"All right, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."

With that, the matter concerning the Cheng Family was completely resolved, and the next set of troubles could be handed over to Zhang Shicun to deal with.

Xu Fan bid farewell to Zhang Shicun and his group, leading Feng Huang out of the Cheng Family clubhouse.

Back at the hotel, Xiao Lan and Gongsun Qin were not asleep yet, so Xu Fan shared the news about the Cheng Family's jade mines with them.

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Lan was exceptionally excited!

After all, her trip to Diannan was specifically for these high-quality jade ore stones.

The jade mines of the Cheng Family fit the criteria perfectly, and now having them in hand, XD Jewelry could rise to another level. For her, this trip to Diannan was truly worthwhile.

Following this, the group chatted happily for a while before retiring to rest.

Neither Feng Huang nor Xiao Lan had any more troubles at the moment, and the next day, Xu Fan proposed to swiftly return to Shanghai.

Xiao Lan was somewhat reluctant about Xu Fan's hasty decision.

Although, with the military's help, Xu Fan had acquired the jade mines under Cheng Baiye's name, there would still be matters here in need of Xiao Lan's attention.

Xiao Lan was not quite willing to leave.

But Xu Fan rejected her request.

Understandably, with so many losses in Diannan, the Heavenly Witch Sect would not just let it go.

Leaving Xiao Lan behind was simply too dangerous.

Xiao Lan, being a clever girl, quickly grasped Xu Fan's concerns.

Although somewhat unwilling, she obediently complied with Xu Fan's advice.

The group soon took a flight back to Shanghai.

Now with a large additional quantity of jade ore materials, XD Jewelry could advance further. Busy handling business matters, Xiao Lan hurriedly left right after getting off the plane, pulling Feng Huang along.

Xu Fan couldn't help but feel amused by Xiao Lan's race against time.

Though he'd made a one-year agreement with her, there was no need for her to rush like that. He never really took such agreements too seriously.

After sending Gongsun Qin back to the Purple Gold Mountain Villa, Xu Fan said: "Alright, stay here and focus on your training for the next few days. I need to visit Jinling."

"Ah? Why not just go there directly...?"

Gongsun Qin was puzzled upon hearing Xu Fan's decision.

If he was heading to Jinling, why not fly directly from Diannan to Jinling in the first place?

Why the detour?

"Wasn't I worried about you all?"

Seeing Gongsun Qin's confusion, Xu Fan gave her a slightly exasperated glance.

Indeed, a lot happened in Diannan, and Xu Fan could not feel at ease letting the three of them fly back to Shanghai alone.

Although Gongsun Qin was straightforward, she was not too dull to understand this.

Looking at Xu Fan, she said: "Then... why are you heading to Jinling?"

"..."

Unexpectedly, she had so many questions. Xu Fan blinked and said, "Hmm, to pamper my sister. Why, Qin Er, interested in coming with me?"

"Ugh! Lewd!"

Without hesitation, Gongsun Qin sneered at Xu Fan's response before turning her back to go inside.

Xu Fan didn't bother much about this.

This trip to Jinling was mainly to discuss the matter of the Bronze Box with Xiao Lan.

Meanwhile, he wanted her help in deciphering what the big trouble mentioned by that mysterious figure truly meant.

After tidying up, Xu Fan had Han Dongxu book the earliest flight to Jinling for him and flew there directly.

Before flying to Jinling, Xu Fan had already informed Xiao Lan. Arriving there, he hurried to the Lingyan Pavilion Clubhouse.

Upon reaching the clubhouse, he found Xiao Lan waiting there for quite a while.

"Xiao Lan, I've missed you so much."

Entering the conference room and seeing Xiao Lan, Xu Fan opened his arms flamboyantly and approached.

"..."

Xiao Lan rolled her eyes at him.

Prying Xu Fan off herself, she said, "Alright, enough fooling around."

"Let's talk business."

"Hmm."

Business matters took precedence. Xu Fan nodded, sat across from Xiao Lan, and recounted the events of his trip to Diannan in detail.

He was especially thorough concerning the mysterious person who had forcibly taken the Bronze Box.

After hearing Xu Fan out, Xiao Lan contemplated for a moment before Xu Fan said, "Xiao Lan, I don't think this person is from the group that killed your brother years ago."

Evidently, if they were from that group, he wouldn't be chatting with Xiao Lan here by now.

Yet, the identity of that person remained a mystery to Xu Fan.

Being masked and unfamiliar, Xu Fan was sure he had never encountered that figure before.

"This..."

Xiao Lan was equally uncertain, pondering for a while before asking, "So you're saying the person retaliated by just kicking your butt instead of killing you?"

"If so, the person indeed wouldn't be an enemy."

Even when forced into such a position by Xu Fan, he didn't strike a lethal blow, which hardly looked like an enemy's act.

Yet the person's identity baffled Xiao Lan.

"By the way, Xiao Lan, I found something strange."

"Hmm? What's strange?"

Mulling it over, Xu Fan spoke up.

Xu Fan looked at Gongsun Qin and said: "The kick didn't seem to be out of frustration from my counterattack, but rather..."

"Rather what?"

Prompted by Xiao Lan's eager questioning, Xu Fan couldn't help but chuckle.

Being knocked down, Xiao Lan rushed towards him in front.

Xiao Lan's worried look made it seem like she wanted to kill that person.

At that glance from Xiao Lan, the person froze momentarily.

After a while, furiously approached Xu Fan, kicked him, and called him a brat.

Now in retrospect, Xu Fan found the word 'brat' somewhat tinged with jealousy.

This made Xu Fan feel a bit odd.

Xu Fan shared his feelings with Xiao Lan verbatim.

Xiao Lan frowned as she listened.

"Are you saying that person was jealous of you?"

"Hmm, that's what I think."

Xu Fan nodded and said.

"If that's the case, then I might have a theory."

Xiao Lan pondered for a while and then looked at Xu Fan.

Evidently, the clues provided by Xu Fan had triggered a thought...

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