"Easy to guess."
Not only did Lin Fan not stop moving forward, he sped up again!
Facing the sky full of red dots, he charged straight at the Flower Demon!
"Idiot! My poisonous pollen has blinded you, yet you still won't die?!"
The Flower Demon's face lit up with joy, but before she could finish laughing, her expression suddenly froze!
A Calming Heart Talisman had lit up before Lin Fan's chest!
The poisonous pollen filling the sky was actually driven away!
Swish!
A fierce sword strike descended through the air!
"Get out of my way!"
The Flower Demon's expression turned solemn. She pushed her aura to the limit and raised it to block!
Boom!
The auras collided, exploding into swirling currents of air!
"I want to see how you'll dodge at such close range!"
The Flower Demon blocked Lin Fan's sword and was instantly delighted!
Streams of demonic aura swirled as she activated her poisonous pollen once more, sending it straight at Lin Fan!
You can't possibly have a second Calming Heart Talisman, can you?
Even if he did, at such close range, he wouldn't have time to activate it!
Zzt!
A rumbling thunderclap suddenly erupted!
The Flower Demon's pupils widened in shock. Blinding lightning filled her vision!
"Go!"
Lin Fan raised two fingers like a sword. Lightning gathered and surged forward!
"The Five Thunders Spell at the Houtian Seventh Heaven level can't even break through my poisonous pollen!"
The Flower Demon's face twisted viciously as she retreated and roared!
She gathered all her aura, concentrating the poisonous pollen into a barrier before her!
Boom!
A muffled explosion rang out!
The pollen filling the sky vanished in an instant!
Purple lightning enveloped the Flower Demon and devoured her!
"Purple, purple lightning?! No! Impossible! You're only at the Houtian Seventh Heaven level, so how could you—"
The Flower Demon's entire body trembled as she stared blankly at Lin Fan, unable to believe her eyes.
In the next moment, the lightning devoured her completely!
It dispersed like a gentle breeze, fading away as it swayed.
[System Notification: Congratulations, Host. You killed the Flower Demon and received 50 Merit Points.]
The system's notification rang out in his mind.
Lin Fan was delighted. Killing a Black Zombie had only given him ten points, but this Flower Demon had given him a full fifty Merit Points!
This little Flower Demon was really valuable!
This time, the Flower Demon had been careless, crashing straight through the door to scare him.
She had assumed that, with a cultivation level two stages higher, she could easily control him.
That had given him time to prepare, allowing him to take her down with ease.
If she had been like tonight, hiding motionless among the flowers and launching a sneak attack...
He still had to find his master and learn some detection-type spells.
"..."
Behind him, Ren Tingting stared at Lin Fan's back, dumbstruck.
Her earlier unease and fear had completely vanished.
The Lin Fan before her was as imposing as a great mountain, filling her with a sense of security.
"Tea, please. Thank you."
Lin Fan collected his thoughts, calmly sat back down, and raised a hand toward Ren Tingting.
"Drink..."
Ren Tingting froze when she heard him, then let out an amused laugh.
What kind of temperament did Lin Fan have? After just experiencing a fierce battle, he acted as though nothing had happened.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Fan raised an eyebrow, puzzled.
"Nothing, nothing."
Ren Tingting hurriedly picked up the purple clay teacup she had just filled and handed it to Lin Fan.
The tea inside was still piping hot.
Late at night.
Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng sat in the Ren family's main hall, both of their faces filled with happiness.
"The Ren family is really rich. I was about to go to sleep, but who would've thought they'd have such delicious food?"
Wen Cai beamed as he gnawed on a huge chicken leg.
"Stop making so much noise. You'll attract Senior Disciple Brother. Save a portion for him."
Qiu Sheng scolded him and hurriedly lowered his voice.
"Wait, that's not right. Didn't Senior Disciple Brother escort Miss Ren back to her room? Why hasn't he returned after so long?"
Wen Cai furrowed his brows, sensing that something was wrong.
The two exchanged a glance!
Qiu Sheng immediately slapped the table and said irritably, "Senior Disciple Brother wouldn't be clinging to Miss Ren and doing something improper, would he?"
As soon as he finished speaking!
A figure shot out from the side room!
"Who?!"
Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng were startled and hurriedly leaped to their feet.
Uncle Jiu, his face stern, came to a stop before them!
