Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 240: You Really Hold Things Up

Chapter 240: Chapter 240: You Really Hold Things Up

About half an hour later.

Ni Yan and Lin Fan exited the ghost cave one after the other.

"Holy Maiden, you have come out!"

Seeing the Holy Maiden escape smoothly.

Several guards hurriedly gathered around.

"Hmm!"

At this moment, Ni Yan had already lost the fiery enthusiasm she had before.

She reverted once again to her ice-cold demeanor.

She just glanced at Zhao Jiaqi, who stood at the entrance of the cave.

"I know you’re shy, so no need to say thank you, this is all my duty."

Zhao Jiaqi, with hands on her hips, looked at Ni Yan with a smug face.

But the other party indeed did not say a single word more.

With a push of her feet, she leaped directly toward the Holy Maiden Hall.

She disappeared after a few movements.

"I knew you were shy!"

After sticking out her tongue, Zhao Jiaqi finally turned around, "She’s shy, but you’re not, tell me, how do you plan to thank me, your lifesaver?"

"Do you believe I really want to kill you right now."

Lin Fan rolled his eyes.

Just a moment ago, he had been just a little away from unleashing a full attack.

"Hey, are you sick? I’m the lifesaver for both of you. If it wasn’t for my Guiding Skill, you two would never have made it out of the ghost cave in your lifetimes. She may be heartless, but how can you be so ungrateful!"

Zhao Jiaqi immediately followed him.

Lin Fan was simply biting the hand that feeds him.

"Don’t you feel that Ni Yan isn’t just trying hard to suppress emotion, but because of excessive suppression, her personality has even become twisted? I really doubt now whether she suffers from some psychological illness."

Looking at the distant majestic Holy Maiden Hall, Lin Fan’s eyes held a complex expression.

Ever since that leading flame had appeared, she had not spoken a word to him.

Through the journey, she hadn’t even turned her head back.

This was completely opposite to her fiery enthusiasm earlier.

"Living every day in such a sunless, ghostly place, it would be strange not to have psychological illness. Every year, there are dozens of suicides alone, so my master has always wanted to find a light of its own for Sky Cave Village, even a little bit would be enough."

Zhao Jiaqi stood next to Lin Fan, craning her neck to look at the ceiling of the cavernous dome.

This veil of darkness could even open up a little bit of light.

It would transform the old appearance of Sky Cave Village.

"Are you suggesting there’s also a hole in the ceiling of the cave?"

Lin Fan also raised his head following her gaze.

But where his eyes could reach, there was only darkness and the massive stalactites.

"Of course there is, but unfortunately my master exhausted her life and still didn’t find it. It was also her last unfulfilled desire before she passed away, so I’ve put almost all my efforts into mastering the Guiding Skill. Sooner or later one day, I’ll find the weak spot on this cave’s ceiling, blow open a big hole, and let the people of Sky Cave Village see the sky outside too."

Everyone has their own obsession.

Despite Zhao Jiaqi’s quirky temperament ordinarily,

she also harbored her own unique wishes.

"Alright, I might be able to help you with this."

Lin Fan looked into the endless darkness.

He began to scheme in his mind.

"You help me? What can you help me with, do you know Gold Division and Positioning, or the Dragon Seeking Skill?"

Zhao Jiaqi disdainfully rolled her eyes at Lin Fan.

Even the novice disciple of the prominent Banshan Taoist didn’t have that capability.

A mere traditional medicine practitioner daring to boast here.

"Don’t underestimate my abilities. I broke your formation, didn’t I? Don’t forget my Zhu You Skill, which is the master of all methods. I’ll go back and think carefully if there’s anything about locating and positioning."

Lin Fan certainly had his own ideas.

But the Zhu You Skill was indeed too vast.

It was impossible for him to come up with a method right away.

"Alright, just go back and think it over slowly."

Zhao Jiaqi naturally didn’t believe Lin Fan’s words.

"We should get going too. You two have delayed us, and Qi Qi is probably getting anxious."

"Exactly, that girl probably won’t let it go until she sees me return. I just hope the food isn’t too awful."

Lin Fan rubbed his head with a bitter smile.

Thinking of Qi Qi’s expectant little eyes.

He really couldn’t bear to refuse.

"Don’t worry, she’s so dedicated to cooking, it can’t taste that bad. You’re lucky to have such a great girl like you, just secretly rejoice. I really don’t understand what Qi Qi sees in you?"

Zhao Jiaqi rolled her eyes.

"Of course, it’s my irresistible charm that just can’t be contained."

Lin Fan smoothed his hair as he spoke.

"Get lost, have some shame will you!"

The two of them joked and laughed all the way as they walked toward the exit.

And just as they were passing the plaza in front of the Holy Maiden Hall.

There stood Zheng Tianxiang.

"Lin, where have you been? I asked many people, and no one knew where you had gone."

Upon seeing Lin Fan, Zheng Tianxiang quickly walked over.

"Mr. Zheng, didn’t we agree to meet up later? You’re in such a hurry to find me; don’t tell me those four groups are bullying you again?"

Lin Fan looked curiously at Zheng Tianxiang.

"No, no, with Lin’s face, they wouldn’t dare make trouble even if they were given ten times the courage."

Zheng Tianxiang laughed and handed Lin Fan a black bag: "Lin, after you left, a pair of Luminous Pearls came up. I thought the price and quality were good, so I spent fifty million to buy them for you."

"What’s this for? Wasn’t that money I helped you get back? Just treat me to a meal; why buy such expensive stuff? Besides, I’m a rough guy, what use do I have for a broken pearl?"

Lin Fan didn’t reach out to take it.

After all, fifty million meant nothing to him.

"It might be useless to you, but tomorrow is Mr. Zhou Zhou Weimin’s eightieth birthday, and this gift would be more than appropriate."

Mr. Zheng was truly an old hand at this.

Accepting this fifty million would mean he owed Lin Fan a huge favor.

But refusing it would be like not giving him face.

Not accepting his kindness.

So, whether to accept or not was a dilemma.

After all, fifty million wasn’t a lot of money for him.

Without the provocations from the other four groups, the money he’d save in the future was astronomical.

So all things considered, this act of following through with kindness was definitely the most cost-effective.

"Wow, giving such a valuable gift to the old master, isn’t that too expensive?"

Lin Fan naturally guessed Zheng Tianxiang’s thoughts.

Given that, he still took the bag.

He casually took out one piece and handed it to Zhao Jiaqi.

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Jiaqi was taken aback.

She looked puzzled at the Luminous Pearl in Lin Fan’s hand.

Being able to catch Zheng Tianxiang’s eye, it naturally wasn’t something common.

"Although it’s nice, the gift is too heavy. If I gave it all to the old master, I’m afraid he might think I have ulterior motives. Anyway, this pearl was originally obtained by mortgaging you, after being my wife for a day, consider it wear and tear fees."

Lin Fan said while stuffing the pearl into Zhao Jiaqi’s hand.

"What do you mean by wear and tear fees!"

Zhao Jiaqi, who hadn’t caught on immediately, looked confused at Lin Fan.

But soon, she understood.

"You scoundrel, you’re never serious. I should have locked you up in the ghost cave!"

"The days locked up in there, thinking about it, were actually not too bad!"