Lin Fan suddenly made a move, grabbed the woman's wrist, pulled her over, and quickly locked her throat with his five fingers.
The man exclaimed in surprise, his voice tinged with a mixture of panic and embarrassment.
The two were very close. Lin Fan smelled the familiar fragrance, his expression turned strange, and he slightly loosened his grip on her throat, his eyes revealing a hint of murderous intent. He said coldly, "Junior Sister Chu, you broke through my restrictions in the middle of the night and ran into my room. What do you want?"
Chu Yunying remained silent for a long while, then spoke in a voice barely above a mosquito's buzz, "Senior Brother, if you need to, you don't actually have to go to Mengxian Tower. It's not good for your reputation!"
Lin Fan's expression was priceless. You came to my room in the middle of the night just to tell me not to go to prostitutes, and then you offered yourself to me?
Even though the room was dark, he could guess that Chu Yunying's face must be flushed red, almost as if she were about to burst into flames.
He slapped Chu Yunying away and said calmly, "This is my private matter and has nothing to do with you. If you dare to break into my room in the middle of the night again, I will definitely pull out my big sword and shoot you down!"
"Senior Brother, I know I was wrong!" She tried to come over, but Lin Fan stopped her.
"Stop, stop, stop! I need to rest. You should go back too, and don't let it happen again!"
"Senior Brother, I've reached the fifth level of the Phoenix Spirit Sword Technique, but I'm completely stuck on the later levels. Could it be that this sword technique only works if you practice it all at once?" Chu Yunying asked in a low voice.
Lin Fan sneered and said, "Stop with your petty thoughts. This sword technique can be practiced by one person."
Clang clang
Chu Yunying was pushed out of the room, and Lin Fan cast several more layers of restrictions on her. If they continued like this, it would be dawn.
Her intentions were written all over her face. I never expected her to be this kind of person. She has ruined the pure and innocent image I had of her.
After leaving the Qingxiao Sect, I am the most capable fighter in Shanhai City. I no longer need to be subservient to anyone. If she dares to use her beauty to seduce me, I would be merciful if I didn't beat her to pieces.
"Host, you've changed! You just released killing intent!" the system shouted.
It was never seen that Lin Fan showed any killing intent towards his junior sisters. When he was in the Qingxiao Sect, he would try his best to restrain himself. Even when facing Wu Qiankun and Lin Yuetian, he was very calm. The only time he showed any killing intent was when he was facing Long Aotian.
"She crossed my line!" Lin Fan said coldly.
The fact that he didn't immediately raise his sword to strike shows considerable restraint. If he hadn't failed to sense any killing intent, he would have hesitated to see who had broken in.
If Chu Yunying had released even the slightest bit of killing intent the moment she stepped into the room, she would probably have been chopped into several pieces by him when she got close to the bed.
"But she's only at the Golden Core stage, and she didn't intend to hurt you!" the system retorted.
"So she's still alive. Don't try to test me. If my reasoning doesn't work, my sword is just as hard," Lin Fan said coldly.
Chu Yunying's ability to silently break through the restrictions and barriers he set up already threatened his own safety, which was intolerable.
"Host, you've hidden yourself so well, even I was fooled. You're such a cunning old fox!" the system sighed. He was no longer the timid villain he once was.
"Nonsense, in two years, when I reach the Nascent Soul stage, I won't even care about the entire Northern Region. I'll kick a dog if I pass by."
Lin Fan snorted coldly. He had said when he was in the Qingxiao Sect that he would be an emotionless assassin. If anyone could threaten his life, even if it was his junior sister, he would not hesitate to kill them.
Chu Yunying was kicked out. She pounded on the door with her delicate hands, but no matter what she said, she received no response.
She was very frustrated. Did her senior brother really not like her? She had been so proactive, but he still rejected her. He would rather go to prostitutes than touch her.
Feeling bitter inside, she had no choice but to return to her own room, the one opposite Lin Fan's room. She had specially chosen this room so that she could see her senior brother every day when she came out.
Lin Fan lay there with nothing to do when the Qin family sent over a city defense map of Shanhai City. He had asked the elders to get it from Qin Tiansheng after discussing it with them. These elders were really efficient.
In addition to the city defense map, maps of the areas outside the city were also sent over.
He lit a lamp, opened two maps, and studied them carefully. Then he opened the book beside him, which contained intelligence gathered by Shanhai City over the years, detailing the personalities, realms, and distribution of the demon groups.
"System, do you have any treasures that can help me become invisible or avoid being detected by demons?" Lin Fan asked.
If possible, he wanted to go and explore the demon-ruled territories outside Shanhai City.
According to intelligence gathered by the city lord's mansion, there are more than thirty fourth-tier demons in the vicinity, some of whom are very sensitive to aura and spiritual power. Rushing in rashly may reveal one's identity.
"Ding! New mission issued: Kill the Netherworld Serpent. Reward: One Sky-Covering Pearl." The system's voice announced, indicating a generous reward.
Lin Fan looked at the attributes of the Heaven-Shielding Pearl. It was an incredibly powerful treasure. As the name suggests, it could shield one's aura, making it impossible for even a Nascent Soul Realm expert to detect it.
As for the Netherworld Serpent, it is a fourth-tier magical beast located more than 30 kilometers outside of Shanhai City. It has extremely strong sensory abilities and can easily detect the movements of any creature within a radius of dozens of miles.
Getting rid of it won't be an easy task.
