Chapter 252

"I understand what you mean. From now on, let them rely on their own fate!"

After a long silence, Li Li Xiuning finally sighed and nodded.

"Lin Fan, Jade Crane Nunnery is just ahead!"

Just then, Shi Xuanxuan, who was in Lin Fan's arms, suddenly spoke up.

"Good, giddy-up!"

Lin Fan patted the Night-Shining Jade Lion, and it immediately accelerated into a wild gallop. Fortunately, the distance was short, otherwise Li Li Xiuning and Hongfunü's horses would never have been able to keep up.

Arriving in front of Jade Crane Nunnery, Lin Fan held Shi Xuanxuan and Shen Shen Bijun as he soared into the air and landed at the main gate. As for the Night-Shining Jade Lion, it stayed quietly in place.

The fine horse was intelligent, so Lin Fan didn't need to tie it up. Shi Xuanxuan stepped forward to knock on the door, and Li Li Xiuning and Hongfunü also quickly dismounted and ran over.

"Patron Shi, is it you? It's not yet time to pay respects to your late mother this year, is it?"

A nun opened the door and walked out, bowing to Shi Xuanxuan before speaking.

"Greetings, Abbess Abbess Jingyin. Actually, it is because I have found my destination, so I came specifically to tell my mother."

Shi Xuanxuan held Lin Fan's hand and walked in front of Abbess Abbess Jingyin to say this.

"That is excellent. I believe your mother will be happy for you in the afterlife. I won't disturb you any further; please feel free to do as you wish, Patron Shi!"

Abbess Abbess Jingyin congratulated Shi Xuanxuan and then stepped aside to clear the path.

"Many thanks, Abbess!"

Subsequently, Shi Xuanxuan pulled Lin Fan's hand and walked toward the memorial hall where her mother's spirit tablet was placed.

"Mother, your daughter has come. Are you curious why I came so early this year? It is because I have found my destination."

"When Lin Fan arrived at the Quiet Forest Cottage, love arrived. You said that when love comes, one cannot escape even if one wants to, but I do not want to escape. Being able to be with Lin Fan is something I am willing to accept, so I have decided to marry Lin Fan as his wife. Tonight, I will become his wife before your spirit tablet. Even if I am heartlessly abandoned by him in the future, I will never regret it."

After offering three sticks of incense to Bi Bi Xiuxin with Lin Fan, Shi Xuanxuan knelt before her mother's spirit tablet and began to pour out her heart.

"Rest assured, Xuanxuan. Today, before your mother's spirit tablet, I also swear that in this life, I will never fail you. If I break this oath..."

"Enough, Lin Fan. As long as you can fulfill the first half of that sentence, it will be the greatest happiness of my life. I don't want to hear anything bad about you!"

Lin Fan was taking an oath before Bi Bi Xiuxin's spirit tablet, but halfway through, Shi Xuanxuan covered his mouth. Since she had made her decision, she would never regret it, and naturally, there was no need for Lin Fan to say the rest.

"Who?"

Lin Fan instantly unleashed the Thunder Startling Azure Dragon to reach the roof of the memorial hall. Looking at the person before him, who seemed somewhat unrestrained, rebellious, and carried a sense of loneliness, Lin Fan was lost in thought.

"Are you the Evil Emperor Shi Shi Zhixuan?"

Lin Fan asked the question with a tone of certainty.

"So you are the man Xuanxuan has set her sights on? Today I want to see how her judgment is, and I want to know if the man she chose can actually protect her!"

Shi Shi Zhixuan seemed somewhat deranged, directly using his Phantom Body Technique to attack Lin Fan. Unfortunately, with his Grandmaster-level strength, he was simply not enough in front of Lin Fan. Even though Lin Fan didn't use any light-body techniques, just simple dodging and shifting, Shi Shi Zhixuan couldn't even touch his clothes.

"Undying Seven Illusions!"

Seeing that the Phantom Body Technique couldn't do anything to Lin Fan, Shi Shi Zhixuan unleashed the Undying Seven Illusions, which he had created by fusing the Undying Seal Technique and the Phantom Body Technique. Instantly, his figure became as elusive as a ghost and as agile as a bird.

"Netherworld Ghost Shadow!"

Lin Fan became interested, wanting to see if Shi Shi Zhixuan's masterpiece of martial arts could do anything to him.

Lin Fan discovered that Shi Shi Zhixuan's movement technique fused illusions, intending to interfere with his perception through spiritual energy. However, he cultivated the Sword Twenty-Three and possessed a clear Sword Heart. Moreover, he could already manifest his Primordial Spirit, so his spirit was naturally incomparably powerful. Even Pang Ban's Dao Heart Demonic Seed Great Art couldn't do anything to him, let alone the Undying Seven Illusions.

If he weren't afraid of hurting Shi Shi Zhixuan, Lin Fan would have taken him down long ago. And knocking him out wouldn't work either, because Lin Fan guessed that Shi Xuanxuan had something to say to Shi Shi Zhixuan; how could they talk if he was knocked out?

"Stop! You are not allowed to fight Lin Fan anymore. He is my husband, it won't be good if he hurts you!"

Shi Xuanxuan also flew onto the eaves at this moment and hurriedly spoke to stop Shi Shi Zhixuan.

"Xuanxuan, you think too highly of him. This brat is just bullying me for being old and weak. If it were when I was young, I would have taken him down long ago!"

Shi Shi Zhixuan said, still unconvinced.

He was also a proud and arrogant person. Seeing Lin Fan was so young yet he couldn't take him down, he felt he had lost face in front of his daughter, so he was somewhat relentless.

"He is a Land Immortal."

Shi Xuanxuan didn't expect Shi Shi Zhixuan to be so stubborn. Feeling helpless, she had to tell him the truth.

"He is, he is a Land Immortal? Then I must see if he can protect you!"

After saying this, Shi Shi Zhixuan attacked Lin Fan again.

Because of Bi Bi Xiuxin's matter, Shi Shi Zhixuan's mind was somewhat split; he was clearly having an episode!

Lin Fan yielded at every turn, but Shi Shi Zhixuan became increasingly manic. If the gap between him and Lin Fan hadn't been so large, anyone else would likely have been injured by the reckless Shi Shi Zhixuan.

"Father, stop fighting!"

Shi Xuanxuan's sudden cry of "Father" woke Shi Shi Zhixuan up, and he suddenly became clear-headed.

"Xuanxuan, are you willing to call me Father?"

Shi Shi Zhixuan used the Undying Seven Illusions to reach Shi Xuanxuan's side, looking at her with an excited expression.

"That's right. I have let go of it. Father, Mother's death cannot be blamed on you. I hope you can put this matter down in the future and live a good life!"

Shi Xuanxuan said earnestly. After meeting Lin Fan, she finally understood how deep and unforgettable love could be. Her father had suffered a mental breakdown because of her mother's death, which showed how deep his love was. Her mother was dead, and although she was in pain, her father must have been in even more pain!