"You... how can your wooden sword... kill people?" The monk looked at Lu Fan's wooden sword with a ferocious expression, disbelief etched on his face. His own two killing swords had been easily grasped in his hand, so how had this happened?
"Hmph! I'm not killing you, I'm saving you! Go! Since the secular world is so wicked, why do you insist on being trapped within it? You are now free." Lu Fan released the wooden sword in his hand and said calmly.
"Master..."
"Xiao Fan..."
Duanmuxiu and Wang Yan beside him were stunned. This monk was no ordinary person; neither of them was confident they could stop him. Yet, he had fallen to Lu Fan, who hadn't even learned a single sword technique. It had only taken two moves.
"My little master's swordsmanship is so formidable, learning one move is enough to kill! Killing is simple!" Lu Fan smiled faintly. Suddenly, he reached out and dragged the monk's body towards the courtyard exit.
"Xiao Fan... that wooden sword!" Wang Yan suddenly shouted.
"It's tainted with malevolent energy, I don't need it anymore. I'll make another one later." Lu Fan waved his hand, and suddenly his second senior sister rushed over. Lu Fan, carrying the monk, rode on his second senior sister's back and headed towards the large mountain behind the villa.
"You... you... why didn't you pull out the wooden sword?" The monk, being dragged like that, his shoes flying off, looked at Lu Fan with an unwilling expression and asked.
"If I pulled out the wooden sword, wouldn't you just run away? Hmph! I can make many more wooden swords." A cold smile flickered across Lu Fan's lips.
"You... you..." A look of horror suddenly appeared on the monk's face.
"Hmph! What do you mean 'you'? You shouldn't have come looking for me. It's too late. Do you see?" Lu Fan suddenly pulled the monk up and pointed at the mountain ahead, asking.
"The Seventy-Two Earth Fiend Formation!" The monk's face was filled with terror, his legs went weak.
"The Seventy-Two Earth Fiend Formation requires seventy-two formation eyes. You are the first, but not the last." Lu Fan said calmly.
...
Inside the villa, Wang Yan and Duanmuxiu were still trying to process what had happened. Beside them, Lu Fan was calmly whittling a piece of wood.
"Xiao Fan! Have you remembered something?" Wang Yan walked over and asked softly.
"Aren't we living quite well now? Why do you all insist on making me remember something?" Lu Fan suddenly asked.
"Uh...!" Wang Yan was stunned. Yes, wasn't their current life quite good? Ordinary, being with the person they loved every day. Wasn't that good?
"Alright! I'll go cook!" Wang Yan turned and went to prepare the meal.
"Master! How did you do it?" Duanmuxiu suddenly walked over, her gaze fixed on Lu Fan's eyes, and asked earnestly.
"Perhaps... killing is very simple! One move is enough. Or perhaps, what truly kills isn't the sword!" Lu Fan said lightly.
"What truly kills isn't the sword!?" Duanmuxiu was taken aback. She suddenly sat cross-legged beside Lu Fan and instantly entered a state of enlightenment.
"Dad! I'm back!" At this moment, Zhao Rongrong and Lu Changfu returned from picking up their grandson from school. Lu Chenglong ran towards Lu Fan as soon as he entered the courtyard.
"Good boy! Tell me, what good deeds did you do at school today?" Lu Fan smiled slightly and said.
"I... I helped the teacher wipe the blackboard! I also... I also bought snacks for a classmate." Lu Chenglong said earnestly.
"Tsk! Was it a little girl?" Lu Fan pouted and said.
"Mhm, yes!" Lu Chenglong immediately covered his mouth and nodded shyly.
"This is you trying to please that little girl, it doesn't count!" Lu Fan shook his head and said.
"It counts, it's... it's that the little girl wanted to eat, and didn't have money to buy it. That's why I helped her." Lu Chenglong pouted and said earnestly.
"If others are greedy for food, you buy it for them. What if others want more, better things? Will you buy them? For example, if she wants pretty clothes, wants a nice car, wants to live in a beautiful house!" Lu Fan asked with a smile.
"Then... then I won't buy it for her." Lu Chenglong thought for a moment and said.
"Mhm! You can eat together, drink together, play together. But you mustn't encourage bad habits in others. Do you understand?" Lu Fan said.
"I... I'm not playing with you anymore. I'm still a child. I don't need to understand so much." Lu Chenglong said, then turned and ran off.
"Xiao Fan! Why are you saying all this to a child like him? You... you haven't...?" Wang Yan immediately looked at Lu Fan with suspicion. This kid hadn't been home for years, he couldn't have been messing around outside and couldn't get rid of it, could he?
"Ah... Second Senior Sister? Where did Second Senior Sister go? I'll go look for her." Lu Fan quickly stood up and fled.
"Hmph! He must have a guilty conscience!" Wang Yan pouted and turned into the villa.
Lu Fan left the villa and ambled towards the village. There were many tourists in the village, coming and going from morning till night. The villagers were all busy with their businesses, and they only nodded when they saw Lu Fan, as a greeting.
Lu Fan appeared bored, looking around.
"Brother Xiao Fan!" A voice suddenly called out.
Lu Fan looked over and saw Wang Yajie walking towards him, with a handsome young man beside her.
"Sister Yajie!" Lu Fan nodded.
"Brother Xiao Fan! This is my boyfriend, Chen Haonan! We are university classmates. He's also an employee of our company now." Wang Yajie said, her face slightly flushed.
"Oh! Hello!" Lu Fan immediately extended his hand.
However, Chen Haonan didn't seem inclined to shake Lu Fan's hand. He turned his face away and looked to the side. Lu Fan awkwardly withdrew his hand.
"Haonan! Brother Xiao Fan is a benefactor to our family. Without him, our family wouldn't be where it is today, and neither would I." Wang Yajie said, clearly displeased.
"Hmph! So what? He's nothing now! The company has nothing to do with him anymore." Chen Haonan said with a curl of his lip.
"Yajie! You go be busy, I'll just walk around!" Lu Fan shook his head slightly and turned to leave.
"Chen Haonan! How can you be like this? Brother Xiao Fan is my benefactor. Without him, I wouldn't even have been able to go to university." Wang Yajie said angrily to Chen Haonan.
"Tsk! Do you have to remember someone's kindness for a lifetime? Aren't you tired? Do you perhaps like him?" Chen Haonan suddenly glared at Wang Yajie and shouted.
"You... Chen Haonan, I never thought you were this kind of person. Let's break up! We're not compatible." Wang Yajie said indignantly.
"What? You want to break up with me?" A flash of anger suddenly appeared in Chen Haonan's eyes. He took a step forward and grabbed Wang Yajie's hair.