Battle Through the Heavens: Clan Leader, I'm sorry, now I just want to be a good person.

"I see." Hearing Hu Jia's words, Xiao Fan tilted his head, which was resting on the table, and then said, "Indeed, the current Panmen has been living off its savings. Without income, no matter how much wealth they have, it will be depleted."

“That’s right,” Xun’er chimed in. “In the inner courtyard, students earn fire energy mainly by copying books, repairing formations, and participating in missions. Or they can search for rare and precious materials or exchange them for cultivation techniques and combat skills, but none of these are suitable for our development.”

"So what are your thoughts...?" Watching Xun'er chatter on and on, Xiao Fan had a bad feeling.

"Hehe." Hu Jia chimed in. "Didn't you give Senior Lin Yan a pill to suppress fire poison before? We can totally sell that pill."

"That's it?" Xiao Fan looked at the two of them suspiciously.

"Hmm." Hu Jia's face showed a troubled expression. "But we were worried that your prescription might be very rare, since only you alchemists would understand these things."

"Haha." Xiao Fan chuckled at Hu Jia's expression, then waved his hand when he saw her growing annoyance. "This? It's worthless, use it as you like."

"See?" Xun'er, who was sitting to the side, saw Hu Jia's annoyed expression, and said with a smile, resting her chin on her hand, "I told you, Brother Xiao Fan doesn't care about these things, but you didn't believe me."

"Xun'er, you're still talking about me like that."

Upon hearing Xun'er's words, Hu Jia walked over to Xun'er and started tickling her to cover his own flushed cheeks.

After letting the two playfully bicker for a while, Xiao Fan said when he saw that the time was right, "Since that's the case, then it's decided. We'll first focus on buying materials that can suppress the fire poison. Then I'll refine some finished products, and once we sell them, we should be able to support our consumption for a while."

"Okay, then it's settled."

The others had no objection to Xiao Fan's decision, so they decided to acquire medicinal herbs first to overcome their current predicament.

Just as the group was talking, the courtyard gate creaked open. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and Xun'er's eyes lit up. She immediately ran over.

"Oh, what day is it today? Even you're back."

Upon seeing the newcomer, Hu Jia's face immediately darkened, and she spoke in a sarcastic tone. The speed of her change of expression made Xiao Fan wonder if she had studied acting.

The person who arrived was Xiao Yan, who had been in seclusion in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower for a month.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Xun'er rushed over and put her arm around him. Xiao Yan chuckled when he heard Hu Jia's words, but didn't say anything.

He then turned his gaze to Xiao Fan beside him and nodded. "Senior Brother."

"You're back just in time. There's something I need to trouble you with."

Seeing that Xiao Yan had just finished his seclusion, Xiao Fan's eyes lit up, and he patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder.

"You, the sect leader, have left such a huge mess for us. You're having a great time now, aren't you?"

"Hehe..." Xiao Yan knew he hadn't really managed the Panmen sect much, so he scratched his head and didn't say anything.

"Alright, alright." Hu Jia stepped forward and pushed Xiao Fan aside, still complaining. "What do you mean by dumping such a huge mess on us? Remember, it's dumping it on me and Xun'er, and neither of you did anything about it."

As they talked, Hu Jia's gaze toward Xiao Yan gradually turned hostile.

"I'm doing this because of my cultivation."

Upon hearing Hu Jia's words, Xiao Yan, standing to the side, said with a serious expression, "Don't worry, just let me know if you need anything. I haven't forgotten the agreement with the White Gang six months from now."

After Xiao Yan finished speaking, he noticed that everyone was looking at him strangely. He scratched his head in confusion and asked, "Did I... say something wrong?"

"Hahaha." Seeing Xiao Fan's expression, everyone found it amusing.

"You just finished your seclusion and don't know anything?" Hu Jia rolled her eyes and asked Xiao Yan curiously.