Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City-Chapter 470: Lin Xue’s Acting Skills

Chen Fan frowned, "A personal item? Isn’t this just a towel?"

Li Chengfeng, standing beside him, hurried over to Chen Fan’s ear and whispered, "Chen Fan, stop playing dumb. How is this a towel? This is clearly the Alliance Hierarch’s granddaughter’s wrap top!"

Chen Fan’s eyes widened, and he almost threw the pink "towel" in his hand away. He had never expected it to be such a thing.

He turned his head to look at Lin Xue, giving her a questioning look.

Lin Xue was both embarrassed and annoyed as she said, "Chen Fan, you tore it off me, but I won’t blame you. As long as you agree to join our Martial Arts Alliance, I’ll pretend this never happened. How about it?"

Chen Fan became anxious, thinking to himself that this thing was given to him by her, so how did it turn into him tearing it off her? He protested, "Miss Lin, don’t falsely accuse me, this thing clearly..."

Lin Xue immediately put on an aggrieved look, "You’ve done it, and yet you dare not admit it?"

Chen Fan glared at her, and upon seeing Lin Xue’s completely different demeanor, he even thought about awarding her an Oscar.

Lin Zhendong looked at Chen Fan with a cold face and said, "No matter how you argue, you can’t escape this. I’m giving you a chance to join our Martial Arts Alliance, and become Xue’s boyfriend. If you do, I’ll let this matter slide; otherwise, you’ll have to face the fury of our Martial Arts Alliance!"

Lin Xue also quickly urged, "Big brother, just join our Martial Arts Alliance. As for other matters, we can discuss them quietly in private later. You wouldn’t want to anger my grandfather, right?"

With that, she gave Chen Fan a suggestive look.

Chen Fan instantly understood what was going on.

This girl resented the fact that he hadn’t agreed to join the Martial Arts Alliance the other day, so she deliberately set him up.

He stared at Lin Xue for a moment, thinking to himself how innocent-looking yet scheming she was.

If it had been someone else, intimidated by the Martial Arts Alliance’s presence and Lin Zhendong’s fearsome power, they might have actually succumbed to Lin Xue’s wishes.

Unfortunately for them, Chen Fan didn’t consider the Martial Arts Alliance or Lin Zhendong significant threats.

He explained forthrightly, "First off, I have no interest in joining the Martial Arts Alliance, and secondly, this item was given to me by your granddaughter of her own volition. I was not aware of what it was before, but now I understand that this was a trap she set for me."

Lin Xue didn’t expect Chen Fan to be so uncooperative and quickly retorted, "Who set a trap for you? How can you slander a girl like that!"

Chen Fan rolled his eyes at her, "Stop acting, your talent is wasted not being in the movies."

Lin Xue immediately turned to Lin Zhendong and coquettishly complained, "Grandpa, look at him. He not only refuses to admit it, but he also says I’m pretending. Your granddaughter is even more wronged than Dou E!"

Lin Zhendong’s expression had darkened to the extreme as he stared at Chen Fan and asked, "It looks like you really don’t take our Martial Arts Alliance or this old man seriously, do you?"

Chen Fan thought for a moment, then nodded, "That’s about right."

Lin Zhendong, Lin Xue, and Li Chengfeng were all stunned; they couldn’t believe Chen Fan’s directness.

Li Chengfeng was visibly anxious and quickly said to Chen Fan, "Chen Fan, don’t be foolish. Acting this way is tantamount to provoking the Alliance Hierarch. Why don’t you just agree to join the Martial Arts Alliance? It would be good for you, too!"

Chen Fan responded indifferently, "Li, I appreciate your concern, but the Martial Arts Alliance offers me no benefits. Besides, I can’t let this girl slander me like this."

Lin Zhendong snorted coldly, "Ignorant and arrogant fool, I’ll show you the consequences of speaking such words!"

His aura of the Divine Realm suddenly exploded, filling the entire study with its power. The bookshelves shook, and the brushes on the desk swayed. Li Chengfeng and Lin Xue were both pale and trembling under Lin Zhendong’s imposing manner.

Then, Lin Zhendong struck out at Chen Fan with a palm.

In that instant, Lin Xue’s thoughts were filled with how foolish this man was. If he had just played along with her, her grandfather wouldn’t be so angry. And now, her grandfather’s palm strike was liable to cost him half his life.

Li Chengfeng thought that Chen Fan was being too rigid, too unbending to assess the situation or context properly. Even with the young man’s potential and talent, provoking a Divine Realm expert was utterly detrimental to him. The Alliance Hierarch’s strike would likely leave him seriously injured, and if it harmed his foundations, the loss would be even more terrible.

Lin Zhendong’s thoughts were simply that after his palm strike, he’d see if the boy would still dare to be so insolent!

However, just as his palm was about to reach Chen Fan, Chen Fan’s aura suddenly overwhelmed his own. With an easy motion, Chen Fan lifted his hand to grasp Lin Zhendong’s wrist. With a twist, he neutralized all of Lin Zhendong’s power and spun his body out of control, almost causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.

Lin Xue and Li Chengfeng were instantly dumbfounded.

