The old woman looked at Lin Fan with sincerity and said, "Young man, my Yun Sect has suffered this calamity, and there’s no need to mention the past grievances between you and my Yun Sect anymore. If you can rescue Qing Yao, it would be a great favor to my Yun Sect. This kindness will ensure you reap boundless benefits in the future."

Lin Fan was a bit curious. Yun Sect would rather be annihilated than hand over the so-called treasure. What exactly is this treasure that makes it worth it?

"What does the elder mean by this?" Lin Fan asked.

The old woman said, "I can’t say too much now, but you will know in the future."

Lin Fan saw that she wasn’t trying to be mysterious on purpose, which only piqued his curiosity more. He wasn’t after the "boundless benefits" the old woman mentioned; rescuing Yun Qingyao was just a minor effort for him, and it could also resolve his conflict with Yun Sect, which wasn’t a bad solution.

This time, he had traveled a long way to Yun Sect to resolve the conflict with them. The facts had proven that his previous way wouldn’t work, and he ultimately had to use force to suppress Yun Sect.

The appearance of the square-faced man changed the fate of Yun Sect and also altered the course of events between him and Yun Sect, providing him with another way to solve the problem.

Lin Fan nodded, "Alright, I promise you."

The old woman was very pleased, "Thank you, young man."

After speaking, the old woman, who had finished healing her injuries, stood up and rejoined the battle.

The square-faced man was indeed too powerful.

Even under the siege of many experts from Yun Sect, he easily crushed them.

As the battle went on, two elders of Yun Sect had already fallen under the fists of the square-faced man.

Others were also injured to varying degrees, and finally, including Yun Zhongzheng, the old woman, and Yun Qingyao, they all fell to the ground with injuries.

The square-faced man pushed everyone back, stepping on Yun Zhongzheng.

The dignified Sect Leader of Yun Sect was thus embarrassingly subdued by the square-faced man, something that had never happened since Yun Sect moved to this place, and it was a great humiliation.

The disciples of Yun Sect were all indignant, wanting to rush over to save their Sect Leader.

The square-faced man shouted, "If you don’t want your Sect Leader to die, don’t come over!"

The disciples of Yun Sect saw this and suppressed their urge to rush up.

"Sect Leader Yun, are you ready to disclose the whereabouts of the treasure?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The square-faced man sneered, then grabbed the incapacitated Yun Zhongzheng and took him to one side.

The screams of Yun Zhongzheng came back from a distance.

The Yun Sect members were all filled with indignation, but no one dared to go over; moreover, even if they did, it would be of no use, as the opponent was too strong.

Over here, the old woman and Yun Qingyao had fallen in the same place. Yun Qingyao wasn’t severely injured, just slightly wounded, and she was still entirely capable of fighting the square-faced man. She truly wanted to go and rescue Yun Zhongzheng because Yun Zhongzheng was her master, and she was more anxious than anyone else.

But the old woman grabbed her, stopping her from going to her death.

The old woman was injured again, with fresh blood oozing from the corner of her mouth, "Qingyao, don’t go to your death, I have words for you."

Yun Qingyao had no choice but to turn back, helping the old woman up, "Granny, you’re hurt again," she said with concern.

Who knew, just as Yun Qingyao bent down, the old woman suddenly pointed at Yun Qingyao’s body, and Yun Qingyao immediately went limp, unable to move.

Yun Qingyao was shocked, "Granny, what are you doing?"

The old woman said, "Qingyao, today our Yun Sect will protect the Yun Sect treasure at the cost of extermination, and we will never let the enemy succeed."

Yun Qingyao said, "I know, I’m already prepared to die!"

The old woman shook her head, denying Yun Qingyao’s idea.

Although she didn’t speak, Yun Qingyao understood something from her eyes, and her expression changed, "Granny, I can’t survive alone, I want to live and die with everyone!"

But the old woman pointed at Yun Qingyao again, making Yun Qingyao lose her ability to speak, though her mouth was open, no sound came out.

The old woman said solemnly, "I have entrusted Mr. Lin to take you away."

Yun Qingyao’s body couldn’t move, and she couldn’t speak, so she could only look at the old woman, telling her with her eyes not to do this.

But it was apparent that the old woman had made up her mind and didn’t intend to change it.

At this moment, Yun Qingyao noticed that Lin Fan had already walked over.

Seeing that she couldn’t persuade the old woman, Yun Qingyao could only warn Lin Fan with her eyes, signaling him not to do this.

However, Lin Fan pretended not to see and squatted down.

The old woman looked at Lin Fan and nodded in gratitude.

Lin Fan also nodded and smiled.

Now wasn’t the right time to take Yun Qingyao away, so Lin Fan simply sat down, waiting for the right moment.

To Lin Fan, Yun Sect wasn’t important, and he knew nothing about this square-faced man, so he didn’t intend to get involved in their affairs. Taking Yun Qingyao away and resolving the conflict with Yun Sect was the only thing he could do and the only thing he was willing to do.

Yun Qingyao tried several times to make eye contact with Lin Fan, indicating with her eyes for him not to agree with the old woman, but Lin Fan kept avoiding her gaze, seemingly intentionally looking away each time.

This made Yun Qingyao both anxious and helpless.

Suddenly, the old woman took Yun Qingyao’s hand, her finger lightly stroking her palm as if writing something. This action was very discreet, even concealed from Lin Fan, and she stopped after a moment.

The old woman looked at Yun Qingyao, as if asking with her eyes if Yun Qingyao remembered.

Yun Qingyao confirmed with her eyes, but also showed confusion, clearly not understanding what the old woman had just written in her palm.

But the old woman had no intention of explaining further. She ignored Yun Qingyao, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to heal her injuries.

Things weren’t over yet, and Yun Sect wasn’t finished. She needed to prepare for battle. She restrained Yun Qingyao and entrusted Lin Fan to take her away, just in case, although this plan might not be necessary, and perhaps next they would have the opportunity to eliminate the strong enemy and resolve this catastrophe.

At this time, the square-faced man returned, holding Yun Zhongzheng in one hand. Yun Zhongzheng was covered in blood and had been tortured into a miserable state by the square-faced man.

The square-faced man threw Yun Zhongzheng to the ground and stomped on him.

This scene made the blood vessels of Yun Sect members nearly burst; they wanted to rush up and kill the square-faced man.

The square-faced man glanced around coldly and said, "It’s a pity, your Sect Leader doesn’t care about your lives at all and refuses to reveal the treasure’s location. Now I give you a chance, if anyone knows the treasure’s whereabouts, you can tell me, and I’ll spare your Sect Leader’s life. Does anyone know?"

Despite his grave injuries, Yun Zhongzheng laughed, "Give up! In the entire Yun Sect, only I know the secret. None of them know, and even if they did, they would be like me, never telling you!"

The square-faced man was a bit annoyed; he had killed many from Yun Sect, not expecting that the Yun Sect members truly weren’t afraid of death, making all his efforts seem in vain!