"Sir, this medicinal herb is of utmost importance to me," Yun Yiyi spoke again, "I hope you can part with it!"
"What if I say no?" Lu Fan smiled, "Are you going to snatch it?"
"I wouldn't dare!" Yun Yiyi chuckled, "But I will obtain this herb, no matter the means!"
"If you truly have the ability, you can try and make a move," Lu Fan said abruptly, "Within Jiangnan, no one dares to speak to me like this!"
Yun Yiyi did not believe him and lunged towards Lu Fan, her movements ethereal and her physique agile.
Seeing this, the bald man looked astonished. Both Lu Fan and Yun Yiyi possessed remarkable agility, unlike ordinary people.
Lu Fan, holding the medicinal herb, moved as if no one was there. Despite Yun Yiyi's agility, she couldn't snatch the herb from his grasp.
After several attempts, Yun Yiyi stopped, frowning, "Who exactly are you? How do you possess such swift movement that even I cannot match!"
"Just an ordinary person. I've already purchased this herb. You shouldn't be chasing me," Lu Fan stated directly, "I don't have time to play with you here. I'll be going!"
"It's not that easy to leave. If you don't leave the herb behind, you won't escape my grasp!" Yun Yiyi smiled.
Lu Fan didn't take it seriously. Let alone this young girl, even a Grandmaster here would not make him fearful.
Watching Lu Fan leave, Yun Yiyi said nothing more. She turned and walked away, her expression filled with dissatisfaction.
Lu Fan, carrying the medicinal herb, strolled leisurely on the main road, not giving much thought to the commotion that had just transpired.
Yun Yiyi left the herb market and went to a pharmacy, calling out to a man inside, "Senior Brother, I was bullied outside, and yet you're still here seeing patients!"
"A patient's condition is paramount!" the middle-aged man replied, "What happened to make Junior Sister Yun so vexed?"
"I found a thousand-year-old herb. It should have great efficacy," Yun Yiyi stated frankly, "If I could obtain it, it might even cure many patients."
"If that's the case, why don't you keep the herb with you?" Li Qing rolled his eyes, "I still have many patients here. After all, this is the third day of the free clinic, and there are four more days to go. I cannot leave casually!"
"I sprinkled tracking powder on him!"
Yun Yiyi stated, "Senior Brother, please accompany me. At the very least, we should snatch that herb back."
"Look at what you're saying. If you bought the herb, how could it be in his hands?" Li Qing said exasperatedly, "You probably want to snatch it, which is why you're acting like this!"
"Senior Brother, you are my Senior Brother!" Yun Yiyi rolled her eyes, "How can you say that about me? If you're not going to help, fine, but when we get back, I'll report this to Master!"
"Forget it, forget it. No matter what, I'm still your Senior Brother," Li Qing said helplessly, "Where is that person? We can discuss it properly!"
"Follow me!" Yun Yiyi quickly smiled, "If discussion were useful, would I have said so much nonsense?"
On the street, Lu Fan was about to return to the Tianfu Courtyard, but just then, a man and a woman appeared before him. The woman was the one he had met at the herb market.
"What a coincidence!" Yun Yiyi clasped her hands, "We meet again!"
"If I'm not mistaken, you must have done something to me," Lu Fan patted the dust off himself, "Otherwise, how would you know my direction!"
"Stop the nonsense. Hand over the herb now, and I'll pay a hundred times the price!" Yun Yiyi stated directly, "If you refuse, you'll lose both the herb and your life!"
"How can I talk to you!" Li Qing glanced over before looking at Lu Fan, "Little brother, my junior sister and I are both doctors. The herb in your hand is of great use to us. We hope you can part with it."
"It seems you've found a helper!" Lu Fan narrowed his eyes, "It seems negotiation won't work today."
"Little brother, please don't misunderstand. We don't mean it that way," Li Qing quickly explained.
"That's right, we do mean it that way," Yun Yiyi said impolitely.
"Since that's the case, why waste words!" Lu Fan brushed his sleeves, "The two of you attacking together are no match for me!"
"Arrogant, too arrogant!" Yun Yiyi looked at Li Qing, "Senior Brother, he's completely looking down on you. Even I can't stand it!"
Li Qing frowned. He was, after all, a peak martial arts expert and practiced both medicine and martial arts. He never expected Lu Fan to be so disrespectful.
"Little brother, I'll remind you again!" Li Qing said, "This herb is of great use to us!"
"No need to say more!" Lu Fan waved his hand, his expression indifferent, "Let's just fight, isn't that more direct?"
Li Qing's expression suddenly changed. Lu Fan's provocation made him extremely displeased.
"Senior Brother, why hesitate? This brat's skills are not weak. Even I might not be able to defeat him," Yun Yiyi said, "So Senior Brother, don't be afraid. Just attack directly."
Li Qing stood frozen for a long time before nodding, "In that case, I won't hold back."
At that very moment, Li Qing unleashed dozens of silver needles from his body, surrounding Lu Fan. However, to avoid harming Lu Fan, he used anesthetic needles. If it were a fight to the death, they would likely be poison needles. Li Qing understood this distinction.
Looking at the silver needles that flew like sharp swords, Lu Fan snorted lightly. He stomped his foot on the ground, causing dozens of stones to fly up, instantly blocking the silver needles and destroying them.
Li Qing stood frozen, utterly incredulous. In all these years, no one had ever been able to do this.
Lu Fan's timely evasion already showed considerable martial arts talent, but the method Lu Fan displayed was unbelievable.
Yun Yiyi stood aside, her face flushed with embarrassment. Li Qing's silver needles had never missed before, but in front of Lu Fan, they were rendered insignificant, leaving them even more bewildered.
"You can control objects?"
As if recalling something, Li Qing looked at Lu Fan. He knew very well that his silver needles flew using his own strength and inertia. But Lu Fan, with a single stomp, could manipulate other objects, which was indicative of everything.
Facing Li Qing's questioning, Lu Fan paid it no mind and didn't even reply, simply leaving.
Li Qing wanted to ask more, but Lu Fan had already disappeared.
"A master, an absolute master!" Li Qing exclaimed, "Have we not provoked immense trouble?"