Ch. 8: Repeating The Old MO

A while later…

Jiang Churan returned to her senses and then mumbled under her breath. "I see. So, that's how it is. No wonder…"

Jiang Churan sighed deeply and then looked at Chen Fan, but she immediately fell into a daze. A moment later, she forced herself to come to her senses by biting the inside of her cheek and turned her head in all directions but Chen Fan's face.

"Uh, um, your face, can you do something about it? It's distracting!"

"Okay! You can look at me now," Chen Fan replied after putting on his disguise.

Jiang Churan glanced timidly but immediately looked at Chen Fan after realizing that Chen Fan had hidden his true face with his supermodel disguise. She sighed in relief when his otherworldly handsome face was no more.

Even though she liked that face, it was too distracting. However, she didn't mind looking at him with that face on if she had already developed resistance to that face.

"After knowing this, what do you think? Have your feelings for me changed?" Chen Fan asked calmly.

Jiang Churan stared at Chen Fan's face for a while before touching her chest and closing her eyes. In her mind, she recalled Chen Fan's old life, both real and made up (the latter she believed to be real).

'Did my feelings change after finding out who Chen Fan really is?' Jiang Churan asked herself quietly.

Jiang Churan immediately found the answer.

"No," Jiang Churan replied after opening her eyes. "My feelings haven't changed. I don't care if you are a reincarnated Celestial Emperor or not."

Chen Fan nodded with a smile of satisfaction. Meanwhile, Jiang Churan quickly turned to the table filled with food because she couldn't look at Chen Fan's smile without feeling embarrassed.

"So, when was this food coming?" Jiang Churan asked to change the subject.

"When you were absorbing and digesting the information I transmitted." Jiang Churan silently nodded, and Chen Fan added, "Let's start dinner."

Jiang Churan nodded wordlessly. After that, the two of them ate their food. They had dinner quietly. After dinner, they took a short break in the dining room while enjoying tea. At the same time, Aunt Liu took the tableware to the kitchen to be cleaned. After Aunt Liu left, they enjoyed their tea silently until Jiang Churan put her cup on the saucer and looked at Chen Fan.

"Chen Fan," Jiang Churan called Chen Fan and continued after she got his attention, "I… I'm sorry for having wronged you the day we met for the first time."

"There is nothing to apologize and forgive. I'm not offended or angry about it," Chen Fan replied calmly.

Jiang Churan let out a sigh of relief before becoming silent. She seemed to be struggling about something. Chen Fan knew what Jiang Churan was thinking, but he chose to wait for Jiang Churan to say it while enjoying his tea slowly. Right then, Jiang Churan was gathering her courage to speak.

After a while, Jiang Churan got the courage and said, "Chen Fan, what exactly are we?"

"We're acquaintances."

Jiang Churan felt as if lightning had struck her. She felt hurt and sad when she heard Chen Fan say that they were just acquaintances. However, Chen Fan was not done.

"However, we know that you like me and I like you. So, do you want our relationship to change?"

Jiang Churan looked at Chen Fan with a look full of hope, and a moment later, she nodded shyly.

"Okay. Then, from now on, we are lovers."

"En." Jiang Churan nodded with a blush on her face. She felt happy.

They were silent for a few moments. Something was bothering Jiang Churan, but even if Chen Fan knew it, he wanted Jiang Churan to tell him with her own mouth.

"Chen Fan, um, can you help me with something?"

"We're now lovers. Don't be too polite with me."

"Can you help me to become strong?"

"Easy. However, would you tell me your reason?"

Jiang Churan was silent for a while. Then, she started to speak.

"I felt weak and helpless when Zhou Tianhao wanted to sully me. I don't want to be helpless anymore."

"I see." Chen Fan nodded and cleaned his cup from his delicious tea, after which he put his cup on the saucer and gave Jiang Churan a solemn look. "I can teach you to cultivate the Dao of Immortality. However, I must tell you that entering this path is not easy. In addition, this is a commitment. If you become an Immortal Cultivator, you won't be able to stop."

