Chapter 466: Chapter 153: Breaking the Limit of the Twelve True Forms Fist, First Layer of the Vajra Undying Body, Immovable as a Mountain, Pillow Sea as Emperor
’I’ve already been designated as the "bait." Am I supposed to go out and make a scene, just in case someone isn’t tempted to bite?’
But he knew Leng Qingqiu’s question had a deeper meaning. After a moment’s thought, he said, "Even if Zhang Ling’Er and I were to come to blows, it would only be a personal grudge. It wouldn’t involve the Moon Worship Sect."
"But only if they make a move will we have an opportunity."
"Let them try what they will. I’ll counter their every move by making none of my own."
Leng Qingqiu paused, then couldn’t help but scold him with a laugh, "Are you telling me you’re just going to sit back and not lift a single finger?"
A group of Demon Suppression Guards looked at each other, desperately trying to hold back their laughter.
’This kid... he can make laziness sound so incredibly righteous.’
Leng Qingqiu smiled and shook her head. "Regarding the incident in Cyan Yang Ancient City, the Moon Worship Sect lost that so-called ’key.’ They have indeed gone quiet in Qing Province recently, but they’ve been painstakingly building their operations for years. They’ll never give up so easily."
"Neither the Zhang Family, nor the Moon Worship Sect that might be backing them, will let you off easily."
"You must be extra careful. It’s easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to block an arrow from the shadows."
Chu Fan replied solemnly, "Yes, Captain. Thank you for your concern. I’ll be sure to remember that."
Leng Qingqiu seemed to remember something and added, "Oh, right. Yue Mankong was worried you’d be short-handed, so he’s specially assigned Shi Hao to assist you. He should arrive in Qing Province next month."
"Shi Hao?" Chu Fan was slightly startled. The image of a burly young man who always carried a heavy Profound Iron Rod on his back immediately appeared in his mind.
Back in Cyan Yang Ancient City, of the three people who came from the Demon Suppression Bureau as reinforcements, besides Demon Suppression Captain Ding Jian, there were Shi Hao and another Demon Suppression Guard, Lin Yue.
Although he hadn’t interacted much with Shi Hao, the man’s cheerful disposition had left a deep impression on Chu Fan.
’But I remember that after the Cyan Yang Ancient City incident, Yue Mankong sent Ding Jian, Shi Hao, and Lin Yue to the Celestial Profound Sect in Canglan Province. Why is Shi Hao suddenly being reassigned to Qing Province?’
Though he had his doubts, it wasn’t the right time to ask, so he could only make a mental note of it.
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After chatting for a while longer, Chu Fan finally got up to take his leave.
He didn’t leave the Demon Suppression Bureau directly. Instead, he made a detour to the Bureau’s Library Pavilion. Using his identity Token, he looked up some books and notes on cultivation in the Divine Power Realm.
Mo Daozi’s remains would be handled by specialists from the Demon Suppression Bureau, and the bounty would be distributed according to procedure, so he didn’t need to worry about it.
Carrying several Beast Hide Scrolls he had borrowed from the Library Pavilion, Chu Fan returned to the Seven Stars Gang’s headquarters with Mo Yunzi.
Just as he approached the Seven Stars Gang’s imposing main gate, a familiar, graceful figure rushed out to greet him. It was Li Qingxue.
When she saw Chu Fan, she visibly relaxed. A barely perceptible trace of joy flashed across her face before she quickly suppressed it and said with feigned calmness, "You’re back? I was just about to go out for some errands. What a coincidence to run into you."
Before she could finish her sentence, a teasing voice sounded from behind her. "Sis, you’ve been pacing back and forth at the gate for almost an hour, staring so hard you’ve probably counted all the passing ants. And you say you were ’just about to go out for some errands’? Who are you trying to kid!"
Li Qingxue’s younger brother, Li Xingxuan, emerged from behind the gate, mercilessly exposing his sister’s pretense.
Two crimson blushes instantly appeared on Li Qingxue’s pale cheeks.
Annoyed, she whipped her head around, her gaze as sharp as a dagger, and glared fiercely at Li Xingxuan.
If looks could kill, Li Xingxuan would have already been hacked into a million pieces.
Seeing this, Chu Fan laughed inwardly. He immediately stepped forward, casually slung an arm around Li Xingxuan’s shoulder, and said with a grin, "Young Master Xuan, long time no see! You’re looking much more spirited."
"Come on, I happen to have some free time today. How about you and I play another game?"
When Chu Fan put his arm around him, Li Xingxuan first stiffened. Then, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, he violently broke free and looked at Chu Fan with a cold smile. "Hmph! You want to play that old ’repeat what I say’ trick again?"
"Do you really think I’ll fall for it? It’s just that ’I am a person, I am not a dog’ gimmick, isn’t it? I figured it out long ago!"
Chu Fan’s smile didn’t waver. "The rules are the same. I say a sentence, and you repeat it. The loser gives the winner three hundred silver. How about it?"
Li Xingxuan, believing he had seen through Chu Fan’s trick, felt a surge of confidence. He lifted his chin and declared loudly, "The rules are the same. I say a sentence, and you repeat it. The loser gives the winner three hundred silver. How about it?"
Chu Fan raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise. "Oh? You’ve actually improved a bit!"
Li Xingxuan grew even more smug and immediately repeated, "Oh? You’ve actually improved a bit!"
A crafty smile suddenly touched the corner of Chu Fan’s mouth. His speech was slow, but every word was clear: "Red leather, yellow leather."
Without a second thought, Li Xingxuan opened his mouth to follow along: "Red leath... yella leath..."
He felt as if his tongue had tied itself into a knot. He couldn’t, for the life of him, get the last two words, "yellow leather," out.
After a moment of silence, Li Xingxuan tried again, "Red lellow... yeller leather..."
Chu Fan silently held out a hand to Li Xingxuan, palm up. The meaning couldn’t be clearer.
Li Xingxuan’s face instantly turned bright red. Embarrassed and angry, he pointed a finger at Chu Fan. "You... You cheated! Wasn’t it ’I am a person, I am not a dog’ before? Why did you change it to this?"
Chu Fan put on an innocent expression and spread his hands. "The last one was too long. I thought it was unfair to you, made it look like I was bullying you. So I specially changed it to this shorter one. Wasn’t that nice of me? Is this one not short enough for you?"
Li Xingxuan was choked speechless by his words.
His chest heaved violently. After a long moment, he pulled a three-hundred-silver note from his robes and slapped it hard into Chu Fan’s palm.
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