"Why are you here?" asked Ji Chen cautiously.

"I guess, the city gate guard at home told me that Ling'er takes a person out of the city every day, and I guess you are here. Lord Fan said with a smile.

Ji Chen didn't speak again, he felt disgusted with the person in front of him from the bottom of his heart.

Lord Fan looked at the deep pit that Ji Chen had just smashed out in the distance: "How about it, the fire is impatient with this volume of spiritual skills." ”

"How do you know?"

"Of course I know, otherwise why do you think Ling'er could take it out so easily. ”

Ling'er immediately stepped forward: "Second uncle, did you order the elders of the Jing Pavilion?"

Lord Fan smiled and nodded.

"Just ......," Fan Ling'er said with her head down.

"I see it. Lord Fan said lightly.

"Can't let anyone else know!" Fan Ling'er said excitedly.

"Haha, you two are really too young, the matter of fighting fire in Chiba City has long been known to him, a person with a strange fire, all over the city, do you still think you can hide it from others?" Lord Fan shook his head and said: "Now the Fan family, the Ye family, the Zhao family, and even the entire city family should be talking about this matter, but you don't even know it!"

When Ji Chen heard this, his heart was shocked.

"I ...... I don't know about the fire. ”

Fan Ling'er said eagerly to Lord Fan: "Second uncle, can you find a way to help......

Before Fan Ling'er finished speaking, Lord Fan raised his hand to interrupt.

"Don't worry, the clan is already thinking of a way, and I suddenly came to you, that is, your father wants to see him. Lord Fan put a hand on Fan Ling'er's shoulder.

"Father, what did Father do when he saw him?"

"I don't know. ”

Although Ji Chen on the side didn't know the specific situation, his intuition told him that he must be annoyed.

"Let's go, boy, and follow me to the Fan family patriarch. ”

......

Inside the house.

Lord Fan, Ji Chen, and Fan Ling'er stood in front of a room with very good exterior decorations.

"Ling'er, your father won't let you in, you should go back to your residence first. Lord Fan turned to Ling'er and said.

"Why? Ji Chen is my personal bodyguard, and I have the right to participate. Fan Ling'er retorted.

Lord Fan's rare brow furrowed.

"Now is not the time for you to be sexual, go back obediently!

"But......" Fan Ling'er wanted to say more.

"Okay master, I can handle it myself. Ji Chen said to Fan Ling'er with a relaxed face.

"Hey, with me, Ji Chen will be fine, don't worry. Lord Fan said to Fan Ling'er again.

When Fan Ling'er saw that Ji Chen also asked her to go back, she suddenly felt very aggrieved in her heart.

"You are a dead man, I don't bother to care about you, let my father interrogate him well, it's better to teach him a lesson!" Fan Ling'er said to Lord Fan with a resentful face, and ran away without looking back.

"Alas, master......" Ji Chen shouted.

"Okay, Ling'er has such a temperament, don't worry about her for now, it's important to see the patriarch. So saying, Master Fan went to the door and knocked.

Then a deep voice came from inside the door: "Come in." ”

Lord Fan turned around and glanced at Ji Chen, motioned for him to follow, and then pushed the door open.

Ji Chen entered the room with Lord Fan and found that the space inside was not large, but it was very much like a secret room, which looked out of place with the decoration outside.

In the middle of the room, Ji Chen saw a man with his hair tied up in a hosta, a slightly chubby body, and a dark green robe with his back to them.

"Big brother, I brought people here. Lord Fan said.

Only then did the man slowly turn around, revealing his true face, Ji Chen raised his eyes and saw that this person had an elegant appearance, quite the aura of an officialdom, which was completely different from the capable and sassy of Lord Fan.

The man's eyes were focused on Ji Chen's body, and he looked up and down for a few breaths, but he never spoke.

Ji Chen stood in place with an embarrassed expression, at a loss. He looked at Lord Fan, but Lord Fan stood quietly to the side, ignoring it.

"Your name is Ji Chen?" the man finally spoke.

Ji Chen hurriedly bent over: "Yes." ”

"Mm-hmm, it's really good-looking. The man stroked his beard with his right hand and said, "Do you know that you have a strange fire?"

"I found out a few days ago. Ji Chen replied, and then waited for the words of the person in front of him.

"Do you know what it means to have a fire?" the man asked again.

"Yes, you can be an alchemist. Ji Chen faced a series of questions and did not show impatience.

"Oh, I think you all know, it's the same as I know about you from Fan Yan's mouth. The man smiled and said to Lord Fan on the side.

When Lord Fan heard this, he hurriedly said, "This ...... The eldest brother didn't know that Ling'er's girl had taken Ji Chen as an apprentice, and these must have been taught to him by Ling'er. ”

"What?" the man frowned slightly, "This girl doesn't know anything herself, so she dares to show off in front of others!"

Ji Chen hurriedly said: "I don't blame Miss Fan for this, I insisted that she take me as an apprentice." ”

The man glanced at Ji Chen, sighed and said, "You don't have to argue for her, I understand my own daughter, I just let you laugh." ”

"Don't dare. ”

The man paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Do you know who I am?"

