vstars Chapter 288 Sailing Away
Chapter 288 Sailing Away
"The top two in the island's competition have already been decided, we don't need you," Zi Yan suddenly smiled and said casually.
"Seventy!" Du Fan said through gritted teeth after a moment of silence.
"Haha, Du Fan, what do you take me for? Are you trying to bargain with me?" Zi Yan laughed loudly, but a cold glint suddenly flashed in her crystal eyes.
"Senior, please just say what you want from me." Du Fan felt a surge of anger, clenched his fists, looked up at the beautiful woman in front of him, and said each word clearly.
Zi Yan seemed oblivious to Du Fan's expression and ignored it. Instead, she gracefully walked to Tian Wu's side, raised a delicate hand, and gently stroked the girl's face, exclaiming, "What a wonderful girl."
Tian Wu was startled. Every move the other woman made was elegant and slow, but for some reason, she had no will to resist, or rather... she was simply unable to stop it. She could only let the woman in the purple dress place one of her fair hands on her face.
Upon seeing this, Du Fan's heart skipped a beat. He swallowed hard, then immediately adopted a respectful expression, bowed deeply to the woman in the purple dress, and said, "Senior Zi Yan, please give me your guidance."
Zi Yan's long, slender, white fingers gently traced two circles on Tian Wu's face before slowly withdrawing them. Turning to look at Du Fan, a charming smile immediately appeared on her incomparably beautiful face as she softly said:
"As long as you promise to be among the top ten in the Hainan Rendez-Vous competition, I will spare this little girl, and I will also let bygones be bygones regarding your infiltration of mortal forces."
Upon hearing this, Du Fan's expression turned somewhat ugly. Top ten in the Hainan Rendez-Vous competition... What a joke!
The hundreds of Qi Refining Realm cultivators participating in the Grand Competition of the Sea and Sky were all roughly equal in actual combat strength to the top disciples of the three super sects in Hundred Flowers Valley back then.
Even if they are inferior in some aspects, it is only in terms of personal treasures and equipment. In terms of individual strength alone, the strength of these hundreds of desperados from the Earthly Fiend Islands is definitely no less than that of the geniuses of Hundred Flowers Valley back then.
To stand out from these people and rank in the top ten is easier said than done... It's simply impossible!
"Of course, you can choose not to make this commitment, as long as you participate in the competition with me."
"Du Fan, I'm not forcing you. I'll give you three breaths to think it over carefully." Just as Du Fan hesitated, Zi Yan added calmly, and then she glanced at Tian Wu intentionally or unintentionally.
"Li Daoming, don't agree to her! I'm not afraid to die!" Tian Wu finally reacted and immediately shouted loudly at Du Fan without hesitation.
Although Tian Wu could not possibly know the whole story, through their continued conversation, she could deduce that Du Fan was being threatened by this so-called Senior Zi Yan, and the target of that threat was none other than herself.
"Li Daoming? That name is awful. Little girl, is a man who won't even tell you his real name worth all this?" Zi Yan frowned and insulted Du Fan before turning her gaze to Tian Wu and smiling slightly.
"However he treats me is between the two of us, it has nothing to do with you!" Tian Wu suddenly raised her chin, stared directly at Zi Yan, and said coldly without any fear.
Tian Wu's words were firm and persistent, and Du Fan was suddenly shaken upon hearing them.
Zi Yan chuckled lightly, not bothering to argue with the little girl in front of her. She turned to Du Fan and said calmly, "Three breaths have passed."
"Senior Ziyan, I agree to this matter. Please keep your promise and spare Miss Tian and the Green Forest Village." A resolute glint flashed in Du Fan's eyes. He made up his mind and spoke without hesitation.
"Li Daoming, I don't need you to do anything for me. You owe me a debt you can never repay in this lifetime, not even when you die. I'll make you owe me for the rest of your life, Li Daoming, don't agree to her..." Tian Wu shouted at Du Fan, her voice filled with anxiety, which instantly pierced Du Fan's heart.
"What if you can't do it?" Zi Yan ignored Tian Wu and smiled faintly at Du Fan.
"Kill me or torture me, senior, do as you please. I will have no complaints whatsoever!" Du Fan bowed and said resolutely.
"Very well, in that case, let's go." Zi Yan's smile blossomed, as if a hundred charms had suddenly appeared.
"Senior Ziyan, I have another request. This matter is not only extremely simple for you, but also a matter of a simple favor." Du Fan saw Ziyan raise her jade hand as if she was about to make a move, and he immediately spoke up, fearing that he would never have the chance again.
