Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 1163 Madam Lanxin Recovers
"Why are you all standing here?" Madam Lanxin raised an eyebrow.

"Madam! You, you're all better?" Butler Lan was overjoyed.

"Madam, congratulations on your recovery!" Aqui quickly stepped aside and bowed to Madam Lanxin.

Mrs. Lanxin nodded. "Yes, A-Kui, you did a good job!"

"It is my honor to serve you, Madam!" Aquilina said without taking any credit.

"Don't worry, I remember everything that has been done for me, and I won't treat you unfairly." Lan Xin was in a very good mood.

She then looked at the housekeeper, "Xiaoqin, take Shi Jingling upstairs to rest. Fulfill whatever Shi Jingling needs."

"Yes." Butler Lan bowed to her, then looked at Shi Jia standing behind her. "Your Excellency, Spirit Master, please follow me."

Shi Jia withdrew his gaze and followed Butler Lan. Clearly, Madam Lanxin had to deal with family matters and it was inconvenient for him to be present.

Madam Lan Xin watched Shi Jia's figure disappear around the corner before turning to Lan Zhen and his group, "Third Brother's youngest son?"

"Aunt Lanxin, I am Lanzhen." Lanzhen quickly gave a junior's greeting.

"Alright, everyone go back now. I'll go back to see my good nephew later." Madam Lanxin walked past the crowd and headed towards the gate. "A-Kui, have Xiaoqin clean the room later."

"Yes!"

"Wait, Aunt Lanxin!" Lan Zhen called out quickly when she saw that the person was ignoring her. "Aunt, the turbid energy on your body..."

Madam Lanxin turned around and gave him a half-smile. He was instantly speechless, like a duck being choked.

The others lowered their heads even further, afraid of upsetting her.

Madam Lanxin had no time to pay attention to them. She was already standing in front of the gate, quietly looking at the person opposite her. "Brother, it's been so many years. How have you been?"

An elderly man with a hunched back stood in front of the door. When he saw that Madam Lanxin was standing there unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm alright, little sister. Thank goodness you're alright. I just came out of seclusion and heard you were suffering from turbid energy entering your body, so I came over." Elder Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, you've gone to so much trouble." Madam Lan Xin stepped forward to help Elder Lan up. "Brother, please come inside and sit down. I'll tell you more later."

Elder Lan nodded. "Alright, it's been a long time since my brother and I sat down to talk."

The two entered the house and bumped into Lan Zhen and his group. "You're the ones that brat sent?"

"Elder!" Lan Zhen and the others immediately dared not move.

"Hmph, get lost!" Elder Lan waved his hand, and Lan Zhen and the others were immediately swept away by a gust of wind and thrown out, followed by screams.

"Elder sister, I'm so sorry. I failed to teach that brat properly." Elder Lan looked at Madam Lan Xin with a guilty expression.

Madam Lan Xin smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry about it. It's perfectly reasonable for Lan Feng, as the clan leader, to do this."

Elder Lan looked at her, whose smile remained unchanged. Then, he sighed deeply and remained silent. He knew that this incident had created a rift between Lan Xin and the family. He was getting old, and he had done what he could. The future of the Lan family depended solely on the efforts of the next generation.

"Let's not talk about those unpleasant things. Eldest sister, I heard from that brat Lan Feng that you have turbid qi entering your body, and it started to show signs of turbidity three days ago. What about now?" Elder Lan looked at Madam Lan Xin with great interest.

“Brother, I know what you want to say.” Madam Lan Xin smiled. “To be honest, I’m prepared to die this time.”

"I never expected to survive, and my strength hasn't diminished in the slightest." Madam Lanxin was very happy when she said this. "As the saying goes, good people are rewarded. If I hadn't done good deeds half a year ago, I would probably be destined to become a beast today."

She excitedly shared her experience of meeting Shi Jia with her elder brother, which made Elder Lan even more amazed.

"Then, sister, could you please let this young spirit master come out and take a look?" Elder Lan rubbed his hands together. "It would be good for me, as the elder brother, to express my gratitude."

