After seeing off Bai Xuemei, Jiang Ruoxin, and others, Lu Fan looked at the luxury cars parked inside the villa. These were all multi-million dollar vehicles: a Ferrari, a Bugatti, a Porsche, three sports cars, and a Rolls-Royce luxury edition. It seemed he could drive a Rolls-Royce just to buy groceries from now on.
“Xiao Fan! Ru Yan!” Wang Yan suddenly drove up to the villa in Lu Fan’s earliest car.
“Sister Wang Yan! Is something wrong?” Lu Fan asked urgently.
“What time are you two going back for your first visit tomorrow? Bring two of the small wild chickens we raised, and our new product from Bufan Group, the big carp we raised ourselves! They’re so delicious! Tell me what time you’re leaving, and I’ll prepare them for you to take.” Wang Yan shouted from the car.
“Thank you, Sister Wang Yan! We’ll leave early tomorrow morning, so please don’t trouble yourself,” Liu Ruyan said from beside him.
“Ru Yan! Why are you being so polite with me? I’ll bring them over tonight!” Wang Yan said and then drove away.
“Heh heh! Big carp that were newly raised, and I didn’t even know about it!” Lu Fan chuckled. It seemed that with enough spiritual liquid now, Wang Yan had started developing new breeds.
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In the evening, Wang Yan indeed delivered two neatly prepared small wild chickens and two large carp weighing over five catties each.
After chatting for a while, Wang Yan prepared to leave. Lu Fan saw her out.
“Xiao Fan! You should really give this treasure to Ru Yan to keep! If she finds out such an important item was with me, she’ll be upset with you.” Outside the main gate, Wang Yan quietly slipped the Spirit Gathering Bottle into Lu Fan’s hand.
“Alright! I’ll bring you the spiritual liquid every day later,” Lu Fan said.
“Mm!” Wang Yan’s eyes lit up, and she immediately nodded before getting into her car and driving away.
Lu Fan nodded. He knew how precious this treasure was; possessing it meant owning everything he had now. Yet, Wang Yan had returned it to him. This woman was not greedy. He could trust her with the entire village in the future.
Seeing that the sky had completely darkened, Lu Fan headed towards the back mountain. On the hillside, Old Man Wang was checking the chicken and rabbit coops. After ensuring they were all locked, he hummed a tune and started down the mountain.
“Xiao Fan! You’ve only been married for two days, why aren’t you at home with your new bride? What are you doing in the back mountain?” Old Man Wang said, somewhat surprised to see Lu Fan.
“Uncle Wang, I need to go into the mountains. By the way, how is Sister Yajie’s schooling? If you need money, just say the word,” Lu Fan said as he approached.
“We don’t need money, we don’t need money! Heh heh!” Old Man Wang burst into laughter and then added, “Yajie is attending school while also running a sales website, specifically selling our Bufan Group’s products. When she gets an order, she has Wang Yan ship it out from here. Wang Yan said she’ll get a commission for every sale. She makes quite a bit of money every day now! She doesn’t need any money from us for school, and she can even save some herself.”
“Heh heh! Sister Yajie is really smart!” Lu Fan was genuinely surprised that Wang Yajie had thought of this method, cooperating with Wang Yan to earn money.
Watching Old Man Wang descend the mountain, Lu Fan then headed towards Luoyan Gate. Still some distance from the entrance of Luoyan Gate cave, he could already feel an unusually dense spiritual energy emanating from ahead, giving a refreshing sensation. Small animals nearby seemed to want to approach but dared not.
It seemed that during his absence, the Spirit Gathering Array had increased the concentration of spiritual energy here several times over.
Swish, swish, swish… Suddenly, snakes poked their heads out from the branches. Upon seeing Lu Fan, they all slithered down to the ground and lay still, hundreds of them. It was the snake swarm from the pine forest!
Hmph, hmph… hmph, hmph, hmph… A familiar sound, approaching from a distance.
“Is that Second Senior Sister?” Lu Fan’s eyes sharpened, and he spotted his Second Senior Sister running towards him from afar. Behind her followed a group of wild boars.
Had the spiritual energy here attracted them too?
Lu Fan was somewhat surprised. He watched as his Second Senior Sister, swaying her head, ran up to him, acting like an old friend meeting after a long separation. She circled him, constantly rubbing her head against his legs.
“Second Senior Sister! You’re really getting smarter! You can sense me from so far away. It seems this territory has also been occupied by you and the snake swarm, so other small animals dare not come near.” Lu Fan patted Second Senior Sister’s head, retrieved some fruits from his storage ring, and threw them to her and the group of wild boars standing cautiously in the distance behind her.
Upon reaching the entrance of the Luoyan Gate cave, a powerful spiritual energy immediately leaked outwards. Entering the cave, the spiritual energy became even more concentrated. Standing in the center felt as comfortable as bathing in spiritual energy.
Lu Fan took out the three zombie gu worms and placed them in medicinal water to continue soaking. Then, he placed the Spirit Gathering Bottle nearby and sat down to begin cultivating.
Hoo… The spiritual energy around him madly converged towards Lu Fan’s body and the nearby Spirit Gathering Bottle. Lu Fan could feel the golden core within his dantian beginning to rotate, with countless streams of spiritual energy being compressed into it. The core itself was gradually growing larger, brighter, and its golden hue deepened.
Beside Lu Fan, the spiritual liquid within the Spirit Gathering Bottle was also accumulating at a visible rate.
The Seven Star Spirit Gathering Array was indeed a good thing! He wondered how much Patriarch Yan would regret it if he saw this effect!
In just one hour, Lu Fan felt that the rate at which his body absorbed spiritual energy had reached its limit. Absorbing any more felt like he would explode. He exhaled deeply and stopped cultivating. He then saw that the Spirit Gathering Bottle beside him was already full.
After collecting the Spirit Gathering Bottle, Lu Fan walked out of the cave. The spiritual energy outside felt significantly diminished.
Alright! With so many snakes and the group of wild boars led by Second Senior Sister, even if someone discovered this place, they probably wouldn’t be able to get in. Moreover, even if someone entered the cave, there were still the three zombie gu worms. Once disturbed, the poison on the zombie gu worms was not something ordinary people could withstand.
Lu Fan strode down the mountain.
Returning to the villa, Liu Ruyan had just finished practicing the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique. She was taking a shower in the bathroom. Thus, the two of them enjoyed a steamy bath together…
The next day, the two drove to the provincial capital to visit the Liu family. After staying at the Liu family for a day, Liu Ruyan went to the teahouse. Lu Fan then went to Hua Rong Mansion in the capital.
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“Hua Thirty-Five! Newlyweds, and you’re back at Hua Rong Mansion instead of honeymooning. You’re truly unexpected,” Hua Twenty-Three said, somewhat surprised by Lu Fan’s sudden appearance.
“Hua Twenty-Three! You sit here drinking tea every day! Isn’t it boring? I came back to chat with you,” Lu Fan said with a chuckle, taking out a small pinch of tea leaves.
Upon seeing the tea leaves in Lu Fan’s hand, Hua Twenty-Three’s eyes immediately lit up.