Chapter 155: Is This the Reason?

Why would this woman come looking for him?

This was Xiao Fan's first reaction upon exiting his Immortal Cave and seeing Nangong Lingxuan.

Seeing the stone door of the Immortal Cave open, Nangong Lingxuan turned her gaze toward Xiao Fan…

She didn't say a word, just stood there.

Xiao Fan: "…"

You come all the way here and don't say anything?

Finally, Xiao Fan cleared his throat to break the silence and asked, "Nangong, what brings you here?"

"Lecher!"

???

Holy crap!

Xiao Fan almost lost it at that moment. Was there anyone like this? Coming to his Immortal Cave, and the first thing out of her mouth when the door opened was calling him a Lecher!

He suppressed the urge to draw his sword and slash her, letting out a long breath instead.

Then he heard Nangong Lingxuan say coldly, "I came here because I want you to team up with me to carry out a mission."

"A mission? What mission?"

Xiao Fan was stunned; he had absolutely no concept of missions.

Ever since he joined the Jixian Sect, he hadn't visited the Mission Pavilion once.

"There is a city under our jurisdiction on the outskirts of the Jixian Sect. Recently, a large number of Cultivators have gone missing. When their bodies are found, they have all become dried corpses. It's suspected that someone is practicing an evil technique… This mission gives a lot of contribution points, but the danger level is also very high. It requires a team of at least three people to proceed."

"Three people? Even if you've called me, that's still not enough."

Xiao Fan was speechless. He truly had no interest in going on missions.

Wouldn't it be better to spend that time cleaning the Scripture Pavilion?

"I already asked Chen Feixing, and he has agreed."

Nangong Lingxuan had gone to find Chen Feixing before coming here.

In the Jixian Sect Outer Sect, she didn't know many people. The only ones she deemed worthy were Chen Feixing and Xiao Fan.

"Oh… not interested."

Xiao Fan wanted to refuse directly. What benefit was there in going out to complete a mission?

He would rather spend that time cultivating to become stronger. Besides, he didn't really need those contribution points…

"You!"

Nangong Lingxuan was taken aback… She never dreamed that Xiao Fan would reject her so bluntly.

"Lecher, how hateful!"

"…Tell me, why do you keep calling me a Lecher? Give me a reason."

Xiao Fan really couldn't take it anymore. He could let it slide during the Arena match.

But the first time he saw her in the Scripture Pavilion, being called a Lecher had been so embarrassing…

He simply couldn't understand how he had been lecherous toward her.

"Now you're not just a Lecher."

Nangong Lingxuan's cold, pretty face looked at Xiao Fan with some anger: "You're also a coward and a useless weakling."

"I…"

Xiao Fan felt like jumping into a river. He really couldn't understand where he had offended her for her to call him a Lecher over and over again.

After saying that, Nangong Lingxuan turned to leave.

"Wait."

But Xiao Fan called out to stop her.

"Lecher, what do you want?"

"…I'm saying, can you stop calling me a Lecher every time? What did I even do to you?"

Xiao Fan was exasperated: "How about this? You tell me why you call me a Lecher, and I'll go with you to do this mission."

"Is that true?"

"It's true!"

"Fine, it's a deal."

A look of joy appeared on Nangong Lingxuan's cold face. She was very short on contribution points because she had her eye on an Earth-Rank Cultivation Technique in the Scripture Pavilion, one intended for the Tongtian Realm.

Her cultivation was already at the ninth level of the Huaqi Realm; she could soon attempt a Breakthrough to the Tongtian Realm.

She had exchanged all her Spirit Stones for contribution points, but it still wasn't enough.

Although the Nangong Family was powerful, they wouldn't just give her such a massive amount of Spirit Stones for no reason…

So, lately, she had been doing missions like crazy to accumulate contribution points.

And this mission offered significantly more contribution points than usual.

Xiao Fan stared at Nangong Lingxuan, waiting for her to continue…

Nangong Lingxuan lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said very seriously, "It's because you were peeping at me without blinking."

"Peeping at you?"

Xiao Fan was stunned. When had he ever peeped at her?

"Exactly."

"When?"

"Before the first bone age test… back then, your eyes were on me the whole time."

"What?"

Hearing this, Xiao Fan was dumbfounded. He stood frozen in place, trying very hard to recall the scene of the first test…

Back then…

He did seem to have been looking at Nangong Lingxuan the whole time.

"I… just because I looked at you? I became a Lecher in your eyes?"

Xiao Fan thought back; it seemed that really did happen.

Nangong Lingxuan nodded very seriously: "Yes, I observed very carefully at the time. You were the only one whose gaze remained fixed on me without looking away, scanning me up and down… so you are a Lecher."

What kind of logic was this?

Xiao Fan had a bit of a headache, but he finally understood.

Because Nangong Lingxuan's strength was high, and rumors at the time said she was the strongest in this batch.

That was why he had been curious and looked her over a few more times.

As for those who didn't look…

It didn't mean they didn't want to look; they probably just didn't dare to.

"Can you tell me who taught you this logic for judging if someone is a Lecher?"

Xiao Fan had already given up on arguing with her.

"My mother. Since I was a child, she told me that if a man keeps looking at you, he is a Lecher!"

At this moment, Xiao Fan looked up at the sky and sighed deeply…

He couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.

After a moment, he asked, "When is the mission?"

"Tomorrow at noon. The three of us will meet at the Mission Pavilion."

With that, Nangong Lingxuan's figure flashed and she vanished.