Bai Tianxiong and his driver waited anxiously by the well on the path, listening to the gunshots dying out not far behind them.
The driver buried his head in his hands and wept in terror.
"Sir, the men of the Sky Wolf Gang have always been ruthless murderers! Relying on their slight connection with Young Master Zhu, they run amok.
Now that we've had such a massive clash with them, what are we going to do?!
That kid is just an ordinary person, how could he possibly protect the Bai Family!
He's probably been riddled with bullets by now!"
"Shut up, you idiot! What do you know?!"
Just then, the sound of footsteps came from the bushes.
Bai Aoxue, dressed in a white dress, poked her head out from behind the bushes. When she saw her grandfather standing there safe and sound, a long-absent smile appeared on her face.
"Grandfather! Uncle Zhang!"
Bai Tianxiong turned around in a daze, and the moment he saw his granddaughter, a tear slipped from the corner of his old eye.
He immediately limped toward Bai Aoxue.
"Xue'er! You're hurt!"
Bai Aoxue shook her head hurriedly.
"This isn't mine. Grandfather, I'm really fine!
I have something to tell you!
"You... are fine... as long as you're fine!
"Where... where is Lin Fan?!"
Looking at the blood-stains all over Bai Aoxue's clothes, the butler said, "Miss, your husband... please don't grieve too much. With those skinny arms and legs of his, how could he possibly fight the men of the Sky Wolf Gang..."
Bai Aoxue rolled her pretty eyes, and at that moment Lin Fan followed closely behind.
He was holding something in his arms.
"Oh, I happened to pass by there just now and felt that the lotus flowers were growing lushly, so I picked some fresh lotus root to take back and make soup for Aoxue to detoxify."
Bai Tianxiong looked at the sincere-looking Lin Fan before him, touched his shoulder, and looked him up and down.
The tight muscles on his body gave one the feeling that he was brimming with strength.
"Sir. Who would have thought this kid would come out completely unscathed!
It really opens my eyes!"
"Lin Fan, being able to form a marital alliance with the Bai Family is my honor!
Starting today, you are the son-in-law of the Bai Family. Tomorrow, we'll make things clear with Young Master Zhu, return the betrothal gifts, and get married tomorrow!"
"Grandfather. Lin Fan is tired and should go back to rest. Stop nagging, I already know everything!"
Full of pride, Bai Aoxue proactively took the lotus root from Lin Fan's hands and pulled him into the car.
Bai Tianxiong stroked his beard and laughed heartily.
"My girl is already starting to care about people."
Returning to the Bai Family, Lin Fan fell asleep in the car due to his physical exertion.
Bai Aoxue felt a pang of heartache.
Such a good husband, actually exhausted to this point!
She couldn't swallow this bitter grievance!
"Go! Send people to investigate who is behind the plot to kill Lin Fan!"
"Yes, Miss."
At the bodyguard Hongguo's command, she quickly vanished into the twilight.
The Bai Family's business enterprises were vast, so the three older brothers left early and returned late. In the sprawling Bai Family estate at night, only the chirping of insects could be heard, and she had long grown accustomed to such days.
As if holding a precious treasure, Bai Aoxue had people take Lin Fan for a medicinal bath and send him to her own bedchamber.
She even boiled ginseng and antler soup for Lin Fan herself.
She went and took a bath herself, and looking at her exquisite and curvaceous figure in the mirror, she unexpectedly changed into a purple lace slip dress.
She secretly wrapped herself in a loose white shirt.
Lin Fan possessed the Innate Fiery Yang Constitution, blazing with raging fire, and had already broken through the State of Non-Action at the age of twenty, three years earlier than her father.
However, there was one thing to note about practicing this cultivation method: it required conditioning with ice every three days, and medicinal baths using Heavenly Mountain Spiritual Flowers. Currently, however, only her junior sister had ever seen the Heavenly Mountain Spiritual Flowers.
Only by cycling through these three elements in turn could balance be maintained and deviation avoided.
