Chapter 226: Eve of the Siege by the Heroes

Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Eve of the Siege by the Heroes

As for the others, Chu Fan had no intention of letting them go.

Since they lived by the principle of the strong preying on the weak, they should have been prepared for the consequences of being the weak themselves.

What did it matter if one was the young master from a Duke’s Family or the legitimate daughter from an Inspector’s Family? In Chu Fan’s eyes, they were no different from anyone else.

Besides, if he let them go, wouldn’t that just invite endless trouble later?

You strike down the junior, and the senior comes seeking revenge. Wasn’t that a common tale?

"I’ll ask again. How do you know my name, and why are you all fighting over this White Fox?" Chu Fan said, leveling his notched Long Sword.

The Juntian Sword looked battered, but no one there doubted its lethality.

The young master from the Duke’s Family took out a portrait and handed it to Chu Fan with both hands.

Chu Fan took it, glanced at it, and let out a cold sneer.

’The portrait is actually quite good. It’s a lifelike depiction, but they drew my expression to be so arrogant.’

Besides him, the portrait also showed Yun Xi wearing her veil and the White Fox cradled in his arms.

"You’re thirty-sixth on the Talent List. The list was suddenly released a few days ago, and now the entire Hua Xu Empire knows your name. Many people are looking for you. Some want the White Fox, while others want to challenge you for your rank on the Talent List."

Chu Fan’s brow furrowed upon hearing this. "Why are they after the White Fox?"

"Rumor has it the Imperial Grandson is suffering from a strange illness. Even the Hundred Flowers Wanderer is powerless to treat it. It is said that to cure him, the blood of a pure white Spirit Fox is needed as a medicinal catalyst."

After hearing this, Chu Fan naturally understood why.

In the Hua Xu Empire, no matter how powerful the Cultivation Sects were, the strongest of all was ultimately the Long Family, the Royal Family.

Obtaining the White Fox was equivalent to saving the Imperial Grandson’s life, which in turn meant gaining the protection of the Crown Prince and the Imperial Grandson.

Who would give up such a chance for a meteoric rise?

For the first time, Chu Fan felt a sense of disgust toward this organization, Heroic Journey.

’Aren’t they just making trouble for me?’

But more than the Heroic Journey organization, Chu Fan was disgusted with that Second Miss Qiao and Princess Huaining.

’They must have been the ones to spread the news that I have the White Fox.’

As for these few young masters before him, killing them no longer seemed important.

The closer he got to Laojun Mountain, the more trouble there would be. Killing them now would be pointless.

"Get lost!" Chu Fan said, kicking the Young Master.

The group scurried away. At least they didn’t leave behind Young Master Liu, whose eyes Chu Fan had blinded.

"If you don’t pull up the roots when you cut the weeds, you’ll have endless trouble," Leng Yingxue said calmly, gently stroking the White Fox in her arms.

"Future trouble? I don’t give a damn about them, let alone the families behind them. If I truly fall at their hands one day, then that’s just my fate."

Chu Fan said with a sneer.

"Into the city?" Chu Fan asked.

"Are you scared?" Leng Yingxue asked, her tone still placid.

"Scared? With a Saint by my side, what do I have to be scared of?"

"I will not intervene."

Chu Fan glanced at her without a word and strode directly toward the city gates.

Naturally, many people had witnessed the battle that just took place.

The guards at the gate, who were supposed to be checking documents, didn’t even ask for Chu Fan’s papers and simply let him pass.

The two of them and the fox walked down the city streets, drawing countless stares.

Still, no one dared to come and start trouble with them.

It was only after they had passed that some people began to whisper and gossip behind their backs.

’Of course,’ Chu Fan thought. ’After that battle outside, anyone from the nearby State City or county towns looking for me and the White Fox will surely rush here within a few hours.’

Would he be afraid?

’With a trump card up his sleeve, of course he wouldn’t be. Even if a Cultivator at the Void Realm or higher really did appear, he didn’t believe Leng Yingxue would actually stand by and watch him die.’

