After Zhou Zhanlong and a few others had left, Xu Fan returned home alone.

It wasn't yet time for school to let out, and there were no others at home, which suited Xu Fan just fine. He carried the Jiuyang Warm Jade that Xiao Lan had given him and entered his bedroom.

His daring to risk his life and lure the people from the Miyamoto Itto-ryu was closely tied to the Jiuyang Warm Jade.

Due to his cultivation level, the spear injury hadn't caused him severe damage. After removing the bullet, Xu Fan estimated that it would take about a month to fully recover.

The spiritual energy within the Jiuyang Warm Jade could not only enhance his cultivation level but also accelerate the healing of his injuries.

As for how effective it would be, he would have to wait and see after he had absorbed all of it.

After locking the bedroom door, Xu Fan sat cross-legged on the bed and began to absorb the spiritual energy from the Jiuyang Warm Jade.

With the experience from last time, absorbing the energy from the Jiuyang Warm Jade didn't take Xu Fan too much time.

Almost two hours later, the jade pendant, which had been emitting warmth, had completely cooled down.

A stream of white vapor shot out from Xu Fan's mouth like a spear, emitting a faint sound that seemed to pierce the sky.

Xu Fan suddenly opened his eyes, lightning-like sharpness flickering and vanishing from his gaze.

That old man was right, the Jiuyang Warm Jade is indeed a treasure for martial artists...

Just now, after nearly two hours, Xu Fan had refined the spiritual energy within the Jiuyang Warm Jade. Not only had his cultivation level increased, but the weakness from his injuries had also disappeared completely.

Now feeling the surging, river-like vigor within his meridians, Xu Fan's lips slightly uplifted in a smile.

He could feel that the gunshot wound on his waist had already healed.

Xu Fan lifted the bandage and saw the wound scabbing over at a visible rate but he didn't tear off the bandage immediately.

He knew that the bandage tied around his waist was now his best disguise.

After climbing out of bed and sitting in the living room for a short while, the sound of the door opening could be heard.

Qin Mengyue couldn't be back so early. Xu Fan glanced at the clock and guessed that it must be Zhou Keren coming home from work.

He had annoyed her at the hospital earlier by talking too much. Now, looking towards the door, Xu Fan considered how best to appease Zhou Keren.

"You're back?"

As she came in and changed out of her high heels, Xu Fan greeted her, but she kept a straight face and pretended not to hear him.

Feeling hurt, Zhou Keren thought about the lunch she had lovingly prepared for so long only for Xu Fan to criticize it harshly.

"Hmm?"

She was about to head straight to her room without a word when suddenly, Zhou Keren raised an eyebrow and remembered something.

"You, how are you here?"

Logically speaking, Xu Fan's injuries were not yet healed and he should have been resting in the hospital.

How had he suddenly come back?

About to no longer indulge her annoyance with Xu Fan, Zhou Keren rushed over to him.

"You, you must have a death wish!"

This guy had always been careless about his own health. With her lips pouted, Zhou Keren grabbed Xu Fan by the ear and scolded, "Hurry up, go back to the hospital!"

"Ouch, it hurts..."

Xu Fan grimaced, touched by Zhou Keren's concern for him, and said teasingly, "I just missed you, so I left the hospital early."

"Hmph, who asked you to think about it..."

When Zhou Keren heard Xu Fan's words, her face first lit up with joy, then she pouted and turned her face away.

"No, you must go back to the hospital, your injury hasn't healed yet!"

Thinking of Xu Fan's injury, Zhou Keren quickly grabbed his hand, intending to take him back to the hospital.

Perhaps because love is blind, Xu Fan couldn't understand why, but he felt that Zhou Keren looked even more beautiful than before.

As she was holding his hand, Xu Fan couldn't resist, and with one pull, he embraced her in his arms.

"What, what are you doing..."

Despite being alone in the room, Zhou Keren was extremely nervous being held by Xu Fan like this.

Worried about touching Xu Fan's wounds, she stiffened in his embrace, feeling her face getting hotter and hotter...

"Those young nurses at the hospital are nothing compared to you in looks and caregiving. Hehe, I'm going home, and from now on, you'll take care of me."

Xu Fan, without feeling embarrassed, hugged Zhou Keren and chuckled, teasing her playfully.

"Hmph, don't you know who complained about the food being awful at lunch..."

Although she felt pleased inside, Zhou Keren still muttered sarcastically.

"What? Still mad?"

With his arm around Zhou Keren's slender waist, Xu Fan smiled, lifted her chin, and raised her face that was buried in his chest.

Seeing her cheeks flushed, Xu Fan felt a surge of impulse and leaned down to kiss her soft, pink lips.

"Mmm..."

Zhou Keren could have dodged, but somehow, as she saw Xu Fan coming in for the kiss, something inside her urged her to meet it boldly.

Zhou Keren, blushing, pushed Xu Fan away directly.

"Xu Fan, stop it, I, I am your teacher..."

Although her heart had a strong liking for Xu Fan, her role as his teacher made it very hard for Zhou Keren to decide.

Xu Fan looked at her, amused, and pinched her hand teasingly, "Before we kissed, why didn't you mention these things?"

"You!"

This guy still had the nerve to make fun of her, and Zhou Keren clenched her fists, intending to give Xu Fan a good lesson.

But considering Xu Fan's current injury, she snorted and couldn't bring herself to hit him.

"Such a silly baby..."

Xu Fan shook his head, half-smiling, half-crying, and taking Zhou Keren's hand in his own, he said, "In this world, there are not so many rules and regulations. What does it matter if a teacher and a student?"

Xu Fan felt that these so-called role bindings were truly just a joke.

"If you really think it's troublesome, then quit your job tomorrow. That way, you won't be my teacher anymore, how about that?"

"You!"

Zhou Keren felt that everything was happening too quickly, yet Xu Fan didn't give her any time to prepare.

She gave Xu Fan a reproachful look and then scrunched up her nose, grumbling, "If I quit my job, will you support me?"

Xu Fan's lips curled into a mischievous smile; he then pinned Zhou Keren to the couch, looked at her bewildered expression, and said, "I will support you."

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