45: Chapter 44 So the price is...

Inside the Rongfan Secret Realm, Li Fan sat down in the hall he had arrived at.

He coughed twice pretentiously.

In response, a figure appeared in the seat next to him.

"Husband~, why have you returned so early?"

"Didn't you say you'd be gone for several days?"

Li Fan looked at Nangong Miao, who was dressed to the nines in front of him; he had never seen her dress so formally at home.

Suppressing his doubts for the moment, he decided to get down to business first.

"A'miao."

"What is it?"

"Well... there is..."

"A presumptuous request..."

Saying this, Li Fan only felt his mouth go dry, finding it a bit difficult to speak.

Looking at Li Fan's embarrassed state, the corners of Nangong Miao's mouth curled up slightly.

With her Divine Sense, she had long discovered the two women waiting outside, so she went straight to the point.

"Stop hesitating and call them in."

Before long, the Wen sisters took their seats on the lower right.

Wen Xinmei stood up first and explained the reason for their visit in detail.

Nangong Miao, however, did not care about the healing.

She snatched the teacup from Li Fan's hand as he was sipping his tea, took a sip, and asked,

"What is your relationship with Li Fan?"

Seeing how young and beautiful Nangong Miao was, Wen Xinran thought she was Li Fan's older sister.

She felt a bit indignant in her heart.

"Even if they're siblings, sharing the same cup of tea is way too intimate."

She was clearly Li Fan's future Dao Companion.

So she stood up, making up her mind.

"With Brother Li Fan, we are... we are..."

However, when it came to actually announcing it in front of Li Fan's elder sister, she felt a little embarrassed.

Sipping his tea on the side, Li Fan saw Wen Xinran hesitating to speak, and a bad feeling arose in his heart.

"Silly girl, what are you doing?!"

Just as Li Fan was hoping Wen Xinran would be a bit smarter,

she looked as if she were throwing caution to the wind, raising her voice to declare her sovereignty.

"Brother Li Fan and I are future prospective Dao Companions!"

Having said that, she looked at Li Fan with a sense of relief, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Meanwhile, Nangong Miao could clearly hear Li Fan gulp hard beside her.

She glanced sideways to see Li Fan's hands trembling. He hurriedly poured himself more tea and lowered his head to sip it.

Seeing that he still wanted to play dumb, Nangong Miao asked in a faint voice,

"Is that so? Husband..."

Li Fan regretted it immensely now.

He regretted why he had forgotten to tell the Wen sisters that Nangong Miao was his Dao Companion.

He could only lower his head and silently drink his health tea, not daring to nod, shake his head, or say a word.

His heart was about to leap out of his throat.

Seeing this, Nangong Miao chuckled and assumed the dignity of the first wife.

"Actually, I don't mind my man having multiple wives and concubines."

"But you've been out for less than a day and you've already brought back two. Isn't that a bit..."

Hearing this, Li Fan simply closed his eyes, but his voice transmitted from behind the teacup.

"There's only one."

These words almost made Nangong Miao laugh out of anger. She immediately sized up Wen Xinran and Wen Xinmei.

"Is it really just one?"

Observing their expressions, Nangong Miao realized that both of them probably had feelings for Li Fan.

Especially the older sister.

Her movements were stiff right now; she was likely even more concerned than her younger sister.

In the hall, the Wen sisters were sitting on pins and needles.

They hadn't expected Li Fan to have a Dao Companion at such a young age, and he hadn't even told them beforehand.

Seeing that the two women didn't dare to speak, Nangong Miao immediately suppressed and revealed her cultivation.

"The person you came seeking on this trip is me."

"Speak the truth."

The aura of a Nascent Soul pressed down on the hearts of the two women, shocking Wen Xinmei.

Not only was this person Li Fan's Dao Companion, but she was also the Nascent Soul Cultivator they were looking for.

Under the Divine Sense of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, Wen Xinmei knew she couldn't hide her thoughts.

She glanced at Wen Xinran beside her and also decided to throw caution to the wind.

"Mrs. Li, actually, both of us sisters have feelings for Li Fan."

Hearing this, Wen Xinran turned her head in disbelief, her eyes wide as she stared at her sister.

Wen Xinmei looked at her sister's expression, which practically screamed, "Sister is actually trying to steal my Dao Companion!"

She turned her head away in embarrassment, but confirmed it once more.

"It is absolutely true."

Hearing this, Nangong Miao glanced at Li Fan.

He was currently holding his forehead, wishing he could bury his entire head in the tea.

"I understand your situation. Dispersing Nascent Soul magic power is no big deal."

Now that Nangong Miao had recovered most of her strength, with her Dao Entrance Realm cultivation, dealing with this tiny bit of Nascent Soul magic power was just a matter of a flick of her fingers.

"However, it still depends on what my husband thinks..."

Saying this, Nangong Miao nudged Li Fan, who was sipping tea and pretending nothing was wrong.

Only then did Li Fan put down his teacup, his eyes filled with confusion, as if to say,

"Does this still involve me?"

Seeing this scene, the Wen sisters' expressions shifted repeatedly.

They hadn't expected Li Fan's status in the household to be so high.

Even though Nangong Miao's cultivation was clearly higher than Li Fan's, she still needed him to make the decision.

She didn't speak, but simply held up five fingers.

Seeing this, Li Fan's eyes widened.

Five fingers meant five days. Wasn't this going to kill him?

Crying without tears in his heart, he quickly put down his teacup and held up two fingers.

Nangong Miao huffed in mock anger, staring at Li Fan with an unfriendly gaze.

She retracted two of her five fingers, then slammed her teacup heavily onto the table.

Seeing this, Li Fan knew this was Nangong Miao's bottom line, so he could only nod in agreement with a dejected face.

Satisfied, Nangong Miao stood up and winked at Li Fan.

"When you're ready, come find me in the Cultivation Room."

She then called Wen Xinmei and walked toward the back of the hall.

Seeing her sister leave the hall with Nangong Miao, leaving only her and Li Fan, Wen Xinran stepped forward and asked anxiously,

"Brother Li Fan, did we make Sister-in-law angry?"

Li Fan let out a long sigh.

"She's not angry, she just wants to eat me alive."

After saying that, he asked Wen Xinran,

"Do you know how to perform Alchemy?"

As a daughter of a family of medicine, Wen Xinran naturally knew Alchemy, and was extremely proficient at it.

"I am an officially certified Medicine Disciple."

Delighted, she jumped up, looking as if she could finally be of help to Li Fan.

Li Fan had never heard of the Rank divisions of Alchemists, but seeing Wen Xinran's confident look,

he took out a few Pill Formulas from his robe and handed them to Wen Xinran.

"See if you can refine these Medicinal Pills."

Wen Xinran scanned through them briefly.

"They're not too difficult, it's just that the refining time is a bit long."

"If I have a place and the medicinal herbs, I'm confident I can refine them."

"Great!"

Li Fan immediately handed the Spirit Refining Room token and several Top-Grade Spirit Stones to Wen Xinran, instructing her,

"With my Dao Companion taking action, Xinmei should be fine."

"Go refine these Medicinal Pills first; consider it the reward for this trip."

Wen Xinran nodded in agreement. Before leaving, she clasped her hands tightly, lowered her head, and cautiously asked Li Fan,

"About that prospective Dao Companion..."

Li Fan made an excuse to put her off.

"We'll talk about it after I go to the Spirit Refining Room to find you."

Seeing Wen Xinran leave, Li Fan turned to look at the path leading to the Cultivation Room, feeling his legs go weak.

Steeling himself in his heart, he chewed a few large mouthfuls of Yang-boosting Wolfberries before stepping forward.