Chapter 188 - Fink (1/2)

With a deep breath, Zhuo Fan overlooked Windgaze City, especially Blackwind Mountain, with a sigh.

For Luo clan’s safety, its steward left on a two-year journey. [I wonder how they are doing? Old Pang’s Wraith Art was a success or death?]

Zhuo Fan’s mind was filled with thoughts the nearer he got. He didn’t realize when the Luo clan got to be so important to him.

“Elder Li, you’re not pulling my leg, are you? Regent Estate truly canceled the Demon Purging Decree?” Vicious Pill King was on pins and needles all the way to Windgaze City.

Li Jingtian forced a smile. This guy had asked him a hundred times already but no matter how he explained it, he’d come back to ask, again and again, getting on his nerves.

His eyes snapped on Vicious Pill King and roared, “Kid, you’re so old yet nagging me like a midwife. This will be the last time I’ll tell you, I came voluntarily after you, not because Regent Estate issued the Demon Purging Decree. At least, not before I left. If you ask me one more time, geezer, I’ll tear your mouth off!”

Vicious Pill King jerked from fear. He remained quiet but worry still plagued him.

Zhuo Fan had also got to know what the Demon Purging Decree entailed this past two weeks and could feel Vicious Pill King’s distress.

Radiant Stage experts were the ultimate power of any house, and the only way to use them was through a Demon Purging Decree.

Zhuo Fan was certain Li Jingtian didn’t come because of it, and lying to him was impossible. This martial fanatic really came just to steal cultivation methods.

Or the moment the old man saw them, Zhuo Fan’d fight instead of letting himself be captured.

“Elder Yan, relax. Even if the Demon Purging Decree is released, it won’t be anytime soon. We will still have time to prepare!” Zhuo Fan smiled.

Hum~

A sudden ripple spread from Windgaze City. Vicious Pill King was still out of it, but the other two felt it, “Radiant Stage?”

Their faces took a darker tone.

Especially Zhuo Fan, [Is Demon Purging Decree really in effect?] It was all too sudden. He and the elders had ways to safeguard themselves, but the Luo clan was powerless.

Zhuo Fan nodded at Li Jingtian, who searched with his soul. Under the cover of Li Jingtian’s soul sense, Zhuo Fan released his own.

This would make the other side only notice Long’s Discerning Field while Zhuo Fan’s was still hidden.

This would give him a good opportunity to lay some traps if the other was an enemy. At any given time and place, Zhuo Fan hid his cards to make a deadly strike on any who came after him.

Li Jingtian had to admire Zhuo Fan for his behavior.

It was the first time he saw the kid this vigilant. While Li Jingtian was a martial fanatic, Zhuo Fan would be a high-functioning sociopath, with killing always on his mind.

But that stemmed from Zhuo Fan always meeting difficult opponents. At the end of it all, Zhuo Fan was still standing while all the others around him laid dead.

And since the first thing that came to Zhuo Fan’s mind was killing, those people had to exhibit just a brief lack in judgment and their lives were forfeited.

Li Jingtian secretly signed, holding Zhuo Fan in even higher regard.

“Three Radiant Stage experts!” Li Jingtian frowned.

Zhuo Fan nodded, “Two in the 3rd layer and one in the 4th. Not to mention, there are many Profound Heaven experts around as well! Wait, there’s also those two…”

Zhuo Fan snickered all of a sudden, “I knew they were garbage, but had no good excuse so far. But this time, humph…”

Zhuo Fan observed Blackwind Mountain in the distance. A glance was enough to reveal that the arrays he set up were activated, easing his worries.

[Blackwind Mountain still holds!]

“Well I’ll be, Luo clan is no pushover. Just from not being able to see through the arrays, I can tell it’s no less than at a Regent Estate’s level. Even a Radiant Stage will have his work cut out for him.”

Li Jingtian scanned the Blackwind Mountain as well.

The minute Vicious Pill King heard something about Radiant Stage experts being involved, he jumped the gun, “Three Radiant Stage experts in one go. This must be the Demon Purging Decree…”

“Elder Yan, stop whining. Demon Purging Decree has nothing to do with this!”

Zhuo Fan saw Vicious Pill King hysterical and shook his head, “They would’ve attacked before the arrays were activated if the Demon Purging Decree was declared. But look at them, they’re still waiting for orders!”

“But why else are Radiant Stage experts included if not because of Demon Purging Decree?”

“Because of me!”

Zhuo Fan shot him a look, “To make sure I stay dead, they laid a trap. Everything is taken into account, including the intervention of Veiled Dragon Pavilion. I can say for sure that once I set foot in Windgaze City, those three Radiant Stage experts will take my life! However…”