“You… you’re talking nonsense again.”
Lin Xuan’er’s face flushed once more, but the shyness and joy in her heart had unknowingly diminished.
Even though she kept telling herself that what had just happened was only a coincidence, doubt toward Su Fan had already taken root.
“When have I ever talked nonsense? Senior Sister, don’t you understand my feelings?”
Su Fan naturally noticed the suspicion in Lin Xuan’er’s eyes and decided to make a bold move.
“You…”
Lin Xuan’er froze. She had not expected Su Fan to be so direct. For a moment, her heart was in turmoil.
Su Fan slowly stood up and said affectionately, “Senior Sister, give me a chance. Let me protect you from now on, alright?”
“…”
This sudden confession caught Lin Xuan’er completely unprepared.
To be honest, she did feel a vague fondness for Su Fan, but it was far from love.
At least, not yet.
Especially after what had just happened.
“I… it’s about to rain. I still have some clothes drying that I haven’t collected. I… I’ll go back first.”
Unable to face him, she could only choose to flee.
Lin Xuan’er made up an excuse and hurried away, leaving Su Fan standing there alone in a daze.
Only after her figure disappeared did Su Fan’s expression gradually darken.
“Damn it… damn it! Cursed Heavenly Dao!”
He had been just about to win over Lin Xuan’er, and then this happened.
Was even heaven deliberately opposing him?
“Master… what exactly is going on?”
Su Fan touched the ring on the index finger of his left hand and asked within his mind.
“I sensed that not far away, someone seemed to have triggered heavenly punishment.”
A hollow yet sacred voice echoed in his mind, like an orchid blooming in a secluded valley, sorrowful and melodious like a beautiful piece of music.
Su Fan was slightly stunned. “Heavenly punishment? Who would be so bold as to anger heaven itself?”
“The pressure of heavenly punishment is too terrifying. My divine sense does not dare approach it,” the voice replied. “In any case, it has nothing to do with you. It was only a coincidence.”
“Damn it, I knew it.”
Su Fan felt irritated. Was this an undeserved disaster?
“Xiao Fan, you must remember that in this world, only strength is fundamental. Everything else is illusion. Beauty is a source of calamity; it will only erode your will. What happened just now may have been coincidence, or perhaps heaven’s intention. It could be a warning from the Heavenly Dao.”
“I understand, Master. Thank you for your guidance.”
Su Fan answered respectfully, though inwardly he did not fully agree.
Strength was indeed fundamental. But if one possessed overwhelming cultivation yet stood alone through past and future, bearing eternal loneliness, what meaning would such invincibility hold?
Cultivation was important, yet the scenery along the path was just as beautiful.
Master was still too attached.
No matter what, she meant well.
He had no reason to contradict her.
In the past, he had merely been a sidelined member of a small, insignificant family, bullied daily. After finding his master and receiving her guidance, he had soared into prominence and achieved what he had today.
Su Fan touched the ring on his finger, filled with emotion.
Two and a half years ago, while cultivating in the back mountain, he had stumbled upon this unremarkable bronze ring.
At first, he paid it no attention. Only after accidentally activating it did he discover that it contained an infinitely vast space and a remnant soul dressed in purple.
That remnant soul was now his master.
Feiyan.
That had been her name in life. According to her, she had once been a cultivator at the Tribulation Ascension Realm, slain by an enemy’s ambush, leaving behind only this fragment of her soul.
Beyond that, he knew nothing about her.
Later, they struck a deal. He would become her disciple, and she would teach him cultivation.
He would help her reconstruct a physical body.
And so, step by step, master and disciple had walked their path to this day.
“Master, I won’t disappoint you.”
Su Fan gathered his thoughts and left the Medical Hall.
However, the moment he stepped outside, he saw a familiar figure.
A long white dress, elegant and fresh. Sacred as an immortal, breathtakingly beautiful.
“Senior Sister Qingxue, why are you here?”
Su Fan’s eyes lit up, the gloom in his heart swept away as he immediately approached her.
“Stop.”
A cold reprimand froze Su Fan in place. The smile on his face stiffened.
“Senior Sister… you… what is this?”
“Your injuries are healed?”
Gu Qingxue looked him up and down, her brows slightly furrowed.
Su Fan said happily, “I worried you, Senior Sister. Thanks to you, I’ve completely recovered.”
“So quickly?”
Gu Qingxue’s brows furrowed even more deeply.
Seeing the dark expression on her face, Su Fan felt uneasy.
“What’s wrong, Senior Sister? I’m healed… aren’t you happy?”
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Gu Qingxue said calmly, “That way, when I kill you, it won’t be unfair.”
“What?”
Before Su Fan could react, a sword light fifteen meters long slashed toward him.
The blade of light was as thick as a stone pillar, tearing open the ground. Within a radius of several kilometers, wind howled violently as countless rocks were shredded into fragments.
“Senior Sister, what are you doing!”
Su Fan was shocked and furious, dodging at top speed.
That strike clearly carried killing intent. It was enough to reduce an early Golden Core Realm cultivator to dust.
Boom!
The sword light fell, turning the ground within several meters into scorched earth.
Su Fan barely avoided it, but his body was covered in blood, his aura weakened.
Leaning against a pillar at the entrance of the Medical Hall, he coughed up blood and demanded, “Senior Sister… what are you trying to do? I’m Su Fan!”
“I know.”
Gu Qingxue nodded slightly. “You’re the one I’m killing.”
As soon as she finished speaking, another fierce attack descended.
“Stop!”
Su Fan was alarmed and enraged. That single strike earlier had nearly taken half his life.
Another one?
He would truly die.
He circulated his spiritual power again and dodged with the fastest speed of his life.
But this time, Gu Qingxue unleashed her strongest killing move. Even though he tried to evade, he was struck by the aftershock and blasted one hundred meters away, crashing into a stone pillar like a cannonball.
“Pfft—”
Su Fan spat out blood and fell to the ground. Enduring the pain, he roared, “Senior Sister! I’m Su Fan! Look carefully, I’m Su Fan! What are you trying to do!”
“I know. I’m killing you.”
Gu Qingxue was enveloped in a sharp, icy aura. The killing intent in her eyes was undisguised, sending chills down Su Fan’s spine.
Why does Senior Sister harbor such immense killing intent toward me?
There was no time to think. Her next attack was already arriving.
Su Fan was gravely injured. Dodging again was nearly impossible. Left with no choice, he prepared to use his trump card, a teleportation talisman.
He had no idea what madness had seized Gu Qingxue, but he had no intention of dying here.
“Stop!”
At the critical moment, a majestic aura descended, forcefully dispersing Gu Qingxue’s attack and pushing her more than ten meters away from Su Fan.
“Hu—”
Seeing the purple figure flying through the air, Su Fan let out a breath of relief.
He was saved.