Silence (Part 1)

During the teaching process, Xiao Fan acted normally, but as time went on, his expression underwent some subtle changes.

His face was somewhat stiff, twitching unnaturally, and he looked slightly pained.

Lan Yuhong, being sensitive, noticed the abnormality in Xiao Fan.

Lan Yuhong asked with concern, "Xiao Fan Gege, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Fan maintained a smile and said, "I'm fine."

"But your complexion..." Lan Yuhong looked at Xiao Fan's pained face, her heart aching. He was indeed hiding something from her!

"I'm a bit tired; a rest will do me good."

Saying this, Xiao Fan paused, then walked towards the bedroom, with Lan Yuhong helping him.

Just as he was about to step through the door, Xiao Fan's originally rosy face suddenly turned pale.

Then, with a puff, he spat out a mouthful of black blood, his eyes rolled back, and his entire body swayed precariously.

He happened to fall into Lan Yuhong's arms, the warm, soft touch and the alluring maiden's scent were truly ineffable.

I can't let my cover be blown; I need to act better.

His originally stable Qi suddenly dispersed, becoming chaotic and disorderly.

His cultivation also dropped rapidly.

Nascent Soul Stage - Late Phase...

Nascent Soul Stage - Middle Phase...

Nascent Soul Stage - Early Phase...

Golden Core Late Stage...

In just an instant, Xiao Fan's cultivation fell from Nascent Soul to Golden Core, and it was still dropping, unable to stop.

This sudden change caused Lan Yuhong's heart to sink to rock bottom. She gently stroked Xiao Fan's face, crying anxiously, tears blurring her vision.

She cried out, "Xiao Fan Gege, wake up! Don't scare me!"

Lan Yuhong wept profusely, looking at Xiao Fan lying in her arms, feeling helpless.

She picked up Xiao Fan and placed him on her bed, simultaneously calling out to the maidservants, "Someone! Quick, someone!"

Soon, two maidservants entered from outside the door. They exchanged glances, understanding each other implicitly.

"What's wrong with the Young Master?"

Lan Yuhong stopped crying, took a blue silk handkerchief, wiped the black blood from Xiao Fan's mouth, and said tremblingly, "It's all my fault. I asked Xiao Fan Gege to teach me magic, and he... he must be exhausted."

"You two, quickly go call the clan elders over, hurry!"

The two maidservants discreetly withdrew, saying, "You watch the Young Master; we'll get people immediately."

The maidservants left the stage, and half an hour later, the next actor was in place.

Lan Yuhong vaguely remembered, wasn't this the person Xiao Fan Gege had asked to save her back then?

Yes, if he could save her, he could definitely save Xiao Fan Gege too.

"What's wrong with the Young Master?" said the middle-aged man in the white Dao robe.

He looked at Xiao Fan's symptoms, and his face changed drastically.

Lan Yuhong, in tears, said, "I don't know what happened either. Xiao Fan Gege, he suddenly collapsed and became unconscious."

"Clan Elder, please save him. You must cure him."

The clan elder sighed and said,

"This old man will do his best. You go out first."

Only then did Lan Yuhong release Xiao Fan's hand, reluctantly, retreating step by step, looking back three times.

Closing the door, the clan elder raised his hand and set up a soundproof Restriction, also preventing Divine Sense from probing in from outside, so no one knew what was happening inside.

Xiao Fan let out a long breath and sat up. Playing dead was truly difficult.

"Master."

"You Feng, you look quite refined when you wear these white clothes," Xiao Fan chuckled.

"Heh heh, I still prefer black. Moving in the darkness suits me better."

"Then you'll have to work harder in the future. I'll help you establish a dark force, make it big and strong."

"As Master wishes."

Xiao Fan put away his smile and said, "How did the task I gave you turn out?"

You Feng replied, "Your subordinate has already sent people to spread the news. Now, the matter of the Northern Underworld Demon Cave's Seal breaking and the Heavenly Demons descending has spread among the Loose Cultivators. Even within the clan, people are discussing this matter."

"Very good, well done," Xiao Fan said. He highly approved of You Feng's efficiency.

"This is all what your subordinate should do. If Master had not saved me back then, your subordinate would have already perished in Yellow Springs," You Feng said respectfully.

"Don't talk about these things. Let the past be the past," Xiao Fan said, waving his hand.

When Xiao Fan was eight years old, he bought You Feng, who was enslaved, at an auction. At that time, You Feng was on his last breath, covered in wounds, bloody all over, with no intact part of his body.

It was Xiao Fan who bought him and brought him back to the clan to save his life, making him a subordinate.

Since then, You Feng had a complete change of heart and no longer spoke of his past.

However, Xiao Fan knew that You Feng harbored an unknown past, but through the System, he learned that You Feng was loyal to him, and that was enough.

As for You Feng's past, he could tell me when he figured it out.