"Just chatting...?" The madam was clearly bewildered by Shanjī's actions.
"Yes, just chatting!" Shanjī nodded mournfully. "In the main hall is fine, find a few more! Don't worry, you'll get your money!"
"Okay, okay..." the madam quickly agreed.
Although Shanjī's request was a bit strange, it wasn't entirely unacceptable.
As it turned out, Shanjī's instructions were extremely necessary.
The madam watched as the girls chatting with Xiāngjiāo Jūn began to act increasingly strangely...
Let alone the girls, even the customers drinking and eating around them were affected!
Even she herself was starting to question reality!
Fortunately, the large number of people dispersed Xiāngjiāo Jūn's firepower this time, preventing another tragedy of becoming a nun...
Four hours later.
The two left the brothel, completely satisfied.
"Huh?" Shanjī seemed to have noticed something. "Brother Jiao, did you just have a breakthrough?"
"I actually broke through," Xiāngjiāo Jūn checked. "Strange, I wasn't cultivating today either?"
"Could it be that you're the same as me?" Shanjī was stunned. "The difference is, you get stronger just by chatting?"
Shanjī felt it was quite bizarre.
At least his situation could be attributed to techniques of cultivation or dual cultivation, but what was Brother Jiao's situation?
Getting stronger by chatting?
A verbal powerhouse?
"It doesn't matter, it's not a bad thing anyway." Xiāngjiāo Jūn was much more laid-back and didn't dwell on these issues.
Just as Shanjī was about to hail a taxi, his vision suddenly blurred.
When he came to his senses, he found himself and Xiāngjiāo Jūn being dragged into a small alley.
A male cultivator stood in front of them, and the person behind him looked like his subordinate.
"What, pretending not to recognize me so soon?" the male cultivator glared fiercely at Shanjī. "I told you, I'd make you pay!"
"So it's you, you bastard." Shanjī realized. "What? You can't compete with me in money, so you're resorting to dirty tricks?"
"I'd like to see if your bones are as hard as your mouth!"
As he spoke, the male cultivator's attack was already upon them!
In his opinion, Shanjī was merely at the early stage of Nascent Soul, someone he could easily destroy.
However, his confident strike missed!
He didn't even see how Shanjī dodged.
Shanjī was also stunned.
He had dodged purely on instinct, never expecting to actually succeed.
In fact, he had been so scared when they were captured earlier that he was about to wet himself, as the opponent's strength was far superior to his!
He might have ended up on the dinner table today...
But now, he had dodged it so easily?
Could it be that Brother Chicken has extraordinary talent and can fight across levels with such swagger?!
However, Shanjī soon had no time to ponder these things.
He had dodged that attack, but it had landed squarely on Xiāngjiāo Jūn!
"Brother Jiao!" Shanjī cried out and rushed over. "Brother Jiao, how are you? Don't scare me!"
"Cough... cough..." Xiāngjiāo Jūn coughed twice. "Hiss... that hurts..."
Seeing that Xiāngjiāo Jūn was alright, Shanjī finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he usually appeared frivolous, he cherished this friendship dearly.
He was relieved, but some people felt quite uneasy...
The male cultivator and his subordinate were petrified!
Someone at the early stage of Nascent Soul dodged an attack from a cultivator at the fifth level of Transformation Realm with such ease?
And a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage only felt a little pain from this blow?!
Something was fishy!
Run!
But they had injured Xiāngjiāo Jūn, and how could Shanjī let them go?!
Just as they were about to take flight, everyone was horrified to find themselves surrounded by flames, though they didn't know when it happened!
Golden flames they had never seen before!
Even from a distance, their bodies felt burning pain!
"You dare to injure my brother, you will all die today!"
The golden flames erupted instantly, engulfing all of them!
Even the Vermilion Bird flames, weakened countless times, were far beyond what these people could withstand.
In less than a breath, they had completely vanished from this world.
Not even a speck of ash remained!
Just as Shanjī was about to strike a cool pose and say something impressive, his head suddenly spun.
"Plop!"
"Damn..." Shanjī grumbled dejectedly. "Why am I so weak after just one move? This is too short-lived..."
Xiāngjiāo Jūn helped Shanjī up. "Are you alright?"
"It's just that too much demonic energy was consumed." Fortunately, Shanjī was only momentarily weak and could walk normally now. "Brother Jiao, are you okay?"
"Superficial wounds, it's nothing." Xiāngjiāo Jūn suddenly hugged Shanjī. "Brother, thank you!"
"What are you thanking me for, brother?" Shanjī said heartily. "Don't be sad, Brother Jiao. We're pretty much the same, perhaps you just needed time to build up your strength."
Shanjī felt that Xiāngjiāo Jūn might be a little upset seeing the huge disparity in their strength.
"You're overthinking it, brother. I don't care about these people." Xiāngjiāo Jūn's reply was still incredibly laid-back. "Anyway, thank you for what happened today."
"...Brother Jiao, is your hand sliding on my back?"
"Oh, sorry, I couldn't help it, I couldn't help it..."
"Brother Jiao, you seem to be pressing against me..."
"Don't mind the details."
...
After returning home, the two prepared to cultivate.
"I had Little Witch buy you some clothes earlier. Put them on when you get back," Ye Fan instructed. "We'll be leaving for another place tomorrow, so you two should get ready too."
"Understood, Big Brother!" the two quickly replied.
These two strapping brothers were so powerfully built that Ye Fan's Daoist robes looked like tight-fitting clothes on them.
Especially Xiāngjiāo Jūn, who was a whole lot bulkier than Shanjī.
It felt like any larger movement from him would result in his clothes ripping...
Shanjī actually felt a little regretful about leaving tomorrow.
When they left today, he had promised to visit the girls regularly, but he didn't expect to break his promise so soon.
Oh well.
Brother is a wanderer, a drifting cloud in the sky.
They could only capture Brother's body, but not his heart!
The next day, after breakfast, Ye Fan and his party packed their things and prepared to depart.
However, as he was about to leave, an uninvited guest arrived.
The person claimed to have news about the jade pendant, left an address, and then departed.
"Isn't this a trap?" Even Little Witch, the mundane one, sensed that something was amiss.
"The word 'isn't' can be removed," Ye Fan confirmed. "You guys wait at home, I'll go take a look."
"I'll go with you," Little Witch grabbed Ye Fan's arm. "Anyway, those two don't need watching now. I need to protect your safety!"
"Alright," Ye Fan nodded.
When they returned, it was already afternoon.
As expected, the news was false.
"We ran for nothing," Little Witch grumbled. "These people really have nothing better to do. If you hadn't stopped me, I would have beaten them to death!"
"It's obvious that the other party did it intentionally," Ye Fan analyzed. "It seems they don't want us to leave here..."