"I'm sorry, brother..."

Her gaze wandered between her family and Xu Fan, and finally, Honda Tsubasa made a choice.

After much consideration, she found herself unable to abandon Xu Fan.

Perhaps her choice now would cause her family to misunderstand her, even lead to a complete break with her family, but Honda Tsubasa had no other options.

Only by staying by Xu Fan's side could she have the chance to uncover the truth.

As for her family, they might misunderstand her, but Honda Tsubasa believed that once the truth was revealed, these misunderstandings would be resolved.

"Fine, just don't regret it."

Despite repeated warnings, Honda Tsubasa's choice remained unchanged, and her steadfast stance completely disheartened the members of the Honda family present.

Their gazes toward Honda Tsubasa were icy cold, devoid of any familial affection.

Without hesitation, they left the Miyamoto Family's hall.

Finally, all the intruders retreated from the Miyamoto Family, and Miyamoto Kuro, sitting in the Family Head's seat, breathed a sigh of relief.

These guys have finally left.

Recalling Xu Fan's recent thunderous methods, Miyamoto Kuro still felt a lingering fear.

Fortunately, Xu Fan was skilled; otherwise, their Miyamoto Itto-ryu might have been wiped out by these people.

"Hehe, Master, you came all the way from Huaxia, surely the journey was exhausting, right?"

Miyamoto Kuro, smiling awkwardly, approached Xu Fan.

He considered whether to offer Xu Fan a taste of Dongying's entertainment.

"Just arrange two rooms for us."

"Ah? This..."

On hearing Xu Fan's request, Miyamoto Kuro froze.

Not only did Xu Fan not require any entertainment, but this woman wanted separate rooms?

Could it be that they weren't in the kind of relationship he imagined?

Recalling the Honda woman's attitude towards Xu Fan earlier, Miyamoto Kuro felt it was bizarre.

"Ahem, please wait, I'll arrange it right away."

Though he had doubts, Miyamoto Kuro dared not delay at all.

Nodding deferentially, he glanced at his subordinate nearby.

Immediately, the subordinate hurried out of the hall to arrange rooms for Xu Fan.

"Alright, let's go."

Having nearly severed ties with her family, Honda Tsubasa felt somewhat dazed.

She only came to her senses when Xu Fan called out to her.

"Oh... oh..."

She quickly replied, then followed Xu Fan's steps.

Watching, Xu Fan couldn't help but smile wryly.

Breaking with one's family was no small matter; her emotions must be extremely complex.

She now probably had only himself left to rely on.

Thinking of the trust she placed in him, Xu Fan's smile grew more bitter.

It seemed he needed to find an opportunity to mend the relationship between her and her family.

Led by Miyamoto Kuroichi's group, Xu Fan and Honda Tsubasa soon arrived at the guest rooms of the Miyamoto Itto-ryu dojo.

"Alright, you've had a tiring journey, you should rest well."

After escorting Honda Tsubasa to the guest room, Xu Fan advised her before leading Miyamoto Kuro into his own room.

"Master, you... you brought me here, is there something you need?"

Having been brought to his room, it was obvious Xu Fan had instructions.

Miyamoto Kuro asked respectfully upon seeing Xu Fan sit down.

Sitting on the tatami, Xu Fan fiddled with the teaware before asking, "Explain to me what's going on with those people today."

"This..."

Miyamoto Kuro's face turned pale immediately, nearly kneeling in fright at Xu Fan's question.

"Master, this... this matter really has nothing to do with me."

"..."

Wishing he could use his mouth like eight, Miyamoto Kuro's trembling appearance left Xu Fan speechless.

Could he not understand that Miyamoto Kuro was caught in the middle?

Xu Fan gave Miyamoto Kuro a disdainful glance and said, "I mean, why are those people convinced I stole their family's secret manual."

"This... so that's it..."

Hearing Xu Fan's clarification, Miyamoto Kuro instinctively sighed in relief.

He realized he had been overly tense.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Miyamoto Kuro sorted out his thoughts and said, "It's odd indeed; this news only spread in Dongying over the past few days..."

Within days, the rumor of Xu Fan stealing the martial arts family's secret manual spread widely.

Now that the family's secret manual was stolen, the entire Dongying Martial Arts World was frantic, and the sudden appearance of such news, despite doubts about its authenticity, was not ignored.

Naturally, Miyamoto Kuro heard the rumor as well.

He understood the implications if this news continued to spread.

Originally planning to find the source and completely suppress the rumor, but while trying to suppress it quickly, he inadvertently exposed himself to the public.

Now the entire Dongying Martial Arts World wanted to follow the trail of the rumor, but Miyamoto Kuro's attempt to suppress it made the Miyamoto Family look suspicious to everyone else.

There was no way to clear this up entirely, leading to today's incident.

"Master, I truly couldn't help it; they... they have too many people..."

Having explained the cause and effect to Xu Fan, Miyamoto Kuro seriously apologized.

This time, the entire Dongying Martial Arts World suffered, and his Miyamoto Family couldn't compete...

Moreover, concerning Xu Fan's upcoming plans, Miyamoto Kuro felt overwhelmed.

Today might be over, but that didn't mean the future would be smooth.

Those people might leave now but wouldn't easily give up pursuing Xu Fan.

Now in Dongying, not Jinling, Miyamoto Kuro worried Xu Fan might unknowingly fall victim to a sneak attack.

"Master, those people won't let it go like that; you'll need to be cautious down the line."

"Alright, I understand."

Nodding at Miyamoto Kuro's reminder, Xu Fan spoke.

The fact that those people wouldn't give up was clear enough to him.

Being in unfamiliar territory, who knew what tricks they'd pull, taking caution was certainly wise.

According to Miyamoto Kuro, the rumor about him stealing the secret manuals only started spreading these days.

That indicated someone had anticipated his arrival in Dongying and set this trap.

The decision to come to Dongying was made only in recent days.

Few knew about it, making betrayal unlikely, implying someone had been covertly watching him.

"Eyes on me, huh?"

Contemplating the tangled web, Xu Fan chuckled.

This trip to Dongying seemed to become increasingly interesting...

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