Lin Zhendong was also taken aback.

"How... how did he accomplish this? Why does my Divine Realm first-level strength seem completely ineffective before him, as if I am a senile old man, weak and powerless... How is this possible!"

Chen Fan stared at Lin Zhendong and coldly said, "Do you not understand why I do not take your Martial Arts Alliance seriously? Now I’ll give you the answer."

Then he unleashed the full force of his second-grade Golden Core Realm power, torrents of energy began to wreak havoc in the study, and the entire house started to tremble, the ground unable to stop shaking.

Both Lin Xue and Li Chengfeng ended up sitting directly on the ground, the oppressive force so overwhelming that it made it hard for them to breathe.

Lin Zhendong’s face turned pale, his expression panicked, a sense of mortal danger creeping into his heart. He had no doubts that Chen Fan could take his life at any moment if he wished.

He looked at Chen Fan in disbelief and mumbled, "Your... your strength..."

Chen Fan reined in his aura, released Lin Zhendong, and said indifferently, "Leader Lin, do you now understand why I have no interest in joining your Martial Arts Alliance?"

Lin Zhendong swallowed hard. Judging by Chen Fan’s earlier display of power, he deduced that the young man was at least at the sixth level of Divine Realm. Such a level of power was almost on par with Xiao Zhantian of the Divine Covenant. If he himself possessed such strength, he certainly would not fancy joining a warrior force like the Martial Arts Alliance.

"I... understand," he said with a dry voice.

Chen Fan walked over to Lin Xue and tossed the pink towel to her, staring as he asked, "I’ll give you another chance, tell your grandfather, did I tear this from you?"

Lin Xue, already frightened by Chen Fan’s display of power, said with a sob, "No... no, it wasn’t. I was just upset that you wouldn’t accept my invitation to join the Martial Arts Alliance, so I deliberately concocted this plot to slander you, to make you yield. I know I was wrong, I’m sorry, please don’t hit me, wuwuwu..."

Upon hearing Lin Xue’s words, Lin Zhendong’s eyes widened. He walked incredulously to his granddaughter and asked, "What did you say? You set up this trap for Chen Fan?"

With tears, Lin Xue nodded and pleaded, "Grandfather, it was a moment of foolishness, I know I’m wrong..."

Angered, Lin Zhendong raised his hand to slap her, "You reprobate! I always thought you were an innocent child, but you even came up with such a shameless plot. You’re going to be the death of me!"

Lin Xue quickly crawled in front of Lin Zhendong, hugging his legs with her big eyes filled with grievances and innocence as she looked up at him, "Grandpa, I did it because I love Brother Chen Fan too much, I was just foolish for a moment. Please don’t be angry with me, okay?"

Lin Zhendong, looking at Lin Xue’s innocent expression, ultimately tossed his hand back, giving a snort as if to conclude the matter.

Actually hitting his beloved granddaughter was something he simply could not bring himself to do.

Chen Fan stood to the side, shaking his head helplessly, thinking to himself that this girl really had some special tricks. He wondered where she had learned them from, as even he might have found it difficult to lay a hand on her after seeing those big innocent eyes.

Li Chengfeng was still stunned on the side, unable to comprehend how Chen Fan’s strength could surpass the Alliance Hierarch of the Martial Arts Alliance in such a short time. The young man’s talent was surely one for the annals of history.

Lin Zhendong took a deep breath, turned to look at Chen Fan, and revealed an apologetic smile, his attitude completely changed from before. He chuckled, "Chen Fan, I am truly sorry. I never suspected that my granddaughter could resort to such a trick to deceive me. I apologize on her behalf; also, I must admit my earlier attitude was lacking. Please allow me to make amends."

Chen Fan waved his hand, "It’s fine."

Lin Zhendong sized up Chen Fan, then smiled appreciatively, "When you won first place at the Martial Arts tournament, I regretted that you did not join the Martial Arts Alliance. Now, it seems that a dragon among men like you would find little use in a small pond like ours. Your rate of growth is simply astonishing."

Chen Fan smiled and replied, "Leader Lin flatters me too much."

Lin Zhendong said, "Considering my previous attitude, I would like to make it up to you with a banquet today. Please, stay for a meal."

Then he turned to Lin Xue, scolding, "If you ever try such tricks again, see if I won’t deal with you!"

Lin Xue quickly got up from the ground, her plaintive voice saying, "I already admitted I was wrong."

She then turned to Chen Fan, cooing, "Brother Chen Fan, you wouldn’t blame me, right? To show my remorse, I’d like to offer you this. It’s made of fine silk, very comfortable to the touch."

As she spoke, she offered the pink "towel" back to Chen Fan.

Chen Fan rolled his eyes at her, "You better keep it for yourself."

Then he turned to Lin Zhendong, changing the subject, "Leader Lin, actually, I’ve come for another matter."

Lin Zhendong inquired, "Oh? What matter?"

Chen Fan said, "I’ve heard that the Lin family venerates a Divine Pill, and I may need this pill. I wonder if Leader Lin could let me see it so that I can determine if it’s of use to me."

Upon hearing Chen Fan’s request, Lin Zhendong’s brow immediately furrowed.