The next morning, just as dawn was breaking.
Lights were on in the Lin family's courtyard, and a figure was busy in the kitchen.
"Sigh, can't even have a peaceful day."
"Why do they have to go so far away? How can they stand staying home for a few days?"
Xia Xue muttered to herself as she cooked.
*Knock, knock, knock!*
A muffled pounding came from the main gate.
"Sister-in-law, she's here for me."
Lin Fan, not even bothering to put on his clothes, ran out bare-chested.
"Put on some clothes before you go out to meet people," Xia Xue chided.
"Okay." Lin Fan chuckled and went back to put on a jacket.
The gate opened.
Wang Xiaoli stood outside, her face as cold as ever, looking like everyone owed her money.
"Who told you to come to my house to look for me?" Lin Fan teased, wiggling his eyebrows.
Wang Xiaoli pretended not to see him.
"Didn't you ask me to come find you this morning?"
Her voice was loud.
Xia Xue walked out of the kitchen, puzzled, and called out, "Xiao Fan, invite her in."
"Sister-in-law, we're leaving now." Lin Fan really didn't want Wang Xiaoli to get close to his sister-in-law, not knowing what malicious tricks this woman might pull.
"Wait for me to come back, I'll bring you something delicious."
As he spoke, Lin Fan had already turned to close the door.
"Hey, Xiao Fan, what's going on? Why are you leaving so suddenly?" Xia Xue rushed out.
Wang Xiaoli snorted, "Don't worry, I wouldn't come in even if you invited me."
Lin Fan scratched his head, then reopened the door and appeased Xia Xue.
They talked for a few minutes in the courtyard, then Lin Fan went back to pack his luggage, and soon came out with a travel bag.
Wang Xiaoli stood alone outside the gate, exuding an aura of 'keep away'.
Lin Fan handed her a packet of tea eggs, "My sister-in-law made them for you. She said I had a bad attitude towards you and scolded me just now."
"Heh." Wang Xiaoli let out a laugh and took the tea eggs.
"Don't worry, every wrong has its source, and every debt has its debtor. I only have a grudge against you, and no one else is involved."
She knew Lin Fan was worried about his sister-in-law's safety and had said that deliberately.
"It's good that you think so." Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
By the time they reached the village entrance, a Bentley was already parked in front of the medical hall.
Seeing them approach, Zheng Yue and the Li family siblings opened their car doors and got out.
"Xiao Fan, who is she?"
Zheng Yue was still sulking. Unbeknownst to her, another beautiful woman had appeared by Lin Fan's side.
However, as they got closer, due to her keen female senses, she realized the two were definitely not romantically involved.
Firstly, Lin Fan and Wang Xiaoli maintained a distance of about two steps between them, always keeping their distance rather than getting closer.
Secondly, the atmosphere between them was strange, as if they were being forced together, both finding the other distasteful.
"Let me introduce you, my friend..."
Lin Fan suddenly stopped speaking, as he wasn't sure if the snake demon had changed her name.
"Wang Xiaoli," the snake demon volunteered her name.
Li Yurou's gaze had been fixed on Wang Xiaoli. A strange feeling made her nerves tense, as if she were bound by a tightening rope, constricting her breath.
"Hello." Li Yusheng was initially quite interested in Wang Xiaoli, but after seeing her icy eyes, his little intentions vanished.
"Lin Fan, why are there so many people?" Wang Xiaoli asked, displeased.
Lin Fan introduced, "These two, brother Li Yusheng and sister Li Yurou, they are the ones who provided the intelligence."
He then pointed to Zheng Yue, "This is Miss Zheng Yue, a common friend of ours and the financier of this mission. Everything you eat, drink, and use will be covered by her."
"No need. Besides you and me, I can only accept one more person. You choose yourselves," Wang Xiaoli said coldly.
The Li siblings' expressions changed instantly, and Zheng Yue's face also darkened.
They had never met anyone like her. Didn't she understand basic social etiquette?
Lin Fan spread his hands, "Alright then, the siblings count as one person, and Ah Yue, she doesn't need to go."
Zheng Yue opened her mouth to speak, but Lin Fan continued, "However, the car belongs to them, so we shouldn't take advantage of her. Let's all walk there together. It will take about a month to reach the destination."
"Pfft!" Li Yurou burst out laughing.
She knew Lin Fan was good at irritating people, but she hadn't expected him to be so sarcastic towards Wang Xiaoli at this moment, making her so easily provoked.
"What do you mean?" Wang Xiaoli was furious, glaring fiercely at Lin Fan.
"I mean nothing. The minority obeys the majority. If you don't want to, then forget it." Lin Fan met her gaze fearlessly.
A moment later, Wang Xiaoli relented.
"Hmph, fine, we'll do as you say."
"Alright, everyone get in the car," Lin Fan called out.
Zheng Yue grabbed his arm and whispered, "Who is she? She's so arrogant and has such a strange temper."
"I'll tell you a secret, but don't tell anyone."
Lin Fan said with a grin, "She's a stone woman. She's over thirty and still can't find a husband. Do you think her temper can be good?"
Wang Xiaoli, having cultivated into a demon, could hear whispers not just from three to five meters away, but even from thirty to fifty meters away.
Upon hearing this, she stopped abruptly, hesitating whether to get angry.
After thinking for a moment, she stomped her foot hard and got into the car with the Li siblings.
"Annoying, she heard everything," Zheng Yue rolled her eyes.
"So what if she heard? With me here, you don't need to fear her."
Lin Fan knew how desperately Wang Xiaoli craved the remains of the true dragon.
Even if he spat in her face, she would probably choose to endure it.
"Let's get in the car too," Zheng Yue urged.
"There's no more room in the back. Who's going to the passenger seat?" Li Yurou poked her head out of the car window, saying with a troubled expression.
"Ahem, Miss Wang, the scenery is good in the front."
As soon as Lin Fan finished speaking, Wang Xiaoli cheerfully opened the door, got out, and sat in the front passenger seat.
Her only goal was the true dragon's remains; there was no need to get angry with Lin Fan over such trivial matters.
"Thanks."
Lin Fan put the luggage away and pulled Zheng Yue into the back seat.
"Drive," Zheng Yue instructed.
Zheng Ke nodded, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Wang Xiaoli beside him.
As their eyes met, he froze, and a chill shot up from the base of his spine to the crown of his head.
Danger!
Extreme danger!
This was the most dangerous look he had ever seen in his life.
It was as if she saw humans as insignificant insects, ready to be crushed with a single foot.
Zheng Ke shivered, his face turning pale.
He wanted to look away, but felt as if he were being held firmly by a powerful suction, unable to turn his head.
"Let's go," Zheng Yue, not knowing what had happened, thought he hadn't heard and urged him again.
"Oh." Zheng Ke suddenly felt his body lighten. He immediately turned his head back, not even bothering to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and started the car.
Too terrifying!
He was on high alert.