Chapter 63
After returning to the base, Lu Ya had a lot of things to do. He used the communication bracelet to say hello to Gu Fan and made an appointment to see her again in three days.
Xinghe and his three companions had already bought a house in the base and came to Fairy Peak the next day.
"Fanfan, isn't your cave too simple?"
After visiting Gu Fan's new home, Fenghuo said with a bit of sympathy, "Do you want me to have someone build a Chinese-style courtyard downstairs? We can come stay here when we're free and improve your food. When you've had enough of the cave, you can rest in the courtyard. We can take turns."
Gu Fan certainly agreed.
Meng Lianying: "It might be a little difficult to get hydropower through here, as there are only mountains here."
Gu Fan: "It's okay. Leave the water and electricity to Lu Ya and Professor Ma. Some herbal cultivation requires electricity support, and they will help me solve it."
Xinghe smiled and said, "Then let's go collect the materials for building the villa first, and we also need to ask a designer to help with the design."
The three men left, and Qing Teng stayed to help Gu Fan develop the medicinal fields.
There are already hundreds of medicinal herbs in Gu Fan’s space, and all of them need to be transplanted.
When Lu Ya brought Professor Ma to Fairy Peak, the medicinal fields halfway up the mountain had already taken shape, waiting for the seedlings to grow.
Professor Ma's eyes lit up, and he looked at the medicinal fields as if they were mountains of gold and silver.
Gu Fan brought the two of them to a medicinal field she had reserved specifically for red ginseng, located to the north of Fairy Peak.
Professor Ma is a scientific researcher, especially in the field of drug development. He previously built an artificial snow mountain for Gu Fan. Now, according to the growth environment of red ginseng, it is nothing more than keeping the ground cold while taking into account the temperature of the soil below. Lu Ya had measured these two temperatures in the cave before and had a rough range.
Modern technology combined with Gu Fan's magic of cultivating medicinal herbs is enough.
"Then I'll arrange the construction now."
Professor Ma is an impatient person. This matter concerns the rehabilitation of the existing disabled personnel and future wounded personnel at the base. Professor Ma wishes he could make one minute into eight. He started assigning tasks using the communication bracelet while still on the way down the mountain.
Lu Ya sent Professor Ma to the foot of the mountain and then flew back to Gu Fan's cave.
As soon as he landed, Lu Ya noticed the pot of flowers placed near the cave entrance. It was a lonely pot, responsible for the beauty of the entire cave.
"Do you like flowers and plants? I can get some more." He looked at Gu Fan who was sitting on the sofa.
Gu Fan motioned him to sit over.
Lu Ya sat at the other end of the sofa and looked out. Through the arched cave entrance, he could see the mountains and forests in the distance and the blue sky with floating clouds. In other words, although Gu Fan's cave was simple, it was a room with a mountain view, so there was no need to worry about the view.
"What did the base say about my matter?" Gu Fan asked, looking at Lu Ya's expression.
Lu Ya, who never had any unnecessary expressions, said, "On the surface, the five families have all agreed to your conditions, but it doesn't rule out the possibility that someone will come to Fairy Peak to test your background."
Gu Fan smiled and said, "Come and I'll kill one, okay?"
She would abide by the base's laws and not actively break them, but if someone came to provoke her, Gu Fan wouldn't have the patience to arrest them and then hand them over to the base for trial. If someone wanted something from her, killing the chicken to scare the monkey was the best solution. Otherwise, they would only think she was worried and would keep testing her limits.
Lu Ya: "Okay, but it's best not to leave any traces."
If the body is left behind, someone can frame him if they find it. Without the body, life or death has nothing to do with Gu Fan.
Gu Fan was very satisfied with Lu Ya's answer. She provided so many pills to the base, and the base should respect her.
Gu Fan once heard that some low-level cultivators had no hope of breaking through, so they simply returned to the common people and served as "immortal masters" in a village, a city, or even a country. They would usually bring rain and eliminate demons, and the common people would benefit greatly from their simple tricks. The people were also very courteous to these cultivators, and some of them even became domineering.
Gu Fan is now equivalent to the "immortal master" of the Jiangnan base. She is willing to benefit the base and all she asks for is peace and quiet.
"The base needs to recuperate in the next two years. Except for a few mercenaries who need to go on missions, the main task of the five armies is to defend the base. I have no plans to go out for the time being. What are your plans?" Lu Ya asked after a moment of silence.
Gu Fan: "I'll retreat for a month first to consolidate my realm. After a month, the villa at the foot of the mountain and the red ginseng medicinal field should be ready. Then I can make pills during the day and practice at night. The last beast tide must have left many wounded and amputated at the base. I'll heal them first and earn a good reputation among the people."
Lu Ya also thought so. After all, people with special abilities were a minority in the base, and the 500 people were mainly ordinary people. Gu Fan had established a good reputation first. In the future, if anyone took the initiative to provoke Gu Fan, no matter how Gu Fan dealt with the other party, the people in the base would definitely be on Gu Fan's side.
"Then I'll ask someone to compile a list of people who need the bone-renewing pill. During the month of your retreat, I'll be here to guard the place for you." Lu Ya said to the coffee table.
Gu Fan: "Okay, then you can stay in the alchemy room tonight. There's enough space there for you to put a bed."
Lu Ya: "Well, you can just focus on your retreat and don't worry about what's happening outside."
After hearing this, Gu Fan thought about how she would have to refine a batch of bone-repairing pills after coming out of seclusion. She had been traveling for more than a month and had no time to consolidate her foundation-building state. Now there was nothing for her to do outside, so she nodded and stood up.
The left side of the sofa faces the door of the alchemy room, and the right side faces the training room. Gu Fan stands up and walks a few steps to the right to enter the training room.
