The Strongest System - Chapter 193

Chapter 193: Touch For Yourself If You Do Not Believe

p>With the giant ax lobbed on his shoulders, Lin Fan looked at both sides as though he was reviewing troops. He frowned.

“What! Did you guys not catch my words? I said men on the left and women on the right! You guys better get your sht together!” Did these guys think that Yours Truly was joking about this?!?

Lin Fan could admit that the young lady WAS pretty attractive. But of course, Yours Truly wasn’t someone who would be doused and immersed in lust. If he were to get angry, sht, even Lin Fan would be afraid of Lin Fan, let alone a young lady.

Under Lin Fan’s stern stare, Gong Bingye frowned and moved over to the right side. The fourteen Sand Bandits were hesitating at first as well. But when Sha Dulong nodded, all of them headed to where the black soldiers were and stood in a row as well.

“Leader! What’s the meaning of this! This fella…!” Sha Daotian gripped the weapon in his hands tightly and commented begrudgingly. They were bandits to begin with. If news of them being robbed were to spread, then where could they ever show their faces again? Wouldn’t they be mocked till no ends?

“Do not speak.” Sha Dulong held down Sha Daotian’s hands to have the latter calm down and not make any rash moves.

Sha Dulong observed Lin Fan keenly, hoping to find some traces of his strength or power level. He had to find out just what cultivation base this man was at.

But to be honest, the moment this man had struck down the Baizu Sky Dragon in one fell swoop, he knew that this wasn’t a man they could trifle with. He looked at Gong Bingye, who stood like a lone wolf on the other line, and let out a smug smile as well.

Standing on the right side, Gong Bingye’s heart and mind were turning rapidly. She was trying hard to come up with a plan to have this mysterious man stand on her side.

It was fine if they were to lose all their valuables. But the important thing was having all of them get out of this place alive.

Suddenly, Lin Fan beckoned over one of the black soldiers who was stumpy and short. The black solider was somewhat nervous at being called out. But eventually, he clinked and clanked and made his way slowly over with his heavy armor.

“Go retrieve all their storage sacks and hand them to me.” Lin Fan ordered with dominance.

“Yes.” The black solider did not dare to disobey this man. He then moved on to start from the first of the men.

“All of you had better be honest and clean about this! If I catch anyone trying anything sneaky…hmm, let’s just say that my ax isn’t a vegan, buddies.” Lin Fan said in a threatening voice. This was his first attempt at an actual robbery, unlike what had happened in Cangling Continent. By the looks of it, robbery was the best way of amassing wealth.

And of course, robbery could even help in reaping some unexpected benefits at times.

Who knew, he might be able to find another treasure just like the ‘Seven Saints Treasure Map’. He had obtained this treasure map by pure chance back then. But of course, he couldn’t let any of these chances pass him by just like that as well.

“Sigh, buddy. Hand them over to me.” The black solider who was in charge of confiscating the storage sacks looked at his comrade helplessly.

His buddy took a look at him and relented, handing over the storage sack.

At least these black soldiers were honest about it and handed their stuff over without much hassle. But the same could not be said for the fourteen Sand Bandits.

Sha Daotian took a look at the stumpy black soldier and his eyes flashed with hatred. He then took out a storage sack and tossed it over to him.

“Woah, woah, woah. Hold up there…” Lin Fan walked over with his Eternal Axe. “Cmon, robbers with just one storage sack? Are you taking Yours Truly for a fool!”

Lin Fan stood in front of Sha Daotian and sized him up and down. As though he could sniff the treasures this guy was holding on to, he called out, “Cmon, cmon. Out they come!”

Sha Daotian was feeling extremely indignant. Bloody hell. They were bandits who had spent their entire lives robbing others. To think that they would be robbed today. This guy was being too impudent!

Even a bandit had the dignity of a bandit. But this guy was trampling all over their dignity like nothing. Intolerable!

“I’ll fight you…!” Just then, Sha Daotian’s True Energy vibrated out and infused in the saber he was holding in his hand, chopping down towards Lin Fan’s neck.

“Stop, second Brother!” Sha Dulong shouted. But it was all too late.

Lin Fan looked at Sha Daotian’s enraged face and admired it. Not bad, not bad. But in the end, ‘not bad’ was the highest praise he could give.

BAM!

At that moment, the skies quietened down.

Sha Daotian remained in his same stance, with his True Energy rumbling and his aura explosive. The look of him with the saber cutting down was still awe-inspiring, with a look of resolution in his eyes.

But just then, the saber dropped onto the floor with a loud clang. His expression changed rapidly as his entire face shrunk into a terrible pain.

Those bulky arms of his stretched out, along with the five fingers of each hand. In the end, he collapsed onto the ground, all ten fingers covering his crotch.

A painful and loud yell pierced the clouds straight up in the skies, sending a vibrating shockwave.

‘Ding…congratulations on defeating pericelestial lower level bandit, Sha Daotian.’

‘Ding…experience points +200,000. More experience points and treasures can be obtained by finishing the kill.’

‘Ding…’Ball Kicking’ experience points +10,000.’

…

Listening to the notification of the system, Lin Fan was filled with pleasure. Furthermore, that kick was extremely on point.

“Second Brother…!” Sha Dulong called out. His face was filled with worry. But beyond that was also hint of fear.

His second Brother was of a pericelestial cultivation base! But to think that he was defeated by a single kick! By the looks of it, this man was definitely pretty strong!

“Clean up your act, guys! Clean it up! If not, you’ll all experience the same ending as this guy over here!” Lobbing back his ax, Lin Fan’s expression was calm as ever. He then retrieved a few more storage sacks from Sha Daotian’s body.

With Sha Daotian as an example for the monkeys, the rest of the proceedings went on smoothly. Sha Dulong was helpless as well, as he eventually took out all his storage sacks and the storage ring hanging on his neck.

These were stuff that they had looted over all these years. To think that they would be gone just like that in the blink of an eye.

Sha Dulong pinched his ring reluctantly. But catching Lin Fan’s fierce gaze, he heart thumped furiously. In the end, he still handed it over despite how unwilling he was.

Being looted till they were bankrupt was like heaven toppling down for the fourteen Sand Bandits. But what could they do about it?

Lin Fan smiled gently. His mood was over the rainbows.

Lin Fan came before Gong Bingye and sized her up. Those long, luscious locks of her made the young Gong Bingye look ever more mature, with an air of elegance.

