Chapter 38

Master said that there are nine jade pieces.

Gu Fan now has two.

And as for where the remaining seven pieces are, Gu Fan currently has no clue at all.

So, for Gu Fan to search for them alone is a hundred times more difficult than finding a needle in the sea!

Perhaps, Gu Fan might get extremely lucky and find another one or two pieces, but it's more likely that he will spend his entire life without finding another one.

Therefore, this method of searching alone must change. He must seek help from any possible sources of power.

Even if it just increases the chances a little, it's still a million times better than searching alone.

Liu Qingyuan and Liu Yun are not minor figures in the Special Task Force. With their current advancement to the Heaven level, their status in the Special Task Force will be elevated. Even just within the Red Team of the Special Task Force, once they reach a certain level, their power and influence are extremely significant.

So, getting their help to keep an eye out is better than Gu Fan searching alone.

Gu Fan even has other plans, such as leveraging the power of the internet. If someone can provide just a little clue, it would give him a direction to follow...

"This jade piece, why does it look so familiar?" Seeing the two identical jade pieces in Gu Fan's hand, Liu Qingyuan suddenly said.

"Senior Brother, have you seen it before?" Gu Fan's heart stirred.

"It looks familiar, I must have seen it before. But where exactly did I see it? Let me think..." Liu Qingyuan patted his head, deep in thought.

"Don't rush. If you've seen it, you'll eventually remember. Take your time." Gu Fan was very anxious, but seeing Liu Qingyuan's state, he knew that if he pressured him, Liu Qingyuan might not remember at all.

"I really can't think of it right now. It must have been a very long time ago." Liu Qingyuan looked apologetic.

"It's fine, take your time!" Gu Fan comforted him.

"Uncle, is this jade piece very important to you?" Liu Hangtian asked.

"Very important..." Gu Fan nodded.

The nine jade pieces are related to a secret limit of cultivators, a great secret that has prevented cultivators from breaking through the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage for thousands of years. It concerns the vital interests of all cultivators!

"Then I will mobilize some of the Red Team's resources to help you search!" Liu Hangtian said firmly.

"We have our own intelligence system. Once we find something, we will inform you immediately. I'll take a photo first!" Liu Yun took out her phone and took a picture of the jade piece.

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To Gu Fan's regret, when he left Liu Qingyuan's house, Liu Qingyuan still couldn't remember where he had seen the jade piece.

Gu Fan even reminded Liu Qingyuan if he had seen it from Wang Yuanzheng. After all, they were good friends, and Wang Yuanzheng always carried the jade piece with him, so the possibility of Liu Qingyuan seeing it was quite high.

But Liu Qingyuan denied it.

Although he couldn't remember the specifics, he was sure it wasn't from Wang Yuanzheng.

This actually made Gu Fan breathe a sigh of relief.

If the clue pointed to Wang Yuanzheng, it would have been a wasted hope.

"Are you finally back?" As soon as Gu Fan entered the house, he heard a cold voice.

"Xiaowei, why aren't you asleep? Why don't you turn on the lights? What are you trying to do?" Gu Fan was startled. The living room was dark, and Chu Xiaowei was sitting on the sofa.

Gu Fan turned on the lights and saw Chu Xiaowei with a cold expression.

"Xiaowei, who made you angry?" Gu Fan became alert when he saw Chu Xiaowei's unfriendly face.

He was also puzzled. When had he offended her? Was it because of the morning incident? But he really didn't mean to, she just appeared in his line of sight, right?

"Who made me angry? Are you pretending to be innocent?" Chu Xiaowei said angrily.

"I... I really didn't mean to this morning!" Gu Fan wanted to 'resist,' but then he thought, since she had been seen like that, he should just admit his mistake. Better to avoid any other mishaps.

"Who told you that!" Chu Xiaowei's face turned slightly red, and she continued angrily.

"Ah?" Gu Fan was taken aback. Not because of that? He really couldn't think of anything else he had done to offend her.

"Look at this, and look at the time you came back. I almost fainted from hunger!" Chu Xiaowei pointed to the wall and said with red eyes.

Gu Fan looked over and was speechless.

Breakfast and dinner, Gu Fan is responsible!

Eight simple words, but... did they really need to be written so big? Even if they were written so big, why did they have to be written so confidently? Do I owe you a meal? I don't want to be a cook! Even for a beauty like you, no way!

"Xiaowei, did you really wait for me and not eat?" Gu Fan asked weakly.

"What do you think?" Chu Xiaowei was also in a difficult position. Thinking about the morning meal, she couldn't eat the lunch provided at work, and for dinner, she had no appetite for anything else. The power of good food was too strong.

"That's a bit... too much, isn't it?"

