Chapter 88: Calmly Facing Each Other

  Li Xiaoman was normally elegant and composed, but at this moment she looked shocked. This made the young men and women around her very curious, one of whom couldn't help asking again: "Sister, do you know this little beggar?"

  Li Xiaoman quickly regained her composure, nodded and said, "I know."

  "Li Shimei, how do you know him?" One of the women asked with a puzzled expression. Ye Fan was dressed in tattered clothes at this moment, and his body and mind were exhausted, looking like someone from the lowest level of society, completely from a different world than them.

  "He and I are from the same place, we should be considered... neighbors." Li Xiaoman's expression was calm.

  Yefan smiled faintly when she called him "neighbor" and only said "hello", then didn't say anything else.

  "It's an old acquaintance. This little neighbor of yours is really reckless, and the street is so wide that he didn't even notice bumping into me, earlier Yang Shixiong thought he was going to steal something."

  "But this young boy is really pitiful, falling into begging at such a young age."

  "Nowadays, all beggars are begging on one hand and stealing on the other. Li Shimei, you must remind him not to take the wrong path."

  Masters and ordinary people are like two different worlds, especially the lowest level of ordinary people - beggars. It's even harder for them to interact with each other. When a few young men and women talk, they don't care about Ye Fan being around.

  "Does anyone of you brothers and sisters have money on you, lend me some." Li Xiaoman took some coins from several young men and women, then handed them over to Ye Fan, saying: "Go change your clothes, don't be a beggar, I believe you can make a living on your own."

  "Li Shimei is really kind."

  "Yes, Li Shimei is really very sympathetic. But she's just a neighbor, yet she gave him so much money."

  "Little beggar, you must walk the right path from now on, you can't go and steal, or it would be unfair to Li Shimei."

  Several young men and women nearby chimed in.

  Ye Fan's eyes were bright and clear as he quietly looked at Li Xiaoman, without reaching out to take the money, saying: "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need these."

  A young man beside him frowned and said, "I say, little beggar, what's wrong with you? Li Shimei gave you clean money, don't want it, do you really want to make a living by stealing?"

  Li Xiaoman's expression was calm, her eyes like a peaceful lake without any ripples. She handed the money to Ye Fan and said, "Take it, and be an ordinary person from now on."

  Yefan didn't bother to explain to the person beside him, and pushed the money back again, saying: "Don't worry, I can survive on my own. Wishing you a smooth journey in your cultivation path."

  "This little beggar is really dying with dignity, having fallen to such a state of begging, yet still so proud."

  "Don't be so proud now, just turn around and go steal and rob."

  The young men and women next to him were very dissatisfied.

  Li Xiaoman gazed at Ye Fan, her voice calm and unruffled, saying: "These will be helpful to you now, so don't decline them. Hurry up and take them. Do you really want to beg for a living?"

  Ye Fan still refused the money, saying: "Congratulations on regaining your youth." He sensed that Li Xiaoman was only in a state of bitter sea boundary and couldn't compare to him yet, but didn't know why he had regained his vitality.

  "Thanks, just lucky." Li Xiaoman didn't insist anymore and put the money back.

  Among them, a young woman smiled and said: "This little beggar knows quite a lot of things, even the fact that Li Shimei once lost her youthful vitality is known to him. It seems that he really is an old acquaintance."

  "I'm just a neighbor to him, not someone who knows him well. Maybe after ten or so years have passed, when we meet again, it'll be hard to recognize each other..." Li Xiaoman remained calm from start to finish, speaking in a careless tone as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

  Although Ye Fan's face was covered in dirt, he still smiled brightly, revealing a mouthful of pearly white teeth. "Yes, memories will always fade," he said. "Some people and things will eventually disappear slowly with the passage of time."

  "This little beggar is not very old, but he has a lot of character." A woman next to him looked at Ye Fan and then turned to Li Xiaoman, saying: "It's a pity that you don't know him well, otherwise you could take him back to the Purple Sun Cave Heaven and let him do some chores at the mountain gate. It would be better than letting him wander around begging and going astray."

  A man nodded and said, "The selection of people at the gate is very strict, and you must know the root to be eligible."

  Li Xiaoman's ancient well was waveless, her expression calm and unruffled. She said to Ye Fan, "Don't take the wrong path, being an ordinary person is also a kind of happiness."

  Ye Fan smiled slightly, didn't say anything, waved his hand and then walked away with big strides.

  "This little beggar gives people a special feeling..." Several young men and women next to them unanimously evaluated.

  Ye Fan walked away with big strides and blended into the endless stream of people, half an hour later he appeared in an antique shop, haggling with the owner.

  "What? Only fifty copper coins? One must be generous when doing business, can't be too greedy."

  "Young man, don't be so loud-mouthed, it's just a wooden box, where is it worth ten gold coins?"

  "This is a purple sandalwood box, if you don't want it, I'll go to another house..." After saying that, Ye Fan turned around and left.

  "Don't be in a hurry, we can discuss the price." The antique shop owner hastily stopped Ye Fan.

  Finally, Ye Fan left with a satisfied heart and ten gold coins.

  It was already noon, he was hungry, but didn't want to eat a boxed lunch, so he sold the purple sandalwood box that held "Yuan" and put it in an ordinary wooden box worth only one copper coin.

  "Knight of the Ginger Family!" Ye Fan looked up at the sky and was suddenly shocked. In the air above this giant city, a strange beast was circling, and soon flew away to a distant place. He felt very puzzled, not knowing why the other party could always find his trail.

  Ye Fan climbed up to a wine building, ordered a table of dishes, and started eating with relish. For days, he had been fleeing and hadn't eaten a hot meal, so at this moment, he was devouring his food like a wolf.

  It wasn't until half a watch later that he finally stood up, satisfied. The shopkeeper had been waiting for a long time and saw that his clothes were tattered and worn out, like those of a beggar, and was afraid that he would slip away quietly after eating.

  Ye Fan naturally wouldn't bother with him, threw down the money for the meal and turned to leave, but as soon as he stepped out onto the main street, his heart skipped a beat - the knights of the Jiang family had entered the city, riding that strange beast which had just disappeared around the corner.

  "What's going on? Why can I always be tracked down, even though I couldn't lock onto me, but it seems like they can track my general direction!" Ye Fan's face showed a hint of worry, he felt that something was off, and this city was no longer safe to stay in. If he didn't leave, something would definitely happen. He barely stopped at all, directly leaving the city, then sprinting away, diving headfirst into the distant mountains.

  "It's really a lingering ghost, how can I get rid of them completely?" Ye Fan crossed mountains and rivers, traversing endless mountain ranges, until the sky turned dark before stopping.

  At this moment, Ye Fan felt the spiritual energy in the depths of the mountain range was much denser than other regions. As he proceeded tens of miles further, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he saw a large bluestone with four ancient characters carved on it: Purple Sun Cave Heaven.

  "How did I end up here..."

  Ye Fan suddenly found himself in the Purple Sun Cave Heaven, which was exactly where Li Xiaoman's sect was located. This blessed land of the cave heaven wasn't very far from the city he had just left.