Chapter 56: Returning Home

  "The seventh-grade spiritual medicine, White Jade Water Lotus, this place actually has such a treasure. We really came to the right place this time." Xia Nianxiang's face was filled with excitement. This White Jade Water Lotus, each petal is equivalent to a life, although it's only a seventh-grade spiritual medicine, but it's even more precious than some eighth-grade spiritual medicines.

  "Take a look around and see if there's anything else good."

  "This place has only this white jade lotus." Fang Yan carefully looked around, and except for the thick heaven and earth aura, there was nothing special about this place.

  "This white jade lotus must be placed in a jade box. Do you have a jade box? We'll split it half and half." Xianiu suddenly said.

  "I don't have the jade box." Fang Yan shook his head and said.

  "Fang Yan, I see you're completely unmoved by this white jade lotus!" Xia Nianqiu furrowed her brow, saying with some surprise.

  "Aren't you afraid that I'll swallow this White Jade Water Lotus by myself? You should know, this thing is a life-and-death treasure, even the strongest in the realm of life and death would fight fiercely for it!"

  "What's mine is mine, what's not mine, I've thought about it and there's nothing to get. Even if I wanted to take it by force, am I your opponent? This will only add trouble." Fang Yan smiled and shook his head.

  "You're really open-minded! I, Xia Niuqiu, am not that kind of person who forgets righteousness for the sake of profit. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have made it this far, and we definitely wouldn't have discovered this heavenly treasure. This thing will be divided equally between us two." Upon hearing this, Xia Niuqiu's face lit up with a happy smile.

  "This white jade lotus has a total of twelve petals, you and I each take half, as for the lotus seeds, there are nine grains in total, four for you and five for me. The one grain that is different, I will give you another compensation, absolutely won't let you suffer losses." Xia Mingxiang's words were like thunder on a windy day, immediately settling the distribution plan.

  "The difference of that one lotus seed can be ignored, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten this white jade lotus either. You're really strong, should take the bigger share, but splitting it evenly is a bit too much." Fang Yan smiled and said. He hadn't expected Xia Nianxiang to be willing to split the victory fruit with him.

  "We've all taken advantage of this, let's leave this place quickly!" Xia Niang said.

  "What a pity, these python corpses can't be taken away completely." Fang Yan looked at the python corpse sinking to the bottom of the pool and said with some regret.

  The carcass of this water snake is a fortune that cannot be underestimated, but unfortunately, his spatial backpack is too small, only one cubic meter, and the tens of meters long giant python can't fit in.

  "Yes, it's a pity. This python meat is a rare tonic that can increase one's cultivation by several months if consumed. If I had family members or disciples, they would benefit greatly from this." Xia Nianchu's face showed regret as she spoke. Although she had a spatial pouch, its area was limited to only one cubic meter, making it impossible to store the dozen giant pythons. She could only take the most valuable parts - the python's demon core and skin.

  The two of them landed on the shore, and Fang Yan began to skin these water pythons. The corpses of the water pythons couldn't be taken away, but the skins of these fifth- and sixth-grade water pythons he had to bring back.

  The two divided up the spoils of war. Fang Yan's back had an additional large package, while Xia Nianxiao put all her spoils into her spatial pouch.

  "What a pity, these third and fourth-grade python skins can't be taken away." Fang Yan said with some regret, looking at the pile of python corpses.

  "Don't bother lamenting here, we've taken away all the Water Serpent's demonic pellets. Just discard this corpse." Xia Meiling said softly.

  "Miss Xia, what are your plans now? I've also been out for quite some time and should probably head back home too." Fang Yan said with a change in tone.

  "You should head home now, and I should be on my way too. Are you going to Yanzhou City or somewhere else? If it's Yanzhou City, I can escort you for a while." Xia Nianchu said.

  "Are you going to Quzhou City too? What a coincidence!" Fang Yan smiled and said.

  "In that case, I'll accompany you for a while. If you carry such a large package on your back to rush back to Yanzhou City, it's probably not possible in just two or three days." Xia Nianchuang said with a smile.

  You Xiaoniang was carrying him, Fang Yan had experienced what it felt like to fly, especially with a beauty by his side, Fang Yan's face was filled with leisure.

  A gentle breeze blew in, overlooking the earth, Fang Yan couldn't help but want to sigh. In his previous life, he was a gaming expert, indulging in the online game "Xianjing" and unable to extricate himself. His dream had always been to soar through the blue skies one day. And he did achieve it, becoming a renowned expert in the "Xianjing" online game, but all of that was just an illusion, incomparable to this moment's reality.

  A gentle breeze caresses my face as I ride my sword and ascend directly, proudly wandering through the vast expanse.

  "Miss Xia, we've arrived at Yanzhou City. I've prepared some light refreshments at the Fang residence and would like to invite Miss Fang to join us for a gathering." Yanzhou City was in sight, and Xianu had put away her magical tool in a secluded area when Fangyan invited her.

  "I'll come visit you at your place another day, I still have some things to take care of." Xia Nianchuang smiled and shook her head.

  "Really! Then another day, Miss Xia has time, I must let you slightly fulfill the host's courtesy." Fang Yan said with some regret.

  "Fang Yan, you're quite capable. I'm sure we'll meet again soon." Xianiu smiled as she sensed the disappointment in Fang Yan's eyes.

  Fang Yan was a native of Yangzhou City, and at the age of 16, he had already reached the eighth level of the Innate Realm. This wasn't considered extremely talented, but his explosive combat power made even strong practitioners in the Violent Qi Realm feel ashamed. The Hao Han Zong wanted exactly this kind of talent, and if nothing unexpected happened, Fang Yan would likely become a fellow disciple with her in the future.

  "I'll borrow your auspicious words. I'll take my leave now, and we'll meet again someday." Fang Yan nodded in agreement, then hurried towards the city gate.

  Just as Fang Yan and Xia Nianyu parted ways, several figures flashed in the nearby woods. The leader was Li Yuncong, who had a past encounter with Fang Yan in the Xiangyue Mountains. At this moment, Li Yuncong's face was gloomy, his eyes fixed on the place where Fang Yan left, revealing a murderous intent.

  "You dare to touch my woman, you will die without a burial place." Li Yuncong withdrew his gaze and said to the burly man beside him. "Ah Da, you have had contact with this kid before, go into the city to investigate what this kid's background is and why he is together with Nianxiang."

  "Yes, young master." The burly man who had called out to Ah Da was already leading the way towards Yanzhou City.

  "Let's go, we're going to meet up with Little Sister. This time, it's me and Little Sister who are coming out to carry out the sect's mission. In this Yangzhou City, we'll be selecting talented individuals to replenish our fresh blood. This matter can't be delayed." Li Yuncong really wanted to go find trouble for Fang Yan, but in the end, he shook his head and said, "The elders of the sect are still waiting for us to meet up."

  ……

  "Master, you're back?" Outside Fang Yan's room, Qing Mei was dozing off when she suddenly woke up to see her master carrying a large package in front of her. She couldn't help but feel delighted: "Master, you've finally returned! Let me attend to your grooming."

  "It's all right, you can go now!" Fang Yan said with a wave of his hand. "Go and inform the accountant to store these python skins in the warehouse."

  Before long, the entire Fang manor knew that Fang Yan had returned home. After a simple wash and change into clean clothes, he went to pay his respects to his father, Fang Zhen.