"Uncle Ouyang, I'm here to repay your kindness!"
Zhang Xian'er looked excitedly at Ouyang Zhixin, who seemed a bit taken aback. "You and Grandpa Ouyang saved me back then, and my grandfather always said to repay any favor tenfold. I'm here to return the kindness you showed me. Don't worry, I'll do anything you ask."
Her words made Wan Yunting, who stood beside Ouyang Zhixin, chuckle. He found Zhang Xian'er's innocence rather charming.
However, his laughter drew Zhang Xian'er's attention. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly in displeasure. Being direct by nature, she spoke up, "Hey, what are you laughing at? I, Zhang Xian'er, am serious. I'd face any danger for you!"
Wan Yunting was momentarily stunned. Seeing the girl challenge him, he couldn't help but tease, "What if he asked you to get married? Would you do it?"
"Ah, marriage..."
The question made Zhang Xian'er frown deeply. She pouted, her gaze conflicted. After a moment's thought, she seemed to make up her mind and said, "I could get married, I suppose. I'm not from Longhu Mountain anyway. But it would depend on how the person looks. Hmm, if he looked like you, then forget it. I'd rather die than marry someone like you!"
Being pointed at by Zhang Xian'er, Wan Yunting was taken aback and couldn't help but laugh, "Then you'd better kill yourself."
"You..."
Zhang Xian'er's peach blossom eyes widened. She hadn't expected Wan Yunting was just joking.
"Alright."
Ouyang Zhixin, finally reacting, stopped them. He smiled at Zhang Xian'er and said, "Little girl, let's go inside. It's quite cold out here."
"Okay."
Zhang Xian'er was delighted. She had been searching since morning, skipping lunch and not even drinking a sip of water, and had finally waited for Ouyang Zhixin to come out.
Wan Yunting smiled again. Zhang Xian'er noticed and turned to glare at him with her peach blossom eyes. This surprised Wan Yunting. He sensed a natural aura emanating from the young woman!
It seemed she was a practitioner of martial arts, and her cultivation level was not low!
Back in the living room of the villa, Wan Yunting said, "I'll go deliver the medicine to Fanmeng first."
"Okay, Xiao Wan, I'll go with you..."
His mother, Xia Xiangyun, unsure why Ouyang Zhixin had brought a young girl home, accompanied Wan Yunting to their daughter's living quarters in the back...
Standing on the second-floor balcony, Ouyang Fanmeng, wrapped in a thick cotton coat, saw her elder brother Wan Yunting return and waved to him. Wan Yunting waved back. He and his mother entered the villa and went upstairs. Ouyang Fanmeng opened her room door, her eyes full of anticipation as she looked at her elder brother. Wan Yunting took a box out of his bag and opened it. Inside were the twenty-nine Ningxiang Pills refined by Zhang Yansong, emitting a pleasant fragrance that made Ouyang Fanmeng and Xia Xiangyun's eyes light up. "Xiao Wan, are these the Ningxiang Pills?" she asked.
"Yes."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded, taking out a pill for his sister Fanmeng. "Did you eat lunch?" he asked.
"Yes,"
Ouyang Fanmeng nodded. Wan Yunting smiled, "Then take one now. After dinner tonight, you can take the second one. One pill after each meal, three times a day."
"Okay, thank you, Big Brother."
Ouyang Fanmeng took the Ningxiang Pill and unhesitatingly put it in her mouth, biting it open. A faint bitterness mixed with honey sweetness and floral scent instantly filled her mouth, invigorating her. She chewed the pill happily, saying, "It's not bitter, it's sweet."
Wan Yunting handed her the box of Ningxiang Pills and smiled, "These pills contain pure natural honey, so they aren't very bitter. As for their effectiveness, we'll know in a couple of days."
After eating and taking a sip of water, Ouyang Fanmeng nodded and gestured for Wan Yunting and his mother to sit. She then asked with concern, "Big Brother, I heard from Dad that you were assassinated at the Wudang Sect. What happened?"
Looking at his sister's and mother's worried gazes, Wan Yunting smiled and recounted his experiences at Wudang Sect...
Meanwhile, in the living room of the main villa, Zhang Xian'er finally took a sip of water. Ouyang Shenhe, sitting beside her, looked at the girl with a peculiar gaze. He hadn't expected the little girl he had casually saved years ago to have grown up so much. He smiled and said, "Little girl, how is your grandfather doing?"
"Oh, he's doing great."
Setting down her water cup, Zhang Xian'er turned to Ouyang Shenhe and smiled, "My grandpa is still his carefree self, always out fishing, and doesn't care about me at all. If Grandpa Ouyang and Uncle Ouyang hadn't saved me back then, I would have already joined my parents in the afterlife."
Her words made Ouyang Shenhe laugh. He remembered that when they saved her, Zhang Xian'er's parents had already passed away, and the grandfather she mentioned was not her biological grandfather, but her master!
Ouyang Zhixin looked at her disheveled appearance, her robe showing signs of mending, and smiled, "Xian'er, I know you want to repay our kindness, but we don't need you to do anything. You don't have to repay this favor, so why don't you stay in the capital for a couple of days and then go back to take care of your grandfather?"
