Chapter 481

"Ehuang and Nüying?"

Lin Fan looked at the two women before him, lost in thought, and asked.

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

The two women asked Lin Fan in unison, which made him click his tongue in wonder.

"Ehuang and Nüying, the blessing of having both—I couldn't ask for more!"

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

"Ehuang/Nüying thank you, Young Master, for taking us in!"

The two women thanked Lin Fan 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 called herself Nüying, but this was useless, as they would soon get mixed up again when they were together.

However, Lin Fan couldn't be bothered to dwell on it; Ehuang and Nüying were the same, and he would slowly figure it out later.

"You two should ride this Cloud-Stepping Black Stallion!"

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

The two women looked at this mind-boggling scene in astonishment. It took them a long while to come to their senses, after which they exchanged a glance, flew up, and landed on the Cloud-Stepping Black Stallion.

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

Just then, a ray of light suddenly flashed before Lin Fan and the others, and a graceful figure appeared before the six of them.

"Who are you?"

Ehuang and Nüying looked at the graceful figure before them with caution. They were both women, so naturally, they had no intention of being gentle or protective. As long as the woman before them dared to make a rash move, they would absolutely not be polite.

"Are you Young Master Tianji, Lin Fan?"

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

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

Lin Fan was merely surprised by the strange way this woman had appeared; as for her strength, Lin Fan did not take it seriously at all.

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

Only then did Xuan Yuan Qingfeng realize that she had been somewhat presumptuous; she had been too anxious, which caused her to lose her manners.

"Oh? You are Xuan Yuan Qingfeng? And you're asking me for help—is that shameless old ancestor of yours, Xuan Yuan Dapan, trying to force you into dual cultivation?"

Lin Fan looked at the beauty before him with interest, somewhat curious as to how she had made it from Huishan to his side.

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

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng 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; he just asked while pondering.

"By chance, I discovered a 'Flash Thousand Miles Talisman' in a cave dwelling. After using it, one can 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 matter of the Xuan Yuan family, I can represent the Xuan Yuan family of Huishan and pledge my loyalty to you. Of course, there is also me—I am also willing to serve you!"

The Flash Thousand Miles Talisman was a reward from the diary copy, which Xuan Yuan Qingfeng could not mention, so she just made up an excuse. Then, in order to get Lin Fan to agree to help, she offered her own conditions.

"Not only are you willing to pledge loyalty, but you are also willing to serve me—then why don't you just submit to that shameless old ancestor of yours?"

Upon hearing this, Ehuang and Nüying asked Xuan Yuan Qingfeng curiously.

"Is that the same thing? You two will have to marry someone eventually; why don't you just find any man in the bustling market and marry him?"

Hearing the two women's question, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng retorted somewhat irritably.

"Uh…"

Ehuang and Nüying also realized they had asked a stupid question.

"Did your father, Xuan Yuan Jingcheng, not make a move?"

Lin Fan looked at Xuan Yuan Qingfeng thoughtfully and then asked her.

"My father? He is a scholar with no strength to truss a chicken. What use would it be for him to make a move!"

Influenced by her mother, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng had a very low opinion of her father, Xuan Yuan Jingcheng, so she spoke with some disdain when mentioning him.

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

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

"My father is a hidden expert?"

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng asked in disbelief.

"Five years. Give your father five more years, and he could kill Xuan Yuan Dapan. But I didn't expect Xuan Yuan Dapan to be so impatient to lay a hand on you. It seems he won't have the chance to step into the Earth Immortal Realm through reading."

Lin Fan sighed; fate plays tricks on people, and this was exactly it. Time waits for no one.

In the original story, Xuan Yuan Jingcheng forcibly stepped into the Earth Immortal Realm and triggered heavenly lightning to perish together with Xuan Yuan Dapan. If he had had a few more years, the situation would have been very different.

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

Lin Fan looked at Xuan Yuan Qingfeng with a playful expression. She had always looked down on Xuan Yuan Jingcheng, and he wondered what she would choose now.

"I beg you to make a move, Young Master. As long as you are willing to act, everything I, Qingfeng, possess, I am willing to offer willingly!"