Chapter 142

Lin Fan was heading toward the capital with Lv He, Yin Yin Susu, and her son. As it was nearly noon when they passed a town, he took them inside to rest and have lunch.

Upon arriving at the largest restaurant in the small town, a black shadow suddenly flew toward Lin Fan. Lin Fan frowned, focused his gaze, and discovered the incoming shadow was actually Sun Xiaohong. Her face was pale and there was blood at the corners of her mouth; she had clearly been severely injured.

Lin Fan’s expression turned grim. He executed the Thunder Startles the Azure Dragon and vanished from his spot, catching the heavily wounded Sun Xiaohong in the next second.

"Lin, Big Brother Lin!"

Seeing that she had been caught by Lin Fan, Sun Xiaohong’s mind relaxed, and she fainted.

"Audacious! Who is it? Get out here!"

While holding Sun Xiaohong and healing her injuries, Lin Fan channeled his internal energy to its limit and shouted toward the restaurant.

As Lin Fan’s massive internal energy surged out, the restaurant was instantly reduced to a mess, as if struck by a hurricane.

Then, several masked figures flew out of the restaurant in a sorry state. As soon as they exited, they scattered in all directions, attempting to flee.

"Hmph!"

Seeing one Grandmaster and four Innate-realm experts trying to slip away right under his nose, Lin Fan couldn't help but let out a cold snort. He then executed the Thunder Startles the Azure Dragon repeatedly, appearing behind each of the four Innate experts in turn, and with one palm strike each, he turned them into piles of mush.

The sole remaining Grandmaster looked back and discovered that his four subordinates had been killed by Lin Fan in an instant, reduced to piles of mush. He was instantly terrified out of his wits.

Realizing he couldn't possibly escape from Lin Fan’s hands, he tremblingly stopped in his tracks and revealed his identity, hoping to use it to threaten Lin Fan.

"Who are you? How dare you kill people from our Heaven Gate! Do you have a death wish? Our Sect Master, Di Di Shitian, is a powerhouse who has achieved the Unity of Heaven and Man!"

"Where has the Heavenly Secret Elder gone? Why were you hunting down Sun Xiaohong?"

The Heaven Gate Grandmaster grew more confident as he spoke, his tone becoming increasingly arrogant.

Yet, in the next second, Lin Fan arrived at his side, grabbed him by the throat, and began to interrogate him.

"Our Heaven Gate collects all the martial arts in the world. The Heavenly Secret Elder’s Heavenly Secret Staff is exceptionally exquisite, so we made him hand over his martial arts. We didn't expect him to refuse to the death, but Heaven Gate never stops until it achieves its goal. That’s why the sect sent us to hunt down Sun Xiaohong. As for the Heavenly Secret Elder, naturally, there are experts like the Divine Generals to deal with him. I don't know where they went either."

With life and death hanging by a thread, this Grandmaster finally recognized the reality of the situation and answered honestly.

"Where is Di Di Shitian? Has the Divine Mother arrived? Are you planning to kill the Heavenly Secret Elder?"

"I don't know."

"You don't know anything! What a waste of food!"

Lin Fan smashed the Heaven Gate Grandmaster’s skull with a single palm strike, threw his corpse aside, and focused on treating Sun Xiaohong’s injuries.

"Big Brother Lin, please, save my grandfather!"

Before long, Sun Xiaohong woke up faintly, then grabbed Lin Fan’s hand and pleaded excitedly.

"Don't panic, I will help you. First, tell me where your grandfather is?"

Lin Fan held Sun Xiaohong’s hand to comfort her.

"He is in a dense forest more than ten miles to the southeast. There are several Heaven Gate people hunting him down. Big Brother Lin, will you help me save him?"

Sun Xiaohong was extremely anxious. The Heavenly Secret Elder had already been injured while covering her escape; the situation must be critical now.

"Lv He, take good care of Xiaohong!"

Lin Fan handed Sun Xiaohong over to Lv He, then transformed into a dragon and headed straight toward the southeast.

Soon, he arrived at the dense forest. The signs of a struggle were obvious and the area was a mess, yet neither the Heavenly Secret Elder nor the Heaven Gate people were to be seen. Lin Fan circled once and searched toward the distance.

Finally, he discovered the Heavenly Secret Elder and the Heaven Gate people in front of a waterfall.

At this moment, the Heavenly Secret Elder’s breathing was as thin as a thread; he was only holding on by his very last breath.

Lin Fan descended from the sky to his side to treat his injuries.

"Lin Fan? Have you seen Xiaohong? She is being hunted by Heaven Gate people!"

"Don't worry, I have already saved her. You should just focus on healing!"

"Don't waste your effort. I am at the end of my rope. I am truly old and my ambition is gone. Being at the same peak Grandmaster level, I actually couldn't beat him!"

The Heavenly Secret Elder looked at the Heaven Gate Divine General before him and let out a sigh.

"Who are you? How dare you interfere in the affairs of Heaven Gate? Where are the people who were hunting Sun Xiaohong?"

"A dying man has so much to say!"

Lin Fan struck the Divine General’s chest with a single move of Shocking the Hundred Miles.

The Divine General’s expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly crossed his arms to block his chest. Although he blocked the move, both his arms were broken, and several of his ribs were fractured as well.

Seeing that Lin Fan’s martial arts were unfathomable, the Divine General used light-body techniques to prepare to flee, but he was struck down from the air by Lin Fan with a move of Two Dragons Drawing Water, and then his life was taken by a move of Time Riding Six Dragons.

Afterward, Lin Fan transformed into a dragon and carried the Heavenly Secret Elder toward Sun Xiaohong. The Heavenly Secret Elder was right; he was at the end of his rope. Lin Fan could only let them see each other one last time.

"Young Master!"

"Grandfather!"

Lv He and Sun Xiaohong came to meet them.

"Grandfather, what happened to you? You’ll be fine, right? Don't scare me!"

Sun Xiaohong’s tears fell like rain as she hugged her grandfather and cried out in sorrow.

She discovered that her grandfather’s face was as pale as gold paper. Having walked the Wu Lin for years, how could she not know that her grandfather was at the end of his rope? But she didn't dare and didn't want to believe this fact.

"Xiaohong, don't cry. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are inevitable. Grandfather has lived to this age, so it’s enough. From now on, just follow Lin Fan; he will take good care of you for Grandfather!"

After Sun Baifa finished these words, he passed away.

"Grandfather!"

Sun Xiaohong wailed in grief. Lin Fan didn't speak, only patting Sun Xiaohong’s shoulder to comfort her.

However, she had already been severely injured, and the death of Sun Baifa caused her emotions to fluctuate too violently, so she soon fainted.