Madam Lanxin did not expose his little scheme, and asked Butler Lan to invite Shi Jia downstairs.

When Shi Jia arrived downstairs, there were four people sitting in the reception room. Besides Madam Lan Xin, he also saw Principal Lan Siyue, an elderly man, and a middle-aged man. Madam Lan Xin was still smiling, but the smile didn't reach her eyes, especially when she looked at the middle-aged man, her expression was full of indifference.

"Shi Jia is here. Big brother, let me introduce you. This is Master Shi Jingling. This is my older brother, you can just call him Elder Lan. As for this one, I don't need to introduce him, right?"

Shi Jia nodded, "Elder Lan, Principal Lan!" He didn't look at the middle-aged man. The latter's eyes were filled with anger, but it wasn't directed at him.

"So young! Truly a force to be reckoned with!" Elder Lan exclaimed in astonishment.

Lan Siyue laughed, "Big brother, he's more than just a promising young man. He's a master of four arts: spirit artifacts, spirit techniques, creativity, and spirit purification, and he excels in all four!"

Whether it was her imagination or not, Shi Jia sensed a hint of sourness in her words.

"Really?" Elder Lan was even more shocked.

"Principal Lan, you flatter me. I have only dabbled in it and cannot be considered outstanding." Shi Jia subconsciously spoke modestly, but after saying it, she felt that it seemed a bit inappropriate.

There's a saying that goes like this: excessive humility is Versailles.

Lan Siyue rolled her eyes speechlessly, "Sister Lan, why are you just like me, so arrogant and annoying!"

Madam Lanxin glanced at her but said nothing.

Lan Siyue became even more dissatisfied upon seeing this. "Sister Lan, if you ask me, someone as talented as Shi Jia should stay at the university and focus on scientific research. It's such a waste for her to work for you. Sister Lan, why don't you give her to me?"

"Young student, do you think the principal is right? Would you like to join my lab?"

Shi Jia was somewhat taken aback; wasn't Principal Lan being a bit too overactive?
Madam Lan Xin rolled her eyes at her, "Alright, you've seen the person. Xiao Shi has been busy all day and needs to rest."

Shi Jia hurriedly said, "Madam, may I go back to rest now?"

"Go for it!"

Shi Jia turned and left.

"Sister Lan, why are you like this? I still have so many questions for Xiaoshi!"

“Yes, sister, I also have a lot to say to Master Xiaoshi.”

Madam Lan Xin rolled her eyes at the two of them, as if she really didn't know what they were up to. "Alright, didn't you want to ask me about the changes in the Black Zone Center?"

Shi Jia, who was going upstairs, paused and looked back, realizing that this was a blind spot in the living room. She immediately stopped.

"Yes, sister, what happened in the center of the Black Zone? How did you get infected by the turbid energy?"

"Sister Lan, I think you were too reckless. You relied on your skills and daring to barge in. Luckily, my classmate Xiao Shi was capable, otherwise, hmph—"

Madam Lan Xin's veins bulged, "Lan Siyue!"

"Hmph! You do something wrong but you don't even want people to say it."

"Xiaoyue, don't mess with your older sister!"

"...I don't know the specific reasons for the changes in the center of the Black Zone, but one thing everyone guessed correctly is that the center of the turbid energy has expanded and advanced!"

"You advanced?"

"It turns out that the black dragon entrenched in the center is already above the Saint rank!" This is also the reason why she was injured, and why the other spirit purifiers were unable to purify the turbid energy in her body.

"Beyond the Saint Rank!" everyone exclaimed. Everyone present knew what this meant. Originally, the Black Zone and the Seven-Colored Zone were like the yin and yang of a tai chi symbol, in perfect balance. But now, with the emergence of a being beyond the Saint Rank in the Black Zone, that balance had been shattered!
This also means that the black zone will begin to encroach on the rainbow zone!

The original thousand-year development period has been greatly shortened, but how much shorter is still unknown.