"Come, quickly wash off the blood and take off your clothes. I'll wash them for you!"
The back mountain bamboo forest.
Nangong Wan brought water, as caring as a young wife.
"Wan'er, I'll do this myself," Chen Nan said with an embarrassed face.
"You washed my clothes before, so it's only right that I wash yours once," Nangong Wan's face flushed slightly.
She had never expected Chen Nan to wash her dirty clothes before.
If it were outerwear, it would be fine.
The problem was that it also included her inner wear, her bellyband.
What's more, Chen Nan had kissed her forehead just now. These two incidents had directly narrowed the distance in her heart.
"No, no, no, I'll do it myself!"
This time, Chen Nan wasn't being polite.
After all, Nangong Wan was the pearl of Huoyun Cave. If the sect leader knew his precious daughter was washing clothes for him, wouldn't he skin him alive?
"Are you going to make me unhappy again?" Nangong Wan pouted.
Chen Nan was distressed.
What should he do now?
"If you're bored, you can talk to me," Nangong Wan smiled, then took off Chen Nan's outer clothes, put them in the basin, and added laundry detergent.
"Although I am the eldest daughter of Huoyun Cave, I often do many things myself. I'm not as delicate as you might imagine!"
Nangong Wan said while washing clothes.
Chen Nan sighed, "I didn't understand why the senior brothers in the mountain were infatuated with you before. Now I understand."
"You are not only as beautiful as a celestial being and skilled in alchemy, but you can also manage a household."
"Whoever can marry you will surely be fortunate for three lifetimes!"
Nangong Wan looked up, a hint of expectation flashing in her beautiful eyes, "Then do you like me?"
Pfft!
Chen Nan almost spat out a mouthful of old blood!
He wished he could slap himself hard!
He had clearly brought up a sore subject!
"I like you!"
Chen Nan said, "A graceful lady is sought by a gentleman. However, I am just an ordinary person, while you are the goddess in my heart, an existence beyond my reach!"
Nangong Wan blushed, "If you also like me, I can go to my father, and we can become cultivation partners."
What the heck!
Did she have to be so direct?
They had known each other for only a little over a day, and now they were talking about marriage?
Wasn't this pace too fast?
Without further thought, Chen Nan quickly said, "But I am just an ordinary disciple. There are many people in Huoyun Cave whose cultivation is higher than mine and who are more handsome than me..."
Nangong Wan smiled, "You don't need to worry about that. Father dotes on me very much. He won't restrict me from finding my own companion."
"Yes, he once said that as long as it's a man I like, even if he's an ordinary person, he will bless me."
Chen Nan respected the sect leader of Huoyun Cave greatly.
Let alone in the cultivation world.
Even in the mundane world, it was rare to find such a sensible father who cared about his daughter's happiness!
"It's a pity that Father is in seclusion. Otherwise, I would go to him now and ask him to fulfill our union!" Nangong Wan's eyes showed a hint of frustration.
Chen Nan said, "Wan'er, even if you don't care about my cultivation, even if the sect leader doesn't care about my cultivation, but... I am a man!"
"To marry you, I must win everyone's respect."
"Only then will people's blessings come from the heart."
Chen Nan regretted saying this.
Why did the conversation go to discussing marriage?
This momentum was a bit out of control!
This was not a good sign!
"I respect your opinion. You should focus on improving your cultivation first. With your talent, you will grow quickly! It won't be too late to find my father then!"
Nangong Wan's eyes shimmered with tender affection.
"I must defeat Gao Jun first!" A cold glint flashed in Chen Nan's eyes.
"I have many pills here. If you think it's not enough, I can refine more!" Nangong Wan directly took out a bottle of pills and said, "This is Qi Refining Pill. Take it first and increase your cultivation as much as possible."
"I was planning to refine Body Tempering Pills tonight, but it seems it's not too late to refine them after you've improved."
"You treat me like this, how can I repay you!"
Chen Nan's face was complex.
He was just a passerby here.
He never expected Nangong Wan to be so devoted to him and fall in love with him.
This made him feel a strong sense of guilt!
"A lifelong commitment would be enough." Nangong Wan blushed and took the washed clothes to the side.
Chen Nan sighed inwardly, then went to the mountain ahead and found Elder Wu of the Law Enforcement Hall.
"What? You want to publicly challenge Gao Jun in ten days?"
Upon hearing Chen Nan's request, Elder Wu gasped.
Chen Nan nodded solemnly, "Gao Jun suffered a great loss at my hands before. If I'm not mistaken, he will definitely not let it go and will find trouble with me after his injuries heal."
"Since that's the case, why should I wait to be killed?"
"Actively challenging him can buy me ten days of peace."
Elder Wu's heart was in turmoil for a long time.
He hadn't expected that Gao Jun's injury was inflicted by Chen Nan.
Nor had he expected Chen Nan to make such a request.
"I don't deny that your method is clever, but Gao Jun is, after all, a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining. There is a gap of four major realms between you."
"In just ten days, can you defeat him?"
Elder Wu was not optimistic about Chen Nan.
Even if this child had extraordinary talent and broke through to the third level of Qi Refining overnight.
It was achieved by forcibly increasing his cultivation with pills.
To put it bluntly.
His breakthrough last night had exhausted all his potential.
This was like pulling up seedlings to encourage their growth!
Let alone growing to a level where he could contend with Gao Jun within ten days!
Chen Nan said with a bitter smile, "I have no choice!"
Elder Wu sighed, "Alright, I will announce it to the entire mountain sect for you."
"Thank you, Elder Wu!"
As soon as Chen Nan left, Elder Wu spread the news of his challenge to Gao Jun throughout the entire mountain sect!
"Holy crap! Ye Ce actually wants to challenge Senior Brother Gao?"
"Is he crazy?"
"This guy is too arrogant. Is he looking down on the core disciples just because he has gained the favor of the young lady?"
"That's right, even if his cultivation surged to the third level of Qi Refining last night, so what? Senior Brother Gao is a strong cultivator at the early seventh level of Qi Refining."
"I feel like Ye Ce is courting death!"
"Let's wait and see. Ten days from now will be his death anniversary!"
"I support Senior Brother Gao in this battle!"
"Not necessarily. Didn't you see Senior Brother Gao beaten black and blue, his face unrecognizable before?"
"Oh my god, was that pig-headed person before Senior Brother Gao? I didn't even recognize him!"
There was a lot of discussion in Huoyun Cave, with everyone talking about the challenge between Chen Nan and Gao Jun.
Meanwhile.
Elder Wu also came to Gao Jun's cultivation room. Seeing his miserable state, he felt a pang of pity.
But he still said, "Gao Jun, Chen Nan has challenged you. Let's settle this on the arena in ten days. Do you dare to accept the challenge?"
Pfft!
Gao Jun spat out a mouthful of blood.
His eyes were full of shock.
He even thought he was hallucinating, "Elder Wu, what did you say? That guy challenged me?"