Chapter 100: News from Yangjia Fortress

  "Are you from Yangjiabao?"

  Yang Fan's face showed a thoughtful expression when he heard the news, and he looked at Lin Zhong who was conveying the message to him, asking: "Who is the person from Yangjia Fortress?"

  "He is a third-generation disciple and has a letter that he must deliver personally to the young master."

  Lin Zhong replied.

  Yang Fan put down the jade slip in his hand, and when he walked to the main hall of the medical institute, he happened to see a man wearing a blue long shirt, who was about twenty years old, with a refined and elegant appearance, and had reached the later stage of Qi refining.

  The man in the green robe's eyes lit up as soon as he saw Yang Fan come out, and with a warm smile, said: "Younger brother, you've finally come out. I was worried about you at the Yang Manor too."

  He walked over, patted Yang Fan's shoulder, and showed a regretful and sorrowful expression. He sighed, "I remember when you left the Yang Family Village, I was in seclusion cultivating and didn't even have time to see you off."

  "It's actually Autumn Shixiong..." Yang Fan smiled faintly, his tone neither cold nor warm. "Thanks for your kind intentions, I don't know what brings you to Wuliuyi Town this time, looking for me with something on your mind? Is it the Yang Family Manor that sent you to convey some message?"

  It turns out that Autumn Shixiong is indeed Yang Fan's legitimate older brother.

  The two have a common master in Yangjia Village, which is the already escaped Liu Changlao.

  Yang Fan's master, Liu Wuhen, had accepted several disciples by name when he was at Yangjia Fortress. This autumnal senior brother is one of them.

  In the Xianxia world, the status of a nominal disciple is very low, and the treatment received is far inferior to that of a formal disciple. Therefore, in ordinary times, Liu Wuheng's care and guidance for Yang Fan are much more than those of Qiu Shixiong. As for this, Qiu Shixiong had many complaints and jealousy in the past.

  On the day Yang Fan's cultivation was crippled, Autumn Shixiong had a very complicated mood. While feeling regretful and disappointed, he also felt a little secretly pleased. However, as a fellow disciple and senior brother, he didn't kick him while he was down, instead pretending not to see anything.

  "Hehe, indeed you are a clever younger brother, liking to get straight to the point."

  Qiu Shixiong slightly narrowed his eyes, sizing up Yang Fan for a few moments, and found that the rumors were true. His junior brother had returned to the Xianxia realm in just a few short months and had already entered the Lianqi stage, but he had changed his cultivation method to medicine, and his aura had undergone great changes.

  After that, he took out a letter from his bosom, with the unique mark of Yangjia Village on it, and there was a special seal at the closing.

  "This letter was written by the master of the house himself and I am to pass it on to you, young master."

  Qiu Shixiong's face was calm and composed as he said.

  Yang Fan took the envelope and didn't open it on the spot, but instead said lightly: "Brother has come from afar, do you want to stay in Wuliuyi Town for two days? I can arrange something for you."

  Although it was said so, there was no sincerity in Yang Fan's tone and expression.

  "This... younger brother, I have something I'd like to discuss with you in private."

  Qiu Shixiong's gaze swept around, glancing at Lin Zhong's face.

  Lin Zhong was about to retreat when Yang Fan spoke up: "If there's something to be said, it can be said directly. There are no outsiders here."

  "Alright..." Autumn Shixiong's face revealed a hint of surprise: "Then I'll just say it directly..."

  Lin Zhong's face was calm, and his gaze towards Yang Fan revealed a hint of emotion, but it was immediately suppressed without a sound.

  "It's like this... Master left Yangjia Fortress the night before the 'Ask Heaven Conference', and it seemed that he had summoned his junior brother before leaving..." Autumn Shixiong said hesitantly, still observing Yang Fan's expression while speaking.

  Seeing Yang Fan's expression unchanged, he continued: "We several fellow disciples are very puzzled and miss our master's departure. This time I came not only to deliver a letter to the host but also on behalf of Big Brother and Third Sister..."

  "Hmph, aren't you just wanting to ask whether Master left anything for us after he's gone?"

  Yang Fan replied with a cold face.

