The reason he didn't go inside was twofold, for one, it was a matter of politeness, and for another, the contents of the cabin at the moment truly made him somewhat wary.

In the wooden cabin, there were many porcelain jars arranged, and it could be seen that some of the jars with open mouths were filled with poisonous scorpions and other such venomous insects; even numerous venomous snakes and scorpions were now freely crawling inside the room.

He himself might be fine entering, but it wouldn't necessarily be the case for others, especially Xia Yanyu and Xia Xiaodie…

Xu Fan called out, but no one responded. He paused, then asked once again.

"Elder Li, Elder Qu, are you there?"

"So noisy! All of you, get lost!"

"Get as far away as you can!"

At that moment, a burst of impatient cursing came from the cabin, followed by a gust of wind that shot out, sending several venomous snakes lunging towards the crowd!

Xia Zhuo and his group saw this and immediately turned pale with fright, instinctively thinking of running away!

Just as several venomous snakes flung themselves forward, baring their fangs, a gleam of light flashed in Xu Fan's eyes, and his hand quickly reached into the air to snatch them!

With a swift motion of his hand, Xu Fan easily caught three venomous snakes and then bent down, tossing these snakes back into the wooden cabin.

"Elder Li, I mean no harm. I only seek your assistance in a matter, and I ask that you give me a chance to meet with you."

The couple, Elder Li and his wife, had a cabin full of venomous creatures. Xu Fan dared not kill their venomous snakes and, after returning them, made another plea.

The only ones who could save Xia Xiaodie now were the two of them.

"Humph."

From inside the cabin, a grunt was heard, followed by the old man grumbling, "Just because you have something to ask of me, I have to meet you? Wouldn't that make me look quite foolish?"

"Er…"

Xu Fan grinned wryly; it seemed that this Elder Li had a temper no better than the stubborn old man's.

Fearing that more idle chatter might provoke a real confrontation, Xu Fan sighed and said, "Fine, I'll leave at once. However, Elder Li, I have a letter that I must personally hand to you."

"A letter? What letter?"

The mention of the letter instantly piqued Zhang Yang's curiosity. After thinking it over for a moment, he said, "Place the letter on the doorstep, then scram!"

Xu Fan chortled. This man's temper was exceptionally foul—if Xu Fan were to say that the letter was a request for help from the old immortal, he would probably be told to get lost right away.

"That won't do."

Xu Fan said with narrowed eyes and a smile, "Elder Li, since you can't even be bothered to come out and take the letter, it seems you're not interested. Then I suppose I have no choice but to tear it up."

"Oh, I wonder what's written inside this letter…"

"Xu Fan, you—!"

Seeing Xu Fan's actions, Xia Yanyu's face turned white with fear.

This letter was crucial; it concerned whether the expert inside would save her sister!

Xu Fan sighed deeply and then took the letter that the stubborn old man had written from his bosom and began to tear it open.

As the sound of tearing just began, a green figure darted out from a dark corner of the wooden house, swiftly reaching in front of Xu Fan and snatching the letter from his hand!

Such a quick movement technique!

The speed was genuinely frightening, and seeing the grey-robed old man, who looked to be around sixty, standing before him with the letter in hand, Xu Fan couldn't help but frown deeply.

The old man in front of him was showing no caution whatsoever towards him.

This wasn't a sign of trust; rather, he clearly didn't consider Xu Fan to be a threat at all…

"Are you that wretch's disciple?"

Soon after reading the contents of the letter, the old man looked at Xu Fan with a mix of doubt and suspicion.

The term 'wretch' was quite fitting for the old immortal, Xu Fan smiled and nodded, saying, "The genuine article."

After speaking, Xu Fan thought to himself that it seemed the old man must know about the old immortal's habits.

He didn't take offense at the way the old immortal addressed Elder Qu—it really is true that a great person is magnanimous.

"Humph, the disciple of that little wretch?"

"You've got some nerve!"

This is bad!

Seeing the old man's sudden change of face, Xu Fan cried out in alarm and quickly retreated with Xia Yanyu.

Old Master Liu's withered hand stretched out from his robe, as if wielding an invisible blade, and he made a sweeping cut!

This domineering slash seemed to make the surrounding air shiver with its power, and amidst the humming noise, a blade Qi shot straight towards them!

An Innate master!

The words popped into Xu Fan's head, and he didn't dare to confront the opponent head-on, taking Xia Yanyu by the hand and retreating nearly ten meters.

In the blink of an eye, with a loud bang, the blade Qi flung by Old Master Liu hit the stone pavement at their feet, causing the steps to explode and sending countless fragments flying.

"This..."

Just one empty-handed slash of blade Qi penetrated nearly one meter into the ground before it dissipated, and Xu Fan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, wondering what if it had been a real blade just now.

"Humph, boy, at such a young age, you've already set foot in the Innate Realm?"

"Looks like you must be that little wretch's disciple."

At this moment, Old Master Liu returned to his original state, letting out a sinister hum.

"..."

It seemed that the fellow was just testing him, leaving Xu Fan speechless.

If he had been slightly inattentive just now, he probably would have been cleaved in two by now...

"Senior, I came here this time...",

"Stop right there!"

"Who gave you permission to come over?"

Just as Xu Fan tried to step forward and exchange a few words with the man, Old Master Liu's temper flared, and his right hand formed into the shape of a blade.

"..."

One cantankerous old man was already enough for him to deal with, and now there was another foul-tempered elder, leaving Xu Fan utterly frustrated.

Standing there, he tried to reason with emotions and logic, "Er, Senior Liu, aren't you my master's old friend? This..."

"Ha-ha! Old friend?"

"What a joke!"

Before he could finish speaking, Old Master Liu laughed loudly, glaring fiercely at Xu Fan.

Grinding his teeth, he cursed, "Old friends with him? I share a feud with him that cannot be resolved under the same sky, do you understand!"

After speaking, Old Master Liu sneered sinisterly, squinting his eyes as he sized up Xu Fan, then said, "That little wretch sent his disciple to deliver such a message?"

"Hehehe, it looks like he's planning to take on another disciple?"

Fuck...

Xu Fan was utterly dumbfounded. Not only was Old Master Liu temperamentally eccentric, but now it turned out he was the old immortal's enemy?

Recalling the letter from the old immortal with all its 'dear sister this, dear sister that,' Xu Fan felt like crying!

This damn it, he had traveled a thousand miles to get here, who would have thought that, in the end, he'd be duped by the old immortal!

An Innate master...

This was it, he was done for...

"Humph..."

Old Master Liu stroked his beard with a snort, cackling evilly as he walked towards Xu Fan.

"That little wretch doesn't dare to come see me and sends his disciple instead? Good, my pets here need fertilizing, and today, I'll use you to feed the insects!"

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