"Speak." Zi Yan's smile vanished, and her brows furrowed slightly.
"Does this Miss Tian possess spiritual roots?" Du Fan's eyes lit up slightly, and a hint of anticipation appeared on his face.
Zi Yan didn't speak, but merely glanced at Tian Wu indifferently, and after a moment, said expressionlessly, "No."
Before Du Fan could say anything more, the woman waved her sleeve, and a white glow immediately emanated from her body, instantly forming a soft halo that enveloped both her and Du Fan.
Immediately, the two of them rose into the air amidst a halo of light, transforming into a streak of light and heading straight for the distant horizon. Their speed was so fast that they disappeared in the blink of an eye, giving the couple in front of them no chance to say goodbye.
Just as Du Fan and the other man left, Tian Wu suddenly felt a void in her heart. An extremely intense feeling of heartache instantly spread throughout her body. Her body began to tremble violently, her face turned as pale as paper, and her eyes were blank and lifeless as she stared blankly in the direction Du Fan had left.
After a long while, Tian Wu bit her lip, two lines of tears silently sliding down her cheeks, and said bitterly, "Du Fan, a cultivator, marry me... Have you ever told me a single truth?"
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Du Fan felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and a heavy weight on his head. In shock, he instantly activated his internal magic power. When he regained his senses, he immediately turned to look down and saw that he was now thousands of feet in the air.
Du Fan frantically scanned the area below, and after a moment, he sighed inwardly. At this moment, the bamboo forest where Green Forest Village was located had vanished from his sight, not to mention the girl in red in the bamboo forest.
"I'm sorry..." Du Fan's guilt was so intense that he felt a sharp pain in his chest, but it was too late to say anything now, because... this separation might very well be a final farewell.
"As long as I live, I will come back. If she or the Green Forest Stronghold suffers even the slightest harm, Guo Huaifu, I will never forgive you!"
Thinking of this, Du Fan closed his eyes instantly. In the following process, his state of mind gradually calmed down, and his breathing became very regular, long and powerful, endless, as if it could resonate with all things in heaven and earth.
A moment later, when he opened his eyes, his expression had returned to calm. His eyes gleamed with a sharp light, as if Li Daoming of the mortal world was dead, and Du Fan, who had once struggled and fought in the cruel world of cultivation, had returned…
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In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the outline of a huge ship appeared not far in front of Du Fan. At this moment, the giant ship was speeding along at an indescribable and terrifying speed.
However, although the ship was fast, it was still not as fast as Zi Yan's escape speed. With a flick of her sleeve, the escape light around the two of them suddenly intensified. After a flash of light, the two of them appeared on the deck at the front of the giant ship.
"This junior pays respects to Protector Ziyan!"
As soon as Du Fan steadied himself, he heard a series of extremely respectful voices ring out in unison. He glanced around and found that there were about a hundred cultivators in front of him.
Most of them were Qi Refining stage cultivators, and there were also more than twenty Foundation Establishment experts. Presumably, all of these Foundation Establishment experts were hall masters of Crescent Island.
What made Du Fan's pupils shrink slightly was that among these twenty-odd Foundation Establishment cultivators, there was a middle-aged man dressed in green, tall and with a face full of pockmarks. He was none other than the person in charge of Langlin Valley, Hall Master Ma.
At this moment, Master Ma looked at Du Fan with a hint of doubt, but more so with gloom. However, this was only for a moment, and then Master Ma's expression returned to normal, even with a peaceful smile on his lips.
The two exchanged a glance for a moment before silently moving away. Their expressions were extremely calm, without the slightest hint of anything unusual. One could only wonder what they were thinking at that moment.
"Alright, no need for formalities. Du Fan, come with me." Zi Yan waved to the cultivators on the deck, then flicked her sleeves and went straight up a wooden ladder to the second floor of the ship.
Du Fan naturally had no objection upon hearing this. After taking a deep breath, he followed the woman up to the second floor.
Only then did Du Fan have time to release his divine sense and scan most of the area on the giant ship.
A moment later, he discovered that the giant ship was over 500 zhang long and 60-70 zhang wide. Although the ship only had two decks, each one was exceptionally spacious.
Especially the cabins built on the second floor, each occupying an area of two or three acres, are elegantly decorated, with rooms of different functions separated from each other, resembling a high-class cave, and the design is very reasonable.
There were two cabins. The moment Du Fan touched them with his divine sense, he felt a chill run down his spine. The fact that he could encounter this situation with his current level of divine sense could only mean one thing: the cultivation level of the people inside the cabins must be at least at the Golden Core stage.