Furthermore, that white dress of hers was even more charming, bringing about a feeling of purity. One could hardly keep their gazes off her captivating look.

But…

“Alright, alright. Hand em out!” Lin Fan laughed.

“Senior, if you’re willing, could you make a trip over to the Mo City? The Gong Family is willing to supply you with anything you require.” An idea flashed through Gong Bingye’s eyes.

“Cmon, just hand those things over. Now’s the time for robbery! Please cherish the time of everyone present at this moment!” Lin Fan laughed coldly.

Man, this little maiden wished to seduce Yours Truly? Ambitious, ambitious. But what she did not know was that Yours Truly was a professional researcher of the major AV films produced by Japan. Having studied a wide variety of different types of girls, what had Yours Truly not seen before? All sorts of sizes from A – G, all sorts of flirty and seductive expressions, yours Truly knew them all.

‘Trying to cut short the path of Yours Truly’s wealth through lust? No no no, not gonna happen!’

Gong Bingye looked at Lin Fan and eventually took off the storage ring on her fingers reluctantly.

“What you’re keeping in your chest. C’mon, bring them out as well.” As Lin Fan was keeping the storage ring, he took a quick glance and commented quickly.

Even though Gong Bingye’s face remained calm, a momentary hint of unrest flashed by it. She then shook her head, “There’s nothing else.”

“Come clean.”

“If Senior chooses not to believe, he can search for it himself.” These words by Gong Bingye caught Lin Fan by surprise.

These were words of provocation!

Gong Bingye was also taking a gamble. A gamble that the other party would not do anything impolite to her.

Gong Bingye had seen quite a number of things in this world as well. She could tell that although this man’s actions were weird, he was definitely not an evil man.

But Lin Fan was still pretty displeased in his heart.

This person was clearly taunting him! Furthermore, by the looks of it, those melons were at least a size D.

But…

Chapter 194: The Wisdom Of Reversing Yin And Yang

p>As both of them looked at each other in the eye, sparks flew like fireworks.

Gong Bingye was born in a big family. Multiple years ago, her father had plotted to kill these fourteen Sand Bandits, but failed and lost his life here. Ever since then, she had held the helm of the Gong Family alone, a difficult task in the Mo City.

But Gong Bingye was not a weak woman. She was a woman who had her own ideas. She would not put others through troubles just for her own family.

Otherwise, with her peerless beauty, she would have long been able to find some so-called strong masters to help her along, and she would not have to bear the sole responsibility of holding up the family together.

The moment Lin Fan appeared with his extravagance, Gong Bingye already had a train of thought in her mind.

After all, their expedition this time round to capture these beasts was to improve the Gong Family’s business in the Mo City.

At this point, Lin Fan was filled with some hesitation in his heart. Furthermore, Gong Bingye had thrust her chest upright fiercely, implying that ‘Your Mother, her, isn’t afraid of you touching her.’

‘If Your Mother says that there isn’t anything, then there isn’t anything.’

Even though Lin Fan fully understood the logic of it all, the situation currently told a different story.

But after a moment’s thought, Lin Fan was enlightened in his heart.

In this world, men and women were equal. Furthermore, with his prowess, he could easily reverse Yin and Yang. In his heart, there was no longer room for differences such as men and women. Even though Lin Fan did not entirely agree with such logic he himself was using to convince himself, his inner heart managed to push away these doubts.

Looking at the situation, the black soldiers were filled with worries as well.

Other than Sha Daotian who was still wailing terribly on the floor, the other thirteen bandits were also huddled in discussions.

“Do you guys think he’ll touch ‘em?” The short, shifty looking Sha Miexiong asked in anticipation.

“I doubt it.” Sha Dulong was good at judging people as well. Even though this mysterious man was weird in many ways and strong beyond words, he seemed to be a man of principles. He looked like someone who believed in the chastity between men and women, judging from the way he had split them up.

“I think that bitch has the same idea.”

…

Upon hearing the bandits’ conversation, the black soldier guard turned around and glared at them. If not for the fact that these bandits had a higher cultivation base than him, he would have loved to rip out the tongues of these bastards.

He knew what the mistress was thinking as well, and sighed. If it were not for the Gong Family, the mistress would probably be having a life better than most people out there by now.

Countless handsome and talented men in the Mo City were deeply infatuated by his mistress. If not for the sake of upholding the Gong Family, she would perhaps have found a good companion by now.

But knowing his mistress’s character, he knows that she definitely would not let the Gong Family die off just like that. At least, until the family had a decent successor, she would not even stop to consider her own affairs.

But looking at the situation, he was clear about it. The mistress had taken a liking to this man before her. But perhaps this was all one-sided feelings on her part. After all, a master who was so powerful was not someone the mistress could control.

“You won’t hand it over?” Lin Fan stared at Gong Bingye and asked again. He did not know why, but every time he looked at Gong Bingye, his gaze would uncontrollably shift towards those remarkable lumps of hers.

“If you don’t believe, you can touch for yourself.” Gong Bingye’s expression remained calm without any hint of worry.

Lin Fan took a deep breath and turned his head around to look at the masses. Gong Bingye let out a delightful smile upon looking at Lin Fan’s actions. Indeed, her skills were higher than his.

But at that very moment, the skies grew silent.

The black soldiers stood stunned.

The fourteen Sand Bandits stood still, no longer in discussion. Sha Dulong felt like there was an invisible hand smacking his face left, right, left, right, left, right.

Gong Bingye, who was smirking delightfully initially, was now stunned with her mouth agape. She had not expected the other party to…to….!

Within Gong Bingye’s clothes, a hand swerved its way around masterfully, wriggling like a serpent. It was cool yet warm at the same time, feeling her peaks up and down, up and down.

“Eh…?” Just then, Lin Fan felt his hands come across a peculiar protruded spot. Thus, he gave it a gentle pinch.

“Ah…!” Gong Bingye’s face flushed red with fury like a tomato, especially when she let out a soft moan uncontrollably as Lin Fan pinched that spot.

To Gong Bingye, that was an unbridled hand, moving unrestrained beneath her clothing, roaming and caressing freely. At every touch of that warm hand against her ice-cool skin, it was like an electric current, shocking her completely.

“You…!” Gong Bingye was furious, and wanted to voice out to complain.

“No rush, no worries. I’ll be done in a jiffy.” Lin Fan frowned. Like a blind man looking for his way around, Lin Fan roamed all around. Finally, a smile appeared across his face.

