Lin the Great Bluffer

Chapter 3: Lin the Great Bluffer

Lin Fan was opening the door.

But...

BOOM!!!

The two wooden doors instantly shattered, turning into fragments scattered across the ground.

What the fuck?!!!

Lin Fan was deeply shocked, but his expression did not change in the slightest. If anything, his gaze grew even colder than before...

What had happened?

He could roughly guess.

Simply put, the Saintess was too powerful, while he did not understand cultivation at all and could not properly control his strength.

It was not hard to understand.

But the real problem now was that he had to play this act well. Otherwise, the consequences would be serious.

Within his line of sight, two young girls in identical attire stood to the left and right outside the door.

At that moment, they stared at Lin Fan in stunned disbelief, then immediately withdrew their gazes and secretly exchanged looks.

"What happened?"

"The Saintess's expression... is so terrifying."

The two girls spoke volumes with their eyes, quickly lowering their heads, not daring to provoke the "Saintess" at a time like this.

"You..."

Lin Fan kept a cold face and pointed at the girl on the left. "Go prepare some delicious food."

"Yes, Saintess."

The girl on the left was startled at first, then nearly burst out laughing. After respectfully agreeing, she hurried away.

The girl on the right was filled with envy, but she could only stand there in the distance with her scalp tingling.

"You, come in with me."

Lin Fan turned and entered the room, sitting down beside the table.

He did not need to worry too much about giving himself away while walking. After all, muscle memory was still there, so he only needed to be roughly convincing.

The girl took a deep breath, then followed him in. Yet she did not dare sit, merely standing respectfully at Lin Fan's side. "What instructions does the Saintess have?"

"I have been in seclusion for quite a long time."

Lin Fan spoke. "Has anything happened recently?"

This was the method Lin Fan had thought of.

Ask someone directly, what was his name? What was he supposed to do?

Wouldn't that make him an idiot?

So asking directly was clearly impossible. He could only probe indirectly, piecing together information from the side and figuring out the situation as quickly as possible.

When the girl heard that the Saintess only wished to ask about this, she relaxed and promptly replied, "Saintess, the Eastern Wasteland has been extremely peaceful lately. Nothing has happened."

"Within the sect."

Lin Fan emphasized.

"Within the holy land?"

The girl thought for a moment. "There have not been many matters related to the Saintess, but... it is said that the Holy Son emerged from seclusion several days ago. He has also been in an excellent mood, and everyone is saying that he has advanced another step."

"And some people say, say..."

"Speak plainly."

Like a sponge, Lin Fan frantically absorbed "information" from those limited words.

Within the holy land!

Those three words alone proved that the sect he belonged to was far more formidable than the great sects he had imagined. After all, would an ordinary great sect dare call itself a holy land?!

This information was important!

Unfortunately, he did not know which holy land it was.

Then, when the girl spoke her second sentence, Lin Fan instantly wanted to curse.

Not many matters related to me? If there were not many, then you just would not mention them? Couldn't you tell me every detail?

Clearly, she could not. Nor would it be appropriate for him to press her.

And the so-called Holy Son made Lin Fan's scalp tingle.

Damn it.

Those two were not a couple, were they?!

Did this body have a fiancé?!

Fortunately, the girl's following words gradually put Lin Fan at ease.

"They are all saying that the Holy Son will step into the Void Refining Realm before you, and that in the Contention of the First Sequence one year from now, your chances of victory are already very slim..."

"But those are merely rumors from others. In my opinion, Saintess, you will certainly become the First Sequence of our holy land." The girl looked somewhat nervous.

Lin Fan said, "...Go on."

The amount of information in those two sentences was immense!

Lin Fan was secretly alarmed.

From those words, he could infer that the Saintess and Holy Son should currently be rivals. Both were in seclusion, openly competing against one another.

The reason was to become that so-called First Sequence a year from now.

What was the First Sequence?

Having read countless novels, Lin Fan could roughly guess that it was probably the strongest prodigy within the holy land, someone who could receive more cultivation resources than the Holy Son or Saintess.

It was even possible that they were being nurtured as some kind of future "Holy Master successor."

Seeing that the Saintess's expression had not changed, the girl relaxed somewhat and said, "Other than that, there does not seem to be anything worthy of your attention."

"In that case, you may leave."

Lin Fan nodded lightly.

"Chen Cheng takes her leave..."

The girl, Chen Cheng, withdrew, but Lin Fan called her back.

"Oh, right. The door."

"I will immediately have someone come replace it..."

Chen Cheng was clever as well and immediately went to find someone.

Lin Fan remained sitting there with a stern expression, feeling somewhat helpless inside.

He had muddled through this round. Although there had been a minor accident and he had ruined the door, he had happened to be "angry" to begin with, so they had not suspected anything.

Unfortunately, the information he had obtained was truly limited.

But Lin Fan could not keep asking questions. If he asked about everything, it would be far too strange and too likely to arouse suspicion.

Greed for too much could easily spoil things.

"Based on what I know so far, that means I should stay here and wait until I break through to the Void Refining Realm before going out. Or wait one year, emerge from seclusion, and participate in the First Sequence Battle?"

His head began to ache again!

Both choices were miserable.

Break through? He did not understand cultivation in the slightest. How was he supposed to cultivate?

Go straight out to fight a year later? Wouldn't that still mean he could not fight? Just admit defeat? That would not fit the Saintess's usual style...

Neither choice seemed right.

"Fortunately, there is one piece of good news. This year should count as my safe period. As long as I do not act too recklessly or have terrible luck, I probably will not be exposed."

"Thank goodness, thank goodness. At least there is finally some good news..."

Lin Fan pondered to himself.

Chen Cheng soon returned with people and had the door repaired. As Servant Disciples, they did not even dare glance at Lin Fan.

Still, the shattered door filled them with all sorts of speculation.

With cultivators coming to "repair a door," the work naturally proceeded quickly.

The door had barely been repaired when the girl Lin Fan had sent to prepare food returned as well. She brought fruits Lin Fan had never seen before, along with shimmering, glowing liquid.

"..."

After closing the door, Lin Fan blinked. "So this is what cultivators eat?"

"It's all sparkly and glowing!"

After a round of eating and drinking, he felt wonderful.

The fruits each tasted different, but every bite was tender and juicy, melting in his mouth. As for that sparkling liquid, it made his mind feel refreshed and at ease.

Full and satisfied, Lin Fan rubbed his stomach without the slightest regard for his image. "I'm so full."

"But... what is this feeling?"

A strange sensation left Lin Fan somewhat bewildered. After all, male and female bodies were built differently...

After carefully sensing it, several black lines dropped down his forehead.

"So this feeling is... needing to pee?"