"I..."
Lin Xiaojia felt a little helpless. The reason he wanted to leave was to avoid putting Lu Fan in a difficult position.
From Lin Ke's expression today, he seemed to have sensed something.
"Alright, you don't need to worry about it anymore!" Lu Fan said with a smile. "I've already told Xiao Ke about your situation. He knows and won't misunderstand!"
"Brother Lu!"
Lin Xiaojia was touched. Lu Fan doing so much for him made him even more grateful.
"Alright, you don't need to mind. Hurry up and go rest!"
Lu Fan said with a smile, "It's getting late!"
Lin Xiaojia nodded and then walked towards his room.
The next day, Lu Fan, with Lin Ke, carrying gifts, headed towards the Chu Zhou Apartment.
His unannounced departure a few days ago made Lu Fan feel a bit awkward.
In the Chu Zhou Apartment, Yang Shiwen frowned, "Zi Xin, still no news from Xiao Fan?"
"I've already asked people to search everywhere!"
Yang Zi Xin shook her head, "Xiao Fan's unannounced departure must be for something important!"
"If it's for something important, then so be it. I'm just afraid it's the people from the Five Great Families!" Yang Shiwen worried.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Yang Shiwen was first delighted, then trembled abruptly, "Could it be the people from the Five Great Families!"
"It's been so many years. If they really wanted to find him, they would have found him long ago!" Yang Zi Xin said frankly, "It must be Xiao Fan!"
Indeed, when he opened the door and saw Lu Fan, he showed a happy expression.
"Sister Zi Xin!" Lu Fan said with an embarrassed smile, "This is Xiao Ke!"
"Hello, Uncle!"
Lin Ke greeted Yang Shiwen and placed the gifts he brought on the table.
"Is this Xiao Fan's wife?" Yang Shiwen asked with surprise, "Come and sit quickly!"
Yang Zi Xin started to make tea, and Yang Shiwen looked at Lin Ke, sighing inwardly.
From Lin Ke's demeanor, she was clearly extraordinary. Lu Fan finding such a wife now was likely a blessing from his ancestors.
"Since you're new to Chu Zhou, you can stay here!" Yang Zi Xin said with a smile, "I'll go prepare rooms for you!"
"Sister Zi Xin, there's no need!" Lu Fan said with a smile, "Actually, I have a place to stay in Chu Zhou. I came here today just to have Lin Ke meet you all!"
"How come I didn't know before?" Yang Zi Xin was a little surprised.
He felt Lu Fan was becoming more and more mysterious, and many things were different from what he had expected.
"I didn't tell you before for other reasons!" Lu Fan said frankly, "I hope Uncle can understand!"
"Xiao Fan, Uncle knows you have some abilities!" Yang Shiwen nodded, "But there's always someone better. No matter what you encounter, you must be tolerant, after all, you have no family backing!"
"Don't worry, Uncle!" Lu Fan nodded solemnly, "I'm an adult now!"
Yang Shiwen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Wen Fan Company has been established. From now on, it will be handed over to you and Zi Xin!"
"Uncle, I'm at most an investor. It might not be appropriate to hand it over to me!" Lu Fan said with a smile, "Besides, I'm not interested in business!"
"Then what are you interested in?" Yang Zi Xin frowned, "The five great family conglomerates are powerful. If we don't become stronger, we will be in peril in the future!"
"The Five Great Families?" Lin Ke looked at Lu Fan with more surprise. He knew very well that Lu Fan had already overturned the Five Great Families, and the current Five Great Families had to follow Lu Fan's lead.
"There are many things that cannot be explained clearly in a short time!" Lu Fan said with a wry smile, "When I have time in the future, I will explain them one by one!"
Yang Shiwen nodded. Lu Fan brought his wife today, so some things naturally couldn't be spoken casually.
After dinner, Lu Fan took Lin Ke and left, heading towards the Riverside Villa.
"Xiao Fan, why don't you tell them the truth?" Lin Ke asked, "So they don't worry!"
"I don't want them to know my identity!" Lu Fan said frankly, "I just hope they can be safe. Eighteen years ago, the Lu family wronged them. I don't want such things to happen again!"
At this point, Lu Fan's voice became heavy. He knew very well what he was doing.
"I understand!"
Lin Ke nodded. No matter what Lu Fan chose, he would stand by his side.
Just then, Lu Fan's body trembled, and he looked towards the street ahead, a sense of alertness rising.
On the street ahead, an old man was walking slowly, hunched over, but his expression was somewhat strange.
"Xiao Fan, what's wrong?" Lin Ke asked. She had never seen Lu Fan with such an expression.
"It's nothing!"
Lu Fan put his arm around Lin Ke and walked forward cautiously.
Although the hunched-over old man seemed ordinary, the aura he exuded made even Lu Fan feel fear.
Or rather, Lu Fan, who had traversed the martial arts world for so long, might have encountered such a terrifying existence for the first time.
Lu Fan even doubted if he could win if he fought with this old man.
Lu Fan put his arm around Lin Ke and brushed past the hunched-over old man, feeling a lot relieved. The old man's aura was strong, but he didn't seem to have any hostility towards them.
But at that moment, Lin Ke suddenly turned around, "Old man, you dropped something!"
The hunched-over old man stopped, and Lu Fan instantly became alert.
"Little girl, thank you for reminding me!"
The hunched-over old man picked up the jade pendant from the ground, revealing a smile.
"You're welcome. Old man, be careful when you walk. The road is not safe!"
Lin Ke kindly reminded him, but the hunched-over old man had already disappeared.
Lu Fan's alertness gradually subsided, and he was even more puzzled. Why would such a powerful existence appear in Chu Zhou.
"It's really strange. He was just here, and now he's gone!" Lin Ke was curious.
"Let's go!" Lu Fan said with a smile, "That old man just now was no ordinary person. He was probably an unparalleled master!"
At this point, Lu Fan felt that there was always someone better. Even though he was famous, if he met such a master, he wouldn't dare to be careless.
"That old man couldn't even walk steadily, how could he be an unparalleled master!" Lin Ke said with a scoff, "Xiao Fan, your courage is getting smaller and smaller!"
Lu Fan smiled awkwardly and didn't explain. Not knowing some things might not be a bad thing.
"Have you seen an old man?"
As they were on their way, several figures approached. The leader was a woman who looked cold and aloof, with piercing eyes, and an aura no weaker than that old man.
"I don't know!" Lu Fan said, "We're just ordinary people passing by!"
"Ordinary people?"
Han Bing's expression was indifferent, "A Grandmaster is probably top-tier combat power among civilians!"
Lu Fan instantly became alert. He had already concealed his aura, but he hadn't expected the woman in front of him to still be able to discern that he was a martial artist.
"Little brother, don't be nervous. We are members of the Dragon Group and will not harm civilians easily!" A man beside her chuckled, "That old man stole secret documents from the Dragon Country, which is why we are tracking him."
"This has nothing to do with us!" Lu Fan shrugged, "You are all powerful. You probably have other ways. Why waste time here!"
Seeing that Lu Fan truly didn't know, they didn't ask further and turned to leave.