Before Shangguan Qingfeng could speak.
The Tenth Elder had already leaped away and disappeared.
Leaving Shangguan Qingfeng standing alone in the spot.
So irritating!
Nothing but anger!
Facing the colossus that was Medicine King Valley, he dared not force his way in.
After waiting for a while, with no other option, he chose to descend the mountain.
He lingered in the mountain town for a few hours before returning to the capital in disarray.
It wasn't that he hadn't considered seeking revenge on Chen Fan, but upon thinking of Shangguan Feilong and the others, he decisively abandoned the idea.
If he were to fall, then his Shangguan family would never rise again.
Their status as a second-tier family in the capital would also be lost.
And all of this was because of someone named Chen Fan…
Chen Fan!!!
For the first time, Shangguan Qingfeng felt such a strong desire to kill someone, and it only grew stronger!
Thus, he devised a plan, leaking the news that Chen Fan could refine the Longevity Pill, while also exaggerating Chen Fan's alchemical skills, to draw the martial arts world's attention towards him.
Once the news was released, people from the martial arts world turned their sights towards Chen Fan.
As the saying goes, rumors spread like wildfire, making Chen Fan seem increasingly extraordinary.
It was even rumored that he possessed immense treasures, and whoever obtained them would see their martial cultivation rapidly improve…
"Chen Fan, I'd like to see how you defeat the murderous intent brought about by these rumors this time!"
Shangguan Qingfeng's move was, in essence, using a borrowed knife to kill.
He was using the people of the martial arts world to eliminate Chen Fan.
This way, he could protect himself and achieve his objective – why not?
A brewing undercurrent surged towards Chen Fan once more.
And this time, the instigator of the undercurrent was Shangguan Qingfeng. Anonymously, he wove a tale of a martial arts treasure for the practitioners of the martial arts world.
As for what this treasure was, no one knew!
All they knew was that it was on Chen Fan, and killing him would grant possession of it!
…
Naturally, Chen Fan, on his end, was unaware of the undercurrent brewing in the martial arts world.
This was because Chen Fan generally paid little attention to the martial arts world.
He mostly dealt with situations as they arose!
He escorted Xia Bingqing to her doorstep.
Xia Bingqing's eyes were full of a tender longing, "Chen Fan, no one is home at this hour, won't you come up and sit for a while?"
As adults, they both knew what she meant.
Chen Fan smiled, "Perhaps not! You've had a tiring day, you should go back and get some rest early!"
Xia Bingqing's expression froze upon hearing this, "Hmph… no sense of romance!"
Chen Fan cleared his throat twice and said no more.
Xia Bingqing glared fiercely at Chen Fan before leaving in her high heels.
Next, Chen Fan returned to his rented room.
He sat in meditation, adjusting his internal energy…
Although the internal energy in his body was now continuous, it still showed no signs of breakthrough, which left Chen Fan feeling helpless. Could it be that his meridians had become like a gluttonous beast?
Requiring endless amounts of rare herbs?
Damn it…
If this continued, he might have to go and thoroughly raid the various powerful families!
Thinking this, he couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and helplessness.
Knock, knock, knock…
A moment later, there was a knock on the door.
Chen Fan dispersed his internal energy and then said, "Who is it?"
"Brother Chen, it's me!"
"Qin Shuang!"
Qin Shuang?
Chen Fan hadn't expected this girl to come looking for him so late at night.
A guest should not be turned away, so he said, "Oh… come in then!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Shuang's face lit up with a smile, and she immediately pushed the door open, "Brother Chen, it's great to see you again!"
Chen Fan was speechless and muttered to himself, You came to my place, could I possibly not see you?
"Alright, alright, let's get straight to the point!"
Qin Shuang's beautiful eyes sparkled with affection, "I… I don't have anything specific, I just wanted to come and see you!"