Chapter 5 Luxurious Courtyard

“Aah!”

In her excitement over gaining a human form, Bai Ling had only just noticed—she was still completely naked.

Her small face instantly flushed red, and she snatched a nearby pillow and threw it at Lin Fan’s face.

“Master, you… you pervert!”

With that, Bai Ling quickly ran into the adjacent room and locked the door.

“It’s not like I wanted to see…” Lin Fan sighed helplessly.

[Ding dong! Congratulations, Host, for successfully accepting your first disciple. The Master-Disciple Interaction Quest has been unlocked.]

“Master-Disciple Interaction Quest?”

Lin Fan scratched his head in confusion.

“What’s that?”

[In short, it’s a very fun thing~ As long as you complete the interaction quests, you’ll have a chance to get rich rewards~]

“Fun?”

Lin Fan looked unconvinced.

“Fun for you, I’m afraid, right?”

“Then can you tell me what happens if I fail the mission?”

[It’s nothing much, just a small penalty~]

The system said nonchalantly.

“A small penalty?”

Lin Fan frowned.

“What exactly?”

[Well~ It’s just randomly deducting a few hundred years of the Host’s cultivation, that’s all~]

???

Lin Fan was stunned for a long moment, then couldn’t help but curse out loud.

“I’ll star your stars!”

‘This Seat only has a total of about ten thousand years of cultivation, and I lose several hundred for one failed mission?’

‘By that calculation… won’t it all be gone after a few dozen times?!’

[Host, don’t get so excited first~ Rest assured, the interaction quests aren’t that difficult~]

“Rest assured my a**!” Lin Fan shouted in anger.

“Right, one more thing.”

“I want to know—do these reincarnated fairies have their past-life memories?”

This question had been bothering Lin Fan for a long time.

If all the reincarnated fairies retained their past-life memories, then he would have to seriously consider whether he should use a different identity to complete the missions.

[Regarding this, the Host need not worry. Due to the damage their souls suffered, all their past-life memories have been lost, and the possibility of recovery is extremely small.]

“That’s good, then…”

Lin Fan let out a long sigh of relief, finally hearing some good news.

“Then… what about the Heavenly Realm?”

Lin Fan asked while drinking his wine.

“Who is currently the strongest in the Heavenly Realm?”

[According to the system’s data, the current strongest in the Heavenly Realm should be Wu Ming—known as Immortal Lord Wu Ming.]

“Pfft…”

Hearing the system’s description, the wine Lin Fan had just swallowed instantly sprayed all over the floor.

“Immortal Lord?”

“What kind of ant is that?!”

It was no wonder Lin Fan had such a big reaction.

Back when Lin Fan had wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Realm, let alone an Immortal Lord, even dealing with Immortal Emperors and Immortal Venerates was as easy as slaughtering chickens.

[You have the nerve to say that?]

The system couldn’t help but roll its eyes at Lin Fan.

[Back then, the Heavenly Realm had finally managed to cultivate a Saint Realm fairy, and she suffered severe soul damage just to seal you. Not to mention the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of other realms, who were almost completely slaughtered by you.]

[Even the current Immortal Lord Wu Ming was only at the Golden Immortal Realm back then. It was only because you looked down on him at the time that he was lucky enough to survive and cultivate to his current Immortal Lord Realm.]

“This…”

Lin Fan scratched his head in embarrassment.

“Was This Seat really that formidable back then?”

As they were talking, the door to the room creaked open.

Bai Ling cautiously poked her head out of the room, her long, dazed ahoge swaying with the movement.

“Master, I…”

“Ah, Bai Ling, how is it?”

“Did you find suitable clothes?” Lin Fan beckoned to Bai Ling.

“Master, why don’t you… just call me Ling’er.”

“Bai Ling… sounds too distant…” Bai Ling bit her lip and said in a small voice.

“Alright, Ling’er.”

Lin Fan looked at the pure and lovely Bai Ling and nodded in satisfaction.

Suddenly, Lin Fan realized a bizarre problem.

‘Wait a minute, wasn’t this private room prepared for him by Boss Gu?’

‘How could there be women’s clothes?’

At the same time, inside the Nebula Auction House, Xin’er was planning with Boss Gu on how to build a house for Lin Fan.

“Boss, I don’t quite understand.”

“Young Master Lin is living alone, why place women’s clothes there?”

Xin’er felt utterly baffled.

“You, you, you’re still too naive.”

Boss Gu picked up the teacup in front of him and took a light sip.

“In the future, you will naturally understand…”

“I know!”

Lin Fan slapped the table and stood up.

“It must be that guy Boss Gu’s doing!”

“Master, what… are you talking about?”

Bai Ling looked at the suddenly agitated Lin Fan, feeling a little bewildered.

“Ah… It’s nothing, nothing…”

Lin Fan realized his gaffe and quickly waved his hands at Bai Ling.

“By the way… Master, just now in the room, I thought I heard… you shouting all by yourself?”

Bai Ling blinked her large, curious eyes.

“Was… was I?” Lin Fan stammered.

In fact, most of the time, Lin Fan and the system communicated through conscious thought.

But with the frequency of their conversations, there were occasional moments when he would get carried away.

“It’s okay, Master.”

“If you don’t want to talk about it, then forget it.”

“After all, everyone has their own little secrets~”

Bai Ling saw Lin Fan’s awkwardness and quickly added.

“Mm.”

Lin Fan gently stroked the dazed ahoge on Bai Ling’s forehead.

It had to be said, this ahoge was soft and smooth, and felt quite comfortable to touch.

“Master… what… are you doing…”

Seeing Lin Fan constantly fiddling with the ahoge on her head, Bai Ling felt a little awkward, a blush appearing on her fair little face.

