Chapter 290

"What did you say!!!"

Donghuang Donghuang Taiyi turned his head and asked Star Soul word by word.

"Lady Xiang has left the Star-Plucking Tower, and her whereabouts are unknown. In my opinion..."

Star Soul repeated it, then hesitated to speak.

"In your opinion, what?"

Donghuang Donghuang Taiyi's tone was gloomy. If Star Soul could see through the mask, he would definitely find that Donghuang Donghuang Taiyi's expression was complex at this moment.

"In my opinion, Lady Xiang went to find Lin Fan in secret!"

Star Soul hesitated again and again, but still said it.

"Boom!"

A powerful aura suddenly surged from Donghuang Donghuang Taiyi, directly shaking Star Soul away.

"Lin Fan, are you my nemesis?"

Donghuang Donghuang Taiyi's voice was as thin as a mosquito's, and even Star Soul, who was climbing up, didn't hear it clearly.

But Star Soul didn't dare to ask, fearing that he would anger Donghuang Donghuang Taiyi and be beaten to death.

"Lin Fan, where are we going next?"

After moving away from Xianyang, Lin Fan gradually slowed down the horses. The four people on two horses were like sightseeing. In fact, it was mainly because Lin Fan hadn't decided where to go yet.

"Would you mind bringing our sisters along for the next part of the journey?"

Suddenly, a pair of twin lotus sisters appeared under a tree ahead. Their appearance and temperament were almost exactly the same; even with Lin Fan's eyesight, he couldn't tell the difference between the two for a moment.

"Ehuang and Nuying?"

Lin Fan asked, looking at the two women before him with a thoughtful expression.

"Young Master Master Tianji is truly extraordinary. Our sisters wish to follow by your side; we wonder if you would be willing to take us in?"

The two women asked in unison, leaving Lin Fan unable to help but click his tongue in wonder.

"To enjoy the blessings of Ehuang and Nuying—that is something I could only wish for!"

Lin Fan did not feign modesty. Since beauties had delivered themselves to his doorstep, what else could he do? Naturally, he would accept them.

"Ehuang and Nuying thank you, Young Master, for taking us in!"

The two women thanked him in unison once more. At this point, Lin Fan could tell that the one on the left called herself Ehuang and the one on the right Nuying, but this was useless, as they would soon become indistinguishable again once they were together.

However, Lin Fan was too lazy to dwell on it. Ehuang or Nuying, it was all the same; he would figure it out eventually.

"The two of you can ride this Cloud-Treading Black Steed!"

Lin Fan waved his hand, and the Cloud-Treading Black Steed appeared before the two women.

The two women stared in astonishment at this inconceivable scene. It took a long while for them to recover their senses, after which they exchanged a glance, leaped into the air, and landed on the Cloud-Treading Black Steed.

Now, the six of them on three horses continued their journey, but they were still faced with the question of where to go next.

Just then, a flash of light passed before their eyes, and a graceful figure appeared before the six of them.

"Who are you?"

Ehuang and Nuying looked at the figure with caution. Being women themselves, they naturally had no inclination to cherish the fair sex; if this woman dared to make any rash moves, they would certainly not be polite.

"Are you the Young Master Master Tianji, Lin Fan?"

The figure ignored the two women, looking straight at Lin Fan, the only male among the six.

"Before asking for someone else's name, don't you know you should introduce yourself first?"

Lin Fan was merely surprised by the strange manner of her appearance; as for her strength, he did not take it seriously at all.

"My name is Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng, from the Xuan Yuan family of Huishan. I have come this time to ask for a favor. I wonder if Young Master Master Tianji would be willing to lend a hand?"

Only then did Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng realize she had been somewhat presumptuous; it was because she was anxious that she had lost her manners.

"Oh? You are Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng? And you're asking me for help—is it because that shameless old ancestor of yours, Xuan Yuan Xuanyuan Dapan, wants to dual cultivate with you?"

Lin Fan looked at the beauty before him with interest, curious as to how she had traveled from Huishan to stand before him.

"Young Master Master Tianji is truly omniscient. That is indeed the case. Xuan Yuan Xuanyuan Dapan disregards human ethics and morality, wanting to force me into dual cultivation with him. I am unwilling but lack the power to resist, so I can only hope Young Master Lin will help me."

Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng immediately explained the ins and outs of the matter.

"Hmm, it's not impossible for me to help, but there are two questions. First, how did you suddenly appear before me? Second, why should I help you?"

Lin Fan neither agreed nor refused, but asked while pondering.

"By chance, I discovered a 'Thousand-Mile Instantaneous Talisman' in a cave dwelling. Using it allows one to travel a thousand miles. I didn't know if you were within a thousand miles of me, but I had no choice but to treat a dead horse as a living one!"

"Furthermore, as long as you are willing to help me resolve the Xuan Yuan family's affairs, I can represent the Huishan Xuan Yuan family in pledging loyalty to you. Of course, there is also me—I am also willing to serve you!"

The Thousand-Mile Instantaneous Talisman was a reward from the diary copy; Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng could not say that, so she found a random excuse. Then, to ensure Lin Fan would agree to help, she offered her own conditions.

"Not only are you willing to pledge loyalty, but you're also willing to serve the Young Master. Then why don't you just submit to that shameless old ancestor of yours?"

Upon hearing this, Ehuang and Nuying asked Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng out of curiosity.

"Is that the same thing? You two will eventually have to marry; why don't you just go to the marketplace and find any random man to marry?"

Hearing the two women's question, Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng retorted with some annoyance.

"Uh..."

Ehuang and Nuying realized they had asked a foolish question.

"Did your father, Xuan Yuan Huishan Xuan Yuan Jingcheng, not take action?"

Lin Fan looked at Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng thoughtfully and then asked her.

"My father? He is a scholar, without the strength to truss a chicken. What use would it be for him to take action!"

Influenced by her mother, Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng had a very low opinion of her father, Xuan Yuan Huishan Xuan Yuan Jingcheng, so she spoke of him with some contempt.

"They say that of all things, being a scholar is the most useless, but who would have known that your father, that bookworm Xuan Yuan Huishan Xuan Yuan Jingcheng, is actually the strongest person in the entire Xuan Yuan family besides Xuan Yuan Xuanyuan Dapan!"

Lin Fan shook his head, somewhat admiring Xuan Yuan Huishan Xuan Yuan Jingcheng's forbearance; he himself certainly could not do that.

"My father is a hidden expert?"

Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng asked in disbelief.

"Five years. Give your father five more years, and he could slay Xuan Yuan Xuanyuan Dapan. But I didn't expect Xuan Yuan Xuanyuan Dapan to be so impatient to lay hands on you. It seems he won't have the chance to step into the Celestial realm through reading."

Lin Fan sighed; fate plays tricks on people, and time waits for no one.

In the original story, Xuan Yuan Huishan Xuan Yuan Jingcheng forcibly stepped into the Celestial realm, drawing heavenly lightning to perish together with Xuan Yuan Xuanyuan Dapan. If he had had a few more years, the situation would have been vastly different.

"Your father's strength is enough to perish together with Xuan Yuan Xuanyuan Dapan. Will you choose to go back and let your father send your ancestor to the afterlife, or do you still intend to beg me to send Xuan Yuan Xuanyuan Dapan to his grave?"

Lin Fan looked at Xuan Xuan Yuanqingfeng with a playful expression. She had always looked down on Xuan Yuan Huishan Xuan Yuan Jingcheng; he wondered what choice she would make now.

"I beg the Young Master to take action. As long as you are willing to help, everything I possess, I will willingly offer up!"