Through these days of cultivation, the energy contained within the Jiuyang Warm Jade was almost completely absorbed by Xu Fan.

The result was evident, under the influence of the Jiuyang Warm Jade's energy, Xu Fan's meridians had expanded at least twice their original size, and the Inner Breath within his meridians had been greatly tempered, becoming even more pure.

With every movement he made, he could feel the Inner Breath, like a great river surging, immensely powerful.

Such an improvement brought Xu Fan joy, but at the same time, it also brought him frustration.

Although his strength had greatly increased, he was still quite far from the Innate Realm that the undying old man had spoken of.

Xu Fan estimated that at a minimum, he would need to utilize over five more pieces of Jiuyang Warm Jade to break through to the Innate Realm.

But the one piece he had was obtained by chance, to find another five pieces, wasn't that a joke?

Shaking his head helplessly, Xu Fan thought that when he had the time, he would need to have a good chat with Mu Qingyan to inquire about the origin of this piece of Jiuyang Warm Jade.

Now, the purple energy in the Jiuyang Warm Jade in his hand had been fully absorbed, and it had completely lost its luster, becoming dull. Xu Fan let out a breath and jumped down from the bed.

"Hmm, no one's home?"

Coming out of the bedroom, he found Zhou Keren and Qin Mengyue missing. Xu Fan guessed that these two women had probably gone out to enjoy themselves.

Touching his stomach, he felt somewhat hungry, and thus he went downstairs alone.

It was already dark outside, Xu Fan thought to himself that he would just find any snack stall to make do with.

"Hmm?"

However, before he had gone far, a red sedan slowly followed him from behind.

Xu Fan merely glanced over and recognized the car. A Bentley Elegant, this British vehicle, symbolic of royalty, had a starting price of over four million. It was now following behind him?

Who could it be?

Squinting his eyes, Xu Fan simply stopped in his tracks.

And sure enough, when Xu Fan stopped, the Bentley Elegant stopped too.

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing a cold and haughty woman sitting on the pitch-black leather seat.

That temperament of pride and aloofness, apart from Xia Yanyu, it was hard to imagine it could be anyone else.

"Get in."

Xia Yanyu commanded indifferently and opened the other side of the car door, not giving Xu Fan any chance to refuse.

"..."

Xu Fan shook his head with a wry smile. It was hard to imagine that after his previous disrespect at Tianyue Lake, she would come to find him again.

This visit, Xu Fan figured, was unlikely to be anything good.

Too lazy for pointless talk, Xu Fan walked around to the other side and got into the car.

"President Xia, to seek me out so late at night, you couldn't be thinking of playing by unwritten rules, could you?"

Once in the car, Xu Fan started rambling, and Xia Yanyu's eyes immediately revealed impatience.

"If you keep quiet, I won't treat you as a mute."

Coldly glancing at Xu Fan, Xia Yanyu then instructed the driver in the front, "Old Zhang, drive."

The driver nodded, started the car, and drove forward.

Riding in a luxury car, sitting next to a stunning beauty, this should all seem luxurious, but sitting next to Xia Yanyu then, Xu Fan felt extremely uneasy.

This woman was as cold as ice, and he even felt that the air conditioning in the car might be set a bit too high…

"Miss, we've arrived."

After about ten minutes of discomfort, the Bentley Elegant finally came to a stop.

"Huh? President Xia, are you inviting me to have dinner with you by candlelight?"

After getting out of the car with Xia Yanyu, Xu Fan could see they were in front of a famous Western restaurant in Jinling.

Xu Fan flashed a teasing smile, but Xia Yanyu clearly wasn't amused by such jokes. She hummed and then strode into the restaurant, her beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings leading the way.

Xia Yanyu apparently had reserved a private room in advance. Upon entering the restaurant and speaking to the waiter, they were led upstairs to a secluded dining area.

"What would the two of you like to eat?"

Once Xu Fan and Xia Yanyu were seated, the waiter asked politely.

"Hmm, bring us the most expensive dishes you have, one of each."

Xu Fan didn't wait for Xia Yanyu to speak. He snapped his fingers and spoke with careless ease.

At the same time, he rubbed his stomach, clearly indicating that he was indeed quite hungry.

"Um..."

The waiter's smile froze for a moment as he awkwardly turned to Xia Yanyu.

"Miss Xia, what do you think?"

Xia Yanyu was no better off. Accustomed to dealing with the upper echelons of society, she had never experienced such an uncomfortable situation...

With a displeased hum, she told the waiter, "Just do as he said."

"All right. I understand."

The waiter nodded and quickly left the room.

"By the way, President Xia, I only brought two hundred with me, so I guess you're treating me to this meal, ha."

"Hmm, I'll return the favor next time."

The average cost per person here was over fifty thousand per meal, and they had ordered the most expensive items on the menu—likely a bill exceeding one hundred thousand. It was hard to imagine this man, who had only brought two hundred with him, confidently telling her he would pick up the tab next time.

Xia Yanyu hummed, not bothering to ponder the credibility of his statement. Picking up a cup of coffee from the table, she took a delicate sip before getting straight to the point, "I came to you tonight because there's something I want to discuss."

"Sure, go ahead. What do you want to ask?"

Xu Fan tapped his nose and responded casually.

Seeing this, Xia Yanyu couldn't help but feel speechless.

And, she outright decided not to bother asking him about the details of her sister's recent troubles.

She truly didn't believe she could get any useful information from this man.

Composing her expression, Xia Yanyu then said, "I've come to talk to you about my sister."

"Huh? Isn't it about your sister being captured this time?"

Xu Fan looked at her puzzledly.

Xia Yanyu shook her head, "No, I don't need to ask you about that. I can handle it myself."

There was surprising confidence in Xia Yanyu's voice, which amused Xu Fan somewhat as he watched her.

The Assassin Bingdilian was ranked among the top hundred on the Murder Star Chart. Did she really think she could handle it herself?

"Are you sure you don't need to ask me carefully about it?"

No matter how powerful the Xia Family was, it always operated in the open, while Bingdilian, an experienced assassin, could easily find an opportunity to take her life.

Confidence was one thing, but in Xu Fan's view, being blindly confident about one's life was downright foolish.

Regrettably, Xia Yanyu didn't take Xu Fan's words seriously at all. Irritated, she cut him off, "Enough, I don't need you to worry about the Xia family's affairs."

"The reason I came to see you is to tell you to stay away from my sister in the future."

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