Best Young Master
Chapter 543 - 484: A Helping Hand, The Girl’s Emotions Stir

Chapter 543: Chapter 484: A Helping Hand, The Girl’s Emotions Stir

Because he knew that Nolan Qi sought revenge, and because he saw Nolan Qi and the others’ car return, Zhang Dasheng ran out from his home, intending to go to Elder Miao’s house to see how things were unfolding. However, before he could get close, he was discovered by the guard dog raised by Elder Miao, which led to the dog barking furiously.

The barking attracted the attention of Elder Miao and Miao Xiuling, who came out of the courtyard and saw Zhang Dasheng. They were about to ask him why he was there when, unperceived, Ye Fan appeared at the entrance of the village, confronting Nolan Xuan and the others.

Then...

They witnessed the scene of Ye Fan killing Nolan Xuan.

This scene deeply shocked them!

"They must have seen it."

With the help of the moonlight, seeing the three of them with a dull look on their faces, Ye Fan’s mind was as clear as a mirror, but he didn’t dwell on it and quickly walked towards them.

At the village entrance, the classmates of Nolan Qi stopped in their tracks, struck by lingering fear when they saw that Ye Fan was no longer making a move. Only after Ye Fan approached Elder Miao and the other two did they come forward to pull Nolan Qi away and carry away Nolan Xuan’s body.

"Xiao... Xiao Fan, are you alright?"

Watching Ye Fan approach, Elder Miao shifted his gaze, steadied his spirit, but still had a hint of shock on his face.

"I’m fine."

Ye Fan shook his head and turned his gaze to Miao Xiuling.

"Big... Big brother, was that Kung Fu you used just now?"

Contrary to Ye Fan’s expectations, Miao Xiuling wasn’t utterly terrified by the previous scene; instead, she seemed curious.

Upon reflection, Ye Fan understood the reason.

Because she was too far away and with her vision, Miao Xiuling couldn’t see clearly the exchange between him and Nolan Xuan. It was even possible that she didn’t know whether Nolan Xuan had been killed, so she wasn’t traumatized.

This gave Ye Fan a sense of relief, and he gently nodded to Miao Xiuling.

Meanwhile, Zhang Dasheng asked in utter fear, "You... you just killed that person, the Nolan Family’s young master Nolan Xuan, didn’t you?"

"Elder Miao, Xiuling, after this disturbance, the Nolan Family’s people probably won’t bother you anymore," Ye Fan said, ignoring Zhang Dasheng, turning to Elder Miao and Miao Xiuling.

In his view, with the deterrence of the Ye Family and Chu Xuanji, the Nolan Family would most likely swallow their broken teeth and not dare make another move.

"Big... Big brother, could you please ask the Nolan Family not to trouble me?" Before Elder Miao and Miao Xiuling could react, Zhang Dasheng recovered from his fright and asked in terror.

Earlier, Ye Fan had only warned Nolan Qi to prevent retaliation against Elder Miao and Miao Xiuling, but he hadn’t said anything about not retaliating against him.

"If you haven’t done anything wrong, what are you afraid of?"

Although Zhang Dasheng hadn’t helped to tyrannize, his previous actions had disgraced Ye Fan, so naturally, he had no interest in dealing with Zhang Dasheng’s life or death.

"Big... Big brother, I’m begging you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dasheng turned pale with fear and made a motion as if to kneel before Ye Fan.

Ye Fan stretched out his hand to stop Zhang Dasheng and casually said, "As long as they don’t retaliate against Elder Miao, they naturally won’t come to settle accounts with you. You’re overthinking it."

"That... that makes sense!"

Hearing Ye Fan’s words, Zhang Dasheng’s eyes rolled around as if the gears in his head had clicked. The anxiety on his face vanished into thin air, and he broke into a smile.

"Thank... Thank you, Xiao Fan!" In contrast, Elder Miao was full of gratitude.

"It was just a small effort, Elder Miao is too kind."

Ye Fan said, and then added, "Now that the threat from the Nolan Family is gone, I won’t stay here—I plan to head into the mountains overnight."

"Ah... Big brother, are you going into the mountains this late? Why don’t you wait until daylight to go?" Miao Xiuling said, insistently trying to convince him, with a hint of reluctance in the eyes she fixed on Ye Fan.

"For me, there’s no difference between entering the mountains during the day or at night," Ye Fan said, smiling. Then, a thought struck him, and he asked, "Xiuling, would you like to go to the big city for school?"

"I would!"

Miao Xiuling almost blurted out without a second thought.

"Then I’ll call a friend in a while, to help transfer your school records to Dong Hai, and you can go to school in Dong Hai."

Although Ye Fan judged that the Nolan Family wouldn’t dare seek revenge, there are always exceptions, and if Miao Xiuling went to school in Dong Hai, it would be absolutely safe. Moreover, by doing so, he could make up for taking advantage of Elder Miao’s Immortal Grass.

"My grandfather..." Miao Xiuling looked at Elder Miao, about to speak again.

"Xiuling, you go to school in Dong Hai by yourself; grandpa will stay here," Elder Miao said, cutting off Miao Xiuling with a bitter smile. He heard Miao Xiuling’s unspoken wish—for him to accompany her to Dong Hai!

Ye Fan’s offer to arrange for Miao Xiuling to study in Dong Hai was already more than Elder Miao could ask for; he didn’t dare to presume that Ye Fan would arrange for him as well.

Moreover, as the saying goes, "fallen leaves return to their roots."

As people age, they wish to return to the place of their birth and growth.

The Miao Family had lived in Changshi Village for generations; it was the root of the Miao Family, and deep down, Elder Miao didn’t want to leave Changshi Village.

