Wu Tao Wen Guan

Chapter 682 Deep Master-Servant Affection

The morning sun rose in the east.

“Xiao Fan, what’s making you so happy?” Shen Yuqing asked with a smile.

“I found Ye Qingcheng.” Lin Fan didn’t hide it.

Shen Yuqing’s eyes lit up, “Are you going to live stream it?”

“…” Lin Fan was speechless. Was this girl’s brain filled with mush? Live streaming it for the whole world to see would mean no peace for him in the future!

Liu Muxi spoke up, “Peng Fei and Bai Xue have already left. Are you going to give up the treasure left by the ancients to go after Ye Qingcheng?”

“I wasn’t that interested in the treasure to begin with. I just want to figure some things out.” Lin Fan stood up, exuding powerful confidence. Treasures weren’t that easy to find; otherwise, why hadn’t they appeared after so many years? Even if Peng Fei and Bai Xue were both high-level spiritual cultivators and got there first, they might not find it. The most crucial thing was that he had the broken jar! It had some kind of mysterious connection with its original owner. Furthermore, Liu Muxi had been to places that gave her an advantage over others.

“Xiao Fan, you go find Ye Qingcheng. I’ll go wait for you at that place first.” Liu Muxi proposed the safest plan.

Lin Fan rubbed his chin, “The other two are both spiritual cultivators. Are you sure you can handle it?”

Liu Muxi smiled slightly, “I have my ways.”

Shen Yuqing and Xiao Yue also left with Liu Muxi. Lin Fan, carrying Ling’er, headed deep into the mountains.

At the foot of the mountain, a group of people were filming with their phones. Suddenly, a purple light spot flashed and disappeared.

Click, click, click…

Everyone quickly pressed the shutter button, capturing the moment.

“Did you guys get it? It looked like a little purple person… flying past!”

“Got it, got it! This must be an alien!”

“Post this online, it’ll go viral!”

“Oh my god! Could this be the start of an interstellar war? My source power hasn’t awakened yet…”

“Scram!”

Some people were recording videos and also uploaded this scene online.

“Purple humanoid creature appears on Spirit Mountain, suspected alien invasion!” Such a title quickly attracted numerous netizens. The previous colorful auspicious clouds had already pushed Spirit Mountain to the peak of public attention. Even though the relevant departments were frantically deleting posts, it was of no use. Too many people had recorded this shocking scene and posted it online; they couldn’t delete it all.

“The colorful auspicious clouds were the traces of an alien spaceship landing. Now that the spaceship has landed, the clouds have disappeared.”

“The little purple person is the best proof. He flew away from where the colorful auspicious clouds appeared!”

Discussions were rampant online. The appearance of the little purple person quickly became the number one trending topic. Netizens became even more convinced that aliens had landed on Spirit Mountain.

“Are there any eyewitnesses? Come forward and tell us!” Someone posted online, but there was no response. There were over a hundred people who climbed Spirit Mountain back then. Twenty of them had personally witnessed the truth of the colorful auspicious clouds, yet not a single one went online to clarify or explain.

“Something’s not right. It seems those who experienced it firsthand have reached some kind of tacit understanding.”

“Is there a possibility that it’s not that they don’t want to speak, but they *can’t*?”

“You mean…”

“I saw some people in black suits take away a few disoriented travelers at the foot of the mountain earlier. They said they ran down from the mountain.” The netizens felt a chill down their spines.

“It seems relevant departments have already intervened. The so-called truth will be announced before long.” The situation had escalated to a degree that clearly exceeded everyone’s expectations. Everyone understood without speaking and didn’t continue discussing the matter.

Meanwhile, Lin Fan was traversing the mountain forest, unaware of the outside world. He held a living aura in his left hand, like an auto-path in an online game, moving clearly in one direction.

“Ye Qingcheng, are you a mouse? An underground tunnel stretching this far!” Lin Fan had been chasing for over ten kilometers, yet he still couldn’t sense Ye Qingcheng’s aura.

“Miss has already refined the malevolent energy within her. You’re seeking your own death!” Ling’er said indignantly.

Lin Fan pinched her waist unceremoniously, “Little girl, you dare to be so defiant!”

“Ouch!” Ling’er’s tears welled up from the pain, and she stopped talking nonsense.

After another ten kilometers, Lin Fan’s brow twitched, “Found you!” In a cave not far ahead, he sensed Ye Qingcheng’s presence. Lin Fan approached stealthily. Nine large banners descended from the sky, surrounding the entire cave. Then, he strode into the cave.

“Ye Qingcheng, come out, and I’ll spare your life!” Lin Fan shouted at the top of his lungs.

The cave was dark and damp, like the lair of some beast. By the faint light, one could vaguely see a slender woman, Ye Qingcheng, sitting on a large rock. Her aura was somewhat unstable, as if she were cultivating.

Lin Fan chuckled, “It seems you haven’t fully refined the malevolent energy yet.”

“Lin Fan, you finally found me.” Ye Qingcheng’s voice sounded very weak. She opened her eyes in the darkness, her pupils red, staring at Lin Fan with resentment.

Lin Fan placed Ling’er on the ground and looked at Ye Qingcheng, “You’ve schemed to kill me multiple times. How do you plan to compensate me?”

“Hmph!” Ye Qingcheng snorted angrily, “You disrupted my state of mind in Mirror Flower Water Moon. What’s wrong with me killing you?”

“This time, I was outmatched. Since you’ve found me, do as you please. Kill me or flay me.”

Lin Fan rolled his eyes, not daring to advance rashly. Ye Qingcheng was a cunning woman; she wouldn’t have put herself in danger unless she had set some elaborate trap.

“Come here, or I’ll kill your maid.” Lin Fan said, grabbing Ling’er by the neck.

“Miss, don’t mind me, run!” Ling’er shouted.

“Sigh~” After a moment of silence, Ye Qingcheng sighed softly. She slowly stood up, her white veil trailing on the ground, and walked over. A hint of exhaustion was on her beautiful face, and the red glow in her eyes disappeared, returning to black pupils.

“This is between the two of us. Let her go.” Ye Qingcheng looked at Lin Fan indifferently, her face devoid of emotion.

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes, “You care a lot about this maid?”

Ling’er started crying, “Miss, I’m just an orphan picked up by the Ye family, unwanted. You don’t need to compromise with him for my sake!”

Ye Qingcheng gently shook her head, “You are indeed an orphan, but without you, I would have died long ago.”

“Miss…” Ling’er cried sadly, shaking her head like a rattle drum.

Ye Qingcheng continued, “I was born with the Nine Yin Cold Physique, and you are a descendant of the Fire Tribe, possessing the Three Yang True Fire within you.”

“Father searched the entire country to find you and use your Three Yang True Fire to suppress my Nine Yin Cold Physique.”

“Without you, I would have turned into a pile of dry bones long ago.”

Ling’er sobbed and shook her head, “Miss, please don’t say anymore. This is what Ling’er should do.”

“If it weren’t for Master saving me from human traffickers back then, I would have…”

Lin Fan was surprised. He hadn’t expected the two women to have such a connection. Fire Tribe? The name sounded quite formidable!

“Wait, no! Stop, stop… You two, don’t get all sentimental.”

“With the way you two are talking, it makes me sound like the bad guy?!” Lin Fan suddenly realized and became agitated.