After Jiang Yan met Jiang Xun'er in the small wooden house, he immediately apologized sincerely.
He took out some Spirit Stones, stating that he hadn't visited that kind of place in the past six months and still had some Spirit Stones left.
Jiang Xun'er's expression was cold; she merely asked Jiang Yan if he was finished.
Once he was done, she would leave, as her brother was waiting for her at home.
Jiang Yan tried to make her stay, pointing to several carefully prepared dishes on the dining table and inviting Jiang Xun'er to sit down, saying,
"Xun'er, I'm sorry. In the past, due to my cultivation regressing and my mind being unclear, the things I did were truly despicable."
"However, a mistake is a mistake. Since it's already irreversible, please try the dishes I personally made for you."
"Speaking of which, you've been with me for so long and cooked so many meals for me, yet I've never made a meal for you."
"Can you sit down and try it? Just consider it the end of our twenty-four years of acquaintance and companionship."
Listening to Jiang Yan's heartfelt confession, memories of Jiang Xun'er silently accompanying Jiang Yan over the years also surfaced in her mind.
She sat down on the stool, agreeing to this last breakfast request.
As they ate, Jiang Yan occasionally brought up some pleasant memories from their past, making Jiang Xun'er increasingly uncomfortable.
If Jiang Yan hadn't become like this, she would never have left him, no matter what.
Jiang Xun'er deeply desired a lifelong, devoted relationship, steadfast love from beginning to end, but what Jiang Yan did was truly too much.
Jiang Yan seemed to notice Jiang Xun'er's softening attitude and quickly stated that he had truly reformed, begging Jiang Xun'er to give him one last chance.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xun'er was visibly hesitant.
For someone like her, who falls deeply in love, as long as the other person doesn't do something that completely shatters her heart, Jiang Xun'er still harbored lingering feelings for Jiang Yan.
But soon, this trace of lingering affection was crushed by Jiang Yan's despicable actions.
Halfway through the meal, Jiang Xun'er suddenly felt her limbs weaken, almost dropping her chopsticks while picking up food.
Jiang Yan keenly noticed this; he knew the medicine had finally taken effect and immediately dropped his pretense.
"Heh heh, Xun'er, are you feeling weak in your limbs now, unable to use your magical power, almost like a Mortal?"
Jiang Xun'er stood up, trying to mobilize the magical power within her body. The power that she usually controlled with ease now showed no response.
She looked at the smirking Jiang Yan in disbelief, her voice trembling as she said, "Jiang Yan, you actually drugged me."
"I can't believe I still trusted you and met you alone. Jiang Yan, you truly are a beast!"
"Heh heh, Jiang Xun'er, everything I'm doing is because of you."
Jiang Yan took out a first-tier talisman he had prepared long ago and pasted it on the wall of the small wooden house.
"If you had stayed by my side, I naturally wouldn't have drugged you. But you shouldn't have, after leaving me, seamlessly found that pretty boy as a boyfriend."
"I didn't realize you liked younger men. You two must have had quite a wild time these past six months, huh?"
"Jiang Yan! How can you be so disgusting? Jiang Xun is my younger brother; he has always respected me as his older sister. We have never done anything like that!"
Jiang Xun'er suppressed the growing strange sensation within her body and quickly ran to the door of the small wooden house, wanting to escape and call for help to expose Jiang Yan's beastly behavior.
But Jiang Yan merely watched with a lecherous grin. After Jiang Xun'er tried to push the door open several times without success, he leisurely said,
"Jiang Xun'er, I just applied a soundproofing talisman and a prison talisman to this shabby little house. With your current Mortal strength, it's impossible for you to escape."
"My dearest Xun'er, do you know how long I've been preparing for this day?"
Jiang Yan approached the already flushed Jiang Xun'er step by step, shamelessly saying, "For the past six months, all the Spirit Stones you two gave me, I used to purchase these things, all just to make you my woman."
"Beast! Disgusting!"
Jiang Xun'er couldn't think of stronger insults, only these two words.
She regretted it immensely at this moment and finally saw Jiang Yan's true colors, completely losing all hope for this disgusting worm.
Jiang Xun'er, you're so foolish, to still harbor a glimmer of hope for this beast before coming.
How wonderful it would be if my brother could come save me...
Seeing Jiang Yan less than three meters away from her, Jiang Xun'er painstakingly pulled out the glazed hundred-flower hairpin from her hair, a gift from her brother.
She used her last bit of Qi to stab herself in the neck. Jiang Xun'er would rather die now than be defiled by a beast like Jiang Yan.
Suddenly, the glazed hundred-flower hairpin in Jiang Xun'er's hand was snatched away, and the cold wooden door she was leaning against transformed into a warm, strong embrace.
"Sister, don't be afraid. I'm here."
Jiang Xun'er was carried in a princess carry by Jiang Xun. She looked at her brother's sunny and handsome face, never expecting him to truly rescue her from the darkness, just as she had hoped.
Staring blankly at Jiang Xun, Jiang Xun'er wanted to say something, but feeling her brother's arms and hands around her body, the strange sensation in her heart became uncontrollable.
"Hoo... Brother... Let's... go home first, I~"
"You're not allowed to leave!"
Jiang Yan was almost driven mad at this moment. He never expected that after planning for this for so long, in the end, this pretty boy would snatch the prize.
He rushed over like a mad dog. Zhou Fan naturally wouldn't tolerate such a stray dog, slapping him until he was disoriented, seeing stars, and several teeth flew out.
He followed up with a kick, sending him flying into the corner of the small wooden house, directly severely injuring Jiang Yan, the stray dog, to the point where he couldn't even whimper.
"If I ever see you appear before my sister again, I will kill you."
After calmly saying this, Zhou Fan, under Jiang Yan's terrified gaze, swiftly left with Jiang Xun'er, who was already starting to feel hot.
The two returned home. Zhou Fan placed Jiang Xun'er on the bed and wanted to look for an antidote.
But Jiang Xun'er's hair was disheveled, her cherry lips slightly parted, her beautiful eyes half-open, and her full, alluring body curves pressed tightly against Zhou Fan, clearly not wanting her good brother to leave.
Zhou Fan had no choice but to go with the flow, using both his hands and mouth to help her resolve this crisis, without taking Jiang Xun'er's first time.
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Speaking of Zhou Fan's youth, he particularly enjoyed buying antiques.
At the antique street back then, there was a very interesting activity called 'One Steamed Bun, One Coin'.
As the name suggests, you could use one white steamed bun to randomly draw a coin from a blind box.
Because there were indeed big prizes in the blind boxes at the time, many people liked to draw coins.
Everyone called these coins 'Steamed Bun Coins' and held them in high regard.
Zhou Fan really liked these coins, especially since he once had very good luck, spending only two steamed buns to draw a coin with a white tiger pattern.