Trial 1

The medicine that Xiao Fan had gulped down in one go had when hitting his stomach sprung into action.

It had taken the shortest route from Xiao Fan's stomach to the head, the central nervous system.

Wherefrom on its way to his head repaired any damages that it had all the way to the top of his head.

Xiao Fan, who was standing there didn't get this, but what he did get is that he could again think without pain.

And for now, that knowledge was well enough for him.

¨So much better¨ Xiao Fan sighed pleasantly.

However, now that he was done with his headache, he had other things to do.

It was already day, noted by the sun rays hitting the room which inside Xiao Fan was.

Not knowing what time it was exactly, Xiao Fan walked towards the window and opened its wooden doors so he could see outside.

Gazing to the outside and trying to locate the sun, he could tell that it was the only morning.

There were no first rays of the morning anymore, but it wasn't midday yet.

¨I hope that I'm not late¨ He spoke to himself before closing the window.

Then Xiao Fan left everything into the alchemy room and walked to the place where Meng Chin should still be.

It wasn't like that woman would move at this time of day.

And indeed it was so, for she was still sleeping in the same spot Xiao Fan had left her.

Xiao Fan was about to go and wake het up; however, before doing so, he heard the sound of a person that he hadn't heard in a few days.

Zhuan An had come to see him.

Knowing that he could ask the same thing from Zhuan An, he didn't go and wake the sleeping tigress.

The cute wife of his was much more helpful in these things.

¨It's good to see you again¨ Xiao Fan came to the lobby where she was waiting for him with open arms.

Zhuan An didn't say anything back to him, though she did jump to hug Xiao Fan.

Then when she had done so for a moment she spoke ¨Why didn't you take me with you?¨ She asked.

Xiao Fan feeling that her hands were grabbing him tightly knew that this one had also been missing him.

Before explaining everything to her, he had thought 'I'm a lucky man' to himself, regarding his luck with women.

Explaining things to her, he noted that Zhuan An had already met Fei Sun, who had told most of it.

Nevertheless, Xiao Fan told everything until he could feel her grip on him softening a little.

After that, he told the important parts while stroking his hand on her back.

He knew that this woman would smelt from it.

Indeed it was so as Zhuan An had at the end of it smelted into his embrace.

¨When does my trial start?¨ He asked after ending his story.

Zhuan An, who had been mostly silent during the entire time except when asking about his health responded to him.

¨Oh yeah. I was supposed to come here for that, but I forgot¨ Zhuan An recollected her thoughts, including one that was hiding her purpose coming here.

¨You didn't want to come and see me? Here I thought¨ Xiao Fan played with her words a little.

Not even letting Xiao Fan say his second sentence Zhuan An corrected her statement ¨No, no. I would have come for that anyway¨

¨I was joking¨ Xiao Fan spoke whilst feeling a pinch in his back

Looking downwards of his chest, he could see Zhuan An's unhappy face staring into his eyes.

Seeing her be clearly unhappy about even joking about such things Xiao Fan noted to himself to never joke about such things to her.

Then to correct things for her, Xiao Fan with his reached out towards Zhuan An giving her forehead a peck.

¨Forgiven¨ She spoke together with giggling out of his hug before continuing ¨We need to go now¨

Xiao Fan seeing that Zhuan An was again happy like she always was felt good and walked behind her who was leaving the house.

With her leading the way they came back to the training area where he had been trashed by Ye Qi a few days ago.

However, unlike last time this place wasn't occupied by Body Activation realm trainers alone.

This time there were people with much higher status and cultivation amongst the usual Body Activation realm cultivators who still made the majority.

The requirement for the inner sect was to be of Body Activation realm, and so it was also dominated by them in numbers.

Of course, they didn't have a lot of power, but it did seem grand as hundreds of them waited for Xiao Fan to come here today.

¨Why are there so many people here¨ He even whispered about this to Zhuan An.

¨They all want to see who this person who Elder Meng is so adamantly defending¨ She whispered back to him.

¨I would too¨ Xiao Fan agreed before continuing ¨Should I use my real name?¨

Saying that he was the Xiao Fan would surely clear him off anything in here; however, doing so the problems he faced would tenfold.

¨The elders thought about this already. You should say that your name is Xiao Fan, but not that Xiao Fan¨ Zhuan An gave her the response that her father and Meng Chin had come up with Fei Sun's father.

They all knew that the Rising Fox Sect couldn't hold to Xiao Fan, as the pressure from other places would be too much for their liking.

Although if they knew how much Xiao Fan could do no trouble would bee too much, but the Greenheart mix and other healing potions alone wouldn't win disputes not talking about a war.

