Chapter 11 Keeping a Secret

The Immortal Cave door slammed shut with a bang, and Ye Fan looked at his dear son with a resentful expression.

But Lin Lei was still relentless, insisting on dragging Ye Fan to explain everything to Xu Xin in person.

It turned out that after being influenced by the Adolescent Sex Education Guide, Lin Lei had followed the pattern with divine help, not looking like a beginner at all.

After things finally quieted down, Xu Xin suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

Wasn't Lin Lei a bit too experienced?!

Lin Lei explained until his mouth was dry, but Xu Xin refused to believe him. In desperation, he could only take out the Sex Education Guide.

As it turned out, it would have been better if she hadn't looked; once she did, Xu Xin became even more Life Qi.

The young couple, who were supposed to be deeply in love, suddenly faced a serious crisis in their relationship.

Ye Fan looked at his dear son with a speechless expression, cursing inwardly at how he could have such a pig teammate.

"Have you lost your mind? You can't admit to this kind of thing even if you're beaten to death!"

"Didn't I tell you to burn it after reading? You actually dared to let Xu Xin see it?!"

Lin Lei's face turned as red as pig liver, and he could only explain that Ye Fan's drawings were so good that he really couldn't bear to destroy them.

"..."

Ye Fan was truly helpless this time, wishing he could give this rebellious son a couple of slaps.

"Do you think it's appropriate for me to see Xu Xin now? Doing that would only add fuel to the fire," Ye Fan said, unable to resist rolling his eyes at him.

"Then what should I do?" Lin Lei said dejectedly.

"It's simple. Throw away your pride, go back, and kneel to beg her."

"It's not a matter of life and death. Once her Qi dissipates, everything will naturally be fine."

"This... that's not right... I'm a real man... how can I kneel and beg her?" Lin Lei said with a flushed face.

"You idiot, what is pride worth? However much face you lose outside, can't you just take it back inside at night?"

Ye Fan's words caused Lin Lei to have an Epiphany, and he couldn't help but clap his hands in praise.

"You're still the smart one!"

Lin Lei turned and ran, only seeming to remember something at the last second.

Lin Lei pointed at the tightly closed Immortal Cave door. Thinking of Murong Wan's murderous expression earlier, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for Ye Fan.

"Are you going to kneel and beg her too?"

"I'm a real man, how could I possibly do such a thing?"

"Unless she kneels and begs me, I won't even spare her a glance," Ye Fan said with a look of disdain.

Lin Lei could only lament that comparing oneself to others only leads to frustration; the Realms of these two were simply on different levels.

After making sure Lin Lei was far away, Ye Fan finally let out a sigh of relief and turned around resolutely, as if he had made some kind of decision.

"Senior Sister, listen to my explanation. This has nothing to do with me. That thing really belongs to Lin Lei. I've been framed!"

"Senior Sister, please open the door first, alright? I swear I'll sever all ties with that damn fatty from now on and no longer recognize him as my rebellious son!"

"Senior Sister, I really know I was wrong. Please let me in."

"Senior Sister, I beg of you. I'll never draw them again."

"How about I only draw them for you to see?"

...

Listening to Ye Fan's wailing apologies outside the door, Murong Wan gnashed her silver teeth in anger, wishing she could end him with a single sword strike.

She subconsciously glanced at the drawings on the floor again. Their vivid contents made Murong Wan's delicate body tremble, and her breathing almost stopped.

"This is outrageous... he actually... drew spring palace pictures... and drew them so well?!"

Several streaks of sharp Sword Qi shredded all the drawings. Only then did Murong Wan's expression return to normal, and she turned to enter her room for closed-door cultivation.

As for Ye Fan, he would just have to stay outside obediently; at least for the next few days, it was impossible for her to let him in.

Ye Fan spoke until his mouth was dry, but the Immortal Cave door showed no sign of opening.

Many Disciples heard the commotion and came to watch. Seeing Ye Fan's pathetic state, they couldn't help but sneer in their hearts.

Everyone mocked Ye Fan for being a soft-rice-eating waste with no manly spirit at all.

Looking at the Senior and Junior Brothers gathered in the distance, Ye Fan didn't care at all.

He greeted everyone with a smile, acting as if nothing had happened.

"Everyone is up quite early."

"I'm just playing a game with Senior Sister. Sorry for disturbing you all, haha."

...

This breath of Qi from Murong Wan wouldn't dissipate anytime soon. Ye Fan had no choice but to return to the Disciple Quarters of the Medicine Field to stay for a few days.

Fortunately, no new Utility Disciples had been assigned yet, otherwise Ye Fan wouldn't even have a place to stay.

Ye Fan originally intended to stay here for a few days and wait for Murong Wan's Qi to dissipate before going back, but the development of the situation far exceeded his expectations.

On the second day, a strange male Disciple sneaked into the Medicine Field, causing Ye Fan to become highly alert.

He originally thought it was another assassin sent by Yan Jingyun, but when the other party explained his intentions, Ye Fan's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

"So... I heard that Junior Brother has... has... for sale..."

"Selling what?"

"Stop pretending... it's those... spring palace pictures."

"...Who told you?"

"Does anyone even need to tell? It's already spread all over Green Bamboo Peak."

"..."

It turned out that after Lin Lei was driven away that day, Xu Xin's Senior Sister had dropped by.

Seeing her Junior Sister's red eyes, Chen Qian hurriedly asked what happened.

Xu Xin felt wronged and wanted to confide in someone, but she was worried about being mocked. She hesitated for a long time before speaking.

"Senior Sister, I'm only telling you this. You absolutely cannot tell anyone else."

"Junior Sister, you still don't trust me? Everyone on Green Bamboo Peak knows I'm famous for being tight-lipped."

Seeing her Senior Sister's solemn vow, Xu Xin finally poured out her grievances.

Chen Qian's face also turned red after hearing it, and she inwardly cursed that Ye Fan was not only shameless himself but had even corrupted Lin Lei.

But since it concerned her Junior Sister's happiness, she could only hurriedly comfort her, saying it wasn't a big deal.

After finally comforting Xu Xin, Chen Qian returned to her room with her mind full of the news, only to run right into her Dao Companion.

"Qian'er, why do you have that expression? Is something on your mind?"

"This... Li Lang, I'm only telling you this. You absolutely cannot tell anyone else."

"Qian'er, you still don't trust me? Everyone on Green Bamboo Peak knows I'm famous for being tight-lipped."

"That's good. It's like this..."

Li Yi couldn't help but hiss in a breath of cold air after hearing it, inwardly cursing that such a person actually existed in the Sect.

That afternoon, Li Yi was eating with several Senior and Junior Brothers. The matter came to mind again at the dinner table, and he finally couldn't help but speak up.

"I'm only telling you this. No one is allowed to go out and spread rumors, otherwise don't blame me for severing our ties as Senior and Junior Brothers."

"Senior Brother, you still don't trust us? Everyone on Green Bamboo Peak knows we brothers are famous for being tight-lipped."

"That's good. It's like this..."

Under the dissemination of these 'tight-lipped' people, the fact that Ye Fan could draw spring palace pictures had become a secret known to everyone on Green Bamboo Peak.

"..."

After hearing the whole story, Ye Fan felt like killing someone. He cursed that he was now unable to wash his name clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River, so he decided to just smash the cracked pot.

"I have spring palace pictures. Fifty Spirit Stones each, fixed price."

"Fifty Spirit Stones each? Why don't you just go and rob someone!"

"Take it or leave it. This is called Intellectual Property Rights."

"Intellectual Property Rights?"

Ye Fan gave him a curt, annoyed look and quoted a price at random, wanting to scare the other party away.