The Fierce One, You Can't Get Hurt!

Monkey glanced at Lin Ao, then left without another word.

Long Aotian looked utterly scornful and disdainful.

"Brother Long, wasn't that guy one of Xiao Fan's people?"

Lin Ao was baffled. Wasn't Monkey one of Xiao Fan's men? When had he become Long Aotian's lackey?

"You mean Monkey? He used to be Xiao Fan's man, but now he's mine. I won't get into the details. Anyway, my arrival in Jianghai City means Xiao Fan's position as sect master is no longer secure. He won't even make it through his first year of probation. Heh."

Long Aotian flashed his trademark smile, brimming with confidence. He'd been unwilling to accept his earlier defeat, and now Xiao Fan was already facing the prospect of being replaced as soon as he came out. Long Aotian was over the moon.

"Then why did you look so disgusted just now? Did something happen?"

At Lin Ao's question, a hint of hesitation crossed Long Aotian's face. He wasn't sure whether he should tell Lin Ao.

"Is it a Dragon Gate secret? If so, never mind. Friends should respect each other's privacy, right? Got it, got it. I shouldn't have pried. Heh."

Lin Ao said this because he wanted to know. Otherwise, he wouldn't have called Long Aotian a friend. And it really did pry Long Aotian's lips open.

"It's not exactly a secret. I just can't stand some of Xiao Fan's methods. They make me sick."

Lin Ao froze. What did he mean? He looked back, but Xiao Fan was nowhere to be seen. Had he gone off to do something strange?

Long Aotian thought it wouldn't hurt to tell Lin Ao. If Xiao Fan really succeeded and won the Qin Family's support, Lin Ao would need to be on his guard. Sharing this piece of information—which was practically worthless—could help Long Aotian build a good relationship with Lin Ao and gain the Lin Family's support. Then at least he'd have the strength to take on Xiao Fan.

He couldn't let Xiao Fan keep growing stronger. Otherwise, this trip to Jianghai City would be for nothing.

So Long Aotian pulled Lin Ao into an empty corner.

"Monkey's with me now. He's been sticking close to Xiao Fan and feeding me information. Just now, Monkey said Xiao Fan plans to make Qin Yun his woman tonight, so he can win the Qin Family's support. There's no way he'll use normal methods. We in Dragon Gate can only fight in the open, never in secret. So even though I despise what he's doing, I can't interfere."

Long Aotian spoke softly into Lin Ao's ear, then spread his hands to show his helplessness.

"So, Brother Lin, you may need to watch out for the Qin Family. Before Xiao Fan became sect master, he often climbed the ladder on the backs of women. You know what I mean. I don't know what secret he has up his sleeve. I'm not much worse than him, so why..."

Aotian kept muttering, then turned and realized Lin Ao was gone. He saw Lin Ao hurrying outside and chased after him.

"Brother Lin! I'm not done yet. Why are you walking so fast? Need to pee? Want to go together?"

Lin Ao was speechless. The moment Long Aotian said Xiao Fan was going after Qin Yun, he'd looked toward Xia Qiange and noticed Qin Yun wasn't there. He'd immediately sensed trouble.

He had to hurry outside and look for Qin Yun. Otherwise, his fierce little girl would be bawling in no time.

But Long Aotian was like a dog-skin plaster, clinging to him. Lin Ao didn't have time to waste chatting with him.

"Aotian! Are we friends?"

Lin Ao pulled Long Aotian to an empty spot by the door and asked him solemnly.

Long Aotian was taken aback. They'd only just met, but he actually had a pretty good impression of Lin Ao. Lin Ao had even stood up for him in front of Xiao Fan, and they'd be working together in the future. So he nodded, a little dazed.

Lin Ao: "Aotian! Do you want to become sect master?"

Aotian: "I do!"

Lin Ao: "Do you want to crush Xiao Fan?"

Aotian: "I do!!"

Lin Ao: "Do you want to make the Old Sect Master look at you in a new light?"

Aotian: "I do!!!"

Lin Ao: "Do you want to lead Dragon Gate to glory, and make it bigger and stronger?"

Aotian: "I do!!!!"

Lin Ao: "Do you want to become a leader everyone in Dragon Gate sings the praises of?"

Aotian: "I do!!!!!"

Lin Ao fired off the questions and answers so quickly that Long Aotian had no time to think!

