Ye Fan's courtyard.
After Liang Rujing finished explaining the visitors' intentions, Ye Fan frowned slightly.
He was a bit displeased by their arrival.
A bunch of Dan Zha!
They almost killed my granddaughter!
But since he couldn't hit a smiling face, he couldn't just kick them out.
Never mind.
For his granddaughter's sake, he wouldn't argue with them.
As for the gifts from Old Man Wang and the others, Ye Fan had them piled up in an empty room at their leisure.
Old Man Wang and the others had planned meticulously.
They would start by eating and chatting, and when the atmosphere was right, they would try to probe him.
However, as soon as they took a bite of food, all their plans went out the window...
My goodness!
Little Rujing had said on the way that Ye Fan's cooking was delicious, but he never expected it to be this delicious!
This deliciousness...
It was simply too enjoyable!
Plans could wait, the priority was eating, eating.
As the host, Ye Fan would be most respected if they ate heartily!
When Ye Fan was happy, wouldn't their relationship naturally grow closer?
Seeing the old men eating so enthusiastically, Liang Rujing suddenly regretted bringing them...
It seemed a bit embarrassing...
The Second Elder and Master Xie Yan pondered for a moment, then pushed two plates of food towards Old Man Wang.
Since they were being hosted by Ye Fan, they must be Ye Fan's friends.
Ye Fan's friends were their friends.
Seeing these friends eating like this, they must be very hungry.
It was even possible that they hadn't eaten for days.
Although this might mean they wouldn't get enough to eat themselves, it was more important for good friends to eat their fill first.
"Thank you." Old Man Wang stopped his chopsticks and thanked them.
At the same time, he felt a little embarrassed.
It seemed his earlier behavior was a bit impolite...
With this thought, Old Man Wang looked up and thanked the Second Elder.
Then he turned his head and smiled at Master Xie Yan, who was next to the Second Elder.
Seeing Old Man Wang look at him, Master Xie Yan showed a kind smile.
The Second Elder had once said that a friendly smile could not only improve relations with patients but was also a way for friends to express their affection.
Since these people were Ye Fan's friends, they were his friends too.
One must smile to show goodwill towards friends.
Old Man Wang's gaze met Master Xie Yan's.
Previously, Old Man Wang was solely focused on how to build a relationship with Ye Fan, and then he kept his head down eating.
Therefore, he hadn't paid attention to Master Xie Yan at all.
This was the first time he saw Master Xie Yan's face properly.
Master Xie Yan's face was smiling at him...
His left eyeball darted around at an irregular frequency, faintly emitting a trace of red light...
His mouth formed an 's' shape when he smiled...
Old Man Wang felt a chill run down his spine...
"Eat more if you like it," Master Xie Yan gestured with a smile. "Ye Fan's cooking is very delicious. The Second Elder and I both like it very much."
"The little princess likes it too." Master Xie Yan then turned his body and glanced at Liang Rujing before adding.
"...Thank you..."
Old Man Wang quickly lowered his head, not daring to meet his gaze again...
Until the meal was over, Old Man Wang and the others couldn't speak a word.
The others were too busy eating delicious food and forgot.
Old Man Wang was too scared...
Having missed the best opportunity to build rapport, they could only look for another chance later.
However, after they finished eating, they did not leave in a hurry, but thanked Ye Fan profusely.
They thanked him for solving their problems and said Ye Fan was welcome to visit them anytime.
In short, they said all the pleasant things.
After all, leaving immediately after a meal would make people think they had come just for the free food.
Ye Fan's annoyance grew.
I can tolerate you freeloading, but why are you still talking endlessly?
If you truly want to express gratitude, at least show some practical action!
Don't you see all these bowls and plates on the table that haven't been washed?
In contrast, Master Xie Yan and the Second Elder were much more relaxed.
They had gone out after eating and were probably squatting in the courtyard playing with ants right now...
After about fifteen minutes of incessant chatter, the group finally left.
Out of politeness, Ye Fan still saw them out.
