Chapter 9: Biting Back

From Lu Fan's appearance to the Earth Armor Dragon's execution, it was only a few breaths. The people present didn't react at all.

Some people were panicked just now, and the intention to flee hadn't dissipated. The powerful Third-Tier magic beast had actually turned into a pile of cooked meat. It was truly incredible.

Lu Fan turned slightly, scanned the crowd, and finally fixed his gaze on Xiao Ling'er, handing the Thunder Spirit Hammer over, laughing, "The Earth Armor Dragon has been killed by me, don't be afraid, girl!"

Only then did Xiao Ling'er come back to her senses. Thinking of her sorry state just now, she felt a bit embarrassed. Her face flew with a blush, but her eyes were full of spirit.

"My name is Xiao Ling'er. If you hadn't struck just now, I'm afraid I would have been bullied by this beast. By the way, what's your name?"

She looked grateful, but didn't dwell on the scene just now, instead asking about Lu Fan, seemingly very interested in him.

"You're surnamed Xiao? There aren't many famous families in the Mingyue Empire surnamed Xiao."

"I heard that the Empire's Prime Minister has a youngest daughter, beautiful as a flower, and about the same age as you. Could it be you?"

Lu Fan didn't answer Xiao Ling'er's question, but asked casually.

"Hee hee, so you know me too! People turned fourteen, and my father gave me this Third-Tier Spirit Tool Thunder Spirit Hammer, so I couldn't wait to try it out, but I never thought..."

Xiao Ling'er became shy when she said this, clearly very embarrassed, just blinking her watery eyes, quirky and cute.

"Sigh! You little girl, don't be reckless in the future!" Lu Fan smiled helplessly.

If he hadn't struck this time, this Xiao Ling'er would probably have died, and the dozen or so noble children behind her would not have been able to save their lives.

But young people are like this, impulsive and competitive, young and vigorous, always wanting to prove themselves. He was a person who had been through it, seeing it clearly.

"Oh my, little brother, I know!"

Xiao Ling'er acted spoiled, chasing Lu Fan and asking, "How did this Thunder Spirit Hammer get into your hands, and why is it so powerful?"

"Even the Martial Masters who guard our house can't stimulate such powerful might!"

Lu Fan smiled without saying a word. He was a peak Martial Dao expert and World Lord in his past life.

Although his current strength was still very weak, his insights and means of controlling Spirit Tools were not comparable to those of ordinary Tendon Refining Realm Martial Masters.

"You'll know when your cultivation reaches that level. If I tell you now, you won't understand."

"Alright, this beast is dead, let's quickly distribute the spoils. With such a big fluctuation, I'm afraid more powerful magic beasts will come."

He waved his hand, scanned the surroundings, his eyes slightly heavy.

As soon as his voice fell, a shout came from behind him, "Wait!"

Wujia gave a loud shout, stepped out, head held high, completely gone from the panicked state at the critical moment just now.

Lu Fan turned slowly, frowned, and asked indifferently, "Something?"

"Hmph! You still have the nerve to say that. We worked hard, risking our lives to hunt the Earth Armor Dragon."

"You, on the other hand, showed off as soon as you came out, snatching Ling'er's treasure. Now you're still shameless. Do you really think we're made of clay, just there to be looked at?"

Wujia snorted coldly, with a look of sarcasm and mockery, and was even slightly proud.

I don't care what your background is. In front of me, Wujia, I can turn the living into the dead, and the dead into the living.

Lu Fan was slightly surprised. This Wujia's cultivation was not very good, but he actually wanted to do such a thing of reversing black and white. It was truly overestimating himself, bullying him, it was really looking for death.

He was just about to strike to teach him a lesson, but Xiao Ling'er couldn't help but stand out, saying angrily.

"Wujia, what are you talking about? If he hadn't struck just now, this Earth Armor Dragon would have been fierce."

"I'm afraid I would have been in bad luck, and you guys wouldn't have had a good end either. You actually reversed black and white, how shameless!"

Xiao Ling'er was clearly anxious, stamping her feet while speaking.

Wujia's face sank. Xiao Ling'er was the apple of the Empire's Prime Minister's eye, with many pursuers, and she never gave any man a good look.

This time, she actually scolded him for an unknown kid, and the threat he felt before became even stronger.

"Ling'er, this guy's background is unknown, appearing at that moment, clearly with ulterior motives. You must not be fooled by him!"

Wujia put on an earnest look, and while speaking, he gave a look to the people around him, and someone immediately echoed.

"We worked hard to set up traps to hunt the Earth Armor Dragon, and it happened that just as we were about to succeed, this guy appeared. He must have been lurking around, wanting to profit as a fisherman!"

"Hmph! Look at his clothes, he's also a student of Tianyuan Academy, but he doesn't even dare to tell his name. He must be guilty!"

"This is already a hundred miles into the Magic Beast Forest. Who would dare to come in? This kid is alone, clearly sneaking behind us. Vicious heart! Miss Ling'er, don't be fooled!"

Wujia's feelings for Xiao Ling'er were visible to everyone, and this time they immediately supported Wujia.

They completely forgot that the object of their evil words had just saved them a moment ago.

Xiao Ling'er's face was pale, and she was speechless by the shameless faces around her.

