56: Chapter 55 Status in the Family

The two returned to the Spirit Refining Room. In the gap while waiting for the medicinal herbs to melt, Wen Xinran asked, distracted, "Isn't Golden Core Mentor Lu Changxue your mentor, Husband?"

After saying this, her tone carried a hint of confusion as she continued, "But I haven't seen you go to ask her for advice, Husband."

Li Fan smiled. Although Mentor Lu Changxue was the mentor temporarily assigned to him by Xuanzong University, the two didn't have much interaction.

Ordinary Cultivators need mentors to guide them through confusion and clear up bottlenecks in their cultivation, but Li Fan had the System.

Recalling their few meetings, Li Fan felt a bit emotional. "Golden Core Mentor Lu Changxue probably isn't very easy to get along with."

Once these words were spoken, Wen Xinran felt the same.

Mentor Lu Changxue possessed an Innate Extreme Cold Physique, and bone-chilling cold flowed around her at all times.

Therefore, to isolate the cold Qi from leaking out, she always wore wide robes, covering her entire body tightly.

But as Mentor Lu Changxue's cultivation level increased, others would feel their backs turn cold and feel the oppressive chill just by casting their gaze upon her.

Over time, fewer people were willing to interact with her, and she simply began to distance herself from everyone, choosing to walk alone.

Recalling her experience at the square, Wen Xinran chimed in, "I passed by her before, and it made me shiver from the cold."

In this regard, Li Fan possessed the Essence of Restoration Physique, so the cold Qi had no effect on him.

However, aside from the Innate cold, Mentor Lu Changxue was cold to others and had an indifferent, taciturn personality.

Therefore, in his heart, he always felt that this Golden Core mentor was truly difficult to approach.

He estimated that once Mentor Lu Changxue's hundred-day teaching commission was over, there wouldn't be any more interaction.

Thus, he turned his gaze to the Pill Furnace.

He should see if Wen Xinran, after her Cultivation Technique had improved, could refine the long-awaited great rejuvenation pill.

At this moment, the absent-minded Alchemy Master Wen saw Li Fan looking over and belatedly remembered that she was in the middle of refining a batch of pills.

She hurriedly urged her Spiritual Qi to pour into the furnace. "Oh no, oh no, I can't control the medicinal liquid!"

Watching Wen Xinran's anxious appearance, Li Fan guessed that this batch of great rejuvenation pills was hopeless.

As she took out her terminal and was about to continue surfing the internet,

The door to the Spirit Refining Room opened, and a familiar figure swayed in.

She first gave Wen Xinran a hard flick on the forehead, then circulated the same Cultivation Technique as Wen Xinran.

The Cultivation Technique was the same, but the control over Spiritual Qi was far beyond what Wen Xinran could match.

Before long, the spiritual liquid extracted from various medicinal herbs was slowly fused together under the wrapping of Spiritual Qi, turning into a small, transparent water droplet.

"Now, we just need to simmer it slowly and wait for the spiritual liquid to completely solidify."

After saying this, Wen Xinmei knocked Wen Xinran's head again. "You need to be serious."

Seeing her unreliable younger sister rubbing her head pitifully while circulating Spiritual Qi to urge the medicinal liquid to solidify,

Wen Xinmei finally felt relieved and turned her head, her gaze searching the Spirit Refining Room for Li Fan's figure.

At this time, Li Fan was hiding behind the sofa, suffering silently.

Only a few days had passed, and his great rejuvenation pill hadn't been refined yet; why had Wen Xinmei come again?

Not long after, a shadow gradually covered Li Fan's body, and he slowly looked up. It was Wen Xinmei, lying on the sofa and gazing down at him.

Li Fan subconsciously swallowed, his tone involuntarily weakening as he spoke timidly, "You... what are you here for?"

Wen Xinmei narrowed her eyes, curved her lips into a faint, ambiguous smile, and calmly spat out two words, "That's right."

Hearing this, Li Fan wanted to cry, but had no tears. *Don't say 'that's right'... what kind of answer is that?*

He quickly flashed to Wen Xinran's side and hurriedly called for help. "Xinran, look at your sister!"

Wen Xinran, who was concentrating on Alchemy, stopped and looked at her sister, who was walking over, with some confusion. "Hmm? Is something wrong? Isn't this the same as usual?"

