Xu Fan squinted his eyes, his gaze shifting from the longsword that Gongsun Qin had dropped to her curious, pretty face.

The corner of his mouth quirked up slightly as Xu Fan asked, "Tell me, how did you manage to find me when you came to Shanghai?"

"I..."

Thinking back on the experience, Gongsun Qin fell somewhat silent, pausing before saying, "Somebody struck up a conversation with me, and it just so happened he knew you, so I followed him there..."

Even a fool by now should have realized, the man whose leg she broke yesterday was nothing but a lustful swindler.

Having finished speaking, Gongsun Qin hung her head, too embarrassed to meet Xu Fan's eyes.

"You don't even have the most basic sense of caution. Do you realize how foolish you are?"

"But!"

As she heard Xu Fan's reprimand, Gongsun Qin wanted to explain that the man was not spared from her breaking his leg, but Xu Fan didn't give her the chance.

Waving his hand, he changed the subject, "Let's not talk about that, let's talk about the wine you drank last night. Why did you drink it?"

"Wasn't it you who told me to drink it!"

Gongsun Qin was almost furious! She hadn't even settled the score with him yet, and he dared mention that wine?

This damned man!

Completely unaffected by Gongsun Qin's scorn, Xu Fan narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "So you drank just because I told you to? Why are you so naive?"

"Then if I tell you to call me 'husband' right now, would you?"

"Pah! You're not worthy!"

No sooner had she spoken, Gongsun Qin expressed her disgust for herself.

Xu Fan watched her contemptuous expression and couldn't help furrowing his brows.

Do you have to be so agitated?

Shaking his head, Xu Fan continued, "Then, when I brought you back here."

"That wine was enough to make you sleep until nine in the morning, minus the time you checked your body, you would have at least three hours to yourself."

"I'm asking you, why didn't you kill me now that you found me?"

"I'm not that kind of..."

Hearing her own question, Gongsun Qin instinctively started to explain, but Xu Fan waved her off, cutting her off mid-sentence.

"Don't give me any of those excuses."

"In your eyes, what kind of person am I?"

"A brute! A dressed-up brute!"

"..."

Gongsun Qin's agitated demeanor made Xu Fan rub his forehead.

She really is single-minded.

Xu Fan let out a breath and said, "Since I'm a dressed-up brute, why do you care about whether you're behaving despicably or not? Why not just kill me with one strike?"

"After saying so much, are you convinced or not?"

Carefully mulling over Xu Fan's words, there indeed was some logic to them, dealing with such a scoundrel, why should she even talk about morality...

Gongsun Qin, with her head lowered slightly, not quite convinced, felt Xu Fan's direct gaze upon her.

By that logic, her performance had indeed been very poor.

"Ah..."

Xu Fan shook his head and sat up from the bed.

He walked over to the side, lit a cigarette, and through the faint wisps of smoke, he squinted at Gongsun Qin and said, "I think I understand now why your master sent you to me."

"Aside from your cultivation level, you're completely clueless in every other aspect."

"When it comes down to fighting for your life, where are there so many rules? Surviving is the ultimate rule."

The pride Gongsun Qin felt when she had seized Xu Fan with her sword evaporated after this exchange.

Indeed, if this fellow truly intended to kill her, she would have been dead long ago.

Her master was right; she had much to learn still.

This man, he could teach her exactly that.

"So... what should I do..."

Gongsun Qin took a deep breath and looked over to Xu Fan.

She didn't want to disappoint her master, even if she despised this man, she had to stay by his side.

"Simple."

At this moment, Xu Fan pinched the cigarette between his fingers into the ashtray and said, "From today onwards, you'll follow me."

"Once you understand the treachery of the human heart and the coldness of the world, and you're not deceived by me anymore, you can consider yourself graduated."

"If you can deceive me, then you'll be an outstanding student."

Listening to Xu Fan, it seemed he intended to teach her, and Gongsun Qin felt a hint of joy inside.

But, giving careful thought to Xu Fan's words, her face began to show unwillingness.

"I would never stoop to deceiving you!"

"..."

Little one, still playing coy with me?

Seeing Gongsun Qin's proud expression, Xu Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes at her.

"Qin Er, you're not yet in a position to say such things to me, understand?"

"You!"

Gongsun Qin almost exploded in anger, but upon reflection, given that she had been spun around by his charms in just one day, she actually had no right to say such things.

"By the way."

Finally, she hadn't disappointed her master's trust, having successfully made this man accept her, Gongsun Qin let out a sigh of relief, and then heard Xu Fan speak.

"What is it?"

Right then, Gongsun Qin looked over at Xu Fan with a puzzled face.

Xu Fan sighed, looked at this single-minded woman, and said, "All those words I just said, I was just rambling, hmm, and as for my purpose, obviously, it was to make you put down the sword."

After speaking, Xu Fan looked at Gongsun Qin earnestly and said, "Qin Er, the path you have to walk is still long."

"You!"

Gongsun Qin, standing aside and mulling over the past words, almost cried out of anger at Xu Fan's smug look!

Could this bastard be any more despicable!

To think, after all that serious talk, he had been deceiving her the whole time!

Recalling how she had been hoodwinked into laying down her sword, Gongsun Qin felt flames of rage surge inside her, seized her sword firmly, and slashed directly at Xu Fan!

This shameless big liar!

Although she was fuming with anger, the outcome was just as helpless.

Xu Fan was already on guard, and Gongsun Qin, after a long bout, couldn't even hurt a single hair on his head.

"I'm done fighting!"

In a burst of anger, she gave up on the impulse to settle the score with him.

Besides, if she had been deceived by him, it was only a reflection of her inadequacy!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. If only she knew, she should have considered his words mere wind by her ear and just struck him down with her sword!

Gongsun Qin seethed for a while in a stare off with Xu Fan before she could barely quell her anger.

She swore in her heart that from today onwards, she would be one hundred percent wary of this man! Never to be duped again! To leave him as soon as possible and return to her master's side.

"Don't worry, I won't waste the teachings you give me. If there's anything you need my help with, as long as I think it's alright, I'll help you as much as possible."

"Also, my master said, when the time comes, she will tell you what you want to know."

"Telling you now could cost you your life."

It seemed Gongsun Qin did not want to feel indebted to him, so she looked at him and proposed a fair exchange.

Xu Fan was unmoved by her offer to help.

However, those words by the old nun had piqued Xu Fan's interest.

Was his current strength insufficient to face the secrets of the Bronze Box?

Thinking of the deceased Xiao Tianfang, Xu Fan suddenly felt heavily burdened...

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