After leaving the village office, Cheng Xiaofan's gaze was intense, constantly sweeping over his "white goddess."
Bai Yiling felt a bit embarrassed by his stare, and shot him a glare, playfully chiding, "Look at your eyes, sneakily staring at me. What do you mean?"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "Yiling, you're really something. I didn't expect you to actually fight with that Daoist of Flowing Water."
"Xiaofan, do you mean this Daoist of Flowing Water is very powerful?" she asked.
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and said, "Actually, the moment I first saw this old Daoist, I sensed from his aura that he was a master who had entered the Xiantian first realm."
"Bai Jianshan was definitely no match for him. What surprised me was that you actually fought him to a draw!"
He then asked, "How did you end up fighting the Daoist of Flowing Water?"
Bai Yiling tucked a strand of hair that had fallen across her face behind her ear and smiled, "I was inspecting the layout inside the building when I heard shouting from the village office courtyard. So, I rushed over."
"Unexpectedly, when I reached the village office courtyard, I saw the Daoist of Flowing Water exactly as he was injuring Grandpa Luo's friend on the ground."
"At that moment, I didn't know why I acted so impulsively. I rushed forward and engaged the Daoist of Flowing Water, and that's how we started fighting."
"I'm also very curious. My movements suddenly became incredibly agile. Every time his punches and kicks came at me, I could dodge them in time."
"Xiaofan, tell me, where did this set of skills come from?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but chuckle. "Actually, it's very simple. This set of skills you possess came to you in your dreams."
"In dreams..."
Bai Yiling was taken aback and immediately blushed. "Xiaofan, don't talk nonsense. How is that possible!"
Cheng Xiaofan, however, said with a serious face, "Yiling, I'm truly not talking nonsense. In fact, long before you appeared in my dreams, I often appeared on a Dragon Boat in the starry sky."
"Every time I was on the Dragon Boat in my dream, I was learning to trace the patterns of the Great Dao, thereby increasing the spiritual energy within me!"
"Later, because you are my 'Fu Long Zhi Feng' (Phoenix of the Dragon), you also appeared on the Dragon Boat, and that's when our souls began to fuse."
"This is also what is known as dual cultivation, do you understand?"
"..." Understand your sister!
Bai Yiling was completely mortified by him.
Engaging in such acts in dreams was called dual cultivation?
Were things really that beneficial?
But thinking back to her duel with the Daoist of Flowing Water just now, it did seem to be the case.
Besides that, there was no other explanation!
She never imagined that after coming to Zhuxi Village, she had unknowingly entered a world that was difficult for ordinary people to comprehend.
It was as if she had undergone a complete transformation, becoming like a person from another world.
And the person who enabled such a massive change in her was the mysterious man beside her.
Seeing that his "white goddess" hadn't responded to him for a long time, Cheng Xiaofan smiled and asked, "Yiling, what are you thinking about?"
"Ah, I wasn't thinking about anything!" Bai Yiling quickly replied.
In the blink of an eye, it was noon.
When Cheng Xiaofan and Bai Yiling returned home, Miao Xiuhua had already prepared lunch.
As the family sat around the table eating, Cheng Fugui asked Cheng Xiaofan, "Xiaofan, I heard some villagers earlier talking about some Daoist causing trouble at the village office. Have you heard about this?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "I just came back from the village office. I did see an old Daoist causing trouble there, but I slapped him a few times, and he scurried away!"
Miao Xiuhua hurried to ask, "Why would a Daoist cause trouble at our Zhuxi Village office?"
Cheng Xiaofan said, "That Daoist came from Jinniu Mountain. He probably fancied Nanshan Lake as a place with good feng shui and wanted to rent it for cultivation."
"Nanshan Lake is home to so many divine fish, which is one of the villagers' main sources of income. Grandpa Luo naturally wouldn't agree."
"Who knew that the Daoist would become aggressive, smashing the village office desk. Grandpa Luo's friend, Bai Jianshan, saw it and got into a fight with the Daoist."
"Unexpectedly, Bai Jianshan was injured by the old Daoist. Just then, I arrived."
While recounting these events, he completely omitted the part about Bai Yiling fighting the old Daoist.
When Cheng Xiaofan left the village office, he had repeatedly urged Luo Changsheng and Mei Xueyun not to reveal that Bai Yiling had fought the old Daoist.
This was also to prevent his parents from worrying.
After listening to Cheng Xiaofan's account, Cheng Fugui sighed with concern, "I've heard before that the Daoists from Jinniu Temple on Jinniu Mountain are not good people."
"Xiaofan, you beat up that old Daoist from Jinniu Temple today. I'm afraid you've made an enemy of Jinniu Temple now!"
Cheng Xiaofan laughed upon hearing this, "Dad, don't worry about me. At worst, I'll go to their place and subdue their leader, beat him up severely!"
"Beat him until he's left with psychological scars for life, then see if they dare to cause trouble again!"
"Nonsense!"
Cheng Fugui glared fiercely at his son. "They are people of faith. We have no past grievances. How can you go and attack them?"
"Besides, there are always people stronger than you. I've heard that the leader of Jinniu Temple is a formidable character, not someone to be trifled with."
"Don't go looking for trouble!"
Cheng Xiaofan quickly said, "Okay, okay, I won't look for trouble. All right!"
"However, Dad, I need to tell you, your son is also a formidable character, not someone an ordinary bird-brained Daoist can provoke!"
"Xiaofan, eat your food, don't bicker with your dad!" Miao Xiuhua, seeing her husband's face as black as the bottom of a pot, quickly told her son.
Bai Yiling also said, "Xiaofan, Dad is saying all this for your own good. Listen to him!"
"..." Since his "white goddess" had spoken, he'd better hold back.
Even his dad knew that the Daoists from Jinniu Temple were not to be trifled with. It seemed he was still ignorant.
Furthermore, even if he wanted to go to Jinniu Temple to show off, he couldn't say it in front of his dad.
Besides, his dad had spent his life toiling in the fields, never seeking trouble, fearing even a falling leaf might hit him on the head.
Talking to him about such matters would obviously just add to his worries.
Ring ring!
As soon as dinner ended, Cheng Xiaofan's phone rang.
He took out his phone and saw it was Zhang Dibao from the village.
"Xiaofan, are you home?" Cheng Xiaofan pressed the answer button and immediately heard Zhang Dibao's anxious voice from the other end of the phone.
Cheng Xiaofan quickly replied, "I'm home. Is something wrong?"
Zhang Dibao said, "Xiaofan, some strangers from out of town have appeared at Nanshan Lake. Some of them want to fish here. I told them fishing requires payment."
"Who knew they not only refused to pay but also threatened to beat me up!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan remembered that Zhang Dibao was part of the fishery group and was likely on duty at Nanshan Lake today.
After hearing his explanation, Cheng Xiaofan said, "Brother Dibao, I'll be right there."
It seemed that after the dragon energy leak from Nanshan Lake, there would be no more peace.