"Brother Fan, are you really alright?"

"fine!"

"Why don't we rest and recuperate first? We can wait until later to get revenge!"

Looking at Li Fan, whose head was pierced by a sword, Zhang Jin felt a chill run down his spine.

Even if he desperately wanted revenge, he wouldn't trust Li Fan, in his current state, to seek revenge for him.

A skull being pierced is a fatal wound from any perspective.

Even though Li Fan cannot be tested by common sense, he is still a human being.

"Don't let grudges linger overnight; if you're late, everyone else will have already left!"

As Li Fan spoke, he broke off the exposed part of the sword.

As for the broken sword in the skull, it cannot be removed for the time being.

To retrieve it, he needs enough spiritual fruits to support him in completing the brain refinement.

This is also an opportunity.

After all, with experience, we are more confident in treating Lao Chen's injury.

"Brother Fan, thank you!"

"I have no way to repay you, but this life is yours."

Zhang Jin bowed and clasped his hands in greeting.

What does it mean to have a life-or-death friendship?

Li Fan is one of them.

...

Deep within the Zhenhai Prince's Mansion, around a secluded courtyard, guards were stationed to defend the area.

From inside the courtyard, a woman's slightly breathless voice came: "Young Master, it's daytime now!"

The woman wore a green gauze dress, her fair skin faintly visible, and her slender figure could drive any man in the world crazy.

She gently reached out, trying to push away the man who lunged at her.

But the more she acted this way, the more excited Zhou Shentong became.

"Little Lotus, you know that."

"This prince never observes the daylight."

"Your Highness...you're so...bad!"

"So, do you like it?"

“This servant…this maid…I am pleased.”

"The Princess Consort has arrived!"

Bang!

Just then, the door was shaken open.

Upon seeing the scene inside the room, Ling Fei's vision went black.

That bastard actually had the mind to do such a vile thing.

She suppressed her anger and snapped, "Pack your things and get ready to leave!"

...

"Mother, where are we going? Why are we changing into those servants' clothes!"

Ling Fei glanced at Zhou Shentong but did not speak.

Yun Zhonghe stepped forward and whispered a reminder: "Your Highness, Li Fan is here again..."

"That scoundrel, how dare he!"

Is he planning a rebellion?

Zhou Shentong said angrily, "Mother, we'll stay in the Prince's mansion. I don't believe Li Fan would dare..."

Snap!

"You're afraid people won't be able to find you, right?"

Ling Fei withdrew her hand and gave Zhou Shentong a cold glance.

If it weren't for the fact that he was her only son, she would have abandoned this fool long ago.

Li Fan dared to kill your father, so why would you care about being an enemy of the Great Zhou royal family?

...

Five miles east of the Zhenhai Prince's Mansion, a scholar in a blue robe entered a courtyard.

His name was Si Haiya. On the eve of the bloody night in Tiandu, he was still a third-ranked scholar.

He was enjoying immense prestige, and was only waiting for the eldest prince to ascend the throne so that he could be given important responsibilities.

After all, the imperial examination that year was personally presided over by the eldest prince.

But a bloody night at Tiandu Palace turned everything into a mirage.

Even he was almost caught in the crossfire.

Fortunately, with the help of Zhou Shenpeng, the second young master of the Zhenhai Prince's Mansion, he was able to return to Haizhou safely.

After several encounters, he was impressed by Zhou Shenpeng and subsequently changed his name to serve Zhou Shenpeng in secret.

The "ground network" was the intelligence organization he built.

Within Haizhou, the efficiency of intelligence flow through the ground network is even higher than that of the Observatory.

......

Courtyard, nursery.

Two figures stood in the pavilion.

The aroma of tea filled the air. The person brewing the tea was dressed in a white robe, with an ordinary face, but his eyes were bright and piercing.

Opposite him sat a woman who looked no more than thirty, but her eyes revealed a world-weariness that did not match her appearance.

"Sect Leader Tantai, please have some tea!"

The woman was none other than Tantai Hongye, the sect leader of the Tianshui Sect.

She should have returned to her sect long ago.

But the sudden appearance of the second young master of the royal family changed her mind.

Although his organization did not have any powerful Dharma Realm experts, his all-pervasive intelligence capabilities were terrifying to her.

He has people in all the major powers in Haizhou.

But no one knew of his existence.

How terrifying!

In addition, after these past few days of contact, I've noticed that this person has made accurate predictions about certain things with every single one of their judgments.

For example, Chen Kui came to Tianhai City.

For example, there is a connection between Li Fan and Chen Kui.

"Greetings, young master!"

"Haiya's back, have some tea!"

"Thank you, young master!"

Si Haiya drank the tea in his cup in one gulp, and then immediately said, "Young master, as you predicted, Li Fan launched a surprise attack."

The Grand Elder of the Canghai Sect, Yu Liaoyuan, was killed, and all the forces involved in the siege suffered heavy casualties.

Li Fan declared that he would annihilate all participating forces.

Li Fan is back!

He guessed right again.

Even the timing was as he had predicted.

These young people are all incredibly talented!

Tantai Hongye sighed inwardly, regretting that the Tianshui Sect did not have such a prodigy in this generation.

Where is my aunt?

"Princess Ling fled towards the west city with the eldest son, while Yun Zhonghe and He Longwu, along with several guards, protected them."

"Sect Leader Tantai, shall we make a trip together?"

Zhou Shenpeng looked at Tantai Hongye and added, "I plan to visit Li Fan, and my aunt and brother will be my gift to him!"

"If Young Master Zhou dares to take the risk, then I, Tantai Hongye, will certainly not be afraid!"

Tantai Hongye replied without hesitation.

She had no reason to refuse.

After a series of battles, the power structure in Haizhou is about to undergo a major reshuffle.

If the Tianshui Sect wants to expand, it cannot avoid Li Fan.

After all, according to the rules of the martial arts world, everything he destroyed belonged to him.

Even if he can't take these territories with him, rashly getting involved could easily bring him trouble.

Zhou Shenpeng dared to meet Li Fan, which means he had a reason to persuade Li Fan.

He wasn't strong enough to capture Ling Fei and her daughter, so it was just right for me to take action.

Although everything was under Zhou Shenpeng's control, Tantai Hongye didn't dislike following someone else's predetermined path.