again. He still wanted to go to the underground cave of the Luoyan Sect to practice. Although it was dangerous, it was undoubtedly the best place to train!
"Huh?" Lu Fan walked forward and suddenly sensed something unusual, as if a faint, almost imperceptible wind was surging towards him. To be precise, it was surging into the spirit gathering bottle he was holding.
"What's going on?" Lu Fan was puzzled. After thinking for a moment, he willed the spirit gathering bottle into his storage ring. As expected, the surrounding wind instantly disappeared.
With another thought, the spirit gathering bottle reappeared, and whoosh... faint gusts of wind surged around him again. If Lu Fan's senses weren't so sharp, he wouldn't have even noticed the wind's existence.
He only put away the spirit gathering bottle when he reached the entrance of the Luoyan Sect cave. Then he entered the cave.
Although it was night, the cave was even darker. But this was exactly the kind of training Lu Fan wanted. Relying half on blurry vision and half on keen perception, using the Twelve Stone Figures as sparring partners in this state made it impossible not to improve. After all, a moment of carelessness could easily lead to another new grave for the Luoyan Sect.
In the dark cave, only the sound of whistling wind and the thud of fists and feet could be heard. Lu Fan weaved through the Twelve Stone Figures. Gradually, a faint light appeared at the cave entrance, signaling the break of dawn.
Lu Fan was very surprised. This time, he wasn't exhausted and weak as he had been before. His fighting speed had reached its peak, and his strength was still like surging waves, continuous and unending.
Moreover, his eyesight had become even stronger. He could now clearly see the movements of the Twelve Stone Figures in the pitch-black cave. It was also possible that he had long since mastered the twelve close-combat stances and was exceptionally skilled at dealing with the Twelve Stone Figures. Every move and every stance, no matter how it changed, felt natural and effortless.
Whoosh... Lu Fan suddenly leaped up, using one of the stone figures as a springboard to leap again. He flew towards the cave entrance and, with a few swift movements, climbed out.
"Holy cow! I sparred with stone figures all night, and I still feel full of energy!" Lu Fan jumped up excitedly.
At this moment, the sound of wind also echoed from the courtyard of the village committee. Liu Ruyan and Shen Xinyi, two young girls, darted around, locked in an intense playful fight.
"Ruyan! I didn't expect you to be so powerful after just starting to practice martial arts! I can't even beat you. You truly are a martial arts prodigy!" Shen Xinyi said while fighting.
"I don't know what's happening. The martial arts Uncle Wang taught me before were very difficult to learn. But in the past few days, it seems to have become effortless, and practicing doesn't make me tired," Liu Ruyan said, also somewhat confused.
"Oh... I'm not practicing anymore, not anymore. Hurry up and tell me, how did you become so powerful? Did... that fool sleep with you! Hee hee hee!"
"You're the one who was slept with by that fool! Pfft... he's not a fool..."
"Hmph! You admit it! Hurry up and tell me the truth... how did he sleep with you? To make you so powerful! Hahaha!"
"Do you want to become powerful too? Why don't you let him sleep with you tonight..."
...
"Xinyi jie! Ruyan jie! What are you talking about?" Suddenly, Lu Fan appeared at the entrance.
"We...?" Liu Ruyan...
"She said you're an idiot! Hehe!" Shen Xinyi covered her mouth and laughed.
"Uh???" Lu Fan...
"Uh???" Liu Ruyan...