  "Ah... I'm speaking on behalf of Big Brother and Little Sister, asking you a question, Younger Brother."

  Shixiong Qi said with a fake smile.

  "I can tell you frankly, Master left nothing behind before he departed." Yang Fan's face flashed with a hint of disgust. "And even if Master would have left something, do you think there would be a share for each of you?"

  Qiu Shixiong's face turned extremely ugly upon hearing this, and he forcibly suppressed his anger without exploding.

  Indeed, these nominal disciples of his had lowly status and were only nominal disciples; even if Liu Wuheng left, it's likely that he wouldn't leave anything behind for them.

  Yang Fan, this personally taught disciple, didn't get anything, let alone Autumn Shixiong and these few disciples?

  "Get out!"

  Yang Fan waved his sleeve and said indifferently.

  This time he was kicked out directly.

  At this moment, his magical powers have reached a certain level of maturity, and his cultivation is approaching the Great Perfection of Refining Qi. He has nothing to fear from anyone below the Condensing Spirit stage.

  "Ah...!" Autumn Shixiong's face was gloomy, clearly carrying a hint of anger and discontent.

  He still didn't believe that Liu Wuheng hadn't left anything behind before he departed.

  It's worth noting that the original Liu Wuheng was a senior elder in his family, with a cultivation level of Condensing Spirit Late Stage or higher. It is said that his strength even surpassed that of the current head of the family. Think about it, a cultivator of this level, what kind of capital would he have in his hands?

  Yang Fan revealed a hint of disdain and walked to the back hall of the medical building, alone tearing open the envelope.

  Along with a flash of green light, the special seal on the envelope was released, and the paper was completely undamaged.

  As Yang Fan took out the letter and read it line by line, his expression also underwent a subtle change.

  "As a member of the Yang family, how can you leave without permission? Out of respect for your master Liu Wuheng, I will not pursue this matter for now. Recently, I heard that you have been studying medicine and Zheng Yaoshi from our family's guest house has been praising you. I hope you can redeem yourself by contributing to the Yang family and returning to Yangjia Fortress soon."

  At the end of the letter, there is a signature from Yang Hong, the master of the house.

  "Hmm."

  Yang Fan sneered repeatedly, and after finishing reading the letter, a flame burst out of his hand, burning it to ashes.

  Before long, Lin Zhong walked in and saw Yang Fan's expression, saying: "The messenger Autumn Shixiong has already left, I don't know what happened to make the young master laugh."

  Yang Fan also burned the envelope, coldly saying: "The master of Yangjia Village actually accused me of leaving the family without permission and hypocritically asked me to go back and make amends for my mistakes, to serve the family. How ridiculous... Who was it that told me to get out on the day of the 'Ask Heaven Meeting'?"

  That day, during the "Ask Heaven Meeting", the host Yang Hong scolded: "What are you still doing here? Losing face! Don't you hurry up and get out of here!"

  Of course, that was just a divine message transmission, limited to the host and Yang Fan, no one else knew.

  "Master, what are you going to do? Will you listen to the family's arrangements?" Lin Zhong asked.

  "Heh heh, what's the point of me going back? I, Yang Fan, am no longer a person of Yangjia Village."

  Yang Fan smiled lightly and said.

  "In name, you are still a member of the 'Yang Family of South Ridge', and Yangjia Fortress has not explicitly stated that they will expel you." Lin Zhong said very calmly, "Therefore, in terms of reason, it is unjustifiable for you to disobey orders."

  Yang Fan nodded thoughtfully, "What you said makes sense. Yangjia Fortress hasn't explicitly abolished my family's identity as a member of the Yang family. In name, I'm still considered a member of the 'Southern Ridge Yang Family'. Moreover, with our current strength, we're not yet capable of rivaling the Yangjia Fortress, a powerful cultivator clan."

  Yangjiabao is just a mediocre immortal family in the cultivation world, but it's still a force that can't be matched by a few ordinary low-ranking cultivators.

  "What does the young master plan to do? Is he going to listen to Yangjia's dispatch and work for the family?"

  Lin Zhong indignantly said.

  (Because there are pretty girls treating me to food, the second update is ahead of schedule, um, I mustn't lack votes, oh...)