Chapter 1469: Chapter 1506: I’ve Set My Sights on You
At this moment, when Tong Xie heard Ding Fan’s words, he couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart, a sliver of fear creeping in. After all, the other was the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, and he didn’t expect that not only would the other not let go, but he wanted him dead! For a moment, Tong Xie couldn’t help but feel a touch of fear, already deeply regretting his actions. Had he known the other was the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, he wouldn’t have engaged with him so recklessly.
Now, Tong Xie was filled with regret. If he had known the other was the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, he would have accepted it even if his arms were broken by the other. How could he continue to push the issue? And now, instead of moving on, the other wants to kill him. Suddenly, an intense feeling of fear spread through his heart, leaving him deeply shocked!
Then, Tong Xie couldn’t help but look pleadingly at the black-clothed girl beside him and beg:
"Linger, you have to help me..."
"Hmm, I won’t leave you behind..."
At this moment, the black-clothed girl, Linger, comforted him with her words, although she herself was deeply shocked. She didn’t expect Ding Fan to be the Vice City Lord of Dancheng; it was simply unimaginable! Clearly, the black-clothed girl couldn’t believe that someone so young could be the Vice City Lord of Dancheng.
The black-clothed girl was evidently not someone inexperienced; she naturally knew what being the City Lord of Dancheng meant. Dancheng was a Five Star City, not just any ordinary place. It’s known that the Vice City Lord of Dancheng is even more formidable than most sect leaders of the Great Gate Sect.
Although the girl knew she was the daughter of the Wuji Sect, her father being its sect leader, the young man’s status was in no way inferior to her father’s. The girl was deeply shocked, but she believed that even if the other was the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, he couldn’t do anything to her.
As for Tong Xie, the black-clothed girl felt that he wasn’t as good as he seemed. Even though she believed in him, how could she explain the woman from before? Obviously, unless Tong Xie did something to wrong the other, why would she have come to him for no reason!
Clearly, the black-clothed girl was no fool; she knew something was going on.
Moreover, the elder beside the girl was her father’s loyal subordinate, who had also warned her to keep a certain distance from Tong Xie. Clearly, Tong Xie only seemed likable on the surface, but his character was indeed questionable.
Therefore, the black-clothed girl always kept a certain degree of vigilance towards Tong Xie and never got too involved with him. But now, seeing Ding Fan about to kill Tong Xie, the girl wouldn’t just stand by. After all, Tong Xie had been nothing but kind to her, and she couldn’t just watch Ding Fan kill him.
At this moment, when Fang Zhongwen heard Ding Fan’s words, he couldn’t help but feel a shock in his heart, clearly troubled. Ding Fan’s identity as the City Lord of Dancheng was such that even if the City Lord of Lan City were here, he would have to be respectful, but Tong Xie, the Young Master of the Tong Family, was clearly not someone to be easily killed either!
After all, the Tong Family was a powerful family in the vicinity, and Tong Xie was invited by Lan City’s City Lord to attend the auction. If he were really killed, the Tong Family would certainly blame it on Lan City, making it hard to resolve. Immediately, Fang Zhongwen, with a respectful expression, said to Ding Fan:
"City Lord Ding, let’s see if there’s a chance to defuse this situation. After all, the Tong Family is an honored guest invited by our Lan City. I think we should downplay the situation, make a big issue small, and a small issue none."
When Ding Fan heard the other’s words, he couldn’t help but smile faintly, then said:
"That’s not what you thought back then, and obviously not you either! Before you knew I was the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, you were quite impolite to us, even wanting to arrest us. Do you think now I should be generous to you? Unfortunately, I don’t have that capacity."
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Everyone, hearing Ding Fan’s words, couldn’t help but gasp, clearly struck by Ding Fan’s domineering aura. Moreover, they felt Ding Fan spoke the truth; if he hadn’t revealed the Jade Plate of the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, Fang Zhongwen and others wouldn’t have let him go...
Fang Zhongwen now was filled with regret; had he known the other was the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, he would not have treated him so previously, but it was too late for regrets. Now, the other was resolute in not letting Tong Xie go, and for the time being, he had no way to resolve it.
At this moment, when Tong Xie heard the other’s words, he couldn’t help but tremble inside, clearly knowing he was no match for Ding Fan. Unexpectedly, the other refused to let it go, and he couldn’t help regretting that he had treated the other that way before.
Clearly, Tong Xie finally understood that leaving a way out for others is also a way out for oneself.
Now Tong Xie realized that although the Tong Family was quite powerful, he was currently only accompanied by a Nascent Soul Late Stage elder, but even he had been beaten to the point of being unable to stand by the other. Clearly, there was no one on his side capable of withstanding the other’s attack.
Tong Xie knew that if the other insisted on killing him, they were defenseless. Now, the only hope he had was in Linger, because only she had a Spirit Severing Elder by her side.
