"Seven years have passed, yet not much has changed..."
After a while, a black rcedes quietly parked outside the botanical garden near the second ring road.
It was already late at night, and the surroundings were sparse with people, shrouded in silence.
Through the large iron fence, the lush, verdant plants of various kinds could be seen inside the garden.
Lin Fan stood at the entrance, gazing into the distance, mumbling to himself.
He couldn’t help but fall into mories of the past.
Back then, when Shen Yueli lost her husband, she imdiately brought her illegitimate son, Ying Rufeng, to force Ying Wenyuan to divorce his wife and remarry.
Lin Suxin, his mother, was left with no choice but to take Lin Fan and leave the Ying Family’s Ancient Mansion to live on their own.
She always loved flowers and herbal plants, so she used her ager savings to rent a two-story building next to this botanical garden.
When Lin Fan achieved success and returned to the Imperial Capital to visit,
he bought the small building, turning it into a true ho for mother and son.
"What’s going on, is soone...?"
Strolling to the residential area, Lin Fan looked from a distance at his small building that he hadn’t seen in seven years, his brow furrowing silently.
He saw the lights on upstairs, with nurous short-sleeved T-shirts and other clothes hanging on the balcony.
Clearly, soone had been living there for a long ti!
When he and his mother fled the Imperial Capital in a hurry, they hadn’t had the ti to manage the property.
Could it have been forcibly occupied by soone?
Feeling a surge of anger, Lin Fan’s eyes darkened as he quietly approached the building.
Looking around, his movents were ghost-like, and with a few taps of his toe on the wall, he silently landed on the balcony.
The sound of running water from the bathroom was audible.
Lin Fan, with a cold expression, slid open the balcony door and stepped into a warmly pink-decorated bedroom.
It was evident that a female thief lived here, and she was quite vain... Suddenly, Lin Fan stared blankly at a pot of greenery on the windowsill.
His eyelid twitched slightly.
It was a lush vine plant, about a foot high, climbing a bamboo pole, shaped like a large bird.
"Green Phoenix Vine, how could there be Green Phoenix Vine...?"
Lin Fan walked over, pinched a leaf, and sniffed it gently, his brow furrowing deeper.
The scene in front of him was too strange and coincidental.
It was hard not to suspect that this was a plot specifically targeting him!
Bang!
The next mont.
The bathroom door on the side of the bedroom was pushed open.
A graceful silhouette, draped in wet long hair, erged.
Four eyes t, and Lin Fan was as dumbfounded as a dog.
Huang Xiaoya on the opposite side widened her bright eyes, completely dumbstruck!
She was clearly just out of the shower, hadn’t had ti to put on clothes, and was wiping herself with a bath towel.
Her well-developed, youthful, and beautiful body was exposed right in front of Lin Fan.
"Ah... ooh ooh ooh!!"
Seeing the girl’s pretty face flush red, just when she was about to scream,
Lin Fan snapped awake, his old face turning red.
He quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth.
"Shh, don’t scream, I’m not a bad guy... I’m, I’m just here to check on my ho!"
Lin Fan said quickly, feeling sowhat frustrated.
However, Huang Xiaoya’s eyes rolled around, her body temperature was so hot it seed she might collapse into Lin Fan’s arms.
Clearly, she didn’t believe Lin Fan’s words.
Her eyes slowly reddened, appearing aggrieved and helpless.
"...I’ll let go, please don’t make a sound, let explain, okay?"
Lin Fan asked sowhat helplessly.
Upon receiving her nod, he let go and turned his back.
"Put on your clothes first, I have sothing to ask you."
"...Okay."
Huang Xiaoya replied in a mosquito-like voice, followed by the rustling sound of clothing being put on.
When Lin Fan turned around, he saw that she had put on a set of short-sleeved pajamas.
Fastening the buttons securely, afraid of showing even a hint of skin.
Alright, still being seen as a pervert... Lin Fan cleared his throat and quickly glanced around.
"This house used to be mine, how did you co to live here? Weren’t you supposed to be staying in a hotel apartnt near the Beijing University of Chinese dicine?"
"...Four years ago, my grandmaster gave a house deed and let move in."
Huang Xiaoya’s face was still red, obviously a bit shaken.
Seeing that Lin Fan seed harmless, she cald down and slowly sat on the edge of the bed.
"At that ti, I had just started my freshman year, and my body still had many old ailnts... My grandmaster helped heal and taught a lot about traditional Chinese dicine."
"He left after staying for just under half a month, telling before he left to move here and wait for my master to return."
Hearing this, Lin Fan’s eyes twitched.
He couldn’t help but think of the grandmaster he had never t, dical Sage Lin Aochang!
"Is your grandmaster dical Sage Lin Aochang?"
"Huh, how did you know? I’ve never told anyone about this!"
Huang Xiaoya was montarily taken aback, staring at Lin Fan with intense curiosity.
"So, did he tell you to bring the Green Phoenix Vine here as well?"