"Elder Miao, my friend owns a medicinal company that has a team for gathering herbs. You could join them to collect medicinal herbs, or you could continue practicing medicine," Ye Fan said, having picked up on Miao Xiuling’s hint and offering an alternative with a smile.

For him, helping either Miao Xiuling or Elder Miao was just a simple favor. Why wouldn’t he help?

"Thank you for your kindness, Xiao Fan, but I’ll stay here," Elder Miao replied.

Elder Miao hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head and declined, "I’m used to staying here; I definitely wouldn’t adapt to the big city."

"Alright."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan didn’t insist any further.

Suddenly, Miao Xiu Ling asked again, "Big brother, if I go to Dong Hai, will I be able to see you often?"

"There should be a chance."

Ye Fan nodded with a smile, and then seeing Nolan Qi and the others depart, knew that the trouble had been thoroughly resolved. After a moment of thought, he said, "Elder Miao, Xiu Ling, if nothing unexpected happens, my friend will send someone over tomorrow. I’m going to leave now, see you later!"

As his voice fell, Ye Fan didn’t waste any more words. With a push-off from the ground, he darted towards the mountain behind Changshi Village and instantly disappeared from the sights of Elder Miao, Miao Xiu Ling, and Zhang Dasheng.

"So there really are legendary martial arts experts in this world, it feels like a dream," Zhang Dasheng couldn’t help but exclaim as he watched Ye Fan’s leaving direction.

No one answered.

Miao Xiu Ling still stared motionlessly in the direction where Ye Fan had disappeared, her plain yet charming face filled with yearning.

It seemed as though she was looking forward to meeting Ye Fan again.

"Sigh..."

Seeing this, Elder Miao couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

He could tell his granddaughter was experiencing the dawn of her affections, but in his eyes, Ye Fan and his granddaughter belonged to two different worlds. Even if they had interactions in the future, it was absolutely impossible for them to be together!

Ye Fan was unaware of all this.

After leaving Changshi Village, he identified the direction but didn’t rush on his way. Instead, worried about losing signal in the mountains, he took out his phone and dialed Chu Ji’s number, asking her to help arrange school matters for Miao Xiu Ling.

"Little brat, it’s nearly Ling Tian, and you’re calling me? Don’t you know it’s very immoral to disturb someone’s sweet dreams?"

In a villa at Ao Xiang Villa in Dong Hai, awakened by the vibrating phone from her meditation, Chu Ji picked up and said irritably, "And you’re even worse than disturbing dreams—I was about to breakthrough to the Gang Qi realm, and your call has dispelled my inspiration. Now what should we do about it?"

"Stop it, you’ve just broken through to the Half-step Gang Qi, how could you breakthrough to the Gang Qi realm so quickly?"

Ye Fan didn’t believe her at all. As he knew, the Gang Qi realm was a difficult threshold to cross in the cultivation world, and even one capable of entering it would have to stay at the Half-step Gang Qi for a long time.

"You don’t know anything. For a cultivator, many times, breakthroughs rely on that moment of sudden enlightenment," Chu Ji replied with her face flushed, but righteously continued, "Anyway, I’m keeping a tab on this. If I fail to breakthrough the Half-step Gang Qi realm, it’s on you."

"Xiao Yi, your words could easily lead people to think dirty thoughts," Ye Fan couldn’t help but feel amused and embarrassed.

"Then why don’t you think dirty and show Xiao Yi? Oh no, I meant, why don’t you get hard and show Xiao Yi?" Chu Ji teased.

"—"

Ye Fan, at a loss for words, quickly changed the subject, "I called you this late to ask for a favor."

"If you want something arranged, just say it, what do you need?"

"Here’s the thing..."

As Ye Fan walked, he recounted to Chu Ji everything that had happened since he arrived at Changbai Mountain.

"Nolan Family really is blind, causing trouble for anyone but messing with you, a calamity star!" Chu Ji sounded as if she’d been injected with adrenaline upon hearing about Ye Fan defeating Nolan Xuan, "By the way, how many moves did you use to kill Nolan Xuan? Was it an instant kill?"

"He was much stronger than when we saw him at the auction; he had broken through to the Innate Great Perfection realm..."

"If you can kill even a Half-step Gang Qi realm master, what’s an Innate Great Perfection Stage Martial Artist to you?" Chu Ji interrupted without any patience.

"I didn’t use any magic attacks, just martial arts to fight him, and it took me four moves to defeat him, but I had put on the Black Iron Fist set."

Ye Fan smiled wryly. He had first resisted Nolan Xuan’s ’Water-cutting Saber Technique, Five Waves,’ then used a regular lock to grab Nolan Xuan’s wrist. After being shaken off, he kicked the large saber to force Nolan Xuan back, and finally, followed up with a palm strike that destroyed Nolan Xuan’s Dantian, summing up to four moves.

"Freak!"

Although Chu Ji guessed Ye Fan would still win easily with just martial arts, hearing that he only took four moves still surprised her. She then followed up, "Anyway, what do you need my help with? Don’t tell me you want Xiao Yi to go annihilate the Nolan Family?"

"To be on the safe side, and also as compensation for Elder Miao and Miao Xiu Ling, I want to transfer Xiu Ling’s school enrollment to Dong Hai," Ye Fan replied, perhaps fearing Chu Ji would veer off topic again, he got straight to the point.

"Please rest assured, lord, this servant will definitely handle this matter well," Chu Ji responded in jest, "But, lord, may your servant remind you that your seemingly effortless gesture can completely change that Xiu Ling’s life—are you planning to take another concubine?"

"Screw off!"

Ye Fan cursed without any good humor and then hung up the phone. After discerning his direction, he leaped and dashed into the depths of Changbai Mountain.

In the darkness.

Ye Fan hadn’t noticed that a figure, like a ghostly specter, silently trailed behind him without leaving a trace.

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