"M-Master, Master Ren insisted that we eat!"
Wen Cai raised the bare chicken-leg bone, his face awkward.
"You still have the mood to eat? Didn't you sense the demonic aura?"
Uncle Jiu scolded him, his expression displeased.
"Demonic..."
Upon hearing that, Qiu Sheng looked around and sensed the surroundings.
He could indeed faintly feel a trace of demonic aura drifting through the air.
"Stop wasting time. Let's go!"
Uncle Jiu swung his hand and rushed out of the main hall.
Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai hurriedly followed.
"Over there—the room where Miss Ren is staying?"
Once Uncle Jiu was outside, he immediately pointed toward the large courtyard on the right.
"Miss Ren..." Wen Cai froze, then exclaimed, "Senior Disciple Brother seemed to have escorted Miss Ren back to her room, but he still hasn't returned!"
"Damn it!"
Upon hearing that, Uncle Jiu felt a stab in his head!
Could something have happened to Lin Fan?
"Master, wait for me!"
Qiu Sheng was startled. Uncle Jiu had already shot toward Ren Tingting's room like a cannonball!
He hurriedly grabbed Wen Cai and charged after him!
The group rushed straight into the large courtyard.
They instantly sensed the intense demonic aura drifting through the air!
"T-This aura has to be at the Houtian Ninth Level, right?"
Wen Cai's body trembled slightly, and he felt frightened.
"It's so quiet... Could something have happened to Senior Disciple Brother...?"
Qiu Sheng scanned the entire courtyard. The surroundings were deathly silent, sending chills down his spine.
It clearly looked as though everything had already ended!
"Shut up!"
Uncle Jiu shouted at him!
Having sensed that powerful aura, he had already knitted his brows anxiously.
Without stopping for even a moment, he charged straight toward Ren Tingting's room!
Boom!
An explosion rang out!
Uncle Jiu kicked open the door to Ren Tingting's room!
In an instant!
Uncle Jiu stiffened in the doorway and stared blankly ahead.
Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng came forward together and froze as well.
The three of them stared into the room in unison. Ren Tingting and Lin Fan were brewing tea and chatting, completely at ease.
What danger or fierce battle was there?!
"What's going on?"
Wen Cai scratched his head, his face full of confusion.
"What do you mean, what's going on?"
Ren Tingting was even more puzzled. She looked toward Uncle Jiu and the other two and frowned slightly. "Why did you suddenly kick down the door...?"
"Sorry. It was a misunderstanding."
Uncle Jiu felt embarrassed and gave Ren Tingting a slight nod.
"A misunderstanding?"
Ren Tingting was even more confused.
Qiu Sheng hesitated before asking, "Senior Disciple Brother, Master said there was demonic aura here. Where's the demon?"
"Oh! You mean that Flower Demon?" Ren Tingting suddenly understood and laughed. "Young Daoist Lin took care of her!"
"What?!"
Wen Cai was startled when he heard that. "That was a Houtian Ninth Level demon!"
"Wasn't Senior Disciple Brother only at the Houtian Seventh Heaven level?"
Qiu Sheng was equally puzzled, his brows drawing together.
"Miss Ren, get some rest."
Lin Fan did not rush to answer. He stood up and gave Ren Tingting a slight nod.
He then led the three of them outside and closed Ren Tingting's door behind him.
Only then did Uncle Jiu slowly speak, his voice filled with shock and doubt. "Lin Fan, what exactly happened?"
"Nothing much. I took care of it. I just used the Five Thunders Spell, that's all."
Lin Fan shrugged, his expression calm.
"This..."
Uncle Jiu was immediately rendered speechless, unable to ask the words that had reached his lips.
Lin Fan was at the Houtian Seventh Heaven level, while the Flower Demon was a full two stages higher, at the Houtian Ninth Level.
And he had resolved it just like that, with such nonchalance?
This Lin Fan fellow was an absurd monster!
"He must've sensed it wrong. Senior Disciple Brother is bragging!"
Seeing this, Wen Cai simply refused to believe it.
"What do you know?" Uncle Jiu saw that Wen Cai still had chicken grease smeared around his mouth and grew furious. He scolded, "Your Senior Disciple Brother killed more than a Houtian Ninth Level demon. That Flower Demon was at the peak of the Houtian Ninth Level, practically half a step into the Xiantian realm!"
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