As Ye Fan had expected, the two elders were indeed squatting in the courtyard playing with ants.
"Second Elder, the effect of this Seventh-Grade Qi Severing Pill doesn't seem to be very good," Master Xie Yan grumbled. "Why don't we try an Eighth-Grade pill?"
"But we don't have the medicinal ingredients to refine an Eighth-Grade pill right now?" the Second Elder said with some difficulty. "It's not very good to keep spending Old Hua Ye Fan's money."
"How about this?" the Second Elder pondered. "I'll refine a batch of pills tomorrow and sell them. With the money, we can buy medicinal ingredients to refine Eighth-Grade pills."
Hearing this, Ye Fan stumbled...
Stop your dangerous thoughts at once!
Are the pills you refine fit for normal consumption?!
"Second Elder," Ye Fan quickly walked over. "Just tell me what you want to buy, we're not short of money!"
The Second Elder stood up.
He first rotated his body, then his neck.
Then he continued to rotate his body, then his neck...
After repeatedly strange rotations, the Second Elder finally turned around completely.
"Ye Fan, this isn't very good," the Second Elder said sheepishly, scratching his head. "Actually, I can earn money by refining pills too, I can't keep spending your money."
The Second Elder felt that since he could earn money by refining pills, there was no need to trouble Ye Fan anymore.
The relationship between friends should be pure and not be corrupted by money.
"Second Elder!" Ye Fan said with a serious expression. "Don't worry, we're truly not short of money!"
He had to dispel the Second Elder's terrifying idea, otherwise the consequences would be dire!
It was possible that the imperial city would suddenly have a large number of new Second Elders and Master Xie Yans, and then he would really have to consider opening a Qing Shan Hospital...
This was practically a mental illness manufacturing machine...
As Ye Fan argued with the Second Elder, Old Man Wang and the others also frowned inwardly.
It was mainly the words of the Second Elder and Master Xie Yan that displeased them.
Seventh-Grade pills?
Eighth-Grade pills?
Do you think they are candy sold on the street?
Currently, even Sixth-Grade pill formulas are not complete in the cultivation world. Are you two boasting a bit too much?
Furthermore, are the medicinal ingredients for refining Seventh-Grade and Eighth-Grade pills something that money can buy?
With this thought, they looked at the Second Elder with disdain.
Except for Old Man Wang, everyone else was too busy eating the delicious food.
They only had a vague impression of these two elders in Ye Fan's house.
They remembered seeing two people, but they had no idea what they looked like.
Coincidentally, Master Xie Yan also stood up at this moment, and was slowly turning around.
First his body, then his neck, repeating this cycle...
For some reason, these people suddenly felt that the temperature around them seemed to have dropped a bit.
Not long after, Master Xie Yan turned around completely.
Seeing so many people looking at him, Master Xie Yan smiled shyly.
This smile was not insignificant.
Everyone except Old Man Wang instantly felt the surroundings become colder...
Their bodies couldn't help but shiver...
Old Man Wang had no reaction because he wasn't looking in their direction at all...
"Actually, Grandpa Xie Yan is a very nice person," Liang Rujing explained softly. "He just looks a little scary, you'll get used to it if you see him more often."
The crowd nodded in unison.
Mm!
We know!
Don't ask us how we know.
We'll just say we know.
However, knowing is knowing.
But we still couldn't help but get goosebumps.
Also.
We absolutely don't want to be familiar with him!
Absolutely not!
We could swear an oath that we don't want to!
At least at this moment, they firmly believed this...
At the same time, a kind of irresistible law was silently taking shape...
The crowd forced themselves to smile at Master Xie Yan, then quickly averted their gaze, not daring to meet his eyes again.
Then their gazes fell on Master Xie Yan's hand.
Master Xie Yan was holding half a pill in his hand.
It was called half a pill because it looked like a part of the pill had been broken off.
The pill itself emitted a faint green glow, and a faint, exotic fragrance drifted through the air.
Huh?
What kind of pill is this?