"No."
Zhang Xian'er immediately stood up, her peach blossom eyes widening. She looked very seriously at Ouyang Zhixin and Ouyang Shenhe, saying, "I went through so much trouble to come here just to repay your kindness. I told you, I'll do anything you ask. And don't let my delicate appearance fool you, I'm actually very capable!"
As she spoke, Zhang Xian'er looked at the large marble coffee table in front of the living room sofa. She unleashed a powerful surge of energy from her right hand and struck the center of the marble coffee table...
*Bang!*
The eight-centimeter-thick marble coffee table instantly shattered into pieces, startling Ouyang Shenhe and Ouyang Zhixin, who stood up. The bodyguards outside also rushed in. Upon seeing the shattered marble coffee table and the mess left by Zhang Xian'er, the professional bodyguards' expressions shifted from shock to bewilderment.
"What a powerful aura!"
Just then, Wan Yunting entered from the back door of the villa and witnessed Zhang Xian'er shattering the marble coffee table with a single palm strike. The potent energy made his eyes gleam. Staring at Zhang Xian'er's somewhat youthful face, he couldn't imagine that such a delicate-looking woman could break such a thick marble coffee table with one palm.
"You practice martial arts too?"
Zhang Xian'er turned her head and glanced at Wan Yunting, seemingly surprised that he could sense her aura change.
Wan Yunting walked over and smiled, "You're in the late stage of Dan Jin, aren't you?"
Zhang Xian'er's peach blossom eyes widened in surprise. She looked at Wan Yunting formally and said, "You can tell my cultivation level, so you must be quite skilled yourself."
"Same as you."
Wan Yunting shrugged and said with a smile.
Seeing his smug expression, Zhang Xian'er rolled her eyes at Wan Yunting with disdain and pouted, "Do you want to fight and see who's stronger?"
Wan Yunting smiled and waved his hand, "No need for a fight. You should pay for my family's coffee table first."
Zhang Xian'er's expression froze. She turned and saw Ouyang Zhixin and Ouyang Shenhe staring intently at her. Zhang Xian'er's pretty face gradually showed an awkward and unnatural smile, "Uncle Ouyang, Grandpa Ouyang, I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to..."
Watching her extreme embarrassment, Wan Yunting, who was enjoying the spectacle, couldn't help but secretly laugh. He found this Zhang Xian'er quite interesting, especially since she was already at the late stage of Dan Jin martial arts at such a young age. She was definitely another martial arts prodigy!
Ouyang Zhixin, having recovered, waved his hand at her. However, he was inwardly astonished. It was hard to imagine such a seemingly frail young girl being able to break such a thick marble coffee table with a single palm. Even professional bodyguards would break their hands trying to do this, let alone break the coffee table itself.
This was the difference between internal and external martial arts!
While some masters of external martial arts could achieve similar feats, it would undoubtedly injure their hands!
But internal martial arts were different. Like Zhang Xian'er now, she could break the marble with a powerful surge of energy, yet she remained unharmed.
A thought struck Ouyang Zhixin, and he said to Zhang Xian'er, "Xian'er, do you really intend to stay?"
"Yes, yes."
Zhang Xian'er nodded her small head frequently, saying awkwardly, "Uncle Ouyang, please let me stay and repay your kindness."
Ouyang Zhixin nodded, then pointed at Wan Yunting and said to her, "Then I'll have you become his bodyguard to protect his safety. Are you willing?"
"Ah, him?" Zhang Xian'er's peach blossom eyes widened. She glanced at Wan Yunting in surprise and said, "Uncle, he seems quite capable. He probably doesn't need my protection. How about I protect you instead?"
Wan Yunting's expression was stunned. He seemed to understand his father's intentions.
Ouyang Zhixin waved his hand and said seriously to Zhang Xian'er, "What I mean is, if his life is in danger, you must use your own life to protect him!"
These words caused Zhang Xian'er's small expression to freeze. Ouyang Zhixin continued, "If you can do it, you can stay. If you refuse, that's fine too. I'll send someone to escort you back to Yingtan Mountain in Jiangxi."
"Uncle Ouyang, I'm willing."
Zhang Xian'er immediately said, "You saved me back then, and I came here to repay your kindness. Uncle Ouyang, don't worry, if he is truly in danger, I will definitely use my life to protect his safety."
"This..."
Wan Yunting, who had regained his composure, wanted to say something, but Ouyang Shenhe said, "Xiao Wan, let this girl stay with you. Having an extra helper will ensure your safety."
At this moment, Duan Yingying came downstairs. Seeing the shattered marble coffee table and hearing Ouyang Zhixin ask Zhang Xian'er to stay with Wan Yunting, Duan Yingying's pretty face immediately turned sullen. She was unhappy.
"Alright."
Wan Yunting thought about it and agreed to let Zhang Xian'er stay with him for a while. Once they found out the identity of the mastermind behind the Quannlong drug trafficking group, he would let Zhang Xian'er leave...