Pick Up a Killer as Girlfriend

The village always remains the same with its green mountains and clear waters, untouched by the hustle and bustle of the cities. Coming back here, I always feel that I can completely calm down.

It had only been a year since the last time I left and returned, yet Xiaofan felt that so much had changed around him.

Driving back to the village entrance, the elders and children would immediately run to the roadside upon hearing the sound to watch.

To be honest, if it wasn't for Liu Siyan's father financing the village road construction, the car wouldn't have been able to make it to this remote place. This place seems like an isolated paradise, often seeing tractors or tricycles used for passengers, with cars being a rare sight.

Whenever a car appears, the villagers would come out to take a look, to see which young man has made his fortune outside and has returned with a car to honor the family.

Of course, Xiaofan didn't drive back just to show off; it was merely for convenience.

After all, Grandpa is quite old and recently exerted a lot of Inner Strength to wake me up. With such an old body, he certainly couldn't handle multiple vehicle transfers over mountains and waters.

Ye Aotian has always been a clean person, even when living alone, the house would always remain spotless. But after a few days away, a thin layer of dust had settled on the old furniture.

The first thing Ye Aotian did upon arriving home was not to clean the house that hadn't been tidied for days but to rush into his room, turn over all the ancestral medical books and throw half of them to Xiaofan.

The grandfather and grandson quickly browsed through these ancient medical books, hoping to find a way to restore Xiaofan's Power.

Ye Xiaofan was no longer the ordinary high school student he once was; now he bore the hopes of many people.

This might be an outcome that even Ren Chongtian could not have foreseen back then.

The Ren Family has already clearly indicated that they want Xiaofan to take over, and Fan Lingtian also shared his thoughts with Ye Aotian: as long as Xiaofan can successfully take down Red Butterfly, in a few years, he will vigorously promote his status in Yanhuang Soul, and eventually become the new headmaster of Yanhuang Soul.

And Ye Aotian, of course, hopes his grandson can accomplish what he didn't achieve in his youth. He has so many virtues in him, and he never thought he would feel so proud because of having such a grandson.

Therefore, restoring Xiaofan's Inner Strength is the most urgent matter.

However, things did not go as planned. From the moment they returned home to sunset, they could not find any relevant information in the ancestral medical books.

Actually, transmitting one's Inner Strength to another is initially a very difficult task, unless the person possesses quite powerful abilities and strong control. Now, the loss of this power is due to the collapse of the meridians, and reconnecting them is not something ordinary medicine can cure; acupuncture can only assist in unblocking meridians, but cannot achieve reconnection.

"Grandpa, let's eat." Xiaofan didn't want his grandfather to overexert himself for his sake, so he checked the time and prepared the meal first.

"Okay."

The meal was simple — some cured meat, a few eggs, and some vegetables. Apparently, during the New Year, villagers gave Grandpa plenty of things. The vegetables were grown by Ye Aotian himself at home, pesticide-free, fresh, and clean.

"Tomorrow, I'll go to the neighboring town to ask a couple of old traditional Chinese medicine doctors and see if they have any ideas. Do you want to join me?" Ye Aotian asked casually during the meal.

"If you can't do it, how can anyone else?"

"I'm not an Immortal; there are always things I can't do. But collective wisdom might do the trick when everyone discusses it."

"Oh, then let's have a look."

Actually, Xiaofan was also hopeful about restoring his Inner Strength; having a glimmer of hope felt good.

However, the next morning, the two set off, but Xiaofan guessed right; those old traditional Chinese medicine doctors didn't even understand Inner Strength, let alone meridians. Collaborating with them to find a solution was less practical than exploring on their own.

Five days passed with the grandfather and grandson traveling out each day. On the sixth day, Xiaofan refused to go, as the outcome was always the same.

"Why not go?"

"Forget it, this Inner Strength originally belonged to Grandpa Ren; if I have it, it's my fortune. If I lose it, it's my fate. It wasn't mine to begin with, so I didn't lose anything by losing it. No need to force it, and now it seems forcing won't achieve it either."

"But the problem is, not only can you not use the Inner Strength left by Ren Zhongtian, but you also cannot continue to store your own Inner Strength. The meridians near your Dantian are either broken or blocked…"

"As long as I won't die, it should be fine. I'll take a nap first."

With that, Xiaofan stood up and walked back to his room.

It wasn't even noon yet, and Xiaofan didn't have a habit of napping. When did he become so lazy?

Could it be that he has given up?

How can he give up? Even if the whole world gives up on him, how can he give up on himself?

It can't be; Ye Aotian's grandson isn't someone who would give up easily. But adding Power to someone without reason, unless there's a second Aotian in the world.

Of course, if there were a second Aotian, then Xiaofan would have nothing to do in the future.

The next morning, Xiaofan got up early, put on a clean and fresh sports suit, and then went jogging in the mountains and forests alone.

Even if he has lost his Inner Strength, he can't let his body decline. He must realize some facts; he was originally a normal person, and now, it's just starting over.

Running, carrying water, chopping wood, tying lead weights to his thighs, just like what Zuimo made him do when they first met. Even without needing Inner Strength, he can't become a useless person that anyone can bully.

Seeing Xiaofan motivated every day made Ye Aotian quite relieved. This boy really doesn't need special guidance; he understands some things better and even more thoroughly than anyone else.

"Oh, Third Uncle, isn't Xiaofan in college? How come he's been at home all this time?"

"Oh, I'm unwell, so he came back to check on me. Isn't there a long holiday coming? He'll be leaving in a few days."

Leaving in a few days? Yeah, Ye Aotian knows very well that Xiaofan won't stay in the village long. Even without Inner Strength, with his mind, there's a whole sky outside waiting for him to soar.