Supreme Emptiness

This was a Soul Master capable of refining third-grade spirit pills.

This meant his rank was third-grade!

A rare third-grade Soul Master!

In front of him, the second-grade Soul Masters of the Green Cloud Sect bowed their heads and addressed themselves as disciples!

This was an intimidating, peerless powerhouse.

If he didn’t seize the opportunity, he would deserve to live in the lowest tier of the martial world forever!

Jiang Fan looked down at him and said indifferently, "What is it?"

Zhu Jianshen’s heart raced wildly, and he stammered, "Senior, I admire the Soul Master path. I am willing to offer all the Zhu Family’s wealth if you would take me as your disciple."

Though it was abrupt.

Zhu Jianshen understood that meeting a third-grade Soul Master was like hitting the jackpot.

To utter a word with him was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If he didn’t speak quickly, he might lose the chance forever.

Jiang Fan laughed.

First, he tried to steal my woman, then he knelt down to beg to be my disciple?

He straightforwardly said, "You are not qualified." @@novelbin@@

With that, he started to leave.

Zhang Yuxiu panicked and slapped Zhu Jianshen, scolding, "Are you crazy?"

"Don’t you see your own status? How dare you try to cling to a senior?"

A third-grade Soul Master, was that something their little Zhu Family could attach themselves to?

Even the Green Cloud Sect Master would kneel before such a peerless figure.

A regular disciple of the Green Cloud Sect wanted to become his disciple?

He looked like a clown!

Moreover, he angered the senior, jeopardizing their chance to get the Beauty-Restore Pill.

She hurriedly chased after him, bowing repeatedly and apologizing, "Senior, I’m sorry, my son has never seen the world. Please forgive him."

"About the Beauty-Restore Pill, could you please show some leniency?"

Chen Silin also cast a disdainful glance at Zhu Jianshen.

Didn’t he have any self-awareness?

To want to be a disciple upon first meeting?

It was sheer madness!

She then respectfully looked at Jiang Fan, and softly said, "Senior, could you extend our Chen Family some courtesy and please sell one more Beauty-Restore Pill?"

"I’m sure Mrs. Zhu is willing to pay any price."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuxiu felt immense gratitude.

Just with this sentence, she knew her jade bracelet worth ten thousand taels hadn’t been given to Chen Silin in vain.

Oh?

Jiang Fan pondered.

The Beauty-Restore Pill seemed even more popular than he had expected.

Liu Qimin and Zhang Yuxiu, the two top ladies of Lonely Boat City, were so fervent.

After a slight consideration, Jiang Fan took out a low-grade Beauty-Restore Pill and said, "Indeed, there’s still one bottle."

"However, I’m not sure about its value; if I ask too high, Mrs. Zhu would suffer, too low, I would suffer."

"Let’s do this. Hold a bidding auction, and the highest bidder wins."

With that, he threw the Beauty-Restore Pill to Chen Silin, "I’ll leave it to your Chen Family to organize."

This action nearly made Chen Silin scream!

She quickly ran to catch it with both hands.

This was a Beauty-Restore Pill!

To toss it casually like an ordinary item, if it were to break, what a loss that would be?

Yet, she immediately showed immense gratitude, exclaiming, "Rest assured, senior, we’ll definitely hold a grand auction."

A third-grade spirit pill, and an incredibly rare Beauty-Restore Pill at that!

Once auctioned, what a commotion it would cause?

At least the noblewomen of Lonely Boat City would be restless.

By then, the scene...

Chen Silin felt a surge of excitement; this was an excellent opportunity to elevate the status of the Chen Family!

After Jiang Fan left.

Zhang Yuxiu lamented, "Alas! If it’s an auction, I might not win this pill!"

"Those old women would be willing to offer their husbands and sons for the Beauty-Restore Pill."

Chen Silin covered her mouth and giggled.

At the same time, Liu Qimin, with a look of satisfaction, swallowed the Beauty-Restore Pill.