Found it.

Without any hesitation and a tight grip, Lin Fan pulled out whatever was hidden beneath those clothes.

Gong Bingye’s face changed. She felt a string on her neck falling gently. That was…

“Eh? What’s this?” Lin Fan found himself holding on to a weird thing.

It looked like an undergarment. It was pink, and there was a light fragrance exuding from it.

“You can have this. I’ll take this.” Lin Fan tossed the undergarment back to Gong Bingye without looking, and in his hands remained a storage sack. His face revealed a gleeful smile.

“See? Told’ya, come clean with it! How could there be nothing? Speechless now, aren’t you?” Lin Fan said as he revealed a delighted laugh while stuffing the storage sack into his own sack.

But when he turned around towards Gong Bingye, he suddenly realized that this young lady’s face was as red as a tomato. It couldn’t get any redder!

Lin Fan finally realized. No wonder. Even though he had been enlightened, these people before him were common folks who were still lost on the path of life. Of course, they wouldn’t understand the logic he understood.

He focused his gaze and looked at Gong Bingye, whose face was flushed red out of anger, or whatever he did not know, and said seriously, “Remember, on the path of martial arts, Yin and Yang are reversible. Therefore, the idea of men and women is only an idea for the common masses. Since Yin and Yang could be exchanged, there is no longer a difference between men and women. Alright, Yours Truly is only here to rob, not to kill. You guys can leave.”

Lin Fan flicked his robes, hands behind his back. His face was calm, as though everything that had happened was extremely normal and casual.

Gong Bingye looked at Lin Fan furiously. She was so angry that she could barely breathe. How could there be such a shameless man in the world?

“You…you!” Staring at Lin Fan, she got so worked up that the next thing she saw was darkness as she fainted over.

Lin Fan shook his head with a face of disappointment. Seemed like deep truths of the world and logics such as these could not be understood this easily by the common man. He then looked at the black soldier guard and said, “Sigh, take her away.”

The black soldier guard glared at Lin Fan, then at his mistress, and could only leave helplessly. Even though he was filled with hatred, he knew that there was no way he could match up with this man before him.

The fourteen Sand Bandits looked at Lin Fan, shocked within their hearts as well. Indeed, one could never judge a man from his appearance. To think that there existed a mysterious man who was even more shameless than they were!

He could even speak nonsense out of thin air!

Chapter 195: Forming His New Squad

p>Reluctant as they were, the Gong Family convoy headed off. At least the mysterious man did not care about the six beasts with them. Otherwise, the loss would indeed be tremendous for the Gong Family.

Indeed, it was their misfortune to have such an encounter while traversing through the death desert. However, given the strength of their opponent, they counted themselves lucky to be able to make it out alive. But they did not know how the man intended to deal with the fourteen Sand Bandits. If he killed all of them, that would be a pretty good thing as well.

After all, without the fourteen of them, the death desert would be a much safer place in the future.

Looking at the Gong Family’s departure, Lin Fan let out a sigh of relief. Whew! What reversing Yin and Yang, non-differentiating men and women… It was all a huge load of bullsht on his part. If any of those were true, then he wouldn’t even be looking at Gong Bingye’s marvelous peaks all the way.

But coming to think of it, one could hardly place the blame on him. After all, Gong Bingye was the one who had provoked him in the first place. As a man, how could he be pinned down by a mere woman? For someone like him who was going to reign at the top of the world one day, this would be a smudge on his past.

The fourteen Sand Bandits before him began to stutter, “Plea…please spare us, senior!”

If they were to pick a fight with someone out of their league and be squashed to death as ants, they’d acknowledge that as fate. But right now, all Sha Dulong wanted was to retain their lives.

Looking at the fourteen of them, Lin Fan let out a smile. Looking at his smile, the hearts of all fourteen of them thumped furiously. Was this man thinking of killing them off?

“Big brother, how about we just fight to our deaths!” Sha Miexiong said to Sha Dulong. Even though he was short and stumpy, he did not like the idea of his life being toyed around in the palms of this man.

Lin Fan had a plan in his head. His only destination to head to was the Fiery Hell.

According to the ‘Seven Saints Treasure Map’, the Fiery Hell was the closest forbidden ground to Glory Sect. Based on the records in Glory Sect, Fiery Hell was a pretty unusual place. No matter which sect it was, none of them would choose it for their forbidden grounds expeditions.

It was dark all year round, and there was eternal inextinguishable fire there all the way as well. It was as good as hell on earth.

Even though Fiery Hell was the closest place on the map, the distance was still unusually far. Up till now, Lin Fan had only completed 1/5th of the journey.

As to what he would encounter along the way, Lin Fan had no idea at all.

Furthermore, now that he was not within the sect, no one knew who he was. He would have to depend on himself for practically everything: eating, drinking, shtting.

Looking at Lin Fan’s silence and glinting eyes, Sha Dulong was crestfallen. Seemed like today might indeed be doomsday for the fourteen of them.

Looking at these brothers who had followed him all these years, Sha Dulong felt his heartstrings tugging along. With their recognition, he became the big brother for all of them. Now that things had come to this, naturally he had to carry the responsibilities of a big brother.

Suddenly, Sha Dulong threw his weapon onto the sands. He then turned to Lin Fan, “Senior, a man shall reap what he sows. Even though the fourteen of us had slain many men, we had not once touched any innocents. A man only seeks to breathe and feed himself while he’s alive in this world. I implore you to spare my fellow brothers. I’ll shoulder all responsibilities.”

“Big brother…! No…!” The other bandits called out in shock at what he said.

“It’s okay, my brothers. Say no more.” Sha Dulong waved his hands.

They were vagrants of the desert to begin with. Some of them had abandoned their sects, some of them were here to run away from their enemies, while the rest had their unspeakable reasons as well.

“What’re you guys doing?” Lin Fan was deep in his thoughts. Coming to, he found the fourteen of them in some sort of tug of war, holding on to one another, bidding their final farewells.

“Senior, please spare my brothers. I’ll shoulder responsibility for everything.” Sha Dulong repeated without a change of expression.

Looking at these fourteen of them, Lin Fan had a thought. With a stern face, he continued, ‘With your sins, you ought to be paying with your deaths. However, Yours Truly is not a man without mercy. You shall follow me until you have a change of heart. When I have deemed you guys to have redeemed yourselves, I will let you go naturally. Do you have any questions?”