This Netherworld Serpent was deliberately planted nearby by a high-level magical beast, primarily to monitor the movements of Shanhai City. When there was a battle between Shanhai City and the magical beasts, it was often the serpent that provided a lot of intelligence, causing huge losses to humanity.
"System, you're really sensible!" Lin Fan gave a thumbs up. This thing can be reliable sometimes.
This would allow him to both eliminate the Netherworld Serpent and obtain the Heaven-Covering Pearl, achieving two goals at once. If he intends to make further plans outside, the Netherworld Serpent will be the most troublesome, and he will need to eliminate it.
"Of course, I'm invincible!" the system said proudly.
Lin Fan quickly put on his clothes, found Qin Tiansheng and asked for the token that allowed him to pass through the restricted barrier, and then secretly left the city under the cover of night.
He sprinkled some highly poisonous realgar powder on it to ward off the senses of the Netherworld Serpent.
As soon as I stepped into the outside world, a cold wind howled, a chilling breeze blew, and the air was thick with the pungent smell of blood.
The roars of wild beasts echoed; the night outside was never peaceful, filled with carnage.
Lin Fan concealed his presence and hurried towards the direction of the Dark Serpent.
He was very careful, slowing down and releasing his divine sense, which spread out layer by layer like a tide, examining the surrounding environment inch by inch.
Watching the numerous monsters fight and devour each other alive, one can see that the law of the jungle has always been true.
The number of demonic beasts outside the city was enormous. His divine sense covered an area of fifty miles in radius, and he captured at least tens of thousands of demonic beasts. The sheer number was so great that it was no wonder that the Qingxiao Sect took it seriously and dispatched many powerful experts to guard it.
He pinpointed the location of the Netherworld Serpent, a colossal serpent tens of meters long with pupils larger than a human's, sturdy scales, and an eerie green glow.
Its aura is very strong. It comes out to hunt at night, and when it opens its blood-red maw, it can swallow a monster the size of a bison whole.
"Truly powerful, at least at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage!" He roughly estimated the Netherworld Serpent's combat strength, pushing it upwards, since the systems of magical beasts and cultivators are different, making it difficult to accurately estimate its specific realm.
"It seems I'll have to use the Immortal Execution Sword!" He rubbed his chin, not wanting to use this ancient divine weapon if he could.
Its ferocity is too strong, even more terrifying than ordinary weapons. Using it too often can easily cause one to lose their mind and be corrupted by its ferocity.
After swallowing its prey, the Netherworld Serpent returned to its cave to slumber.
It is already a fourth-tier magical beast, which can withstand some of the cold of winter and restrain some of its instincts. Only when it breaks through to the fifth tier will it be able to completely restrain its instincts and no longer need to hibernate in winter.
Lin Fan's keen senses detected that the Black Xuanming Serpent had returned to its cave and begun to hibernate. He licked his lips, thinking, "This is heaven's help!"
When the Black Serpent is hibernating, it is at its weakest and easiest to kill, making this the best opportunity.
Around the Black Mystic Serpent, there were many Tier 3 magical beasts. These beasts seemed to be subservient to it, working for it and patrolling the area vigilantly.
Lin Fan skillfully avoided the territory of third-tier magical beasts, and ran all the way until he finally landed in front of the Black Xuanming Serpent's cave.
This is a cave, and there are many shed snake skins outside.
He took out several talismans and set up a talisman array outside the cave entrance, covering a radius of three miles, to isolate the snake cave from the outside world.
He then scattered a lot of poisonous powder, which was hated by the magical beasts, around the formation to reduce their attention to the snake cave.
Having finished everything, just as dawn was breaking, he clapped his hands in satisfaction. He didn't rush in; he wanted to wait for the Black Xuanming Serpent to enter a deep slumber before he could begin his work…
In Shanhai City, news of Lin Fan's disappearance spread. At dawn, Chu Yunying tried to find Lin Fan to discuss going out to hunt demons, but no matter how much she knocked on the door, there was no response.
After waiting for a long time, she felt something was off, so she barged in and found the room empty; Lin Fan was nowhere to be found.
Enraged, she assumed Lin Fan had gone to Mengxian Tower again, so she rushed over with her sword. The madam tremblingly told her that Lin Fan had not come. So she summoned Zhuge Jianwo and asked him to go in and check, but they still couldn't find any trace of Lin Fan.
"Tell me, where exactly did Senior Brother go?" She stared coldly at Zhuge Jianwo, her gaze as icy as ice.
"Junior Sister Chu, calm down. I really don't know where Junior Brother Lin went. I went straight to sleep when I got back last night, and I was caught by you before I even woke up." Zhuge saw my inner turmoil; what was all this about...?
Lin Fan is gone, so how would he know?
"It's all your fault for taking our senior brother to brothels. As the chief disciple of Tianjian Peak, you deserve to die!" Chu Yunying gritted her teeth, drew her sword, and her gaze grew increasingly hostile.
Zhuge saw that I was crying out in my heart that I was the one who was led astray and that I was the one who was most wronged.
"Junior Sister Chu, Junior Brother Lin took me to Mengxian Tower. I had no idea there was a brothel here!" he tried to explain.
"What did you say? How could Senior Brother be such a person!" Chu Yunying was furious. With a whoosh, a flash of sword light appeared, leaving a deep sword mark on the ground.
Seeing my eyes twitch slightly, Zhuge said, "You'd be better off believing that men aren't lustful and women don't love beauty than that bastard."
But after careful consideration and painful reflection last night, he has let go of his obsession with being a sycophant and is no longer so afraid of Chu Yunying.
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