Lu Ya sat upright, just tilting his head to look at her.
Gu Fan felt that his eyes were a little complicated, and couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything else?"
Lu Ya looked into her clear eyes, was silent for a few seconds, and asked: "Have you ever liked anyone over there?"
Gu Fan shook her head. In the sect, apart from refining pills and selling them in exchange for life-saving items, the rest of her work was cultivation, which was regular and monotonous.
Lu Ya: "Then do you know how to like someone?"
Gu Fan was stunned for a moment, but still shook his head.
She didn't know that she was only twelve or thirteen years old when she entered the immortal path. All she did was work for her family. After entering the immortal path, she would never think about love between men and women.
Lu Ya suddenly left the sofa and walked towards her.
Gu Fan's heartbeat suddenly quickened as she recalled the scene in the cave and the words he had said in her ear while leaning against her waist.
In the brief moment of distraction, Lu Ya had already arrived in front of her.
He reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. His slightly cool fingertips brushed her earlobe, but he didn't leave. Instead, he suddenly pressed against Gu Fan's back and pressed her into his arms.
Maybe they won't have to fight for the time being after returning to the base. Today, Lu Ya was wearing a military uniform that symbolized his military identity. It was thinner than armor. Gu Fan subconsciously put his hand on his waist and could actually feel the outline of his waist muscles.
She quickly dropped her hand, frozen in place, at a loss as to what to do.
"If I understand correctly, we are now a real couple?" Lu Ya lowered his head slightly and asked in her ear.
The not-so-familiar electric current struck her heart again. Gu Fan was flustered but unable to refute it.
When they first met at the base, she was very resistant to this domineering man, but she didn't know when that resistance disappeared.
Perhaps it was after the beast tide that he let her go without hesitation.
Maybe it was before the beast tide, when he gave her a cabinet full of ice cream cones after the base celebration.
Maybe it was his tall back busy in the kitchen, preparing a delicious meal for her.
Perhaps it was even earlier, when he arranged for someone to guard outside her tent to prevent anyone from disturbing her epiphany.
"Although this is my first time being a boyfriend, I should know more than you. I'll teach you how to fall in love, okay?"
Lu Ya was still whispering in her ear.
Gu Fan's heart had long been stirred by him, but when she heard that he was a teacher, as an old lady who had lived to be 101 years old, she couldn't help but feel dissatisfied: "What is there to learn?" Isn't it just two people being together?
A soft laugh sounded in her ear, and before Gu Fan could react, Lu Ya lifted her chin and pressed his slightly cool lips against hers.
Gu Fan: ...
She was still shocked by Lu Ya's boldness, as he had already forcefully parted her lips.
Gu Fan's mind suddenly flashed back to the cave where she had nearly lost her virginity. Senior Brother Xiao, whose appearance she had long forgotten, only wanted to strip her of her clothes, ignoring her pleas and curses, only wanting to satisfy his lust. Therefore, Gu Fan had long known what forced violence was, but only now, with Lu Ya's forceful yet gentle invasion, did she finally understand what love was.
Love means that no matter how intimate he is to her, she will be happy to accept it.
Gu Fan's hands slowly wrapped around Lu Ya's neck.
Lu Ya picked her up, walked a few steps forward, and pressed her against the mountain wall that had been polished smooth by some unknown means.
His hands began to wander over her body uncontrollably, but Gu Fan was still wearing that A-level armor. Not to mention it couldn't be torn open, even if someone wanted to take it off, it would be difficult for outsiders to break through unless Gu Fan did it herself.
Sensing his anxiety and helplessness, Gu Fan suddenly laughed, resting his forehead on his shoulder, and his laughter became increasingly difficult to control.
Lu Ya supported her shaking shoulders, his handsome face facing the mountain wall with a complicated expression that was hard to describe.
Gu Fan teased him deliberately: "Are you still going to teach me how to take off my armor?"
Lu Ya said nothing, just held her head down, preventing her from lifting it up.
Gu Fan couldn't see with his eyes, but he could see with his spiritual sense that Lu Ya's face was so red that it seemed as if the setting sun was shining on him.
He is usually so cold and dignified, but now he has become like this, even he himself can't stand it.
Gu Fan leaned on his shoulder cooperatively. After he adjusted his expression, Gu Fan pushed him away and said at a distance, "I'm going to retreat first. We'll talk after I come out."
Just the kisses and hugs were enough to make her feel uneasy. If she went any further, Gu Fan was afraid that she would not be able to concentrate.
Lu Ya looked into her eyes and said, "A month? Maybe you were so immersed in your cultivation that you forgot about the time?"
Gu Fan laughed: "Why, are you afraid that I will stay in seclusion for three to five years?"
Lu Ya couldn't laugh.
She is an immortal cultivator, and after a hundred years of seclusion she still looks the same as she does now, while he is only getting older.
Lu Ya never thought that Gu Fan's feelings for him would last his whole life. At least until he got old, he wanted to keep her.
"Three to five years is fine, but I'm afraid you'll be in seclusion for thirty to fifty years. When you come out and see me again, I'll be old."
Lu Ya reached out and gently stroked her fair and delicate face with his fingertips.
For the first time, Gu Fan realized that there was a problem of life span between the two of them.
But that didn't matter. She held Lu Ya's hand and promised: "No matter what you become, I will be your lifelong companion."
What she likes is not just his face, and this feeling is naturally not so shallow.
Lu Ya was stunned.
In the cave, she was unwilling to even answer that question, but now she actually made a promise to him.
One lifetime?
It seemed to be enough. He couldn't ask her to remember him for hundreds or even thousands of years after his death.
But Lu Ya was very greedy, he wanted to stay with her forever.
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