She frowned and thought for a moment. If there was really anything different, it was that after Wen Xinmei's Golden Core Breakthrough, her appearance was moving, and she had an air of gentle maturity that didn't match her age.

"Sister isn't even that many years older than me, is she?"

What the hell did being a few years older have to do with anything? Seeing this, Li Fan was ready to tell Wen Xinran directly that her sister was going to eat him!

At this time, Wen Xinmei, who had walked halfway, stopped and found a meditation cushion to sit cross-legged on. "I was just teasing you. I came here this time because I have serious business to discuss."

Serious business? Li Fan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it was serious business, it was fine. He sat down on the ground next to Wen Xinran, his gaze fixed on Wen Xinmei, afraid she would launch a surprise attack.

Wen Xinmei's eyes held a smile. She was a full major Realm higher than Li Fan, and it was the massive gap between a Golden Core and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. If she wanted to, she could easily manipulate a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator, so she blurted out, "I'll let you recover for a while longer."

Li Fan's eyes widened. Wasn't this supposed to be serious business? What kind of serious business was this?

Fortunately, Wen Xinmei started talking about serious business next.

"I have completely consolidated my Golden Core cultivation in the past few days."

"Later, I will take up a management position at Xuannü United Pharmaceutical."

Hearing this, Li Fan, who was sitting cross-legged, tapped his fingers on the floor continuously.

This United Pharmaceutical was led by the Xuannü official authorities and had jumped to become the largest pharmaceutical company. Taking a management position naturally had many benefits. But correspondingly, there were also many troubles.

Although Wen Xinmei had Golden Core cultivation, she was just barely meeting the entry threshold, and her strength was far from enough to support her in controlling such a large-scale enterprise. Thinking of this, Li Fan sighed deeply.

With his personality, he naturally didn't want to get involved in these troublesome matters.

"Xinmei, United Pharmaceutical was just established, and the benefits haven't been fully divided yet. It will definitely be a key focus for all relevant Families."

"There is no lack of Golden Core Late Stage, or even Nascent Soul Cultivators among them." Speaking of this, Li Fan stood up, walked to Wen Xinmei's side, and said solemnly,

"I'm not saying this to stop you from joining United Pharmaceutical. It's just that you need to know that with my Foundation Establishment cultivation, it's hard for me to provide you with help."

After speaking, Li Fan sat down beside her, just in time to meet Wen Xinmei's eyes. But what Li Fan saw in her eyes was full of determination.

Wen Xinmei didn't respond immediately; instead, she called Xinran over from beside the Pill Furnace to sit down with them.

"These days, Sister Nangong has taught me a lot."

"There are some things, Xinran, that you must also remember."

She turned her gaze back to Li Fan.

"No matter what difficulties you encounter, don't hide them. That will only increase misunderstandings."

"All difficult choices can be told to Brother Fan; we are all one Family."

Thus, she took a deep breath and explained slowly.

It turned out that Wen Xinmei joining United Pharmaceutical was not out of greed for benefits or to take back the Wen Family's assets.

She wanted to use this opportunity to find out the mastermind behind the attack on the Wen Family and avenge the Wen Family members who died tragically.

After doing all this, even if the Xuannü authorities handed United Pharmaceutical to her, Wen Xinmei would choose to withdraw.

In the future, being able to spend time with Li Fan day and night would be enough.

After finishing explaining her plans, Wen Xinmei quietly looked at Li Fan, seemingly waiting for something. From that apprehensive gaze, Li Fan also understood her meaning.

Wen Xinmei was waiting for Li Fan to make a decision.

In fact, in Li Fan's view, Wen Xinmei, as a Golden Core Cultivator, could usually do whatever she wanted to him. Regarding this matter of her Wen Family's revenge, she could have just done it according to her own heart without asking him.

Now it seemed that Wen Xinmei really regarded him as the backbone of the sisters. Was this his status in the Family? Thinking of this, Nangong Miao's figure appeared in Li Fan's mind, and he whispered,

"Did Ah Miao teach her that..."

Seeing that his status in the hearts of the women was so high, he naturally couldn't let them down. Li Fan was rarely serious for once and made a decision.

"When will Xinmei officially take your seat at United Pharmaceutical?"

"I'll go and take a look with you."