Lin Fan suppressed his strong emotions and pointed to the Green Phoenix Vine in the corner.
Great, Master Grandfather is actually still alive!
Moreover, it seems he has already realized that I’ve been afflicted with the strange poison, the Seven-Core Deadly Lotus.
He arrived at the Imperial Capital as early as four years ago and instructed Huang Xiaoya to wait for my return!
By coincidence, he might have discovered the Green Phoenix Vine in the enemy’s hands.
Therefore, he took her as a grand-disciple, preparing in advance to detoxify !
After understanding all the cause and effect, Lin Fan couldn’t help but feel a warmth in his heart, secretly grateful for the old man’s painstaking efforts.
"... You, you really didn’t co looking for on purpose?"
At this mont.
Huang Xiaoya lowered her head again, blushing, sowhat inexplicably sullen.
"I ca to find you, but not tonight... I know you have the Green Phoenix Vine, I need it to detoxify."
Lin Fan approached the Green Phoenix Vine again, explaining without turning his head.
"Actually, if you want to make excessive demands, it’s not impossible for ..."
Huang Xiaoya buried her head lower, her voice trembling faintly.
She seed to muster the courage to continue speaking softly.
"In the Taekwondo Gym, you risked your life to save , now you’re probably at the end of your rope."
"I, I have nothing to repay you with, I’ve saved quite a bit of pocket money, you can take it to escape."
As she spoke, she took out a wallet from the bedside table and pulled out a bank card.
"It’s all in the past, the Kim family won’t bother , nor will they hassle you."
Lin Fan’s lips twitched slightly, inexplicably a bit angry.
These girls, what are they imagining every day?
Am I the kind of person who seeks repaynt for favors, making excessive demands... Damn!
"If you want to repay , just let pluck a few leaves from the Green Phoenix Vine."
"Huh... Is it really that simple?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaoya was once again stunned.
Who would have thought Lin Fan would sneak into her room in the dead of night just for a few lousy leaves?
She is recognized as the school beauty at Beijing University of Chinese dicine.
Usually, many pursue her, including wealthy young n from prominent families.
Humph, this straight male idiot; I’ve made my intentions so obvious.
Yet you fail to see the romance, ignoring a beautiful girl.
All you care about are those few leaves of the Green Phoenix Vine?
It’s infuriating, truly infuriating!
"No way, Master Grandfather said the Green Phoenix Vine must be kept for my master!"
Feeling inexplicably angry, Huang Xiaoya fell silent, then stubbornly turned her head to refuse.
Her small hands gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, indicating extre inner turmoil.
"Isn’t it possible that the master your Master Grandfather referred to is ?"
Lin Fan was also a bit taken aback.
Didn’t anticipate this seemingly delicate girl to have such a strong character.
After a mont of silence, he decided to explain clearly.
"Actually, your Master Grandfather Lin Aochang was my mother Lin Suxin’s master, which makes him my Master Grandfather too."
Lin Fan stood in front of Huang Xiaoya, speaking seriously.
"The old man wants to take you as a disciple, I can agree."
"..."
Huang Xiaoya raised her face, looking sowhat indifferent.
Those cold eyes seed to see him as a creepy uncle offering candy to deceive a little girl.
Co to think of it, a stranger she’s t only twice suddenly sneaks into her bedroom at night.
Claiming to be her master... this kind of nonsense wouldn’t fool even a four-year-old!
"I’m not lying. If you don’t believe , I can prove it to you."
Seeing this, Lin Fan’s lips twitched slightly, shaking his head with so helplessness.
"Alright, I believe you’re not intentionally deceiving . The day after tomorrow at noon, I’ll be competing in traditional dicine at school. If you can convince of your skills, I’ll acknowledge you as my master!"
Huang Xiaoya hesitated slightly, then lightly bit her red lip, staring directly at Lin Fan.
"No problem, but before that, I hope you can protect this Green Phoenix Vine."
Lin Fan nodded in agreent.
Although he very much wants to obtain the Green Phoenix Vine leaves right away to further suppress the poison of the Seven-Core Deadly Lotus.
But, Lin Fan absolutely won’t make things difficult, nor bully such a gentle girl.
"It’s settled then, we’ll et again the day after tomorrow."
After saying this, Lin Fan turned towards the balcony, ignoring Huang Xiaoya’s slightly startled expression.
"I don’t want the neighbors to misunderstand you, so I won’t leave through the front door... soone’s coming."
Before he finished explaining, Lin Fan stopped walking, tilting his ear to listen.
Sure enough, a sudden door knock sounded from downstairs!
"Xiao Ya, open the door quickly, it’s Aunt Niu from next door, bringing you so midnight snacks..."
A booming woman’s voice echoed from downstairs.
Exchanging glances, Lin Fan’s gaze grew somber as he shook his head at the instinctively standing Huang Xiaoya.
His keen ears faintly detected a trembling in the voice of the woman claiming to be Aunt Niu.
As if she was in a state of extre tension and anxiety!
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