"Above the Five Thunders, divine thunder rolls. Demons and evil retreat, while the righteous path endures."
"Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, break!"
Lin Fan shouted sharply, pointing at the man and zombie.
Zzt!
Suddenly, purple lightning gathered in two places and crashed down in an instant.
"You... Impossible!"
The old man's eyes were filled with disbelief.
He stared blankly at the divine thunder striking down from above.
Suppressed by its power, he could not move his feet even half a step!
His body seemed completely beyond his control.
He wanted to move, but there was nothing he could do!
In the blink of an eye, purple lightning charged toward the man and zombie!
Ren Old Master let out several roars.
Covering his face, he collapsed to the ground as thick black smoke billowed around him.
After struggling painfully a few times, he fell still.
The old man, meanwhile, had long since lost all signs of life and had been burned into a charred mass.
It seemed that if even the slightest breeze passed by, he would turn to dust.
[System Notification: Congratulations, Host. You killed a Purple Zombie and obtained 100 Merit Points] [System Notification: Congratulations, Host. You killed a Xiantian Fifth Heaven evil cultivator and obtained 300 Merit Points]
As the system notification sounded, Lin Fan landed steadily.
One impossible event after another had appeared before them once again.
Everyone in the hall stared at Lin Fan in astonishment.
It was as if they still had not recovered from being saved.
Everyone was stunned, left speechless.
They stood there dumbfounded, staring wide-eyed at the scene before them.
The terrifying thunder from moments ago seemed to still be exploding beside their ears!
Had this been a heavenly phenomenon?
It was not as if they had never seen Daoists before, but when had they ever witnessed such a scene?
"Senior Disciple Brother..."
Qiu Sheng stared blankly at Lin Fan's back.
For a moment, it was as if he were looking at a great mountain standing before him.
It made people unable to stop looking up to him in awe and reverence.
How was this possible?
This had not been a simple one-on-one fight.
Nor had it been a battle between evenly matched opponents!
A Purple Zombie comparable to the Xiantian Third Heaven.
That alone was enough to make anyone's soul scatter in terror.
Not to mention there was also a Xiantian Fifth Heaven expert.
A Daoist whose Xiantian realm had undergone a qualitative transformation!
The Feng Shui Master had refined corpses for many years and had long since reached the pinnacle of mastery.
The man and zombie together were completely an existence where one plus one was greater than two!
Yet Senior Disciple Brother had effortlessly subdued the Purple Zombie.
He had even driven back the Feng Shui Master with attacks from both sides.
In the end, it had taken only a single bolt of lightning.
That was all it took to slay the desperate assault of the man and zombie!
So easily?
How could this be possible?!
Right, there had also been that bolt of lightning from before...
How could that have been the Five Thunders Spell?
Absolutely impossible!
With an ordinary Five Thunders Spell, even if he were lucky.
Even if he gave it everything he had, he could still barely cast it.
Its power was not even one-tenth of Senior Disciple Brother's!
No, it was not even one-hundredth!
Thinking about it carefully, even his master's Five Thunders Spell, which had reached the pinnacle of mastery.
Had never given him this kind of feeling of fear and shock.
"Lin Fan, you, you're incredible!"
Only now did Ren Tingting recover from her shock.
Her face filled with delight and admiration, she could not help cheering happily.
As soon as her words fell.
The entire Ren family also seemed to awaken from a dream, joy appearing on everyone's faces.
Then wave after wave of exclamations rose and fell!
They were saved!
"Daoist Xiao Lin, we truly have you to thank for this!"
Having survived the calamity, Ren Fa still had lingering fear on his face.
He hurried forward and grabbed Lin Fan's arm. His hand could not stop trembling as he said in a shaky voice, "Otherwise..."
Before he could finish, Ren Fa took a deep breath and shook his head repeatedly with a sigh.
If not for Lin Fan, let alone himself and his daughter Tingting, who had been the targets of revenge tonight.
The entire Ren family might have been destroyed into ruins by that man and zombie!
"Daoist Xiao Lin, you're amazing!"
"If Daoist Xiao Lin hadn't been here, I wouldn't even dare imagine what would have happened. That scared me to death!"
"Daoist Xiao Lin truly lives up to being Uncle Jiu's senior disciple!"
"What senior disciple of Uncle Jiu? I'm afraid even Uncle Jiu isn't this formidable, is he?"
Praises rose and fell throughout the Ren family.
Lin Fan listened with an embarrassed expression, repeatedly clasping his hands in salute.
He said with an awkward smile, "I'm nowhere near as good as my master. I still have a long way to go. It's enough that everyone is safe."
"Lin Fan, you're being far too modest!"
Ren Tingting pursed her lips and teased him with a smile.
"Tingting, you..."
Lin Fan's heart trembled when he heard this, and he smiled bitterly.