Lin Ao: "Shall we go kill Xiao Fan? How about it?"

Aotian: "Absolutely!!!!!!"

"Great! Let's go!"

Lin Ao dragged Long Aotian outside.

"Hey, wait a second... Brother Lin, Dragon Gate forbids fighting in secret..."

Long Aotian faltered.

"Aotian! Before the Old Sect Master left, didn't he say anything to you? Didn't he hint at something? Think back. What did he say?"

Lin Ao kept pulling him along without looking back. If Long Aotian wanted to cling to him, Lin Ao would drag him into this too.

"He said this was my chance, and that I should seize it. He also told me to use my head more."

Long Aotian recalled what the sect master had told him.

"Exactly! Did the Old Sect Master ever say things like that before? That means he's completely given up on Xiao Fan. You need to prove you're stronger than Xiao Fan! Think about it: if Xiao Fan dies, you can take his place and gain the Lin Family's friendship. You'll be able to build Dragon Gate up properly in Jianghai, too. Won't the Old Sect Master be happy?"

As Long Aotian listened to Lin Ao, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Aotian, I believe in you. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Do you want Dragon Gate to fall into the hands of a treacherous scoundrel? Is that what you want? You're only stepping up as an emissary of justice. Remember: restore Dragon Gate to glory, and make it bigger and stronger!"

Lin Ao stopped, turned around, and patted Long Aotian's shoulder with heartfelt seriousness. His face showed nothing but encouragement and approval.

"Right! Dragon Gate can't fall into the hands of a treacherous scoundrel like that. I'm going to restore Dragon Gate to glory! Make it bigger and stronger!"

Long Aotian was now fully on board with Lin Ao's suggestion. His eyes gleamed with excitement; he could already see Dragon Gate growing ever stronger under his leadership.

Lin Ao: "Let's take down Xiao Fan!"

Aotian: "Let's take down Xiao Fan!!!"

Lin Ao: "Liberate Dragon Gate! Take Xiao Fan down!"

Aotian: "Liberate Dragon Gate! Take Xiao Fan down!!!", "Liberate Dragon Gate! Take Xiao Fan down!!!", "Liberate Dragon Gate! Take Xiao Fan down!!!"

"All right, all right, Aotian. I can see how determined you are. Let's plan this out now. Tonight, we'll kill this treacherous scoundrel who's holding Dragon Gate back."

Lin Ao hurriedly held down Long Aotian, who looked as if he'd been pumped full of several gallons of chicken blood. They had more important things to do.

"What's the plan, Brother Lin?"

Aotian was still grinning with excitement, though his smile looked much more normal this time.

"Aotian, first, repeat exactly what Monkey told you."

Lin Ao needed to hear exactly what Monkey had said before deciding what to do next.

"Right. Xiao Fan's desperate to gain the Qin Family's support because Elder Qin still hasn't given him a clear answer. If this goes on, Xiao Fan won't be able to stay in Jianghai. And also..."

"Get to the point!"

Lin Ao's eyelid twitched. This wasn't what he wanted to know.

"Oh, right! Monkey said Xiao Fan had asked Qin Yun to meet him tonight. He told her that after they met, he wouldn't bother her again, and she agreed. But he was only using that as an excuse. He also had Monkey prepare an aphrodisiac. He didn't mention where they were going, and Monkey probably doesn't know either. He didn't ask him to follow."

Lin Ao's eyes turned fierce. First Xiao Fan had hired someone to stage a scene and play the hero. Now he'd escalated to drugging her?

"Brother Lin, I'll ask Monkey now if he knows where Xiao Fan is."

Long Aotian stepped aside to call Monkey.

Lin Ao also took out his phone and called Qin Yun on Feixin voice chat. It was the first time he'd called her.

"Bobo~ Bobo~ Bobo~"

Qin Yun's phone rang with a strange ringtone. Her cheeks flushed slightly. She'd set it as her ringtone using a voice message Lin Ao had sent her on Feixin.

This was the first time Lin Ao had called her, but she hurriedly hung up.

There was a man in front of her, and she couldn't answer Lin Ao's call right now.

Staring at the call she'd just ended, Lin Ao was frantic with worry. That foolish woman—of all times, she had to ignore his call and go out alone! How could she be so stupid?!

Then he rapidly sent Qin Yun a message.

The Fierce One, you can't get hurt!