Lin Fan's clothes were stripped off, and the moment a servant reached out to touch Lin Fan's skin, his eyes snapped open.
The young maid beside him was frightened out of her wits. "You may go out."
"Yes."
His body could not be touched by others, especially women, but Bai Aoxue's innate constitution was cold and yin, which was truly of great benefit to him.
He quieted his mind and concentrated as a silver light surrounded him. His robust muscles bulged sharply at that moment, and a silver dragon on his back flickered in and out of sight.
It seemed as though it was about to fly right off his back.
Bai Aoxue was spraying some gardenia perfume on herself when she suddenly felt a wave of dizziness wash over her, and she collapsed to the ground instantly.
The servants who entered saw this and hurriedly called for help.
"Oh no, the Miss has passed out!"
Bai Tianxiong rushed over in a hurry.
"My girl's illness has flared up, quickly go and invite the son-in-law over!"
Hearing the commotion outside, Lin Fan rose from the water in a flash and quickly put on his clothes. The young maid knocking on the door cried out,
"Son-in-law! It's terrible, the Miss has passed out!"
Lin Fan made a quick mental calculation. Three days had already passed since the last time her cold poison was cleared, and any further delay might cost Bai Aoxue her life.
He rushed over at top speed. On the bed, Bai Aoxue was pale and unconscious.
Seeing Lin Fan as if he were her savior, Bai Tianxiong anxiously grabbed Lin Fan's hands.
"Xiaofan, save Xue'er!"
"Grandfather, you are too polite.
I will definitely give it my all, but this is an emergency and it's not convenient to be disturbed!"
"Alright, alright, just give orders to the servants if you need anything!"
Bai Tianxiong led the people away, the footsteps outside gradually fading into the distance!
Lin Fan looked at the lamp in the room and blew a gentle breath at it, whereupon the light went out by itself.
"Lin Fan... save me... I feel so uncomfortable..."
In her daze, Bai Aoxue's body temperature soared rapidly, and she began to babble incoherently, stripping off her clothes and throwing them on the floor...
Before long, alluring sounds drifted down from upstairs, and the sounds continued all the way until dawn...
Waking up early the next morning, Bai Aoxue was in high spirits with a rosy, glowing complexion, though her whole body ached as if it had fallen apart, especially her legs.
Staring in a daze at the trace of blood on the sheets, she couldn't help but blush.
She reached out to touch the space beside the bed, but Lin Fan was not there.
"Could she think I frightened him last night..."
Feeling a bit worried, Bai Aoxue hurriedly put on her clothes and walked downstairs.
"Xiaoyu, have you seen the son-in-law?"
"Oh, Miss, the son-in-law is in the kitchen boiling soup for you!"
Bai Aoxue glanced sideways toward the kitchen. The morning sunlight streamed in through the window, and a tall figure stood there attentively cooking soup.
"Audacious!
How could you let the son-in-law do this kind of work!
Is the antler and ginseng soup I told you to prepare ready?!"
"It's ready!"
Frightened, the servant hurriedly scooped it out from the thermal container. Bai Aoxue walked anxiously into the kitchen.
"You're awake."
She looked at that handsome face and smiled slightly.
"Why... did you cook yourself?!
Leave this kind of work to the servants from now on."
Bai Aoxue pulled Lin Fan down to sit, and Lin Fan wearing a white shirt made her heart beat faster!
Lin Fan looked at Bai Aoxue's flushed little face. "Alright. This silver lotus root and cordyceps soup is suited to clear the cold poison in your body."
"You must be hungry, hurry and sit down to eat!"
Lin Fan looked at the highly nourishing items in his bowl.
Bull whip, horse whip, and fairy antlers.
"Lin Fan, you worked so hard yesterday, let me feed you."
"No need, I'll do it myself."
"No, open your mouth, ah~"
"Come what may, you motherfucker still have the face to eat in my house!"
With a deafening crash, the soup in Lin Fan's hand was knocked away by a blue figure, and a bowl of nourishing soup was thus wasted.