After Bai Xiaofan left, these great families, although not afraid of those around Bai Xiaofan, wondered what if he returned one day? Even though this possibility is extremely slim, as the clan leader of a family, unless absolutely necessary, it’s something that cannot be risked, because it could potentially affect the family’s survival! That’s why they say when a person reaches a certain status, they’re no longer living just for themselves! Meanwhile, the Ji family’s position in Capital City is also becoming increasingly prominent, faintly establishing itself as the number one family. Many clan leaders personally visited the Ji family to call on Ji Cang, the clan leader of the Ji family, speaking with extreme caution, fearing to displease Ji Cang! For a time, everyone in the Ji family in Capital City could be said to be surrounded on all sides by the support of countless families! Of course, from the Ji family clan leader Ji Cang down to the ordinary members of the Ji family, they all knew that everything they had in front of them was thanks to Bai Xiaofan, this figure who had stirred up storms since he first appeared! Although Bai Xiaofan had never truly acknowledged his origins, at this moment, if anyone dared to say Bai Xiaofan was not part of the Ji family, they definitely wouldn’t need Ji Cang to make a move; they would slap the person and give them a severe lesson! Bai Xiaofan did not pay attention to all the changes happening in Capital City; everything was within his expectations. Otherwise, when he initially planned to battle the Sima family, he wouldn’t have had Ji Cang spread the news in advance. As Dugu Jian said, he would leave sooner or later, and all he could do for those around him was this; although the effect wouldn’t last forever, he believed Ji Cang would seize this opportunity to greatly develop the Ji family! It has been three days since returning to Nanjing. Su Shiqi and He Miao’er have all started working normally. Dantai Qing has returned to Kunlun Xu. Before she left, she told Bai Xiaofan that she would help Shen Yi manage the Tai Xu Sect, waiting until Xiao Mei returns! The Wolf King, along with Yaoyao and Xiaoqing, have been recuperating at Bai Xiaofan’s place for the past three days! Everything seemed to have calmed down! Only Bai Xiaofan couldn’t find internal peace for the past three days! Apart from accompanying Su Shiqi and Chen Xiner, he would sit alone on the rooftop, drinking wine and staring into the distance, sitting there for the entire day. Su Shiqi and the others knew Bai Xiaofan was thinking about Murong Yue and Xiao Mei, worried about their safety, but didn’t know what to say to comfort him. Even Murong Wan worked hard not to show too much sadness because she was worried Bai Xiaofan would lose his spirit. In the past three days, Bai Xiaofan’s mind continuously replayed memories of being with Murong Yue and Xiao Mei, including scenes from the 29th cycle of reincarnation realized during enlightenment, being with Murong Yue. That evening, Wei Yang came to Bai Xiaofan’s home! Since Bai Xiaofan embarked on the path of cultivation, the two had fewer and fewer chances to meet. They drove to Uncle Tang’s old tavern, where, unsurprisingly, White Tiger was there. Since Uncle Tang left and after Tang Ying died, White Tiger would often come back here, sitting alone and drinking, staring outside the door, lost in thought! "Fatty, what made you think of looking for me? I heard you’ve been doing pretty well recently; you’ve even become a boss!" Bai Xiaofan took a sip of the wine prepared by White Tiger, smacked his lips twice, still feeling it was not as good as the Hemei wine he had by himself. "What’s this talk of a boss? I don’t want to do it anymore!" Wei Yang didn’t use a glass; he grabbed a jug of wine and took a big swig, sighing, seeming to have something on his mind! "My girl betrayed me; she’s tired of me being busy all the time with no time for her, and ran off with a white-collar worker!" Wei Yang’s eyes turned red as he spoke! Hearing Wei Yang’s words, Bai Xiaofan and White Tiger didn’t know what to say. Matters of emotion are the hardest to clarify. "You say, I’m busy every day, for what? Isn’t it to make things a bit better for us in the future? And she took advantage of my absence to cheat and then ran off with that white-collar worker and my money!" "Damn, you don’t know, when I found her in the neighboring city, I really felt like killing her with a knife!" "In the end, seeing her crying like that, I still couldn’t harden my heart, only fed that white-collar worker to the dogs!" Wei Yang spoke as he kept drinking, as if drinking a bit more would help him forget all the sad things. Listening to Wei Yang’s words, White Tiger seemed to think of Tang Ying and said nothing, drinking in silence. "Perhaps everyone wants different things; let the past be the past. With your current status, are you afraid you can’t find a woman?" Bai Xiaofan patted Wei Yang’s shoulder, speaking indifferently, truly not knowing how else to comfort him. If Wei Yang asked Bai Xiaofan to kill that couple, Bai Xiaofan would have a hundred ways to do it, but asking him to comfort someone would truly stump him. "I figured it out, I won’t find a woman in the future, just live alone, it’s rather good. Anyway, now that I have money, when I feel like seeing a woman, I’ll just find one to play with; when I’m tired, I’ll throw some money to settle it!" Wei Yang wiped the tears from his face with a big hand, resolute in his decision. "That’s fine, this way is much more leisurely!" Bai Xiaofan gently sipped his drink. "Brother, teach me to cultivate; I want to see higher places!" Suddenly, Wei Yang looked up seriously at Bai Xiaofan. Bai Xiaofan was slightly stunned. "Fatty, if you want to cultivate, I will of course teach you, but before I do, there’s something I want to ask you!" Bai Xiaofan looked at Wei Yang very seriously, asking solemnly, "Do you really want to cultivate?" "Don’t be in a hurry to answer; listen to what I have to say next!" Bai Xiaofan slowly stood up, walked to the door, and gazed at the distant setting sun. "When my foster parents died, and I was betrayed by Zhou Ya, I fervently wished to have great power to take revenge, to protect the people I wanted to protect!" "As my cultivation improved, I trampled all my enemies underfoot, gaining rights and status many people might never achieve in a whole lifetime!" "Even just a few days ago, I easily crushed the Sima family, one of the three great hidden families, causing many families to fawn over the Ji family, racking their brains on how to use the Ji family to connect to me!" Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱 "Everyone thought I was happy, but who knows how much I lost in this?" "My strength is indeed great now, but have I really protected those I want to protect? In the face of many difficulties, I still feel powerless!" "I don’t have time to be with those I love. Though they don’t say it, I can sense it. Do you know that when Xin’er told me I spend less and less time with her now, how guilty and how much I wanted to cry I felt?" "But I have no other choice. Once on the path of cultivation, it’s almost impossible to back out; time pushes you forward!" "Not even this wine can make me feel drunk!" "If I could choose, I’d rather be a poor scholar, just guarding one person, even if it cost my life!"