The road to Fiery Hell was long. Definitely, he needed some followers to do the tough work. These fourteen of them had a decent cultivation base compared to the common masses. Even if he were to kill all of them, their experience points would probably not amount to much. He might as well keep them by his side and make good use of them.

Sha Dulong and the other bandits looked at each other in surprise. They had not expected these words from the man.

“I will do anything for Senior.” Sha Dulong kowtowed without any hesitation.

Looking at their big brother, the other bandits followed suit.

Sha Dulong was ecstatic at this point. He had not expected the other party to take them in. This was not what he had imagined. To them, this was like a gigantic gift from the heavens.

If one were to submit to another, one would have to consider the other’s position and power. This guy before them was evidently blody strong. They were in luck to be able to follow him!

“Yes, rise then.” Lin Fan nodded his head, satisfied. At least these guys were tactful and knew their places. Otherwise, he would just slice them up in an instant.

“Now, let Yours Truly ask you guys. Fiery Hell. Do you guys know about it?” Even though the records back in Glory Sect were pretty detailed, they were written a long time ago. Things might have changed.

Since the fourteen of them were out here for so long, they should probably have an idea or two.

“Senior wishes to head to Fiery Hell?!?” Sha Dulong asked, astounded.

“Yes, Yours Truly has some matters to attend to over there. Why? Is there anything wrong?” Lin Fan looked at Sha Dulong’s frightened look as though there was something wrong.

“Senior, no one dares to enter the Fiery Hell! Hearsay is, a beast which was covered in flames had entered the Fiery Hell a year ago. Wherever the beast passed by, they were all left in flames and char. Many sects had sent their disciples over, but most of them ended up injured or dead. No one knows if the beast is still residing within the Fiery Hell!”

“I see I see. Tell me more along the way.” Lin Fan nodded his head. Such news were indeed important to Lin Fan. But at the same time, it pissed him off. Why was the first place he headed to already so blody dangerous!

A beast covered in flames from head to toe! What sort of beast was that? It was not even recorded within the Glory Sect’s records!

Along the way, Sha Dulong continued to update Lin Fan on what he knew about Fiery Hell. Even though he himself was not sure of some facts, it was still crucial for Lin Fan to know nevertheless.

From Sha Dulong’s mouth, Lin Fan also knew about the past of the bandits and the Gong Family. It was unfortunate that the head had died within the death desert.

The Gong Family head’s cultivation base was way higher than the fourteen bandits. But because he was overly extravagant, he attracted the attention of a strong beast within the death desert and met his end there.

And because of that, Sha Dulong lost one of his eyes to the beast as well. He had only escaped barely.

But in their line, they had to make their achievements known in the world for the sake of notoriety. Hence, they proclaimed to the world that they had taken down the head of the Gong Family.

Chapter 196: Supreme Being Token’s Shard

p>Mo City…

This was a city which lied between the Death Desert and the Du River. It was lying on the fringe of the Dasheng Empire of Dongling Continent. Controlled by a few key families, this city was not interfered with by other sects due to its proximity to Glory Sect.

In front of the entrance of Mo City, which was formed by three arches, a convoy was slowly approaching from the distance.

“Mistress Gong’s convoy has returned!” A guard who was watching over the gates shouted, attracting the curious eyes of many.

Since the city was controlled by three families, the guards watching over the entrance were naturally also sent by all three families. Even though everything seemed peaceful on the surface, the tension was strife beneath.

Upon the return of the mistress of the Gong Family, the guard sent by the Gong Family was naturally excited. Since they returned safe and sound, the rewards reaped must definitely be fruitful.

As the convoy approached, the crowd gathered at the entrance grew larger in size. When they caught sight of the 6 cages dragged by the convoy, everyone was excited.

“That’s a postcelestial beast, the Red Bull!”

“To catch 6 beasts in just a month, the Gong Family is way too strong!”

…

The crowd surveyed the beasts excitedly. Even though they were pretty lethargic in their cages, these were definitely real postcelestial beasts! Not only were these beasts ferocious and strong, but their meat and skin were also all precious treasures!

Some of the martial artists within the crowd began to touch the valuables in their storage sacks excitedly, with a look of thirst in their eyes. The Gong Family would definitely auction these out. They must definitely get their hands onto these treasures.

Now, these six postcelestial beasts were those that Lin Fan gave no sht about. But to these casual martial artists, they were priceless treasures which they could not wait to get their hands on.

“The black soldiers of the Gong Family are getting more and more fearsome. Look at their faces. That calm look, that killing aura, it’s enough to send one’s heart thumping.”

“That’s right, look at them! Stern and serious, not a single one of them is smiling or cheering over their return with the six beasts. To just attain this mental state is something I can only wish for!”

“I had thought that the Gong Family was done for with the death of their head. To think that the Gong Mistress could uphold the family so firmly.”

…

Listening to the praises of the crowd, the black soldiers could only try their best to hold in their tears.

How could they even cheer up? Not only had they bumped into the fourteen Sand Bandits along the way, but they were also stopped and robbed by a mysterious man. Other than these six beasts, all of them had not a single valuable left on them!

It was a tragic incident indeed.

After taking a look at their return, some people within the crowd left silently. These guys had to head back to their respective families to report on this.

The Gong Family returning with such fruitful bounties was not something these men wanted to see.

Within the Gong Family residences, the mood was exuberant. Now that the current leader of the Gong Family had returned, everyone in the household was busy in preparations.

The black soldier guard, Wang Hu, went beside the carriage and whispered softly, “Are you awake, mistress?”

As to what had happened earlier, they were equally enraged, especially so after their mistress had fainted in a huff. But against the powerful, mysterious man, there was nothing much they could do.

The seconds and minutes passed by.

Members of the Gong Family household were puzzled. Why was their head not coming out? Was something wrong?

“The mistress is tired out over this expedition and had fallen asleep in the carriage. Take away the six beasts.” Wang Hu ordered.

The Gong Family household did as told, discussing excitedly about these six beasts as well.

…

As the sun set, the skies gradually darkened.

At the Mo City entrance, a group of figures appeared in the distance.

“Don’t you guys need to put on any disguises?” Lin Fan asked. Now, Sha Dulong and the other bandits were notorious figures within the death desert. If they were to trot within Mo City just like that, wouldn’t it be troublesome if they were recognized?

“No worries, Senior. Even though we are infamous, nobody has really seen our faces.” Sha Dulong explained.

