“Huff…huff…” Wun Siu Lan panted. Her chest undulated erratically and her breathing was very disorderly. Her forehead was covered in sweat and her eyes were half-shut from fatigue as she said, “Grandpa, I don’t feel so good…”
The great elder stood by Wun Siu Lan’s side and wiped off her sweat with his sleeve. He stroked her across the head as he said, “Don’t worry, brat, grandpa is here for you. Let’s go look for your dad.”
“Mm,” Wun Siu Lan couldn’t reply with words and could only grunt in response. The energy swords were dispelled and the great elder caught Wun Siu Lan with his agile reflexes. He turned to leave with her in his arms. The great elder didn’t care for Wun Fan as he remained in midair, screaming and grunting. He left without ever looking back.
Wun Fan suddenly shouted in his mind, “Old Lei!”
“Got it,” Old Lei replied simply. Soul energy surged from within the ring and green flames started burning from Wun Fan’s thumb, “Emperor Shennong’s Flame!”
The green flame burned everything it came into contact with and the dozens of energy swords were reduced to nothing. Wun Fan’s body fell and he landed perfectly on the ground!
What he didn’t expect was a loud snapping sound of dislocation coming from his knees. Pain immediately overwhelmed Wun Fan. He forgot that his body was nearly fifty kilograms heavier than usual. His knees couldn’t endure this tremendous weight dropping all at once.
“Ooh…” The energy sword on Wun Fan’s face had yet to dissipate. He couldn’t scream and the best he could do was pull out the grass around him to vent.
“Idiot…” Green flames spread from his face, burning away the last energy sword. Wun Fan could finally scream out loud now. He rubbed his knees for a while before taking a deep breath. He put strength into his hands and snapped the knees back into their proper place. He then channelled aether towards his knees to mend the injury.
Old Lei was speechless. Wun Fan was literally inflicting pain on himself.
Wun Fan stood up and shook his leg. His mobility didn’t seem to be affected too much, so he started walking toward the door. However, Old Lei stopped him, “Withdraw the green flames.”
‘Wun Fan’ walked forward and waved his hand, absorbing all the green flames hovering in the air back into the ring. The aether in the air settled down once more and Wun Fan finally left the room.290Please respect copyright.PENANA3Hvtl7foQB
The great elder arrived at the meeting hall with Wun Fan to look for Wun Ching Yeung. Upon seeing each other, both of them said in unison, “I was looking for you!”
“Let me go first, great elder, I have something to discuss with you,” Wun Ching Yeung held the invitation in his hands with a restless expression.
“Let me go first, Yeung, it’s about Siu Lan,” the great elder had a solemn look on his face. Wun Ching Yeung had never seen the great elder with an expression like that. It seemed like it was a very important matter. It was only now that he realized that the great elder had come here with Wun Siu Lan in his arms. It seemed like he had been blinded by his own restlessness.
“What’s wrong with Siu Lan?” Wun Ching Yeung looked at Wun Siu Lan after hearing the great elder’s words. He immediately became anxious when she saw her pale complexion. Wun Ching Yeung truly had a hard time being a parent. His own son was far away in the capital, with hardly any news coming back. Meanwhile, back in Green Sea Town, he still had to worry about Wun Fan and Wun Siu Lan.
Wun Fan was a boy with exceptional talent, personality, education, and etiquette, but his martial power was stuck at a certain level for an unknown reason. He had only just recovered and immediately injured his meridians. Wun Siu Lan was pretty, intelligent, bright, and had extraordinary martial talent. Yet, she was troubled by the discolorations on her face. Now, she was even experiencing some sort of condition similar to ‘faltering’.
Odd things were constantly happening to the two children. As their adoptive father, Wun Ching Yeung was already doing his best and giving all that he could.
Wun Ching Yeung placed a hand on Wun Siu Lan’s pulse after hearing the great elder’s description. Soul energy entered her body through his fingers and he discovered that the condition of Siu Lan’s body was truly not ideal. Concern showed very clearly on his face.
