NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 121: Little Brick, Hang On!
After Luo Rong left, Feng Fan suddenly slapped his forehead as he remembered something important.
"Ah! The mysterious plate I bought at the Golden Horizon Trade Alliance's auction!"
He had been so busy that he hadn't had a chance to examine it the day he acquired it, and over time, it had completely slipped his mind. Now, with four months of solitude ahead of him, it felt like the perfect opportunity to finally uncover its secrets.
He retrieved the Suppression Relic and the mysterious plate from his space ring, holding one in each hand.
The moment they emerged, both objects began to hum and tremble slightly, as if alive. The only thing keeping them apart was the firm grip he had on each. Otherwise, they seemed ready to fly toward one another, like two lovers reunited after weeks of separation.
"This had better be worth it. I sacrificed my dignity for this!" Feng Fan muttered, recalling the high price he had paid.
Feng Fan observed them both for a breath of time, then released the grip on them.
The Suppression Relic and the mysterious plate flew toward each other. The plate bent in mid-air, right in front of him, then was absorbed by the Suppression Relic.
After the fusion, no visible changes appeared on the Suppression Relic. Feng Fan moved his arm and gripped it with his left hand, trying to sense anything different.
Soon, a bad feeling washed over him. He couldn't feel the Suppression Relic anymore!
"What happened?! I can still feel the connection, but..." Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire
Panic crept into his voice as he tried activating his weapon-enlarging technique. Nothing happened.
Frowning, he focused his consciousness, attempting to enter the Suppression Relic. It was no use. He couldn't connect with its inner space anymore. Desperate, he infused it with spiritual qi, but the relic remained unresponsive.
Confusion and frustration churned within him. "Little Brick, hang on! Don't abandon me!"
Feng Fan knew that without the Suppression Relic, his combat power would drop by at least half!
A storm of emotions swept over him, making him feel like he had gone through the five stages of grief in mere seconds.
"Alright, no point in wasting time overthinking this. It's only temporary. Little Brick would never abandon me!" Feng Fan declared, his voice firm as he tried to lift his spirits.
With a sigh, he placed the Suppression Relic back into his space ring and decided to focus on cultivating. Right now, it was the only thing he could do.
Just as Feng Fan was about to resume his cultivation, a knock echoed from the door.
'Who could that be?' he wondered, frowning slightly. 'It couldn't be Luo Rong, she wouldn't bother knocking at her own abode.'
Feng Fan descended the stairs and opened the door, the moment he did, a voice came out from the other side.
"Junior Sister, I came to—" The voice trailed off when the woman, expecting to see her senior sister, instead found a man standing there.
She was petite and graceful, her warmth radiating through her presence.
Her hands instinctively covered her mouth as her eyes widened in surprise. "A-Are you... Senior Sister's lover?"
Feng Fan gave her a puzzled look. 'Why is she jumping to conclusions so quickly?'
"No," he replied honestly, "I'm just a friend. I'll be staying here for the next few months."
"F-Friend?!" The woman asked, her voice filled with doubt.
'What kind of friend stays for four months with her? Eating the same meals... Sleeping in the same bed... Sharing showers…' Her thoughts raced, and she couldn't help but make a bold connection, remembering the K-dramas she'd watched.
Feng Fan, hearing her thoughts, was stunned. 'Is Korean culture invading the cultivation world now?'
Feng Fan noticed her distracted expression and cleared his throat, drawing her attention back to him.
"What business do you have with Luo Rong? She's not here."
"Ah!" The woman snapped out of her thoughts, a slight blush coloring her cheeks. "Sorry, my name is Yan Jie. I'm Long Liu's disciple. Master asked me to bring Luo Rong the rewards from her last mission."
Feng Fan's eyes lit up at the mention of rewards. "Well, she told me she'd be back in a couple of days. Why don't you give it to me? I can pass it on to her when she returns."
'I suppose it's fine, they're lovers after all…' she thought, lost in her own delusion.
"Alright, here it is," Yan Jie said, pulling a sack from her space ring and handing it to Feng Fan.
Feng Fan felt the weight of the sack and grinned. "Don't worry, Senior Sister Yan. Her reward couldn't be in better hands!"
Yan Jie smiled and nodded. "That's good. Junior Brother, what should I call you?"
'All the sisters will be so excited about this gossip. Who would've thought our senior sister, who always said she didn't have time for dating and focused solely on cultivation, would be hiding a man in her home!' Yan Jie thought, grinning to herself.
Feng Fan smiled, not letting her thoughts bother him. After all, whether she started false gossip or not, it had nothing to do with him.
"My name is Feng Fan, Senior Sister Yan. It's my pleasure to meet a fairy as graceful as yourself."
At his words, Yan Jie chuckled softly. "Ah, no wonder Senior Sister fell for you—you certainly know how to flatter."
Feng Fan shook his head. He felt the need to deny the gossip, even if she didn't believe him.
After all, when Luo Rong returned and wanted to kill him, he could always say the gossip was just a product of her junior sister's imagination.
"Junior Sister, I'm really not Luo Rong's lover."
Yan Jie gave him a knowing look. "I know, I know. Don't worry, Junior Brother, your secret is safe with me!"
'I'll just tell a few sisters, not many people will know,' she thought.
Feng Fan, hearing her thoughts, chuckled to himself. 'Yeah, by the end of the week, the whole sect will know about this.'