"Thank you, thank you." Chen Bufan quickly expressed gratitude and sat down with Liu Ruyan.

"Friends, are you also heading to Black Valley Town?" Chen Bufan asked with a smile.

Lu Ye was slightly curious: "What's in Black Valley Town? The Black Valley Secret Realm is closed now."

If it was during the time when the secret realm was open, heading there could be understood, but now that it's closed, what's the reason for going?

Moreover, these two didn't seem to be from the Innate Realm.

Chen Bufan replied: "The secret realm is indeed closed, but I'm not going there because of the secret realm. I'm not strong enough yet."

"The reason I'm going is because I've heard that someone in the secret realm has truly ascended to Martial Arts Grandmaster! It's all the rage in the entire Northern Xuanzhou."

"Now, there should be quite a few people like me, all heading to Black Valley Town."

"As for Miss Ruyan, I met her halfway... Oh, by the way, Miss Ruyan, you haven't mentioned where you're headed."

Lu Ye: "..."

Achieving Martial Arts Grandmaster status is quite a mundane affair to him personally, yet he didn't expect it to cause such a stir.

But thinking about it, it's understandable; in the Martial Arts Realm, powerful cultivators are equivalent to the "celebrities" of the past life, attracting countless followers with their every move.

It seems that Black Valley Town is in for a wave of excitement in the coming times.

Seeing Chen Bufan occasionally eyeing the grilled fish in his hand while speaking, Lu Ye pondered for a moment and handed him one.

"It's for you."

After all, he had borrowed fire with two Source Crystals; giving away a fish wasn't too much.

Upon seeing this, Chen Bufan said joyfully: "Thank you, friend. By the way, may I ask for your names?"

Lu Ye said calmly: "Lu Ye, and she's Chen Lingxiang."

Chen Bufan quickly clasped his hands in salute: "So it's Young Master Lu and Miss Chen."

Then, Chen Bufan handed the grilled fish in his hand to Liu Ruyan beside him: "Miss Ruyan, after a day's journey, you must be hungry. Try it out."

Watching Chen Bufan, Lu Ye realized that these two were likely not from the Northern Territory.

His original name wasn't widely known in the Northern Territory yet, but Chen Lingxiang's name, if born and raised in the Northern Territory, should be recognized to some extent.

After all, she holds the title of the most talented Innate-family offspring across thousands of miles.

Watching Chen Bufan enthusiastically offer the grilled fish, Liu Ruyan flashed a seductive smile, hesitantly saying: "Thank you, Young Master Chen. Ruyan is indeed hungry, but you haven't eaten yet..."

Suddenly, Lu Ye felt as if he was sipping tea.

The tea aroma was spreading.

Chen Bufan patted his chest, saying: "No worries, Miss Ruyan, you eat. I'm fine with this..."

Seeing the grilled fish swiftly passed to another person, Lu Ye didn't say much.

He had already given it to Chen Bufan, who had the right to decide its use.

Interestingly, this seemingly wealthy Chen Bufan surprisingly possessed a potential sycophantic trait?

Receiving the grilled fish, unexpectedly Liu Ruyan turned and thanked Lu Ye again.

"Thank you, Young Master Lu, for grilling such delicious fish. It must've been tiring." With that, she offered a charming smile.

The silent Chen Lingxiang glanced at Lu Ye, stifling a laugh.

Being a woman herself, Chen Lingxiang noticed that, when looking at Lu Ye, the woman named Liu Ruyan seemed to have a flicker of eagerness in her eyes.

As if she desired to devour Lu Ye.

However... Chen Lingxiang also turned to look at Lu Ye, thinking he was indeed quite handsome.

Lu Ye slightly raised an eyebrow, coolly saying: "No need to thank me, just thank Young Master Chen."

Just then, Chen Bufan's "I'm fine with this" was finally revealed.

Initially, both Liu Ruyan and the others assumed that after giving the grilled fish to Liu Ruyan, Chen Bufan was probably just eating some dry rations.

Dry rations weren't appealing compared to the fragrant grilled fish.

But after seeing what Chen Bufan took out, Lu Ye's brows raised, and Chen Lingxiang and Liu Ruyan across from him widened their eyes.

A Tier Three Spirit Medicine!

In Chen Bufan's hand was a perfectly preserved Tier Three Spirit Medicine!

The concentrated medicinal power within caused the entire spirit medicine to emit a faint medicinal aroma.

Liu Ruyan looked at the Tier Three Spirit Medicine in Chen Bufan's hand, then at the grilled fish in her hand...

"Damn it... This is infuriating! Is this how you're supposed to be a lickspittle?!"

"Can't you stop causing trouble before you learn how to flatter?!"

At this moment, Liu Ruyan lost all appetite for the grilled fish.

Even Lu Ye and Chen Lingxiang exchanged glances, their expressions a bit peculiar.

This wasn't flattery at all... Instead, these actions seemed to be stabbing Liu Ruyan directly in the heart.

Chen Bufan took a bite out of the Tier Three Spirit Medicine, which shocked Lu Ye somewhat.

A Tier Three Spirit Medicine corresponds to the Innate Realm; if an Innate were taking such actions, it would still be within the normal range.

However, Chen Bufan was at the Postnatal Realm, and logically he shouldn't be able to handle such overwhelming medicinal power.

The fact that he could bring out a Tier Three Spirit Medicine, combined with borrowing fire with Source Crystals earlier, further confirmed Lu Ye's speculation that Chen Bufan's background might indeed have something noteworthy.

After taking a bite of the spirit medicine, Chen Bufan looked over to Liu Ruyan.

Seeing Liu Ruyan's complexion seemingly tinged with steel blue, Chen Bufan curiously asked: "Miss Ruyan, why aren't you eating? Luckily, I also brought some dry rations."

Liu Ruyan seethed inwardly... "I eat your grandmother's leg!!"

"Young Master Chen, I didn't expect you to carry such dry rations with you." Lu Ye couldn't help but laugh.

This person was quite intriguing, seemingly sycophantic, but perhaps not wholly so.

At the very least, the grilled fish was genuinely given, but the spirit medicine... was non-negotiable.

Chen Bufan sheepishly said: "I have a large appetite, so travel meals can be inconvenient. That's why I brought some dry rations, making me a laughingstock."

As they conversed, time slowly ticked away.

During this time, Liu Ruyan's words diminished quite a bit.

Moreover, she mostly ignored Chen Bufan, becoming more interested in Lu Ye instead.

This situation left Chen Bufan scratching his head, unsure where he had gone wrong.

He had so wanted to eat the grilled fish that was so fragrant, yet he gave it to Liu Ruyan. How could it still upset Miss Ruyan?

As night deepened, Lu Ye said: "It's getting late, let's all rest early."

Earlier, when lighting the fire, Lu Ye and Chen Lingxiang had already taken tents out from their storage rings and set them up.

On the other side of the campfire were the tents of Liu Ruyan and her companion.

Inside the tent, Lu Ye did not opt for seated cultivation, as the presence of nearby people could cause too much commotion.

Instead, he practiced the Four Divine Ancient Seals, continuously visualizing the shadows of the Vermilion Bird and the Black Tortoise, pondering their mysteries.

At midnight, the wilderness lay silent, with only the occasional creepy bug noise adding to the eerie atmosphere.

At this moment, from one of the tents, a figure silently slipped out.

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