"Too foolish, is it? Humph, I'm giving you face! And why was your phone off?" Chu Xiaowei was angry again. She couldn't reach Gu Fan on his phone. If she could, she would have contacted him long ago.

"There was something, I didn't want to be disturbed, so I turned it off!" Gu Fan scratched his head. After talking to Chen Jiaxin, Gu Fan turned off his phone to avoid being disturbed while cultivating. He didn't expect Chu Xiaowei to call.

"Alright, alright, it's in the past. Now, go to the kitchen immediately, I'm almost fainting from hunger!" Chu Xiaowei felt she was being a bit crazy. For the taste of that food, she had almost starved herself to this state.

"Xiaowei, I think we need to talk about this!" Gu Fan sat down on the sofa, with no intention of going to the kitchen.

"Talk about what?" Chu Xiaowei had a bad feeling.

"First, I can cook, both breakfast and dinner. But the ingredients must be provided by you." Gu Fan smiled. Given Chu Xiaowei's eagerness, Gu Fan didn't want to miss the opportunity to negotiate for some benefits.

"No problem!" Chu Xiaowei frowned slightly and said through gritted teeth.

The ingredients were always provided by her. She never expected Gu Fan to both cook and buy the ingredients. However, being coerced into agreeing to this made her feel differently.

"Second, who will wash the dishes after the meal?" Gu Fan said calmly.

"I'll take care of it!" Chu Xiaowei gritted her teeth.

"Also, the house cleaning, my rent, internet fees..." Gu Fan saw Chu Xiaowei's quick agreement and decided to push further.

"Gu Fan, don't be too greedy!" Chu Xiaowei glared at him fiercely.

"Then there's no way! Goodnight, Xiaowei!" Gu Fan shrugged and pretended to head back to his room. He had to hold his ground; persistence was the key to victory.

Chu Xiaowei felt that showing her eagerness was a big mistake. Otherwise, why would she be in this position with this brat?

"Wait!" Chu Xiaowei called out to Gu Fan. "Whoever has time will clean. I'll waive the internet fee. But the rent you must pay. If you push it further, I'll castrate you!"

Gu Fan suddenly felt a chill in his crotch... this woman was too fierce!

"Deal, Chu Xiaowei, what do you want to eat?" Gu Fan quickly agreed.

"Anything, just make it fast!" Chu Xiaowei sighed in relief and clutched her stomach, curling up on the sofa.

She hadn't eaten much at noon, and dinner was delayed until now, past ten o'clock! Chu Xiaowei felt she was almost out of energy from hunger.

Seeing Chu Xiaowei really hungry, Gu Fan didn't hesitate... after all, for such a beautiful woman to miss his cooking to this extent, Gu Fan felt a bit of pride.

He even felt a bit grateful to his master.

If his master hadn't forced him to cook from a young age, and with such a picky eater, how could he have such high culinary skills?

However, seeing the kitchen full of ingredients, the entire fridge packed, Gu Fan was speechless.

It turned out Chu Xiaowei had already done this, no wonder she agreed so quickly.

To speed things up, Gu Fan made a bowl of shredded pork noodles for Chu Xiaowei!

Watching Chu Xiaowei eat without any grace, Gu Fan smiled faintly.

"Don't just stare at me, go watch TV! Your staring is making me lose my appetite!" Chu Xiaowei felt a bit uncomfortable under Gu Fan's gaze.

"Is it good?" Gu Fan didn't leave.

Chu Xiaowei glared at Gu Fan and continued eating... well, if he was going to watch, so be it. The noodles were really delicious.

Chu Xiaowei never thought a simple bowl of noodles could be so good.

"These are store-bought noodles, not as chewy. When I have time, I'll make you some hand-pulled noodles, they're even better!" Gu Fan smiled.

Chu Xiaowei didn't respond, focusing on her meal. In no time, the large bowl of noodles was finished.

Putting down the bowl, Chu Xiaowei felt a wave of comfort, almost as if she was about to ascend to heaven.

"Do you always wake up so early?" Chu Xiaowei asked weakly. "Can you start making breakfast at eight?"

"I have to work, I need to go early... if you can't wake up, maybe we can skip breakfast? I promise, as long as there's no emergency, I'll come back to make dinner!" Gu Fan felt he was 'sinking'! Why did he feel willing to do this for a beautiful woman? Being a cook was never his dream!

"No way! Wake me up when you start making breakfast!" Chu Xiaowei gritted her teeth. Sleep was important, but good food was more important.

"Alright!" Gu Fan smiled. "It's late, go to bed soon, or you won't wake up tomorrow!"

"Humph! I'll call Lele!" Chu Xiaowei huffed and walked to her room, satisfied.

Gu Fan was taken aback. It seemed... he hadn't called Huang Lele yet. Should he call her? Mobile users, please visit http://m.piaotia.net

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