Chapter 495: Releasing the Hostage

Time flew by, and Xiao Fan spent another three days in seclusion in the Secret Room.

On this day, he received a communication jade slip from Sect Master Wu Xinjue, telling Xiao Fan to gather at the main hall tomorrow…

After replying to Sect Master Wu Xinjue, Xiao Fan let out a breath, his eyes gleaming with intensity.

"The Five Elements Spirit Pill has reached Perfection. Next, I only need to reach the Great Perfection of the Tongtian Realm."

Xiao Fan's plan was firm. Once his cultivation reached the Great Perfection of the Tongtian Realm, with the poe pill in his hand and the Five Elements Spirit Pill…

He believed that even if he were someone cursed by the heavens, he would definitely be able to achieve a Breakthrough to the Xuandan Realm!

Previously, Xiao Fan's idea was that after healing Long Miaoyin's face, he could bring her to the Jixian Sect.

Although he would still cultivate, he wouldn't be as desperate as before.

But now, the raging fire in Xiao Fan's heart could not be extinguished…

When he came out of the Secret Room, Lu Yueshan was in the Spirit Beast room teasing the Golden-Haired Lion…

The Golden-Haired Lion looked quite impressive, and besides Xiao Fan, it was the only living thing in the Immortal Cave…

"You…" Xiao Fan looked at Lu Yueshan, sighed, and said, "Tell your Family to bring the ransom, and then you can go."

Xiao Fan felt that he couldn't really handle Lu Yueshan…

And he hadn't tortured her, or rather, he didn't know how to mistreat her. Originally, Xiao Fan's plan had been to make things difficult for Lu Yueshan so she would ask to leave on her own…

"Huh??" Lu Yueshan was stunned: "What ransom!"

"The Spirit Stones in exchange for your release." Xiao Fan felt helpless; did this hostage not even know her own status?

"You want to drive me away?!" Lu Yueshan's voice grew louder: "What do you mean?!"

"…"

"It's not driving you away… it's selling, selling!" Xiao Fan emphasized: "Tell the Lu Family and the Piaomiao Immortal Palace to prepare the Spirit Stones, then you will be free, and the previous agreement will be void!"

Lu Yueshan was stunned… Suddenly, she seemed to realize something.

"You captured me from the very beginning just to trade me for Spirit Stones?!"

Xiao Fan nodded, admitting it openly: "Otherwise? What did you think?!"

Lu Yueshan was so angry she felt like vomiting blood… This bastard actually treated her as a hostage…

"No money, no ransom, I'm not leaving!" Lu Yueshan gritted her teeth and said!

"…"

This time, Xiao Fan was truly speechless. According to Sect Master Wu Xinjue, this trip to the Secret Realm might be dangerous.

He couldn't just leave Lu Yueshan here alone…

"Fine, fine…" Xiao Fan waved his hand: "Then just leave on your own."

"You don't plan on trading me for Spirit Stones anymore?"

"Not in the mood. I'm leaving tomorrow." Xiao Fan said.

"Go where?"

"To become stronger."

"That's supposed to be an answer?!" Lu Yueshan raised an eyebrow…

Xiao Fan had no time to deal with her. He now had plenty of Spirit Stones, and it wasn't appropriate to keep a woman by his side.

He had too many secrets, making it inconvenient to keep people around.

And neither the Lu Family nor the Piaomiao Immortal Palace were in a hurry… This left Xiao Fan feeling helpless.

His original plan was that if Lu Yueshan followed him, the Piaomiao Immortal Palace or the Lu Family would surely be anxious.

As it turned out, there was no news from either side…

"Alright, you should leave tomorrow." Xiao Fan said, then he returned to the Secret Room himself.

Lu Yueshan: "…"

…

The next day, Xiao Fan left his Immortal Cave and put the Golden-Haired Lion into a spirit beast bag.

This was Xiao Fan's first time entering a Secret Realm, and he didn't know how long he would be inside.

As for Lu Yueshan, she had been driven out by Xiao Fan.

"Just head straight out of the Sect gates, and remember to contact the Piaomiao Immortal Palace or the Lu Family to come and pick you up." Xiao Fan looked at Lu Yueshan: "Alright, see you if fate allows."

After saying that, his figure disappeared, and he headed toward the Sect main hall.

"Bastard, bastard…" Lu Yueshan was furious. She wanted to chase after him, but decided against it.

She took out her communication jade slip and contacted the Lu Family to inform them about this matter…

The entire Lu Family was speechless… It turned out that Xiao Fan had only been treating Lu Yueshan as a hostage…

They had been thinking about playing matchmaker for the two of them, and yet…

The Lu Family sent a message telling Lu Yueshan that they had sent an Elder to stay near the Jixian Sect, ready to pick her up at any time…

Lu Yueshan was speechless… She hadn't expected the Lu Family to be so close by.

Lu Yueshan walked out of the Jixian Sect gates and saw the Lu Family Elder.

"Where is Xiao Fan?" The Lu Family Elder asked, with four other members of the Lu Family behind him, all of whom were powerful experts.

"I, I don't know." The Lu Family Elder nodded: "You come with me."

Lu Yueshan was startled, then followed the Lu Family Elder into the Jixian Sect…

The Lu Family Elder contacted Sect Master Wu Xinjue and brought Lu Yueshan over…

At this moment, Xiao Fan was also in the Inner Sect main hall. Seeing Lu Yueshan return, Xiao Fan was startled…

He couldn't figure out what was going on.

The Lu Family Elder first exchanged a few pleasantries with Sect Master Wu Xinjue, then recognized Xiao Fan.

"Young Friend, your integrity is noble for releasing our Young Miss. Please accept this small token of our appreciation." Having said that, the Lu Family Elder tossed a Storage Pouch to Xiao Fan…

Xiao Fan was stunned. He took the Storage Pouch and checked it with his Divine Sense; inside, there were actually ten million Spirit Stones…