“Ah… ah?”

Lin Fan abruptly came to his senses.
Seeing the awkward scene before him, he let out a light cough.

“It’s… it’s nothing.”

“It’s getting late, you should rest early.”

“Mm, good night, Master,” Bai Ling replied cheerfully.

“Good night.”

One month later…

“Knock, knock, knock!”

Early in the morning, Lin Fan heard a series of urgent knocks on the door.

“Coming, coming!”

Lin Fan hurriedly put on his clothes and jogged to open the door.

“Good day, sir.”

“I was instructed by Boss Gu to come and pick you up to go to your new home,” a plainly dressed maidservant said with a beaming smile to Lin Fan at the door of the private room.

“So fast?”

Lin Fan was a little surprised.

‘Hasn’t it only been a month?’

“So noisy… Master, what’s happening?”

Bai Ling walked out of the room with teary eyes.

Perhaps because her sweet dream had been disturbed, Bai Ling pouted, her eyes a little resentful.

“Let’s go, pack up, we’re going to the new house.”

“Eh? New house?”

Before Bai Ling could react, she was pulled by Lin Fan onto the horse-drawn carriage that had come to pick them up.

Outside Qingyang City, Xin’er and the others had been waiting for a long time.

“Mr. Lin, as per your request, the courtyard has been completed.”

“Please come and inspect it,” Xin’er reported respectfully to Lin Fan.

“Mm.”

Lin Fan nodded, then gently stroked Bai Ling’s forehead.

“Lead the way.”

“Eh? This little girl is…”

Xin’er was a little surprised to see Bai Ling next to Lin Fan.

‘What is this familiar yet strange feeling?’

Looking again at the clothes Bai Ling was wearing, weren’t they the ones the boss had specifically instructed to be placed there?

Seeing this scene, Xin’er couldn’t help but sigh in admiration: ‘Sure enough, the boss is the boss.’

‘It’s like he has foresight!’

“What’s wrong?”

Lin Fan asked with concern, seeing Xin’er somewhat lost in thought.

“Ah… It’s nothing!”

About an hour later, Lin Fan and his party arrived at their destination.

“Not bad, not bad…”

Seeing the picturesque scenery of mountains and clear waters around them,

Lin Fan was very satisfied.

“Xin’er, to be honest—you have quite a good eye.”

“Thank you for your praise, Mr. Lin,” Xin’er replied politely.

“Let’s go up the path.”

“No need to be so troublesome.”

Lin Fan waved his hand, and everyone felt their vision go dark.

When they opened their eyes again, everyone was already inside the courtyard halfway up the mountain.

“Spatial Transfer?!”

[TL Note: Spatial Transfer – A high-level teleportation technique that instantly moves someone through space, often used in fantasy or cultivation stories.]

Boss Gu was utterly shocked.

This was a technique that only those at the Immortal Realm could perform!

He had originally thought that although Lin Fan’s cultivation was profound, it would at most reach the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

After all, he had only heard about the Immortal Realm above Tribulation Transcendence and had never witnessed it with his own eyes.

“I must hold on tight to Lin Fan’s thigh!” Boss Gu secretly clenched his fists.

“Mr. Lin, please allow me to explain our design plan to you.”

Xin’er walked up to Lin Fan and began her detailed introduction.

“First is the design of the side rooms.”

“There are a total of sixteen side rooms on the east and west sides, and each room is equipped with an independent washroom and dressing room.”

“Next is the design of the main house.”

“There are three main rooms in total, and the walls are filled with special materials to achieve one hundred percent soundproofing.”

“In addition, there is a kitchen, a utility room, a rockery, a pavilion, a garden, a pond, a bamboo forest…”

“Stop!”

Looking at such a luxurious courtyard, Lin Fan felt a headache coming on.

“Xin’er, how much… did this cost?”

“The total cost adds up to three hundred and sixty thousand Spirit Stones.”

“The remaining seventeen million one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, please check them.”

“Only… three hundred and sixty thousand Spirit Stones?”

Lin Fan found it somewhat incredible.

“The cost of living here is too low, isn’t it?!”

“Mr. Lin, is there a problem?”

Xin’er asked, puzzled, looking at Lin Fan’s slightly surprised expression.

“No, no problem!”

Lin Fan took out a portion of the Spirit Stones and handed them to Xin’er.

“Take these Spirit Stones as payment for your hard work.”

“No, no, no, Mr. Lin, I can’t take it!” Xin’er waved her hands repeatedly, refusing.

After some back and forth, Lin Fan had to take back the Spirit Stones.

“Fine, just consider it a favor that I, Lin, owe you.”

“If you need anything in the future, just ask.”

Boss Gu, standing behind Xin’er, was overjoyed upon hearing this.

‘Xin’er is a person from the Nebula Auction House.’

‘Her being on good terms with Lin Fan is equivalent to—the auction house being on good terms with Lin Fan, right?’

“Mr. Lin, we’ll take our leave then,” Boss Gu said, cupping his hands toward Lin Fan.

“Alright.”

After seeing Boss Gu and the others off, Lin Fan carefully examined the nearly perfect courtyard again.

He couldn’t help but marvel that with money, one could truly do whatever they wanted.

“Master, that looks so delicious!”

“Can Ling’er have a taste?”

After Xin’er left, Bai Ling poked her head out from behind Lin Fan and gently tugged on the corner of his sleeve.

“Go ahead.”

At this moment, Lin Fan was only focused on admiring the beautiful scenery in the courtyard and paid no attention to what Bai Ling was doing.

Just as he was about to find a place to rest, Lin Fan caught a glimpse of what Bai Ling was doing.

“Wait a minute!” Lin Fan shouted.

“You can’t eat that!”