Chapter 320: The So-Called Protagonist

After a moment of silence, Luo Luo Mingxuan suddenly asked Lin Fan.

"You are correct!"

Lin Fan did not deny it. With his shout yesterday, which had been infused with internal energy, the entire Snow Moon City must have heard it.

"Then why did you provoke my master?"

Luo Luo Mingxuan asked, unwilling to let it go.

"Fairy of Sunset, did I provoke you?"

Lin Fan was somewhat taken aback. He had only said that a fair lady is a gentleman's desire; did that count as provocation?

"Either help me get rid of him, or turn around and leave. Why are you dawdling here!"

Yin Yin Luoxia did not answer directly but instead used voice transmission to speak to Lin Fan.

"Understood!"

Lin Fan nodded. Getting rid of someone? He was an expert at that.

"Your master, the Fairy of Sunset, is already my woman, so you have no hope. You'd better focus your mind on your cultivation!"

Lin Fan wrapped his arm around Yin Yin Luoxia's slender waist and then stood before Luo Luo Mingxuan, speaking down to him.

Yin Yin Luoxia looked at Lin Fan in shock. I told you to get rid of him, not to spout nonsense! When did I become your woman?

Luo Luo Mingxuan, however, looked at the two as if struck by lightning. To him, Yin Yin Luoxia's shocked and bewildered expression looked like deep affection, leaving him at a loss for what to do.

"Master, did you let go of Song Yanhui because you fell in love with Lin Fan?"

Luo Luo Mingxuan then looked at Yin Yin Luoxia with a desolate expression and asked.

"Ah, yes, that's exactly it!"

Things had reached this point. If she exposed Lin Fan and gave Luo Luo Mingxuan hope, he would only become more pushy and aggressive in the future.

"Alright, then this disciple wishes Master happiness!"

Luo Luo Mingxuan left in a daze. Lin Fan released his hand and looked triumphantly at Yin Yin Luoxia.

"How about that? My method was clean and efficient, wasn't it?"

Lin Fan began to fish for praise, but all he got in return was a roll of Yin Yin Luoxia's eyes.

"After saying that, I'll never be able to explain it clearly!"

"I can't help that. If you want a man to give up on a woman, you have to tell him she already has a sweetheart, otherwise he won't give up easily!"

Lin Fan spread his hands. He was just trying to help; what bad intentions could he have?

"I don't care. Since you caused this, you have to take responsibility!"

Yin Yin Luoxia suddenly gave up on her image and began to pester Lin Fan.

"Wait, why do I have to take responsibility for what happened?"

"You ruined my reputation, so you must take responsibility!"

Lin Fan glanced at Li Li Hanyi, who was watching the show, and felt quite helpless.

"Fine. I'm leaving Snow Moon City today. Since you want me to take responsibility, come with me!"

Lin Fan didn't mind. If she wanted to latch onto him, so be it. He was leaving; let's see if she followed!

"Are you trying to scare me? If I go with you, I go with you. What's the big deal!"

To his surprise, Yin Yin Luoxia didn't even consider it and agreed immediately.

"Lin Fan, you're leaving Snow Moon City? Where to?"

Li Li Hanyi, however, was stunned, as Lin Fan hadn't mentioned this to her.

"I heard Xu Fengnian is going to Wudicheng to retrieve Sword Nine Huang's sword. I'm going to meet that Wang Wang Xianzhi who calls himself the second in the world!"

Lin Fan said, casting his gaze toward the direction of Wudicheng.

"And what about me?"

Li Li Hanyi bit her lip and asked, feeling conflicted.

"You are naturally coming with me!"

Lin Fan took Li Li Hanyi's hand. He had come for her, so since he was leaving, he would naturally take her with him.

"But what about Snow Moon City?"

Li Li Hanyi was worried about the city; she was, after all, its Second City Master.

"Snow Moon City will be fine. The reason the Tang Clan and the Dark River intercepted you is that the Tang Clan is ambitious, wanting to achieve a 'World Under One Hall'—their own hall—plus they have a long-standing feud with the Lei family. As for the Dark River, their goal from start to finish was to eliminate Xiao Se; joining forces with the Tang Clan was just to cover their tracks."

Lin Fan shook his head. Li Li Hanyi was blinded by concern. Not to mention that the Dark River and Tang Clan's target was never Snow Moon City, the three great elders of the Tang Clan, Su Su Muyu, and Su Changhe had all died by his hand; what strength did they have left to threaten Snow Moon City?

"The Dark River wants to kill Xiao Se, why?"

Li Li Hanyi was thoughtful upon hearing this, while Lin Sikong Changfeng's expression changed drastically.

"Because Su Changhe defected to the Red Prince. As for Xiao Se's identity, I don't need to say more, right? The Vermillion Bird Guardian!"

Lin Fan said with a smile to Lin Sikong Changfeng.

Lin Sikong Changfeng stopped speaking, and Li Li Hanyi seemed to have something to say but held back.

"During the Rebellion of the Eight Princes, the Langya Prince Xiao Xiao Ruofeng formed the Four Guardians of Yin Tianqi to deal with the assassinations of martial arts experts. Yet, when he had already gained control of the situation and the Taian Emperor had left a secret edict to pass the throne to him, he gave it to the Third Prince, Xiao Xiao Ruojin, whose talent and martial arts were far inferior to his. He really had shit for brains!"

Lin Fan scoffed at Xiao Xiao Ruofeng, the waste. He really couldn't be helped.

"Lin Fan, why are you insulting the Langya Prince!"

Lin Sikong Changfeng had been the Vermillion Bird Guardian back then and was very close to Xiao Xiao Ruofeng. He was dissatisfied to hear Lin Fan insult him.

"Because he was a coward. He went through all that trouble to survive the Rebellion of the Eight Princes, and the throne was within his reach, yet he chose to abdicate to Xiao Xiao Ruojin, letting him become the Mingde Emperor. And what happened? In the sixteenth year of Mingde, Xiao Xiao Ruofeng, whose merits were too great for his master, was imprisoned for treason. Xiao Se, also known as Xiao Chuhe, who spoke up for him, was stripped of his status and demoted to a commoner. Li Hanyi's mother, the Azure Dragon Guardian Li Xinyue, raided the execution ground to save that waste Xiao Xiao Ruofeng, but he committed suicide to avoid political turmoil, causing Li Hanyi's mother to die of grief. A general's incompetence kills his troops. Why didn't that waste just surrender back then and die early to be reincarnated?"

"Lin Sikong Changfeng, I know you had an agreement with Xiao Xiao Ruofeng that your successors would become the new guardians of the throne, and the person you chose is Xiao Se. But if I told you that Xiao Se, this waste, will do the same as Xiao Xiao Ruofeng and give up the throne at the last moment, would you still intend for Lin Sikong Qianluo to become the new Vermillion Bird Guardian? Don't you think all of this is meaningless? If you're going to give up in the end, why struggle in the beginning?"

"Xiao Xiao Ruofeng and Xiao Se, on the surface, are far superior to ordinary people in both literature and martial arts, which is why you were willing to guard them. But they are extremely selfish and self-righteous. They want to fight, so they fight; they want to give up, so they give up, never caring about those who risked their lives for them. Lin Sikong Changfeng, you've been confused for half your life; are you really going to pass this bullshit mission onto your daughter?"

Lin Fan was indignant, which was why he said so much. He hated these self-righteous protagonists the most. Countless people sacrificed their lives for their success, only for them to look past everything, hand over the fruits of success, and retire to the martial arts world, leaving their subordinates like fools.