Jiang Churan fell silent after hearing his warning. She pondered a while, and then she found her answer.

"I will do it. Please teach me." Jiang Churan looked at Chen Fan with a serious look.

Chen Fan smirked after hearing Jiang Churan's firm answer. "Okay. Do you want to start now?"

Jiang Churan blinked in astonishment. "Do we have time for it?"

The clock on the wall showed seven o'clock. Even though it wasn't late, it was already dark outside.

"Well, I have a way that can help you to start your journey in the Dao of Immortality. If you want, I will take you to my universe where time flows faster there than on this planet. An hour here is a few months there."

Jiang Churan was stunned after hearing Chen Fan's words. At first, she didn't believe it, but she immediately changed her mind after recalling Chen Fan's past as a Celestial Emperor.

According to the transmitted knowledge, Chen Fan could destroy and create worlds, and although he'd failed a tribulation to ascend to the next stage and reincarnated, he still had his universe inside him.

Jiang Churan pondered her choice carefully. This wasn't a small matter.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan waited for Jiang Churan's decision silently. He decided to use his method to conquer Tang Hongyu. Since it was an effective method and was proven, there was no reason not to use it again.

Finally, Jiang Churan made up her mind. Chen Fan knew her decision before she voiced it out, so he transmitted an order to Tang Hongyu who'd been watching them with her Divine Sense after returning home.

*Dear, could you deal with the loose end?*

*Leave it to me, darling! Enjoy your time with Ranran! Oh, also, please take care of her! I will wait for you two to come back closer than ever!*

Chen Fan received an immediate response from Tang Hongyu.

For your information, Tang Hongyu had learned how to control Jiang Haishan's body as well, though her control wasn't as skillful as Chen Fan's, so Chen Fan still controlled the puppet in the past several days. However, it wouldn't be a problem for Tang Hongyu to create an accident that would make it look like Jiang Haishan died in a traffic accident.

After having a short exchange with Tang Hongyu, Chen Fan received Jiang Churan's answer.

"I'm willing. Please bring me there and teach me how to be an Immortal Cultivator."

'It's time for the daughter's turn, huh?' Chen Fan nodded.

After that, Chen Fan waved his hand and brought Jiang Churan into his universe with a flash of light that meant nothing else but to look cool.

…

After Chen Fan brought Jiang Churan into his universe, Tang Hongyu started to do her job. She controlled Jiang Haishan's body which went limp like a marionette doll whose strings were cut.

Under Tang Hongyu's control, Jiang Haishan moved awkwardly. She lacked the finesse that her lover had, but it was enough to do what was needed.

Then, Tang Hongyu made Jiang Haishan drink alcohol. After drinking so much that an ordinary person would get drunk heavily, she controlled Jiang Haishan's body to leave in his car.

Tang Hongyu made him drive for a while until she was sure that his car was in a crowded street, after which she made his car crash into a truck. She made it that the collision would surely kill a normal person.

Tang Hongyu nodded in satisfaction as she watched the crash cause a ruckus. Soon, police cars, an ambulance, and some vehicles with labels of some TV channels came.

'Well, now it's time to act like a surprised wife who will be a grieving new widow,' Tang Hongyu thought while smirking.

True enough, the phone rang. Then, Tang Hongyu went to accept it and played her part.

…

Back to Chen Fan and Jiang Churan, they found themselves floating in space. Unlike Chen Fan who had no protection since staying in space wouldn't harm him, Jiang Churan's body was covered in an opaque white aura.

Jiang Churan was shocked. She looked around with a dumbfounded expression.

"Welcome to my universe, Ranran."

Chen Fan's voice returned Jiang Churan to her senses.

After getting a grip of herself, Jiang Churan asked, "So, What is next?"

"Next, we will look for a planet that is habitable for humans and stay there for several months. You will start training after we settle down there."

"I understand," Jiang Churan replied with a nod.

After that, Chen Fan flew somewhere while bringing Jiang Churan with him. His destination was a planet in a mid-ranked galaxy.