“I’ll be fine, dad,” Wun Siu Lan put on a forced smile. Her mental state was affected and her emotions were very unstable. Smiling at Wun Ching Yeung alone took a lot of effort from her.
“Siu Lan…” Wun Ching Yeung gently stroked her head and caressed her forehead. He then rubbed his ring and took out a bottle. He took a pill out of the bottle and put it in her mouth, “Try this Clear Mind Pill. You took it back when you awakened your martial soul as well.”
Wun Siu Lan swallowed it and the great elder placed her on the ground. She sat cross-legged and started disgesting and absorbing the pill’s power. The frown on her face relaxed considerably.
At a glance, it seemed like the pill was very effective.
Wun Ching Yeung was not relieved to see this. In fact, his worry only grew. The Clear Mind Pill was indeed meant to clear one’s mind, but in truth, it was developed to be used by martial artists experiencing ‘faltering’. Typically, the pill would be able to help clear the mind of an individual experiencing turbulent emotions caused by ‘faltering’.
Was Wun Siu Lan experiencing ‘faltering’ again?
Wun Ching Yeung was frustrated by this strange situation. He could only arrange for Wun Siu Lan to remain in a quiet room to rest for the moment. He then instructed the third elder to arrange for guards to watch over her room. No one was to approach the room without the clan master’s orders.
After sending Wun Siu Lan away, Wun Ching Yeung discussed the invitation with the great elder.
“Is it Thousand Relics Auctions?” the great elder knew what Wun Ching Yeung wanted after reading the invitation carefully. He asked directly, “Do you have enough money?”
Wun Ching Yeung looked worried, “I don’t have a lot of private funds on hand. Maybe around four thousand gold coins. If necessary, it’s not like I can’t borrow from the clan’s funds, but that would definitely be giving people another reason to talk about Fan.”
The great elder snapped his fingers and pulled out a stack of notes. He smiled as he said, “I’m old. There’s not much point in saving all this money. Take this money. It’s worth about ten thousand gold coins. Save what’s left in case you need it for anything else.”
“Great elder…” Wun Ching Yeung was moved. He had only wanted to borrow a few thousand gold coins from the great elder. He didn’t expect him to just give him ten thousand. It was very generous of him.
“I won’t say anything more. I have always thought of Fan and Siu Lan as my own grandchildren. I watched them grow from babies to what they are now. I would not be able to sleep if anything happened to them either,” the great elder said with a loving expression. He remembered what Siu Lan and Wun Fan were like as kids. Siu Lan was always trying to get him to spoil her, while Wun Fan was always bickering with him. It made his senior years much more colorful than it had any right to be.
They were just like proper grandchildren to him.
Wun Ching Yeung didn’t say anything else when he heard this. He packed his things and prepared to leave. He took the invitation and walked towards the doors. He didn’t need the great elder to remind him; he would be on the lookout for any pills that would be suitable for Siu Lan’s condition.
Wun Fan left the Wun Clan a step ahead of Wun Ching Yeung. He found a quiet corner after exiting the clan and put on black hooded robes to hide his identity. He already asked Chan Chi Yuet about this yesterday. Many people did this during the auctions. They would hide their faces with masks or hoods and keep their identities a secret.
After all, the auction house was always selling expensive items. It would be bad if your identity was discovered and someone tried to rob you. That was why entrance into the auction house was granted based on the documents you had, not on your appearance.
That was also why Chan Chi Yuet had prepared a medallion for Wun Fan to identify himself. That said, Wun Fan was only one and a half meters tall. He looked a little short after putting on the black robes. It was a bizarre and odd sight.
However, Wun Fan didn’t mind. After all, no one could recognize him while he had the robes in. He didn’t care if people were to look at him.290Please respect copyright.PENANAjmvOtMc5Ny