Having had half her clothes violently torn off by the skinny man, the young girl of Cyan Ox Stronghold was terrified, her face burning with shame. She instinctively shrank in on herself, wishing she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

What was even more terrifying was that there was simply no one in the village who could save her. Since they hadn’t gotten their way yet, they would keep humiliating her. She was in despair—how was she supposed to face people after this? If she was stripped naked in front of the whole village, she might as well be dead.

Just when the girl fell into despair, Lin Fan appeared.

Lin Fan claimed he knew where the Yun Sect was!

In an instant, everyone turned to look at Lin Fan. The young girl also looked at him. In her eyes, at this moment, Lin Fan was like an Angel, a savior sent by the gods to rescue her.

"Kid, who the hell are you, and you say you know the Yun Sect?" Triangular Eyes fixed his gaze on Lin Fan and asked. He could tell Lin Fan wasn’t from Cyan Ox Stronghold—Lin Fan’s looks were way too different from these ethnic minorities.

This kid, who knows where he popped out from.

Lin Fan said, "Who I am isn’t important. What you need to know is that I just came back from the Yun Sect. So if you want to find them, I know better than anyone."

Triangular Eyes grunted, his eyes lighting up. "You just came back from the Yun Sect? What did you go there for?"

Lin Fan said, "Same thing—it’s none of your business."

This kid’s pretty cocky. A cold gleam flashed in Triangular Eyes’ eyes as he said, "Kid, tell us where the Yun Sect is!"

Lin Fan said, "Let the girl go first."

The skinny man’s face sank. "Kid, we told you to talk, so talk. What’s with all the bullshit? You think you’re in any position to set conditions?"

Lin Fan didn’t say anything.

Triangular Eyes said, "Second, let her go."

The skinny man snorted and loosened his grip on the young girl.

Lin Fan walked over, grabbed a piece of clothing hanging on a drying pole to the side, came to the young girl, squatted down, draped the clothes over her, and comforted her, "It’s over."

The young girl stared wide-eyed at Lin Fan, her face flushing with shy redness. Ah, he’s so handsome, he really is an Angel, right? She had been terrified, but all of a sudden she wasn’t afraid at all anymore. Her eyes were filled only with Lin Fan.

Seeing that the girl had calmed down, Lin Fan stood up, turned his head and said to Triangular Eyes, "You want to go to the Yun Sect? Follow me."

With that, Lin Fan turned and headed into the mountains.

The skinny man leaned close to Triangular Eyes and said in a low voice, "Boss, can we trust this kid?"

Triangular Eyes said, "Just follow him and see what he says."

So Triangular Eyes flung the Old Village Chief aside, then led the skinny man and the sturdy woman after Lin Fan.

"Kid, what’s your name, and why did you go to the Yun Sect before?" Triangular Eyes caught up with Lin Fan and asked.

Lin Fan said, "You’re asking again. Fine, my name’s Lin Fan. I went to the Yun Sect because I had some grudges with them. Luckily they’ve been resolved."

Triangular Eyes let out an "oh" and said, "So you had grudges with the Yun Sect, huh. Then how did you know where the Yun Sect was in the first place?"

Lin Fan said, "People from the Yun Sect personally took me there."

The skinny man chuckled. "You went to the Yun Sect alone and walked out without a scratch? Seems like your skills aren’t bad at all."

Lin Fan smiled and said, "I never fought with the Yun Sect, and we settled all our conflicts. Of course I could walk away in one piece."

The skinny man had been thinking that for Lin Fan to charge into the Yun Sect alone and come back whole, he must have some skills, so he’d had a bit of scruple. Hearing Lin Fan say this, his scruples vanished. This bastard Lin Fan really didn’t look like some badass anyway.

"Right, who are you people then, and what do you want with the Yun Sect?" Lin Fan asked.

Triangular Eyes’ face darkened, the gloom on it a bit scary. "None of your business."

The skinny man said, "You just lead the way. Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask, it won’t do you any good."

The sturdy woman still hadn’t said a word, but ever since she saw Lin Fan, her eyes hadn’t left him. There was a kind of hunger in her gaze that was creepy as hell.

Lin Fan chuckled. "Alright then."

With that, Lin Fan stopped talking and led the way in front.

After walking for a while, they had already left Cyan Ox Stronghold behind. Lin Fan turned to look back. He couldn’t see anyone from Cyan Ox Stronghold—everyone there was afraid of these three, so no one dared follow.

Lin Fan then stopped, went to a big rock by the roadside and sat down, turning back to look at the three.

This move confused all three of them. What the hell was Lin Fan doing, why did he suddenly stop?

"Kid, got a bad leg or something? We’ve barely walked and you’re already worn out?" Triangular Eyes chuckled.

The skinny man snapped, "You little shit, don’t play games with us. We’re not people you can afford to mess with!"

The desire in the sturdy woman’s eyes grew even stronger. She just loved bullying weak men. The more feeble a man looked, the more excited she got; sickly ones were her favorite.

Lin Fan smiled faintly and said, "I thought about it and still feel we should make things clear before going to the Yun Sect. After all, my conflict with them has already been resolved, and I don’t want to stir up trouble with the Yun Sect again. You get what I mean, right? I want to know if you’re going to the Yun Sect with some nasty intentions."

The skinny man was pissed. "You little shit, didn’t I tell you already, stop asking so much? This has nothing to do with you. Just lead the way. Can’t you understand human language?"

Triangular Eyes stared at Lin Fan, chuckling, "Brother Lin, you’ve got a sharp eye. You’re right, we’re not good people. Since you know we’re not good people, you still dare provoke us? Why don’t you obediently lead the way? My second brother’s temper is explosive—if you keep yapping, even I won’t be able to protect you." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Lin Fan said calmly, "I already said, it’s not that I won’t lead the way, but I have to at least figure out who you are and where you’re from, and what your purpose is in going to the Yun Sect. Before I figure that out, I’m not taking you there, and I won’t point you in the right direction either. And a reminder: don’t lie. Whether you’re lying or not, I can basically see it at a glance. Even if there’s just one lie in what you say, I won’t guide you. Alright, you can start talking now."

"Talk my ass!"

The skinny man couldn’t take it anymore. He’d been putting up with Lin Fan for a long time and finally snapped, lunging at Lin Fan in an attempt to subdue him.