Under Zhu Fei's guidance, Chu Fan quickly bought the items he needed.
When they parted ways, Chu Fan gave Zhu Fei his phone number.
"From now on, we won't be meeting!"
"If there's anything that needs to be handled, I'll notify you by phone!"
"At the same time, I will arrange for two people to assist you!"
"You have one month to develop into the largest secular force in Nanyun City."
"However, you must not touch the gray industries!"
Zhu Fei nodded excitedly, thinking that with strong individuals assisting him, developing into the largest local force within a month would be effortless.
After Zhu Fei left, Chu Fan immediately contacted Ji Ningyue, asking him to dispatch one Grandmaster and one Great Grandmaster.
Under normal circumstances, a single Grandmaster would suffice for the development of a secular force.
However, this was Nanyun City, a place considered to be filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers, with a multitude of martial arts practitioners. One Grandmaster would not be enough.
After making these arrangements, Chu Fan returned to the Treasure Pavilion and administered the first acupuncture treatment to Cui Fu.
Hundreds of silver needles were inserted all over Cui Fu's upper body.
Cui Yue and Cui Yang, who had just returned from the hospital, witnessed this scene with astonished expressions.
"You, you also know medicine?"
Cui Yue's surprise was accompanied by a sparkle in her eyes.
Having frequent contact with her father, she was well aware of the potential for her father's condition to be restored to its peak.
She had secretly sought help from many people and tried numerous methods, but none had yielded any results.
Chu Fan smiled faintly, "A little bit!"
Cui Yang, with a stern face, walked to the side and sat down, muttering, "You only know a little bit, yet you dare to act recklessly. If anything were to happen to my father, you..."
"Shut up!"
Before Cui Yang could finish speaking, Cui Fu's angry reprimand cut him off.
"Look at yourself, how old are you, what can you do?"
"You can't do anything, and you dare to criticize others?"
"What kind of karma did I create in my past life to have raised a good-for-nothing like you!"
"I'm telling you, this is the last time I'll clean up your mess. If there's a next time, even if I smash all this, I won't clean up after you anymore."
The fact that his son had not turned out well was clearly a great pain for Cui Fu, hence his agitated state.
Cui Yang, also rather stubborn, snorted in displeasure and got up to leave.
Every family has its own troubles.
As an outsider, Chu Fan naturally pretended not to see anything related to this matter and focused on inserting needles to treat Cui Fu.
The first session of treatment lasted over three hours.
Cui Yue bought a lot of ingredients and prepared a table full of sumptuous dishes.
During the meal, Cui Fu proactively asked, "Xiao Fan, how long will this treatment take to complete?"
As their relationship became more familiar, Cui Fu had taken the initiative to ask Chu Fan how he should be addressed. After all, Chu Fan had changed his appearance, clearly indicating his desire to remain unknown, and it was inconvenient for Cui Fu to call him by his former alias in front of others. Chu Fan had thus suggested being called Xiao Fan.
"For the first three days, acupuncture treatment!"
"After three days, medicinal treatment!"
"So, the medicines you wrote down for me earlier will need to be prepared completely after three days!"
"Four days after the medicinal treatment, another session of acupuncture will be administered. The problems on your body should be mostly resolved by then."
Upon learning that his hidden ailments could be cleared within seven days, Cui Fu laughed heartily with joy.
Chu Fan added, "Although the problems will be resolved, the recovery will likely take another half a year. After all, these issues have existed for many years, and it's unlikely you'll return to your former state immediately after the problems are addressed."
Everything requires a process.
One advantage of aging is patience; unlike young people who are restless.
Cui Fu smiled and said, "It's no trouble. I've already endured over ten or twenty years, so another half a year or so is nothing."
As long as the problem was resolved and he could ultimately regain his former glory, Cui Fu was perfectly willing to wait.
"By the way, Xiao Fan, don't think of me as meddling, but I wanted to ask you something!"
Cui Fu suddenly spoke while eating.
"Please tell me, old sir!"
Cui Fu glanced at his daughter, who was quietly eating beside him, and said somewhat bashfully, "Looking at your age, you probably aren't married yet, are you?"
The father was going to arrange a marriage for his daughter?
From Cui Fu's expression, actions, and the content of his inquiry, Chu Fan instantly deduced his intention. He nodded and replied, "I am not married yet!"
"However!"
The smile that had just begun to surface on Cui Fu's lips was immediately frozen by the word "however" that followed.
"My family has already made all the arrangements; I am engaged!"
Upon receiving this answer, Cui Fu moved his lips, and then could only chuckle to cover his embarrassment, saying, "Oh, I see. That's good. Quick, eat your food, eat more!"
Considering his age, it was indeed time for him to consider marriage.
However, he had not yet found his mother, and the strange poison within him had not been cleared. Regarding marriage, Chu Fan had no thoughts.
Although Cui Yue was not as experienced as Ji Ningyue or Fu Piaoyao, she was not bad-looking, falling into the average category.
Her personality was also very good, and she conducted herself with great politeness. She was a very good and suitable person for marriage.
However, in Chu Fan's heart, she was not the person he was looking for.
Moreover, he himself did not know what kind of person he truly liked.
Ultimately, Chu Fan believed that fate had not yet arrived.
Not to mention that his mother had not yet been found, which was secondary. The main reason was that the strange poison within his body had not been cleared.
This thing was like an unexploded ordnance, waiting to detonate at any moment.
If he didn't resolve it, and then got intimate with someone, only to have it erupt uncontrollably, wouldn't that leave the other person to live as a widow?
It was precisely for this primary reason that Chu Fan had always acted alone.
In such a situation, he could only use the excuse of being engaged to ward off everything.
After the meal, as Chu Fan was about to leave, Cui Fu suddenly caught up with him.
"Xiao Fan, I asked you earlier if you were married. You should know what I intended to say next, right?"
Chu Fan nodded and said with a smile, "Xiao Yue is a good girl, but I am already engaged, so I won't delay her!"
Cui Fu sighed with regret, then said, "Since you are engaged, I won't say more. What I want to say now is that if you know anyone suitable, you can introduce them to Xiao Yue!"
"This child, her personality is a bit introverted, and she'll be thirty in two years. It really makes me anxious!"
Asking him to be a matchmaker?
Chu Fan was slightly surprised.
There were indeed several brothers in the Eternal Hall who were very good individuals, but they were destined to never be able to leave. Introducing them would be in vain.
As for the people around him now, he hadn't befriended anyone he felt was suitable, so Chu Fan smiled and said, "Alright, if I find someone suitable, I'll help introduce them!"
"Thank you for your trouble!"
Cui Fu suddenly clasped Chu Fan's hands and squeezed them, giving the impression that he was entrusting his daughter's marital future to him. This left Chu Fan unsure of what to say, so he simply smiled and departed.
Upon returning to his residence, Chu Fan did not meditate. Instead, he took a bath and then lay down on the bed.
Administering acupuncture therapy to Cui Fu, though seemingly simple, actually required injecting strength into each needle, which was extremely draining.
Ever since leaving the Eternal Hall, the Demon God had rarely experienced such fatigue.
Therefore, as he lay there, Chu Fan began to drift off into sleep.
He didn't know how much time had passed.
Chu Fan's eyes suddenly snapped open.
Seeking death!