In front of everyone, her gray hair turned black, the wrinkles on her face smoothed out at a visible speed, and her skin became white and tender.

In her forties, she transformed, looking like a youthful woman in her early thirties.

Standing with Chen Silin, they appeared more like sisters than mother and daughter!

In just a few breaths, a middle-aged woman became a youthful one!

Such a world-shattering transformation stunned Zhang Yuxiu, "This, this is the effect of the Beauty-Restore Pill?"

Her breath quickened, and she pulled Zhu Jianshen up, "Let’s go! Go home immediately and prepare the money!"

"No matter the cost, I must win this Beauty-Restore Pill!"

"I must!"

As for the critical matter of her son’s marriage to Xu Youran.

She had already thrown it beyond the nine-layered heaven.

When Jiang Fan returned home.

Xu Youran was anxiously searching for him.

"Fan Fan, did you hear? The Chen Family is preparing to auction a Beauty-Restore Pill!"

Her face was full of surprise, "The whole noblewomen’s circle in Lonely Boat City is buzzing with it. Even the City Lord’s Wife declared she must get it."

"For this, she even had a fierce argument with the City Lord."

Really?

Jiang Fan touched his nose.

He hadn’t even reached home, yet news had spread throughout the city?

Moreover, the Beauty-Restore Pill’s appeal was indeed too immense?

Seeing Xu Youran’s astonished expression, Jiang Fan asked in surprise, "Do you also want the Beauty-Restore Pill?"

Xu Youran was in the prime of her youth and beauty; it would be of no use to her.

"How could I dare think that?" Xu Youran laughed and cried, "With so many noblewomen vying for it, what am I?"

"I just thought of Father. Over the years, he has exhausted himself for the Xu Family, aging rapidly."

Jiang Fan nodded slightly.

He recalled that when he came to the Xu Family ten years ago, Xu Zhengyan was still a vigorous middle-aged man with bright eyes.

Ten years later, he was worn out and haggard.

Standing with the well-maintained Wang Yingfeng, they looked like people of two different age groups.

"It will happen." Jiang Fan smiled knowingly.

Xu Youran sighed, "Don’t speak so casually, it’s not something I can even touch."

While they were conversing.

Xu Zhengyan appeared out of nowhere, standing at a corner, and quietly beckoned them over.

The two walked over in surprise.

Xu Zhengyan confirmed there was no one around and carefully took out a bundle of silver notes.

The large ones were ten thousand taels, the small ones one hundred taels.

Sparsely, it amounted to ten thousand taels in total.

He stuffed them all into Xu Youran’s hands.

"Father? What’s this?" Xu Youran asked in astonishment.

Xu Zhengyan’s eyes showed a trace of guilt, "These are the private savings I’ve accumulated over the years."

"I intended to secretly give them to you after your marriage, to help you and your husband live well."

"I didn’t expect your stepmother to demand such exorbitant betrothal gifts."

"Take this money, go to the Chen Family’s auction tomorrow, and bid for that Beauty-Restore Pill."

Xu Zhengyan sighed, "Your stepmother is now in a frenzy, determined to get that Beauty-Restore Pill."

"If you use it as a betrothal gift, even if she disagrees with your marriage, she will endure it for the pill."

Xu Youran was speechless, looking at Xu Zhengyan’s aged appearance, tears of emotion welled up in her eyes.

She never thought Xu Zhengyan cared for her.

She thought he only cared about her sister, Xu Yining.

"Tomorrow, accompany Youran and try to win it."

"I hope, ultimately, that you will marry Youran."

Xu Zhengyan patted Jiang Fan’s shoulder, showing rare approval.

After speaking, he looked around and quietly left.

Jiang Fan felt a sense of comfort, "So, he still has his eldest daughter in his heart."

"Just that, for the family’s interest, he had to care more for the younger daughter."

This future father-in-law wasn’t entirely useless.

However.

Looking at the silver notes in Xu Youran’s hands, Jiang Fan’s forehead was full of black lines.

Spending money to bid on his own item?

Who would believe it if told?