Preparing for Battle

Lin Fan gripped his spear, his expression grave. Tonight would likely not be peaceful. Still, thankfully, he had broken through to the Bright Force Realm today, so the situation was not entirely dire.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Fan decided that the first thing he needed to do was protect Su Qingwei and Lin Ruoruo. Their cultivation was shallow. When battle broke out, it would be best for them to hide.

With a step, his figure turned into a black shadow as he swiftly found the two women still in the courtyard.

"Something has happened. A large force is heading for the Su Family. Quickly, come with me to the secret chamber," Lin Fan said sternly.

Sunset Glow Courtyard had a secret chamber. The entire Su Residence also seemed to have a hidden passage. But it would be enough to hide the two of them in the secret chamber. Without his protection, entering the hidden passage would instead be unsafe.

Su Qingwei's face abruptly paled, yet she forcibly suppressed the panic in her heart. Lin Ruoruo also grew tense at once, her small hand clutching the hem of her clothes. Even the Golden Rat beside them seemed to have caught the change in the atmosphere; its fur rose slightly as it continuously sniffed the surroundings.

Lin Fan did not dare delay. He personally led the two women briskly toward the concealed secret chamber in the rear courtyard of Sunset Glow Courtyard. The chamber walls were built from massive bluestones several meters thick. The walls were solid, and the specially forged stone door was incomparably hard—even Muscle Refinement Realm martial artists would struggle to break through it in a short time. Its location was also hidden, making it difficult to discover.

Pushing open the concealed, heavy stone door, Lin Fan