As expected!
The moment Ren Tingting spoke, the Ren family, who had just calmed down.
Immediately began another round of praise.
Lin Fan's face and heart flushed from embarrassment. It's really not necessary. It's nothing worth making such a fuss over!
"Senior Disciple Brother, stop pretending to be humble after getting all the benefits. Just accept everyone's praise!"
Qiu Sheng also laughed and patted Lin Fan.
He deliberately raised his voice and said, "If not for Senior Disciple Brother, none of us would probably have survived tonight!"
"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Senior Disciple Brother, how many pagodas have you built this time?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone sighed and exclaimed again.
It was enough to make anyone's skin crawl.
"You just wait. You really love watching the commotion, don't you?"
Lin Fan leaned toward Qiu Sheng and cursed under his breath.
Things had already been settled, so why was he adding to it?!
"Hehe, Senior Disciple Brother, what are you saying? I'm only telling the truth."
Qiu Sheng shrugged and spread his hands helplessly.
"Master Ren."
Lin Fan truly could not take it anymore.
He hurriedly gave Ren Fa a meaningful look. "It's getting late."
Ren Fa understood immediately and waved his hand with a smile.
He called out loudly, "All right, all right. Everyone, go get some rest."
"A few of you, clean up this mess. Everyone, disperse."
Only then did the crowd's voices gradually die down.
Those who needed to clean up began cleaning, while those who needed to rest went to rest.
Ren Fa secretly watched Lin Fan clean up from the side. The more he looked, the more satisfied he became.
He could not help thinking that this young man's strength and character were both excellent.
He did not panic or become afraid in the face of danger. He had both courage and resourcefulness.
After all that praise just now, an ordinary person's tail would have been raised to the heavens by now.
Yet Lin Fan had remained unmoved, instead seeming troubled by it.
And he was only an eighteen-year-old youth!
Mature and modest, yet still possessing the spirit of youth.
"If Lin Fan could..."
Ren Fa glanced at Ren Tingting, who was attentively brewing tea for Lin Fan nearby, and an idea arose in his heart.
Tingting and Lin Fan could certainly be called a well-matched pair.
"Master Ren, what are you thinking about?"
Qiu Sheng noticed Ren Fa's shifting expression and asked curiously.
"N-Nothing."
Ren Fa jolted when he heard him. He looked around guiltily and pretended to inspect the main hall.
"Stop looking around. Come over and have some tea to calm your nerves."
After brewing the tea, Ren Tingting sat in the main hall and called out to everyone.
"All right, all right."
Ren Fa hurriedly answered and walked over with Qiu Sheng.
As soon as Qiu Sheng sat down, he saw Ren Tingting preparing to serve Lin Fan tea first.
He laughed. "What's the reasoning behind serving tea to the junior first?"
"This..."
Ren Tingting froze, and her face reddened.
It had been a minor matter of etiquette, but having it pointed out made it embarrassing.
She did not know what had come over her. She had simply done it instinctively.
"Let alone serving Lin Fan tea first, even kneeling to thank one's lifesaver would not be excessive."
Seeing this, Ren Fa immediately smiled and smoothed things over.
With an obsequious expression, he snatched up the teapot and eagerly poured Lin Fan a cup of hot tea.
Lin Fan waved his hand and said calmly, "Master Ren, you're joking. I merely took your money and helped you resolve a problem."
"All right, all right. We know each other well enough by now, so stop being polite to each other. Have some tea."
Ren Tingting covered her mouth and giggled.
She urged them, "This is tea our family has kept in storage."
"Dad normally can't bear to use it. He drinks it secretly by himself."
Ren Fa froze, then widened his eyes. "Tingting, this is..."
"What is it?"
Qiu Sheng looked at Ren Fa innocently.
"Nothing. Drink your tea, drink your tea."
Ren Fa's hand trembled slightly as he lifted his teacup, his heart practically bleeding.
This was top-grade Longjing tea from his private collection. How much money had just gone down with that one sip...
Forget it, forget it. He would treat it as paying a hefty price to win over this ideal son-in-law!
Night fell.
A burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside the yamen.
Uncle Jiu did not slow his pace, nor did he stop to rest.
He ran straight toward the yamen.
There, he saw A Wei sitting with one leg crossed over the other, one foot resting on a small stool.
He chatted over tea with the yamen runners.
Uncle Jiu and A Wei suddenly greeted each other enthusiastically.
"A Wei, what crime did Wen Cai commit to end up on the ground? Why are you forcing a confession through torture?"
Uncle Jiu asked in a stern, matter-of-fact tone.
"Wen Cai? Uncle Jiu, you can't just make things up. He isn't here with me. I haven't even seen him."
As soon as A Wei finished speaking,
Uncle Jiu's expression tightened, and he asked in confusion, "What?!"
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