Since Sha Dulong had already explained as such, there was not much Lin Fan could say about it.

The guards at the entrance were somewhat shocked at the appearance of these men. Furthermore, Sha Dulong and the bandits exuded an air of fearsomeness, scaring the guards so much that they let these men in without asking much.

Along the way, things did go about pretty smoothly. Although they did attract some stares every now and then, no one could really recognize Sha Dulong as he had said. Indeed, few knew of their true appearances. Perhaps, it’d be better to say that out of those who knew, few had survived to tell the tale.

Looking for a random inn, they checked themselves in.

Lin Fan did not want to overstay at this place. Early tomorrow morning, he would head out to purchase some carriages and necessities before heading along his way.

Within the inn, Lin Fan laid out all the things he had robbed earlier during the day on the bed. Looking at these, Lin Fan could not help but feel frustrated.

What the hell were these things!

‘Ding…congratulations on discovering Xiaoyuan Pills. Experience points +10 if consumed.’

…

Lin Fan sighed helplessly. The poor were indeed poor. Even the things he robbed from them were of extremely low quality. The same went for Sha Dulong and the other bandits’ storage sacks. Even though there were a few martial arts here and there, Lin Fan had no use for any of them. And the other items were all trash as well.

Eh?

Just then a broken transparent shard the size of his palm attracted Lin Fan’s attention.

‘Ding…congratulations on discovering a broken shard of the Supreme Being’s Token.’

WHAT?!?

Lin Fan was absolutely shocked. This thing was part of the Supreme Being’s Token?!?

Lin Fan’s only goal in Dongling Continent was to grow stronger and after that, search for the Supreme Being’s Token to return to Cangling Continent. He would then seek revenge on those sworn fckers who had destroyed his sect.

According to the Elders, the Supreme Being’s Token was an extremely mysterious artifact. To think that he would obtain a broken piece of it through a mere robbery. Lin Fan was speechless.

Even though this was just a broken shard, it gave Lin Fan hope.

As long as he possessed the broken shard, this was actual proof that the Supreme Being Token existed somewhere within this Dongling Continent. This also meant that he could definitely return to the Cangling Continent one day.

But what Lin Fan could not understand was how Gong Bingye came to possess this shard. Seemed like he had to conduct a thorough inquiry tomorrow. But after what happened earlier today, Gong Bingye was sure to have a big prejudice against him. Seemed like he had to think up of a good plan to go about this.

Lin Fan touched the shard and observed its shiny surface. Even though it was just a broken piece, one could feel the energy twisting and turning within it, as though it was pulsating.

And just then, a light pierced within the room, encompassing the shard as though it was being sucked into it.

Suddenly, the shard emitted a warm and bright glow. Leaving Lin Fan’s palms, it floated quietly in mid-air.

Lin Fan’s expression changed as he stood up immediately.

Chapter 197: I Need To Talk To You

p>Lin Fan gazed at what was before him. The Supreme Being’s Token looked somewhat weird. Suddenly, a rune symbol on the broken token shard shone brightly and emitted a screen made up of light, like some sort of hologram on a screen.

Just as Lin Fan was trying to figure out what was happening, a figure appeared on the screen. One could not make out the features of the figure shown, but when he raised his fists, Lin Fan felt a big shock.

Just a simple punch and it caused the heaven and earth to shatter, as though it was ripping through time itself.

What power…!

But just as Lin Fan tried to continue watching, the broken token shard darkened and dimmed, and the figure disappeared along with the screen.

Lin Fan stood where he was dumbfoundedly. The only thought on his mind was the earth-shattering blow by that person.

How could a simple fist like that be so mind-blowingly strong?!?

Lin Fan picked back up the token shard and examined it carefully. The light screen had appeared through this rune symbol on a corner of the shard. Lin Fan took the shard to the window and shone it against the moonlight, hoping to watch the scene again.

But disappointingly, there was no reaction. In fact, not only was there no light, the shard did not even move or vibrate.

Lin Fan was extremely frustrated. This shard was bound to be something important, and so was the scene shown earlier. But because it was so hasty, he did not even have time to comprehend what was happening or learn more about the punch.

Even weirder was the fact that even as the light screen showed up, the system did not notify him of anything.

Could it be that the meaning behind the system’s silence was that he had to understand the skill behind that simple punch all by his own wisdom?

Lin Fan only understood one thing. If he had to describe the punch in two words, those would be: Fcking Strong.

‘So be it then.’ If the system would not help its owner to learn how to throw that punch, Lin Fan was sure that with his innate potential, learning such a simple punch couldn’t be anything that difficult.

But the prerequisite was that he had to watch it once more.

Even though the punch seemed slow, it was actually pretty darn fast. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared just like that.

Holding onto the token, Lin Fan tried infusing it with his True Energy. Whether or not this would work, he did not know. This was just a random idea that came across his head. But if infusing it with True Energy wouldn’t work, then he didn’t know what else he could do.

Lin Fan could feel the True Energy from his body slowly seeping into the token shard.

As time passed, Lin Fan’s confident look turned into one of astonishment. The True Energy within his body was almost entirely depleted!

Lin Fan wanted to stop this transfer, but the token shard was like a leech, profusely sucking all the True Energy out of him.

Motherfcker…!

‘Was this shit going to suck Yours Truly dry?!?’

Without hesitating, Lin Fan burnt a flame with his free right hand while holding the token shard in his left. Throwing a large bunch of medicinal herbs within the flame, a series of high-quality True Energy Replenishing Pills were concocted, each the size of a rice grain. Lin Fan then tossed all of them non stop into his mouth.

The moment they entered his mouth, they formed a long stream of True Energy like a river, slowly replenishing the lost True Energy within Lin Fan’s body.

But even so, the rate of replenishing was far from the rate of it being sucked by the token shard. As though it knew that Lin Fan was replenishing his True Energy, the token shard sucked even harder and stronger.

‘Fck! Yours Truly will fight you!’

Lin Fan was entirely enraged by this point. Blody little token shard! How dare it be so impudent! Did it take Yours Truly as a weakling to bully?!?

Pills Through Thought on one hand, cultivating pills within his body on the other!

Lin Fan was multitasking heavily at this point. As the flame burnt on his palm, the furnace within his body burnt as well. Lin Fan tossed every single medicinal herb he had gathered before leaving the sect into both of these flames.

This way of cultivating pills on both ends was incredible indeed. This was something Lin Fan had never tried before. But he was pushed to a corner by this blody token shard!