Ji Chen bit his lip: "I know, you are Miss Fan's father and the patriarch of the Fan family." ”

Patriarch Fan nodded: "As the patriarch of the Fan family, a refiner suddenly appeared in the house, you don't know how much headache this matter gives me." ”

"Patriarch Fan, I promised my master that I should not be a refiner. Ji Chen said suddenly.

"What!" Patriarch Fan couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Ji Chen's words.

Fan Yan on the side also raised his head, and his expression changed slightly.

Ji Chen's face was expressionless, and he repeated what he had just said.

Patriarch Fan stared at Ji Chen for a long time, and suddenly laughed loudly: "Hahaha! Young man, you don't have any idea of such a noble profession as a refiner?"

"But the master also told me that in the early stage, this is a very dangerous profession, which threatens not only my own life, but also the people around me. ”

After listening to Ji Chen's words, Patriarch Fan glanced at Ji Chen deeply, although he didn't speak, he sighed in his heart: It's a great material, it's just ......

"It's a pity, it's a pity......," Patriarch Fan turned around and sighed.

"Dare to ask Patriarch Fan, what is the pity?" Ji Chen asked curiously.

"Heh, it's nothing, it's just that you can't be a refiner if you want to, and it's not something you can do if you want to. ”

Ji Chen lowered his head silently.

Patriarch Fan sighed again: "But this is all your choice, and I don't want to interfere too much, you can go." ”

Ji Chen raised his head and looked at Patriarch Fan, and then at Fan Yan on the side, Fan Yan nodded slightly, Ji Chen immediately saluted again, and then walked out of the room alone.

After the door of the room was closed, Fan Yan quickly walked up to Patriarch Fan: "How is it? ”

"It's a good seedling, it's a pity. ”

"Tsk, I'm not asking this, I mean what do the two old foxes of the Ye family and the Zhao family say?"

"Hey, what else can I say, everyone is still apprehensive about what happened more than ten years ago, and in order to protect themselves, they all decided to eradicate this person as soon as possible. ”

"Kill it directly, aren't you afraid that Xingge will blame it?" asked Fan Yan with a squint.

"Even if someone from the Star Pavilion said that they wanted to get rid of this person, they were still self-aware and knew that they couldn't protect this hot potato with their own strength, so in order to prevent the sect in the Northern Regions from snatching this person away, they directly ordered us to eradicate this person as soon as possible!" said Patriarch Fan sitting on the wooden chair behind him.

Fan Yan stood in place and hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Then, when exactly?"

"The people of the Ye family want to behave themselves well in front of the Star Pavilion, so they snatched this matter, and it depends on the Ye family when to start, but I guess it should be within a month. ”

"The Ye family is really a good dog. Fan Yan scolded.

"Forget it, it just so happens that this person also worships Ling'er as a teacher, and we can't do it, so let's just let the Ye family do it, and Ling'er in the province will trouble us when the time comes." ”

......

Ji Chen, who returned to his residence alone, didn't know anything about what Fan Yan and the others said.

He tossed and turned on the bed, always feeling very irritable in his heart, although the Fan Patriarch didn't say much, but Ji Chen always felt that things couldn't be so simple, and the Fan Patriarch must have hidden something from him. It's just that Ji Chen, as an outsider, feels that he can't integrate into this city at all, even if there is a conspiracy around him in this city, Ji Chen can't figure it out.

Thinking of this, a strong sense of loneliness suddenly surged into Ji Chen's heart, here, the only person who could make him feel a trace of warmth was Fan Ling'er.

Ji Chen simply got up from the bed, pushed open the door, and came to Fan Ling'er's courtyard by moonlight.

Fan Ling'er's courtyard is relatively remote, without the slightest noise, very quiet, Ji Chen looked at the peach tree in the courtyard standing lonely in the moonlight, Ji Chen felt that this tree was very much like himself.

He tiptoed to Fan Ling'er's window, and found that the light inside had been extinguished, Ji Chen sighed, and sat down on the stairs in front of the door.

Now, he feels that as long as he stays close to Fan Ling'er, even on the street, he is more comfortable than his own room.

Early morning.

Fan Ling'er pushed open the door and was startled by Ji Chen, who was sitting on the side.

Ji Chen heard the movement and woke up, he grinned, just about to speak, but before he could speak, Fan Ling'er preemptively opened his mouth and scolded: "Dead man, why are you still coming to me?"

After scolding, Fan Ling'er slammed the door shut without waiting for Ji Chen to speak.

Ji Chen looked embarrassed and stood in front of Fan Ling'er's door.

In fact, he didn't know that Fan Ling'er was also leaning behind the door.

"I ...... I don't know what I'm here for, but I couldn't sleep last night, so I came here unconsciously. Ji Chen said to the door.

"Perhaps, it is only by your side that I feel at ease. Ji Chen whispered again.

Finally, a voice came from inside the door: "Don't be flamboyant with me!"

"Really!" Ji Chen hurriedly said, his neck flushed.

There was no immediate answer from inside the door, and the air was quiet for a few seconds.

"Ji Chen. Suddenly, there was another voice from inside the door.

"Oh. Ji Chen hurriedly responded.

"You...... Do you like me?"