Chapter 9: Nalan: Who Takes a Bath in Broad Daylight?
Lin Fan was dumbfounded as he looked at this new residence!
From the outside alone, the room was already incredibly luxurious—this was a standalone courtyard.
"This is practically comparable to a royal palace!" Lin Fan exclaimed as he admired the vast courtyard.
Brilliant sunlight spilled over the green tiles and red walls, making the entire place look especially majestic and resplendent.
The courtyard floor was entirely paved with Xuanqing Stone!
"No wonder this is the empire's number one sect—this kind of extravagance is impressive!"
When he entered the room, he found it fully equipped, and everything was lined with gold trim.
Even his quilt was woven from top-grade Heavenly Silkworm Silk!
"This is truly grand—this level of treatment must be reserved for big shots in the sect."
After appreciating it for a while, he noticed a large tub placed to the side, clearly meant for bathing.
"Let me try out this Xuanling Jade Marrow Liquid. Since it was given by the system, I shouldn't waste it."
He filled the tub with water and dropped a single drop of the Xuanling Jade Marrow Liquid into it.
Then he stripped completely and jumped in.
Moments later, he felt an indescribable comfort. Soaking in the liquid, it stimulated his skin, making him feel as though someone were giving him a massage!
Soon after, he began to feel a burning heat all over his body; his skin turned red and hot.
But he didn't feel any discomfort—on the contrary, it felt even more soothing than before. Gradually, he fell asleep.
One hour later—
"Hmm?" Lin Fan's eyes snapped open. He felt like he had broken through again!
"I'm directly a Two-Star Dou Zhe now? The excess cultivation power from earlier must've been absorbed to patch me up!" Lin Fan couldn't believe it and quickly checked his physical condition.
He discovered that his skin had become even smoother and more delicate than before.
But he could clearly feel that it wasn't just about looking fairer!
His body's flexibility and the strength of his bones had drastically improved!
"Looks like I underestimated this thing." Lin Fan said with pleasant surprise, "I didn't expect it to give me such a huge boost."
"System, I wrongly blamed you!" Lin Fan immediately apologized to the system.
For the next few days, he stayed inside the room and didn't go out. Whenever he had free time, he soaked in the Xuanling Jade Marrow Liquid.
This morning, Lin Fan was happily enjoying his bath.
But just then, the tightly shut door was suddenly opened!
Lin Fan looked toward the doorway and saw Nalan Yanran standing there.
He was instantly stunned.
"Ah!"
What followed was a sharp, ear-piercing scream.
"You pervert!" Nalan Yanran quickly turned around, her face filled with panic, blushing as red as an apple!
Seeing this, Lin Fan climbed out of the tub slowly and calmly, wrapping his clothes around himself.
In his heart, he muttered: "This is the pinnacle of awkward—awkwardness itself came to knock on my door!"
"I'm a pervert?" Lin Fan said, speechless. "This is my room. You barged in without permission. How am I the pervert here?"
"How was I supposed to know you were bathing inside?" Nalan Yanran argued. "Who takes a bath in broad daylight?"
Lin Fan was even more speechless and said, "This is my room. I can bathe whenever I want. What does that have to do with you?"
"I don't care. It's your fault—you're being a pervert!" Nalan Yanran, clearly realizing she was in the wrong, was panicking and talking nonsense.
"You don't care? Fine. You saw everything. I'm the one at a loss here, not you." Lin Fan saw she was flustered and couldn't be bothered to argue further.
"You're still a pervert!" Nalan Yanran huffed angrily. "Who bathes in the middle of the day for no reason?"
"Well then," Lin Fan replied, exasperated, "I guess I'll have to tell my senior sister that you peeked on me while I was bathing!"
"Not only will I tell my senior sister, I'll let everyone in Yunlan Sect know! That our sect leader's personal disciple shamelessly spied on her martial uncle in the bath!"
"Ah! You can't!" Nalan Yanran panicked immediately.
If word got out, how would I show my face again?
"If you dare say anything, you're finished!" Nalan Yanran threatened.
But Nalan Yanran was too prideful a person to say something like that—she was incredibly arrogant.
Lin Fan couldn't be bothered to argue any longer. He turned to her and asked, "All right, so why are you here looking for me?"
"Master Ancestor has something to discuss with you. He asked me to fetch you," Nalan Yanran replied with visible displeasure.
In truth, Nalan Yanran was extremely reluctant to come get Lin Fan. Originally, she was the number one genius of Yunlan Sect. But now, Lin Fan had snatched that title.
Even her own grandmaster had accepted him as a disciple.
As someone exceedingly proud and confident, she couldn't accept this.
She even felt some resentment toward Lin Fan. So what if he caused some heaven-and-earth phenomenon? Her master accepting him was one thing—but why did even her grandmaster have to do so?
It bruised her ego deeply.
Lin Fan thought to himself, it must be something important if they had to send Nalan Yanran to fetch me. Better head over quickly.
"What are you still standing there for? Let's go!" Lin Fan urged when he saw Nalan Yanran still standing there dazed.
Nalan Yanran shot him a glare and followed.
.…
The two arrived at Yun San's private courtyard.
Upon entering, they saw Sect Master Yun Yun was also there.
Seeing Lin Fan and Nalan Yanran arrive, Yun San asked, "Yun Yun, the sect-wide tournament is in a few days—do you have a candidate in mind?"
"I already have one," Yun Yun replied.
"Reserve a spot," Yun San said, then turned to Lin Fan, "I plan to have you participate as well."
"Huh?"
"What?"
Both Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran looked at Yun San in shock.