The large number of pills being culminated together formed a crystallized river as it continued coursing through Lin Fan’s body but ending up all within the token shard.

Even as the supply of medicinal herbs depleted readily, the sucking power of the token shard did not decrease. Lin Fan was starting to panic. Was he really going to be sucked till he was only a skeleton?

When the last pill was consumed entirely, Lin Fan immediately took out the Eternal Axe. If this sht were going to carry on, Yours Truly would amputate his own arm.

Even though Lin Fan loved himself a lot and would never self-harm, at this point in time, he could only think of keeping himself alive.

He refused to believe in all the bullsht he had read in novels. What nonsense about having the tides turn at the very last second, waiting for some bullshit miracle to appear? He was not that dumb.

As soon as he was reaching the final end of his True Energy supply, Lin Fan would not falter. There was no way he was going to be killed by this token shard.

Following the rapid depletion of his True Energy, Lin Fan started to sweat profusely. He gripped his Eternal Axe tightly.

‘Motherfcker. This is it.’

Just then, Lin Fan’s eyes flashed with resolution and determination. The moment he swung down the Eternal Axe and was about to amputate his own left arm, the sucking power of the token shard disappeared entirely. Lin Fan was shocked and braked to a halt immediately.

The Eternal Axe was barely a hair’s breadth away from his arm when it came to a stop.

‘Whew. Whew. WHEW! THAT WAS WAY TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT!’

Lin Fan picked up the token shard and threw it on the ground, cursing and swearing at it. ‘Just you and you think you can kill Yours Truly?!? You nearly caused me to be a one-armed hero, you btch!’

Lin Fan made a resolution in his heart. Unless he was fully prepared next time, he would not dare to take such a risk any longer.

Lin Fan then sat down crossed legged into his cultivation state. After he finally recovered all his True Energy, he picked up the token shard and placed it under the shine of the moonlight once more.

Under the encompassing moonlight, the token shard once again regained its glow and shot out the beam of light once more. This time round, Lin Fan focused with all his attention. He must comprehend every single thing about this punch.

Once again, the figure which appeared punched slightly. But that single punched shattered the heaven and earth, leaving nothing behind. Lin Fan frowned. Even though this was his second time watching it, he understood jacksht.

He put it under the moonlight once more. The figure appeared once more.

The third time, Lin Fan had an inkling of what was happening, but he could not figure out the most crucial aspect of it. The fourth time, Lin Fan was puzzled. Somehow, there seemed to be something different about the figure. At first, his features were expressionless. But somehow, it seemed to be getting impatient now.

This time round, Lin Fan had some sort of an understanding, but he still could not fully understand.

The fifth time, the figure stood in the moonlight and did not move. Perhaps it was running short on True Energy, but the figure only moved after retarding for a moment.

Lin Fan still could not understand anything.

Lin Fan was starting to doubt his entire life. Was he so bad at comprehending skills?!?

That was not right. Based on his stats on the system’s panel, he should possess unlimited leveling power as well as wisdom and skills of comprehension.

Lin Fan felt indignant. Obviously, he was meant to be a peerless being of this entire universe. But how could he not understand something like this?

The sixth time, the figure appeared once more.

But Lin Fan was stunned. The figure stood there for a long time, refusing to budge an inch.

“Hey, move it…!” Lin Fan shouted at the figure within the screen.

What the hell was up with this token shard! Not working after collecting money? What sort of lazy shard was this!

‘Hais…’

Lin Fan’s jaws dropped apart. The figure within the screen sighed.

“Young one, your cultivation base is only at postcelestial full cultivation. You’re not even at a greater celestial stage! Your skills of comprehension aren’t enough man. Even if you were to repeat this a hundred times, it’s useless! Alright, the True Energy you have paid is only enough for this last demonstration. Please know your place.”

The moment the figure finished this speech, he disappeared.

Lin Fan’s jaw remained agape as he stared at this token shard blankly. He then tossed the shard beneath his feet and stomped on it, “Fck YOU! FCK YOU FCK YOU FCK YOU! How dare you be so impudent!”

Now, what Lin Fan did not know was that the price to pay for activating this token shard was 90% of a greater celestial’s True Energy. By luck, he had somehow managed to accumulate so much energy up by consuming all those pills that he managed to call upon this token shard’s powers by chance.

But Lin Fan was extremely enraged. This was the first time he was looked down upon like this by someone!

No! He had to get this guy out for a proper talk!

Chapter 198: Nirvana Finger

p>Lin Fan started calming down. Initially, he had thought that the figure was just the fragment of one’s consciousness left behind. But by the looks of it, that wasn’t the case at all. It seemed to be a Godly type of consciousness with its own free will!

And based on what the figure had mentioned earlier, refilling it with sufficient True Energy should be able to reanimate it seven times. Furthermore, that simple punch that was thrown required a greater celestial’s comprehension abilities to learn it.

Regarding this, Lin Fan no longer had any complaints. After all, requirements were requirements. If those were the requirements set for the punch, there was nothing he could do about it.

But as to that consciousness itself, shouldn’t it probably be someone who contained a shit ton of secrets within itself? If he were able to establish some sort of communication with it, then that’d be pretty good for his prospects, wouldn’t it?

With that in mind, Lin Fan’s heart took a leap for joy. He then placed the token shard up to the moonlight once more, awaiting the reappearance of the figure.

But just then, the moment the figure saw that it was still this young man who was patronizing him, he turned around and prepared to disappear. Man! How could Lin Fan let such a big chance slip by him!

“Senior, senior! Hold up! Your junior here has something he’d like to say!” Lin Fan called out immediately.

Now, for someone who was strong enough to retain his consciousness in a Supreme Being Token shard like this, he must have been a divine being who could surpass Heaven and Earth itself. Even if the results were not as expected, even if Lin Fan could not learn that simple punch, he could at least aim to squeeze a little something else out of this!

“If senior could retain his godly consciousness within this Supreme Being Token’s shard, then senior must be the man who had surpassed all of time and the world, the man who had split Xuanhuang World into two, the one and only Supreme Being.’

“The moment your junior, I caught sight of the Godly features of senior, I was deeply captivated by the exuding wisdom and ambition of your aura. In an instant, I found myself subdued by you deeply.”

“The reason why your junior, me, would extinguish all of his True Energy without a naught of care for this world was so that I could once again view and admire your glorious self. Even if I were to rob myself dry of True Energy, I would not have cared less!”

