In the past, Ye Fan would never have been able to relax and let the two old men leave.
After all, they were both capable of directly entering Qingshan. Who knew what mischief they would get up to once they were out of his sight.
However, after a month of interaction, Ye Fan found that the two were not as he had imagined.
This was not to say that their minds were sound; on the contrary, they were very problematic!
Ye Fan dared to bet that the way these two elders thought was definitely countless epochs beyond normal people!
However, since the two old men had not done anything to harm others or cause trouble so far, it showed that apart from their peculiar way of thinking, they didn't have any major issues.
Since they were harmless to others, they could naturally go out for a stroll.
As for torturing Qian Xiaoxiao before?
Could healing, saving lives, and losing weight be called torture?
There was still some time before dinner, so Ye Fan took out a lounge chair from his ring.
The evening breeze was warm, making Ye Fan feel very comfortable.
Ye Fan's body swayed gently with the lounge chair, and soon he dozed off.
Two hundred li west of the inn.
Twilight Forest.
A girl of seventeen or eighteen was busy in front of a bonfire, her pretty face sweating from the heat of the flames.
"Your Highness, please let me do this one." The old woman beside her finally couldn't help but speak.
"No need, I can do it myself." The girl replied without lifting her head, carefully turning the items on the rack.
She seemed to be making roast meat.
However, the black charcoal-like object on the rack made it impossible to associate it with roast meat…
The old woman even suspected that this thing could be used as poison…
"Your Highness, the Empress sent another message just now," the old woman said. "She wants you to return to the palace immediately."
"Grandma Li," the girl looked up and said seriously to the old woman, "remember, we must be cautious and low-key when we are out."
"Look, you calling me Your Highness makes it easy for people to discover my identity as a princess," the girl explained. "If others find out, won't we be in danger?"
"Your… Miss, you are right to admonish me…" Granny Li quickly corrected herself. "Then what about returning…?"
"Alright, I know." The princess lowered her head and continued to roast the meat. "We'll go back tomorrow."
The princess's eyes were filled with dejection.
Due to her identity, she rarely had the opportunity to leave the imperial city.
Although the imperial city was not small, she had grown tired of it over the years.
This time, she had finally persuaded the Emperor and Empress to let her come out for a few days, but she had to go back before she had even had her fill of fun.
The outside world was too much fun, she absolutely didn't want to go back…
Yesterday, she even disguised herself as an ordinary cultivator and joined a group of cultivators for an adventure. This was something she wouldn't have even dared to imagine in the imperial city!
Thinking of this, the princess felt a pang of sadness.
If only she were an ordinary person, how good would that be.
To be able to go to any corner of the world without restraint, just thinking about it was exciting!
A few minutes later.
"The meat is ready, let's eat together." The princess held up the black charcoal-like object and invited Granny Li.
"Miss, my cultivation level no longer requires me to eat." Granny Li subtly took half a step back. "You eat it yourself."
"Then fine." The princess didn't insist, picked up the roast meat, and prepared to enjoy the delicious food.
"Miss, is it really okay for your pet to leave on its own?" Perhaps fearing that the princess would make her eat charcoal again, Granny Li quickly changed the subject.
"Xiao Guai is very well-behaved. It will come back after it finishes eating," the princess replied casually.
About a mile away, a brown bear was wandering in the forest.
It was the princess's pet, the brown bear Xiao Guai.
The brown bear had only recently become the pet of the Ninth Princess.
As a proud grizzly bear, becoming a human's pet was a great humiliation!
It hated its female owner because she had caused it to lose its precious freedom.
When it was first contracted, it was very displeased, constantly uncooperative and throwing tantrums.
But after the princess implanted a spirit stone in its head that could be remotely detonated, the brown bear immediately became obedient…
Because the brown bear suddenly realized that being someone else's pet was not bad.
No need to worry about being killed by other demonic beasts, and there was always good food and drink readily available every day. Thinking about it this way, there was nothing bad about it.
In short, it was definitely not because it was a coward or anything!
Looking at the surrounding mountains and forests, the brown bear couldn't help but recall its days as the boss in the mountains.
That was its lost youth.
Just as the brown bear was thinking about what animal to catch for dinner, a shadow suddenly darted out from the side.
A sixth-tier demonic beast, the Purple Lightning Mad Thunder Tiger!
"Roar—!" The Purple Lightning Mad Thunder Tiger roared at the brown bear, seemingly pleased with this dinner.
The brown bear immediately peed itself from fear!
It was only a fifth-tier demonic beast and no match for the other party!
The instinct for survival made it flee, without considering whether it could escape or not.
After running only a few steps, it was hit by a claw on its back.
"Bang—!" The brown bear's massive body flew out, completing a perfect 3600-degree spin in the air.
Just as it thought it was doomed, a pack of wolves emerged from the side.
The Purple Lightning Mad Thunder Tiger also forgot about its dinner and faced off against the wolf leader warily.
Perhaps there was a conflict between them, or perhaps they were fighting over territory.
The brown bear no longer had the mind to care about the reason. It ran with its heavily injured body!
Although the Purple Lightning Mad Thunder Tiger had only hit it once, it was already close to death, and its mind was becoming hazy.
After flying for some time, the brown bear realized something was wrong.
It should have already run back to its master's side by now. Why hadn't it seen anyone yet?
Below, it looked like a human settlement?
Did I run in the wrong direction?
Just as the brown bear was about to change direction, it felt its head spin, and its eyes rolled back…
Outside the restaurant.
After eating their fill, the two old men looked at Qian Xiaoxiao reluctantly.
"Young Master Qian, will we meet again?" The Second Elder asked with some concern.
"You are a good person, we want to be friends with you," Master Xie Yan seconded, even the frequency of his left eyeball twitching had significantly decreased.
They had very few friends.
In fact, besides Ye Fan and Ye Fan's two senior sisters, they had no other friends.
They felt that Young Master Qian was a good person and wanted to become good friends with him.
"We definitely will!" Qian Xiaoxiao's expression became serious. "But I have some urgent matters to attend to now, I need to leave!"
Qian Xiaoxiao thought to himself, who in their right mind would want to be friends with these two old perverts!
When I get back, I'm moving, and then we'll say goodbye!
No, we'll never see each other again!!!
"Then alright," the Second Elder reluctantly grabbed Qian Xiaoxiao's left hand. "After you've finished your business, remember to come find us."
"That's right," Master Xie Yan grabbed Qian Xiaoxiao's right hand. "We'll be waiting for you."
Although they hadn't agreed on a time or place to meet again, they knew that Qian Xiaoxiao would find them.
Because good friends had telepathy, just like the two of them: normally, if one of them, Elder Duo or Master Xie Yan, left, the remaining one could always precisely locate the other.
"Definitely, definitely!" Qian Xiaoxiao said vaguely, trying to pull his hand out.
He tried to pull harder.
It didn't work.
He pulled even harder, and the two old men gripped even tighter…
Qian Xiaoxiao cried again…
My lords, what are you trying to do?
Please let me go…
Oh, heavens!
Please send a miracle!
Perhaps the heavens heard Qian Xiaoxiao's prayer.
A miracle truly happened.
"Bang—!"
A dark mass slammed heavily onto the ground behind the three of them.