Lu Fan smiled, looking at Wujia and the others, as if looking at clowns, but his mouth was nonchalant: "Stop talking nonsense, how do you want to settle this today."

"Hmph! Kid, kneel down and kowtow three times to Grandpa, and get out!"

Wujia snorted coldly. Seeing Lu Fan speak like this, he thought the other party was afraid. This time he immediately put on an arrogant posture, his head held even higher.

The people around Wujia all stood tall, but slowly gathered, forming a fan shape. Clearly, this was not the first time they had done such a thing.

Lu Fan frowned. He really underestimated the shamelessness and ignorance of these arrogant children.

"You guys really have guts, but I don't know where your confidence comes from?"

His voice suddenly turned cold, as if freezing the air, and even the torches around were swaying, the light suddenly dimming a lot.

"Swish, swish," a series of mechanical sounds suddenly rang out. Wujia and the others suddenly raised their hands, aiming the steel repeating crossbows at Lu Fan.

Gently: pulling the trigger, it seemed that the next moment, ten thousand arrows would be fired, shooting Lu Fan into a sieve.

Night was deep, firelight swaying, black iron cold, sharp arrows reflecting the faint firelight, magnifying the coldness of the night to the extreme.

"Confidence? This is my confidence, Wujia!" Sneering, the corner of his mouth was full of sarcasm.

"Don't think that because you used the Thunder Spirit Hammer to kill the Earth Armor Dragon, you can compete with us. Kid, you're still too young!"

As soon as his voice fell, everyone around laughed out loud, with proud expressions, looking extremely ferocious in the reflection of the firelight.

Xiao Ling'er was stunned, with a pale expression, biting her lip, word by word, "Wujia, what are you doing? He is my savior, you have such guts."

She wanted to say more scolding words, but found her words were so pale, unable to describe the situation in front of her.

As the youngest daughter of the Prime Minister, she was noble, and had never seen such sordid things in human nature.

"Ling'er! You're young and don't understand, don't be fooled by this kid."

Wujia was unmoved, instead putting on a bitter-hearted look.

It sounded like he was concerned about Xiao Ling'er's safety, but the cold arrows hadn't moved a bit, shrouding Lu Fan, and Xiao Ling'er was also under the sharp edge of the arrows.

"Miss Xiao, you'd better step back!" Lu Fan smiled slightly, his expression gradually indifferent, his gaze calm, without resentment or joy.

"No! Little brother, you saved me, I can't sit idly by. Don't worry, with me here, they dare not move. When I go back, I will let my father peel their skin to vent your anger, little brother."

As soon as Xiao Ling'er finished speaking, she took a step, blocking in front of Ye Fei, opening her hands, a cold look on her pretty face.

"This... Ling'er, don't be reckless!" Wujia's face changed. He didn't dare to do anything to Xiao Ling'er. If Xiao Ling'er had an accident, even his father wouldn't be able to stop the Prime Minister's anger, and their whole family would be implicated.

The people around Wujia were panicked again. They bullied the weak and feared the strong on weekdays, and when they encountered this kind of situation, they had no attention.

Xiao Ling'er's face was cold. The playmates on weekdays had changed their faces, extremely ugly, so ugly that she felt a bit nauseous.

"Hehe, it seems Lu has finally saved the right person. It's time for the good show to end!"

At this moment, Lu Fan's face softened, staring at Xiao Ling'er's direction, slightly approving.

As soon as his voice fell, he pulled Xiao Ling'er away, waved his hand, took the Thunder Spirit Hammer from Xiao Ling'er's hand again, strode forward, and walked toward Wujia and the others.

"Hmph! Shoot, shoot him to death!"

Wujia's face turned vicious. Originally, Xiao Ling'er's actions made him tricky, but this time Lu Fan was seeking his own death, which was exactly what he wanted.

As soon as his voice fell, the crossbow trigger rang, and arrows shot out, turning into a cold rain of arrows, shrouding Lu Fan, without any dead ends.

Lu Fan flipped his hand, and the Thunder Spirit Hammer in his hand expanded again.

Thunder gathered, thunder snakes appeared, surging out. Every arrow coming head-on was entangled by the electric light and thunder snakes, turning into white smoke and light flames, evaporating on the spot.

More electric light and thunder snakes surged out, entangling Wujia and the others, sizzling strangely, and everyone was dizzy and charred.

"Bang, bang" a series of muffled sounds rose, Wujia and the others fell to the ground, howling endlessly.

"Miss Ling'er, thunder not only overcomes earth, but also controls metal. You can experience it well in the future, I think this Spirit Tool can do a lot!"

Lu Fan turned slowly, handing the Thunder Spirit Hammer over again.

Then he pulled out a dagger from his calf, and in three or two strokes, he dismembered the Earth Armor Dragon, like a butcher cutting an ox, flowing like water.

Only then did Xiao Ling'er react, but she didn't look at Wujia and the others again, wanting to deal with the spoils with Ye Fei.

But she found she couldn't help at all, and finally divided the valuable materials with Lu Fan, and returned to Tianyuan Academy together. ===== CHAPTER 10 =====

Xiao Ling'er only then reacted, but she no longer spared Wujia and the others a single glance, wanting to take action and deal with the spoils of war together with Ye Fei.

Yet she realized she couldn't help at all, so in the end, she split the valuable materials with Lu Fan and they returned to Tianyuan Academy together.