And the reason for saying his name was Xiao Fan was much easier to realise as if Xiao Fan said a fake name any grand elder could see the bluff.

Facial expressions of a Body Activation realm newbie were easy for them to spot out and see-through.

Xiao Fan now back to full thinking could understand these things, and so nodded in conformation.

Zhuan An seeing the nod broke out and let Xiao Fan continue into the training field alone where Ye De was already waiting for him.

Noting her leave Xiao Fan took his steps slowly so that he could see where Zhuan An was going to.

He wanted to see who were the father elders of the girls' whose daughters he would be married to.

Like he wanted, he could see Zhuan An walk up to an older man maybe in his forties who looked as if he was in his twenties.

The father of Zhuan An didn't seem too out of the normal to him other than those eyes that were watching his every move.

Xiao Fan didn't stop the staring to his eyes out of fear, but for the fact that he wanted to remember his features.

Other than that the man was built to resemble a cabinet, there was only one distinct feature on his face.

Or the lack of it, as the man had no hair at all.

Zhuan An's father's head was only decorated by a shine coming from the sun that was reflecting on it.

'Well, he's easy to remember' Xiao Fan noted, and now knowing who the man was his eyes wandered over to the other girl while his steps slowed down even more.

He smiled at Fei Sun a little before focussing at the man next to him, who like Zhuan An's father was very much so looking at him.

And unlike the last man, this man was drilling into him like he wanted him to vanish, or become one with the ashes of a desert.

Fei Sun's father seemed to be straight up hostile towards him, and concerned about this Xiao Fan noted it to the very core of his memory.

Don't mess with the man who's fat.

The father of Fei Sun wasn't really fat, but he sure did have that massive stomach that people who spend their entire lives lifting weights would.

Sure it might be full of muscle and not so much fat, but in his eyes, that and the fact that for some reason he was also bald were the only note full things about his existence.

Xiao Fan could have made further details about their faces; however, one couldn't memories such faces as these men had in a few seconds let alone describe.

As to say, one thing about their faces would take him a while, for there would be challenging to think the right words that fit their beauty since those words would be few and far between.

Turning his eye away from the man, who was trying to burn him with the stare, Xiao Fan faced back forwards.

Getting his walking speed back up, he took a few looks at all the people gathered for this before stopping in front of a man.

When Xiao Fan had stopped, there was a wait for about half a minute as Ye De didn't speak anything.

When he would begin to speak, it was the usual welcome all here and so on speak for a moment.

Xiao Fan waited there being eyed upon by everyone.

He didn't like this, as he wasn't still wasn't good with groups if it wasn't fighting in them.

It took him everything to keep his legs straight before Ye De eventually turned his eyes to him.

¨Contender state your name¨ He spoke and begun to probe him.

Xiao Fan having noted the change in Ye De thought 'So that's what they meant with the probing'

¨Contenders name is Xiao Fan¨ He represented himself and gave all needed respects to Ye De.

Hearing the name ¨Xiao Fan¨ Ye De became little weirded out but didn't show it.

¨Xiao Fan? The Xiao Fan?¨ He didn't continue the routine but made a question.

¨Of course, not¨ Xiao Fan replied as he shook his head under the eyes that were trying to detect any lie.

Ye De tried his best to see if Xiao Fan was bluffing either about his name or the identity of that name, but he didn't see anything wrong with his face.

Despite seeing nothing wrong, Ye De wasn't fully sure about this. There we too many things that didn't add up in this.

Elder Meng, who was protecting this kid, had been sent to Hangzhou to see a man called Xiao Fan.

One of the two girls Ye De had been trying to ¨court¨ had been calling him husband.

And if two elders daughters had chosen their husband on the trip who's name was Xiao Fan...

'There are too many things around him' He thought to himself before noting the final thing that would let him believe that this Xiao Fan was the Xiao Fan everyone knew.

'If he is a master of the herbs and medicine, there is a likelihood that he has something to bluff me!' He guesses wrong, but that would lead him to the right result.

'Better keep this to my self now' Ye De thought and played with Xiao Fan.

¨What is your cultivation?¨ Ye De continued the routine.

'Seems that I got through' Xiao Fan thought before replying Ye De ¨Body Activation realm second grade¨

¨That's is better than first-grade ¨ Ye De made a note that was meant for the outsiders, who thought there was nothing more going on here.

Inside of him, he had his real thoughts.

'Although lucky for me I wonder how Ye Qi didn't manage to kill this guy?'

¨Are you ready for your trial?¨ Ye De again continued the routine that he needed to follow every time he did this.

¨Yes I'm ready¨ Xiao Fan confirmed his willingness.