"Hospital ward? In a coma for several months? That's right! I seem to have been struck by the venomous claws of a poisonous snake. Am I not dead? Who saved my life? Was it you, Yifan?" An Qi murmured to herself before she asked Lin Yifan, seemingly recalling some events.

"After you were poisoned, it was I who forced the poison out of your body; and then, your ongoing survival was entirely due to our landlady's efforts," Lin Yifan answered truthfully.

He had always been grateful for the help offered by the landlady; now that An Qi had awakened, his next step would be to pay a visit to show his gratitude.

"The landlady? Who is she?" An Qi asked curiously.

"She is…"

Just as Lin Yifan was about to reveal her identity, an old and solemn voice came from the doorway.

"It was I!"

Everyone in the room was startled by this imposing presence, and they all looked towards the source of the voice, only to see an old woman with wrinkled skin leaning on a walking stick, followed by three young, vigorous disciples.

This was An Qi's first encounter with the landlady, and she found this elderly lady to be very serious and unapproachable, which instantly made her want to resist.

When Fang saw the landlady, she froze in shock—wasn't this Xuji True Master who had betrayed her own Sect to start a new one? What was she doing here?

Xuji True Master, almost a contemporary of her own master, was a formidable figure with tremendous strength; in the entire Cultivation World, few were her match.

On the other side, seeing Lin Yifan, Li Dafeng, Li Xiaofeng, and Lin Yanping were all dumbfounded, clearly not having expected Lin Yifan to be alive after falling into the abyss.

"Brother Lin! How are you not dead?" Li Xiaofeng asked in surprise.

"Mr. Lin, how did you survive?" Lin Yanping was also full of curiosity.

"What dead or not dead? What are you talking about? Wasn't Yifan always in the Jiminy Primitive Forest looking for the millennial Blood Ginseng? Where could there be any danger?" Zhou Jiajia said, a bit annoyed.

Hearing Li Xiaofeng and the others cursing her man, naturally, she was not pleased.

"Miss Zhou, you are unaware, but several months ago, after obtaining the millennial Blood Ginseng, Lin brother was accidentally knocked into a deep abyss by an extramundane Cultivation expert during an enemy's attempt to snatch it; at that time, we all thought he was dead, so we came back early," Li Xiaofeng answered.

Looking back, the memory was still vivid, and the situation then had been perilously intense.

"Knocked into a deep abyss? But that's not what the old lady said, is it?" Zhou Jiajia was confused.

It was ridiculous that Lin Yifan had gone through such a life-threatening ordeal without their knowledge.

"I did that to prevent you from being overly heartbroken, which is why I didn't tell you the truth," the landlady answered honestly.

She believed that these two women, so in love with Lin Yifan, would have fainted on the spot if they heard news of his death, which would have been counterproductive.

"Yifan! Did you really get knocked into a deep abyss by an enemy several months ago?" Zhou Jiajia still couldn't believe it and sought the real answer.

Just the thought of that moment made her shiver—falling from such a height into a deep abyss, one would not die but would certainly be crippled. If Lin Yifan had truly endured such a trial, she felt extremely compassionate for him and longed to give him a warm embrace.

"Yes! It's just that the enemies were too numerous and strong, or else I wouldn't have fallen to that state," Lin Yifan answered.

Actually, he still had a knot in his heart: why had Li Dafeng refused to help him at the time? Now, staring at the man who was too ashamed to face him, he really wanted to question him right there and then.

Li Dafeng, standing behind the landlord's grandmother, was frightened by Lin Yifan's murderous gaze; clearly, he was feeling guilty and did not dare to face Lin Yifan.

"Yifan! You've worked hard!" Zhou Jiajia went over and hugged Lin Yifan, without saying much.

This man had given so much for them, this hug was rightfully his.

On the other hand, Su Qingqing also went over to hug Lin Yifan, offering him warmth.

And An Qi, getting up from the bed, joined the hugging queue as well.

Although she did not know why Lin Yifan had gone to the Jiminia Primitive Forest to search for millennium Blood Ginseng, she vaguely felt that Lin Yifan went there to save her; therefore, the dangers he had faced were for her, and for that, she could never repay him.

Watching this scene, Lin Yanping, Li Xiaofeng, and Xiaofang all felt jealous, obviously unable to accept the fact.

"How can you do this? What a spectacle!" Lin Yanping said angrily and ashamed.

She only knew that An Qi was Lin Yifan's girlfriend and was unaware that Zhou Jiajia and Su Qingqing were also Lin Yifan's girlfriends; she had thought Zhou Jiajia and Su Qingqing were just An Qi's sisters and best friends, not knowing their true relationship.

"Exactly, what a spectacle! Miss Su, Brother Lin is a married man, you can't hug him like that!" Li Xiaofeng chimed in as well.

In the past few days, he had developed feelings for Su Qingqing, a woman pure and charming; he had been hinting around, sending secret glances, and being excessively attentive to garner Su Qingqing's attention. But Su Qingqing had always been cold to him, keeping him at a distance, unwilling to have much contact with him; thus, he had never succeeded.

Now seeing Su Qingqing hugging Lin Yifan herself, he simply could not accept it.

Elsewhere, although Xiaofang had mentally prepared herself, seeing three women hugging Lin Yifan still made it somewhat hard for her to accept.

Lin Yifan, ignoring the scolding of Lin Yanping and Li Xiaofeng, boldly embraced Zhou Jiajia, Su Qingqing, and An Qi in his arms.

These three women were his, so what was wrong with a hug?

"Have you no shame? Hey! Brother Lin, you can't be insatiable! Let go of Miss Su right now!" Li Xiaofeng walked over indignantly, trying to pry Lin Yifan's hands off Su Qingqing.

However, his actions only elicited an angry response from Lin Yifan.

"Get lost!"

Various signs indicated that Li Xiaofeng had taken a liking to his woman, Su Qingqing; he had never had a fondness for anyone who harbored thoughts about his women, even if that person had once shared adversity with him. It was no exception.

"Ahh, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're at the Breaking Mortal Fifth Realm—come on, let's see who's stronger!" Li Xiaofeng shouted defiantly.

Even though he was just shaken by Lin Yifan's aura, when it came to strength, he was certain he was not inferior to Lin Yifan.

He had no way out now, especially in the presence of the woman he liked; he could not back down.

At this moment, sharing his shock were the landlord's grandmother, Li Dafeng, and Lin Yanping; they all knew that a few months ago Lin Yifan was only at the Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm, but unexpectedly, in just a few months, he had advanced to the Breaking Mortal Fifth Realm. The speed of this advancement was simply astonishing.

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