The old woman was wearing a strange robe and carrying a crutch in the shape of an unknown animal's head. She looked like an aborigine from somewhere in southern Xinjiang.
Her voice was a little hoarse: "You and they have never been in the same world. Are you sure you want to be entangled with them?"
"Besides, Old Ghost Huo of the Huo family has issued a challenge. I may not be able to defeat him this time. If I lose, you will have to go somewhere else with him."
Ning Xiaoqiao's beautiful face showed a trace of involuntary sadness, and she said with a wry smile: "Mother-in-law, because of this, I want to see them one last time as a farewell."
"Then go ahead! I hope you don't have true feelings for them, otherwise you will only harm these ordinary people." Granny Shui's voice was cold and ruthless, making people's scalp numb.
"Thank you, mother-in-law, for taking pity on me!" Ning Xiaoqiao bowed to her and walked towards the restaurant.
In the room, Qin Fan and the other three were having a lively conversation.
Xiao Qiao opened the door and came in.
Hu Can's eyes immediately lit up: "Mei Qiao is here!"
"Old Qin was thinking about you just now!"
"Sister Qiao, since Lao Qin is so interested in you, I don't think this wealth will go to outsiders, so you might as well let me bring you and Lao Qin together!"
Xiao Qiao smiled and scolded: "Go away, I treat you as brothers, but you actually want to sleep with me!"
"Ha ha……"
Xiao Qiao's joke made Hu and Qian laugh, and Qin Fan also smiled slightly, but in the depths of his pupils, there were two flashes of green light.
"As expected!"
Qin Fan already knew Xiao Qiao's secret.
The meal was in a cheerful and harmonious atmosphere from beginning to end.
However, when the four of them stood up and prepared to leave the private room, Xiao Qiao suddenly said something ambiguous.
"We say goodbye today, and we may never see each other again. I hope everyone is well!"
Hu Qian and Zheng Shuhao drank a little too much and did not understand what Xiao Qiao meant.
"Sister Qiao, what are you talking about? Let's get together again after the New Year!" Hu Magazine obviously misunderstood Xiao Qiao's meaning.
Zheng Shuhao also replied in a confused manner: "Old Hu is right, we will get together more often in the future."
"Okay, you two go back first, and don't drive after drinking!" Xiao Qiao explained.
"Don't worry, I called a driver for them." Qin Fan said.
After Zheng Shuhao left, Xiao Qiao looked at Qin Fan beside him: "How are you going back?"
Qin Fan turned to look at her, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face: "You are here to say goodbye to us during today's meal, right?"
Xiao Qiao was shocked, but her face remained calm and she said with a smile: "Qin Fan, what did you say? Why should I say goodbye to you!"
Qin Fan stared at her, his eyes seemed to be able to see through the secrets hidden deep in Xiao Qiao's heart: "You have kept it secret from us for so many years, how long do you want to keep it secret from us?"
Xiao Qiao was even more shocked, but she had become accustomed to hiding her worries over the years, and her face remained unchanged.
"What am I hiding? Qin Fan, why are you talking a little strange today?"
Qin Fan grinned, showing his white teeth: "Haha, you should be a member of the witch cult!"
Xiao Qiao's face finally changed wildly: "Qin Fan, what are you talking about?"
"The power buried in your body should be the work of a Gu Master. I happen to have met a Gu Master and am familiar with their power."
This time Xiao Qiao finally stopped hiding it and looked at Qin Fan in shock: "Qin Fan, how do you know this? Are you also a member of the spiritual world?"
"The world of spiritual practice? Is it different from the world of martial arts?" Qin Fan asked curiously.
Xiao Qiao said in surprise: "Maybe you are a warrior!"
Qin Fan nodded: "That's right!"
Hearing what Qin Fan said, a look of surprise appeared on Xiao Qiao's face: "The world of martial arts also belongs to the world of practice, but because the number of warriors far exceeds that of other major training systems, warriors form a system of their own, which is called the world of martial arts.
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"I'm just saying that you came back safely after falling from Mount Tai. You must have met a practitioner. The person who saved you should be a senior in the martial arts world, right?"
Qin Fan nodded again: "Yes."
He didn't mean to deceive Xiao Qiao, but it was just too troublesome to explain things in the Immortal Realm, and it might even bring disaster to Xiao Qiao if he was not careful.
Xiao Qiao suddenly showed joy: "Since you are from the martial arts world, maybe you can help me!"
However, she soon became disappointed and said: "I'm overthinking it. How old are you? Even if you have been practicing martial arts since you were young, it would be great if you can enter the inner realm now. How can you help me!"
Qin Fan smiled and said: "If you don't try, how do you know I can't help you?"
Xiao Qiao looked at Qin Fan's calm smile and thought to himself: "Forget it, let's take Qin Fan to try. Even if he can't help me, I will definitely keep him safe!"
An ordinary small courtyard is Xiao Qiao’s home.
"Mother-in-law, I'm back!" Xiao Qiao led Qin Fan into the small courtyard with the open door and shouted towards the house.
A brown crutch stretched out from the living room and struck the ground hard.
Then, an old woman wearing a strange robe and a wrinkled face came out with her waist bent.
When she saw Qin Fan, a flash of displeasure flashed in her eyes: "Cough, cough, girl, didn't I tell you not to bring strangers home? What if you meet a bad person? Why don't you listen?"
Xiao Qiao walked over, held the old woman's arm and said, "Mother-in-law, this is my friend Qin Fan. He is a martial arts practitioner."
Hearing this, the old woman's expression suddenly changed, and she stared at Ning Xiaoqiao sternly: "What did you say to him?"
Xiao Qiao was shocked and couldn't help but take two steps back and whispered: "Grandma Shui, don't be angry yet, Qin Fan is here to help us."
The old woman glanced at Qin Fan with her dead fish eyes and said with contempt: "Huh, for such a big kid, even if he was born from his mother's womb and started practicing martial arts, it would be good if he could enter the inner realm now. Are you asking for death by letting him come?
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"That old ghost from the Huo family is at the pinnacle of the Spiritual Wizarding Realm! He is comparable to a warrior at the top of the Inner Realm!"
"Besides, he came prepared this time. Even I only have a five-point chance of beating him."
Xiao Qiao's face darkened, and he turned to look at Qin Fan: "Qin Fan, I'm sorry, I didn't think carefully. You'd better go back, you can't help me."
Qin Fan smiled and said: "Not necessarily. I haven't taken it seriously yet. It's just the peak of the Spiritual Witch Realm."
"Haha, boy, you are so arrogant, you actually look down on my witchcraft!" Granny Shui burst into unpleasant laughter, making people unable to help but get goosebumps.
"Well, I'll let you go with me this time and let you see the difference between vulgar warriors and us wizards."
"However, if you don't say anything without my permission when you get there, don't blame me for not reminding you if you lose your life!"
"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about it." Qin Fan didn't care at all.
At noon, Qin Fan stayed at Xiao Qiao's house for dinner and listened to Xiao Qiao describe the crisis they were facing.
This Granny Shui is the head of the Shui family, one of the four major families of earth, water, fire and wind under the witch sect. She is ordered to protect and care for Xiao Qiao.
Now the head of the Huo family, whom she calls Old Ghost Huo, wants to compete with her for the right to take care of Xiao Qiao.
Then there will be a battle between the two families, and whoever wins will get the right to care for Xiao Qiao.
The date of the fight is set at eight o'clock tonight, and the location will be Crescent Lake on the outskirts of Qingshan County.