Lin Fan was too emotional by this point. Under the shine of the moonlight, he wiped away two streams of tears.

“Now that junior has caught sight of senior’s glorious demeanor once more, I would be at peace even if I were to die at this very moment! I presume that the real body of senior should be somewhere within the Heavenly clouds, watching over this entire universe with ease.”

Lin Fan was pouring in every single last drop of aslicking bullsht he had accumulated in his lifetime into this man. He doubted that after hearing this speech, this man wouldn’t just walk away without turning back emotionally and handing him some precious treasures and skills.

Looking at the figure on the screen, Lin Fan noticed that his expression did begin to change ever slightly.

Those calm yet intimidating eyes of the figure seemed to be downcast, deep in some sort of recollections and emotions.

Lin Fan leaped in joy. Whew! Seems like he had picked the correct path of a*slicking this time round. This figure must be deeply touched by his emotional speech!

“Senior’s achievements have filled the entire Xuanhuang World, and praises of yours have been spread down from every generation forth. Now that a lowly junior such as myself could finally catch sight of your face, I am…truly…truly touched!” Lin Fan put in his very best and squeezed out a few more drops of tears and all his emotions.

Just then, the figure who was deep in his memories turned around and faced Lin Fan. “These words, I’ve heard them three times before. You’re the fourth.”

Lin Fan, who had thought that he’d eat this guy up for sure, was now the one in a shock. What! How could this be? His brain turned quickly, “Well, Senior, even though we were similar, I’m sure those seniors must have been captivated by your Godly presence as well and spouted out these words of truth from the bottom of their hearts!”

“Forget it, the Earth would be destroyed and mankind annihilated as well. Your innate potential is much better than those three before you. Since that’s the case, I’ll teach you a move. How much you can comprehend depends on your wisdom.” The figure’s voice was still without any emotion of happiness nor sadness. This was the voice of a man who had seen through everything, and his figure on the screen seemed grim all of a sudden.

Lin Fan focused all his energy on the light screen.

“The ways of Heaven and Earth… Everything began from a single one… Nirvana Finger.”

The figure slowly began to raise his finger and pointed it up into the skies. As though the air and void around was pulled by infinite strength, everything started disintegrating.

“Revive me once more if you are able to become a greater celestial. My consciousness can no longer last for as long as it could…” After saying this, the figure disappeared slowly.

Lin Fan seemed to be lost in the realm of his own consciousness. Everything within his mind was only the sight of that single finger.

Everything began with a single one… Nirvana Finger.

Lin Fan gently lifted his finger as the True Energy in his hands began vibrating. Heaven and Earth seemed to be fusing into one as Lin Fan saw thin, imaginary grid lines appearing through the void.

Reaching out for them, Lin Fan could not grasp a hold of these lines. They seemed to be emitting a mystical glow, and their presence seemed to only exist within the realm of consciousness.

‘Finger.’

VING!

At that moment, Lin Fan’s finger seemed to be in the middle of an imaginary lake, with his finger being a stone cast into it, sending out ripples of energy into all directions.

‘Ding…congratulations on comprehending Nirvana Finger. Level 0.’

Lin Fan opened his eyes as a bright light gleamed through his pupils. He leaped in joy within his heart. That feeling of comprehension was too amazing, as though he belonged in the heavens.

And he supposed those lines which appeared should be energy grid lines. But because his cultivation base was not high enough, he could not grasp them.

Therefore, using Nirvana Finger was to understand these grid lines. But what the figure in the light screen displayed was beyond this. He was using True Energy to compensate for it, communicating with the void to form the skill.

Indeed, that figure was strong, way too strong.

But what the figure did not know was that Lin Fan possessed the system. With this, he was able to level Nirvana Finger indefinitely. At this rate, if Nirvana Finger were to reach a certain level, even if Lin Fan’s cultivation base were still too low by then, he would also have a certain understanding and comprehension of the skill.

In light of all these, Lin Fan was entirely filled with anticipation.

As to who the figure within the token shard was, Lin Fan had an inkling. This should be the Supreme Being himself, the man who had split Xuanhuang World into two.

But what Lin Fan could not understand was that why was it that only the consciousness of such a powerful being remained within the token shard. Could it be that there was yet another mystery to this?

Lin Fan regurgitated the figure’s last words.

His consciousness couldn’t last much longer. Just what did that mean? Did it mean that he could not appear as frequently? Seemed like the only way was to increase his cultivation base up to a greater celestial as soon as possible in order to unravel these mysteries.

With that thought in mind, Lin Fan was doubly excited.

Lin Fan placed the token shard within his storage sack in the system carefully, like a precious treasure. He must continue on his mission to look for more token shards. If a piece of consciousness was retained within a single token shard, what would happen if he were to collect all of them and piece together to form the whole Supreme Being Token?

The path ahead was long, with many more things to be uncovered…

Lin Fan opened the window and looked at the starry night above. Indeed, he had made the right choice coming out. The world outside was filled with adventures of all sorts.

After all, no matter how much he stayed within the sect, he would only be a frog within a well.

Chapter 199: Gong Bingye’s Tremendous Pressure

p>Next Day…

Lin Fan rose pretty early in the morning and brought Sha Dulong and the other bandits along to shop for necessities. The journey was going to be a long one, and he did not wish to be in a situation where they lacked anything.

Coming out of the sect to train was one thing. But to starve themselves despite being able to afford it financially? That was batsht insane.

No matter what sort of conditions one lived in, one would always seek to improve their quality of life.

And now, Lin Fan had an important task at hand. He had to look for Gong Bingye for a good talk, to enquire where she retrieved the Supreme Being Token shard from.

Gong Family…

Gong Bingye had fainted for an entire night. After she woke up, she was even more infuriated as she recalled what had happened.

That pure, chaste body of hers had been defiled just like that! And not only that, after enjoying the curves of her body, the other party still dared to deny any wrongdoing! She was about to explode from the indignance of it all.

Early in the morning, Gong Bingye washed up. She was indeed beautiful, like a lotus flower breaking through the water surface. Lifting her long, black fringe, she looked at her beautiful face in the bronze mirror. Stretching her jade, smooth hands, she gently caressed that captivating face of hers.

The burden of the entire family hung on Gong Bingye’s shoulders, and it was sometimes so heavy she could barely breathe. She too had hoped to be able to find a companion to lean on, but she could never do it.