"If you kill me, my family will not let you go!"
At this moment, a hint of fear appeared in Tong Xie’s eyes, and he then spoke to Ding Fan with some hollow bravado.
Upon hearing the other’s words, Ding Fan couldn’t help but slightly curl his lips upwards, then walked slowly towards the other, with waves of True Qi involuntarily emanating from his body.
Seeing this scene, Tong Xie couldn’t help but feel a surge of tension in his heart, clearly not expecting the other to come straight for him without saying a word. For a moment, Tong Xie felt the True Qi fluctuation from Ding Fan, causing a great deal of fear and shock in his heart.
As the Young Master of the Tong Family, Tong Xie usually indulged in a life of leisure, and he had certainly encountered many young cultivation prodigies. However, he had never seen a cultivator like Ding Fan before. The other was even younger than himself, yet he could defeat a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, even easily slaying that very cultivator. Tong Xie indeed saw such a cultivator for the first time.
Moreover, Tong Xie understood very well that evidently it would be an exceedingly easy task for the other to kill him. Consequently, how could Tong Xie not be afraid? He hurriedly hid behind Linger. At this time, Linger witnessed this scene with Tong Xie, frowning slightly, clearly finding no attraction in Tong Xie’s current demeanor.
Linger hadn’t expected Tong Xie to be such a coward, having earlier been so imposing and wanting to slay the other, but clearly now was terrified to such an extent. At this moment, Linger started recalling the words of that Spirit Severing cultivator beside her, evidently giving her pause to reconsider a youth like Tong Xie.
Obviously, choosing a cultivation partner should not merely be about looks. Like someone such as Tong Xie, despite being relatively handsome, is such a cowardly existence. If they really encountered danger together, how could the other protect her? Perhaps not selling her out would already be a good thing...
But right then, Linger would naturally not disregard Tong Xie. Thus, she glanced at the Spirit Severing Elder next to her, who immediately stood in front of Linger and Tong Xie, blocking Ding Fan’s path.
At that moment, Ding Fan and that Spirit Severing Elder stood against each other in confrontation, both exuding an overwhelming aura and harboring strong killing intent.
Especially Ding Fan, whose aura carried an extremely cold breath. Generally, cultivators might feel uneasy just from the Arctic Chill emanating from Ding Fan without needing to get close.
Seeing this, a trace of shock flashed in the Spirit Severing Elder’s eyes; he hadn’t expected such a young boy to possess such a terrifying aura. Naturally, the Elder also felt the Arctic Chill from the other and couldn’t help but circulate some True Qi to resist it.
At this moment, Fang Zhongwen saw this scene with Ding Fan and couldn’t help but feel a wave of difficulty in his heart. One must know that he was the Guard General of Lan City, so how could he watch a fight taking place before him? Moreover, regardless of the fight’s outcome, he couldn’t possibly explain it to the City Lord.
One was the Vice City Lord of Dancheng, and the other was the daughter of the Wuji Sect’s Thousand Gold, as well as a Young Master of the Tong Family. Such statuses dictated that, regardless of who got injured, Lan City would be held accountable. Hence, Fang Zhongwen walked up to Ding Fan and that Spirit Severing Elder, saying:
"City Lord Ding, could you perhaps do me a favor? Although our previous behavior was inappropriate, I sincerely apologize to you!"
At this moment, hearing Fang Zhongwen’s words, everyone was taken aback, clearly not expecting Fang Zhongwen to voluntarily apologize. This was truly incredible! One must know that he was Lan City’s Guard General, with great authority. When had anyone ever seen Fang Zhongwen apologize to anyone? This was simply too unbelievable!
"I never expected to see Fang Zhongwen apologizing to someone..."
"One must know that the youth over there is the Vice City Lord of Dancheng. Even if Lan City’s City Lord came, they would have to treat them with courtesy, not to mention a Guard General!"
"That’s true! After all, that person is the City Lord of Dancheng, not just an ordinary existence!"
"Moreover, on that side is not someone Fang Zhongwen can offend. To know that over there stands the daughter of the Wuji Sect’s Thousand Gold, along with the Young Master of the Tong Family. Who among them doesn’t surpass Fang Zhongwen’s reputation?"
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For a moment, everyone couldn’t help but discuss fervently; seeing this scene was clearly not a common sight.
At this moment, Ding Fan heard the other’s words and couldn’t help but calmly say:
"I don’t wish to fight with them either, but my aim is singular: I want Tong Xie’s head!"
Hearing Ding Fan’s words, Tong Xie couldn’t help but tremble fiercely in his heart, feeling extremely scared. At the same time, his body involuntarily shifted further behind the black-robed maiden.
The black-robed maiden, seeing Tong Xie’s behavior, couldn’t help but display a face of disdain, clearly very disappointed in Tong Xie. It was quite evident that she had extremely confirmed by now that this was definitely not the man she was looking for!
