"Xinyi, I'm sorry for misunderstanding you all this ti, which caused you so much pain..."
"But what I want to say is, are you serious about our relationship?"
Xu Fan racked his brains and tried to speak in an incredibly calm manner, trying not to hurt the white-haired girl in front of him anymore.
When Lan Xinyi heard Xu Fan's words, her body trembled slightly, but she didn't hesitate for long. She nodded and answered in a very complex tone, "Of course, I'm serious."
There was a note of grievance in her tone, a touch of determination, a hint of girlish shyness, and a deep sense of confusion.
"Well... I know you're serious, but what I want to say is, if you're truly committed to this relationship to the point of no return, then are you willing to wait for for a year?"
"During this year, we must not have any contact and mustn't let anyone know about our relationship. Are you willing to do that?"
Xu Fan took a deep breath and blurted out the words that he had thought through thoroughly.
Xu Fan really couldn't bear to hurt Lan Xinyi, this girl who had turned gray for his sake. So he simply proposed that Lan Xinyi wait for him for a year.
This demand was rather excessive. In fact, if it were a typical "love at first sight," upon hearing these words, the relationship would probably have cooled off by now.
A year in a twenty-year-old girl's life is incredibly precious. To ask a girl to wait a year with no guarantee, who would agree to that?
In fact, Xu Fan didn't expect Lan Xinyi to agree. He even hoped that she wouldn't, so they could officially beco strangers without any further ties.
If Lan Xinyi did agree, it would still provide a year's ti as a buffer.
With one year apart without any contact, even a deeper level of "love at first sight," with little emotional foundation, would likely cool off.
Also, dealing with it this way, even if Lan Xinyi agreed, should any changes occur in the world's cultivation landscape and Xu Fan faced danger, he wouldn't have to worry about Lan Xinyi being implicated.
This, after much deliberation and weighing the pros and cons, was the "foolproof plan" Xu Fan ca up with.
"I... I'm willing!"
To Xu Fan's surprise, Lan Xinyi agreed without even asking for the reason.
"You didn't even ask why you agreed to him?"
Avril widened her eyes. Her gaze toward Lan Xinyi no longer bore the hostility from their first eting.
There's a saying, how does it go? Won shouldn't make things difficult for won... No, it should be that won understand won best.
"I... I think Xu Fan must have his reasons for doing this..."
Lan Xinyi's face was flushed, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz. Fortunately, the two of them were both strong, or an ordinary person wouldn't have been able to hear what Lan Xinyi said.
At this mont, Lan Xinyi's stunning face was flushed, her silver hair as bright as the moon, her coldness mixed with shyness, her indifference with warmth, a blend of contradictory qualities giving off a strangely compelling beauty.
Even Xu Fan, witnessing such breathtaking beauty, felt his heart skip a beat.
Nonetheless, Xu Fan shook his head and hardened his heart, coldly saying, "Since that's the case, then let's begin."
"For the next year, we must not contact each other or reveal our relationship to anyone."
With a year as a buffer, Xu Fan didn't believe Lan Xinyi would be able to hold on to these feelings for long. Even if a miracle happened and Lan Xinyi still harbored feelings for him after a year, that would be a matter for the future...
"Hey! Xu Fan! Isn't that a bit too heartless of you?"
Avril glared at Xu Fan, seemingly with more to say, but was cut off by Xu Fan's sudden raised hand.
All of a sudden, Xu Fan's expression beca exceedingly grave!
"Wha-what's going on? I just made an offhand remark, you don't have to react so strongly,"
Avril thought her words had hurt Xu Fan. Her previously puffed-up expression dissolved imdiately.
Xu Fan had no ti to explain to Avril; his face carried a nearly tangible gravity!
Just now, Xu Fan had critically wounded Qing Xuan with one sweeping strike and thought the matter was settled; his mind then shifted to Lan Xinyi's issue. Yet, he felt a subtle unease, as if he had overlooked sothing.
Recalling the details thoroughly, Xu Fan realized what he had neglected.
Exotic Beasts!
Among Qing Xuan's many thods, it was the exotic beasts that troubled Xu Fan the most. Xu Fan still didn't know Qing Xuan's limitations in controlling these beasts.
Indeed, Xu Fan had severely injured Qing Xuan, but that didn't affect Qing Xuan's ability to control exotic beasts in the slightest!
Since Qing Xuan's appearance, he had been exceedingly arrogant, even telling Xu Fan without reservation that everything today was a trap set by him, Qing Xuan, to kill Xu Fan!
What gave Qing Xuan the capability to kill Xu Fan?
Of course, it had to be the exotic beasts, and definitely many of them!
In a split second, Xu Fan's entire body tensed up!
At this mont, Xu Fan had exhausted his spiritual power, just like Lan Xinyi and Avril who had also depleted much of theirs, leaving the team's strength at its lowest.
If, right now, a horde of exotic beasts suddenly attacked, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Roar!
It was as if what you fear most had finally happened. Just as Xu Fan thought of this, a beastly roar echoed from afar.
Soon after, the roars of beasts followed one after another, resonating as if in response, echoing from all directions. Xu Fan and the others felt as if they were at the center of an exotic beast ocean!
"Xu Fan! What do we do?"
Upon hearing the first beast roar, Avril and Lan Xinyi didn't react too strongly. But as hundreds of roars resonated simultaneously, both had no choice but to turn pale.
Neither woman had experience with exotic beasts and didn't understand their terror. However, simply hearing the sheer number of roars was already enough to make one's scalp tingle!
"Don't panic! I have so elixirs to restore spiritual power. You two take them quickly to recover."
"I'll go scout the situation and buy you so ti."
Xu Fan didn't give the two any chance to object, tossing them bottles of elixirs before stepping forward. In the blink of an eye, his figure appeared ten ters away, disappearing from their sight.
Though he had exhausted his spiritual power, Xu Fan's physical might was extraordinarily strong, making a ten-ter leap effortlessly achievable.
Even having imnse confidence in his physical strength, as he stood on a tree branch, gazing at the densely packed scene of at least a thousand exotic beasts gathered, Xu Fan still felt a shiver down his spine!
This scene was simply like a beast tide!
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