‘What a detestable man.’ Looking at her fragile self within the mirror, Gong Bingye took a deep breath. Her face looked resolute once more as she pushed open the doors of the house, facing the new stress this new day would bring about.

Wang Hu was the leader of the black soldiers, and at the same time, chief housekeeper of the Gong Family. Even though his position was relatively high, he did not slack around. For the sake of the Gong Family’s rise once more, he too worked hard from dawn to dusk daily without a single break.

Wang Hu’s family had always been the chief housekeepers of the Gong Family. Therefore, now that it was his generation, he too had to upkeep their honor of serving the Gong Family for their lives.

With the death of the Gong Family’s head in the death desert, there was no one strong to hold the fort. As such, the other two families were taking advantage of it to push forward their own powers. Therefore, Wang Hu knew that he had a heavy responsibility to contribute to the Gong Family as well.

The Gong Family’s mistress was just a young maiden. By right, she should be enjoying her carefree life just like any other youth at her age. But for the sake of the Gong Family, she was always busy as well without any time for herself.

“Mistress, it’s not good! Many disciples of the sects have come by Mo City and they are currently lowballing our six beasts at our shopfront in the marketplace!” Wang Hu shouted as he rushed over hurriedly from the marketplace.

This was a serious matter to Wang Hu. Even though some of these disciples may not have a high cultivation base, they had various sects as their backing. If one were to offend them, who knew what sort of consequences would there be?

“Are they disciples of Glory Sect?” Gong Bingye frowned. Mo City was just a small city, unlike some of the major ones. Therefore, disciples of other sects would rarely come across this place. The only people Mo City attracted were various random and vagrant martial artists.

Even though these martial artists did not have a high cultivation base, they gravely required these postcelestial beasts for their own varying purposes.

“No, they aren’t. From the looks of it, there’s a fire emblem embossed on their clothing.” Even though Wang Hu was the chief housekeeper of the Gong Family, his knowledge of the outside world was limited. After all, he had only lived within Mo City for most of his life. Therefore, he had hardly seen any other disciples from other sects.

“Let’s go take a look.” The thing that Gong Bingye feared most was disciples from other sects causing trouble for them at the Gong Family’s shop. After all, they could not afford to offend these guys.

From Gong Bingye’s perspective, these sects were major players in the world, with extremely strong capabilities. Even if they were to send a single man, that man could alone annihilate the entire Gong Family.

And now that things had come to this, if they could bear with it, Gong Bingye would rather take a step back and endure it. Back when her father was alive, she did not know how he would deal with these matters. Therefore, now that it was up to her, she could only face it herself.

…

Gong Family’s shopfront…

A sizeable crowd had gathered in front of their shopfront. And right at the entrance, a group of men clad in white with a fire emblem on their clothing were bellowing arrogantly.

“It’s your Gong Family’s good fortune that I have my sight on these six beasts! You guys had better know what’s good for you and make do with this amount of money!” shouted one of the men within the group. He had a fire emblem etched in the middle of his forehead, and his eyes were thin and long as he raised his head arrogantly.

The shopkeeper’s face was extremely troubled. These guys were definitely out to make things difficult for him. After all, how could they expect to take all six beasts with just this amount of money!

Lord Wang had gone to look for the mistress. Why wasn’t he back yet!

“Shopkeeper Liu, my senior has already spoken up. You dare to defy him? After all, I’m a resident of Mo City. Naturally, I wouldn’t want to see you get hurt because of your defiance. You know that, right?” A man who was standing beside the haughty man with a fire emblem spoke up.

This man was the Young Master of the Wang Family within Mo City. He had joined a recruitment exercise sometime earlier. He had not expected himself to get lucky and be spotted by a sect to be taken in as an outer sect disciple.

To him, this was a great fortune that had fallen upon him from the skies. He did not understand how he could have been chosen. After all, he knew for a fact that his cultivation base was low and his innate potential was also not that high.

But eventually, since he couldn’t figure it out, he convinced himself by telling him that the sect had a keen eye for talents.

“Senior Brother Liu, let me do the communicating over here. These common peasants here do not understand the strength of Senior Brother Liu. Please let me educate them.” Wang Hao said excitedly, hoping to please his Senior Brother.

Of course, as a new member of the sect, there should have been no way Wang Hao could have known any Senior Brothers or anything of the likes. But somehow, this Senior Brother managed to get his sight upon Wang Hao. Furthermore, he even proclaimed them to be good friends, and said that he would accompany Wang Hao on a trip to the Mo City. Wang Hao could not have wished for anything better. Hence, he agreed immediately. He then hurriedly planned an itinerary and headed back quickly to Mo City.

“Yes.” Liu Yiyuan nodded his head.

He wasn’t too interested in these six beasts actually. But he was in the midst of training up a certain skill which would receive a huge boost with the help of the essence blood of these six beasts.

“Shopkeeper Liu, this is my Senior Brother. He is an inner sect disciple of the Huodao Sect. If you do not wish for anything untoward to happen to the Gong Family, it would be wise of you to accede to his requests. Otherwise, I do not dare to guarantee your safeties.” Wang Hao said threateningly.

“Young Master Wang, I cannot make the decision regarding this! Our mistress is coming. Please discuss it with her!” Shopkeeper Liu held his stand.

“Gong Bingye?” The moment Wang Hao heard about the Gong Family’s mistress, his eyes glinted with thirst. Regarding Gong Bingye, he had long set his sights on her lustfully. But back then, the Gong Family’s strength was way too strong. Especially when their previous head was alive, there was no way he would have dared to do anything to her. But now, things were different. He was now an outer sect disciple of a sect! Perhaps it was even time for Gong Bingye to look up to him!

Recalling Gong Bingye’s captivating features, Wang Hao was getting excited. But suddenly, Wang Hao froze. This Senior Brother of his was well known for his thirsty lust towards girls. What if he was to take a liking to her upon her arrival?

He had just joined the sect as an outer sect disciple. How would he dare to snatch his Senior Brother’s woman?

Wang Hao thought about it, but sighed reluctantly in the end. After all, his future was more important than a mere woman.

Liu Yiyuan stood at a side, smiling evilly.

Regarding these ant-like peasants, he could not give a sht. Everything he was doing now was just child’s play after all.

“Gong Family’s Mistress is here!”

A voice shouted from within the crowd.

As to the Gong Family’s predicament, these guys were at a loss as well.

After all, not a single one of them could afford to offend disciples of a sect for the Gong Family …