Chapter 58: I'm Okay

"Not about this?"
Fang Fan looked at Yun'e's icy face. Even with his slow-wittedness, he finally understood.
Is Senior Sister angry?
"Senior Sister, if it's not about this, what is it?"
"Hmph!"
Yun'e snorted coldly. "What did I tell you when I went down the mountain? After I'm no longer on the mountain, you have to take good care of Master and Junior Brother."
"Junior Brother is young, you have to be considerate of him in some things. Didn't I say that?"
"You did."
Fang Fan frowned, completely baffled by Yun'e's words.
"And what did you do?!"
Yun'e stared directly at Fang Fan, her tone as cold as winter, as if the temperature in the room had dropped several degrees.
"Tell me, is this how you take care of Junior Brother? Look how afraid he is of you now?! What exactly are you..."
"Senior Sister!"
Before Yun'e could finish speaking, Duan Xiao interrupted her, looking extremely panicked: "Senior Brother is really good to me! Nothing happened, don't talk about Senior Brother!"
"Junior Brother..."
Yun'e saw the flustered Duan Xiao and sighed softly: "I know you're kind, but if you don't speak up, he'll keep bullying you!"
"Bully Junior Brother?"
Fang Fan was stunned.
He naturally understood the implication of Yun'e's words, and after a moment, he quickly said, "I didn't bully Junior Brother."
"Still denying it!"
Seeing Fang Fan's stubborn denial, Yun'e became even angrier: "Tell me, back on the mountain, did you think Junior Brother was going to confess to me, and then you threatened him?!"
Hearing this, Fang Fan was completely dumbfounded: "Threatened? What threat? And about the confession, I don't know anything about that!"
"Senior Brother! Senior Brother!"
Just then, Duan Xiao stepped forward, holding a cup of hot tea, and handed it to Fang Fan.
"Senior Brother, don't worry, slowly tell Senior Sister. She might have misunderstood. I don't know what happened either, so please don't blame me."
"Junior Brother..."
Seeing the tea Duan Xiao offered, Fang Fan reached out to take it, saying, "Junior Brother, you don't need to be so polite, actually I..."
"Ah!"
The teacup was knocked over, and scalding tea splashed all over Duan Xiao.
He cried out in alarm, his hand instantly turning red from the burn. Duan Xiao didn't cry out or try to cool it with cold water; instead, he stammered in terror, "Senior brother, I'm sorry, I... I really don't know why senior sister misunderstood."
"I... I was wrong..."
By the end, Duan Xiao's eyes were red, his whole body trembling slightly, his eyes filled with terror, as if Fang Fan before him were some kind of monster.
Fang Chang had been quietly observing the farce unfolding before him.
Yun E, on the other hand, slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly.
"Fang Fan!"
"In front of me and Master, you dare treat Duan Xiao like this?! Are you looking for a chance to retaliate?"
Hearing this, Fang Fan was clearly flustered. He wanted to help Duan Xiao treat his wound, but he was also confused, wondering what he had done wrong to spill tea on Duan Xiao's hand.
"Senior sister! I really didn't!"
"You still want to argue?!"
Yun'e was clearly furious and completely ignored Fang Fan's explanation. Their master, Elder Wu, sat quietly in his chair, eating a chicken leg, showing no interest whatsoever.
"Senior Sister! Senior Sister!"
Duan Xiao's voice was choked with sobs: "Don't blame Senior Brother! It's not his fault, it's all my fault for being careless! It really was me! I accidentally spilled the tea, spilled it, spilled it on my own hands!"
"Senior Brother, is it alright if I say it like this?"
"Fang Fan!!!"
Yun'e's anger surged, her plain white clothes fluttered without wind, and she was already itching to attack Fang Fan.
Seeing Yun'e's reaction, a sinister glint flashed in Duan Xiao's eyes.
Fang Fan, you still want to fight me? Do you think you can win? Soon, Senior Sister will be mine!
Then…
Heh…
Fang Fan glanced at the furious Yun'e, then at his composed master. He was completely flustered, utterly unsure how to react.
At this moment, he had already sensed Duan Xiao's ill intentions.
But having learned from Fang Chang's experience, he was afraid of misunderstanding Duan Xiao again. He truly didn't want to experience that guilt again, so even though his intuition told him Duan Xiao was malicious, he forcibly suppressed it with reason.
For some reason, at this moment, he actually thought of Fang Chang, and his gaze subconsciously turned towards him.
Fang Chang noticed Fang Fan's slightly pleading look, then stood up and patted Fang Chang's shoulder.
He spoke seriously, "Don't worry, leave this to me. I have experience; let me handle it with mature methods!"
Having said that, he walked towards Duan Xiao, asking with concern, "Junior brother, are you alright? Let me see…"
Hearing this, Duan Xiao sneered inwardly.
He assumed Fang Chang was there to examine his injury, but Duan Xiao had deliberately not used his internal energy to block the tea, and now his hand was swollen and red.
"Go ahead and examine me! Examine me all you want!"
Duan Xiao held out a swollen, red hand, the skin even peeling.
Fang Chang grabbed Duan Xiao's wrist, his fingers inadvertently scratching the wound.
Duan Xiao winced in pain and instinctively pushed Fang Chang away.
But that push sent Fang Chang flying backward as if hit by a cannon, crashing into a table and splattering soup and food all over himself.
"Fang Chang!!!"
Seeing Fang Chang's hand, Fang Fan jumped to his feet, his eyes wide.
Yun'e was also stunned, staring blankly at the scene before her.
Fang Chang, lying in the rubble, struggled to prop himself up, coughing violently.
"Cough cough cough... Junior brother, you, you've misunderstood! I just... cough cough cough! I just wanted to check your wound and get someone to treat it."
As he said this, blood seeped from the corner of Fang Chang's mouth, and his face turned red.
"Are you alright?!"
Fang Fan quickly stepped forward to support Fang Chang, his forehead veins bulging with anger.
His clenched fists cracked.
Fang Chang grabbed Fang Fan's fist and spoke in a voice loud enough for everyone present to hear, "I...I'm fine. Please don't blame this junior brother. He...he's innocent."
"I lost my balance and tripped. It's all my fault."
At this point, Fang Chang looked at Duan Xiao and said tremulously, "I...I really just wanted to check on your wound...but...never mind, I fell myself."
"Brother, I'm not feeling well right now. Can I leave?"
"Also, call a doctor to treat that junior brother's hand injury. I'm...cough cough cough! I'm alright!"