"At least then my heart would feel a little better," Lin Yifan answered.

"If you really feel guilty, just treat us well and don't let us be bullied by others," Zhou Jiajia said with frustration.

"I definitely won't let you be bullied," Lin Yifan said as he pulled the three women into his arms, offering them warmth and protection.

"Then in the future, can you please not resort to suicide every time things get tough? Everything is negotiable, and we don't want you getting hurt," Zhou Jiajia chided.

"Okay! I promise you all," Lin Yifan agreed promptly, without any objection.

With the crisis averted, Xiao Lian finally breathed a sigh of relief. She felt she had really gone too far this time. Had she not been so talkative, none of this would have happened; she needed to take a good look at her own behavior.

The scantily-clad Xiao Fang didn't expect to join this big family so abruptly. She had initially planned to observe for a while before deciding whether to join; little did she know, plans could not keep up with changes, and everything was settled by a twist of fate.

After a long silence, Zhou Jiajia and the others dried the tears from the corners of their eyes, stepped out of Lin Yifan's embrace, and then approached Xiao Fang with open arms, smiling and saying, "Welcome to the family. From now on, you and I are sisters."

Xiao Fang was delighted, willingly embracing Zhou Jiajia, and thanked her, "Sister Jiajia! Thank you for your forgiveness."

"Don't mention it, I believe we will get along well."

"Mhm!"

After parting from Zhou Jiajia, Xiao Fang hugged An Qi and Su Qingqing in turn, feeling the broad love of these two "sisters."

Soon after, a voice broke the warm atmosphere, as the housekeeper aunt called everyone downstairs to eat.

Zhou Jiajia and the rest didn't dally; the four of them walked downstairs hand in hand.

From behind, Xiao Lian teased, "Brother! The fourth concubine is secured, when will the fifth one be secured?"

"Secure your own head, four are already enough, I don't want any more," Lin Yifan replied.

"Hehe! If another beauty as lovely as a Heavenly Immortal appears, I bet brother wouldn't find it a hassle," she quipped.

Xiao Lian had long seen through everything—her brother was a big womanizer, always flirting about, never willing to let go of any exceptional beauty.

"You mischievous egg, always defaming your brother like that," Lin Yifan chided.

"This isn't defamation, it's a fact," she asserted.

"You're not that young anymore. As your older brother, it's about time I start considering your lifelong happiness," he replied.

"Brother! I've decided not to marry in this lifetime, don't waste time trying to find suitors for me. That's final," she declared.

Having spoken her piece, Xiao Lian walked on without turning back, no longer daring to tease.

Watching her flee, Lin Yifan's lips curled into a smile, knowing she would be scared of such a topic.

After the ordeal, he entered the bathroom to wash off the blood from his nose and the corners of his mouth.

The scent of Xiao Fang lingered in the bathroom, and he couldn't help but recall the scene he had witnessed upon opening the bathroom door earlier.

Xiao Fang was... truly too tempting.

Every time he thought of that image, he couldn't help but feel his blood race and a hunger that was hard to bear.

Once he had calmed down, he started to wash his face with cold water, cleaning the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth.

After he finished, he exited the room to go downstairs for dinner.

By that time, Zhou Jiajia and the others had already hit it off with Xiao Fang, seemingly without any barriers left.

Little did Xiaofang expect Zhou Jiajia and the others to be so easygoing, and now her anxious heart had finally settled down.

At dinner, Zhou Jiajia and Su Qingqing kept serving An Qi and Xiaofang, making sure the two sisters who hadn't had a proper meal in a long time were well fed and satisfied.

Feeling left out, Lin Yifan had no choice but to serve himself.

Trying city delicacies for the first time, Xiaofang's appetite soared. She was full of curiosity about the many dishes she had never seen before.

...

Dinner ended quickly, and the satisfied group moved to the living room on the second floor to watch TV and chat jovially.

After a while, Zhou Jiajia and the others gathered around Lin Yifan, eager to hear about his adventures in Feizhou searching for the millennia-old Blood Ginseng.

"Finally talking to me, huh? I thought you were ignoring me," Lin Yifan complained, sounding like a little aggrieved wife.

"You're our man; how could we ignore you?"

After soothing him, Zhou Jiajia asked curiously, "Yifan, what exactly did you experience in the Jiminy Primitive Forest? And what happened right before you fell into the abyss?"

"Seeing how curious you all are, I'll tell you everything," he said.

With that, Lin Yifan began to describe the extraordinary incidents he encountered in the Jiminy Primitive Forest of Feizhou.

When they heard that Lin Yifan and Li Dafeng, along with their three-man team, had eradicated an international arms organization, everyone except Xiaofang was extremely shocked.

They hadn't realized just how terrifying Cultivators were, that it only took four of them to destroy an arms organization that even international police forces struggled to take down.

Beyond that, the more they listened, the more fantastical it seemed.

Not only were Lin Yifan and his three companions impervious to gunfire and shrapnel, but they were also able to practice Qinggong, gliding through the trees and flying freely.

When they learned that even large missiles and biological weapons were involved, all they could feel was shock upon shock.

It was a good thing that Lin Yifan and his companions were Cultivators; had they been international police, countless lives would have already been lost.

As they continued to listen, they were startled by what came next.

First, upon entering the Jiminy Primitive Forest, Lin Yifan and his four companions battled fiercely with the enormous crocodiles of Feizhou, then matched wits and bravery with the insidiously evil members of an arms organization's branch, followed by a scuffle with the Ma Family from Capital City over treasures, and accidentally entering the territory of Man-Eating Flowers.

Each incident was fraught with danger, and any misstep could have been deadly.

Zhou Jiajia and the rest had no idea that Lin Yifan, who seemed so calm and unperturbed, had faced so many harrowing adventures. Only now did they truly understand the hardships faced by the man beside them.

"Yifan! I'm sorry you had to suffer so much because of us," An Qi said, filled with remorse.

She felt truly indebted to Lin Yifan for his kindness, as she now owed him her life twice over. The only way she could repay him was with a lifetime of gratitude.

"Foolish girl, you are Lin Yifan's woman, and I would not hesitate to give my life for you," Lin Yifan consoled.

"Yifan! It's so good to have you!"

All An Qi wanted to say were these words. The so-called thousands of words could not express more than this unspoken understanding.

After a brief pause, Lin Yifan continued with his story.

Soon, he got to the part about the Misty Forest. That's when Zhou Jiajia and the others realized just how crafty the little scoundrel, the millennia-old Blood Ginseng, was, actually trying to trap Lin Yifan and his companions.

However, it was also thanks to its cunning schemes that Lin Yifan and his companions were able to escape unscathed amidst the encirclement of several groups of people.

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