They had already lost all their faces, so they might as well lose them all at once.

"Get lost! Or I'll kill you now!" Even Jin Ming's normally good temperament couldn't help but feel outraged by Wang Wu's shamelessness. Had it not been for Fang Lan, he absolutely wouldn't have let this shameless creature off the hook.

Wang Wu shivered, grabbed his Foundation Establishment materials, and ran away in disgrace, not once looking back.

He didn't even take another look at his own brother!

It seemed that Wang Wu wouldn't be returning to Fang Clan Town, as he certainly wouldn't have the face to continue living here.

Wang Wen had a forlorn and lost look on his face. He bowed deeply towards Fang Lan and Fang Lu: "Sister Lan, Sister Lu, I'm sorry!"

As he said this, tears flowed down Wang Wen's face as he felt an indescribable sadness. He still couldn't understand why his own brother would become like this.

"It's not your fault, don't apologize." Fang Lu walked over, patting Wang Wen's shoulder: "Brother Wen, you're still my brother, my best friend!"

Fang Lan also came over: "You don't need to apologize, this has nothing to do with you."

"Sister Lan..." Wang Wen hurriedly wiped the tears off his face, then said: "I need to go home and explain things to Big Brother Dafei. I've already lost my biological brother, I can't lose another brother!"

"Your brother he..." Fang Lan's expression also turned somber.

"I consider him dead." Wang Wen suddenly smiled: "It's okay, there's always a way through any difficulty. Sister Lan, Young Master Jin is a good man, don't miss out on him."

Fang Lan looked at Wang Wen with a somewhat surprised expression, not expecting to hear this from him.

"I'm serious!" Wang Wen sighed: "From beginning to end, I saw clearly that Young Master Jin truly loves you, give him a chance. Initially, I thought that I would tell you about this when we returned home. Now that you've seen everything, there's no need for me to say anymore. We grew up together as good friends, and I hope to see you happy. And Young Master Jin... he can give you that happiness."

Surprise also flashed across Jin Ming's face, he likely didn't expect his romantic rival's brother to take his side.

He suddenly remembered his father's words, and sighed in his heart: experience and wisdom are critical, Father's experience and insight were truly far more profound than his own!

Fang Lan's face flushed slightly, avoiding Jin Ming's gaze, she said to Wang Wen, "This is my business, you don't need to meddle."

"Alright, Sister Lan, take care of yourself here!" said Wang Wen.

"What do you mean 'take care of myself here', we're going home together!" Fang Lan chuckled.

"Ah? You... you're not staying here?" Wang Wen asked, taken aback.

Jin Ming was also slightly startled, and then a bitter smile appeared on his face. He thought, after experiencing such a blow, how could she accept him immediately? He mustn't rush... absolutely mustn't rush! Jin Ming, you've already succeeded more than half the way, just keep persevering, surely you'll succeed!

While Jin Ming was firing himself up, Fang Lan told Wang Wen: "This isn't my home, of course I won't stay here."

And then, she told Fang Lu: "Let's go, Lu, we'll go buy some stuff, then head home."

After finishing her statement, Fang Lan turned to Jin Ming, curtsying slightly: "Jin Ming, thank you for today..."

"As I said, there's no need to be so formal with me." Jin Ming said, "With you knowing everything now, I'll have someone bring Jin Tiegang back. He can escort you home."

Fang Lan hesitated slightly.

Jin Ming said, "Surely you won't deny me even this opportunity?"

After some thought, Fang Lan nodded: "Then I'm troubling you. Also, have someone bring back the things you left at my home."

A touch of disappointment flitted across Jin Ming's eyes, but recalling his father's words, he quickly responded with a cheerful nod: "Alright, but there's one thing here that you must accept."

With that, he took out the storage ring and walked over to Fang Lan. Without asking, he took her hand and placed the ring in her palm. Then, he quickly withdrew his hand and earnestly said: "This thing was meant as compensation from my family to you. Don't feel burdened. I won't use it to demand anything from you."

To the about-to-protest Fang Lan, Jin Ming quickly said: "Think of it as a loan from the Jin family. Whenever you become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, you can gradually find these materials and return them."

Fang Lan hesitated. She had already borrowed one set of Foundation Establishment materials and was feeling quite remorseful. But had she not done so, she felt she wouldn't be able to confront her own conscience. She afterall, had liked Wang Wu for so many years.

Since he was so desirous of the Foundation Establishment materials, she might as well help him obtain them. She considered it her final gift to him.

"Sis, just accept it," Fang Lu whispered.

Wang Wen, his heart full of complex emotions, added: "Since it's Young Master Jin's heartfelt intention, Sister Lan, you should accept it. As Young Master Jin said, you can return it in the future."

Fang Lan was well aware that, even if she returned it in the future, this favor... would never be truly repaid.

If it wasn't for the incident with Wang Wu, she would never have owed such a favor to the Jin family. But now...

Fang Lan looked at Jin Ming: "I will pay you back in the future!"

"Deal! A word well made!" Jin Ming responded with a relaxed smile, and then sent someone to find Jin Tiegang.

Actually, Jin Tiegang had already returned. But when he saw that Fang Lan and her sister were hiding in a corner, and things were progressing in favor of his young master, he and his men decided not to reveal themselves.

Soon, Jin Tiegang appeared with a caravan and invited Fang Lan to get in. He then nodded to his young master with a smile, mounted his horse, and left.

...

At the entrance of the Xiangfu Inn, Chu Mo was cheerfully seeing Jin Dongnan off.

Jin Dongnan turned to Chu Mo: "Please, Young Master Chu, wait!"

"Family Head Jin, there's no need to be so polite. I'll surely come to visit!" Chu Mo said with a smile.

"Haha, sure! In just three days, I will host a banquet in your honor. We look forward to you gracing us with your presence!" Jin Dongnan said happily. He then cupped his fist towards Chu Mo, got into the discreet carriage, and slowly drove away.

After Jin Dongnan left, Chu Mo scanned his surroundings, keenly aware that some figures were intentionally or unintentionally turning away or completely hiding at the direction of his gaze.

A faint smile crossed Chu Mo's face as he turned around and returned to the inn.

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