’This woman... cold on the outside but warm on the inside, tough on the exterior but soft underneath. Does she really think I can’t see through her at all?’

’Perhaps she really hasn’t decided what to do with me yet. But even if she did decide to kill me, with her pride, she would never allow me to die at the hands of another.’

’As for any Integration Realm Cultivators that might show up... while I’m no match for them in a direct fight, with the Body Techniques of the Inner Lion Seal, even someone a full Great Realm above me is guaranteed to die if they come within three hundred yards.’

’How high could the Cultivation of the people hunting me possibly be?’

’Would a Cultivator who has surpassed the Integration Realm and reached the Void Realm really come after a Divine Separation Realm practitioner like me just for a White Fox?’

’As for the people on the Talent List whose ranks he’d displaced, he paid them even less mind.’

’Although Chu Fan was disgusted with the Heroic Journey organization, he had to admit their various lists were based on some merit.’

’Since he had pushed those people down in the rankings, it meant they were most likely not his match.’

"It seems your recent opportunities have been quite good. Those Sword Techniques you used—I imagine they’re all above Celestial Grade, aren’t they?"

Chu Fan shook his head. "I don’t know their exact grade, but they’re definitely above Celestial Grade."

"What is your Sword Dao Realm?"

"Middle Stage of Sword Intent Follows the Heart," Chu Fan replied openly.

A trace of astonishment flickered in Leng Yingxue’s eyes.

She herself was only at the Early Stage of Sword Intent Follows the Heart, yet this twenty-seven-year-old young man was already at the Middle Stage.

’Could it be that this man has truly seized the fortune of the heavens?’

"When the opportunity arises, I will test your Sword Technique, using only the strength of the Divine Separation Realm," Leng Yingxue said.

"So, you’re not planning to kill me anymore?"

"If you wish to die, I can send you on your way right now." Leng Yingxue’s expression turned ice-cold once more.

Chu Fan rubbed his nose and said awkwardly, "No, no, no, I haven’t lived long enough yet. I really can’t take a joke."

"I advise you to think carefully before you speak to me," Leng Yingxue warned in a cold voice.

Passing a dress shop, Leng Yingxue strode inside.

Chu Fan hadn’t wanted to enter, as the shop sold only women’s clothing, but under Leng Yingxue’s murderous glare, he had no choice but to follow her in.

As soon as they entered the shop, several female clerks hurried over, smiling and ready to introduce the wares.

Leng Yingxue’s face remained frosty. She pointed a finger at the dozens of outfits hanging on the racks and said coldly, "Wrap all of these up for me."

Although the clerks were startled by her icy gaze, upon hearing that she wanted so many clothes without even asking the price, they happily began taking down all the outfits she had pointed to.

Regardless of their style, every single garment was immaculately white.

’This woman really loves the color white,’ Chu Fan thought. ’Perhaps it has something to do with growing up in a land of ice and snow.’

Before long, the clerks had folded the clothes and packed them into several large cloth bags.

"Take these and pay."

Leng Yingxue said only those four words to Chu Fan before turning, White Fox in her arms, and walking out of the shop.

’What the fuck, this woman!’

Chu Fan cursed in his heart, not daring to actually say the words out loud.

’Does she think she’s robbing a tycoon or something?’

’She didn’t even ask if I had enough money to pay for all this. She certainly had no problem picking everything out.’

Chu Fan shook his head. You really couldn’t argue with a woman about these things. A woman’s heart was truly a needle at the bottom of the sea.

"How many silver taels?" Chu Fan asked.

"That will be thirty-six thousand, five hundred silver taels in total."

"Holy shit, what kind of clothes are this expensive?"

"Young Master, the clothes your esteemed wife just selected are made from Celestial Mountain Silkworm..."

The female clerk began her explanation, but Chu Fan quickly cut her off. Leng Yingxue was already far away. He pulled out several silver banknotes, tossed them on the counter, and then stuffed all the bags of clothes into his Storage Ring.

"Keep the change!"

With that, he hurried to catch up to her.